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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
ASPEN HIT VERY HARD.
The Great Mining camp suffers From the
Fan In the Price Of silver.

ASPEN, Col. Dec. THE recent drop in
the price OF silver has caused hardship in
hundreds Of homes Of miners and others
who are dependent upon the output Of
silver ore for living In this little mining
camp. The town has heretofore been
known a. the greatest silver mining camp
on earth. Unless silver advances In price
in the immediate future the result will be
far worse
In the last few weeks many of the heavy
producing mines have ceased operations
and will continue closed unless silver goes
as high as IS cents an ounce. Machinery
il rapidly being pulled from these proper
ties and shipped elsewhere in the State.
and mine managers say the properties
will close permanently or until such time
AZ the silver outlook Ia more encouraging.
Every outgoing train carries scores OF
miners and their families who have de-
termined TO look elsewhere in the State for
employment and begin life anew, for the
homes they purchased some years, ago are
now practically worthless and nothing can
be realized on the investment.
But two mines out of twenty-five heavy
producers are now in operation. and unless
the price Of the white metal advances the
managers Of these properties declare they
will pull pumps and suspend operations
within the next week
In the busting times from 1883 10 1893,
when silver was quoted around the 81 10
mark. Aspen had popuiat ion of 1900,
but to-day scarcely 500 people remain
or these the greater number are preparing
to depart.
From the time of the panic of 1893 until
few weeks ago the greater part of the big
producing mines have been worked under
lease and the miners realized little more
than wages on their ore, silver then being
quoted above so cents. Since the decline
of the past two weeks smelters and samplers
have refused TO accept an more ore. with
the result that all ope.a,ions have been
suspended indefinitely. and the mines are
RAPIDLY filling with water.
The famous Mollie Gibson and Snug
gler mines are now flooding. the water
having reached the fifth level in the former.
MANY millions of dollars in silver remains
in these properties, but II cannot be mined
profitaOly,
Should silver not advance soon II il pre-
dicted that within three months the town
will be- almost depopulated. The miners
go daily To the telegraph Office to hear the
silver quotation ana invariably they turn
away with "a look of disgust and despair.
Many families are now without food,
fuel OF clothing, and i, is said an appeal
for aid will be made to the miIlionaires
who made their fortunes in this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
The score a. O'CLOCK:
INJUNCTION STOPS FUNERAL.
Lon gshoremen's nion Demands Right to
Bury q Member.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. William +.
BrinCk, a longshoreman. died Friday OF
injuries received aboard the British steam
ship Yangtse. Arrangements TO hold the
funeral this afternoon Mere interfered with
by an injunction secured last night by
members of the Longshoremen's Union,
TO prevent certain undertaken from pro-
ceeding with 1t.
Coroner Brown gave this undertaken
charge Of the body upon request Of Lillian
Leininger, who was to have married Brinck
next month.
The longshoremen deny her right TO the
body and desire TO have another UNDER
taker conduct the funeral tomorrow
under the auspices of the union.
The Coron, and undertaken representing
Brinck's betrothed are ordered to appear
IN court tomorrow and show cause why
the longshoremen should not conduct
the funeral
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
FROST FOR 4 MINSTREL.
An Audi ence Lost by an IncautiOus Remark
About 10 Cents.

While a Fulton street car was crossing
he Brooklyn Bridge last night negro
among the passengers uncovered a banjo
and began testing the strings At the
first sound of the instrument the eyes of
all the other passengers were turned to-
ward the negro.
He continued to touch string here
and there until he had his hearers worked
up to point where theyi apparently ex-
pected 10 hear him play. Then he showed
that he was conscious of the interest in
his playing.
Looking to the right and left, he found
that nearly hundred eyes were on him
4 big smile spread over his dark face.
Finally his smile disappeared and with a
serious face he said.
All youse gents what am lookin' at me,
please give me 10 cents.
Hardly had he finished when the backs
of the people who had faced him a second
before were the only things visible To him.
The big smile again spread itself over TN"
twang on the banjo and chuckle said;
NO body secs dis here coon, eh?"
No one made reply. The negro began
playing on" of the popular song. but no
one seemed To take any interest in n. Then,
apparently unconscious of the other pas
sengers presence in the car, he began
speaking as If to himself. He said;
Dis here coons am going To- jump dc
Bridge. DE Iapers In do morning am gciug
to print big count of another suicide from
de Bridge. He will be de first coon what
ever Jumped d, Il 'idge"
If he said tls 10 attract the attention Of
his fellow passengers he failed in his ob ject
for none Of them turned around, Seeing
that the backs of his neighbUis we're still
turned to him, the negro drew the cover over
his banjo, and, with remark about h"
manners of some leopir, left his seat and
went 70 the rear platform. where hr STAYED
until the car reached the other end Of the
hi. lu..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
FIGHT WITH 4 CRAZY MAN.
Asylum Guards Had TO CAN on Train Hands
TO Help Them.

