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Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
PUZZLE MINE.

This property has been explored con-
tinuously throughout 1900 under the
management of w. Ballatyne. The ore
product being steady and of very fair
grade, averaging 20 tons per day, half Of
which was smelling. The mill ore pro-
duct at the present keeps 10 stamps en-
ployed. From two to three carloads
us tons to the carr are shipped to the
Denver smelters weekly, During 1900
the shaft has been sunk 165 feet, its
present depth being 1865 feet. Another
lift of 100 feet in the shaft will be sunk
as rapidly as possible. The surface ad-
ditions the past year consisted OF an ad-
dition to the main building OF 20x3O feet
which was completed few days ago.
The machinery on the surface has been
put in the best possible condition.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
BOSTON DENVER CONSOLIDATED
MINES AND MILLING co.


Such is the title OF the new company
formed some time ago to operate the
Cook, Fisk, Peterson, Puzzler and the
Gregory Bobtail consolidated properties,
the 80 rapid drop heavyweight stamp
mill erected in this city last year forming
portion Of the consolidated properties.
The following named gentlemen COM
prise the officers and board Of directors:
President, NJ. p. Dalton; vice president,
c. X. Colvin: secretary and treasurer,
M. A. Smith; directors, George A. Lewis,
Walter NJ. Brewster, w. H. Davis, G. K.
Colvin, NJ. A. Smith. NJ. P. Dalton and
o. P. Thompson, all conservative busi-
ness men. Mr.. Dalton effected the con-
solidation.
or the plans of the company The OB-
SERVER is not informed, but will be ad-
vised of them when more fully mapped
out. 1t is the intention OF the new con-
solidation to increase the capacity of the
mill by adding 90 more heavyweight
rapid drop stamps, thus giving it 100
stamp capacity, which will require daily
400 tons of ore to keep them employed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
CONFERRED WITH PRESIDENT.
Hepburn and Sherman Talk Canal
and PACIFIC Cable.

Washington Nov. 14.-Representative
Hepburn of Iowa, chairman of the In
ter-state and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee of the House. and Representa-
tive Sherman of New York, a member
of the same committee. had long con-
ference with the President to-day
about Isthmian canal and Pacafic ca
BILE legislation. AS a result of the con-
sultation they announced that it was
their purpose to press legislation on
both subjects at the earliest possible
moment. The canal bill which passed
the House at the last session will be
reintroduced in substantially the form
in which it was passed last winter. No
delay is anticipated in the committee
as the whole subject has been canvass
ed thoroughly. Col. Hepburn told the
President that the bill undoubtedly
would command a large majority in the
House. The cable bill also will be
practically identical with the one re-
ported from the committee during the
last Congress. 1t provides for the lay
ing of the cable by a private corpora
ton under contract with the Post
master General with an alternative
provision for the building of the cable
by the government if no satisfactory
contract can be made.
1t is understood that the President
concurred in the proposed programme
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
THE FIGHTERS READY.
officials Refuse to Interfere in Con-
test-Large Attendance Expected.

Officials Refuse to Interfere in Con-
test-Large Attendance Expected.
San Francisco, Nov. 14.-With the
Jeffries- Rubin championship battle but
twenty hours away, public interest is
keyed up to a high pitch. All day long
enthusiasts have been f1ocking into the
city from far and near. 1t is evident
at this time that Mechanics Pavilion,
where the fight will take place. will be
taxed to it's utmost capacity. This
means that fully 10000 people will wit
ness the fight.
A group of clergymen have been
striving all day to induce the officers
of the law to stop the MILL but they
have received no encouragement. To-
night they paid their respects to May
or Phelan and there received the same
information which was given them by
the district attorney and chief of de-
tectives. They were apprised of the
fact that while a state law prohibits
prize fighting, local ordinance coun-
tenances boxing exhibitions held un-
der the auspices of an Incorporated
club and that the latter measure pre-
cludes all possibility of the city faith
ers stopping the fight at this juncIure.
The police, if they believe the mill 10
be brutal, and. therefore. beyond the
pale of a legitimate exhibition with
gloves. may enter the ring ana stop
the bout after it starts. but not before
Rubin spent the day in rest and
ouiet. He was in consultation with Bill
lv Madden several times during the
day. receiving advice from his mana
ger. The fighter ate hearty breakfast,
took a long stroll along the ocean beach
in the morning and played cards part
of the afternoon.
Jeffries was a trifie more active, but
his exertions were provoked by the So
ciaI demands upon him by admiring
friends with whom he walked and talk
ed during the afternoon. The training
is at an end. and the trainers of both
fighters are anxious now simply to keep
their men from getting a trifie stale or
possibly mentally depressed. Jeffries is
full of life and smilingly says that he
will beat Rubin along about the tenth
or twelfth round.
Few bets have been made to-day,
and in all known instances Jeffries
was on the long end and at even bet
ter odds than yesterday
Harry COrDett, VINO VIII reIeree tne
fight. says he is in condition TO part
the big fellows if they resist him or
fair to follow his commands, and that
he will rigidly enforce the rules of the
game.
The picture company placed it's lights
in position to-day, and will take pic
lures of the contest, the assurance
having been given to Jeffries and Ruh-
lin that the heat of the electric lights
will not be severe. and will in no way
annoy them.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER.
Chairman Hanson of Central Direc-
tors on the New south.

