Gold Hill news., January 13, 1900, Image 3

I
A
ri
M in is t e r
Prolonged Attack Made on
British at Ladysmith.
W H IT E
R EPO R TS
A
V IC T O R Y
B r it is h M a k e a H e a v y A t t a c k o n C o le p -
S e — C h a r l e y C a m p In t h e H a ig h t a t
A c t i v i t y —H a r d P l g h t l u g o n .
London, Jan. 0.—The Dally Mail has
the following, Hated January 6, at
uuon, /rum Ere re camp:
“ At 8 o’clock thia morning very
heavy firing l>egan at Ladyamith. It
lasted fully four hour«, and must have
meant either a sortie by the British or
a determined attack on the garrison by
the Hoera. Our ahella could be aeen
falling on Umbutwbna hill and the en­
emy were replying.
“ Resides the cannon report«, there
were aounda Indicating email piece« of
artillery in action. The fighting must
have lieen at doner range than hua boen
the case up to now.
“ Our naval gun« at Cheveley «ent
their u«ual fire Into the Boer trenohes,
but there haa lieen no further move­
ment here.”
The Daily Telegraph ha« the follow­
ing from Erere camp, dated Saturday:
"A very heavy bombardment went
on at Ladyamith from daybreak until
thia morning. It is believed that an
engagement waa in progress, for mus­
ketry fire waa also beard. It ia possi-
ble the garriaon waa making a sortie,
for the Boers at Oolenao hurriedly left
their trenohea and rode toward Lady­
amith.
“ Onr big naval gun at Cheveley
camp fired aeveral rounds at the enemy
aa they were leaving their Colenao
linea. General Boiler haa ridden on
to Cheveley with hla ataff. ”
A «pedal dlapatoh from Erere camp,
dated Saturday evening, saya:
“ General White heliographs that he
defeated the Boera thia morning. They
crept up ao close to the defending forces
(hat the Gordon Highlanders and the
Manchesters actually repulsed them at
the point of the bayonet.”
SAFE
IN
M A N IL A .
K s p e r le n e e o f L i e u t e n a n t G illm o r e W ilk
t h e T a g a la .
ì
Manila. Jan. 0.—Lieutenant J. 0.
Gillmore, of the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who was captured by the
insurgents last April, near Baler, ar­
rived today on the steamer Venus from
Vigan, provinoe of Sooth I locos, with
nineteen other
American prison­
ers, including seven of his sailors, from
the Yorktown. Lieutenant Gillmore,
after reporting, came ashore and hob­
bled along wfith the aid of a oane, to
the Hotel Orlente, where American
officers and ladies were waltalng
through the halls to the strains oi
“ Aguinaldo’s March.”
Althongh tanned and ruddy from ex­
posure. he ia weak and nervous, show­
ing the reHulta of long hardships. He
sjieaks warmly of Aguinaldu, and very
bitterly against General Tino, declar­
ing that while in the former’s jurisdic­
tion he waa treated splendidly, but
that after he fell into Tinu’a hands, ho
suffered everything.
Colonel Hare and Lieutenant-Cblonel
Howse, the latter of the Thirty-fourth
volunteer infantry, rescued Gillmore’«
party on Deceiniier 18, near the head­
waters of the Abalut river, after they
had been abandoned by the Filipinos
and were expecting death hout the sav­
age tribes around them.
When the rescuing force reached
them, they were nearly starved, hut
were building rafts in the hope of get­
ting down the river to the coast.
Lieutenant Gilimoie could not jpeaX
enthusiastically enough aubut the 140
picked rneu who hud reaoued turn and
his party.
While they were in «ho hands of
Tino’s men he issued an order that any
person aiding an American by food or
money should be treated aa a crim­
inal. One citizen of Vigan, Senor
Vera, was probably killed for hvukud-
log them.
,
Lieutenant Gillmore declined M
apeak regarding political conditions,
except to say that he thought tha In­
surrection would last as long aa Utv««
were any Tagals left.
