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VOL. IX. NO 123
TONOPAH. NEVADA, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 17, 1911.
PRICE 10 CENTS.
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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.
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