Chairman Hanson of Central Direc-
tors on the New south.
Cincinnati. Nov. 1.-THE annual din
ner of the Commercial Club of Gin
cinnati was an unusual event tonight,
owing to the celebration of the exten-
sion of the lease for sixty-f1ve years
of the $40 miles of railway from Gin
cinnati to Chattanooga to the South
ern Railway. and the launching of an
active movement here in the interest
of the ST. Louis exposition.
Following the address of President
Laws, the welcome addresses and re-
sponses were the following regular
toasts:
"Our International Opportunities, by
Judge William r. Day of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals.
''The New South, Unifying the Ma
tional Forces" by ]. F. Hanson of Ma
con, Ga, chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Georgia Central Rail-
way.
THE Railways as Auxiliaries." by
Samuel Spencer. president of the
Southern Railway.
The st. Louis Exposition, Commem-
Grating the Louisiana Purchase, the
First Step in National Expansion" by
Missouri, and president of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition Company.
Remarks were made Gov. George K
Nash of Ohio and others, there being
many prominent guests from different
parts of Ohio and many from South
ern states, who accompanied PreSi-
dents Spencer and Hanson.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
CROKER GUEST OF HONOR.
Tommany Leader Dined and Pre-
scented With Jardiniere.

New York, Nov. 14.-Richard Gro
ker was the guest of honor tonight at
a dinner rendered him at the Demo-
cratic Club by the board of governors
and the officials of the club. Covers
were laid for twenty-four. At the con-
clusion of the dinner a handsome sill
yer Jardiniere was presented to Mr..
Croker, President John Fox, who pre-
sided at the dinner, making the pre-
sentation speech.
During the course of his remarks
President Fox, speaking in behalf of
the club, thanked Mr.. Croker for his
services as leader of the Democratic
party in this city, and for the worI,
he had done in behalf of the Demo-
cratic Club.
Speeches were made by nearly every
one present Each had a word of graf.
itude to say to Mr.. Croker for the work
he had done in the past in behalf Of
the Democratic party. The trend of
the speeches was to the effect that Mr..
Croker would undoubtedly act as the
leading spirit in the movement to unite
the Democratic party in the state and
to lead it again in the municipal elec-
tions.
Mr.. Croker replied briefly. He as
serted that the party had met defeat
at the recent election through the work
Of the partys opponents in the Repub-
lican ranks and said that much of this
was due to mandatory legislation fore
ed upon the people of this city by the
Republican party at Albany.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
FATE OF MOLINEUX
HANGS NOW UPoN RESULT OF AP-
PEAL TRIAL.
Ex-GoVERNoRS IN ARGUMENT.
DAVID b. HILL FOR STATE ANE
BLACK FOR DEFENSE.

