a^PJSPATCHES AND ALL THE NEWS OF THE WORLDS GREATEST COPPER CAMP
BA. ™ MBI mnre LARn™' !T ""™fAP“ p™UOA™>" “ “™“ N1*VADV n- »«, woSST» ABH&rwim weAiiSorao ot » ™ wJJSk
A NEWSTAPRR iN TUB DISTRICT FOR THE ukaJ^U* *** ***** PRINTED IN THE ELY DISTRICT. BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. IT AMO ENJOYS THB LARGEST CONFIDENCE aHR
■-----’ REASON THAT FT IS KNOWN TO BB CONSERVATIVE AND CORRECT IN ITS 8TATMBHTS AND PAIR TO BIBIY DVTBRBST IN TBRBFTOBY FT COVHR
WHITEPINE NEW'3
VOL. XLI NO. 229.
JETOtlES-JONNSCN MUTEST WILL
LIKELY TAKE PLACE D NEVADA
RICKARD PREFERS
SALT LAKE CITY BUT
GOVERNOR REFUSES
First Legal Gun In the Battle Against
Prize Fighting In California Will
Be Fired This Morning----Contest
Cannot Take Place In Utah
* SAN FRANCISCO, June III.—With
a motion for a iiermanent injum tion
against the JelTries-Johiison light Mini
an application for a teui|H>rary re
straining order against tiie Kaufman
laiugford contest to lie tiled in the
Su|s‘iior Court here tomorrow morn
ing, Attorney ticnerai Welili will lire
the first legal gun in Hie war declared
on prize lighting in tills state liy tiov- i
ernor (illicit. \\ lien informed of the
intention of tiie attorney general to- 1
day, Tex Kick aril said that inline- 1
diutely on an adverse decision from
the court he would remove the scene j
of the battle grouud to some other!
state. He also stated that with the
handing down of an unfavorable de
cision he would commence civil ac
tion against the governor and attor
ney general to recover damages for
the expanse that he has already un
dergone to prepare for the light here.
Rickard was in consultation today
with Attorney W. H. Metson in re
gard to the proposed civil suit. It
was learned today that Hilly McCar
il ey had been dispatched to Reno with
instruction to procure permits for
holding of two matches In that place,
the Langford-Ketehel battle on July
2nd and the Jeffries-Johnson fight
two days luter.
Kiglit Will Not He Held in Utah.
SALT LAKE, June 16.—A move
ment to bring the JefTrles-Johnson
contest to this city received a set
back today when Governor Spry posi
tively announced that he saw no rea
son to change his formerly expressed
view that it could not be held in this
state. "The tight will not be held in
Utah If I can prevent It,” said Gov
ernor Spry. Today a telegram was
sent to Promoter "Tex” Rickard
asking him to consider a plan for
staging of the contest across the state
line and just within Nevada territory
at a point 120 miles from this city.
Governor Takes Initial Step.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 16 —
Stirred to action by Insistent protests
from all parts of the state, Governor
Jas. N. G11 lett took steps yesterday
to prevent the light between James
J. Jeffries nnd Jack Johnson, in this
city, on July 4. In a letter of in
struction to Attorney General U. S.
Webb the governor expressed his dis
approval of prize fighting in unmeas
ured terms, directs that the aid of
the courts be Invoked to prevent the
match and concludes with u posi
tive order that in case the plea for a
restraining order is not granted and
the fight is carlred out, the attorney
general proceed to gather evidence
and prosecute the principals and
those Interested in the tight for vio
lation of the pennl code of the state.
The letter declares that the su
preme court of California has never
defined a prize fight, and suggests an
opportunity be given it to do so. This
is taken to Indicate the governor's in
tention to press his opposition to the
end while the status of the Jeffries
Johnson fight Is in an unsettled con
dition tonight, the sporting fraternity
is much cast down and it is gener
ally believed that the death knell of
prize fighting In California, the "mec
ca of prize fighters.” according to the
governor's letter, has been sounded.
This Is borne out by the fact that the
governor telegraphed to Attorney
STATKMEXTT FROM
I’ltOMOTKU HICKAItU
———
SAX FRANCISCO, June 16.—
Tex Rickard made the following
statement: "If Governor Gil
lette has stated that he will not
permit us to handle the Jeffries
Johnson fight in this state, that
settles it. W’e will not attempt
to 'buck' him nor bring down
the militia upon us. I shall
order work stopped at once on
the arena and take the fight
elsewhere. I prefer Salt Lake,
but Reno and Ely, Nevada, will
also receive Consideration.”
