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t Daily Bonanza WEATHER Fair, Tonight and Saturday 0N0 ''t',, r.. . Today's Silver Quotation 53 ., VOL. IX. NO 123 TONOPAH. NEVADA, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 17, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS. 5 CUNNINGHAM CAPTURED THROUGH A BAD LEAK IN HIS DISGUISE Streak of White Leads to the Arrest of Fugitive from Reno While Enroute to Sacramento. "RENO, Nev., March 17. A white Btreak back of the ears of a man who appeared to be a sleeping black was responsible for the capture of former Deputy City Clerk A. F. Cun ningham, who escaped from the county jail here ten days ago, on the eve of his departure for Car son to serve a nine years' sen tence for embezzlement. A passing brakesman flashed his lantern on the recumbent form, saw the white streak flashing under the grimy brown and he notified -the officers at Rocklin of the circumstance. In ten minutes Railroad Officer O'Brien and Policemen Murphy and Bagley roughly shook the sleeper and placed him under arrest. Hia iden tity was later established- at Sacra mento by Big Bill Wilson, ex-con stable of Reno township, under whom Cunningham once served as a deputy constable. uunningnam was captured on train 23, westbound, shortly after daybreak as the train was nearing Sacramento. He had a ticket from Truckee to Sacramento and $165 in gold coin. The officers had received the cir culars sent out by Sheriff Ferrel containing the description and pic ture of Cunningham. They had but a few hours before received notice from the constable of Truckee that Cunningham had started west on train No. 23 and was disguised as a Hindu. Had It not been for the telltale streak, however, it is doubtful x whether thecalptufe oujd have been made. Cunning,n was well painted, it is true, but;' it was by the use of shoe blacking of a dark luster. He had not the cus tomary turban of the Sikh but wore a coonskiu cap like a football player's helmet turned down over the forehead and snugly fitting, ex cept near the neck, and a glimpse back of the ears. He was an over coat concealing a business suit of brown and he would have been more quickly mistaken for a mulatto or a Mexican than a Hindu. The white streak was the faint mark which betrayed and caused the investigation of the disguise. . ' Sheriff Ferrel, after communicat ing with the authorities at Sacra mento, left on train No. 23 to get Cunningham, who had admitted his identity after seeing Big Bill. Cunningham stated that he would come' back to Reno without extra dition papers. When the news of the capture bl the suspect became known, William Wilson, formerly of Reno, went to headquarters and stated that "he knew Cunningham and could deter mine the question of Identity. Cun ningham had, up to this, stoutly maintained that he was a home seeker late from-Ogden. His story was damaged by the discovery of a copy of a Reno, newspaper, the ticket from Truckee and the fact that the shoes of the suspect were sold in Reno. When Wilson entered he recog nized Cunningham, his former dep uty, instantly. "Hello, Baldy," said Big Bill "Hurry back." Cunningham gave a stony stare for a half minute. Then he said: "Oh, well, Bill, I guess they've got the goods on me and I might as well give in." That, ended the uncertainly. Wil son and Cunningham had a talk and Sheriff Ferrel was notified. It is believed that Sheriff Ferrel will be able to bring his prisoner back today. He declares that no delay will be had in taking Cun ningham" to Carson City, where he will be put behind the bars. The entire history of Cunning' ham's escapades reads more like a dime novel than a latter-day real ity. His career as a good fellow ended when he was arrested on charges of embezzlement and forg ery Reveral months ago in connet tion with defalcations in the city clerk's office, where he was deputy. He was indicted and found guilty of embezzlement of city funds and sentenced to serve nine years in prison. Pending an appeal, and while he was confined in the conn ty, jail he "slipped" . Night Jailer Cadle and walked out of his room being hidden (from the jailer's view by a Japanese screen. For ten days the fugitive's whereabouts were a mystery. Ru mors of every kind floated around and the first definite report came coincident with the confirmation of news of his capture. ' In addition to his sentence, it is likely