Formidable Array of Counsel Ready
to Demonstrate That MoIineux
Was Convicted and Sentenced to
Death Upon Expert Testimony,
and That If Indictment Rested in
Whole or Part on Barnet Evidence
1t Could Not stand-HiIIs scathing
Reply.
New York, Nov. 1.-Two former
Governors of New York, David B. Hill
and Frank S. Black, met in argument
to-day in the Court of General Sessions
on the motion to quash the Indictment
charging Roland B. Molineux with the
murder by mailed poison of Mrs. Kath-
crime j. Adams. Molineaux was once
convicted and sentenced to death, but
the Court of Appeals gave him a new
trial for error on the part of the trial
court. Mr.. Hill, associated with Dis
trict Attorney James Osborne, opposed
in behalf of the state the motion to
quash, and Mr. Frank Black Joined
with Battle, Weeks & Marshall and
ex-District Attorney Olcott in pressing
the motion on behalf of the alleged
poisoner.
Gen. Edward Molineux, father of the
prisoner, came to court in company
with Gen. Horatio C. King and Freder-
ick w. Devoe. and Joined the counsel
of his son. A great crowd filed the
court room and stretched out through
the open doors to the corridors.
Mr.. Black, in opening, discussed the
power of the court to entertain the mo-
ton and quoted a number of authori-
ties to show that it had the power to
do SO.
Mr.. Black explained that the motion
Of the defendant was TO either dismiss
the indictment or give the defendant
permission to examine the miauI ss of
the grand jury and allow the PROPOSE
tion to dismiss to stand pending the
result of the examination of the min
utes. He asserted tnat no le-
gal evidence had been present
ed to the grand jury, and recited
the declaration of the Court of Appeals
that the Barnet testimony was not
competent He insisted that if the in
| dictment rested in whole or in part on
| the Barnet evidence IL could not stand.
| He said that Molineux had been SEN
| fenced to death on expert testimony
Mr.. Hill asserted that the motion was
a dilatory one and that new trial
| having been ordered it should be pro-
ceeded with He characterized the mo-
ton to examine the minutes as a fish
ing excursion. and that 1t already had
been denied by Justice Blanchard. He
also said that the prisoner. by plead
ing to the indictment had recognized
1t and that he could not thereafter at
tempt to inspect the minutes.
Mr.. Hill reviewed the evidence sub
mitted to the grand jury, and of it
said:
Motive was established. Poison was
established Death was established.
Murder was established. A crime was
established"
Commenting on the deductions of the
defense from the Court of Appeals
declaration as to the admission writ
ings Mr.. Hill said
"All these murderers would have to
do if you take their view of the decis-
ion would be to put something often
sive in their letters and then the letters
could be held as 'prejudiciar and could
be excluded
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
THE EUROPEAN STORM.
Gale Continues and England's Coast
Is Strewn With Wrecks.

London, Nov. 1.-THE loss of a life
boat and eleven of its crew near Var
mouth heads the list of to-day's
wrecks by the continued gale. The life
boat was on its way to the rescue of
a distressed vessel when it was struck
by a great wave and capsized The
crew were imprisoned and only three
or them succeeded in making their es-
cape.
Innumerable minor casualties con-
tnue to he reported on all coasts of the
United Kingdom, marking the storm as
the most disastrous. that has occurred
in many years Snow is falling in many
parts of the country.
The Norwegian bark Erratic of
ChristianSund has been wrecked in
the vicinity of Saltburn, and eight
members of her crew have been drown
ed.
An incomplete list of the persons who
have lost their lives by drowning dur
ing the storm already aggregates over
100
1t is still impossible to estimate with
exactitude the total loss of life and
property resulting from the protracted
gale, and probably the full extent of
the damage will never be known.
Tons of wreckage of unidentified yes
sells are still being thrown up. Alto
gether it is known that some fifty YES
sells have been wrecked along the Brit
ish coasts, thirty-four of these having
been absolute wrecks, involving, it is
believed. loss of more than $50
drowned.
The Yarmouth life boat disaster
alone leaves A fatherless children.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

those near neighbors sold us more
than twice as much as they bought of
us. Our total share in a trade at our
doors was but twentysiX per cent.
two-thirds of which consisted of our
imports from those portions of this
hemisphere, and this too with a peo-
pie eager for closer relations with us,
and anxious to purchase our products.
In the Senate last winter when the
shipping bill was under discussion, a
senator stated that he personally knew
of several steamship lines that would
be established to run between South
ern seaports and foreign countries if
the measure were passed.
One of our great Southern railroads
is anxious to establish a regular line
of fine American steamers between
Southern ports and Brazil. and devel-
op new markets for Southern coal and
manufactures. But that piece of new
development is held back awaiting the
action of Congress.
Within the past ninety days ar
rangements have been made to estab-
lish two French lines in connection
with the present French steamship
company. which operates a line to the
West Indies, for the purpose of talk
ing away from us the bulk of our car
rying trade with the West Indies, Gulf
ports and Brazil.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
BURNS ROASTS FEDERATION.
General Master Workman of X. of
L. Submits Annual Report.


