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TONOPAH BO The Investor's Authority On Mining Matters N Pioneer Newspaper of Tonopah Mining District VOL. IX. TONOPAH. NEVADA. SATURDAY DECEMBER 25, 1909 NO. 29 I y mm hSTAIV BOTH SIDES HAVE RESTED IN SHERIDAN CASE Spoclal to the Bonanza GOLD-FIELD, Dec. 23. Within the confines of a prison cell, hlf mind wavering between hope and doubt, Christmas for Jack Sheridan rill not he very pleasantly spent. The state submitted its Bide of the raae today, after which both sides agreed on the instructions to the jury. Then adjournment was taken until Monday morning, when the closing addresses will be made by counsel for the respective sides. iuc uujuuriimeni was agreed 'Upon by the attorneys, who wished to es cape a night session In court. The last witness to be examined for the state was Dr. Gardner, 'i noted Insanity expert from San Francisco. Dr. Gardner stated that Sheridan was afflicted with inher ited nervous temperament, and that his mind was perfectly clear at the time the tragedy was committed, as was shown by the unusual interest taken by the defendant when he counted his money after being placed under arrest. The defense asked Gardner but three questions on cross-examination. "Is It not a fact." said Attorney MiC'arran, "that you are always paid for your services as nn expert witness?" "It Is," replied Dr. Gardner. '"You will then admit that your testimony favors the side which em ploys ysu?" "I do," was the. response. "Who Is paying you in this case?" was the third question. "Th-; Kt;ite," replied Gardner, and il was then that th defense rested. WILL COMPLETE THE PANAMA CANAL IX Ut,i ISy ABRorltiteil 1'rens CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Congress man Tawney of Mlnesota, chairman of the house committee on appropri ations, said tonight that the Pnn ania runal will be completed and opened by Jai. J, 1915, at a total cost of $375,000,000. A woman Is willing to admit a man's superiority when It romcs to translating a time table. ZELAYA LEAVES MANAGUA TODAY ABOARD MEXICAN GUNBOAT Ex-President Will be Guarded by a Strong Force News of Defeat of Government Troops Withheld from People. By Ansoclatod Proas MANAGUA, Dec. 23. Ex-Pres-dent Zelaya leaves here tomorrow, probably to go aboard the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero Immed iately. The gunboat is now lying in the harbor of Corlnto. Because of hostile demonstrations here In Hie last few days against the old administration, it is probable that Zelaya will bo escorted by a strong guard to Corlnto. News of the defeat of, the Ze layan army at Kama Is carefully guarded from the public. Various rumors are current, but alleged of ficial dispatches from General Gon- PtRE FOOD LAW WILL SOON BECOME EFFECTIVE The Nevada pure food law goes Into effect January 1 and Prof. C. Dlnsniere, who Is collector of sam ples under this new state law, will Immediately after the law goes Into effect, travel throughout .the state collecting samples and making In vestlgatinns to see that, the law Is being complied with. lie will not only have much authority under this new law, but will have addi tional authority given him by the United States government. lie has received a commission from the secretary of agriculture naming him Red Cross Wounded Soldiers. MORE THAN 2000 SOLDIERS FROM BOTH ARMIES INCAPACITATED AT BLUEFIELDS. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GETS $o,(MH),000 GIFTS Fly Associated Press NEW YORK, Dec. 23. During the year 1909, Columbia university has received gifts aggregating near ly $5,000,000. a sum believed to be a record for educational institu tions In the east. The largest sin gle contributions were from the es tate of the late George Crocker, the California millionaire, and the be quest of John Stewart Kennedy, the New York banker who died recent ly. The Crocker gift amounts to approximately $1,500,000, while the Kennedy gift will total about $2, 500,000. PRODUCTION OF SILVER IN WORLD IS By Associated Press WASHINGTON", Dec. 23. The world's production of gold and sil ver for the calendar year 1908, as estimated by the bureau of the mint, based upon both official and unofficial information, was: Gold, 2t.37S.4SO fine ounces, valued at $44 1,932,2(10; silver, 203,1 . SO, 370 line ounces, of a commercial value of $108, 084,400. As compared to 1 907, there was an increase In the gold product of $31,376,900, and In silver an Increase of 18,992.300 fine ounces. Africa showed the greatest Increase in gold production, with an Increase of $14,830,900 in 190S over 1907. The largest Increase in the production of silver was in Mexico, and amounted to 12,517,000 fine ounces. A decrease In the sil ver production by 4.074,000 fine ounces in the United States is not ed, us compared to 1907. zales claimed a victory for the gov ernment troops. These reports have been spread broadcast, but the real truth has begun to filter through, and Managuans ure learning that the revolutionists won the battle al Iiama, and that they will soon de vote their attentions to the capital. General Vasquez Is here on sick leave. His troops at Kama are un der the command of Gonzales. General Toledo, recently at the head of the Zelayan forces at Greytown, which is said to be surrounded by insurgents, is also here. Dr. Judun Irins resigned today as minister-general. an assltant, chemist, expert in the department of agriculture, with the power to investigate and bring to justice tJI persons or firms found violating the United States pure food law. Dinsmore declares that be has his laboratory