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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
STANDARD OIL AGAIN
PUTS ON THE SCREWS
Raises Rents for Land in Usage Res
eryation and Trouble Is
Expected.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. April 3.-Frank
Frantz, the Rough Rider captain.
whom President Roosevelt named
agent for the Usage Indians. is here
comforting with United States Attor-
ney Horace Speed relative to expected
trouble between the Illuminating Oil
Company, a branch of the STANDARD,
Oil Company. and its sub-lessees in
the Usage reservation. The company
recently secured a renewal blanket
lease and yesterday raised the rental
on the sub-lease from 81 to s15 per
acre.
The sub-lessees are organizing for
mutual protection and trouble is ex-
pected.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
GETS DRUNK
And FORGEIS
HIS BOOTY
Thief Falls Asleep
at Bar Of Saloon
He Robbed.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

PORTLAND, April 3.-F. M. Dixon
last night broke into the saloon of E..
Lehman on North Tenth street and
carried an express load of the stock
into an alley. Then he filled his pock-
cts with cigars and began to drink
whisky. He drank so much that he
forgot to go off with his booty. When
the proprietor opened the saloon in the
morning he found Dixon leaning
against the bar fast asleep.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
New California Postmasters.

WASHINGTON. April "a post
Office is to be established at Anthony
House, Nevada County. Daisy M.
Woolery has been appointed post
master at Fosteria. Fourth class post
masters have been appointed in CAL
ifornia as follows: James T. Clayton.
at Elsmere, Riverside County, vice T..
B. Peck, resigned; Dorsey Ramsden.
at Grut Gulch, MADEIRA County, vice
F. NJ. Shaw. resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
FRANCE SCORES AGAINST
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Guns for the Servian Army Wf1l Be
Purchased i'm the
RepubIic

BELGRADE. Servia. April 3.-The
syndicate proposing to handle the Ser
Wan loan has demanded as a consid-
GRAFTON that guns for the Servian army
be ordered of French firms without
trials. King Peter has accepted the
conditions. German and Austrian
firms have already sent guns for trial,
but these will be returned. France get
ting the contract.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
creaf FaIIs Goes Democratic.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, April 3.-The
municipal election to-day resulted in
the election of Democratic candidates
for Mayor. Treasurer. Police Magis-
trate and three Aldermen The Re-
nublfcans elected one Alderman. The
present city officers are Republicans.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
ELECTION IN MICHIGAN.
Republican Nominees Win by Enor-
nous Maioriffes

DETROIT. April SELECTION returns
are fragmentary, but the indications
are that the Republican ticket is car
ried by upward Of 10000 majority.
Only candidates for Supreme Judges,
Regents Of the University OF Michi-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
Helrna Elects AIdermen.

HELENA. Mont. April 3.-In the
election to-day only Aldermen were
to be selected. The Democrats elected
four and the Republicans three.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

gan and members OF the Board OF Edu-
cation were voted for.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

A BITTER business feud be-
n tween John Hays Ham,
mond. consulting engineer of
the Guggenheim syndicate,
and Fred w. Bradley, presi-
dent of the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan m;neS and Tacoma
Smelter. reached an exciting
climax yesterday, when Ham
mond and his associates Suc-
oeeded In getting control of
the 0rovil1e Gold Dredging and
Exploration Company. Bradley
was promptly ousted as the
companY's president and man
ager, and the company'S books
and other property were car
ried off BY the victors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

and Everett plants. which were recent
ly acquired by the Guggenheims,
through their agent Bernard Barouch
of New York The latter at first de-
MED that he represented the trust. but
il has since been admitted that the lat
ter was the actual purchaser.
Fred Bradley. whom Hammond has
ouSted from the control of the Oroville
dredger property. is president of the
Tacoma Smelling Company. 1t is said
that he will be superseded shortly by
w. r. Rust the present manager of
the works Rust was in this city dur
ing the negotiations for the purchase
of the Selbv works and left for the
north a few days ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

