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'onopah Daily THK WEATHER FAIR WARMER SUNDAY SILVER 50 7-8 VOL VII. NO. 30 TONOPAH, NEVADA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS. AMIS D M3 Late Reports State that Marines Land From Des Moif 2S at Greytown Bonanza LAN N ALMA BELL MAY DECIDE TO GO ON THE STAGE By Associated Press AUBURN, Cal., Nov. 27. Alma Bell, the young woman who was ac quitted last -Wednesday of the charge of murdering her lover, de clared today that she Is seriously contemplating going on the stage. One manager is said to have- offered her $200 a week for a vaudeville turn. The girl said she wants to think the matter over, and wlll de cide Tuesday as to whether she will accept. OIL MAGNATE WILL BE TRIED -FOR PERJURY By Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 27. Henry Clay Pierce, the St. Louis oil mag nate, will be tried here Monday for alleged false swearing. The case came irp last August and was con tinued. It relates to an affidavit filed by Pierce when he re-organized the Waters-Pierce Oil company, af ter it had been ousted for violation of the state anti-trust laws. UNITED MINK WORKERS WILL AH) ORPHANS By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27. The United Mine Workers will attempt to raise $100,000 as a permanent relief fund for the widows and or phans of the victims of the Cherry mine disaster. The plan is to have the fund held in trust for the care of the children in the future. THREE ARE LOST STEAMER TURNING TURTLE Last of the Life Boats With Eleven Surviv ors Reported SafeThe Boat Had Been Given up for Lost By Associated Press PORTLAND, Nov. 27, What was believed to be another terrible trag edy of the sea, in the wreck of the little coasting steamer Argo, in Til lamook bay yesterday, was softened to some degree tonight by the news of the safe arrival of one of the Argo's life boats, which contained Captain Snyder and ten others, at the Columbia river light ship. With the rescue last night by the power schooner Oshkosh. of a boat in which were Mate Johnson and nine others,' the fatalities are reduced to four, and possibly three. Two life boats put off from the Argo just before the old boat, tug ged, hauled and shaken to pieces i-iiJ-j l' . i m -m ' m m m WOMAN TRIES TO SHOOT NEGRO IN PRISON CELL By Associated Press MCALLISTER, Okla., Nov. 27. William Jones, a negro, pleaded guilty today to attacking Mrs. John King, and was sentenced to the pen itentiary for life. When Mrs. King was taken to the negro's cell today to identify him, she tried to shoot Jones with a revolver she had con cealed In the folds of her skirt. The bullet went wild and the wom an was ''ragged from the cell be fore she could fire a second shot. The intense feeling and attempts to lynch Jones led to a speedy trial and conviction. TOK1A DISASTER RKIHHtT A CANARB TOKIO, Nov. 27. The re port sent out by the United press to evening paper, to the effect that 100 persons were killed In a panic at the Red Cross society meeting here. Is entlrelv unfounded Private Advices State that Troops Have Also Landed at Bluefields Message is Sent by Commander of the Insurgent Forces. ANOTHER GUNBOAT FOR NICARAGUA 1 SEATTLE, Nov. 27. The gunboat Princeton completed taking equipment at the Puget Sound navy yard today, and will sail early In the morning for Corinto, Nicaragua. LAD SHOOTS COMPANION WHILE OUT HUNTING By Associated Press OMAHA, Nov. 27. While hunt ing today, Wesley McBride, aged 16, acording to his story of the affair, accidentally shot his companion, Harry Long, aged 15, in the jaw, and then fired two shots through the head of the wounded boy "to make .a good job of it." McBride said he was twirling a revolver on his finger when the accident occur red. He notified the police of the accident, and told of firing the two shots which ended Long's life. PELLAGRA PREVALENT IN CALIFORNIA By 'Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. Dr. Rupert Blue, of the marine hospital service, has, discovered throe cases of pellagra in the Alameda county alms house. All the patients are foreigners. BY COAST i by the power of the tremendous seas, turnea turue. The known dead are Mrs. L. A. Holdredge of Portland, Nellie Hun ter, aged six, Henry Wickman of the life saving crew, and possibly an Italian passenger. It is believed there were two Italians on board, one of whom was saved, but the members of the crew are not cer tain as to the second one, if he was a passenger. News of the rescue of the second boat was brought from the lightship by the tug Wallula, which was able to get close enough to - talk with a megaphone with the crew. The missing boat has been given up as Inst, owing to the heavv sea and I furious storm. CHINAMAN AT DENVER ATTEMPTS TO SUICIDE By Associated Press DENVER, Nov. 27. Believing that his life was already forfeited under a sentence of the warring tongs at San Francisco, Long Ngl, a Chinese iaundryman, made a des perate attempt to kill "himself to- night. He was found unconscious from the effects of a large dose of poison, and left letters written, the police say, in human blood. The letters notified him that his life was forfeited to the On Ylck tong WISCONSIN HANKER SENTENCED TO PRISON B Associated Press MADISON, Wis.. Nov. 27. Phil Allen, Jr.. former vice president of the First National bank of Mineral Point. Wis., Appeared before Fed eral Judge Sanborn today, pleaded guilty to four out of 26 counts In the indictment against him, and was sentenced to ten year In the fed eral prison at Fort Leavenworth Has. Advertise In