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VOL. Ill NO. 12
T0N0PA1I NEVADA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER C. 1907.
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I Arch Agitator of the Goldfield Miners Union Receives Three Bul
lets from the Revolver of Teddy Mullan, One of the Conservative
j Leaders of the Union Two Other Men Wounded hy Wild Bulletts
GOLDFIELD, Nov. 5. Vincent St John, the radical leader of
the Miners' Union, was tonight shot by T. H. , Mullany, tetter
known as Teddy Mullany, one of the conservative members of the
union. Mullany emptied his six-shooter after St John, who turned
and fled at the first shot, and two innocent bystanders were hit by
stray bullets.
The shooting took place In front of the Palm restaurant. It
was at 5:30 o'clock, and the street at the time was crowded. St
John was hit by the first bullet in the wrist, and as he ran two
more shots took effect in the same arm. John Tennant, an old
man seventy years of age, was shot in the left thigh, and may
die from the shock. Robert Kelly received a bullet in the region
of the abdomen, but it is not thought that he Is seriously hurt.
St John was removed to the Miners' hospital, and it is said that
unless complications set In, he will recover. ' Neither he nor Mul-
lany, who is under arrest, will say anything that can throw any
light on the causes that led to ths shooting, but the general im-
pression is that the trouble was over union matters.
St John had a revolver in his pocket, which was loaded, but
made no attempt to defend himself. '
Mullany and St John were observed in rront of the Palm grill
in very heated conversation. Both were excited, and were talk-
ing in a loud key. There was to have been a meeting tonight,
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and it is said that the matter of the Bishop strike was to come
up for consideration. Mullany was opposed to the strike, and still
further opposed to dragging the union of Goldfield into the affairs
of a union in California.
Some who were near enough to the men to overhear their con-
versution avar that this was the cause of the trouble, and that
Mullany had declared that St John was responsible for the at-
tempted trouble which had been a reflection on the local union.
Suddenly, Mullany, who was standing with his back to the res-
taurant, and facing the street, drew his weapon and uttering an
imprecation against St John, fired. The ball struck the arch agi-
tator in the wrist, and he jumped from the sidewalk into the
street, and started in the direction of the Palace saloon, nearly a
block away. Mullany kept up the fusilade as St John ran, and
the fleeing man stumbled and fell.
The crowds on Main street scattered as the shots rang out,
running for all points of safety. Some hugged the sides of build-
ings, while others threw themselves prone on the sidewalk.
Poor old Tennant was making for a place of safety when he was
struck, and he fell in his tracks. Kelly was close to the shooter,
and was caught almost in the same manner.
St John struggled to his feet, and continued in his flight, his
objective point being the Palace saloon. A stray bullet caught
him again in the arm, but he kept on in hia flight, and half fell,
half jumped into the saloon.
In a moment the town was in the wildest state of excitement,
and stories of all kinds were afloat. The crowds began to surge
into the street and a mob gathered about the Palm.
Mullany was perhaps the coolest man in all the crowd. He
submitted quietly to arrest and volunteered no statement either
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The elections throughout the country
passed off quietly. Returns from all sections up to midnight
gave the following results: In Massachusetts, Governor Gould
has an estimated plurality of 75,000. in New Jersey, reports in
dicate that Katzenbach (Democrat) will have a plurality of 10,000
for governor. In Pennsylvania, Sheats, for State Treasurer, is
elected by a majority estimated at 195,000. In New York City,
Tammany candidates are leading those of Independence Leagues.
In Rhode Island, Higgins (Democrat) for governor, is making
gains .
In Maryland, the returns indicate that ex-Governor Smith has
won in the senatorial primaries. No early returns on governor
ship. In Kentucky, Wilson, Republican candidate for governor,
is making gains and there is no doubt of his overcoming the
Democratic majority of 1903. In Mississippi the election of Noel,
Democratic candidate for governor, is assured. No opposition.
At Cleveland, returns indicate plurality for Tom Johnson for
mayor. At Salt Lake City, American, or anti-Mormon ticket, is
leading. In San Francisco, Taylor, Democratic and Good Gov
ernment League candidate for mayor, and Langdon, incumbent
and graft prosecutor, ara elected according to all indications.
