VOL. I.
ACTIVE Fill ORDERED
TO BOMBABD CUBAN FOBTS.
President McKlnley Said to Have
AltandMed the Peaceful Block
«de Idea—To Command the Corpi
—Movement of Troopa—More Sol
diers Will He Needed.
Chicago, May 10.— A special to the
•Journal from Washington says: I*resi
idf-nt McKinley has abandoned his peace
ful blockade idea. Orders were today
cabled to the commander of the blockad
ing squadron that will give him an op
portunity to turn his ships loose on all j
the fortifications where resistance is of
fered. Every Cuban port that is strongly
protected will be attacked and the bom
bardment will be kept up until the Span
ish guns are silenced and all gunboats are
sunk.
Blockading 1 Fleet Warned.
New York, May 10. — The Evening
Post's Key West special says: 'Die block
aders on the south of Cuba have been 1
warned that the Spanish squadron is re
ported off Venezuela bound north, and to
double their vigilance. Powerful vessels,
which it is not necessary to name, will be
ready to aid the ships stationed there in
resisting the progress of the enemy. And
there is small chance that the Spanish
will be able to enter Cienfuegos, a forti
fied port desirable to them on account of
large eoaling facilities and machine shops,
as both of our squadrons are informed
al>out the course of the Spanish fleet.
The Spaninh Fleet.
New York, May 16.—A dispatch to the
Herald from Curacou, May 15, says: The
Spanish cruisers Vizcaya and Maria Te
resa left this port at 0 o'clock this even
ing. Their destination is unknown. The
four other Spanish warships which were
off the harbor disappeared al>out noon,
but this evening one of the torpedo boat
destroyers was sighted again. While here
the two warships took on a small quan
tity of coal and provisions. Their depart
ure was due to our government's request
ing them to leave, as provided in the de
cree of neutrality. There were no colliers
with the fleet. Nothing is known as to
their boilers. A rumor says there are
some commercial ships in this vicinity.
Sampson at Cape Haytl.
Washington, May 10.—Admiral Samp
son has reported to the navy department
from Cape liaytien and says he now will
go to Cienfuegos.
To Command the Corpm.
Washington, May 10. —As the result of
a conference between the president and
Secretary Alger, the selection of officers to
command the seven corps into which the
army is to be divided was made. The
.First corps, to be mobilized near Falls
Church, Ya., is to be commanded by Ma
jor General Graham; Major General Wil
son will have command of the Sixth corps,
Chickamauga, and Major General Lee will
command the Seventh corps, Chickamau
ga. Other corps assignments have been
provisionally made, but will not be an
nounced until finally decided upon.
The vacancy in the command of the
department of the east, caused by the ap
pointment of Major General Merritt as
governor general of the Philippines, will
l»e temporarily filled by Brigadier Gen
eral R. T. Frank, formerly colonel of the
First artillery.
Moving Troop*.
Washington, May 10.—Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin directed the troops that are
ready to move to proceed at onee to their
rendezvous. The following troops go to
San Francisco: Fourteenth Kansas, one
tmttalion of Wyoming infantry, two bat
teries and one troop from Utah.
Armlnfr the Soldiers.
San Francisco, May 10. —It is now be
lieved that the First regiment of Califor
nia volunteers will lead the troops going
to Manila. Yesterday there arrived for
it 200,000 rounds of cartridges and 1200
new Springfield ritles from the Benicia
arsenal. Today 200,000 more cartridges
will arrive. The Seventh regiment is
scheduled to move from.two to four days
later than the First, though nothing posi
tive is known as to its time of departure.
More Volunteers.
Washington, May 10. —"There will un
questionably be a second call for volun
teers," says a well known western repub
lican senator who holds intimate personal
relations with Secretary Alger. "To prop
erly hold the Philippines we shall find
30,000 to 50.000 men none too many. To
clean up matters in Cuba in a quick man
ner we shall need not far from 200,000.
With the regulars and volunteers already
in the field we find ourselves short about
75,000 men. I understand the president is
considering a call for 100,000 additional
volunteers. I also understand the secre
tary of war and General Miles agree with
the president."
Release Promised.
New York, May 10. —A special from
Key West to the Evening World says:
The World's correspondents imprisoned in
Fort Cabanas in Cuba are saved. Gen
eral Blanco has courteously acceded to
the representations made to him by the
United States special government agent,
Lieutenant Brainerd of the navy. As
quickly as two Spanish officers can reach
Key West they will be taken to Havana
under a white flag to be exchanged, and
the World correspondent* will be brought
back to Key West by the same special
steamer. The London Times' well known
correspondent, Knight, and the British
consul general in Havana acted vigorous
ly in the matter. Lieutenant Brainenl
reports that the docks at Havana were
lined yesterday with angry people.