Describing the Hight hciu Btn^uoi,
when the Americans approached, Lieu­
tenant Gillmore said:
“ The Filipinos, completely tonified,
left Benguet December 7. They hur­
ried the prisoners from town to town,
often retracing the trail, not knowing
where the Americans would uttadk.
After being almost without food for
three days, they killed seveial horses,
and we lived on horse flesh for several
days. I did not have a full meal from
December 7 until I reached Vigan.
Indeed, the rescuing party lived large­
ly upon rice without salt. There was
one day when I was reduced to (¿hevy­
ing grass and bark.”
F a c to r y B u ild in g D e s tr o y e d ,
t
New York, Jan. 0.—The fire early
*his morning that destroyed the brick
factory building on East Fifty-ninth
street did $100,000 damage. The
building was used in part as a storage
warehouse by Bloomingdale Brothers,
and they are the chief loeers.
F R IE N D
OF
C H IN A .
W u S a t is f ie d W ith A in e r le a 'e
U o u iu ie r c la l P o l l e y .
Chicago, Jiui. 10.—A special to the
Tiines-ileraffi from Washington says:
Minister Wu Ting Fang, the representa­
tive of China in Washington, has been
following with the closest Interest the
various developments in tiie negotiation«
which have lieen in progress lietween
the United Htutes and the various gov­
ernments relative to the preservation
of American rights in the empire of his
sovereign. He is satisfied that aside
from the natural desire of this govern­
ment to protect its trade, it has acted
as a sincere friend of his country, in
speaking today of the effect of the as­
surances given the United States by tbs
several powers, he said:
“ China’s friendship for the United
States ts a growth of years. Nothing
has ever happened to disturb the friend­
ly relations of the two governments.
I look upon the recent negotiations for
the preservation of American rights in
China aa another move by this govern­
ment which, while designed primnrifr
for the protection of its own inteiests,
cannot but be regarded in any other
light than as another manifestation «
its good will for my country.
“ There is only one ripple on the
placid waters of friendship of the two
countries which ha« in it any possi­
bility of lessening the oordiality that
now exist*. This arise« from the policy
now l>eing pursued by the military au­
thorities in the Philippines, which ex­
cludes Chinese subjects, and in some
cases even merchants and students who
belong to the excepted classes under
the treaty have lieen refused admission.
I am satisfied that when this country
considers the benefits which follow the
free admission of my countrymen into
the Philippines, it will issue an order
revoking the military decree which pro­
hibits Chinese immigration.
“ The trade of the United States with
China has increased abnormally, 40
per cent over what it was the year pre­
ceding. Its development is undoubt­
edly due to the friendship which exists
between the two countries, and to the
knowledge that the United Statee haa
none bat a kindly interest in the em­
pire.
“ Our relations with all the countries
of the world are of a most ¡»eaeeful char­
acter. My government is reorganizing
the army, and is employing foreign in­
structors, and we hope to obtain a mo­
bile army which w ill l>e able to defend
the country in time of need.”
THE
LO SS
OF
THE
HUPEH.
C h in e s e C r e w o f F o r t y - F i v e
W ^ re o n I la f t a .
P e r is h e d —
Ran Francisco, Jan. 10.—The story
of the loss of the British steamer Hu­
peh, on her voyage from this city to
Hong Kng, via Java, has lieen received
in this city, and the details show that
the loss of the vessel was accompanied
by a far greater loss of life than the
cabled reports told of. The vessel
sprung a leak after leaving Java with a
cargo of sugar for Hong Kong. The
Chinese crew refused to work. The
ship’s boats, with one exception, were
destroyed daring a storm, and the crew
built a number of rafts, launching
them and setting them afloat, leaving
the captain and one passenger on boar
the sinking vessel. The Europeans <i
copied one raft and the Chinese were
divided on six or seven others.
The raftB were soon surrounded by
hundreds of ravenous sharks, which, in
their eagerness to get at the ship­
wrecked sailors, jumped far out of the
water. Soon several of the Chinese
rafts were overturned, and it was then
that the Europeans decided to return
to the vessel. The only remaining
boat was repaired and launched, the
captain taking command.
The island of Luband, in the Philip­
pine group, was finally made, and the
natives, on learning that the mariners
were British subjects, made them com­
fortable and later sent them to Manila.
