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VOL V. NO. 68
NEVADA SENATE
NOT LIKELY TO
PASS JAP BILL
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb., 4. Senator
Nixon, today received replies from
telegrams sent yesterday to the
president of the senate and the
. speaker of the house of the Nevada
legislature. From- the tenon of the
senate reply, Nixon feels confident"
that the resolution iassed by the Ne
vada house, urging the California
legislature to pass the anti-Japanese
legislation will not be passed by the
senate. He believes it will be
, smothered in the committee or that
all of the matter likely to offend the
Japanese government will be strick
en out. ,
Senator Newlands as a result of
an interview with the president, sent
Governor Dickerson of Nevada, a let
ter offering a suggestion of plan of
action regarding the Japanese ques
tion. Newlands states that the only
way to prevent the influx of Japan
ese 01; other orientals, is either by an
international treaty or by a national
Maw regulating, restricting and pre
venting Immigration.
"In my judgment," says the sena
tor, "International negotiations and
a treaty Is a very unsatisfactory
method. It requires of nations wfth
which we have treaty relations to
prevent Its own people from going
where they will, a restriction which
we vould never in any treaty apply
to our own people."
"There is but one consistent po
sition to assume,," the letter-con
tinues, "and that is to regulate the
whole question to domestic leglsla-
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or a pretention of immigration as. it
sib fit. The time has come when
- jSe United States as a matter of self
jJrotectioa and self preservation must
declare by a statutory enactment
that it will not tolerate any further
race complications. Our country
should, by law to take effect after
. the expiration of the existing
trouble, prevent the immigration in
to this country of all peoples other
than those of the white race, except
under restricted conditions relating
to international commerce, travel
and education."
DECISION IS DELAYED
. - IN RACETRACK CASE
(By Associated Press.)
,NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3 The an
nouncement of the court's decision
was postponed " again today in the
case of Jack Sheehan, charged with
violating the Locke anti-racing law.
This was because Judge Edrlngton
was unable to open court on account
of Illness in his family. -
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR
s ARREST OF RANKERS
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(By Associated Press)
EVERETT (Wash.), Feb. 4.
Warrants for the arrest of officers of
the Scandia bank, which closed Up
doors some time ago, have been is
sued. They are accused of accepting
a deposit when they knew the bank
was insolvent.
Body Blow Is
Admini
To Kace Track
(By Associated Press.;
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4. Racing
In the state of California, received a
vital blow when the senate today by,
vote of thirty-three to seven pass
ed the Walker-Otis anti-race track
Rambling bill, which prohibits pool
selling, bookmaking or gambling on
horse races. The bill having already
passed the assembly will go to tht
governor for his signature, after
which It becomes a law. The gov.
ernor has slgnlfiad his Intention to
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(By' Associated Press.)
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4. Gover
nor Gillett this afternoon received
the following telegram from Presi
dent Roosevelt:
"Washington, D. C, Feb. 4, 1909.
J. N. Gillett, Governor of Califor
nia: ....-.'
"Your kind letter just received.
What is the rumor that the Califor
nia legislature has passed a bill ex
cluding Japanese children from the
public schools? This is the most of
fensive bill of all, and in my judg
ment clearly unconstitutional, and.
we should at once have a test of it
in the courts. Can it be stopped in'
the legislature or by veto?
(Signed) ) Theodore Roosevelt.
Governor Gillet immediately wired
a reply to the president and asked
for an immediate answer. He re
fuses to discuss the nature of the
message to Washington, but will
make all correppondence by wire
public upon receipts of the presi
dent's next telegram, if possible.