Cunningham will be punishr ed for the escape which is a sep arate offense. His attorneys with drew from his appeal the day fol lowing his escape. ALASKA COAL LAND CASES ARE ON TRIAL NINE INDICTMENTS ISSUED AGAINST PROMINENT FINANCIERS. PHONE COMPANY FRANCHISE IS EXTENDED YEAR LOCAL LINE GIVEN ANOTHER YEAR'S LEASE OX LIFE. CHICAGO, March 17. Nine men, including former retired presidents, bankers, brokers and financiers were indicted by the federal grand jury yesterday in the Matamuska river coal land cases. The men are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government out of 10,000 acres of coal lands, val ued at $10,000,000. The men Include A. C. Frost, for mer president of the Alaska North ern railway, a former president and promoter of the Milwaukee Electric road, and president of A. C. Frost company; George M. Seward, of Chicago, receiver of the A. C. Frost company; C. A. Pierre, of Chicago. former secretary of the Alaska Northern railway, and secretary- treasurer of the rrost company; Frank Watson, of Spokane, Wash.; George A. Ball, of Muncie, Ind., said to be the financial backer of Frost; Duncan M. Stewart, of Seward, Alaska, formerly manager of the Southern Bank of Toronto, Canada; Harry C. Osbourne, Toronto; Glynn L. Francis, Toronto, and Francis H. Stewart, Toronto. CARSON CITY, Nev., March 17. One of the closing acts of the 1911 session of the legislature -was the passage of a bill extending the fran chise of the Nevada Telephone and Telegraph company for another years. The old franchise of the company expired this year. NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS INVESTED BY FINANCIERS ALCOHOL OILL IS TABLED IN SENATE--GOVERNOR WINS IN WATER C0MSS10N OILL Upper House Endeavors to Pass Vetoed Measure Over Head of Chief Exec utive But Fails. WASHINGTON, March 17. A to tal of $875,708,925 in gold has been invested in the twenty-one years! he vetoed and which the senate en- (Special to The Bonanza.) CARSON CfTY, Nev., March 17. The bill which proposed to en force druggists to pay a license of $200 a year in order to handle al cohol, met defeat last night by being tabled in the senate. Governor Oddle scored a victory in the water commission bill, which from 188G to 1907 by foreign in terests in Mexico outside the mining industry, according to a bulletin Issued by the bureau of manufac tures of the department of com merce and labor yesterday. Americans supplied $338,001,973 while capitalists of the United Kingdom furnished the sum of $254, 650,823. LABORER RENTS GUN AND ENDS OWN LIFE SAN FRANCISCO,. March 17. Walking into a Fillmore street shooting gallery last night, Jack Jane, a laborer, laid a dime on the counter and asked for a re volver. . He fired one shot careless ly at the target, then suddenly he turned, the pistol against his breast and shot himself through the heart, dying instantly. No cause is known for his rash act. The police are investlgatuu;. deavored, unsuccessfully to pass over veto. The convict labor bljl passed, also the free text book measure. The books wlli.be printed at the state printing office. Tall- man's purity of election law was killed in the assembly. The exposition bill was passed. The state tax rate was set at sixty cents. Patrick's digest of the laws of the state was purchased and or dered printed at the state printing office. Sixteen bills died on the senate files, while a small number . like fate in the assembly. Five thou sand dollars was appropriated to supply horses for the state police. The legal residence bill passed, and Reno Is jubilant. WATER COMPANY SHOWS SOME SPEEDY ACTION For just a few moments yester day the water supply of Tonopah was cut off by the Tonopah United Water company. So short was the time, however, that but few of the residents of this city were aware of the fact that they were without aqua pura. As was announced on the previous, evening the company intended to make several connec tions with the Montana mine. Four connections were made and they were made in "jig-time." Manager Burnham deserves considerable cred it for this work, which shows that he Is on the job all - of the- time and that he employes efficient help DOVE OF PEACE IN SIGHT IN THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION BIG DOINGS ON AT THE BUTLER THEATRE TONIGHT WOLFE TONE CLUB PROMISES DIG ST. PATRICK ENTERTAINMENT. President Diaz proposes Peace Terms With Many Concessions