Nothing was ever heard of the Chinese
crew, numbering 45, and they moat
have been drowned and devoured by
the pursuing sharks.
R EB ELS
IN
C A V IT E .
S e h w a a a n d W h e a to n B r e a k in g
R e m a in in g B a n d * .
Up th e
Washington, Jan. 10.—The war de­
partment has received the following
from General Otis:
“ Manila.—Bates is pursuing the en­
emy in the south with vigor.
‘'Schwan’s column, moving along
the shore of Laguna de Bay, struck 800
insurrectos under General Noriel at
Binen the 6th inst., and drove them
westward on Si lan. He captured the
place, from which the cavalry pushed
through to Indian. Schwan captured
three of Noriel’s six pieces of artillery
and w ill take the remai. der; also his
transportation, with records, and a
large quantity of ammunition.
“ Two battalions of Twenty-eighth,
part of Wheaton’s column, struck the
enemy near Imus yesterday, killing
and wounding 140.
“ Birkheimer, with a battalion of tne
Twenty-eighth, struck the enemy en­
trenched west of Bacoor yesterday
morning. The enemy left on the field
65 in dead, 40 wounded and 82 rifles.
Onr lorn thus far is Lieutenant Cheeny,
Fourth infantry, and four enlisted men
killed, 24 enlisted men wounded.
“ It is expected that Schwan’s troops
will cut off the retreat of the enemy’s
Cavite army.”
ALONG THE COAST.
U o m m e r e t a l a n d F in a n c ia l H a p p e n in g ,
u f I n t e r e s t t o t h e G r o w ln S
W e ster n S ta te s.
M IN E S
AND
M IN IN O .
A B o d y o f H ig h - G r a d e C o p p e r -G o ld O n
K n r o u n U ir a d In t h e B e lc h e r .
M EEKLY
R E V IE W
OF
TRADE.
W in d -u p a t O ld
B u s ln le e
B e ld in g
B e c k N e w T r a a e a e t lo n s .
News reached this place last evening
R. G. Dun <ft Co.’s weekly review
that the winze in the Belcher tunnel, lays: Failures in 1890 were 0,808 la
st a depth of 86 feet, had encountered number, with liabilities of $123,132,<
s body of high-grade copper gold ore 970. Tbe last few days of the yeas
It is reported that Coggins Bros., the four feet in width. It is almost as­
big saw-mill men of Igerna, HDkiyoii sured that it is true, says the Republic added a few to the nnm ber, and some
county, who own a large tract of valu­ correspondent of the Hpokane Spokes­ millions to the known liabilities oi
able timber laud on Hungary creek, man-Review. When the correspondent Arms and banka which failed close to
west of Coles and near the Oregon-Cal­ visited the claim a few weeks since, the end, so that commercial defaults
ifornia state line on the south side of the outlook was fine. The work ol reached $90,870,889. Most people In
Siskiyou mountain, will put in a saw sinking the winze has progressed rathei business have been so occupied with
mill on their property in the spring. slowly. For some time a windlass their accounts and the settlements of
They have secured by purchase from was used for hoisting. Then a horse the past year that little new business
Stockton parties, by lieu land process, whim was installed. That soon broke has yet been done. No new tendency
and purchase from railroad^ seven sec­ down, necessitating quite a delay while in manufactures or in trading appears,
tions of fine timber laud in that sec­ securing and installing duplicate parts. and less change than was anticipated in
money markets.
tion and w ill build a railroad from a After a short time the whim again
There is nothing unsound in tha
point this side of Cole’s to the scene of broke and there was another delay.
business
of tbe great industries, but an
the mill operations. The distance is Everything is now said to be in good
extensive
revision of prices may dis­
three or four miles in a straight line, shape. The company is well provided
appoint
extreme
expectations. Two
but it w ill require a switchback rail­ for winter, having on hand plenty ol
road of six mi as to reach their timlier. provisions, mine supplies and horse way* of stimulating business are adopt­
ed. The Iron Age notices “ transac­
They w ill ship the lumber to the gen­ feed.
tions of magnitude in foundry iron,
eral markets and to their box factory
The Gold King mine, the south ex­ which indicate* that some sellers are
at Igerna.
tension of the Belcher, is to be worked willing to make concessions to secure
vigorously this winter. Four men will the trade of good customers.” But tha
O u t lo o k B r i g h t f o r L o g g e r * .