little & Hammond. Hammond's rep
resentatives in the new board of direc-
tors Of the company are Doolittle, Lii
ienthal and James II. Jennings, while
the minority. consisting Of Bradley and
VIII Croker, is represented by the
first mentioned and W. r. Berry of the
Crocker- Woolworth Bank, which is a
large shareholder in the mining COM
pany 1t was partly through Will
Crocker's assistance that Bradley
gained control of the company and in
downing Bradley Hammond had to di-
rect his fight also against Crocker
Among the Eastern people who are
associated with Hammond in the Oro-
vile enterprise are J. Cass Garfield,
one of New York's famous lawyers; J.
Kennedy Todd & Co., James Houghtal-
Ing. c. H. Mccormick, F. B.. Peabody,
Z. A. Wiltsee and o. w. johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
BUYS THE SELBY PLANf.

While in this city John Hays Ham
mond, acting as the representative of
the Guggenheims of New York, COM
pleted the long pending negotiations
for the purchase by the smelter trust
Of the Selby Smelling and Lead Works.
Before he left here last Saturday he
procured all the papers preliminary to
formal transfer of the stock of the
local concern TO his principals. and it
is expected that the trust Will begin to
direct the control of the Selby works
within the next month.
Although persistent denials have
been made. IL has been known by a
number of persons in this city for sew
eral months that the Guggenheims
were quietly negotiating for the Selby
works, including its plant at Vallejo
Junction and its lead works and assay
office in this city.
Hammond came West to complete
the deal. and as soon as he had the
necessary papers he started East The
conditions of the deal are known TO
only few. but this much was learned
yesterday: The works are to be ope-
rated in conjunction with the Tscoma
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
THE op(l PRINTS mqREE:::M,yySisyii.luSsll E:,ySy.u yisil
THE WEATHER

Forecast made az san Francisco for
thirty hOurs ending midnight. April A:
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair
Tuesday; light north winds.
A c. McADE.
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
VOTED BRADLEY OUT.

In less than ten minutes time they
had voted Bradley out of the presi-
dency and installed Doolittle in his
place. elected LiIienthal vice president
and selected a board of directors Of
their own liking.
Later the company's books were
moved across the tenth floor Of the
Croker building TO the offices Of Doo-
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26
Name something with two heads
and one body. A barrel.

Name something with two heads
and one body. A barrel.
Children born in the United
States are citizens and may locate
mining claims and participate in the
location of claim to the same extent
as an adult citizen. Neither age
nor sex is considered in dehniag
who is a citizen for the term in
cludes men, women and children.
II the monors are to young TO act
for themselves, may make the loca-
lion for them IN their interests, but
placed on the
10y cannot be deprived of
their right to thesproperty.
There is an awful lot of fun in
fooling yourself into the belief that
you are having fun when you amt.
II you want to please girl call
her kitten, but if you want your
dadgasted eyes scratched out call a
woman an old eat.
When a European goes broke he
comes to America, and when an
American gets rich he goes to
Europe. Strange, isn't it?
Some people wouldn't even pay
compliment without asking for a
receipt.
When an idea suddenly strikes a
man it often catches him off his
guard.
Many a meek, ,tired-looking man is
suffering only from ingrowing pro-
family.
An old criminal was once asked
what was the first step that led him
to ruin, and he said. "The first
thing that led me to my downfall
was cheating an editor out of two
years subscription. When l had
done that the devil had such a grip
on me that | could not shake him
off And he may not have been
superstitious.
A new use for oranges has beer
discovered in Southern California
and in Redlands they have been
used for fuel. 1t is said that wher
dried the orange burns freely and
gives out a large amount of heat
The Gull fruit is spread out in thu
sun, which in that section gets yer,
warm, and under its heat soon get
dried hard, forming excellent fuel
Mr.. Houch, who married about
score of woman, announces that b,
is willing to die. Many men wh'
only married once will not be sur
prised at this declaration.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26
Probate Notice.
In the Fourth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and
for the County of Lincoln.
In the matter of the Estate
of
G. W. Elliott, Deceased.

