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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-03-25
Midway.

A two hundred ton ORE bin and
rock crusher is being constructed by
the Midway Mining Company and the
mine is making regular shipments.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-03-25

We are sole agents for "Viro7
Union Drug Store. Il
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-03-25
GoIdfeld Belmont.

One of the best properties in the
great Gold6eld district is the Gold
field Belmont which surrounds in l.
shape the famous Quartzite frac tion
of the Diamondfield Gold mining
company. The claims comprise the
Quartzite No. l, Quartzite No 2,
Vernal Fraction, Vernal No 2 and
Black Butte No 4 claims. An up
to date hoist has been placed on
the Quartzite No. / claim and big
force of men are doing development
work. The stock is all closely held
in Philadelphia the home Office of the
company. Campbell, Metson, Jack
son and Brown, the well-known law
irm have been retained to secure a
patent to the grouud. The officers
Of the Gold6eld Belmont mining com.
pany are John w Brock, president
and Clyde A. Heller, secretary and
the other stockholders are the prin.
cipal owners OF the Tonopah mining
company.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-03-25
GlIa Monster Group Sold.

Fl. H Clark, Key Pittman, Bert
Smith, Frank Stickney and Jas.
Meighan have purchased the ella
Monster group of claims s miles west
of Thorps, paying a big cash price
therefor. They have had engineers
examining the property and the long
list of big assays convinces the own
ers that they have another Big
One" The ledge is from twenty to
thirty feet in width, and Monday a
party will leave to commence work
on the property.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
WORKINGMEN
DENOUNCE WITTE

st. Petersburg, Nov. 1S.-The text
of the resolution adopted at the meet
ing of the Council Workmen's dele
gates in reply to Count Whites appeal
to the workingmen, is as follows:
"The Council of Workingmen's del
egates express establishment at the
emperor's favorite, who permits him
self to call the workingmen of st.
Petersburg his brethren. The pro-
letariat is not related to him in any
way.
Count White appears to us to be
compassionate of our wives and child
rem. The council, in reply, invites
the workmen to count the widows and
orphans who have been added to the
ranks of the workmen since the day
Count White assumed power.
Count White reveals the benevo
lent intentions of the emperor towards
the working classes. The council
reminds the proletariat of bloody
Sunday.
Count White begs us to give the
government time and promises to dc
all possible for the wor men. The
council knows Count White has al
ready found time to give Poland into
the hands of the military execution
ers. The council does not doubt
Count Witte will do all possible to
strangle the revolutionary proletar-
lat"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
CONSERVATIVES
WIN THEIR FIGHT
Movement in Favor of Eight
Hour Day Is Nipped
in the Bud.
THE SOCIALISTS URGED II
Matter Is Debated at Length in
Council of Workingmen-lnterest
Now Centers in Moscow, Where
Zemstvo Congress Is in Session.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 19.-The work
mems council at 3 o'clock this morn
ing decided to call off the Industrial
strike Monday at noon, claiming that
great victory had been achieved and
that the lives of 1000 Cronstadt mutt.
neers have been saved.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 20.--The con.
sentative leaders in the council of
workmen are again victorious. At
2:55 O'Clock this morning they car.
ried resolution against any attempt
to introduce movement for an eight
hour day.
Interest has now shifted to Moscow
where the Zemstvo congress opened
yesterday. The members of the party
from all over the country have gone
there to make fight in the congress
for union of all the conservative
elements to hold up the hands of
Count White, to condemn the political
strike and to seek furtheS political
salvation through the doors opened by
the manifesto, though it is neither ex.
3ected nor desired that the constitu.
tional democrats will abjure their
programme while joining in the move,
ment to aid in the restoration of tran.
guilty. 1t is expected that a sharp
combat will develop with the large
faction of the zemstvoists who are
arrayed with the socialists to con.
tinue the fight against the government
to the bitter end. The result of the
congress is waited with the deepest
interest.
The failure of the strike has shown
throughout the country as a whole
how little sympathy there is with
Poland in her demand for complete
autonomy At Moscow the railroad
men refused to strike on the grounds
that they did not sympathize with the
Poles in their struggle. 1t seems that
in many parts Of Russia, the people
remember only too well the endless
wars with the Poles, and cannot for.
get that the white eagle of Poland
once waived from the pinnacles of
the Kremln, so sacred to Moscow.
The possibility of the revival of the
ancient kingdom Of Poland is, there.
fore not viewed with pleasure, while
the Panslavists, and even the liberals
are afraid of the spectre of a possible
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the empire
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
POLICE HAVE CLUE
To DIAMOND Thief

