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VOL. II NO. 165
TONOPAH NEVADA, TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 1. 1907.
FRICE 10 CENTS
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ON THE DESERT
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Is Made to Stenographer's
Defense Raises Point that
Stenographer
. veal Knowledge Gained in
Pursuit of Her Duties as an
Employe of General Ford.
" By Associated Press.
-SAN. FRANCISCO, Sept. 30. Charles Hagerty, Abe Ruef's of-
flee boy, Miss Celia McDermott, "confidential stenographer" to
Tirey L. Ford, and Mrs. Emma Lonergan, wife of former Super-
visor Thomas F. Lonergan, whom Ford, is. accused of having
bribed, were the most interesting of the various witnesses who
' - testified today for the prosecution in the trial of the general coun-
eel of the United Railroads. Young Hagerty tola or a visit paia
by the United Railroads officials to Ruef's temporary quarters at
2432 Pine street after the fire, when, desiring prlvaty, Ruef, Ford
X aid ThornVell Mullally retired into the bathroom for conversation
y behind. v'cl6sed' doors.' ,''. This bathroom, said Hagerty. served as
Ruef's private offices. Hagerty
to General Ford. It was sealed and he did not know its contents.
This was soon after the empanelment of the Oliver Grand Jury.
In the summer of 1906 he observed Ruef enter bis office with a
Bhlrt box under his arm. According to the prosecution it contain
ed $50,000 In small bank notes for the bribing of supervisors.
The defense raised the objection that Miss McDermott could not
divulge as a witness Information gained in the pursuit of her
duties as stenographer to General Ford. The prosecution retorted
that the law throws no such protection around that relation when
the commission of- crime or fraud is Involved. Judge Lawlor will
.rule on the point tomorrow,
' ' Mrs! Lonergan verified her husband's confession of guilt by tell-
ins how he brought home and gave her $4000, alleged to have
been paid him as a bribe by the United Railroads.
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Swedish Yacht Club
Desires Race for Cup
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. (By Associated Press). '
STOCKHOLM, Sept.' 30.
The Swedish- Yacht , Club has
' addressed "an inquiry to the
New' York Yacht Club as to
whether the latter would accept
a Swedish challenge" 5 for the
America cup. ,(i vi -i
ROCKEFELLER TO
THE AID OF THAW
VIP.W VflPIf Sent ?. Mm WiL
11am Thaw, the mother of Harry . K.
Thaw, who killed Stanford White,
arrived today.: As she traveled under
an assumed name, Mrs. Thaw was
not recognized until Just before the
boat landed. , She refused to discuss
the next trial of her son.
Contemporary with the arrival of
Mrs. Thaw conies news by way ' of
Pittsburg that Roger, O'Mara, who
has charge of obtaining evidence for
Harry Thaw, Intimated that John D.
Rockefeller has placed his wealth at
the disposal of Mrs. William K.
Thaw to keep- her son from the ln-
aane asylum, or the electric chair.
t
O'Mara said that . during ; a -.- recent
visit to Cleveland he called on Rock
efeller. -The latter asked him for de
tails of the Thaw-White tragedy
. Jtockerfeller was surprised to learn
that Mrs. Thaw had; mortgaged her
property, Lyndhurst, in Pittsburg, to
; pay the expenses of her son's trial.
'While O'Mara would not admit . It
'point blank, he intimated that the
Thaws were Invited to draw on the
Rockefeller purse for financial as
' slstance. Rockefeller, and William
rviThaw, the father of Harry, were bus-
lness friends. ,V,
- . THE METAL M.1KKKT.
; SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.
Bar silver, 67;lead. $4.60
to $4.75; Lake copper, 14 to
15. ' -
Could Not Re-
.
once carried a note from Ruef
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, 8ept. 30. The cable
gram received septemDer za toy m-.
New York Yacht Club from the Royal
Swedish Yacht Club asking if a chal
lenge from the Swedish club would
be accepted and what rules and con
ditions governed the America cup
contest, was answered by Secretary
Cormack of the New York club mail
ing a copy of the resolutions dis
patched to Sir Thomas Lipton in re
sponse to his challenge. ;. This will
probably not reach there for a week.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
f By Associated Prede.1; J . v i
OAKLAND, Sept. 30. Judge Mel-
vln formerly grand exalted ruler of
the Elks, has commenced suit in the
superior court of Alameda county
against the Oakland Traction Com
pany for the sum of $319,435 for
damages sustained by his-wife, his
friend, Senator Lukens, and himself.
