Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-12-24
'TON0PAH BONANZA
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The senate committee on terri
tories has reported favorably the
statehood bill admitting Arizona and
New Mexico as one state and Okla
homa and Iadian Territory as an
other.
George Harding, the wealthy real
estate man who obtained a divorce
in San Diego, Cal, has been ordered
by the court to pay his former wife
$33, 900, back alimony allowed her in
the divorce decree granted Mrs.
Harding in Chicago.
Dave Argyle of Seattle, the first
gambler to be tried in Kings county
under the Washington law making it
a felony to operate games of chance,
was acquitted by a jury that dellb-
Grated thirteen hours and took
thirty-six ballots.
The three condemned %murderers
awaiting their doom in the Nevada
state prison are weakening as the
time for their execution draws near.
George Brown, an Oakland, Calf.
policeman, was shot ard killed Sat
urday night by an unknown bicyclist,
whom be suspected a a footpad.
A number Of robberies in the neigh
borhood had been previously re-
ported, The man fired three shots
and two took effect. The murderer
escaped.
Proud in the knowledge that he
had dealt a Titan's blow in his u
try's cause against race suicide,
Henry Filey died last week at Sterl-
ing, Illinois, at 80 years of age, with
iifty-six sons and daughters, grand
sons and granddaughters. great
grandsons and reat.granddaughters
at his bedside. Mr.. Fley was re-
puted the proudest mar Of his family
ia Illinois. He had ten children,
twenty eight grandchildren and
eighteen great.grandchildren.
While arguing a case in the state
supreme court at Helena, Mont, the
other day, ex.Gov. p. H. Leslie
casually mentioned that he had just
entered upon the sixty.fourth year
Of his practice as a lawyer. The
man who has been governor Of two
commemorative, once United States
district attorney, and has filled many
other positions Of trust, in his eighty
iifth year seemed to be as alert and
active as many a lawyer as far
younger. Mr.. Leslie was governor
Of Kentucky long before President
Cleveland made him territorial gov
n OF Montana.
Barney Oldfeld in his death.deal-
ing Green Dragon, has smashed
every record from fifteen miles to
fifty OF the Fresno, (Calif.) race
track. In 48 minutes and 80 Is sec
onds he tore around the mile oval
track fifty times, reducing the
worlds record Of 55:42 for fifty miles
held by Charles Gornt, by I minutes
and 40 seconds. The record for
every mile under fifty to fifteen was
siashed. The terrific pace heated
the engine Of the d~aredevil's machine
and he had to quit at 1.-THE end of
fifty miles else he would have torn
minutes from every record between
fifty and sixty miles as well.
Caught in a trap and helpless to
save themselves, three men lost their
lives, and four others, including Lieu
tenant William G. Cole, we're terribly
sealded by a rush Of steam and boil
ing water into the fire room of the
battleship Massachusetts lying at
League Island navy yard, last Thurs
day. With the exception OF Lieu.
tenant Cole all the killed and injured
reside in Philadelphia. The lieuten-
ant received his injuries in a heroic
effort to rescue the others. The
work of rescue was prompt, and to
this promptness those who escaped
death owe their thanks. The first to
cutter the irehole was Lieutenant
Cnla wbo dae,;to tbo ooIl.-