The outlook for the loggers is bright­ be kept at work driving a cross tunnel. steel and wire company has advanced
er now, says the Budget at Astoria, Supplies of all kinds sufficient for the prices of wire nails, barbed and
than it has lieen for a long time, not­ whole winter have just been sent in by smooth wire 25 cents.
withstanding that most of the logging Superintendent M. Ediams. The tun­
Wool is strongly held, though prices
camps are shut down for a time, while nel w ill be 200 feet in length, and will of a month ago cannot be otbained.
short days and bad weather are the cot the ledge at a depth of 100 feet. In I Cotton does not rise further because re-
rule. Home 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 the shaft, which is about 12 feet in I ceipts from plantations have somewhat
feet of logs just floated out of the Kio- depth, the ledge is five feet in width i increased, and accounts of large stocks
kamin river, have i»een sold to the between solid walls. Tbe ore is gold- at many small towns have attracted
North Pacific Lumber Company for copper, and is said to carry values of . attention.
$6.50 per 1,000, which is .he highest from $20 to $50 per ton.
Cotton goods are at the highest quo­
price paid for logs in this section for
tation of last year, with good demand,
D r i f t i n g o n G o ld D r o p V e in .
probably eight or 10 years. This is
In the No. 1 tunnel on the Gold Drop though cotton has declined a little.
encouraging to loggers,notwithstanding in Greenwood camp, drifting is in
Wheat moved very sluggishly, with
it is said the company needed the logs progress on good ore, says a Green­ small change in prices. In six months
and had to pay a little more than their wood, B. C-, dispatch. A winze is of the crop year about 99,000,000 bush­
real market value.
also to be sunk from this level. Tbe els (flour included), have been ex­
No. 8 tunnel is in 76 feet. It w ill re­ ported, against 123,000,000 last year.
W ill F e e d P a lp .
Six hundred head of cattle belonging quire 76 feet further to encounter the ' Atlantic exports have now fallen to
to Patterson & Armstrong arrived from ore. This week George A. Sonneman, I only 2,690,926 bushels for the week,
Wallowa county, at La Grande, and M. E., of Spokane, consulting engineer [ against 5,514,240 last year, and Pacifie
were driven to tbe feeding grounds at for the owners of the mine, made a ' exports were 531,225 against 614,888
the sugar factory there for winter feed­ careful sampling of the ore. The sam­ last year. _______________
P A C IF IC C O A S T TR A D E.
ing, Messrs. Patterson & Armstrong ples were taken from both sides of the
having purchased from the sugar com­ tunnel, for the whole iridth of the
S e a t t l e M a r k e t« .
pany all the pulp from this season’s ledge— 225 feet. The Gold Drop ad­
Onions,
new,
$1.0091-26 per sack.
run on which to feed their stock. The joins the Snowshoe, Rawhide and
Potatoes,
new,
$16920.
pulp of the sugar beet is said to be by Monarch.
Beets, per sack, 75 @ 85c.
Next
week
sinking
w
ill
commence
those who have fed it to cattle, a most
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
excellent article upon which to fatten on the Old Ironsides, from the 30-foot
Carrots, per sack, 50c.
level
and
will
be
continued
to
the
600-
stock, and imparts to the lieef a most
Paratope, per sack, 75 9 85c.
delicious flavor. Messrs. Patterson & foot level, with stations at each 100
Cauliflower, 75c 9 $1 per dozen.
feet.
When
thia
depth
is
reached
it
Armstrong are experienced cattle-rais­
Cabbage, native and California, Tl
ers, and it is thought their experiment w ill be necssary to install a new plant, @90c per 100 pounds.
which has already been ordered.
will prove a success.
Peaches, 6 5 9 80c.
On the Knob H ill a station is being
Apples,
$ 1.25@1.50 per box.