NIAGARA FALLS. y. Y, Dec Attend
ants Of the Hamilton Insane Asylum had
a fight with an escaped patient at Lewiston
last evening. Tho man had ehdei his
keepers and appeared at the Cornell Hotel,
where he was attracted to the parlor by n
young woman playing piano.
He told her he had "A carload of music
coming from BOSTON as a gift for her, and
To others he promised music boxes, saying
he had u Ccllarful.
The guards, who had followed him closely,
tried hard To get him 10 board a train for
Niagara Falls, but a. he was about to do
il h. recognized Il guard who had attended
him in the asylum. Then the fight oc-
cured 1t was sharp and fierce. but FIN
ally the man was ov"rpower"d. The train
crew had to help the officers
The man was brought to Niagara Falls
and then taken to Hamilton. He j. said
to have been resident Of Toronto, but the
officers did not tell his name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08

Ines ee inyvarisbiy nnd their way TO the Gar.
s din BE- S, drs s sss Psa al n e.. ~
one asss Of ss sSt 81 sRo ahaoss
th M, I Tsine2 Slbsst School, '" won e.
TRoe IN $50, and nd il now grandfather: Dutch
Invariably, on hand. Even Frank Albert, the
former rider. who Is now q policeman, man
%sst to ss s."s ars s. the fSI the
iops enough , e run pS oyer from BrCoklyP'
running automobiles has been on hand since
last saturday niSht
s' f1iF sH only My s sseSa ' 10 @
ride wheel either" Another remark over
heard was. This race costs nae a sleepless
week once year. but 70menow | oant seem seem
race outdoors. but this affair gets me. Last
December lost three days work on account
Under the State law no person may ride
more than twelve hours out OF the twenty
four In a bicycle race. and the rules OF the
Tie law Was the cause Of the Introduction OF
the team race The men may SHIFT about as
they please, relieving each other every fifteen
diNid the work fairly. Aspecia set OF scorers
Is kept busy ,sllyins, me time each
NJ
the trainers from making tie stronger MEM
Der of team ride more than the stipulated
twelve hours a day
The regulation. for the race were drawn
UP under The sSperyisiion v Of the board Of
q race in which speed and endurance would
man Of , the . a., 5ssrd e sehtiel i lis
Of six referees who relieve one another They
are: A G. Ratchelder,, chairman. c. q Rlos-
John SeR YORK kt Alfred RsSn
New York John ii valentine. New York
-, The, rules for this year. race are more
vision ia made at the discretion OF the referees
10 restore 20 man lap, or more when the
S faS O or "S ac OK fan SsG1sa
chine. A section in the rules reads:
An accident IN the form OF a pghcture broken
b. bar broken ehain ore broken pedal, may,
senaivrs. result In the loss Of no laps In the score
On the concluding day of the race, from !. NJ
10 machine must remount ana continue or be re-
den I'VE laps thaf mile
Another provision. that ia new and still
moro interesting. provides for men whose
partners have dropped out patching up new
teams between them and continuing Last
the leaders. Siinar became III and quit II
seemed very unjust to Gougoltz. who was in
OF the race and lose all his his time and work
and money, just because his partner was
disabled The new rule designed to smeli-
crate this hs rdship. reads
There are so many possibilities In a six day
team race whereby rider may lose his pa rtner-
ana this, too after having hidden nearly the whole
week-tha IL has to,n considered fair TO all con
te>tants 10 make provision for riders continuing
who have lost their mates. These restrictions
will govern such combining or broken teams:
IA No rider wno has been out OF the race officially
FOR over four hours will be permitted to resume
a. the partner OF another, o. In combining the
remnants OF two teams. the lower score must be
taken; and should the teams be tied with the lead
ers. tie reconstructed team Will be penalized one
lap
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
POSED AS 4 DRAHTON,
Sw indler Makes Dupes OF women In RI
PasO-Gets Money and Diamonds.