Des Moines, Nov. 15.-With the re,
covery of a stolen diamond, worth
several hundred dollars, detectives
believe they are close on the heels
of man who can explain many re-
cent burglaries in Des Moines.
1t is alleged that the diamond fell
into the hands of loan agent, who
upon the failure of the borrower to
pay off his mortgage, disposed of the
jewel in a Walnut street pawnshop.
Police officers claim to know the
original owner of the diamond and de.
clare that it was stolen month or
two ago.
While utmost secrecy in the inves'
tigation is being observed 1t leaked
out that detectives are attaching much
blame to the loan man for receiving
the diamond without ma ing report
on the transaction to police head
quarters. Such a report is provided
for by ordinances. The loan man
may be prosecuted under this ordin
ance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
GERMAN BOAT SUNK
And CREW DROWNED

Kiei, Nov. 19.-Torpedo boat S-162
,ollided on Friday night near Buelk
With the small cruiser Undine. The
:orpedo boat sank, and one officer and
;hirty-two seamen are missing.
The disaster occurred during the
naneuvers in Kiel bay. A torpedo
BOAT division was making regulation
attack upon the Undine, which had
blinded her lights. Later she used
Ter searchlight, which confused the
aelmsman of the S-162, and the tor
oedo boat got under the Undine's bow
and was struck amidship, causing
the boiler of the S-162 to explode.
The suddenness of the catastrophe
explains the great number of victims.
1t is believed that all of the missing
members Of the crew were killed or
drowned. Several wounded officers
were rescued.
Emperor William, who arrived here
at noon yesterday for the swearing in
Of the naval recruits, ordered a de-
tailed report to be made to him.
The accident occurred in the midst
of driving snow storm, and when it
was very dark. The torpedo boat
sank in four minutes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
TOWN OF WOODBURY.
WRECKED BY FIRE

Osceola, Nov. ia fire, probably
of incendiary origin, destroyed the
business district of the little town Of
WOODBURY., ten miles from this place
at 10 o'clock last night. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. The buildings
burned were:
Curtis general store, Hardin's
Postofice, Swisher's restaurant, Odd
Fellows building, two story brick, q
F. Hurlbut's grain elevator, City bar
Der shop.
The only stores left standing in the
little town are SCOTS restaurant
Aliens general store, a furniture and
a hardware department store.
The blaze started in some unknown
manner in the rear of Curtis general
store. In a few minutes the building
was enveloped in flames and the fire
swept away every building to the east
of it's origin, until the Hurlburt ele.
vator went up in smoke.
The little town is practically swept
off the map. A full block and a half,
it's only brick buildings, and most of
its business houses are in ashes. The
buildings which burned were the best
the town afforded and were occupied
by the most prosperous merchants.
Only $3.50 in merchandise was saved
from the flames. The postotfice fix.
lures were torn out and preserved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
PROTEST AGAINST
RATE LEGISLATION

Washington, d. c., Nov. 15.-An
earnest protest was made to the pres
ident yesterday against proposed rail.
road freight legislation. The protest
was filed by representative of the
five great labor organizations con-
nected with railroading-the engin-
GERS, firemen, conductors, switch and
trainmen. The members of the dele.
cation which called on the president
represented the several organizations.
They pointed out to him that rail
road rate legislation logically meant
the lowering of rates. This, they con-
tended will be followed by lessen.
ing of the earning power of railroads
and consequently by reduction event
ually of the wages of railroad EN-
ployes.
The delegation which called on the
president from twelve different states
and represented all Of the larger
systems of railroads. The president
assured the delegation that it was
not his purpose, or the purpose Of
those who favored railroad rate legis.
lation to do anything that might in.
iure the railroads of the country, or,
incidentally, the employees of the rail-
roads. He said it was his purpose
that all classes-railroads, shippers
and employes-should have perfectly
fair treatment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
TKI2TY-NINE LOSE LIVES
IN GLASGOW FIRE

Glasgow, Nov. 20.-The most ter
rible ire that has occurred here for
many years broke out yesterday in a
cheap lodging house for men in Wat.
son street, and resulted in the loss
IF thirty-nine lives and the severe In.
jury of many persons.
The flames were first noticed at 6
o'clock on the fourth floor of the
building which was occupied by $50
men. An alarm was raised and the
firemen responded quickly, but flames
and smoke were then issuing from
most of the windows on the fourth
floor. An extraordinary scene was
created by a procession of almost
naked men rushing out of the entrance
to the building and against their fran.
tic efforts to escape the firemen had
actually to fight for admission.
Reaching the upper floors the fire.
men found the narrow passages were
becoming congested with men who
had dropped to the floors overcome by
smoke. The fire, however, was con-
fined to the fourth floor, and as soon
as the firemen were able to get to
work it was speedily extinguished.
The flames had been fed by the wood
en- partitions of the cubicles which
threw off volumes of smoke, resulting
in the suffocation of the inmates.
Many, on being brought to the street,
rallied in few minutes, but others
had to be taken to the hospitals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
TOWN OF STANHOPE
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Des Moines, Nov 1S.-Almost all
of the business district and part of
the residence portion of the town of
Stanhope was destroyed by fire at an
early hour yesterday morning.
Stanhope is in Hamilton county,
and has a population of about 800.
The fire started at twelve o'clock
in a barn back of the furniture store.
1t may have been incendiary or &C
cidentally started by cigarette-smok-
ing boys. Before the alarm was
given the flames had gained great
Roadway. The entire west side was
destroyed.
The total loss is about $4,000,
several of the loNors carrying no in
surance.
The property destroyed was:
Caffrey hotel, A. H. Bergeren's
barber shop, Trissler's meat market,
Mrs. A. Wilson's furniture and hard.
ware store, Guy Anderson's restau-
rant, Whaley's billiard hall. Ander-
SON. millinery shop, Edward Dawson
drug store, Reuhmitz Drug company's
store, John Jacobson's billiard hall
one law office, residences of H. II.
Jenkins and the Rev. Mr.. Wright,
two barns and an ice house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
DECIDE UPON A
WATER LEVEL CANAL

