When the Palace hotel is completed
San Francisco is to be the scene of the
greatest dinner ever given. Even the
story of it is exciting. See
The Sunday Call
VOLTOIE C3H.— NO. 7.
DEEM MEN
IN MINE
DEAD
Company Says 380
Went to Death
in Explosion
Cave-In Holds Back fl/fi
but Five in Fire Damp
Gas Fills Whole of
Mine's Lower
TIT 1 *
Workings
Dying Refugees Tell of
Seething Mob in Panic
MONONGAH, W. Va.,
Dec. 6. — Six charred bodies
lying in the improvised
morgue, five men near death
in the hospital and 369 men
imprisoned by tons of coal,
rock and mine debris in the
depth of the hills surround
ing this mining town, with
chances all against a single
one of them being alive, is
the most accurate summary
obtainable at 11 o'clock to
night of the results of a mine
explosion today, which, in all
probability, was attended by
.crcater loss of life tha n any for
mer disaster in the history of trie
bituminous coal mining industry
of America.
The list of employes of mines'
Xos. 6 and 8 of the Consolidated
coal company at Monongah has
been checked off, showing that
380" were in the two mines when
the explosion occurred. Neither
entry has been opened to the real
workings, and the indications are
that a majority if not all cf those
caught in the mines are dead. It
is rumored here that mine officials
have ordered SSO coffins shipped to
Moner.gah as soon as possible.
The explosion occurred shortly a.fter
10 o'clock today. The mines are located
on opposite sides of the west fork of
the river at that place, but merged in
tbeir underground workings by a head
ing- and on the surface by a great steel
tipple and bridge.
The finding: of the six bodies and the
five dying men is the only reward of
uninterrupted labor by the large rescu
ing force that immediately set to work
at every possible point.
\u25a0 \u25a0 .
TELL OK MniGGLB
The living men. while unable to give
any detailed report of the disaster, state
tfazt. i'.'incdi.itcly back of them when
they began their frantic struggle for
liberty^ there was a large number of
men er.gaKPd in a similar struggle.
Trhil"? still farther back in the workings
tbere was a. larger number, of whom
they Knew nothing.
It is the opinion of the mine officials
end others familiar with mining that
these seven men had not penetrated
the mine as far as had the majority of
the day shift when the explosion oc
curred, and that they headed for and
reached the main entrance before tha
ravcJn that now blocks the entrance
not more than » few hundred feet
from the main opening of mine No. C.
As the miners are referred to by the
rescued men as having been alive when
last *ecn. It is believed they were
caught back of a. heavy cavein and
could not have *urviv«d more than a
f«»w minutes In the deadly gases with
which the entry filled as soon as the
ventilating system was interrupted.
HAVE LITTLE HOPE
There is more hope for those in more
remote sections of the mine, as they
may have reached workings wh^re
irech air Is supplied by other opening?,
but at best only the most slender hope
}* entertained for the survival of any
one of the men in the mine when the
debris can be cleared away and com
munication with the outside re-estab-
The two mines regularly employ
l.ono men, working in two shifts — 500
during the day and 500 during the
night'— and the best information ob
tainable at this time is that 3SO men of
the day force had gone to work this
morning, and that all were caught- It
vas shortly-after 10 o'clock when the.
Continued on. rase 2, Column 4
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE KEARXY S6
* SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTERDAY— KaIay; Kmtbrrert . xrlnd; , pre
eipitatlon, .25 ©f an iach; maximum tempfra
tur*. 59: minimum. 52.
FORECAST rOR TOD AT— CIm&T. un
*rtU?d weather, with Bb«w#r»; brtek court
Wind*. v ; Poge 11
EDITORIAL
Cfneernln* rooeolidttinn. Pajse 8
One way to rtt>p thujjwr. Vnxv 8
The enefcoo and tb« oriole, rt *L Page 8
T»«ti with Shea. Pace 8
Following the fi'ißjr «f a petition by tha
lawyers fwtht cont«»taat in the Colton irlU
e<Mjt«t eas*>. alleging frajid and mlsmanagemeiit.