FL PAso, Tex, Dec. IL. J. Craig, alias
]. G, Drayton. has been holding forth IA a
palmist in this city and in that capacity
has worked upon the credulity of several
rich women and secured money. From
Mrs. NJ. A. Notation. an aged widow from
New York, he borrowed $1,000 on a simple
. U. He took the widow to Europe with
him and purchased diamonds. He pawned
these here for $4,000 Upon complaint Of
the woman's friends. who said she had
become crazed by Craig's seances, the police
looked up the mans record. He finally
broke down and turned over to them the
pawntckets and all his jewelry to REIN
burse the widow.
The officers told him to leave town as no
charges had been preferred against him.
The diamonds are valued at &25, go
Among other things the police discovered
was that Craig had posed in Europe and
America a. J, Coleman Drayton's nephew.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
FIGHT IN 4 BENEl CLIENT CLIE.
Contest Ends win Every Man Punching
Ills NcighbOr-Eight Men Arrested.

A row in the club rooms of the Glendale
Benevolent Association at 300 East Thirty
sixth street a. o'clock yesterday morning
woke up every one in the neighborhood.
Policeman Winter heard the racket a block
away and was headed for the place when
man told him that a przchght had been
pulled of there early in the morning and
when il ended the thirty odd men in the
place were all punching each other. Winter
sent for a patrol wagon and some more
policemen
When they entered, the men inside scram-
bled TO get out and all but eight escaped
In the Iorkville polio" court the eight were
discharged with a reprimand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
MYSTERY OF LEYH'S DEATH.
WESTPHAL ROY CLOSELY QUES-
TONED ny THE POLICE.
Capt. Short stili Holds That the Old Brook.
Ign Truss Maker Killed Himself
Much Depends Upon the Analysis
OF the Poisoned Beer Left In Bottle.


Ign Truss Maker Killed Himself
Much Depends Upon the Analysis
OF the Poisoned Beer Left In Bottle.
The police Of the Bedford avenue police
station in Brooklyn, who have been trying
TO find out whether George +. Ieyh, the
aged 'ooklyn truss maker, who died
suddenly last Tuesday after drinking bot =
tie Of beer in which poison had been placed
committed suicide or was murdered. adj
mitted last night that they were no nearer
a solution Of the mystery than they were
on the day the case WAS first reported to
them. The Coroner and the police expect
TO get the result Of the chemists analysis
Of the poisoned beer left In the bottle either
to-day or tomorrow, but whether the
knowledge Of the particu kind Of poison
that caused Leyh's death will help them
10 clear up the mystery is matter Of doubt
The two free. apparently Of incendiary
origin, which occurred In the Leyh house
in October shortly after the West phal boy
went to work there and about which the
family first told the police on Saturday.
wero the subject Of most Of the investigs-
ton done by the police yesterday. The
Wes,phsl boy was taken by the Diet ectives
yesterday 10 the room in which Ieyh drank
the beer aud there questioned in tho pres
enco OF mt mbers Of the family as to the
fires
The boy said in each case that he had
called the attention Of one Of the beyhs
10 the fires i'm pediately on discovering them.
One fire was out when he did this and he
other was still burning. That they were
incendiary fires and the work Of one person
h.. tn hnti "A,
could discover no evidence that the boy
knew anything more about them than he
told
The familys denial Of the boys story Of
the bearded man calling on Isabella Leyh,
70 the displeasure OF her father. prompted
too. He stuck TO his story that he had seen
the man and Miss Leyh in the store Friday
afternoon before Leyh's death, but Mise
Leyh proved that she was at that time IN
Manhattan shopping. The Leyhs cay the
whole story Is absurd
The contradictions in the boys stories
puzzle the police. but they admit they
have nothing really against him. His
father and mother, who are respect able,
Woodworking people, say the boy is being
bounded.
Coroner Williams intends to 60 to the
brewery where the beer was made to-day,
with view to ascertainirg if there was
any way by which the poison could have
got int o the beer in the process Of bottling
The brewers have offered TO take him
through the establ shinent and show how
impossible such thing could be.
Capt Short of the Bedford avenue station,
said last night that the discovery Of the fires
in the Leyh house had not changed his
view Of the case. He had never declared,
lie said, that he believed Leyh committed
suicide just what his theory is he has
kept to himself. II is known that the po-
lice all along have been inclined 20 favor
The suicide theory They say that they re-
still going on investigating
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
GOLD IN EAST ASIA.
The Metai-Dearins Formations OF Alaska
Extend Across Behring Sea.