A n o th e r N e w I n d u s tr y fo r A lb a n y .
put in at the 100-foot level, and cross-
Pean, $1.0091-25 per box.
Another new industry will soon be catting is in progress. The winze is
I’runes, 60c per box.
in operation in this city, says the Al­ down 110 feet and is to be oontinued a
Watermelons, $1.50.
bany Herald, if everything is satisfac­ further distance of 100 feet.
Nutmegs, 60 9 75c.
tory. W. H. Nudd, of the firm of
On the Rawhide the 100-foot tunnel
Batter—Creamery, 32o per pound;
Nndd & Taylor, of Centralia, Wash., is being extended another 100 feet by
dairy,
17 9 22c; ranch, 22o per pound.
was in this city recently looking for a contract. It is expected that this ad­
Eggs— Firm, 25(g26o.
location, and seemed pleased with the ditional distance will find the ore body.
Cheese— Native. 16c.
outlook.
The
firm manufactures
In E a ste r n O reg o n .
Poultry—9@10c; dressed, 1 3914c.
wooden eave gutters, conductors and
The mining industry of Eastern Or­
Hay— Puget Sound timothy, $12.00;
moldings, and is a solid institution.
It has offices at Minneapolis, Minn., egon w ill receive an impetus in the choice Eastern Washington timothy,
coming spring and summer that has $ 17.OO@18.OO
and turns out yearly several million
not been equaled for many years, saya
Corn—Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23;
feet of its product. The company em­ the Hamilton correspondent of the Or-
ploys 25 men and manufactures its en­ ' egonian. Several old prospectors and feed meal, $23.
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton,
tire product out of fir. The product ia
miners who came to this section in an
mostly sent east of the Mississippi j early day, and drifted into other voca­ $21; whole, $22.
Floor—Patent, per barrel, $3.25;
river to market. The company oomes
tions, have again caught the fever, and blended straights, $3.00; California,
without solicitation, and is not seek­ are preparing to spend the summer
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra­
ing a bonus or inducement.
months in the Greenhorn, Strawberry ham, per barrel, $3.80; whole wheat
and other ranges of mountains, pros­ flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.80 9 4.00.
P h i l o m a t h E n t e r p r is e ,
Strangers from different
Millstuffs— Bran, per ton, $15.00;
Philomath is to have a new school­ pecting.
house. At a meeting of the enterpris­ sections of the country are appearing shorts, per ton, $17.00.
Feed—Chopped feed, $19.60 per ton;
ing citizens of that district last week among us, some passing on, others
it was voted to erect a schoolhouse to carrying long enough to make pur­ middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
cost $3,000, to contain five or six chases, which indicate plainly the ulti­ per ton, $30.00.
rooms, and to be equipped with all mate object of striking something rich.
P o r tla a d M a rk et.
modern conveniences. A tax w ill l>e Another peculiar characteristic of these
Wheat — Walla W’alla. 61 ® 52c;
levied to raise $1,000 and bonds sold strangers is that they have but little to Valley, 62c; Binestem, 54c per bushel.
to cover the other $2,000. A fine site say, and seem intent on attending
Flour—Best grades, $3.00; graham,
for the new structure has been selected, strictly to the business in hand.
$2.60; superfine, $2.16 per barrel.
and work on the building w ill com­
Oats—Choice white, 34 9 35c; choice
M a c h in e r y o n W a r E a g l e .
mence as soon as the weather will per­
A company in which Quebec capital gray, 34c per bushel.
mit in the spring.
Barley—Feed barley, $15 @16.00;
largely figures is the War Eagle Cop­
brewing,
$18.009 18.60 per ton.
per-Gold
Mning
Company,
owning
the
B a n k W ill M o v e.
Millstuffs—Bran, $17 per ton; mid­
The Rucker hank, at Everett, Wash., War Eagle claim in Greenwood camp.
has secured a lease of the Northwest This company is having installed a dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $ib per
Trading Company’s building, on Hew­ compressor and hoisting plant. The ton.
Hay—Timothy, $9.60@11; clover,
itt and Colby avenues, at Everett, and machinery consists of half of a 10-drill
$7
@8; Oregon wild hay, $6 @7 per ton.