Walter J. Barnett bu been rosp^rded as spwial.
administrator of tb« estate 'in litigation by an
order of tnt *aperiw court of Ssnta Craz
county. ;\\:''-: Pace 1
Real estate market nbetrs notable inquiry by
merchanti for locations In the downtoTm
district. Page 6
Mrs. VT. H. Broome ft Santa Barbara appeals
to Brltlib. gOTemment tr> help ber set back
home worth 512.000 forfeited for $480 *treot
bill. Pare 1«
Shaken? occnr* in police department as i*«uU
of ord»r by Chief BiggT assigning captain* to
terr commands. . Page 16
- Mayor Taylor asks that three membera of the
Crr department be remoTed for political "nc
tlrirj. Page 5
Finance committee of beard of supervisors
noMa np expense bill* of OUrer grand jury
until authority to pass on them -is •I'tT
ttined. Page 5
Her metis not like those bis mother used 1o
cook. !\u25a0 criticism that leads wife to seek
tiiTorc*. Page 0
While mother »le»p* pretty Santa Barbara'
plr! hurriedly packs and joins man *he mar
ried In afternoon for hurry trip to
city. Page 9
Miss Gladys Tan. romedienn*. passes thrdHisrb
San Francisco on the trail of Ollle Mack. \u25a0wlio.
sac alleges, betrayed her. Pasre 18
B. B. I>e will b<? charged today with tlie
morder of Thomas McCarthy, a priTate dt?
tectire. by ahorios the point of an umbrella
into Ma eye. Page 12
Fromscent Chinese is slain by San Jose tiiK'o
binder in ton; war and murderer is captured,
after pursuit in automobile. Pasre 16
Fight trust graft cases assigned to- JoOj;<*
Duune for trial. Paise 16
Bank commissioners will decide.. this* mor.j
ing whether or not the California "saf^
deposit and " trust company shall be per
mitted longer tiro* In which to strengthen its
affairs. Page 5
SUBURBAN
Two young Salvadorans captured in San Fran
cisco accused of many robberies in Oak
land.. V ..; Pace 4
Preliminary hearing of Mark A. Wilklns.
charged with the mnrder.of, Vcrnie Carrain. hf
srun before Police Judge Geary. Dead woman's
j husband «"at<;hes prisoner in court. • -Pujpe 4
Director? of Union national bank of Oakland
make announcement that the institution has b/-en
declared eolrent by the national back ex
aminer. Page 4
" Triaoner in Alameda temporary Jail -entfc.iicvk.,
sets err to mattre«s aDd escapes to ,be WC*IV
j tared and charged with intoxication. •". Page 4
Professor StepheDS says the young e,oglwe?s.
the' pioneers who' blaze the way for civilisation,
are tbe only men who bare romance connerteJ
with their liTes. Page 4
Modern "Raffles" is suspected of the theft of
iewels tvortb $2,000 from a fashionable apart
ment house in Berkeley. , -Page 1
Death claims Augustine Galindo. aged 80. pio
neer citizen of Oakland and member of one of
the oldest Spanish Californlan families In tbt"
west. Page- 4
Shanghaied boy held IS months in irctic
returns to tell of hardships in wliel-r
prison. Page 4
DOMESTIC
Republican national enmmittee stands ab-v.it
eren on Kansas City and Chicago as contention
cities, while few rotes will decide. . Page 1
Coal company fixes number of dead or tlyiiig
in mine disaster in West Virginia, at 35". ami is
said to bare ordered coffins for all. ; Page 1
J. Jj. Bristow. formerly assistant jtostmaster
general, inrestigates plan' to establish govern
ment steamship line from San Francisco to
ranama. Page 12
Clara Bloodgood's suicide explained by frl->n<l«
as due to worries ver nnam-cs, while, mauugcr
asserts sbe played t'jo many one nigiat
stands. Page 7
Attempt made to wreck Julius Kruttsch-iufs
special train in Texas. Page 12
COAST
Dynamite is u*ed on power poles in attempt
to plunge Goldficid in darkness: protest entered
against callinc of troops; eisrbt companies of
regulars depart from California for the >cr ue
of trouble. " »*«»« 1
Those invoWed in Imperial Taller alleged !;;n<l
frauds seek to obtain ruling absolving tliein
from all taint. , J/ \u25a0 Page 7
New flowing well prorrs south Coalingn 6fl
6eld a great producer. Page-IB
Death at Santa Rosa of John Taylor 'Bower*,'
a Trell known pioneer, who was an act ire mem
ber of the TigUantes. Page 13
Majority of . Sonoma county hop growers :ip