to the Insurgents. WOLFE TONE CLUB DANCE PROMISED BIG NIGHT EVENT ST. PATRICK WILL BE WELL REMEMBERED IN CITY OF , TONOPAH. Following the big show at the Butler theater tonight, under . the auspices of the Wolfe Tone club, an adjournment will be taken to Min ers' Exchange hall, where the Gaelic club members and, their many friends will make merry in a dance, ENGLISH BATTLESHIP MAKES TARGET RECORD the music from which is promised to shatter the small wee hours of 'tt The malB featuri of the sy8. LONDON, March 17. Unofficial dispatches from Gibraltar concur in the statement that recent gun trials of the battleship Neptune have been astonishingly successful. They are said to have passed all previous records made by vessels of the Dreadnought class. ' According to one statement, the Neptune on March 11, while steam ing at a speed of 13 knots an hour off the Moroccan coast, fired two broadsides in quick succession at a target towed at approximately the same speed at a distant of 8000 yards. Every shot hit the target. It. is stated that responsibility for this remarkable record is dte to the new system originated bj Percy WASHINGTON; D. C, March 17. All Mexicans in Washington In sympathy with the revolutionary cause, as well as supporters of the' federal government, displayed in tense interest ynsterday in the. move ments of Limantour, whose return to Mexico City was expected, as it means not only important changes in the cabinet of Diaz but a possi ble solution of all political disor ders. .The importance of Senor Liman- tour's return to Mexico, it is said, lies In the fact that coincident with changes in the cabinet of President Diaz, reforms will be . instituted in the administration of various states calculated to appease the revolution ists. The ' fact that changes will be made in the Mexican cabinet is no longer a secret. ' Many concessions are said to he offered the revolutionists by Presi dent Diaz. the morning, - A1 big turnout is expected at the initial event of the new club, which is composed of those in sym pathy with Ireland and Irish free dom. V ! ' , . : -. GUGGENHEIMS SELL THEIR FISHERIES , SEATTLE, March 17.The Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate has dis posed of the Northwestern Fisheries -company, one of the largest salmon packing companies In Alaska, to A. Booth & Sons' fishing interests: The consideration ' is placed at about li.soo.ooo. ; Fresh milk and cream at Palace Market. 12-12-tf tem is in training and firing guns from the conning tower. The men who load them cannot see the tar get at any time. SERVICES AT ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMAN GIVEN SENTENCE OF TWENTY YEARS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OF HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD ' SON. MANY FEATURES TO THE LOS ANGELES LAND SHOW NEUTRALITY IS VIOLATED BY MEXICANS UNCLE SAM'S CUSTOM OFFICIALS FIRED UPON BY THE FEDERALS. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 17. Among .the many important land enterprises that will be exploited at. the' Pacific Land and Products expooition, which will be hei in thi3 city March 18 to April 2 are the Fresno irrigated farms lu the Fresnd valley, the Van Nuys town ship in the San Fernando valley. the Perris irrigated farms in River side county, the Orange Vista trftct in Riverside county and the Fresno valley tract, promoted by Emil FiTth of this city. The soils of these lands,- together with their products, will be on view and com petent men will be in attendance at each exhibit to answer questions and distribute advertising literature. Tonight is the night for the big doings at the Butler theater. The Wolfe Tone club members and their friends will be out in force and every one is guaranteed a good night's entertainment. The program irt full Is as fol lows: "The Doctor," (Edison dra-, ma); Miss Marjorie Macy, in comic songs; Billy Walker, Illustrated song; quartet composed of Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Flood, Mr. Roach and Mr. McGinn. Harding and Wasson will appear in a roaring farce en titled "Finnegan the Policeman," in troducing Bongs and dances. Mov ing pictures, "The Lad of Old Ire land," "A Queen for a Day," clos ing with Mr. Jim Deegan singing: "The Star Spangled Banner." This is tone of the very best entertain ments ever given in Tonopah. The first show will start at 6:50 p. m. and the admission will be 25 cents. There will only be two shows given tonight, so be sure and come early. JURY FINALLY GOTTEN IN FLOWER MURDER CASE Rev. Ai Lester Hazlett, archdea con of the Episcopal district of the state of Nevada, will hold services in St. Mark's Episcopal church on Sunday, -March 19, as follows: Sun day school, 10 a. m.; holy com munion and sermon, 11 a. m.j in struction for confirmation, 3 p. m.; evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. A special music and song program has been arranged for both morning and evening services. ALBANY,1 N. Y., March 17.