Supposed Spies Arrested.
New York, May 10.—Locked up in the
guardhouse at Sandy Hook are three men
who were discovered prowling about the
Hook in a small catboat and who were
captured by the coast patrol. Ihe men
could not give a satisfactory explanation
of tbeir presence in the waters near the
fortifications and adjacent to the mine
fields, and were therefore made prisoners
and turned over to tlie authorities on the
llook.
Lieut. Rovian Report*.
New York, May 10. —A dispatch to the
Times from Tampa says: Lieutenant A.
S. Rowan has just completed the report
of his daring trip to the camp of General
Garcia. The report has just been made to
Colonel A. S. Wagner, the head of the bu
reau of information of the army of inva
sion. Lieutenant Rowan ventured a pas
sage by sea of more than 300 miles in an
open boat, tw ice running the gauntlet of
the Spanish patrol boats and going with
a single guide across the island in the
presence of 40,000 soldiers. It is said that
Lieutenant Rowan has brought to the
army information that from a military
point of view is invaluable.
SPANIARDS WERE IN AMBUSH.
Hud Erected Stronff Fortification*
and Maiiked Batterlea.
Key West, May 14—The United States
cruiser Marblehead, gunboat Nashville
and auxiliary cruiser Windora steamed
up to the harbor of Cienfuegos Wednes
day morning with orders to cut the cable
connecting Havana with Santiago de
Cuba. This task was accomplished, but
only after a terrific fight between our
warships and several thousand Spanish
troops, which lined the shore and wore
concealed behind improvised breastworks.
Soon after the arrival of the warships
off Cienfuegos, four boats were launched
and proceeded inshore for the purpose of
grappling for the cable in order to cut it.
The warships lay to about 1000 yards or
more off the harbor. It was observed
that the Spanish troops had assembled
along shore but it was not known that
! eavy guns had been placed in masked
batteries and that the old lighthouse bat
teries on the neck of land had been trans
formed into a formidable fort.
The small boats proceeded cautiously
and for more than an hour worked unmo
lested on the cable. When the work was
about completed a shore battery fired
a shell at the boats. It was followed by
others and the Spanish infantry opened
fire then with their rifles. Then, like a
flash the Marblehead sent a shell in
land and followed it with a perfect shower
of shot Then the Windom cut loose
with her 4-pounder.
In the meanwhile Spanish bullets flew
in every direction around the small baits.
The blue jackets were not dismayed, and
protected by the terrific return fire by
the warships, the work was continued and
the cable cut.
When the boats returned to the ships,
Regan, who was in one of the Marble
head's boats, of which there were two,
was found to have been killed. Six men
were badly wounded.
The Spaniards had by this time suf
fered severe loss. Their shots from the
lighthouse struck the warships several
times and although they did not do much
damage, the fire aroused the determina
tion of the American officers to extermin
ate the forts. Thereafter, for a moment,
the fire of the ships was concentrated
on the lighthouse and the improvised fort
was blown to pieces. As there were
great numbers of the Spanish in and be
hind the fort at the time, there is no
doubt that many of them were killed.
The Marblehead and Nashville used their
heaviest guns as well as their small rapid
firing guns and an hundred shots were
thrown into the Spanish troops.
Tlie Demi and Wounded.
Washington, May 14.—The following
telegram came to the navy department
this afternoon from Commodore Reiney:
"Key West, May 14.—Secretary of the
Navy: The Windom arrived this morn
ing with the following dead or wounded:
Patrick Regan, private marine, dead.
Herman W. Kuchneister, private ma
rine, shot through the jaw, probably fa
tally.
Harry Hendrickson, seaman, shot
through the liver, probably fatal.
Ernest Suntenie, apprentice, fracture of
the right leg.
John J. Doran, boatswain's mate, gun
shot in the right buttock.
Josn Davis, gunner's mate, wound in
the right leg.
William Levory, apprentice, wound in
the left leg.
Robert Voltz, seaman on the Nashville,
severely wounded.
Lieutenant Cameron, of the Windom..
slightly wounded in the hand.
The casualties occurred in cutting the
cable at Cienfuegos. REMKY."
WOMEN FIGHT FOB. BBEAD.
Soldiers Were Driven OS bj 0p«Bl«h
Amaaoni.