pro»e the proposed coast organization. Page 11
Dfßpitc protrsU. « Japanese church will lw
bnilt in the finest residence section of
VacarUle. Page 15
Ardrew C. Cozad, founder of Norm A; Rovv*>'^
circus, kills himself at Santa Crui. Page IK
Two Portuguese fishermen in launch battle
against high sea« on ocean for sercn days and
are finally picked up by ressel and towed i«
Capitola. Page 11
FOREIGN
Prediction mate that Taft ; s risit will result in
Rnsslan-Amcrican alllanc. Page 1
Latest Parisian" style > of dress for women fits
the figure with marked tigbtnif»«. Page 8
SPORTS
Edith Rat 100 to 1 and four other long
shots win races at EmerjTille in slippy
going. \ Page 10
George Mem«i<r coming to San Francisco I o ar
range match with Battling NeUoo. Page 10
Ten starters- in .Crocker felling stake ' make
hard picking for the-taient. Page 10
Three winners at New Orleans race* <\u25a0 nwe
from P. Punne's barn. Pajgei-lO
J. Scott Leary dtjttt* George Bromley hua
match 6w'immias - race »t the .Olrmplc
club- Page 10
SOCIAL
Winter's jrayety open* last night with cotillon
at Fairmont hotel. .Page"
Mrs. Cyrus WalVcr S« Uosteyj «t largest crIUSH
whist party giren •in ' this \u25a0 city . in «ereral
.Three contributions frOra tbr international
union Ua^e been TeceiTcd by the carmen of. this
city. . -Page 9 1
MARINE
Snorting eouthwester makes floating propertr |
dance to a lively tune aj»d" keeps, ships f rbtn
jroing to tea.' Page 11
; Japanese liner America ' Maru ends
royagc across Pacific and briogs rich cargo from \u25a0
the orient. Page 11
MINING
-Sending 'of troops to GoMfleld slrtngt!i'-ns
stock market," affecting Gold Old 'Consolidated
and Florence perticolarly. Largest *; trading <?f
o*Mf -vmkß ezjeriecccd. % ' rage 15 !
;SAN, ! FEANOISGO. SATTERDAY ? :DECTMBEK^y^i9OT:
CONVERSION OF
COLTON ESTATE
ASSETS CHARGED
Serious Accusation Against
Walter j. Bartnett and
J. Dalzell , Brown :\
DECEIT IS ALLEGED
Said to Have Concealed
Knowledge of Impending
Bank Failure
BONDS AND COIN GONE
Trust 'Officials Accused of
Shipping Securities Out
of California
Pending a thorough
into the affairs of the estate of. the
late Ellen \u25a0M. Colton, widow, of the
late David D. Colton, the superior
court of. Santa Cruz county yesterday
issued an order suspending Walter J.
Bartnett, vice president and general
counsel for the California safe deposit
and trust company, as special adminis
trator of that part of the estate which
is in litigation. The order was granted
on a petition filed by the lawyers for
Helen M. B. Sacher, granddaughter
of Mrs. Colton, and a contestant of
her will, making allegations against
Bartnett of breach of trust and at
tempting to deceive the court. These
lawyers are Barclay Henley, J. ,F.
raiey, Benjamin X.. Knight and Crit
tenden" Thornton. According: to • the
petition, Bartnett and J. Dalzell Brown
are guilty of concealing their knowl
edge of the Impending: failure of the;
California safe- deposit and! trust com
pany for some months,,brfo re. the crash
came. It is alleged that they^-failed
to K"ive notice to the;. attorneys for the
contestant of the comlns: trouble. The
petition also recite* that,' despite;, the
fact - that the" court of £anta Cruz
coun tv, •_ i n ; wh i c h: the. - e s ta^t,^ ift '. bei'n s;;
administered, had. ordered that Ithe
securities constituting the assets of
the estate should ' be ' safeguarded in
the vaults of the safe deposit com
pany. Bartnett and J. Dalzell Brown
admitted to the " ( bank commissioners
that $75,000 in money had been burned
in the fire and that. ?200,000 in stocks
and bonds had been sent, to New. York
for safe keeping. .
SAFBTV. OF'ASSKTS
The petition sroes on to say that seven
months after the fire of April IS. 1906,
Bartnett and Brown testified under oath
before the superior court of Santa Cruz
county that nt that tLme there was de
posited in the vaults of the deposit^
company the entire amount of the as
sets of the estate, consisting of approx
imately 1325,000 ' in bonds and stock
and $76,000 in cash or negotiable paper
of various kinds.