the Dally nonania I the paper with the circulation. Government Officials Deny Knowledge of Jthe Landing and Say Cruiser Des Moines is Not at Greytown But at Costa Rico. (Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. A rumor was circulated tonight that blue jackets from the cruiser Des Moines were landed in Greytown today, but it could not be confirmed. Naval officials denied any knowledge of tin reported landing, and declared if such were the case the department would have been notified. Rear Admiral Potter, chief of the bureau of navigation, said that the Des Moines was not at Greytown, but at Port Limon, Costa Rico. ' NEW YORK, Nov. 27. Private advices from unconfirmed cable dispatches reached here tonight and state that American troops were landed at Bluefields today. The message was re ceived by G. Spencer Holland, a former resident of Nicaragua, with mining interests there, and was in cipher. It did not say from what vessel the blue jackets were landed. The message was signed by Colonel Golarza, in command of. an insurgent regiment at Bluefields. DETACHMENT OF MARINES MAY SAIL TOMORROW 1 By Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27. Sec retary Myer came here today from Washington and reviewed, at the League Island navy yard, the ma rines who will sail, probably tomor row, on the transport Prairie for the Panama canal zone, or possibly Nicaragua. The Prairie was placed in dry dock today, to repair a pro peller blade that had been slightly, bent. This defect will be remedied and the vessel will be ready to sail on time. All England v Waiting of By Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 27. The coming week will be a memorable one in the annals of the British parlia ment, as a majority of the house of lords despite the warnings of Bal four and Roseberry, have decided to wtihhold their consent from the budget, and it is now a foregone conclusion that Lord Lansdowne's motion- to reject the measure will be carried by a large majority. It is believed to be certain that Premier Asquith will give notice affirming TRAINS WILL SOON HE RUNNING ON ALASKA ROAD By Associated Press CORDOVA, Alaska, Nov. 27. The Copper River .and Northwestern railroad will begin to operate trains to the mouth of the Tiekel river, 102 miles from Cordova, December 1. The first 54 miles of the road cost $5,770,000k there being com pleted twelve bridge spans across the Copper river, 'aggregating 4700 feet of steel and 2000 feet or wood work. Winter headquarters have been established at the junction of the Tiekel and Copper rivers, where the Fairbanks trail begins. No at tempt will be made to lay rails un til March. Several hundred men are at work on the cantilever bridge of the Milse glacier, over which trains will be operated by August 15, 1910, and to the Bonanza copper field by December 1, 1910. The entire cost of the road is estimated at $20,000, 000. TWENTY-SIX PRISONERS DIG WAY OUT OF JAIL By Associated Press GA.MBO, Oaxaca, Mexico.. Nov. 27. It was discovered yc-sterdny that 26 priiioners in the peniten tiary at Tehnuntepec, mnny of them murderers, had gained their liberty by digging beneath the walls of the ancient structure. The prison was erected In 1540. and the tunneling of the prisoners caused the crumbling walls to fall. It was built -originally for a church and monastery, but during the war between church and state It was turned Into a garrison and then Into a prison. Advertise In tfca Dally Donania. LOG RAFTS ADRIFT IN COLUMBIA RIVER By Associated Press PORTLAND, Nov. 27. As a re sult of the floods, five log ,. rafts swept down the river today, tearing small craft from their moorings, and crashed into a boom near Van couver, setting adrift 29 other log rafts containing nearly 12,000,000 feet of lumber. If not recovered the logs will entail a loss of $125,- 000. It is expected that the crest of the flood will pass into the Co lumbia river today. is Decision Parliament the uncontrolled right of the com mons to act in financial legislation. The possibility exists that Lord Bal four will reply to this with an amendment opposing the change in taxation, and the matter will be re ferred to the people. Both parties are ready to begin an active campaign the moment the house of lof'ds announces its decis ion, when parliament will be pro rogued. Great meetings have al ready been arranged and thousands of speakers have been allotted to the big centers of population. CARLOADS OF HONEY SHIPPED FROM YERINGTON Last week one car of honey was shipped to Ohio. On Monday of this week two cars were shipped to Los Angeles. J. S. Armstrong, of Independence, Cal., who paid at the rate of 10 cents per pound for two cars shipped to Los Angeles, says the honey bus iness is the most profitable of any in the world. He is desirous of or ganizing a $50,000 company to pro duce and market the honey of Ma son valley, Truckee Valley and Bish op creek. The Mason valley honey captured the gold and silver medals at the St. Louis exposition and the first prize for comb honey at the bee conven tion held in Los Angeles in 1903. Times. BROWNSVILLE1 A FFAIR WILL RE RE-OPENED By Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Nov. 27. The military court which is making a final inquiry into the shooting, up of the town of Brownsville by negro soldiers, convened today. The tak ing of testimony will begin Mon day. It END'S SPLENDID ItF.I'I'TATION' According to thp following from a Pittsburg paper, Reno has a splen did reputation In til!! east for easy divorces: "Pa. would you go up In an aero plane