Wires and Wining in Northwestern Mines News
Reports from Idaho to British Columbia detail progress across multiple mines. Blaine mill at Silver City runs on electric power while Lone Pine and Gold Ledge tunnels advance. ore grades rise with depth. Republics shipments, Bird's Eye near Athabasca, and Arlington payrolls indicate active operations and profitability.
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Great Blaine
Trade Dollar Consolidated Mining Company
Silver City
Idaho
Republic
Grand Forks
Flag Hill
Jedge
Republic Mill
Hi Caliph
Mining notes illuminate Idaho and Washington gold finds
Reports from Idaho and Washington describe potential mills at Dewey near Grangeville and a Manila diamond drill setup at a mine in Kell ar, with significant activity in Meteor camp. Meadow creek placer gold strikes at Potlatch river head, Burke Hecla extension ore across two feet of galena, plus McKinley mine in Salmon river showing a three foot gold seam. Rainbow and Conjecture mines near Conjecture show improving ore quality and high grade shipments.
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Dewey
Grangeville
Idaho
Kellar
Wash
Manila
Meteor Camp
Daisy
Hunter
Meadow Creek
Potlatch River
Burke
Frank Danford
McKinley
Sampson
Salmon River
R. Rennie
Rainbow
Cedar Canyon wins old Deer Trail fight in ore vein dispute
The article reports a Cedar Canyon company victory in the Deer Trail vein conflict and notes ongoing legal and corporate maneuvers. It mentions dredging consolidation plans by J A Smith’s group, a Bull Hill copper mine transfer for 2 249 000, and placer finds near Tekoa and Yanta with promising returns. The piece also covers mining congress action in Boise, Idaho and Dixie’s expected gold production rise with high stamping prospects.
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Deer Trail
Cedar Canyon Company
Yarwood
Washington State
J. A. Smith
Smith Dredging Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Dunbar & Sullivan
Kingston & Woods
Buffalo Dredging Company
Great Lakes
Redding
Cal
Joseph R. Delamar
New York
Paris
Bully Hill Copper Mining & Smelting Company
Bull Hill
Copper City
Bully Hill
St. Maries River
Yanta
Tekoa
James
Henry Tyson
J. B. Renfro
Cedar Creek
Camas Cove
Camas Cove Creek
Idaho
Irwin Mahon
International Mining Congress
Boise
Congress of the United States
Department of Mines and Mining
U States
L. Bradford Prince
E. B. Simmons
Dixie
Indemnities for China in the war costs detailed
Berlin reports authoritative figures for war indemnities from China to the powers, with Russia at 360 million marks and France at 260 million marks. The United States and Japan seek moderate totals to avoid overburdening China, while overall claims may far exceed China’s ability to pay.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
France
Germany
England
Washington
State Department
Rockhill
China
United States
Japan
UK Registrar General Report Highlights 1899 Marriages Rise
The annual registrar general report shows 1899 marriages at 262,334 the highest since 1876. Births reach 928,646 and deaths 581,799 with illegitimate births 37,124 and crisis reports 2,844.
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London
Registrar General of
United Kingdom
Seattle Dog Show Ends Record Northwest Event
The sixth annual Seattle Kennel club dog show closed as the largest best exhibition of thoroughbred animals in the northwest. It was financially successful, aided by the club’s Pacific Kennel league membership with all clubs except San Francisco Kennel club now members.
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Seattle
Seattle Kennel Club
Northwest
Pacific Kennel League
San Francisco
Mules Shipments to British Army Upheld by Judge
New Orleans April 15 Judge Parlange of the United States superior court dismissed the Boer representatives suit to stop mules and horses from New Orleans being shipped to the British army in South Africa. The decision is lengthy.
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New Orleans
Parlange
United States Superior Court
South Africa
Captain Griffin Shot in Washington D C
Captain John G Griffin, commercial agent for the Norfolk and Western railroad, was shot to death in Major Barnard B Evans rooms in Washington D C. Evans was immediately arrested, causing a profound sensation in the city.
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Columbia
D. C
John G. Griffin
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Barnard B. Evans
Evans
Dawson to Celebrate Carnival in Dawson City
Victoria B C April 15 Dawson Sports organize a week long carnival starting July 1 in Dawson. Local clubs plan events and activities with community turnout expected high. The notice emphasizes celebration and regional participation.