at the univer sity In readines for this work and that he believes the law will result in much good in this state. THE PROPER PLACE Make home the loufing place and playground for your children, and ten chances to one the little feet that hnve tracked your floor with mud will not leave their footprints Society is Emergency Hospitals Established on American Gunboats--Appeal is Sent Out for Supplies. By Associated Press WASHINGTON", Dec. 23. Fol lowing a premonitory warning to President Madrlz that the United States would hold him personally responsible for the safety of Amer icans' in western Nicaragua, the state department tonight extended more than moral encouragement to the revolutionists. Under the orders of Secretary Knox, American Red Cross funds will be expended in caring for the sick and wounded of both armies, more than 2000 of whom are inca pacitated at Minefields. This move on the part of the United States is expected to be mora efficacious than a strong Invading force. According to a message sent to the American consul, Thomas Mof fat, at Minefields, the Red Cross to morrow will telegraph $5000, and an additional $5000 if more is re quired. The navy department has Instructed" Captain Shipley to land whatever surplus supplies can be spared from the ships now at Blue flelds, and orders will be gem to the Prairie, now nt Colon, to trans port, immediately to liluefields from the stores intended for the marines, and from the Panama canal com missary such supplies as the consul may ask within the limit of $5000. In the latest dispatch received Eight are Hilled by Gas Explosion in a Coal Mine fly Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23. Eight men were killed and the lives of 400 others imperilled by an explosion of gas main "A," of the Chicago and Carterville Coal company at Herrin, Ills., late today. Open lamps car ried by mine engineers and assis tants, caused the disaster, according to information at the mine office to the Associated Press. There were three men and a boy iu thjs party, and all were killed. The prompt action of the management resulted in the safe exit of hundreds of men who were working beneath the sur face. Within five minutes after the along the paths of vice and crime, the sweet faces of our boys that have been such a jay to you in your childhood will not adorn the rogues' gallery; the little hand that has been so oft pressed to your lips will not play the slot machine for chew ing gum, the chubby arms of your daughters that have so oft en twined your neck will not be em ployed to embrace a street rowdy and their lips will not be pressed to those befouled with obscene lan guage, nor sip the wine that leads to shame. Cables are all little human morn ing glories that spring from the soil of love, climb up the trelliswork of affection, entwine themselves about the hearts of the parents and send out little feelers, the little dingers, that reach from one heart to the other, drawing tlrfe two closer and closer together, twining and Inter twining about them until they be come one common mass and are in deed two hearts that beat as one. Exchange. Fortunately but few people are mind readers, therefore they never discover what their neighbors really think of thera. Taking Care of the from Consul Moffat he says: "Two thousand starved and - emaciate-', prisoners have been brought here from Zelaya's surrendered army. The sight presented by the sick and weary tottering through the streets Is horrible. Half aro mere boys. Emergency hospitals established at Des Moines and Tacoma contain 90 wounded. Few of the surrendered had shoes or blankets, and score3 are almost naked. General Estrada is furnishing food, clothing and blankets as best he can. Flour, beans, rice, sugar, coffee and con densed milk are needed immediate ly to feed the starving- Zelayan sol diers. Disease and death threaten unless they are given the best or care and food, and at once." Incidentally, the consul reported that more than 9000 were killed on both sides in the recent battle at Rama. It is intimated that the state de partment does not view with favor the idea of Zelaya going aboard the Mexican gunboat Guerrero. While there are no official assurances di rectly upon that particular point, it is generally understood here that the United States will take proper steps to prevent such an act, and that any attempt of Mexico to safe guard Zelaya will be looked upon as unfriendly by the United States. first reports of the explosion, min ers in the immediate vicinity of the accident had started toward the surface and on the return trips of the cage rescuers were lowered. Among the dead are: W. T. Pierce, mine engineer; Eugene Bar rett, assistant engineer; Thomas Williams, assistant manager; Thom as Guinney, superintendent ot the mine; Robert Huston, the manager, who headed the first relay of res cuers. Fire started shortly after the ex plosion and tonight all efforts are directed towards fighting the flames. PEERLESS ONE QUITE ILL WITH SEVERE COLD By Associated Press ' JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 23. Wil liam J. Bryan, who has been in this city several days as the guest of his cousin, William Jennings, .was too ill tonight to deliver a sched uled address for Hie benefit of a local hospital. Bryan is Buffering from a severe cold, and pneumonia is threatened. A message from the bedside of Bryan tonight declared that he is resting easy and that his condition Ib In no way serious. WHAT IT WAS "I had an awful case of night mare last night. I dreamed I was being run over by an automobile." "That