An interesting map recently published
In German geographical magazine shows,
in clearer style than is often seen in our
home maps, the exact location and extent
Of the collaborating areas of Alaska. II
also indicates that these gold.bearing rocks
extend under Behring Strait and reappear
on the neighboring shores of Asia. II does
not attempt. however, 10 show the position
of these Asian gold fields. There are not a.
yet sufficient data 20 map them accurately;
and the Germans DO not like 10 put informa-
ton Oh their maps unless they know the
exact facts.
Evidence Is accommodating. however, that
there Is gold in paying quantities near those
coasts of Asia which most nearly approach
America. The officers of the steam whalsr
Thrasher, which arrived at san Francisco
recently, say that gold in paying quantities
has been discovered some ten miles inland
from East Cape. These whaers saw some
OF the nuggets and heard stories of the
wonderful richness Of tho rewly found
mines: All the trading privileges on this
coast have been conceded TO Russians, who
guard their rights most religiously. They
are working the mines and many of the
holders OF concessions are said to be making
money.
Mr.. X. T. Greener, our commercial agent
at Nladivostok, has Just written 10 the State
south Of this great eastern peninsula of
Siberia. He refers TO the gold that has
been found in the river valleys and among
the mountains Of Kamchatka. The Rus
SLAMS are already mining there Coarse
and fine gold are found both along the
larger streams and their small affluents.
The Russian Government heard of these
gold discoveries and decided TO investigate
the report and ascertain whether the new
region was likely to prove of value. A
number Of mining experts were sent out they
were busy for three years prospecting for
gold both along the east and the west shores
OF the Sea of Okhotsk They confirmed
in their report all that the earlier prospec-
tors had asserted. They ray, however
that the cold season is so long that mining
will be confined To about three months
in the year. The gold prospects, they say,
are worthy Of development and will add,
TO an important extent. to the empires
resources in the precious metal
The prospects are now that within the
next two or three years gold mining in
Alaska will be scattered far more widely
over the territory than il l. AT present: and
also that the neighhoring coasts of Asia.
possessing gold in the same formations,
are likely to witness the arrival Of many
miners, the first white mento engage there
in any land industry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
John Dillon and Ills wife Meet Here.

John Dillon, the Irish statesman, arrived
in New York from Chicago las, night. Mr..
Dillon's serious illness brought Mrs. Dillon
to America She arrived on the umbria
Yesterday morning. Her intention was to
go or to Chicago TO her husband. but she
received news at the dock that he was on
his way East To meet her She went to the
Hoffman House. Mr. Dillon was well
enough To walk to the desk when he got
in. but he looked as IL he had been very Ill.
later in the evening Mrs. Dillon sent this
st at ement out in answer to inquiries:
MIR. Dillon is fairly well, but too much
fatigued to receive any visitors to-day"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
cor FIRED THRICE TO KILL.
Tragedy on StOOp ~ Police Headquarters
In brooklyn Draws q crowd.

There was excitement in Smith street
in front of Police Headquarters. Brooklyn
last night. A policeman chased small
and homeless dog. which somebody said
was mad. up on stoop in front Of Head
quarters and then fired one shot. The
dog yelped with pain, but did not leave the
stoop. second shot was followed by
more yelping and then a crowd gathered
Some one is being murdered" said a
woman in the crowd.
cali tho police" said man
IT'S a policeman and he's only shooti ing
a dog" said boy. Amt IL fun?"
A third shot rang out and the dog gave
up the ghost The policeman went away
and the boy picked up the carcass and threw
il into the street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
nor IO NED IN.
hut Women Spirituaists Thought They
We're and cried for the Police.

A woman who said She was Mrs. Hciser
called up Police Headquarters "A few min
ute- after /? o'clock this morning and said
that she and three other women were
locked in on the top floor Of the building
at the northeast corner Of Twenty fifth
street and Sixth avenue
We ar" -pirtualists, she said. 'and
after a meeting Tonight we stayed for n
talk. non We can't get out. Please send
somebody TO help us
Headquarters notified the Tenderloin sta
ton. but in the meantime two Policemen
on post had heard woman shouting
from window that she couldn't get out.
Tho policeman told her to walk down
stairs and she did followed by the other
women. After fumbling at the door they
found the latch. opened the door and
walked out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
Somc Papers llaim ENerNthInx.