GOVERNOR TO ASH
RECONSIDERATION
OF JAPANESE BILL
(By Associated Press)
, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4. Gover
nor Gillett is preparing a message
tonight to be sent to the assembly
tomorrow morning, asking that body
to reconsider the vote by which it
passed today the bill compelling
Japanese children to attend separate
schools. The action of the governor
is a result of a message from the
president appealing to him to devise
some means of blocking the measure
in the legislature. . The . governor's
message to the assembly tomorrow
will be a strong appeal to the mem
bers to stand by the administration
and will deal with the question of
treaties with Japan and other na
tions. . I
ATTELL DEFEATS KELLY
' JN THE SEVENTH ROUND
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 Abe At-
tell defeated Eddie Kelly tonigt in
the seventh round of a ten-round
bout. Honors were well divided un
til the sixth round, when Attell made
a vicious attack and Kelly's seconds
threw up the sponge in the seventh
round.
Get your job work at the Bonanza
sign the measure If It was passed by
both houses, but it Is believed he
will not take this action until thirty
days have elapsed. As the bill per
mits pool dealers and bookmakers
sixty days' tlmo In which to close up
their affairs the present season of
racing at Emeryville and Santa An
ita courses will not be disturbed.
Asked as to when he would sign
the bill. Governor Gillett was non
committal tonight. Under the law
he must sign or veto It withla ten
days after It Is sent to htm.
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TONOPAH, NEVADA, FRIDAY
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grades and in daily association with,
whie children of tender years.
(By Associated Press.)
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4 With the
defeat In the lower house today of
the two anti-Japanese measures, fol
lowed by the unexpected passage of
a third bill segregating Japanese
school children In separate schools
along with the Chinese, Koreans and
other Asiatics, is regarded as the
most offensive measure of all. Pres
ident Roosevelt has again taken a
hand in the anti-Japanese legisla
tion in the state legislature which
for the past week has drawn interna
tional attention to California. Hardly-
had the bill been past by the as
sembly before the governor receiv
ed the above message from President
Roosevelt.
. The bill passed today was one of
the three anti-Japanese measures in
troduced by Assemblyman Grove L.
Johnson, and places the Japanese in
the "same classification with other
Asiatics and inserts the word "Jap
anese" in the present state statute
RAVING, CARRIED
180 MILES IN A
TROPICAL JUNGLE
(By Associated 'Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Raving
with the delirium of tropical fever
and helpless from almost complete
loss of strength,' S. E. Snoke, an
electric engineer from Bishop Creek,
California, was carried in boats
through 180 miles of South Ameri
can Jungle that he might have a
fighting chance for life in the brac
ing air of the seacoast.
Snoke arrived here yesterday from
Georgetown, British Guiana and de
clared himself lucky to be alive after
his experience. He left here ' three
months ago with a commission to
superintend the' erection of a power
plant on mining property owned by
Gaylord Wilshire on the Little Ara
mo river in: the interior of British
Guiana. ' ' This property, although
180 miles from the coast, is scarcely
200 feet above the sea level, and is
in the midst of a dense, swampy
jungle. Access Is had only by boat
up a network of narrow rivers, and
the last twenty-five miles to the
camp are along the Ulttle Aramo, a
small stream choked by a network
of fallen logs and trees. Through
this tangle is hewn a passage hardly
a yard wide, and all freight and
humans are carried in rude, flat-bottomed
boats. : '
Lying on a cot and delirious most
of the time he was poled in a boat
through the first part of the journey.
Then came miles of paddling in a
canoe, then a four-mile drive in a
springless mule wagon around a
waterfall; then -more paddling and
finally the last lap of the trip aboard
a small steamer down the Esaqulbo
river. By the time he got to George
town Snoke's life was on the verge
of flickering out, but the salt air of
the Atlantic helped him to shake oft
the malaria and he quickly recov
ed. He will leave soon for Califor
nia to resume his position with the
Mono Power company at Bishop
Creek.
HINDUS FATALLY INJURED
IN A PITCH BATTLE
MARYSVILLE, Feb. 4. In a bat
tle between fifty-are Hindus and
thirty-five Greeks this afternoon on
the Northern Electric road, three
Hindus were fatally Injured and
three Greeks slightly hurt. Tht
trouble started over the possession
of a rain coat.
. advertise In the Dallr Bonanta
MORNING, FEBRUARY 5,
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changed his vote f rpm aye to no in
order that he might give the notice
qf reconsideration.
arate schools of "Mongolian" child
ren. -.,.