Madiid, May 12. — A serious riot ha#
taken plat* at Logronok, the capital of
the province of that name, on the Kbro, 60
miles from Burgos. Grain and provision
stores Mere attacked and pillaged by the
rioters, who included women armed with
axes, choppers and rudgels. The cavalry
charged the mol-, out the soldiers wers
repulsed by th> < tlermined onslaught
made upon them >y women.
California W'li «t Crop.
San Francisco, May i —The deficiency
in the rainfall has, according to the Unit
ed States weather bureau's weekly sum
mary of crop snd climae conditions of
California, Usued today, caused a failure
of the wheat crop in the principal grain
sections of this state. A small amount of
wheat will l>e harvested on irrigated lands
and summer fallow in the foothills lec
tions. Borne elsewhere will be cut ss hay.
Feed is seanty. Hay and alfalfa are light
crop*.
Xnala Uuush Hldera. /
Canon, Sov., May 14.- 'Dip Kirat troop
of Nevada volunteers haa been oWered
to report at Cheyenne, Wyo., at 3?40 p.
m. Monday. Tliey will lea*e tomorrow
A petition is being liri-u.ated reqipefcting
the government to permit tlie to
appoint it* own romrni'"*ioned aAeera
NEWS OF THREE STATES
CBOP PBOSPECTS ABE GOOD.
The War Spirit Seen Everywhere
Throughout the Pacific Northwest
—Action Looking Toward the
Sale of the White Pine Belt—Out
fitting for Alaska.
Lewis eounty reports the prospect of an
immense fruit crop.
The Northern Pacific has again ac
quired control of the Central Washington
Railroad.
Two Yakima boys are connected with
| Admiral Dewey's fleet at the Philippines
—the son of Mrs. Coleman of this city
and the son of Charles Stevens of the
Alitanum.
Captain C. H. Phillips of Goldendale's
disbanded militia company is organizing
a company whose services he will offer
to Governor Rogers for enrollment for the
Cuban war.
Judge Keen at Taeoma has refused to
grant a divorce to ex-Mayor or Mrs.
Fawcett. The judge gave for his reason
that both were equally in the wrong, and
I it would be better for them to make up
[their differences. No sensational features
I were brought out in the trial of the case.
John McLeroy, an extensive stock rais
er and influential citizen of Adams coun
ty, had the honor of serving under Ad
miral Dewey, then First Lieutenant Dew
ey, on board the United States frigate
Mississippi during the civil war. The Mis
sissippi participated in numerous battles,
the most noted of which were the storming
of Fort Jackson, Mobile, Pensacola, New
Orleans and Port Hudson.
Taeoma parties have purchased the old
Duff shingle mill at Kelso and are tear
ing the old structure away preparatory
to erecting the largest shingle mill on the
coast They propose putting in two ten
block machines, besides some double-block
machines for the purpose of working the
timber all up. They are to have the mill
running in 00 days.
Charges of a most serious nature hang
over the head of A. A. Gillis, United
States court commissioner, residing at
Woolley, Wash. Gillis was arrested sev
eral days ago on a warrant issued from
the bench by Judge Hanford upon the
application of District Attorney W. R.
Gay, in which he is charged with having
accepted fees from settlers in the vicinity
of Woolley for the transmission of final
proofs to the land office in Seattle. It is
charged that Gillis failed to transmit the
proofs placed in his possession as an of
ficer of the law and also withheld the
fees, which should have been forwarded
to the office here.
California."* fruit crop, like her wheat
crop is to be almost a total failure. The
dry spring has wrought great havoc with
her orchards. Her production this year
will bo cut down to the smallest amount.
This offers opportunity for Washington
fruit to become popular in the great mar
kets of the east Last year the orchard
ists of the Inland Kinpire sent a few
shipments to Chicago. There the com
mission men reported the fruit to be cer
tainly of a better quality than The Cali
fornia fruit, but because of un-uniform
and inferior packing it commanded a less
price than the California product This
matter of proper and uniform packing
and grading is one to which our orchard
ists can not pay too much attention. The
mile of the fruit depends on it Uniform
and attractive packages and a proper
grading does more to find purchasers than
j quality alone. If in methods of packing
I our orchard ists come up to the California
orchardists a sale at high prices is as
sured this year. Without good packing
we will lohc our chance of taking the place
of California in the eastern market.
Idaho.
The resignation of Charles A. Clark as
superintendent of the soldiers' home is
in the hands of the governor. It was
handed to that official March 25, to be
used at his discretion. Recently, however.
Mr. Clark has desired to be released, and
now wishes the resignation accepted.