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Victoria
B. C
Dawson Sports
Li Hung Chang Asks Police Guard for Pekin City
Li Hung Chang has asked General Chaffee to leave Captain Tillson and enough troops to police Pekin as he departs. The Chinese fear misrule once control shifts to other foreigners. Meanwhile an expedition of 5000 German and 3000 French troops departs Paotingfu to purge Chinese who refuse Li Hung Chang s border order.
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Pekin
Chaffee
Li Hung Chang
Tillson
Pao-ting-fu
Aguinaldo Delays Manifesto On Surrender Demands
A Washington dispatch reports Aguinaldo delays issuing a manifesto urging insurgents to surrender arms and accept American sovereignty. War department officials trust General MacArthur to secure the address. Aguinaldo seeks conditions, with discussions on his points. full text will be cabled to the secretary of war and the president for review and possible amendment.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Aguinaldo
Insurgenta
War Department
MacArthur
Secretary of War
Westminster Abbey Pillar Collapse Sparks Alarm in London
An 18 foot pillar in Westminster Abbey’s side chapel northeast of the chancel fell with a tremendous crash, shattering and damaging Lord Norreys' tomb. Investigations show a second column in the same chapel is unsafe and steps have been taken to stabilize the structure.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Lord Norreys
General Butterfield Ill in New York Home
General Daniel Butterfield, one of the Civil War’s most distinguished surviving officers, lies dangerously ill at his New York home. He is suffering from a recurrence of the illness that had prostrated him in the summer of 1809.
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New York
Daniel Butterfield
Cigar Trust Absorbs Havana American Company
The American Cigar company, recently bought by American Tobacco, plans to absorb the Havana American company which was organized in New Jersey in 1899 with a 10 million dollar capital. Legal documents are pending to finalize the deal, expanding control of cigars alongside cigarettes, snuff, and plug tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Cigar Company
American Tobacco Company
New Jersey
Validity of Divorces in the United States
Washington April 16 The Supreme Court ruled on divorce decree validity across states. Decrees granted where the couple had legal residence are valid nationwide. Decrees issued without such residence are invalid. Opinions by Justice Gray note Atherton v Atherton Bell v Bell and Streilwolf v Streilwolf.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Justice Gray
Atherton
Bell Vs
Bell
Streilwolf
Guides Proved False in Leyte Pursuit Skirmish
In Leyte an insurgent pursuit ended after a sharp skirmish. Lieutenant Mills of Company G, Fifty-third Volunteer Infantry, narrowly avoided entrapping by a treacherous native guide. Surgeon Lewis Thompson and Private Prosser were severely wounded. Separately, insurgents at Silang Cavite province reportedly surrendered several Norden felts. At Puget Sound naval station, bids for an equipment building were opened. lowest bid from R A Griefen of Chicago at 139400, contract not yet awarded.
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Manila
Mills
Fifty-third Volunteer Infantry
Leyte
Lewis Thompson
Prosser
Silang
Cavite
Washington
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Puget Sound Naval Station
R. A. Griefen
Chicago
Record Seat Sale Sets NYSE Price at Fifty Nine Thousand
New York reporters note a seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 59000 dollars, surpassing the prior record of 58000 dollars. The sale marks a new high in exchange seats and reflects ongoing demand in the market.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Orchids at Schönbrunn Palace Crowd 18000 Plants
At the Austrian emperor's palace in Schönbrunn the finest orchid collection in the world is housed. The display numbers about 18 000 individual plants across the palace gardens and rooms.
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Cchoenbrunn
Trade Report Highlights Iron and Steel Strength and Textile Irregularity
New York Bradstreet reports last week shows overall favorable crop and trade conditions with iron and steel the strongest sector while textiles show irregularities. Americans hold advantage in some iron and steel lines, retail trade aided by better weather, and expected re orders. cotton prices depress southern trade though planting pushes ahead. Northwest cheer, Pacific coast shows active Alaskan and good nearby trade, east retail better though wholesale quiet. Iron and steel remain aggressive with stocks down, Pittsburg mills selling ahead, rails for South America and Glasgow noted, large dock material orders for Japan, new bridge and skyscraper construction demand loom, copper follows stock market gains abroad.
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New York
Bradstreet
Pacific Coast
Pittsburg
South America
Glasgow
Japan
St. Louis
Wheat Market Notes From Pacific Northwest
Portland and Tacoma reports show quotation stability for wheat. Walla Walla stays at 57 1/2 cents, bluestem at 59 cents in Portland, club at 56 1/2 cents in Tacoma, with prices unchanged.