In the matter of the Estate
of
G. W. Elliott, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that II.
r. Elliott, has fled with the Clerk
of this Court, petition, praying for
letters OF administration of the
Estate of @. w. Elliott, deceased,
and that Monday, the 22nd day OF
Nav, 1905 at ten O'Clock A. M. of
said day at District Court room, in the
town Of Phoebe, County of Lincoln
State of Nevada, or as soon there
after as said counsel can be heard
said petition will come up for hear
ing, when and where, any person
interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should
not be granted.
III. j. GooDRIoH, Clerk
Dated, May 18th, 1905.
Whittemore & Charrington,
Attorneys for petitioner.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26

III. Dunn, in the last stage OF
consumption arrived in Reno from
Fresno CAL, last week without
funds and nearly dead. AS a mat
ter of charity the sick man was
taken to the County Hospital where
he is now being cared for. Dunn
states that he was in the hospital at
Fresno and was discharged with a
ticket given him passage to Iteno.
This is not the first case OF the
kind report from California and the
Commissioners have decided to put
stop to it. They will endeavor to
make Fresno County pay for what
is deemed an unfair action, and
District Attorney Craig will COM
mence suit against the Broad OF
Supervisors OF Fresno County,
California, for unloading its paupers
upon Washoe County. Appeal.
1t is reported that Smith, San
Francisco's defaulting tax collector
will enter plea of insanity. II ne
does, and if judge or jury is In
Auenced by such plea, it will DC
one of the greatest farces ever per
petrated in the name of the law.
Here is a man, who, in order to
accommodate the layish expenditure
which his deprayed tastes made
necessary, deliberately stole many
thousands of the city's money. Hls
fight was unsuccessful, and Wiz
his companion, woman oi 'n'
half-world, he was arrested. NOW
the word goes front he is to pleae
iusanity in bis endeavor 10 escape
the penalty of his misdeeds-
This cloak of insanity has lont
been theme for scorn, inasmucl
as many a william has escaped HI
deserts by donning 1t. For TIA
h San Francisco.defaulter to hoodwin
justice by a similar method woul'
be rank outrage.-Gazette.
What black thing enligntens tn
world? Ink.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26
Nevada Considered the
"Ground Floor" State

II is interesting to go through
California now and listen to people
when Nevada is their theme. There
was a day--it almost only yesteaday
that was subject which brought
front the ready jest or impatient
acorn This state was looked upon
as dressed in it's grave clothes, its
hands folded peacefully and a smile
on its cold lips. The me- 'm-
uortant even in its history
ed forward to as the trumI
Of the last deed day, when the word
of resurrection is spoken.
But it was only long sleep. Its
death semblance was SO close that 1t
deceived many a careful observer
By nearly all the tests that de-
note animation Nevada was only
awaiting undertaken and decent
burial. The people of Nevada can
afford to speak of these things now,
for they and all the world are aware
that that time was only counterht
of death. It was the long season OF
torpor during which new forces
were gathering themselves together
waiting for the word that was to set
them free. Came the day and came
the word.
Nevada today is looking upon as
the State of Opportunity. Said one
man to the writer: "Who are the
big, solid, fortunate men OF Cali
forniap They are the men who
came when the state was young.
Today Nevada is the only state
where the present generation can
get in on the ground floor A
few wears ago that same person
knew that California was bounded
on the east by Nevada, and that one
time this state creatd a few
bonanza millionaires whose sons
daughters did much to promote the
gayety Of New York and Newport,
That was all. And yesterday he
was insisting to us that today the
door of opportunity swings wider
open here than anywhere else, and
that Nevada is the ground floor"
state for the present generation.
They ask eager questions now.
The mines, the irrigation project
the general situation-these are the
core OF their questions. 81 am
more interested in Nevada than any
other state in the union," said an
easterner yesterday. "There is tc
be gather proportinate development
in Nevada the next ten years than
in any other state. That is my
prophecy" He is but one of many
1t is pleasant to note these tokens
of respect and vast faith in Nevada
The best of it all is that there II
large, substantial foundation fol
any word which forecasts a lavish
future for this state.-Reno Gazette
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26
Notice For
Contract Bids.