Jack Gleason, who was present,
voiced the expreBlsons of his
1 partner.
” I
General Webb later In the day to take i
similar action in the matter of the*
fight between Sam I^ingford and Ai
Kaufman, which was to have been j
fought here next Saturday.
Promoters Rickard and Gleason of j
the big fight were completely taken 1
by surprise. They bad beard no whis- ;
per of the governor's intended action. !
When the news reached him, Rickard
rushed to the office of General Webb |
and asked what that official proposed i
to do. After a conference with Webb, I
Rickard said that he believed the ,
tight would be bel in San Francis- j
co, and on the ad rtised date, de
spite the governor': orders. He said ;
that he would not say positively what \
he would do until Webb handed down
an opinion. Yet Rickard has no in
tention of abandoning the efTort to
hold the fight here.
Rickard said that Webb had prom
ised him because of the great ex
pense under which the promoters
have been in erecting the arena and
other matters connectd with th fight,
that his opinion would be forthcom
ing without delay. Rickard expects
it within two days. In the meantime,
he said, he would make ready to take
the fight to Nevada or Utah if com
pelled to do so.
Just what will be the nature of the
legal proceedings instituted by the
attorney general Is not known. The
governor’s letter Is positive In direct
ing that the courts be asked to in
tervene, and urges a definition of
prize fighting by the Supreme court.
Because of this, it is believed tb£t
Webb will apply for a writ of man
damus before the state's highest
tribunal, thus bringing all parties be
fore that body for a hearing,
and securing a temporary writ
of injunction pending a decision. By
this step he would avoid delay, since
the promoters would have no appeal I
if judgment was rendered against j
tuem.
Jeffries to Continue Training.
BEN LOMONl), Cal., June lfi.—
JaB. J. Jeffries, when apprised of the
action of Governor Glllett, said:
"I can’t believe it. I do not think
that the governor would do that after
he has repeatedly said he would not
interfere. ] shall continue my train
ing until officially notified that the
fight is off.”
Jeffries appeared much crestfallen
when told that there was no doubt
about the governor’s intention to
stop the fight.
Jim Corbett w’as thunderstruck,
but when he heard that the governor
had personally vouched for the story
CITIES MUST RAISE CASH
IF THEY WANT EXPOSITION
-
WASHINGTON, June lfl.—Both Han PYancisco and New Orleans
must raise seven and one-half million dollars Indore they can hope to re
ceive government endorsement for their expositions in celebration of the
completion of the Panama canal. The House committee on foreign af
fairs today decided not to invite foreign nations to participate until these
conditions are complied with.
JAMES J. JEFFRIES
GOVERNOR GILGKTT
MAKES STATEMENT
SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 16.
“I have no statement or ex
planation to make other than
that contained in my letter to
the attorney general," said Gov
ernor Gillett this evening.
“1 am simply doing my duty
as 1 see it. I only acted after
the district attorney of San
Francisco reported to me that
he would not try to prevent
what 1 deem to be a crime
against the Stale of California,
the laws of which 1 am sworn to
protect from violation. 1 have
been deliberating on this mat
ter for about ten days and have
gone over the whole thing very
carefully.
“I have received hundreds of
letters," he added, “but these
have had no bearing upon my
action. I propose to do my
duty as 1 see it, no matter what
people may say or do, and no
matter whom it hurts. That is
all there is to it."
over the long-distance phone, be
said:
“I guess it is true all right, but
it is mighty hard to believe. You
must admit that Gillett does not seem
to be the sort of man who would let
the promoters go to all the expense
they have and then throw them
down. Look at us fellows who trav
eled all tue way across the continent,
spending our time and money. It
JACK JOHNSON.
seems more like cruelty to me than
injustice. It is safe to say that Jef
fries is the least perturbed man in
the camp as the result of the latest
crash in the plans for the fight. The
entire camp, Including friends and
trainers, stood around in little
groups, discussing what they consid
er©d a calamity of the first magni
tude. None of them could under
stand why the governor took steps
towards the suppression of this fight
after permitting the arrangements
for it to proceed so far.”