Indianapolis. Nov. 14.-At the ma
tional convention of the knights of
Labor this afternoon, General Master
Workman Simon Burns submitted his
annual report, which consisted largely
of an attack on the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
Mr.. Burns in his report, said
THE first great struggle between or
ganized labor and a great trust was
between the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers and the
United States Steel Corporation. 1t
are charged to the officers and mem
bers of tn Amalgamated Association;
the facts are that the steel companies
We're victorious, because of
the treachery and failure of
organized labor to do their
duty. The Amalgamated Association
expected at least the friendship of the
officers and members of the American
Federation of Labor. They received
nothing but deception and opposition.
The leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor did not want Presi
dent Shaffer or his organization to
win, because it might have given that
organization and President Shaffer
some prestige and prominence. The
largest political organization to-day is
the Federation of Labor, using the
name of labor for the purpose of adj
vancing a few men politically to the
great injury of the many. ANY labor
organization that advances or benefits
the wage Garner should be encouraged,
but such political organizations, using
| the workingmen for a blind, should be
known by their true name and reputa-
| tion.
Labor is not antagonistic to capital
except when it becomes oppressive.
Anything that prevents strikes and
lockouts and gives the toiler a fair
share of what he produces, will be a
blessing to all. If the government does
rot interfere, restricting and controll-
ing trusts. those large combinations of
capital will control the government and
the people.
There is no doubt in the minds of
many of the people that money and its
influence change the opinions and de-
cisions of officials, who should be for
right and justice. The trusts should be
controlled by the government. and all
facts in connection with the same be
given publicity, in the same manner as
the proceedings of Congress. Compel
them to give the amount of capitaliza-
tion, the actual amount of capital in
vested, the value of their property, the
number of their employees. the average
wages paid, the average number of
working days for the total number of
employees whether they have increased
or decreased the number of workmen,
increased or decreased wages, what per
cent, and the number of workmen
who were so affected. the number of
their stockholders, the amount of stock
held by each, the number of officers
and the salaries of each, the total
amount OF production each year, value
of same, wages paid labor. and the
profit on the same"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
A SOCIETY WEDDING.
Miss Phyllis LanghOrne Marries
REGINALD Brooks of New York.

Richmond, Va. Nov. 14.-One of the
most notable nuptial events in recent
years in Virginia was the marriage at
Basic City to-day of Miss Phyllis
Langhorne, daughter of c. D. Lang
horne of Albemarfe, and sister of Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, to Reginald
Brooks of New York.
The ceremony, which was performed
by Bishop Robert A. Gibson of this
Episcopal diocese and the brides pas
tor, took place in the Brandon Hotel.
a summer hoStelry, which had been
engaged for the occasion and was most
elaborately decorated. Many prominent
people from this city. New York and
other places were present
The bridesmaids were Misses Ada
Atkinson and Helen Christian of Rich
mond; Miss Landon Rives of Castle
Hill; Miss Gladys Brooks, sister of
the groom. Miss Christine and Miss
Atkinson Of Baltimore. Mrs Robert
Gould Shaw of Boston, a sister of the
bride. was matron of honor The bride
was dressed in white satin trimmed in
real lace. Her jewelry consisted of a
diamond crescent, a present from the
groom, and rope of pearls. The we'd
ding presents were costly and beauti-
full.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks left for a South
ern tour
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
FATAL FIRE IN MINE
FIVE DEAD BODIES HAVE BEEN
RECOVERED.
SEVERAL UNAcCoUNTED FOR.
TWENTY-FIVE RESCUED MORE OR
LESS SEVERELY BURNED.