George E. Steunenberg, brother of Gov
ernor Steunenberg, has arrived in Boise
from Silver City, where he has been en
gaged in mining. Mr. Steuncnberg served
three years in the United States navy
and was yeoman aboard the Boeton at
the time of his discharge. He will leave
for New York in a few days with the
hope of enlisting on one of the auxiliary
navy vessels.
Lieutenant Walsh of the Fourth cav
alry has received a dispatch from Colonel
Wood, commander of what is known a*
the Roosevelt regiment, offering him a
commission as captain in that command.
It Is probable he will accept, as he is very
desirous of getting to the front Colonel
Wood knew Lieutenant Walsh in Arizona
when the latter was in active service
against the Indians, and knows that he
would be a great addition to the regiment
of rough riders which has been recruited
for service in Cuba.
Ed Smith, chief clerk of the state land
board, is a member of the national guard.
He has felt it his duty to resign and go
with the boys, the Lew is ton company.
Consequently he tendered his reHignation
to the board. While his motive was
much appreciated, the board felt that it
would be impossible to release him with
out causing much confusion and possible
lon, as he is the only one familiar with
the details of the state's complicated land
business. Consequently the board refused
to accept the resignation.
It seems probable from the action of
the state land board at Boise, that the
state's holdiagt ;a the white pine belt
will soon be placed on the market. This
will be followed, If a satisfactory price can
be reached, by the speedy completion of
the Moscow & Eastern, and the building
of immense flaw mills for the mar 'Wture
of the timber. After'a fnll disri 4ion of
lIITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, MAY 18, 1898.
the matter the following resolution was
adopted: "Resolved, That the lands here
tofore selected by the state in what is
known as the white pine belt, in Latah
and Shoshone counties, and aggregating
7U.920 acres, together with the timber
thereon, be appraised at the earliest pos
sible date, and tliat two or more capable
persons be appointed to appraise the same,
and that in making such appraisement
the lands described in the application of
C. H. Bradley, and aggregating 41,200
acrcs, be first appraised ami reported to
this board." C. H. Bradley is a promi
nent Duluth lumberman.
Montana.
The report of the expert who exam
ined the books of the city treasurer of
Helena for the year ending April 30 shows
that the total receipts of taxes during the
year were $104,530.88.
A party of government packers with
100 mules and outfits passed through Rif
lings the other day. They had been em
ployed in the government relief expedition
to Alaska, and were enroute to Fort Rob
inson, Neb. The men were in charge of
an anny lieutenant, and said they ex
isted to be sent with the invading army
to Cuba.
John M. Evans of Missoula has been
appointed captain of Company L, Hel
ena, First Montana volunteers. Governor
Smith firnt appointed Julius Mueller of
Helena, but he dcelinc<l the commission.
Captain Kvans spent two year® iu West
Point, being the immediate predecessor
of Lieutenant R. Bruce Wallace, who will
assume the rank of lieutenant colonel of
the regiment.
The new orchard company that is op
erating in the Eight Mile district near
Missoula, has completed the planting of
its new trees for this season under the
direction of President McDonald of the
company. The outlook is excellent. The
ground is very favorable for orchards, and
the. new trees ought to thrive. Hie num
ber of trees planted this spring is 6000,
and in addition to this 2000 grape vines
have been planted.
Attorney General Nolan has rendered
an opinion to the effect that county of
ficers who go to war lose their places
after 00 days' absence from the state,
just as if they had gone under any other
circumstances. The report is made timely
by the fact that several county officials'
in the state have enlisted in their local
companies. County Attorney E. K. Chea
dle of Fergus county and two other coun
ty officers, who have recently enlisted in
a tawiston militia organization, arc
among the number.
Judge Woody has sentenced John P.
Pursell to imprisonment f<*r life. Pursell
.\aa convicted of the murder of John Wal
ters. The murder was one of the coldest
blooded crimes ever committed in this
city, and aroused intense indignation at
the time it was committed. Pursell wan
gunning for a bartender who had refused
to give him a drink. He had deliberately
gone after a rifle, and when he found
the man he was looking for he leveled bin
rifle and tired. He missed the man he
was after, but he shot poor old John
Walters, who lived but a few minutes
after the bullet struck him. Pursell ad
mitted the killing, and said he was glad
he had done what he had. At that time
he thought he had killed the bartender.
Major Geo. It. McLaughlin ami hit par
ty are at Edmonton outfitting for the trip
to Stewart river. They have tiO horse*
forming their pack train, and have two
government packers to look after them,
and expect to start in a few days on the
trail. Another party outfitting at Ed
monton is the Peterboro Klondike Min
ing company, to which Alexander Monk
man of Butte is mineral expert. This
party will take with them two carts,
which they claim are historic. The first
bore Louis Kiel as a prisoner from Ha
toche to the Kegina jail, and the other
was the triumphal chariot of Chief Pound
maker on his historic march to liattlcford.