While the camp was still boiling
with indignation over the governor’s
instructions to his attorney general,
a newspaper man seeking Jeffries to
ask him in regard to the reported
(Continued on page two)
_
VIITIM OF FIF\DISH CRUELTY
INCLl'DI X(i VSK OF CAKROHIVE
Ann WHICH LITERALLY tXH)K
ED THE FLESH.
OAKLAND, Cal., June 16.—Bound
and gagged, and with her feet, arms
and limbs burned and horribly mu
tilated, Miss Mary Delgado, a 17
year-old girl, w'as found half dead to
day on the front porch of her home.
Rendered unconscious by some pow
erful drug or anaesthetic, the victim
was picked up by her brother, Frank
Delgado, who stumbled over the pros
trate body.
me girl was stiff and blue with the
cold and splotches of blood from the
wounds on her arms and feet covered
her nightgown and a sheet snatched
from her own bed by the unknown
assailants, which was wound around
the lower part of her body. Her
hands were securely tied behind her
with one of her own stockings, while
the mate tightly bound around her
throat prevented her regaining con
sciousness.
The nature of the corrosive acid
i used in burning the girl’s feet, both
! of which are literally cooked, is un
known. A hot iron was apparently
| used on the soles of her feet, and
i holes have been bored clear through
the bone of each of the toes of both
feet by some sharp instrument which
was also used, it appears, inflicting
a deep hole in size and shape of a sil
ver dollar in the exact center of Miss
Delgado’s left foot.
In addition to the other injuries
inflicted the girl's front hair was
sheared and torn from her head by
the thugs.
The girl was taken from her room, j
where she slept beside her little sis
ter, who was not disturbed. The
family cannot furnish any theory for
the attack.
BOMB CAUSES PANIC.
NEW YORK, June 16.—One hun
dred and fifty occupants of a first
avenue tenement, hearing a dyna
mite bomb exploded In the hallway
today, fled panic stricken to the fire
escapes and had to be removed by
means of ladders. The explosion ts
believed to have been the work of
the Black Hand society.
TKKMHLKK ZONE UNKNOWN.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—An
earthquake of considerable Intensity
and duration occurred tnls morning
at a distance approximately 4.00U
miles from Washington, according to
the seismographs at Georgetown Uni
versity. It is considered possible that
tne location of the disturbance was In
Italy.
DEMURRER BY GOVERNOR j
IS OVERRULED BY UXJU1
Injunction Preventing Removal of
Capital From Guthrie to Okla
homa City Still Stand*.
GUTHRIE, June 16.—Judge A. H.
Huston, in the county district court
here today overruled the demurrer
Hied by Governor Haskell to the pe
tltton of County Attorney Hepburn
who asked for an injunction prevent
ing the removal of the capital from
Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The at
torney general was given leave to file
an exception. The temporary injunc
tion •issued last Monday was contin
ued in force until further order.
The court held that the enabling
act was valid in imposing the condi
tion that the capital should remain at
Guthrie until 1913, that the court
had jurisdiction over the person of
the governor in matters where he
had not discretion, and that the coun
ty attorney had power to file an ap
plication for an injunction. The de
cision differed from that of Attorney
General Weston on all points.
COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPT
ED IIY UPPER BRANCH—HOUSE
HAD BUSY DAY DISCUSSING
AND DISSECTING RULES.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—By a
unanimous vote on roll call the Sen
ate today passed the statehood bill as
reported from the Senate committee
on territories. It differs from the
House bill and must go to confer
ence unless the House should con
cur in the Senate amendments.
The Lodge bill to retire Associate
Judge Moody of the United States
Supreme court was reported to the
Senate today as a result of a unani
mous vote in its favor by the Senate
judiciary committee.
The House bill to increase the en
gineer corps of the army which car
ries a provision which would permit
the President to supercede with an
army engineer, Director F. H. New
ell, of the reclamation service, was
reported to the Senate today favor
ably by the committee on military af
fairs. A minority report will be filed
by Senator Dixon.
The projected fight on rules may
be avoided by concessions on the part
of the rules committee. After a live
ly session in which the advisability
of reporting a rule based on that pro
posed by Minority Leader Clark was
freely discussed. The committee ad
journed today to meet later in the
day to decide the question.