By this action,' the lower house of
the California legislature has taken
the step which the board of educa
tion of San Francisco intended to
take two years ago, but which was
abandoned after the board and for
mer Mayor Schmitz were called to
Washington and had several confer
ences with President Roosevelt. At
that time the Japanese contended
that they were not "Mongolians"
and resented the efforts to place
them in the same class with Chinese,
Koreans and other Asiatic .races.
Upon the retnrn from Washington
the San Francisco school board at
that time contended itself with the
adoption of a rule limiting the age
of pupils that would be permitted to
attend the lower grades of the pub
lic schools, one of the principal ob
jections to the Japanese being that
adults were attending the primary
JAPANESE BILL
CAUSES SURPRISE
IN WASHINGTON
(By Associated Pres3,)
WASHINGTON, Feb. ' 4. The
news of the passagei by the Califor-r'
nla assembly today, of the bill pro
viding for the segregating of Japan
ese school children, was received in
official cfrcles here with surprise and
consernation. Glllett's telegraphic
reply to the president was not made
public tonight. . Senator Perkins of
California, tonight, asserted his be
lief that the right should be " given
the school authorities of that state to
f urniBh separate ' schools for the
Japanese., Senator ; Flint said his
views on the school question were
similar to those expressed by Per
kins. WANT CHINESE EXCLUSION
ACT LEFT AS IT IS
' (By Associated' Press.)
SALEM (Or.), Feb. 4. In a me
morial to congress introduced In the
senate today, congress is urged not
to .abrogate the present Chinese ex
clusion law in favor of general laws,
as it is said had been suggested.
The resolution also asks that the
present exclusion law be broadened
so as to include all Asiatics, Includ
ing Japanese anr Hindus.
COUNT VON BERNSTORFF
GIVEN GREAT WELCOME
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Count
Johann H. von Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador to the United
States, received a gracious welcome
at the hands of a large gathering to
night at the Manhattan club, where
the New York Staats Zeltung ten
dered him a dinner at which Her
man Ridder presided.
"LUCKY" BALDWIN WORSE.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4. The con
dition of E. J. Baldwin ("Lucky")
became worse at an early hour to
night, and grave fears are felt for
his recovery. Tonight he Is uncon
scious.
COUNTY PRINTING.
The Tonopah Miner was awarded
the contract for the county printing
today for 1109 for ft per month. We
are glad of It. The Rhyollte Herald
cannot now say that the people's
money Is being squandered. The
Rhyollte papers had bids la for
11000 and 1410.
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Nevada Historical Society.
Keno, Nevada
1909.
IT
' Immediately upon learning of the
assembly's action, Governor Gillett
called into consultation Speaker
Stanton, and the Republican leaders
of both houses of the legislature.
The latter expressed hope of still be
ing able to defeat the measure in
the assembly upon reconsideration,
and It was with this fact In view that
Assemblyman Leeds of Los Angeles
after roll call changed his vote from
no to yes, and gave notice that to
morrow he will move to reconsider
the vote of forty-six to twenty-eight,
by which the bill was passed, It wim
require forty-one votes to carry the
Leeds' motion. The assembly de
bated all day on three anti-Japanese
bills. .The first one taken, prevent
ing aliens from being members . of
boards of , directors, was beaten eas
ily by fifty-four to fifteen. The next
providing a segregation in residen
tial districts of all undesirable aliens
resulted In a tie vote of thirty
seven to thirty-seven, the measure
being defeated by four votes short of
a majority. Johnson, its author,
CASE BEING HEARD
IN DISTRICT COURT
The trial of Fred Newton, charged
with the murder of Frank Ciscillini
at Round Mountain last October, oc
cupied the attention of the district
court yesterday, and .'will probably
go to the jury today. The state at
the time court adjourned last, night
had finished Its case and this morn
ing the examining of witnesses for
the defense will be started. About
nine witnesses were examined, but
no startling testimony was divulged.