One would judge from the statement that
in the rcconstruction of these and other
carts and harness used, it required 400
pounds of wire and six hides of Shaggan
appi that all of them had reached a re
speetablc old age.
The members of Company I, of taw is*
ton, are all stalwart, broad shouldered
men, and although at present undrilled,
will present a magnificent appearance
when fully equipped, says the Indepen
dent. There are men from all ranks of
life to be found in the company, even
the ministry being represented by Rev.
Albert Pfaus, the Presbyterian minister
of tawiston. Among others in the com
pany are James M. Croft, assesnor of Fer
gus county; E. T. Wright, clerk of the
district court; E. K. Cheadle, county at
torney; A. M. Stoddard, merchant; G.
H. Preston, druggist; Professor M. J.
Garrett, former principal of the tawiston
schools, and many others prominent in
business and social affairs in the Fergus
capital.
CALIFORNIA CROP FAILURE.
In Many Countlm Wheal Will Br a
Total Lose.
Ran Francisco, May 13.—Reports from
Associated Press correspondents in the
Sacramento and San Jtsiquin valleys, the
great wheat-growing sections of the state,
say that the wheat crop this year will be
almost a total failure in California. In
Sacramento and adjoining counties the
outlook is decidedly gloomy. Wheat han
not yet headed and most of it will be cut
for hay. There is a general belief that
there will not be enough wheat this year
for seed. Enormous quantities of corn are
being brought from Kan*s and Nebraska
to feed stock. Advices from Otoekton state
that not more than 10,000 tons of wheat
will be harvested this year. Tk. normal
yield is from 100,000 to 1 t&J 0 tons. In
Fresno and adjoining cewtii the wheat
crop is regarded as a
A whistling eel has beat discovered in
the Fiji islands. It only thistles when
excited. / «
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SALES AND DEVELOPMENT
MINING IN THE NORTHWEST.
The I.e ltol Sold for f.1,000,000—
lllntorlcn! Sketch of the FautouN
ItoNMland Property—lu the Pierce
Dlntrlct of Idaho—New Life In Jcf
femon County, Montann.
By far the largest mining deal ever con
summated in the northwest was closed
Saturday, when the final pa|>ers were
signed that transferred the famous Roi
mine aud smelter at North port to the
British America Corporation for the sum
of $3,(XHMHK). By the terms of the sale a
half million dollars is |iaid down and an
equal payment made monthly until the
entire price is paid. The Le Roi, since its
first development iu IBft.», has paid in div
idends the handsome sum of $82.~>,000. Of
the $3,000,000 paid for the mine, four
fifths of it goes to Spokane parties. The
new owners have already acquired all the
mining properties surrounding the l.c ltoi
and Red Mountain, embraced iu about
500 of land, aud it is now the inten
tion of the corporation to develop a num
ber of these mines from the workings of
the l«e Roi mine, Wilts saving a half mil
lion in development work.
•Joe Burgeois and J»>e Morris, two
French-Canadian prospectors, were the
discoverers of the property. Joe Bur
geois, who had mined in placers but nevei
in quartz, was sent to do assessment work
upon the Lily May, the first claim located
in Rossland. This work performed, Bur
geois loafed ami smoked and waited foi
supplies that were coming from Nelson
J<«ooking across at Bed mountain, he saw
it was l»are in places and could l>c easily
pros|H*cted. In the meantime he had be
come associated with Joe Morris, a pros
pector, and the two went across the can
von and discovered the bob iron capping
of numerous strong veins, .hi these the\
lonttcd the Roi, the War Kagle, tin
Center Star, the Idaho and the Virginia
Hut with prospecti\e millions in theii
grasp, Burgeois and Morris were pooi
men, so poor that they could hardly claiir
a grubstake. Burgeois with his scant out
fit tramped over to Nelson. There In
showed his samples, with little encourage
ment. Burgeois was decidedly blue am!
discouraged until he run across Colonel
F. S. Topping. Topping had been mining
reorder and was running a small store
at Nelson, lie questioned Burgeois and
found that the only assay was from tin
Virginia. "The others may do l*etter,'
he reasoned. "It 's clean ore and the vein*
are big."
The outcome was that Burgeois and
Topping made a "dicker." Topping wa
to pay the fees for locating the five claim
and was to have his choice of one of tin
properties. Burgeois came back to Trail
creek, strip|»cd off the iron capping, put
in a few shots and found clean ore iilm»v<
the fir roots. Topping followed and math
crude assays, which gave more encour
ageing returns: aud the three Topping.