TUF SIN doesn't. II may bc tho host
newspaper in the United States and some
folks think IL il. But II IL isn't IL ought to
be II puts a premium on brains and pays
the pre- mium. 1t establishes a quarantine
against medocrity and maintains IL. It's
stan in the world, They are at work in every
quarter OF the globe and the best products
OF their brains are found In The SuS,-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
woman stricken In Church.

Ellen Dougherty of iO4l DeKalb avenue,
Brooklyn, became i'll yesterday evening
while listening to Mgr, Conaty's sermon in
the Catholic Church Of St. John the Baptist,
In Williamsburg, She was removed from
the church, but died on her way home in
carriage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
(;Ossip OF the Ring,

Kid Broad and hursllo Herrera. the Mexican"
have been matched TO twenty rounds The
bout Is open to the club aklng the best Offer.
Before George Gar .ner meets Joe ChoynsN
he VIII take on Billy stuff The two have signed
ssruelsS 70 box SIX rounds al Chicago next Thurs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
To lie Called Davis and Ilkins College

CUMBERLAND, y. j, Dee. AT a meet
ing II the trustees AZ Llkius, W. Va. yes
terday il was decided to name the college
al tlkins the Davis and Elkins College.
II will be under the control of the Pres
bytery of Lexington. Ex-senator Henry
{. Davis, who was elected president &C TIE
trustees and Senator Elkins, each subscribed
$50 900 with the proviso that the Presbytery
should rails" S30,O0, The trustees accepted
tho offer of senator Elkns Of a site
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-31
LEGAL NOTICE
First Published Oct 3. 1902.

Notice In hereby given that I have f1led a
petition for perm to sell intoxicating II
quor. for medical. mechanical and scientific
purposes only. and that said petition will be
heard at the Office OF the Prubate Judge in
Ktusley. Kans. on the sth d-y of November
l902 at 10 O'Clock T.. m.
B.R. MosHER, n. d.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-31
Rules for Voters.

Any other mark on the ballot other
than the cross X mark, used for vot-
Ing, makes the whole ballot void.
The cross X mark made anywhere
on the ballot other than in q circle
1t the top of q ticket or in voting
square after the name of candid ate
renders the whole ballot void.
II you spoil your ballot. return it
to the judges and get another one.
There are two essential rules to re-
member. Observe these and no diff
Eculty or trouble will be experienced
IN voting.
/. If you want to vote straight
ticket, make cross X mark in the
circle at the top of that ticket aud
stop right there. Don't make any
other mark of any kind or nature
anywhere on the ballot.
2. IF you do not want to vote q
straight ticket. do not make any
mark in any of the circles at the head
Of the tickets. but make the cross X
mark after the name Of each candi-
date for whom you wish to vote ana
quit
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-31
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
First pubIished Octoher d 400,

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF EDWARDS
Il County. Kansas. X. Schwarz, Plaiuiiff,
vs.. q. Gemmeli. Defendant The state of
Kansas tO X. e. Gemmell You are hereby
notified that the plaintiff ab,ve. canned did,
on the 18th duy of October. 1902, file his petit
ton in the abOve-pam court praying that
You be ordered and decreed to convey the
following described land. situate in Edwards
COuntY. Kansas. to-wit: The southeast quar-
ter of SedtiOn Nine t9I. in Township Twenty
five t25) s, of Range Twenty (2oJ W.. to plain
tiff by deed of general warranty. That you
must appear and answer said petitiOs, on or
befo, the 9th day of December, 1902 said
petition will he taken true and u Judgment
rendered ordering and decree ng thai you
convey said premises to plaintiff a. aforesaid.
Witness my hand and official seal THE Goth
day of October, 1902.
lSEAL1 NJ A. MERTEN,
A. C.. DYER, Clerk of District Court.
Atty. for plaintiff. III
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-31

There will be protracted meeting
held at the Methodist church a. Wen
dell beginning Sunday, November 2,
at 4 p. m. A temperance sermon will
be delivered on the opening night.
On Monday, November 3, and each
night following for at least two weeks,
services will be commenced at 100 p.
m. Every official member should be
at their post as leaders of the hosts
of Zion, and every member and every
christian should be in attendance and
bear aloft the banner of our Lord
Emmanuel.
If you are interested in the church
at this place, now is the time TO make
it manifest by being present at every
service. Let all pray for Gods pres
ence. Let all come; let all help, and
we shall receive such a blessing we
shall not be able to contain it.
w. L. BEACOCK.