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VOL. II NO. 179
TONOPAn NEVADA. THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 17. 1907.
PRICE 10 CENTS
ONANZA
ROGERS
R
EFUSES
TO OBEY
SAYS THE GRAND JURY IS
JUNCT FOB THE PROSE-CUTION.
AD-
.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 16.
Attorney Earl Rogers and Ed-
ward Strange were in attend-
ance on the Grand Jury this af-
ternoon, having been subpoen
aed to give testimony In an In-
vestigatlon on the published
statement of Rogers that
Strange, who was a juror In the
recent trial of Tlrey L. Ford,
voted for conviction In accord-
ance with a prior declaration
that he would do so. Rogers
refused to be sworn, claiming
the Grand Jury is not fair, and
merely an adjunct of the prose-
cutlon. He said he has a feel-
ing of supreme contempt for
the body as a body, and then
left the jury room.
EARTHQUAKE IN
EAST WAS HEAVY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. A
violent earthquake was reported
by the seismograph at the
weather bureau today. There
was a motional tremblor which
began shortly after 9 o'clock
this morning and subsided at
six minutes later.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 16. The
seismograph at Johns Hopkins
University today shows an
earthquake shock, the strong
est recorded by that instrument
since the San Francisco shock.
The record shows that the dis
turbance began -a few minutes
past 9 o'clock and continued
two hours.
IS WIN
WORK
RRNEST
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Last Night-Permanent Of
ficers Selected and Plan of
Campaign Mapped Out.
The rooms of the Mizpah Club were packed last night, the oc-
casion being the meeting of the Tonopah Manhattan Promotion
Committee. Permanent organization was effected by the election
of the following gentlemen:
NATHAN CROCKER, President. -
ARTHUR G. RAYCRAFT, Vice-President. .
JAMES FORCE, Secretary and Treasurer.
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A plan was outlined for the ex
ploitation of Manhattan and other
districts, and for the wiping out of
wildcats. Tha president has to ap
point an executive committee of
three; a finance committee of three;
and a committee on general Investi
gation of seven. This will done
before the next meeting.
A committee of three wasappolnt
ed last night to wait on the county
commissioners today, and urge upon
them again the importance of 1m
proving the roads between here and
Manhattan, and to work with them
in devising ways and means to attain
that object. Jhe committee on good
roads comprises R. P. Dunlap, J. J.
Degan and J. S. Daveler.
There was present at the meeting
a committee comprising T. A. Patte
son and C. E. Mayne, from Manhat
tan, who had been delegated to wUt'
upon the .county commissioners on,
the question of the roads, and to at
tend the meeting of last night. Both
gentlemen talked on Manhattan and
the objects of the committee there,
and their, remarks were well receiv
ed and heartily applauded.
There was plenty of enthusiasm
throughout the meeting. L. C. Bran
son, temporary "chairman, occupied
the chair, and his first act was to
Introduce C. E. Mayne. Mr. Mayne
said that he and Mr. Patteson had
been sent over as delegates to co
operate with the committee. He said
that he would touch lightly on the
resources of Manhattan, for the rea
son that there had been a delegation
from Tonopah, and they could tell
more about that matter than Jie
might wish to. He said, in passing,
that Manhattan has a mineral holt,
the like of which cannot be dupli
cated anywhere in the Untted States.
"Our ore zone has been proven for
six miles," said he, "and then again
six miles to the south of us we have
a mine which has as good a showing
at the two hundred level as has the
Mustang. We have had a hard
struggle, though, and we were pretty
well down in the mouth when we
heard that Tonopah was coming to
our assistance. When we saw that
the. people of Tonopah had espoused
our cause, . and tfiat the papers of
Tonopah had taken up our fight, we
felt indeed that we were going to get
substantial help. I feel sure
Tonopah will be well repaid.
"She will if Manhattan can do it.
What we want especially is a good
road between here and Manhattan.
The auto and the freight road should
be repaired right away, before the
winter sets in, otherwise they will be
Impassible. We would like to meet
a committee from your body and con
fer with them on a plan of promo
tion. The people, away down in
their hearts, are grateful for what
you have done for them and for
what you are going to do. Every
man, woman and child In Manhattan
is the friend of Tonopah."
T. A. Patteson then read the cir
cular which had been prepared by
the Manhattan committee, which
stated tha object of their organiza
tion, to wit, the development of the
mines and prospects, and to raise
the money for said development. He
further stated tbat the committee
was going to investigate every prop
erty in the camp, and put Its seal of
approval on all worthy properties.
"We think that the truth is suffi
cient for Manhattan," said Mr. Patte
son, "and that Is what we propose
shall get out. What we need most
just now Is money, and we are figur
ing on the best methods of getting
it. W'e have formed an investigat
ing committee to look into all our
properties and wa can assure you
that anything that goes out with our
approval will be gilt-edged. We have
appointed a committee on publicity,
which will send out all the informa
tion of the camp. .