Hurgcois aud Morris— gathered around
their lonely camp fire aud resolved to
stay with the strike and give it a fail
trial.
That is the story as narrated by Col
onel Topping of the discovery of the
mines of Trail creek.
Hurgcois sold his holdings for $15,000
or $20,000 and went up into the Fori
Steele district and located a silver-lead
claim, sold it for $20,000, and then went
to the Northwest Territory, bought a
.><loo acre ranch and sent back east to
Canada for his relatives. The dream of
his life has l>ccn realized: lie lias "struck
it rich" and settled down."
Mairis carried $10,000 to $12,000 out of
the camp, came down to Spokane, married
a school teacher and bought a home on
the north side and has since liecome a
farmer.
In the fall of 1890 George M. Forster
was at Colville trying a lawsuit and be
came interested in the Ijp Roi. He en
tered into a Itond with Topping whereby
he agreed, in consideration of fourteen
sixteenths of the mine, to expend $2000 in
development work. Forster returned to
Spokane ami took in upon the deal Col
onel I. N. Peyton of Spokane, George Tur
ner, Oliver Durant, W. M. Kidpatlt and
Alexander Tar bet. Colonel IVvton after
wards Inuight Topping's remaining inter
est, dividing it among a few of his friends,
chiefly in Danville, 111.
About two years and a half ago the
stock in the ]a> Roi was being peddled
about the city for 60 cents a share and
almost any price it would bring. It has
I since been quoted as high as $8.
I.iinip taulch.
This phenomenally high-grade silver j
district is again coming to the front. It ;
includes a section of country along Lump
creek in the northern jsirt of Jefferson
county, Montana, probably six or seven
miles in length by four or five in width.
When prospected but slightly on the sur
face by men of limited means, the fall of
silver caused an abandonment of many
promising claims and the final shutting
down of most of the producing mines. The
Liverpool, Little Nell and one or two oth
er properties were worked in a desultory
manner, but the life and spirit had gone
out of the district. But of late there has
been a pronounced revival. The discov
ery of new and valuable ore bodies in va
rious properties has created new interest
in the district. The extraction of high
grade ore from the Crescent has been fol
lowed by the developments on the Rose.
The latter property, under bond and leas*-
to George Hollenback, has been developed
by a tunnel which caught the vein when
in 100 feet, a fine body of ore being un
covered. When through this the vein
was drifted on for 150 feet without ore.
then another body of ore was discovered,
which is nearly 40 feet wide, with no evi
dence of diminution. New ore chutes
have been uncovered on the little Alma,
and the Hope has taken on new activity.
A dozen other properties have been token
in hand for extensive development.
The Lily Mar.
The Lily May com jinny has finally rat
iffed the sale of the property to the Kng
lisli company just formed in London by
Harry White to operate a number of
Rossland properties. The deal includes a
cash payment of $.">O.(HHI and 10 per cell*
in Ihe stock of the new company, which
will be capitalized at ,C>o.ooo. A part of
the cash payment has already been made
ami the balance is to be paid on or before
June !•), Harry White, the organizer of
the new company, says that he will lie in
shape to commence operations on the
property by the first of next month, it
necessary. The Lily May is famous a
the first location in the Rossland camp.
It lies in the south lx*lt on the south slope
of |)ecr Park mountain, and is just along
the line of the Dewdney trail. It was thi
proximitv to the Dewtlney trail that led
to its location, as prospectors goiug over
the trail hap|>cncd upon some promising
galena float, with the result that they
followed it and staked the ledge, which
aas found near by. The location was sub
sequent ly abandoned by the original lo
eators and for some time lay idle, when
some of the strikes on Red mountain led
to its being restaked for its gold values.
The Lily May company was subsequently
organized to o|>erate it. and has done sev
era I hundred feet of work on the ledge
with excellent results. There is a com
plete compressor plant at the mine.
Plneer* in Pleree Dlatrlet.
As a result of tne bountiful supply ol
water in the Pierce district the placer
miners are reaping a harvest. ami some
clean lips have already been mad*'
The other day two miners brought out
about !M> ounces, their first clean-up after
about 00 days' work. They returned the
following day, expecting to make a much
larger clean up before the water supply
becomes too low for mining purpose's. Tin
snow is all pone in and about Pierre, but
the highest mountains are still covered 1
with a good depth of snow, which will
continue to replenish the reservoirs foi
some time yet. The greatest activity in
placer mining appears to l»e in the west
•rn portion of the district, iu the vicinit)
»f Snake creek. In this territory a mini
»er of good claims that prospeit from 40
to 00 cents per yard are bing worked, am)
ire by means experiments, as most ol
tin-in produced well last season, and con
tributcd iu no small way towards swell
ng the output of the camp to the #130.