The accident occurred a year ago. (
The'MelvIns and the senator, to
gether with Carlton Wall of Alameda,
made up "an ' automobile party on
September 26th, of .last Tear Wall
was driving the machine and at Ninth
avenue and East Sixteenth street the
machine collided with a car of the
Traction Company. All , four were
rthrown out and seriously injured. ,)
' Each of the Plaintiffs ask for
$100,000. Lukens t claims his law
practice, amounting to $10,000 a
year was, damaged to the extent of
$3500. , vHe aJo 4wtji In a ,blll for
$9000 for medical services and $100
for drugs. Negotiations are pending
for a settlement. . '; ( H ; '
in':- ; ? "
KIPUNG 'COMING 'WEST. ,
MONTREAL, Sept. , 30. Rudyard
Kipling, accompanied by Mrs. Kip
ling, has arrived here. Kipling ex
pects to remain tn Montreal for a few
weeks, after which he will cross Can
ada to the Pacific Coast. He will re
turn to Eastern Canada, but after
that he said his plans were undecided.-
SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. 30.
Toiling for weary weeks over the
pitiless desert, without the exper
ience necessary to lessen its dangers,
and only a crude map to guide her,
Mrs. Jennie Grimes had a narrow es
cape from perishing with her four
children while driving overland from
Utah, only their timely discovery by
minejr iiSV them. ' She started
from Saf VVe early in August, de
termllvo'each Los Angeles and
find her Miiband, who had left her
several months ago. Everything
went well until after the party had
left the Muddy river, in Nevada.
Then she lost her way. -
Caught In sand and rain storms,
the children came down with raging
fevers. The water supply ran low,
and for two days the horses were
without a drop of water to drink. In
this plight they headed for- Death
valley, where Henry and Paul Mor
rison encountered them. The three
children were delirious and one horse
had died. Stranded thus, the little
party would have perished. They had
gone over 200. miles out of their way.
Tonight they passed through here on
their way to Los Angeles.
DEADLY WEAPONS
SUNK IN HARBOR
NEW YORK, Sept. 30., Five
thousand- revolvers, the weapons of
murderers, hold-up men and burg
lars, and more than 800 dirks, dag
gers, knives, poiaards and other sam
ples of the stiletto' and; of American
and European, make, today made up
the'strge cargo of the police boat
patrol :! I .
With Commissioner Bingham In
command this consignment from the
property clerk's department, at police
headquarters was put aboard a police
cutter and taken far down New York
bay where it would be Impossible for
the arms ever again to be brought to
light. The commissioner , stood on
the bow of the boat and gave the
order to consign them to the deep.
"One at a time, boys," he said as he
watched two full-dressed policemen
lift each of the thirty-two casks and
heave them over the side of the boat.
SURVEYORS SHOT
DY THEIR RIVALS
By Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Sept. 30. A special
dispatch from Valdez. Alaska, says:
Forces of the Guggenheim railroad,
the Copper River and Northern, shot
; - ' J-'?'' .' '
and wounded six surveyors and, work
men employed by 'the Alaska' Home
.RaHway)1n Keystone! canyon,' fifteen
miles': frohi : Valdez, yesterday.- The
party '' was making a preliminary sur
vey for the Home Railroad, which Is
planned from Valdez to the Summit.
' The men had advanced about 100
yards up the canyon when they were
surprised by an ambush of the Guggenheim'-'
'teen, headed by dward
Hassey, an ex-United States marshal.
Hassey saw the surveyors and order
ed them to stop, Baying his men
would shoot if any further advance
was made. ; The surveyors believed
that Hassey was bluffing and contin
ued work. They were met by a fusl-
lade of bullets. ,
. Only megger details have-been re
ceived of the battle between the Gug
genhelrtorce8 and Home Railway
men, -8Ja.fj Valdez, but It is reported
that orle man was killed and three
more- may 'die from their wounds.
The cable says that the wounded men
were shot at from ambush "and had
no chance to 'escape or make a light.
It is' stated that deputy United States
marshals armed with rifles left Im
mediately for the scene; and at the
latest reports were scouring . the
woods for the guilty persons. An am
bulance was also sent to the canyon.
One of the men shot Is named Hick
man. The advices state that popular
feeling is running higher and that
citizens are talking of wreaking sum
mary justice.
BURNED TO DEATH.
PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 30; Wal
ter Hurlbut was burned to death yes
terday while sleeping in his room in
Mrs. John Slote's houso on Pacific
street. Fire broke out bfilow him in
the kitchen and the hoat and smoke
apparently suffocated him. .
COLTON, Sept. 30. With a report
like a sharp clap of .thunder, follow
ed by rattling sounds like musketry
fir, a huge meteor burst oyer Mount
Slover ten minutes after midnight
this morning, startling the people of
the valley for miles around. Persons
who chanced to be out say they saw
an Immense red bar shoot out of the
sky, becoming gradually more bril
liant, and shedding a dazzling blue,
and white light as it appeared to
strike the mountain and explode and
illuminating the streets so that a
newspaper could easily be read. Thin
lasted several minutes. Similar re
ports' come from other towns.
Close examination of the round
summit today reveal no great de
pression, but many signs of grinding
contact with some object, rocks be
ing broken and scattered in all direci
tlons. The mountain Is a freak, ris
ing abruptly from the level plain to
a height of 600 feet. It Is a mile in
diameter and composed entirely of
cement, lime rock and marble, lime
predominating. The theory is ad
vanced that the meteor's intense heat
bearing against the lime may have
caused the dazzling illumination.
LICENSE GIVEN AN
ALASKAN ROAD
, WASHINGTON, Sept. , 30. The
war department today granted a li
cense to the Alaska Home Railway
company to construct a line of rail
road through Keystone canyon, Alas
ka.. The canyon is a military reser
vation and is the only means of en
trance to the rich copper fields which
the railroad company desires ' to
reach. The Copper River' and North
western Railroad company has had a
license to build a .road through the
canyon for some time, and there has
been much rivalry between jthe two
companies for the fight to- use the
pasi Recently several workmen were
wounded in a riot- between employes
of rival companies.
The license, was regarded as so, im
portant that It was wired to the com
pany. General Gfeely, commanding
the department of the Columbia, has
been instructed to protect the. cpm
pany In its rights under the license.
RESIGNATION-AN
ORDER OF DAY
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Vs., Sept. 30. Au
thentic reports tonight disclosed the
fact that a number of the heads of
departments will resign with Director
General Barr of the Jamestown Ex
position. John A. Wakefield, chief of
concessions,' and A. G. Sherwood, the
chief. of admissions, announce their
resignations. It is reported that
William Dixon, assistant director gen
eral and S. W. Bowles, director of
publicity, have resigned. '
KMIiKZZI.KU SENT TO JAIL.
K. V. l'UilllpH, Who Robbed I5nkr,
Sent to Prison. " ' ,, ,
. By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Edward
F. Phillips, 26. years old, a clerk who
stole $8500 from G. B. Salisbury &
Co., -brokers at 52 Broadway, was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Crafn
of general sessions to the Elmira Re
formatory. He said that he began to
steal after losing money in the stock
market, ana men ne triea to
in Vsla Inccoa KoM 1 nr r-in ifiA titiL': I
wnen ne went on nis vacation u way
tne company. .,;.;.. , , , ,
Phillips was the support of his wid
owed mother, who lived at 314 Sixth
street, Hoboken. A number of teach
ers and a member of the Stevens fam
ily of Hoboken wrote to Judge Crain
asking for clemency for htm.
HAS NO CONCESSION.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. J. Hamil
ton Lewis of Chicago, who went to
Russia to investigate a project to tun
nel the Bering straits and build a
railroad connecting Siberia with
Alaska, reports that he found that
the Russian government has not
granted a concession for the Siberian
end ot the tunnel. He said that the
Russian government would not make
such a concession and that it is re
garded by the Russians as undesir
able for military reasons.
Showing Fraud Must Be
Federal Judge
ing About the Bush by At
torneys for Prosecution in
Borah Case and Demands
Evidence
;
.
By Associated Press.
.". BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 30. Federal Judge WMUon, who is pre-
siding at the trial of United States Senator William E. Borah, -notified
the prosecution today that the case had reached a point
where some testimony connecting the defendant on trial with the
Idaho land frauds conspiracy must be presented. - The attorneys '
for the government, acting on this suggestion, . said they would
offer In evidence tomorrow the records of th county clerk's office
showing that scores of timber deeds had been admitted to record
at the. request ot Senator Borah. ,.,.,. ,' ' : . v . ;
"We thought that matter was conceded when we allowed the
-deeds themselves to go into evidence without protest," 1 put ' in 4
Hawley, chief counsel for the defense.