--The jury in the case of Mrs. Edith Melber, charged with the murder of ler four-year-old son last January, brought -in a verdict of . mu?der in the second degree yestttday, after being, out two hours and 19 minutS3. Justice Howard immediately sen tenced the woman to serve a a In dti.eiminate period of not Ic-jb than tventy years at hani labtr !u Ad' burn prison. Mrs. Melber showed ro trace of emotion when ihe ver cMct and sentence vere prou'iuiivf-rt ARTILLERY RECRUITS INJURED IN RUNAWAY SAN FRANCISCO, March 17. Four artillery recruits were serious ly injured at the Presidio yesterday when a passing automobile stac peded the horses attached to one of the uns. CALEXICO, March 17. Mexican officials who have almost continual ly complained and protested against alleged violation of neutrality o: the part of insurrectos, are them selves placed on the anxious seat as the result of customs officials hav Ing fired upon rebels at A.lgadonc3. while, it is claimed they ' oacitpied position in the United States serv ice at Andrade, an American town, just opposite Algadones. ALEC M'DONALD IN A CRITICAL CONDITION Alec McDonald, an employe of the Tonopah Mining company and well known in this city, Is in a critical condition at the Miners' hospital with an acute attack of pneumonia. Mr. McDonald was taken with a chill Wednesday evening at about 9 o'clock, but medical aid was not summoned until yesterday morning. The sick man was found to be In a critical condition and was Immedi ately moved to the hospital. The attending physician states that his condition is very low. Mr. McDon ald has a wife and one child. GOLDFIELD, March 17. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon after all of the fifty veniremen had been examined, the following jurors were sworn to try Will Flowers on a charge of taking the life of his father: R. T. .Armstrong, M. D. Elvers, J. L. Kalfus, J. D. May- house,' G. W. Morrison, W. T. Olm- stead, W. E. Pratt, F. C. Pace, C. Bunz, Charles Larsen and Mark Chllders. Mark Chllders was the last tales man examined, and his was the last name in the box. Had an other peremptory challmge been ex ercised by either side , the Issuance of a second venire would have been made1 necessary. THAW TO TELL OF INSANE MAN'S DEATH WEATHER MAN IS TROWN FROM HORSE J. C. Plercy, the local weather bureau man, while out riding over the hills, was thrown from his horse and severely shaken up and bruised. He will be laid up, .for several days. The puestion is, what was he look ing for an horseback not spring water. BOXES AT. NEW P. O. READY FOR PATRONS It is the request of the postmas ter that all citizens holding post- office boxes In the old building call at the new building, In Main street, immediately and secure com binations to nex boxes. Keys will be dispensed with entirely in the new postofflce and the postmaster is desirous that all the patrons of boxes secure the combination be fore the office is permanently mov ed; which fs expected to be attended to Monday; POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., , March 17. That Harry K. Thaw will be asked to appear in court here and give whatever information he may possess regarding the death of John J. Nugent, a Matteawan patient, is said to be practically settled. . Dis trict Attorney Mack had a long in terview with Thaw in Matteawan and he says that Thaw has consid erable information that will be use ful. Thaw, if he is called, wil ltes tify at the next hearing of Daniel Riley, the attendant,, who is charged with causing Nugent's death. . ' RUSSIA GAINS POINT. PEKIN, March 17. The Chinese government yesterday declared ?ts 'ntention of agreeing to both points at issue with Russia, and. Is now draiiing a reply to the rently re ceived ultimatum. Our "Want Ada" bring results , The Daily Bonanza reaches the people.'-.-