was not a nightmare. It was a rase-of wheels in 3'our sleep." Subscrlbo now Dally Bonanza and S. F. Bulletin $1.25 per month APPEAL FOR BKIX TO SAVE LINEMAN'S LIFJi By Associated Press WALLA WALLA, Dec. 23. To Bave the life of Reed Crews, the young liveryman who was horribly burned In falling across two elec tric power wires, six weeks ago, physicians today appealed to the public for 300 additional volunteers to give up portions of their skin to be used in grafting upon the burned portions of Crews' body. So great is the interest in the case that 350 persons already have submitted to the skin grafting op eration and approximately 900 inches of cuticle have been trans ferred to Crews' body. RECEIVER'S BOND HAS BEEN FILED AND ACCEPTED The bond for T. G. Lockhart, re ceiver for the Nyey and Ormsby bank, has been filed with the clerk of the court and the official oath ad ministered, and the new receiver has entered upon his duties. The bond represents the" "sum of $250,000 and is signed by the fol lowing well known residents of this state and the amounts to which they secure the receiver follow their names: George Wlngfield, $50,000; Geo. S. Nixon, $100,000; II. Riter, $10, 000; S. C. Gibson, $5000; Jacob Hook, $20,000; C. H. Colburn, $5000; M. Sheeline, $10,000; Lulu M. McKissick, $15,000; James May, $20,000 and J. II. Geese, $75,000. The bond has been approved by Judge Langan and is undoubtedly as safe a bond as was ever filed in the state, the sureties all being mn of wealth and standing in Nevada. PERRY APR AID TO SUBMIT HIS PROOFS TO DANISH SAVANTS Demand of Schley Raises Storm Among the Members of the National Ceographical Society - By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Rear Admiral Schley's demand that Peary submit his Polar data to the con sistory of the University of Copen hagen for verification, following that body's repudiation of Cook, has raised a storm among the mem bers of the National Geographical society, which gave Peary a clean bill of health. Leading members claim that the scientists of the United States would be be-meaning themselves it they acknowledged that their findings needed verifica tion. There seems to be no dlspo- SOUTHERN' PACIFIC TO MAKE I'.KJi IMPROVEMENTS According to the officials of the Southern Pacific, extensive improve ments are being planned, and a number are already under way, on the company's overland line in Ne vada. The opening of the Western Pacific railroad for transcontinental business has hastened these Im provements on account of the short er distance, easier grade and free dom from snow on the new Gould line between Salt Lake and San Francisco. Practically the entire track is to be re-ballasted and replaced with the 90-pound rail, which the com- STRIKERS AND IN CONFERENCE By Associated Press ST. PAUL, Dec. 23. At a con ference In the office of Governor Eberhart, which was attended by representatives of the railway coun cil of the American Federation of Labor, and all the twin city lines ' affected by the switchmen's strike, propositions were made by both the railroads and switchmen, for a set tlement of the strike. No agree ment was reached, and it was agreed to meet again In the morn ing. ' The conference was attended by Governor Eberhart, the secretary and members of the state railway commission, and State Labor Com missioner McEwen. , The proposi tion of the railroads is to employ as many of the former employees as they have room for under the pres ent agreement, until a termination of the conference now going on be tween the switchmen and railroads of the Chicago district, when the twin city roads agree to meet any wage increase or any working con ditions granted the switchmen on the Chicago liuetj. MYSTERY IX DEATH OF SEATTLE WOMAN By Associated Press SEATTLE, Dec. 23. Whether Mrs. Dorothy Woodhead, a young waitress, whose mutilated body was found In Lake Union early yester day morning, was killed accidentally on the street car trestle which runs over the place where she was found, or whether she was lured la the siot and murdered, still re mains the subject of police investi gation. From the fact that little blood was found on the trestle and from the report of physicians who per formed an autopsy last night, the coroner gives the opinion that tho girl was killed and placed on the track, where a car struck her body and flung it Into the lake. Her husband, who is said to have written threatening letters to her, was last heard of in Minneapolis. Happiness is the result of belni? poor and respectable according to the storv books. sition to withhold from Copenhagen . the data, which Peary submitted, but there is well defined opposition to turning it over to the Danish scientists for official action Prof Gannett, chairman of the committee that passed upon Peary's reports, said that nothing could be gained by submitting the records to the University of Copenhagen, and that the committee was fully qualified to . arrive at an unbiased conclusion, notwithstanding that almost every member was personally acquainted with Peary. pany has now adopted as its stand ard; double tracks will be built in several sections of the line, and ex tensive improvements to the various tunnels of the road will have to be made. WIXGITELI) INVESTS IX LIVESTOCK The Austin Reveille Btates that George Wingfleld has' invested $100,000 in the Lander Livestock company, of which George Watt is the general manager. The company has k capital of $250,000. It owns over 8000 acres of patented land and most of the best range country In eastern and southern Lander county. i it