Mr. Burch, of the prosecution, Bald he desired the county record
in evidence regardless of the admissions ot the defense, '
The trial went on this afternoon after the abandonment of the ,
morning session because of the Illness of one of the jur'ors, which
was thought for a time to be such as to cause an hour's delay
in the conclusion of the case. ,
The testimony again had to do largely with. the action of for-
mer Governor Steunenberg in land dealing. Attorney Hawley
protested against witnesses being allowed to give conversations
with Steunenberg. He said they had no bearing on Senator
Borah's case and tended only "to blacken the memory of a man
who could not answer."
The liveliest incident of the day was when L. G. Chapman, of '
the Barber Lumber Company, was called to the stand as a govern-
ment witness. Chapman brought many books sad much corres-
' pondence which, the government desired, but refused point blank
to produce the company's account books showing the amounts paid
for timber lands and to whom paid. He declared the Information '
contained in books could not assist the jury in tire matter on trial,
but might tend to incriminate Chapman, an officer and stockhold-
er in the company, "The matter requiring Chapman to produce
the books went over until tomorrow. Chapman has his own
counsel and Senator Borah's lawyer took no part In the contro-
versy.:, ' ' '.-'" '';' -.
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MUST ANSWER TO
BLACKMAIL CHARGE
LOS 1 ANGELES; ft Sept. 80(.-tJ.
Whyte , Evans capitalist, real est
miA iofmirjf p'reeidentlof
estate
the
United Street Railways of Portland,
Or., appeared in Justice Selph's court
today to prosecute Dr. J. S. Owens,
whom he accuses of attempted extor
tion on pain of exposure of Evans'
penitentiary record.
Evans Identified the letters which
he said had been written him by Dr.'
Owens, demanding the1' payment of
sums of money.
At the end of the examination, In
the course of which there was con
siderable argument between opposing
counsel, Dr. Owens was held to an
swer to the Superior Court on two
counts of alleged blackmail. Bond in
each was fixed at $2000.
' The two ' letters , on which the
charges are based were written from
Los Angeles to Evans while the latter
was at Portland. Both contained an
abundance of artistic invlctive that is
worthy of belug classed as literature.
In both the writer demands the pay
ment of "certain : alleged just debts.
There Is no direct threat to expose
Evans, but the prosecution held, and
the court ruled, that a threat was
clearly Implied by pointed allusions
to a penitentiary sentence served by
Evans and to aliened shady dealings
of the latter.1
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I!li lUIIH'M DEI-OS1T FOOD.
GENEVA, Sept. 80. A newspaper
states that Professor Joly has com
pleted a geological examination of
specimens Of the strata collected from
the borings for the Simplon tunnel.
He found rich traces of radium, In
dicating ' larger deposits !than any
hitherto discovered in Europe. He
believes that the presence of. these
deposits caused the abnormal heat ex
perienced in building the tunnel. He
predicts that continued research will
prove the world's supply of radium
Is greater ,than was supposed.
"Tires of Beat
FIRE ENDANGERED
SOLDIER QUARTERS
WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 30.--The
camp of the Oklahoma National
Guard was destroyed by fire, which
endangered the barracks of the gov
ernment , troops. . The loss is esti
mated at $75,000. The fire origin
ated in the prairie, which is covered
with dry grass. - Two soldiers were
seriously. burned. ; : ,.-:. - .-. - - -
CALL SEVENTEEN
INNING GAME
PHILADELPHIA,' Sept. 30. De
troit and Philadelphia played seven
teen Innings today, 9 to 9. 'The game
was called on account of darkness.
MINERS WOUND BANDIT. ' '
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 30. A dis
patch from Durango says that a party
of American mining men have been
attacked by Julian Reyes, the notor
ious bandit leader, and his men In
the mountains of that State.
The Americans resisted the attack
with rifles and pistols, and fatally
wounded Reyes. None of the Ameri
cans were wounded..
HE. CHS RELEASED. ' L
PITTSBURG, Sept. 30. George
W. Beavers, formerly of the postoffice
department, who was sentenced to
Imprisonment in connection with pos
tal frauds several years ago, was re
leased from the penitentiary at
Moundsville, W. Va.. tonight. '
TWO-CENT FARE COSTLV.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. ' 30. According
to statements made by officials of the
various railroads In the State, the
operation of the two-cent passenger
fare law has cost the Missouri roads
$1,500,000 during the past three
months.