The defense bar only a few witnesses
and the arguments should be com
pleted before noon. Newton will
probably be acquitted. : '" 7'
BASKETBALL TEAM . -,-.'.
' - IN NIGHTLY PRACTICE
Menjbers of the Tonopah Basket
ball club are practicing nightly for
their game with the Goldfield high
school on Saturday night at the Ne
vada theater, and will be in the best
of condition to keep the champion
ship belt in Tonopah. The manage
ment of the Nevada theater has as
sured the public that the building
will be comfortably heated on this
evening and everything done for the
comfort of those who attend. Extra
seats will be installed as the attend
ance bids fair to excell that of games
in the past.
Anfi
Measure Wil
Be Amended
(By Associated Press.)
CARSON. Feb. 4. The anti-Japanese
resolution, which caused so
much comment In the Nevada legis
lature and which passed the assem
bly yesterday, came to the senate
this morning. That measure will
either be amended further, or re
ported oa unfavorably. Is shown
from the fact that instead of being
referred to the cor lttee on federal
relations, ,lt went to the judiciary
committee. It Is the common belief
that the resolution mill be fr-ri-Z
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WAR MATERIAL
BEING SHIPPED
TO PHILIPPINES
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The
close of the present week will see an
unusual amount ot war material and
supplies shipped from this port to
the Philippines and Hawaiian Is
lands, which fact, taken in connec
tion with the arrival of the naval
transport Buffalo, from Honolulu to
day, painted a leaden gray, the
fighting garb of the American navy,
and the unexpected return of the tor
pedo flotilla from the south, is caus
ing some local comment.
Tomorrow the bark Mohican will
clear for Honolulu, carrying two
great disappearing guns destined to
form a part of the defenses of Pearl
harbor, the site of the new naval sta
tion in the Hawaiian islands. , On
Saturday the steamer Asia sails for
Manila and oriental ports carrying a
3500-ton cargo, of which 2000 tons
consist of army and navy stores for
the Philippines. Included in the
shipment are 260 submarine mine
for. use in Subig bay, the entrance to
Manila harbor, and 2500 cases of
small arms ammunition.
The army transport Sheridan sails
for Honolulu and Manila tomorrow)
with 3000 tons of general supplies
for troops in the islands. Word has
been received that upon the return
of the Pacific fleet to Magdalena bay
from South America, where they
have been cruising, the vessels will
be painted leaden gray.. While ad
mitting, there is unusual activity at
present in the Pacific coast naval
circles, the officers of the navy pro
fess themselves as unable to explain
it.
MEXICAN, TROOPS IN
RATTLE WITH INDIANS
(By Associated Press.)
.MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4. Reports
have been received here of a fight
between a force of Mexican soldiers
and a band ot Indians between San
ta Cruz and San Isidlro, in Yucatan,
in which one soldier was killed an1
several slightly wounded. The In
dians were driven back to the bills,
taking with them their dead and
wounded.
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.
(By Associated Press.)' ';
NEW YORK, Feb. . .--Professional
limitations in the current stock
market will restrie , the swing of
prices to a comparatively narrow
range. The difficulty of carrying the
advance further' is besoming -smore
manifest before the operations .con
cluded yesterday, and the reaction
natural under the circumstances fol
lowed today. The condition under
lying the market is Clearly one of ne
glect and of waiting for a Clearer
light on the situation. The Invest
ment demand for bonds continues to
be excellent. Bonds were irregular.
THE METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Lead.
dull, 4.10 4. 15; copper, dull,
13.625 13.875: sliver. 52.
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jon unfavorably, which would put It
out of commission. In the assembly
several local measures were Intro
duced, the bill licensing automobile
being among the bills. Nevida up
to the present time Is without any
J automobile laws. The senate also
passed a bill allowing the state engi
neer more latitude la his office la IU
lag the fees tor application for
power rights and Irrigation appor
tionments. The engineer's salary Is
also raised 100t a year. The senate
p.' r- -rMI tomorrow woralag.