Rand
duplex
air
compressor,
a
stand­
will move there about the first of the
Butter—Fancy creamery, 50 @ 55c;
ard
retnm-tubular
80-horse-power
year. The brioks are on the ground
for the building of the vault, and ar. boiler and a hoising engine. It will seconds, 42 H 945c; dairy, 37 H 9 4 0 o ;
soon as completed the bank and fix­ probably be three weeks before the store, 25@35o.
Eggs—20c per dozen.
tures w ill be transferred to their new plant is housed and installed, when the
Cheese—Oregon full cream, 13c;
sinking of the double compartment
quarters.
shaft w ill be resumed. This shaft is Young America, 14c; new cheese 10«
P e r fu m e r y F a cto r * .
down over 25 feet. Captain 8hields is per pound.
^rank M. Phelps, Ph. G., an Eastern superintending the development of the
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $ 2 .5 0 9
chemist of 16 years* experience, is in property, which has an immense ledge, 3.50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs,
Baker City with a view of locating carrying good values.
$2.50 9 8.60; geese, $7.00 9 9-00 forold;
$4.50@6.50 for young; docks, $4.50
there in business. He hits visited many
Q u e b e c C a p it a l In B o u n d a r y .
per dozen; turkeys, live, 1 2 H 9 1 8 «
points in the Northwest, and has de­
The Bengal group of three claims in per pound.
cided to locate at Baker City. He w ill
Potatoes—55 @ 75c per sack; sweets,
establish a laboratory there for the Deadwood camp is being developed by
manufacture and wholesale of first- Quebec capital. John Massam, who 2@2j£c per pound.
Vegetables—Beets, $1; turnips, 00c;
class goods in the line of perfumes, ex­ is superintending the work, says: “ We
have been doing surface exploration per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cauli­
tracts and toilet articles.
preparatory to sinking. This work has flower, 76o per dozen; paratope, $1;
just been completed ard we have beans, 5@6o per pound; celery, 70 9
S a le o f S c h o o l B o n d * .
The board of trustees of school dis­ opened up the ledge by four crosscuts. 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
trict No. 36, Bingham connty, Idaho, ’The ledge meaures from 60 to 65 feet box; peas, 8@4o per pound; tomatoes,
has offered for sale coupon bonds of and is well mineralized throughout. 76o per box; green oom, 12 H 9
that distriot to the amount of $440, The sinking of the main working shaft 15c per dozen.
bearing interest at the rate of 8 per has started. It is down 16 feet. I
Hops—8 @ llo; 1808 crop, 6@6o.
cent per annum, payable annually, re­ am going to Spokane to arrange for the
Wool—Valley, 12@13o per pound;
deemable in 10 years after date, for the final payments to be made on the prop­ Eastern Oregon, 8@14o; mohair, 27 9
________
purpose of building and providing a erty.”
80c per pound.
schoolhouse in said district with the
The Monarch Gold Mine <ft Milling
Mutton—Gross, beet sheep, wethers
necessary furniture.
Company filed article« of incorporation and ewee, 8Ho; dressed mutton, 6 H 9
and will hold and develop mining 7o per pound; lambs, 7 Ho per pound.
N ew L a n b a r C om pany.
Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, $6.00;
The Jones Lumber Company has filed properties and erect mills and reduc­
tion
works
in
Oregon.
The
principal
light
and feeders, $4.60; dressed,
articles of incorporation in the state
department. The company w ill manu­ office w ill be located at Cottage Grove, $5.60@6.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef—Gross, top steers, $3.50 9 4.00;
facture and deal in lumber and all Lane connty. The capital stock of the
corporation
Is
$100,000,
divided
into
cowi
ws,
$398.50; dressed beef, 6 H 9
>
manner of wood manufactures and
the shares of the par value of $1 each. 7H«
lo per ponud.
merchandise in general. The princi­
G. B. Pitoher, T. M. Hunt and R. F.
Veal—Large, 6H 97H o; small, 8 9
pal office w ill be located in Portland.
Martin are the inoorporators.
8 Ho per pound.