"I cannot tell you how grateful
our people feel toward you for the
Interest you have manifested In our
affairs. You are an older camp than
we art , and your recommendation
will go farther than will ours. We
know that your papers have a wider
circulation than ours. We came here
to ask your aid in getting good roads
for us, and we know that you can
do It. In aiding us, you will be help
ing Tonopah, too, for In a year,- or
two years, we will have a big camp;
there is no question about it. I never
have had a bit of doubt about the fu
ture of the camp; but in tha lajt
two months the development has
been something wonderful. We want
to show to the outside world what we
have and to get the ir.oney for the
further development of the camp.".
CAUSE OF
TERRIBLE
CALAMITY
EXPLOSION AT FONTAXET WAS
CAUSED BY A LOOSE
BOXING.
FONTANET, Ind., Oct. 16.
The latest estimates of the de-
structlon wrought by the explo-
sion at the Dupont powder mills
yesterday morning Is that 38
persons were killed, 600 Injur-
ed, 50 seriously, and a property
loss of approximately $750,000.
The explosion was caused by a
workman employed in the glaz-
ing mill. It was learned today
that a hot box, due to too much
friction on the shafting, caus-
Ing sparks t(be transmitted to
some loose powder, was in all
probability the cause of the ter-
rible catastrophe. The em-
ploye, whose name Is Wm. Shar-
ron, and who Is dangerously
hurt as the result of the ex-
plosion, said: "The explosion
was caused by a loose boxing
on the shaft. The day before
the explosion happened we had
to throw water on the boxing
when it became hot. ' This time
It got too hot and sent off
sparks that caused the explo-
sion.
(Continued on Page Four.)
JIM
NO DISTURBANCE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Inquiry
among all the cable companies to-day
failed to disclose any Interrup
tion of communication .in the two
Americans. , These lines, which run
through the West Indies and Centra!
and South America, were . reported
as working smoothly and officials of
the companies said that none of their
offices or those' of connecting lines
. to the south had reported any earth
quake disturbances. .':
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Visitors tcrthe Northern Camp
Return Laden Down With
Samples Enough to Con
vince the Most Skeptical of
Its Richness.
To the Front With Plenty
Of HIGH GRADE
STOCK MARKET
WAS IN TURMOIL
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Trading on
both the New York stock exchanges
and curb stock was in a turmoil as
the result of excited movements and
, violent declines in the price of Unit
ed Copper stock in the latter mar
ket. The suspension of the firm of
Gross & Kleberg, members of the
New York stock exchange, contrlbut-
ed materially, If It was not the chief
cause of the decline, in both markets.
This firm has been .trading actively
In United Copper stock and It was
reported that they were members
of a pool formed to support the price
of the stock. Apparently there was
a break In this pool yesterday, as the
result of which common stock broke
from $59 to $36 per share, and th3
transfer agent of the company' de
clined to record the tarnsfer . of a
block-of 16,930-shares which he said
had been sold; In violation of the
rights of parties having some interest
In it. Bonds were weak. The total
Bales. had a par value of $2,008,000.
United States 2"s and 4's registered
declined per cent on call.
" Manhattan seemed to have movod "to Tonopah yesterday.
There was ore from the northern camp all over the town. W. ,
W. Booth of the Bonanza, who went to Manhattan a skeptic and
came back a wild enthusiast, brought In the high grade by the
sack. There was gold sparkling in the ore from, the Rose-
Nash lease on the Union No. 4; there was free gold glistening in
the rock from the Manhattan Consolidated; there was sunshine
reflected from the product of the LaLlme lease; there was the
real stu from the lease of Kendall and Douglass on the Union
No. 9.
TAFT OPENS ASSEMBLY.
MANILA, Oct. 16. Secretary Taft
this- morning formally opened the
Philippine assembly at the National
theater in the presence of a large
crowd of people. .
It seemed, as if the strikes hal
been made' to order, in honor of the
visit of the Tonopah committee to
the northern camp. The visitors saw
the strike which was .made on the
Rose-Nash"" lease, for they ran Into
the ore while they were there. Mr.
Booth, Editor Branson of the Sun,
and the others were down in the
shaft when the .ore was uncovered.
The find is valued at $500 a ton, and
the-experts say that it will go still
higher.
"The. movement ' to exploit the
mines of Manhattan Is most timely,"
said Mr. Booth. "I am free to con
fess that I went to Manhattan a bit
skeptical. I had, of course, heard
a great deal about the high grade
ore there, and I doubted the quan
tity. I knew that the camp was a
milling proposition, and I thought
that the reports of the high grade
were for the most part exaggerated.
I wanted to see for "myself, and I
saw. The LaLlme lease is all that
was said for It, only I would have
said more. LaLlme and his partner,
Cram, will take enough out of their
laase to do them for the rest of their
natural lives, and they are deserving
of all they get. They took a chance
and have made good.
"The Rose-Nash lease, which ad
joins that of the Cram-LaLlme, on
Union No. i, Is another world start
ler."" We were present when thev
made the strike, right down in ths
shaft. They encountered yesterday
morning, the ledge of the Cram-La-Lime
lease. I brought in with me a
forty-pound specimen, and it fairly
bristles with the golden metal. We
were down In the Manhattan Con-,
solldated, and into the tunnel, where
they have some wonderful high grade
at a distance in of sixty feet. We
didn't have time enough to see any
of the properties worth speaking of,
but we were going last night until
midnight.