At that time the court ordered that
the entire assets of the estate be placed
on deposit with the California safe de
posit and trust company and constituted
that company the official depository for
such stock and bonds and cash as might
come into the hands of Bartnett as spe
cial administrator. The order forbade
the sending^of any. of such assets from
the state under any pretext whatever.
Following his testimony as to' the dis
position of the funds of the estate,
Bartnett gave .bonds of $20,000, with
David J. Walker and J. Dalzell Brown
acting as sureties. Since r.!je suspension
of the trust company these, sureties, so
the petition declares, are "each of them
, utterly insolvent."
In continuing the charges the order
of suspension asserts that, "the said
California safe deposit and trust com
pany is likewise insolvent and unable to
pay its debts and that. its officers are
not in possession of the ; stock and
bonds as aforesaid receipted for by it,
and that -its officers have concealed,
embezzled and transported the! said
etock and bonds out of the . state of
California, which amounts to a conver
sion of and an embezzlement of \u25a0 them,
and that its officers have given false
and inconsistent accounts of the where
abouts of the said stock and bonds, and
that the said Walter J. Bartnett is lack
ing in integrity as to make him an unfit
person to act as special administrator
of th« estate." ' •
TEMPORARILY SUSPEVDED
In acting on thin petition ;the court
issued a. perfunctory order enjoining
Bartnett to show cause why his sus
pension should not be made permanent
and suspending him until lurtfcef order
of th« court. .; • - , -
The officers of the trust company are
ordered to" appear and show cause why
that company should not he displaced
and removed from- its position as de
pository of the funds of the" estate, and
it is ordered to deliver to the court, or
to to a rpc«>iver appointed by the court,
a full Recounting of all its actions in
regard to the estate and its affairs. \u25a0
- 'This action on the part of the court of
Santa Cruz county scores a. strong point
for the contestants in the % long- fight
for tlie estate' nf Mrs. .ColtonT-which
Continued on Page 3, Column 1 -
LIST TO CHICAGO
LOOKS BAD FOR
BOOM OF TAFT
Lake Metropolis: Awakes
From Apathy to Bid
/ for Convention -
CANNON MEN ACTIVE
On Choice of City May
Hang Nomination of
President
ROOSEVELT IS SILENT
Shakes; Hands of Men on
Committee^ but Says
Nothing
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
'WASHINGTON*. Dee. 6.— Members of
the republican national committee are
inclined to think the convention will
be held, in Chicago and not in Kansas
City.. Chicago has been lukewarm. until
today, 'but Frank O.Lowden, commit
'teeman from Illinois, came forward this
morning with an invitation from Chi
cago that made Kansas City's teeth
rattle. Chicago offers . ati auditorium
seating 14,000 persons, .and will meet
all expenses of the subcommittee. Sev
eral members -holding^out to get a bet
ter offer from Chicago admitted pri
vately that they were doing it more to
tease' Lowden than anything else. They
were for Chicago anyhow, they said.
and even- if Chicago made no more
offers they would vote for her.
If : the convention goes to Chicago
it will be taken by politicians to mean
that anti-Taft forces are in the sad
dle. The national committee is- be
lieved to be against Taft. . The. selec
tion of the convention city will be a
test as to the truth of this suspicion.
Kansas City is in the heartof the Taft
sentiment, while Chicago will be re
garded as a Cannon center or a rally
ing ground of the field against Taft.. ,
LOOKS BAD FOR TAFT :'
"The sudden strength of : movement
for. Chicago is universally regarded to
day, as- an exhibition of anti-Taft
strength with the other presidential
candidates who. do not appear to be
considered in this connection. It is the
field against Taft, or rather the field
against RoqseVelt over Taft's shoulder.
Arthur Vorys, Taft's manager, said he
did not care which city* got the con
vention. This announcement was a
blow to Kansas City.' and' Jay H.Neff,
the chairman, of that city's delegation,
admitted; that -there; had been a lessen
ing, of Kansas City sentiment.