If ou hud a chance?" "No. I'd prefer to pay your mother's expense to Reno, New. and let her become a widow that way." Try a Bonanza want ad. SISKIYOU STRUCK BY DRY WAVE REDDING, Nov. 27. Re- ports tonight indicate that Sis- klyou has gone dry by up- wards of 100 majority in the special election called to vote on the license question. GEORGE SUTTON IS THE CHAMPION AT BILLIARDS By Associated Press NEW YORK, Nov. 27. George Sutton of Chicago defeated George F. Slosson of New York at tonight's session for the world's billiard championship. Sutton won by the score of 500 to 437. Cline defeated Casignol by 500 to 461. Cline now leads in the tournament, with Sut ton and Demarast tied for second place. LA Nti FORD WANTS TO MEET JACK JOHNSON By Associated Press BOSTON, Nov. 27. Acting on be half of Sam Langford, the heavy weight fighter, his manager, Joseph Woodman, today deposited $10,000 to bind a match for not less than 20 rounds with Jack -Johnson, for the championship of the world. DR. COOK HHS DROPPED COMPLETELY OUT 0E SIGHT Polar Explorer is Believed to be on Verge of Nervous Collapse, Even Backer in Ignorance of Whereabouts. By Associated Press NEW YORK, Nov. 27. Dr. Fred erick R. Cook dropped completely out of public view today and not even John R. Bradley, his backer in the Arctic expedition, knows where he is tonight. Charles Wake, an insurance man, appears to be the only one who has knowledge of Cook's whereabouts. He is firm in his resolve to keep his lips closed till Cook sees fit to take the public into his confidence. Great concern is expressed as to the condition of Dr. Cook's health. Although his friends maintain that he has borne up well under the SIX YEARS FOR WOMAN WHO TALKED WITH SPOOKS By Associated Press DENVER, Nov. 27. Mrs. W. ,W. Wheeler, the clairvoyant who was convicted recently, for obtaining money under false pretenses by telling patrons they would make fortnues by -Investing in Nevada mines, was today sentenced to six years in the penitentiary. Her hus band is a business man of Denver, and his brother Is a former state senator. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE An old dink was complaining to a rooster that she did not get prop er recognition. She said: "I have been laying eggs here on this ranch all season and I lay just as many eggs as the old hen docs, that sister of yours thnt everybody writes al'out ami talks about at the tnble, and she gets a great deal more j red It and I don't get anything." "Well," the old rooster replied, "you don't understand this bus iness. When you lay an egg, you just waddle off throuKtt the alfalfa und say nothing, but when my sis ter does anything she advertise It. You need a press agent." Pure apple cider delirered free to any part of town . tiu II .1. Hall Liquor rompanv .M( umi i iiniiuiuuu WAS SHUT OFE FROM . OUTSIDE WORLD By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27. The failure of an engine in one of the power houses, owing to the low tide shutting off . the water,- interrupted telegraphic communication with the outside world for a few minutes to day. When the wires opened a flood of telegrams asked If the city had again been destroyed by an earthquake. The Interruption was so brief that the companies had no time to start their auxiliary plants. SPRING VALLEY SUBMITS OFFER TO SELL PLANT By Associated Press " SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. The Spring Valley Water company, own ing and controlling the water supply of the city, of San Francisco, sub mitted an offer to the supervisors today to sell the entire system to the city for $35,000,000. The com pany submitted an offer two weeks ago to sell the distribution system to the city for $19,000,000. That offer did not include the water sheds or pumping plants. PARIS SWINDLERS HELD FOR FRAUD By Associated Press PARIS, Nov. 27. The Gubatas, who were arrested on a charge of fraud after having obtained jewelry and furs under the names of the Count and Countess Gubata, were held for trial on' a charge of swind ling. Mrs. Gubata is the daughter of a wealthy New York merchant. strain of lecturing and preparing his data, 'his intimate associates de clare that Cook appeared to be on the verge of a nervous collapse last Monday. Cook Is reported to have said: "If this keeps up much long er I will be In an insane asylum." The statement that Cook sailed on the steamer Caronia for Europe or Havana was contradicted by wireless from the steamer's captain, saying that the explorer was not on board. John R. Bradley said he was sick of mystery. He said he should properly feel sore if Cook had left on an extended trip with out saying good-bye. POSTAL WILL FIGHT ITS RIVAL IN MERGER By Associated Press SPOKANE, Nov. 27. The Chron icle states today that aparently In preparation for battle with the re cently merged Western Union and American Telephone and Telegraph interests, a co-operative working agreement has been effected between the Postal Telegraph company and the independent telephone interests of the northwest. All Independent telephone lines between Seattle and St. Paul, In cluding the Interstate Telegraph company, the Home Telegraph com pany and the Local Long Distance Telephone company, are Included. i H FSITF.lt OK HIGGINS GIVEN .-.iMin REWARD By AskocIuIihI Pre PARIS. Nov. 27. A special to the Figaro from Madrid a Eu gene IligKlns, the New York yachts man, has made a present of $5040 to tho man who rescued him when th Varuua was wrecked on the count of the Island of Madeira. An ad In the Bonaaxa ta aurt to brine rciulta.