In Early Morning the Baby Mine
Was Discovered to Be on Fire, and
When Firemen Had Entered the
Shaft an Explosion Occurred.
other Explosions Followed and Ii
Is Feared That Those Entombed
Have Perished.
Bluefeld. w. Va, Nov. 14.-Five dead
bodies have been taken from the Baby
mine at Pocahontas, Va, several other
persons are unaccounted for and twen-
ty-tive persons have been rescued more
or less severely burned.
At o'clock this morning it was dis
covered that the Baby mine of the Po-
cahontas Colliery Company at Pocahon-
tas, Va, was on fire. An alarm was
sent in, and the fire company respond
ed promptly. In a very short time af-
ter the fire fighters had reached the
mouth of the mines and were attempt
ing to extinguish the flames, some of
the firemen and others having rushed
inside of the mine to ascertain the eX-
tent of the trouble and to assist miners
entombed therein, a terrific explosion
occurred and many miners and their
friends were more or less injured. 1t
is supposed that the mine caught fire
from a defective electric light wire.
Five bodies had been recovered up
to p. M, and it is uncertain how
many more are dead, though it is
known there are several, perhaps eight
OF ten men, still in the mines. unless
they succeeded in making their escape
through the Tug river entrance. Twen-
ty-tive persons have been resc'led, all
more or less burned, some seriously and
perhaps fatally. The injured were car
ried to their homes in wagons and, all
the physicians in Pocahontas have been
busy all day attending Them One or
two other explosions have followed
that of the morning, and 9th
ers are hourly expected. The
mine is still burning, and
clouds of smoke are constantly issuing
from its mouth. The fan has now been
stopped, and as soon as possible to do
so, the mine will be re-entered in the
hope of extinguishing the fire.
In 1884 Pocahontas experienced like
occurrence, in which over 100 lives were
lost.
The dead so far recovered are:
Louis woolvine, John Barnhart, Will
Montgomery. M. D. Koontz. Hungarian
named Urico. Wooivine Montgomery
and Koontz were killed while attempt
ing to rescue and bring out a dead
body. At this time it is impossible to
secure the names of those injured
AS yet the estimated of damage can
not be obtained.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
CORONER DETERMINED.
He Will Surrender Body Only Upon
Proper Evidence.

PROPER ENIOence.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 14.-The
corpse sent here as that of Newell c.
Rathbun continues to repose in a vault
at Oakland Cemetery, subject to the
orders of Coroner J. NJ. Young. The
latter states that he will surrender the
body only upon sworn testimony before
the coroner's jury here that the pris-
oner at Jeffersonville is Hewell c.
Rathbun. The coroner makes this
statement:
"Wednesday I received a telegram
from Coroner Coots of JeffersonvilIe.
Ind, requesting that l return the body
held here for further investigation. I
took the matter under advisement and
conferred with my attorneys, also with
the mayor of the city, and decided not
to release the body. The authorities
here were notified and at the request
of the mayor. / took charge of the
body"
Coroner Young said after the news
came that Deputy Sheriff Chichester
and Emil Gloeckner had identified the
prisoner at Jeffersonville, Ind, at "
c. Rathbun:
If Chichester and Gloeckner come
before the jury here and make affidavit
that the man in prison at Jeffersonville
is Newell C. Rathbun l will surrender
the body that / now have in custody.
All l want is positive evidence of Ratn-
buns Identification"
The coroner stated that he had some
sworn evidence that the body held here
is the body of Rathbun ana until it
was disproved he could not release the
remains
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
MRS. FALCoNER EXAMINED.
American Woman Arrested in Paris
ProvisionaIIy Released.

Paris. Nov 14.-Mrs. Falconer, the
American who was arrested Saturday
last at Cherbourg as the American
liner st. Paul was about to sail. owing
to an allegation by Paris dressmaker
that she was about to leave France
with baggage which had been legally
attached in an action brought TO re-
cover for. dresses purchased by her,
trate
She explained that she did not take
the baggage in question to Cherboure,
but stored her trunks in Paris. This
explanation was supported by proof, and
tne withdrawal by the dressmaker of
The complaint resulted in the provis-
lonal release Of Mrs. Falconer on bail.