Sufficient returns have been received to make certain that the
Republican and Independence League Fusion in New York coun
ty was defeated by the straight Democrat ticket. The Democrats
have gained six in the New York State assembly.
The Independence League Ticket for Court of Appeals Is also
defeated, 4 to 1.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5. John
C. Sheats is elected State Treasurer
over John G. Harmon by 175,000
plurality. Sheats is Republican;
Harmon, Democrat.
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 5. The
Republican majority for the State
ticket appears to be about 1000. The
normal majority is 3000.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 5. The muni
cipal candidates of the American
party will have the largest plurality
ever given in this city. Bransford,
or mayor, will have 10,000. The
Americans who have been in power
for the last two years, will control
the council.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 5. At Re
publican headquarters the election of
Mayor Tom Johnson to succeed him
self is conceded. A majority of the
councilmen elected are Democratic
and also the city officers with, pos
sibly, one exception.
BOSTQN, Nov. 5. The Republi
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MILLIONS Of MONEY NOW
POURING INTO THE COUNTRY
.(Special to the Bonanza.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The first shipment of European gold to
relieve the present money shortage came today on the Kron Prin-
zessen Cecilia, amounting to $7,100,000. The Lusltania will fol-
low closely with $10,000,000, and $14,000,000 more will arrive
before the end of the week. French financiers today showed a
willingness to assist London to bear the heavy financial strain oc-
casioned by shipments to the United States.
Secretary Cortelyou was in the city today and conferred with
Morgan and othar financiers. Those who talked with him say
that he indicated that there is no intention on the part of the
President to call an extra session of Congress. The statement of
leading .financiers today is that tka corner has been turned and
better conditions will prevail "roni now on. "
PLACER LEASE
PROVING MINE OP
LITTLE GREY
Bright Yellow Gold is Being
Washed from the Hidden
Vein of Another Manhattan
Property.
Wonders, apparently, will never cease In Manhattan. Gold has
been found wherever it has been dug for, and the latest method
of extracting the precious metal is by the placer process. In this
there has been another' good mine developed in the Little Grey.
Charley Cole of this city spent considerable time in Alaska,
and placer mining is his bent in mining. He was of the opinion
that he could make a go of it on the ground of the Little Grey,
and so took a placer lease on that property. , He was in yester-
day with a bottle of black sand and nuggets, not a clean-up,
just a pick-up from the riffles.
The striking feature ot the collection is that it is not placer
gold; ft is ledge matter. The gold is not round and worn, which
would indicate that it had traveled for a great distance. It is
rough, showing that it came from the ledge close at hand, and
there is plenty of it.
"There is a mine in the Little Grey, beyond a doubt," said Mr.
Cole, "and that Is more interesting to me than what we may get
out of our placer diggings. We will get the stuff all right; in
fact we are getting it; but the fact that It conies from close at
hand, and hag not been washed for a long distance shows that
there is a vein close by. I have no interest in the Little Grey
further than our lease, In which Cam Burns, an old Klondyker,
is interested with me.
"I" would like to have a slice of the Little Grey, but I do not
begrudge what is coming to others, and If I can help to make a
mine of the property, I am not losing anything in the endeavor,
and there is so much more glory for Manhattan.
"We clean up every night. We handle water from the shaft of
the Gold Wedge, which we pump into a reservoir, then use it
with a centrifugal over and over in sluicing. We use both the
Pole and the Hungarian riffles, and have 160 feet of boxes, or slx-
teen boxes in all. We get the gold from the grass roots. Bedrock
goes as low as six feet. It is our intention to work as long as
the winter remains open, but expect to do our big work in the
summer, for which time we will be all ready."
The Little Grey is owned by the Tonopah Exploration Com-
pany, In which are interested Malcolm Macdonald, Donald Gillies,
George Bartlett, Key Pittman, E. Cushman and others of Tonopah
QUIET IX XFAV YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The quiet
est election in years as far as the
general public is concerned, is pro
ceeding In Greater New York today.
The slow balloting in the early hours
indicated a light vote would be cast.
Over 100 precautionary arrests for
illegal voting were made, hut all the
prisoners were released for lack of
evidence. ' . ,
ItOOSKVKTr CASTS HIS VOTE.