, ""We will-be sorry," he* said, "if thft
big game of politics is played now to
otir disadvantage. "We are not taking
part in the; national aspect of the se
lection. Our organization is nonpartl
san." -
Other considerations, however, ap
peared to enter into the apparent
change in ! sentiment, and to account for
the growth of Chicago talk. A promi
nent member of : the .national 'commit
tee explained It -a s follows :
CHICAGO IjA V; DORMANT
"Up to now Kansas City has. had the
swing, taking it" by default. Chicago
would "not! come to the' front with any
kind of a proposition. :: That was not
,ths kind of spirit to be countenanced
by the national ' : committee. . Moreover,
when ;it began" to look .as Kansas
City was really likely to get it, ob-'
jectlona were raised.
"The' .newspapers complained that
telegraphic ; facilities .were: Inadequate
in- Kansas City. Eastern men .'thouglit
the additional 12 .hours* railroad* travel
would be an item of expense to bs con
eiderVd. ; " These '"V questions will . , e be
fought out when we hear the cltieV talk
tomorrow \u25a0 through . their -. repr esenta
.tivei»."\u25a0"•!'\u25a0\u25a0•- ' ''\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 "\u25a0 \u25a0 - -.'V"^'?'-; '\u25a0-\u25a0--\u25a0'
\u0084" :Asirle from the. selection of acting
Chairman r Harry . S.. 'New to fill', the
remainder /of -the' ; un.expired term of
Continued on Fuse 3, . Column 3 -
v Commander- of 'United ; States troops sent to Goldfield and
officers;i'rwHo^y^l"'\assist:--him. -Colonel- Alfred W.
Reynolds! left. to rights-Lieutenant' H. A. Ripley,
Major -J.-F.' Kreps; Lieutenant Robert H. Whitfield, Lieutenant
:-H^Pcarce/-'V:^.-^\-;: -H^Pcarce/-'V:^.-^\-;- .•.•,.-\u25a0_\u25a0\u25a0 _;/\u25a0• \ ." .' - ;;..\u25a0; ;
"Raffles" atprkin
Fashionable Abode-
Theft of $2,000 Worth ot Jewels
From Berkeley Apartment :
House Baffles Police '
\u0084 BERKELEY, Dec. 6.— Baffled by the
mysterious theft of . Jewels; valued at
?2,000 from the apartments of tMiss V>~.
Q.'_ Wilkinson at the fashionable >' Ox
ford house,' Allston \u25a0.' way and.Oxford
street, the police .have .virtually^'decid
ed \u25a0 that a real | "Raffles" is . the guilty
person 'and that ,a : "gentleman" • : -.b'ur...
glar found ; access to^the rooms of the
thief's- victim.; ;i." V ; •.. ." \ • ,' ; -:';
For several days detectives' of . the
Bcrkfeley department have" been work
ing ,hard on 'the strange .disappearance
of ;' Miss \u25a0: Wilkinson's gems. v 'For, .ns
many days the utmost' caution \u25a0 has been
observed; both' in'^police circles -and at
the 'Oxford to conceal ' the 'news'of- the
theft, which is - surrounded by; so 'many
peculiar circumstances 'that the -.detec
tives have reached the conclusion that
a person intimately: acquainted with'
the : interior;' of .* the I fashionable .apart
ment house is' guilty.; -• r '-
Miss Wilkinson notified the police as
soon" as she discovered the loss, of- the
jewels. She said that, she carried Unem
to the bathroom last Tuesday .morning
in /a chamois bag-. This contained a
variety ,of \u25a0* diamond 1 rings, brooches,
pins and other articles of .adornment.
Miss: Wilkinson left the 'pouch ; acci
dentally: in- the bathroom on the. floor
when.she. returned to her. room .to' com
plete her toilet after her. morning bath!
Sb'e.Vdid not "miss_ the- jewels at- once,
but'.withln a. few minutes remembered
that she" had '- left them-; behind. Going
back 'to -.the -bathroom -to get'the gems.
Miss : Witfcinson'.was .thunderstruck at
not flndirigrthern.. \u25a0 / .
\u25a0The Oxford apartments is one. of the
high class-houses of" the character in
the city. /On; account of the location
overlooking: v, the. \u25a0\u25a0'university, the; suites
are "most .eagerly,; sought for "by the
elite'*and; ; numbers of society .folk are
registered >as7gruests.>- , . .
DEATH? CAIiljS -D. H. PEBn^
Z :L,OS^jANGELES. Pec. -: 6^-D.-H.s Pee'ry
of; Salt',: Lake VCltyV? prominent ,capital
ist Landi^iernocrktie. national ;xomrnittee-"
m'an^froni'/Utah; died -at thevLanker
sh'hn"- hoi *\ •- toda y.. after.' ah';. illness .of
.several \ weeks Ifrom:Brig.hYsltiisea«e."^
: \ The ; federal \ government finds that there
wave been 1 .300,000 \u25a0divorces in 20 years.
amazing facts and • some opinions
•are set forth in.