MM) mark. There is also a renewal of
oik in the Swamp Creek district, that
ilready indicates that this (Htrtion of tin
district, which has Im'cii idle for some
time, will be worked for all it is worth
this season, and the actual worth of the
lirt made known. Reports from all part*
»f the district confirm the news that more
placer mining is under headway thin sea
«>ii than for some years.
Southern (Irrston.
tjuaitz mining in southern Oregon had
Is lN>girining iu the discovery of the
Kicks ledge on Jackson creek in 1850. It
proved to lie a pocket, but quite a snug
little sum was taken out by Serora Hick*
and S. |{. Taylor. (Sold hill was the next
noted find in the way of quartz. It wa
discovcrcd iu January, IHOO, by Messrs
Mays and Crahatn, and l>cfore it wiif
abandoned had produced some $200,000
Henry Klippel and others had purchased
the mine within a week after its discov
cry, for a good round sunt. 'Hie discov
cry of the I Sold hill bilge quickly led t<
further quart/. discoveries, and among
others the Fowler, which yielded $3ir>.
(HKI; the Jewctt. lilaekwell, $10,
000; llolman, #10,000, and l)aveii|H>rt.
$8000. Home of these* mines are still be
ing worked at this time, notably the .lew
ett.
lloiiniir.it Mliliimeiita.
The Itonanza mine, which has been
shipping ore at the rate of '200 tons per
week will after this week increase the
working force and double the production
and shipment of ore from the mine. The
work is now lieing prosecuted on the 400
foot level, and the increased capacity of
the mine will necessitate the early instal
lation of a new hoisting plant. The mine
is located four miles east of Itossburg.
Wash., and the ore is loaded on the can
there for shipment to the Taeoma smelt
er.
RUSSIAN LABOR STATISTICS
Tlir Kmiilrf Hum ■ I I'rraent I7.WW
Fa< a (orlPH of All Hindu.
According to Russian statistics, the em
pire potaetset at present 17,005 factories,
with an annual production valued at
1,407,000,000 rubles. In these factories
there are employed 04(1,044 workmen and
204,030 women and girls. The number of
flteajn engines it 10,525. The chief centers
of industry are Moscow, St. Petersburg
and KielT. In the government of Moscow
there are 2075 factories with an annual
production valued at 277,000,000 rubles,
employing 230,000 workmen. The Cau
casus has 1100 factories, which employ
22,000 workmen, with an annual pnaluc
tion valued at 35,000,000 rubles. SiU'ria
hat IWO, the Turkestan diatrict 350 fac
tories, with an annual production valued
at 12,000,000 and 10,000,000 rubles reapec
tively. But all these factories are insutti
cient to meet the home demand. In al
most all classes of manufactured goods the
importa arc yearly increasing. Russia w ill
no doubt continue for many years to offer
a valuable outlet for industry.
FOXY WAYS OF THE JAPS.
I'ollte lint I'nftcrnpnlonn, and Total
ly HeicHrdleNN of Contracts.
"The fir»t ton days tliut one spend* in
•Tiipan impress him with the idmi that
the people there nre the beat to Ik* found
anywhere. But little by little the convic
tion dawns that the bowing and si-raping
is all ahamincd. and that the Japanese are
as unserupuloiiH as anyone. They can not
lie trusted to keep a contract that i* not
favorable to them. In all the large estab
lishmcnt*. especially in the hotel*. one al
way* finds a Chinese as cashier. Seem
ingly the Japanese are afraid to truat one
another. The women are quite different.
They are faithful and honest, and have a
lovable nature. 1 have met a large num
ber who have married Japanese women,
and they are all enthusiastic in their
praise." Tacoma ledger.
NO. 1(5.
SPAIN'S CUBIT IS OUT.
SAGASTA'S NEW COLLEAGUES.
They Will lit* Men of War Prodivl
fie«—-The Nlronumt Liberal* to He
I'omihl Will He Chosen for the
Ministry— Spaniard** tin In Time.
Madiid, May 15, via Paris.—The mem
bers of the Spanish cabinet have resign
cd.
I p. in. It is officially denied that the
cabinet changes are connected with a
pcuee movement. On the contrary, it is
declared that Premier Sagasta's ministry.
>vhen the new cabinet is formed, will con
tinue to prosecute the war with the full
resource** of the country.