County Clerks Office, May 8, 1905.
At a regular meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners, held on
the above date. The Board ordered,
that the Clerk advertise for bids, to
be submitted at the next meeting of
the Board to be held on June 5th
1905, for Auditing the Delinquent
List of Lincoln County, including
the years 1895. 1896, 1897, 1898,
1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1908.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Attest. H. j. GooDMoH,
Clerk of said Board.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-05-26

II John L. Sullivan and Charley
Mitchell had agreed to fight in
Nevada, instead of in Tacoma, we
should have had more faith in the
genuineness of their intentions.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
OUR TARS AT VATICAN
OFFICERS and Sailors of the Battle
ship Minneapolis Cheer the POpe.


ROME, Oct. Au.--lne pope "ncciye
Lieutenant Frank Il. Rdgley. PAY
master Hugh X. lnsley. Professor Wi
liam Snyder Eichelbergcr and Profess
or Frank Bowers Littell of the naya
observatory at Washington and forty
eight Catholic sailors Of the Uniter
states cruiser Minneapolis. now at Na
pies. They were conducted to tn,
Vatican by Chaplain Johnson McC
Bellows. His holiness. who was dress
Ell entirely in white and accompal.inG
by Mgr. Bislcti master of the pon
tiiical chambers; Mgr. Kennedy. rec
tor of the American college. and mem.
bers of the ecclesiastical court re.
ceived the Americans in the hall of the
conSistory. TO each he gave his hand
to kiss while he spoke kind words es-
pecially to the officers. The pope was
then presented with basket of beauti.
ful flowers tied with ribbons from the
caps of the sailors. This presentation
greatly pleased his holiness. who ex
pressed his pleasure at the Thought
which prompted it.
His holiness gave his blessing to all
present and to their families and
friends and presented each with n
souvenir medal. When the pope left
he hall the sailors saluted him with
hree hearty cheers which resounded
throughout the Vatican.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
HAD LONG CHASE.
Man Running Wild at Spa Sp
Now at Police Headquarv.

The wild man of Spa Springs, he
who caused CONSERVATION in that lo-
cality by running at large without
any clothing on, as told in yesterdays
NEWS, was finally caught by Detec-
tive Sergeant HUFF and Patrolman
McDermott yesterday at his home at
Spa Springs, after hunt of several
hours through woods, over hill and
dale and along secluded paths. The
officers had a rig ready and they
brought the man in to the police sta
ton.
He is Michael Burns, fifty-five years
OLD. and married. He was held to
iwait examination as to his sanity.
The two officers started for Spa
Springs shortly after z O'clock, fol-
lowing the telephone message receiv-
ed from Daniel Brazzell. They se-
cured a rig from Liddle & Pfeiffers
stable. That their hunt was long
and tiresome one may be tersely told
that it was not until noon that he
was brought to this city, being loca-
ted at his home, whittier he had
gone after his extended wanderings,
probably chilled by the GOODNESS of
the air and the drizzly rain.
He remained in the lookup all yes
terday afternoon and last night.
DR.. w e. Ramsay adjudged Burns
to be out of his mind and the old
man was taken to the Trenton State
Hospital by City Marshal Peltier.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
lighting Plant Committee.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 26:-
Frederick B. Kilmer, chairman OF
the meeting held last week for the
purpose of considering the advisable
ity of establishing a municipal light
ing plant, has appointed the com
mittee of twelve on permanent or
ganization, the appointment of which
was authorized at the meeting. He
has named two members from each
of the six wards of the city as fol-
lows: Asher Atkinson, chairman;
Charles W. Russell, DR.. Clarence NJ.
Slack, Walter Burns, Williams r.
Reed, julius Heidingsfeld, Fl. B.
Zimmerman, Henry Blum, Robert
j. Smith, Louis Wolfson, Joseph
Graham and SCHUYLER S. Rust.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
PLAN WATER MAIN
FOR BIG FACTORIES.
WEDDING OF
MISS ERNST.
Became the Bride Of Hans C.
Olsen in Our SaviOur'S Danish
Lutheran Church.