The Sunday Call
pierica and Russia
: Friendly Again
Predicted That the Attitude, of
-Japan Wiii Bring About
\:' '.; - New Alliance
\u25a0:.-\u25a0.• -v: .-— . \u0084,:,.::-
\u25a0 ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 6.— Secretary j
: Taft's VisiVtoSt. Petersburg has causal j
numerous., political rumors regardlnjr. j
the. far east A well informed Rtrssian !
politician. , says .that .'both Russia and
America are likely to resume their old
! close' friendship" 1 en account of Japan's
threatening attitude in thetPaciflc. A
diplomat of higrh standing says that
•Russia wishes an alliance. with America,
but-it is not .popular at present In th*
republic, and, besides, is not stronsr
enough to be of any. use to the United,
States..'".. -j'JlAjj-.yi!
Impertinent Question No. 28
WhalDoVo*W^ for Christmas?
For the mqst original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion— anduhe 'briefer ; the better— The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers
The Gall . will- pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next \ Wecjnesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
: IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL
; TVlnal!is.An»vrers to "TVhat Is the Matter With Teddyf*
. $5 prize t» Edvard Bricg*-Jr, 130S M**Balc «T«an»» dty.
' .Chronic' honesty j diagnosed as-incurable by Dr. Trust.
-$1 prize to. F.". W. Sacdprfoa. 597 See street, city.
He is lonesome, being in a' class by himself.
.;-.; $1 : prlie to J. V. Marao, Hayward.
- Has his, hands full trying to. please. Bo,ooo,ooo people.
! fl prUeto C.H. Oiase. b0x;264, ChiM.": \u25a0 • •"
"He is only a;human being.
" \u25a0•\u25a0.: $1 prUe;to.W.;F..(l?.Saano.'2«o7 Howard atrset, city. .. ' .
\u25a0 *; You mean the other fellow. doiiVyou?',
$l;priz<» to F. P. Benhatn. ISS7 Telegr.tph aT«aa#. OaVltai
]Oh,"lots of things; but what do they amount v
PRICE--' FIVE CENTS.
DYNAMITE IS
USED NEAR
MINES
Attempt Is Made to
Put Goldfield in i
jjarKness
Sheriff, V/ho Is Friend of
the Strikers, Disappears
Protest Is Entered
Against ..Calling-'
Troops y:^
Eight Companies Start
for the Scene of Trouble
Belief that permanent ecrrlson of reg
ular troops Trill be established at
Goldfletd; attempt Is made to dyna
mite power poles and have the towa
- In darkness; sheriff, who la friendly
to miners and conducts a saloon, dls
. appears.
Elacht companies of the Twenty-second
infantry, commanded by Colonel A.
YV. Reynolds, depart for Goldfleld.
Governor 'Sparks* appeal for troops
construed by the "Washington au
thorities tv indicate imminence of
C.-fat prrll in .Vevada.
General Funston sends report to Wash
ington on conditions at. Gbldfleld t
: aaylns there Is dancer of mines be
ing blown op before the regulars ar
r«Te. .. } V
President M. J. Monnette of the Los
Anceles-Xevada mining exchange
Manxes Haywood for stirring us trou
ble among the Nevada- miners. .
SPECIAL DISFATCH TO THE CALL
GOLDFjEILD,:Nev., Dec.
6>— The .residents of Gold
field have" not recovered-from
the surprise of the intelli
gence that troops had been
ordered to this point. There
had. been nothing to indicate
that trouble was imminent
until tonight, when it was
discovered that an attempt
had been made to dynamite
the local power line. The
success of this attempt would
have left the town in dark
ness, and brought to fruition the
threat of the hot heads in the
union to prevent the hoisting of
water/ and to flood the mines.
This phase of the trouble is most
important, as the cessation of all
work will entail destruction of
workings in the mines through
caving.
Patrolmen discovered 100 sticks
of giant powder scattered around
three poles near the place where
the line crosses the railroad track,
two mile* from the city. Holes had
been bored into two of th« poles, and
caps^had been exploded, but the pow
der, being: frozen, failed to ignite.