On the Kendall-Douglass lease,
which has already made two ship
ments, they made another big strike
the day before we arrived in Man
hattan. This they tell me goes
$1300 a ton, and I don't doubt It.
don't doubt anything of Manhattan
any more. They need capital In Man
hattan,, but It will be an easy thln
to secure It, once the people get to
going In there, for there never was
a greater showing anywhere in the
world. What pleases one the most
is to see the people of Manhattan,
with the excitement of the recent
finds strong upon them, all busy as
bees, and as confident of the future
fTex" Rjckard Galls
Reno SDorfs Bluff
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By Associated Press. , ' s
SALT LAKE, Oct. 16. A BpeClal to the Herald from Ely, Nev..
says that "Tex" Rickard, the fight promoter, has offered to take
the bet of $20,000 proposed by John T. May of Reno that Battling
Nelson can stay twenty rounds with Joe Gans, and in addition will
agree to furnish a purse of $25,000 for such a match. The con-
rtitinna are -that the meeting shall take place on New Year's day.
as I am of tha "Bonanza coml ig out
In the morning. ; .
"And there are some good 1 oosters
over there, and some ?ne , fellows,
as we had reason to know." u-jorjr
Wood, who runs the Merchai.tst hotel,
Is one of the most generoui of bonl
faces. He simply threw ! open his
doors and there was welcJtne writ
ten at every step. No power on
earth can keep the camp 1 ack. .They
may have to wait a little longer, but
they can't get away f roil itthat a
boom is imminent... Th y. have the
mines there and they hf ve the mills
In the course of construction, and
the first of these will le completed,
they tell me, by th( first of the
month. When that Is ione, you will
see the greatest move In Manhattan
that has ever been seei In any camp
In the country."
BINGHAM PLACED
UNDER ARREST
(Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Police
Commissioner Bingham was placed
under arrest today, following the
service upon him' of papers in a civil
suit' In which demands of $25,000
are asked. The complainant is for
mer Police Commissioner James Rey
nolds, who yesterday was ejected
from police headquarters, where he
had called to lodge a formal protest
against his forced retirement from
the 'department. The commissioner
furnished bail.
LOS ANGELES
MAYOR UN TOUR
LOS ANGELES; Oct. 16. Mayor
Harper will -leave Los Angeles tonight
to make a tour of the mining camps
of Nevada. He is going as the guest
of Thomas B. Cullen, superintendent
of the Salt Lake railway in a .special
car, and he will take along Michael
J. McGarry of the fire commission
The mayor will visit Goldfleld, Tono
pah, Bullfrog, Rhyollte, Greenwator
and Beatty. He will return in one
week.
THE METAL MAHKET.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Lead,
weak, $4.60 to $4.75: Lake cop-
per, weak, $12.50 to $13.00;
silver 61 Mc.
; CAUSES VILT PANIC.
MONTREAL, Oct. 16; The stock
market is in a panic as a result of
the the passing of the usual quarter
ly dividend by the Detroit United
Railway. The stock Is very largely
held here. From 50 at tha c'sos vof
the market yesterday it fell to 40 a
the opening and later on dropped to
28.
STANDARD'S MOST
ELADORATE DEFENSE
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Counsel
for the Standard Oil Company has
prepared an elaborate defense in the
government's suit for dissolving the
oil combine, which they say will b9 v
developed In Its entirety. The gov
ernment's attorneys have condoled
taking their testimony. The Stand
ard's lawyers said today that they
had not sought to adduce testimony
on cross.-jbxami.nation of officials and
employes of the so-called oil trust,
hih would refute the allegations
in the i ;??ral complaint, but had
deferred in bringing outr much evi
dence until later, when It could be
produced continuously and In bulk.
No Intimation was giVen of the na
ture of the testimony which counsel
for the trust would bring out. A
telegram was - sent to William G.
Rockefeller, assistant treasurer of
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, last night by counsel of the
Standard Oil, that the government
desired him as a witness before ad
journment Is taken on next Friday
for the month. Frank B. Kellogg,
of counsel for the United States,
spent the entire day in placing on
record statements submitted by sev
eral witnesses showing profits made
by the Standard Oil In different lo
calities of the country. Statements
were produced showing that not only
had they secured Information con
cerning competitive shipments in the
United States, but In foreign coun
tries. . ' , ' 5
POSTPONE VOTE
UNTIL TODAY
CHICAGO, Oct. 16. The meeting
of the Illinois Central stockholders.
which was called at noon today, was
finally adjourned at a late hour In
the, afternoon until 9 o'clock tomor
row morning. No vote on the direc
tors was taken and It Is possible that
none will be reached before a late
hour tomorrow. It is generally ex
pected, ho we vet, that an early ses
sion will see the new directorate es
tablished. The delay was caused by
the inability of the three election ln
spectprs, who were appointed to act
as a committee on credentials in con
sidering proxies, to finish their
work. , - " '..
BASEBALL SCORES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. Th
following are the scores for today's
games: Portland 8, San Francisco 1;
Los Angeles 5. Oakland 0.