b A pretty autumn wedding took
place at I o'clock last night at Our
Saviours Danish Lutheran church.
in State street, when Miss Annie
Louise Ernst. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thorvald Ernst, and Hans Chris
tian Oksen, of 23S State street, were
married in the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives by
Rev V. B. Skov
The altar was decorated with
palms, asparagus fern and pink and
white chrysanthemums.
Miss Ernst was gowned in a be-
coming costume of white silk and
wore a. veil She carried a shower
bouquet of white bridal roses. She
was attended by her sister. Amelia
Ernst, as maid of honor. who wore a
pretty white gown and carried a
beautiful bouquet of pink and white
roses The best man was Erhard
Oksen, brother of the groom The
ushers were Louis Ernst, Fred Ernst,
John Johnson and John Martinsen.
After the ceremony reception was
held at the new home of the brides S
parents, in lower State street, at
which only the relatives and a few
immediate friends were present
The house was decorated with aut-
umn leaves and autumn flowers. A
wedding supper was served at pret-
tily decorated tables. and at 1
o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Oksen left over
the Central railroad for a wedding
trip TO last about a week, the destin-
alton of which they refused to di-
vulge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oksen received a
quantity of handsome presents. Up
on their return they will reside at
200 Madison avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
CAR FLEES
TO DENMARK.
All Russian Railroads Tied Uu
by Strikers WOrkmen in
Revolt.
WITTE is DICTATOR.
During the Emperor's Absence
Peace Envoy to Virtually Con-
troll Government.

ST, PETERSBURG, Oct. 2G.-The
employees OF all the Russian railways
are now on strike. No trains are run.
ming into or out of ST. Petersburg.
Mounted troops are patroling the
streets of the capital.
Matters are made worse by the strike
of the workmen in the Putilom Iron
works, the Kolpino works. the Alexan-
droyski Cotton mills and the Nevsky
shipyards.
All rail communication between the
capital and other points in Russia is
suspended. Sir Charles Hardnge. the
British ambassador, who was to have
started for London on business sup
posed to he connected with the pro-
Jected Anglo-Russian understanding, is
unable to get out of ST. Petersburg be-
cause there were no trains running.
lie viii be obliged to depart by steam
boat.
Information from peterhof has it
that with view of recuperating from
the continuous strain of the past two
years, the emperor is about to pay
visit OF two months to Denmark and
will spend the western Christmas at
the Danish court Count Witte during
the emperors absence will receive full
powers as the head Of the entire gov
ernment and will hold an Office eouiva-
lent to that of virtual dictator.
An encounter took place last night
between strikers and engine drivers
who were preparing to take out trains. !
Revolver shots Were exchanged. and
a number of persons were killed or
wounded
AT Yekaterinosaf fifteen persons were
Killed and twcnty-six injured in ii con. I
hict between troops and strikers ut
the Briansk works, where the strikers
mad erected wire entanglements.
The general strike on the railroads
Is complete except in few border
provinces and St Petersburg. Mos.
COW and other large cities are almost
as closely bcleaguered as If they were
invested by besieging armies
a dispatch from Moscow says that {
no milk can be obtained there and that
the prices of meat and butter have be- |
come eXorbitant since railway traffic 9
was suspended. t
At Warsaw the employees of the v
Vienna railway have joined the strike t
and the city is tied up.