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Portland
Ore
Walla Walla
Tacoma
Bluestem
Club
Sensational Deathful Tragedy In St Petersburg
Choose Death New York reports Captain Hecker of the Imperial Guards killed renowned oculist Professor Her peso Dohnberg after accusing him of courting Hecker’s wife. Dohnberg died on the spot. Hecker faces likely light punishment as the czar seeks a special inquiry into the affair.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Hecker
Imperial Guards
Herpeso Dohnberg
Dohnberg
Consul in Washington State Reported Alive After Illness
The state department had heard nothing to confirm a rumor of the death of United States Consul McCook at Dawson City. Reports showed he was very ill with pneumonia but that recovery was possible, with the latest advices indicating favorable chances.
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Washington
State Department
United States
McCook
Dawson City
Department
To Plant Submarine Mines in Far Seas
London reports from Joseph Chamberlain's Birmingham Post that Russian war and navy ministers have issued orders to lay a broad system of submarine mines at Port Arthur Vladivostock and other seas. The mine laying apparatus will leave Odessa in May.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham Post
Port Arthur
Vladivostock
Odessa
Electric Car Overturns in Cripple Creek Station Crash
An electric car on the Cripple Creek District railway derailed and rolled over at the terminal, corner of Second and Myers avenues, injuring the motorman and 10 passengers. The incident occurred April 15 in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Cripple Creek District Railway
Second and Myers Avenues
Idaho Defeats Washington Agricultural in Collegiate Baseball
In Moscow Idaho on Saturday April 15 the University of Idaho baseball team beat Washington Agricultural College 4 to 1 in an interesting collegiate game. The contest contrasted with a prior Pullman game where Washington Agricultural College won 7 to 1.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Washington Agricultural College
Pullman
McGuigan Dies After Window Fall In Portland
PORTLAND April 16 Guigan a well known man who fell from a window in the Imperial hotel died this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The death closes a week long incident that drew local attention and notes from J. G. Me pokane mining.
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McGuigan
Portland
Ore
Guigan
Imperial
Good Samaritan
Martin VY Stacy Dies in Hot Springs Incident
Martin vy Stacy, a leading Northwest citizen for 25 years, died Saturday in Hot Springs. He was a prominent figure in regional history and associated with major events in the northwest.
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Tacoma
Martin Vy
Stacy
Hot Springs
Northwest
Sound Shingle Mill Strike in Everett April 15
All shingle mills at Snohomish and Machias are closed by a strike for higher wages in Everett Washington. The note urges restraint and forgiveness and cautions against accusing motives when good ones may exist.
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Sound
Everett
Wash
Snohomish
Machias
Shooting Scrape in Mullan Retired Deputy Shot in Ambush
Two deputies Jim Rose and C H Williams were fired upon by three assailants in Mullan Idaho as they walked the street. Rose was wounded twice and Williams once but both survived. A companion gunfight ensued and a suspected assailant was killed. Powell, an ex fighter, death found nearby. A second killing followed in Wallace Gem George Fisher shot on Main Street at 10 pm.
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Wallace
Idaho
Mullan
Jim Rose
C. H. Williams
Rose
Williams
Sutherland
Frank Rose
Jack Powell
Pipkin
Powell
Montana
Mullen
Gem
George Fisher
Main
General French Captured Rumor From London
London reports a private telegram claims General French with 600 British troops was captured by Boers during a misted hillside engagement. The War Office denies the rumor. Also noted are circulated plans for a vast U S railroad cartel under New Jersey law to control major systems, while preserving each road’s identity. A monument fund is sought for General Daniel Morgan in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia, after Congress declined an appropriation.
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London
New York
United States
New Jersey
Daniel Morgan
Mount Hebron
Winchester
Congress
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British Columbia
Bird's Eye
Athabasca
Nelson
Nelson Copper Company
Bird's Eye Group
Slocan
Arlington
George T. Crane
Frank Loring
F. E. Snodgrass
Josie Mining Company
Eli J. Smith
Rossland
Judge Hanford
Mr. Smith
Cariboo
Camp McKinney
Metal Report
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Captain Griffin
Dawson
General Butterfield
Cigar Trust
Naval Station
Puget Sound
Trade Report
Dawnton
Oficer
French
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