OYSTER BAY, Nov. 5. President
Roosevelt arrived here shortly before
10 o'clock this .morning and was met
by Mrs.- J. West Roosevelt. As the
president stepped from his carriage
he was cheered hy a throng of neigh
bors, with most of whom he shook
hands. He .was given ballot No. 84
and spent four minutes in preparing
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to the officers or to his friends who were quick to crowd around
him. The thoroughfare on Main street was blocked when the
news spread that St John was shot, and the first reports were to
the effect that President McKinnon of the union had also been
wounded, and that neither man was expected to live.
St John was hurried to the Miners' hospital, and was soon fol-
lowed by Tennant, for the life of whom fears were expressed.
Kelly was taken to his home, and, later, it was learned that he
was resting easily, and that ht was not in danger at present.
Mullany, when seen at the jail absolutely refused to make
any statement of the trouble. To his Immediate friends he may
have said something, but they were as uncommunicative to the
public as was he. St John( too, had no statement to make.
Mullany has always Borne a record for peace and quiet, and
had, perhaps, more friends than any man in the union. He has
the respect and friendship of numbers outside the union. He has
been regarded always as a man who was falr-inded and con-'
servatlve; and always opposed to the radical actions ot St John.
It was a surprise tonight to those who know him to learn of his
action. ' i
He is said to come from a very good family, is well educated
and a man of unusual intelligence. He is well liked by all who
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MUM
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By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. Early returns from various pre
cincts over the city Indicate the election of Taylor, the Demo
cratic and Good Government candidate for mayor and Langdon,
incumbent district attorney. McCarthy, Labor candidate for
mayor, is running close to Taylor, while Ryan, Republican, has
a light vote.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. At 9:30, 1200 votes counted,
gave Ryan 214, Taylor 534, McCarthy 382; Langdon got 768,
McGowan 431. Register Adams made a statement at 9:30 to the
effect that the returns received indicate that the entire Good Gov
ernment League ticket will be elected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. The returns' from the city pre
cincts up to midnight indicate that Taylor has been elected mayor
by upwards of 8000. Langdon's majority will be even greater
than that.
All the candidates of the Good Government League, it appears
from the partial returns, were carried on the popular wave which
set in for the head of the ticket. All over the city the vote was
extremely heavy and in some of the north of Market street pre
cincts the vote nearly equalled the registration. The Union Labor
vote whs weaker in some districts than had been expected by the
supporters of the other tickets. McCarthy, however, is beating
Ryan, the Republican candidate, in the total vote. The election
passed quietly and there Is little demonstration tonight.
IN THE MORMON CITY.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5. At
noon today 10,000 votes had been
cast in the city election, which breaks
all records. Mayor Bransford, who
was elected by the city council to fill
the unexpired term of Ezra Thomp
son, who was elected on the Ameri
can ticket, is slightly in the lead.
The race is between Bransford and
Morris, former incumbent (Demo
cratic), who was a popular mayor
four years ago. The Republicans,
with Dr. Plummer as candidate, have
no chance. . All three mayoralty can
didates are representative citizens.
The Americans are the successors of
the former Liberal party, which beat
the Mormons in 1890 by electing
Scott for mayor, before the division
on party lines.
8UTTOX DEFEATS SCHAF.FEK.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Geo. Sutton,
the billiard champion, tonight de
feated Jacob Schaefer, 500 to 241.
ENDS LIFE IN MANHATTAN
WHEN HIS MONEY IS GONE
' (Special to t
MANHATTAN, Nov. 5. A, C.
suicide this morning by shootin
lobby of the Merchants' hotel.
Cable had been drinking heav
terday he went to gambling. H
the wheel. Last night he went i
there, it is said, he was robbed o
ing to about four hundred dolla
When he awoke this mornin
money, he became despondent.
deliberately ended his life by sh
feeling exists against the occup
nected with it, where he was ro
women In the bouse were arreste
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he Bonanza.)
Cable, a mining man, committed
g himself through the head in the
Hy for the last few days, and yes-
e lost one thousand dollars on
nto the redlight district, and
f the rest of his money, amount-
rs.
g and found himself without
He took a few drinks and then
Qoting himself. Considerable
ants of the house, and those con-
bbed. This afternoon, two of the
d on a charge of robbery. :
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