The rules committee of the House
failed to take any action today on the
rules sought by the Democrats and
“Insurgent” Republicans, adjourn
ing until tomorrow. “Insurgens”
met but adjourned to meet later In
the day.
SCORN FOR HKR AFFINITY.
Woman Will Aid Husband in Punish
inn Home-Wrecker.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 16.—
1 Angry over information that the man
| who is alleged to have won her re
gard from her husband had boasted
| of his conquest, Mrs. J. D. Giberson,
wife of a mainland farmer, will be
the principal witness in charges made
by her husband against Oscar Parker,
an Ocean county contractor. Parker
was arrested at his home yesterday
and brought here and placed under
$1000 bail to appear for trial. Park
er waived a hearing and did not look
at Mrs. Giberson, who was in court
prepared to testify against him.
The case created a sensation among
the neighbors of the two families.
According to the statement of the
Irate husband he knew nothing of
the alleged liason until Parker boast
ed of his conquest to people who car
ried the tale to the husband. He Im
mediately swore out a warrant for
Parker's arrest before Magistrate
William Haughey, of this city.
Edward’s Widow Loath
To Give Up Palace To
the New Queen Mary
LONDON, June 16.—Queen Alex
andra does not seem inclined to sur
render Buckingham Palace to the
new King and a court crisis over
shadowing in public interest the con
stitutional question threatens.
The extraordinary expedient of
giving her a plain hint this week in
the public press that she is causing
inconvenience by remaining at the
palace was adopted, undoubtedly
with King George's approval. It was
in the form of an official announce
ment in these words: “There is as
yet no indication when Queen Alex
andra proposes to leave Buckingham
Palace, but doubtless she will go later
on to Copenhagen with her sister,
the Dowager Empress of Russia.*'
Queen Alexandra immediately in
quired by whose authority the an
nouncement was made. Afterward
sne had a sensational interview with
the ..ing and demanded the dismissal
of the official who gave it out. At
tue same time she is alleged to have
announced that it will take her sev
eral months to pack up and remove
her possessions to Marlborough
House, which is to be her permanent
town home.
The queen mother continues to fly
the royal standards over Buckingham
Palace, in defiance of etiquette, thus
compelling the King to hold all court
functions in the pokey, out-of-date St.
James’ Palace.
Even more galling to King George
Is the queen mother’s studied snub
bing of Queen Mary. When King Ed
ward lay dead in the palace it was
deemed proper, and it certainly was
wise, to permit Alexandra to domi
nate in all the funeral arrangements,
for Bhe is amazingly popular with the
people. Even then Queen Mary was
in the background, but when the
dowager Czarina and not Queen Mary
rode beside Alexandra in the funeral
procession the public began to think
their new queen was being too harsh
ly treated.
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
BERNE, June 16.—The floods in
Switzerland have proved the most
disastrous of any in the last sixty
years. Twenty lives have been lost
and property valued at a million and
a half dollars has been destroyed.
__
PAl'r.R MAN IN TROUBLE.
—
WASHINGTON, June 16.—The
federal grand Jury today returned an
indictment against Peter G. Thom
son, president of the Champion Coat
ed Paper company, at Hamilton,
Ohio, charging him with attempted
bribery in connection with furnishing
to the government of paper for postal
cards.
I POISON WITH FATAL PINS.
Coroner Believe* Woman Suicide
Made Bcalli Mouldy Sure.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. June 16
In the opinion of the coroner, Mrs.
Frederick B. Malkin, the young wo
man who swallowed a handful of
pins with suicidal Intent and died
after six hours of agony yesterday,
not only took the pins, but swallow
ed poison as well. It is Coroner
Huntington’s opinion that the pins
would not have caused death as
quickly as was the case. Just what
kind of poison Mrs. Malkin took he
was unable to state in his findings,
as an autopsy was not performed.
Mrs. Malkin left a husband and a
little daughter.
FLAMES ARE SWEEPING OVER
MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO
NACO, Ariz., June 16.—The entire mining town of Movarabl, in
Honors, Mexico, including a ten stamp mill, has been destroyed by a for
est Are that is sweeping over Ojo and llacoachl mountains. The miners
in the camp had a narrow escape for their lives and were compelled to
build back fires to enable them to flee to Cananea.