Meiiim War for a While.
liondon, May 15. —A dispatch to the
Pinies from Madrid, which will In* pub
lished tomorrow, confirms the official de
nial at the Spanish capital that the cab
inet changes are connected with a peace
movement.
The Times carrespondent say*: "The
on< lusion to be drawn from the reor
ganization that they are seeking a peace
able solution <»f the question has, for tlie
moment, In»cii abandoned and the war
will be prosecuted vigorously. There
was a prolonged cabinet council this aft
ernoon dealing with the crisis and sev
•ral points were practically settled. Ui.or
-tagasta, though weak in health, remains
president of the council of ministers, l»c
ause the liltcrals are in a majority in
.he chamber ami it would 1h; inconven
ient to have a cabinet chief, however, dis
tinguished, who is not chief of the literal
party. Four ministers, Senors < ■ ill lon.
Ilcrmejo, Morct and Xiquena, will retire,
partly for personal reasons and jMirtly be
cause of differences on important poli
•ics. Scnor Sagasta will choose the
strongest liberals he can find, but sev
eral of the strongest, notably Senor <ia
ina/o, have intimated that they will not
take office at present.
I'rofena to He Full of llo|ie.
II a. in. —The oilicial Corrcspondencia
publishes a note as to Cuban affairs
.viiich is much commented ii|M»n. The
note asserts that affairs in Culia wear a
more reassuring aspect; that the sub
mission of numerous insurgents is ex
pected and that the Spanish negotiations
with the principal insurgent chiefs offer
possibilities of success.
The Madrid press and the people art 1
elated over the alb'gcd smartness of Ad
miral Cervera in sending Admiral VMla-
Niil to Martinique .'ill hours after the for
mer was well ou his way toward Havana.
While it was supposed that Villamil was
scouting ahead, he was really tfio squad
roll's rear guard, the Spaniards thus gain
ing invaluable time.
Sciior < ■ iillou, iu reply to a newspaper
representative, said the Americans were
blameworthy for bombarding towns with
out giving notice and added that the
government would address a note to the
powers oil the subject.
With reference to the hjm'is-Ii of Mr.
Joseph Chamlicilain, the liritish secre
tary of state for the colonies, at Hirming
ham on Friday night, Senor Gullon said
it had real importance, not only for
Spain, but for the future of Kuropc. He
declared also that a red b«s»k would lie
presented to the chaml>cr on Wednesday
next, in which the government declares
the blockadc of Culm ineffective and will
express the hope that the powers in Ku
ropc and America will refuse to rccog
ni/e it.
11 p. 111. The cabinet council tliin even
ing terminated at half pant 0 o'clock. A
minister wlio was interviewed on the Hit
nation ilfclarol that nothing definite ha«l
been decided upon hm to changca in the
calmict pending a conference between the
queen regent and Senor SagiiHta.
11: "W> p. in.—Further diMpatchm from
Havana describing the engagement at Pu
erto Kico wy that while the fight wat
in progrcaa a large American warship sud
lienly banked her (in* ami was towed
away by a contort.
Only Two May liralvn.
Madrid. May 15.—11:30— It i* now be
lieved that only Admiral Itcrmcjo, millili
ter of marine, and Count Xiquena, ininiH
tcr of public work ft, will quit the cabinet.
Hontti Idaho Frail Men.
lioisc, Idaho, May 14.—A meeting of
fruit men wan held here yesterday and
the Southern Idaho Fruit (irowers' Asso
ciation was organized. IV IV Shechy was
elected president and Kdgar Wilton vi<*e
president.
I)> init of starvation.
Key Went, May 14. — News received
here from Havana nays the reconcentra
don are dying of starvation, cartloads of
dead bodies being daily taken through the
Spanish lines.
Homicide Near Pendleton.
Pendleton, Or., May 12.—Melvin (Jreen,
aged 27 year*, was shot and killed yester
day at hit home near Bingham Springs by
Samuel MahafTcy. The men have had
trouble over land for a couple of years.
Aberdeen's Resignation Accepted.
Ixtndon, May 14. —It is officially an
nounced that the queen has accepted the
resignation of the Kail of Aberdeen as
governor general of Canada.
Dlnaatrnua Tldnl Wair.
Yokohama, May 14. — Two hundred
(Uhing boats have been swept away by
a pile and tidal wave at SwatclikaUt,
and 1500 men nre misting.
Neutrality of Urrrrt.
Athens, May 14. A proclamation of
neutrality in the war between the United
States and Spain was gazetted today.
KnKineer'a license law was knocked
nut at Denver by the Court.