Washington, d. c., Nov. 20.-By a
rote of s to on Saturday the board
of consulting engineers of the 18TH
mus canal commission. body which,
if President Roosevelt realized his
hopes embodied the greatest and
most representative engineering tai.
ent in the world, placed itself upon
record as favoring the construction
of the Panama canal on the sea level.
This decision represents the outcome
of nearly three months hard work.
Early in September the engineers
Ga q cred from all parts of the world,
for the president, DESTROYS to avail
of the best talent as well as to avoid
adverse foreign criticism in the future
had called upon the governments of
five great nations, distinguished for
the successful construction of great
hydraulic works, to send each one of
their best engineers to assist the
American engineers in the decision
of the momentous question of con-
structing the Panama canal at sea
level or at greater altitude, involv-
ing a system Of locks.
The decision is made after a trip
to the isthmus, and thorough study
of all data obtainable.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
COURT HOLDS MAN
AS LORD OF DOMAIN

Des Moines, Nov. 15.-The sup
RENE court yesterday declared that a
man who knows he is right is not
bound to back off his own premises
to avoid the assault Of an assailant
and may even kill the intruder to
protect his own rights. A mans
home is his castle and the supreme
court has extended the castle to in
include a mans premises, meaning
the land around about the castle.
The question arose in the case of
Myron Bennett of Boone. He was
convicted of assault with intent to
commit manslaughter, by shooting a
man named Coldwell. The evidence
tended to show that Coldwell insulted
Mrs. Bennett and then threatened
Bennett, who promptly shot him.
That he had right to do it, if this
statement is correct, the supreme
court sustains.
But of course the decision is not to
that effect or on that point. The case
is reversed and Bennett is given a
new trial because there was wrong
instruction to the jury respecting
this sort of a situation. The general
rule is that person assaulted must
retreat if he may safely do so before
taking the life of his assailant or in
fiict great bodily injury upon him.
This rule IS not applicable to this
case Lecause Bennett was on his own
premises and therefore was not bound
to retreat from the threatened assault
of Coldwell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
Sen. BURTCN TO Be TRIED
FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY

st. Louis, Mo, Nov 19.-United
States Senator j. R. Burton of Kan
sas, indicted for the third time on
the charge of having agreed to re-
ceive and having received compensa-
ton from the Rialto Grain Exchange
company of st. Louis, rendered in be-
half of the company before the post
office department, was arraigned in
the United States court yesterday be-
fore Judge Vandeyanter. He enter
ed a plea of not guilty. The case
will go to trial at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and both sides are ready.
Judge Vandevanter yesterday over
ruled the demurrer of Burton's at
torneys to the replication of the gov
ernment's attorneys to the plea in bar
of Burton's counsel to two of the
counts in the Indictment. Therefore
Burton will be tried on six counts,
four alleging that he agreed to re-
ceive compensation, and two that he
did receive il.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
EIGHTY AMERICANS
IN COUP D'ETAT

Havana, Nov. 20.-Americans who
have arrived here from the isle of
Pines are unanimous in asserting that
the participants in the meeting of
Nov. IL had no idea that the So
called territorial officers would at.
tempt to assume offices. They say
it was universally understood that
their election was only a basis, first
for an appeal to Washington. and sec
ond as a newspaper advertising move
ment, it having long been n matter Of
complaint on the part Of some of the
residents of the isle of Pines that the
s2eN spapers were not in sympathy
with their efforts.
1t is asserted on good authority that
exactly eighty men attended the meet
ing on Nov. IL, besides many women
The number aof male American resi-
dents on the isle of Pines is generally
estimated at 200. According tc
statements made by Havana Ameri
cans who were present, the movement
is essentially Nueva Corona affair
and no representatives of the larger
land interests were present, except
MGSSIS. ISdICy kAhuSloOn, ZIG
latter being the delegate to the Unit
ed States congress. William Mason,
a leading American of Santa Fe, an
inland town, protested against the
steps it was proposed to tare, on the
ground that public sentiment in the
United States would not be attracte|
by defiance of the Cuban government
and the defeat of the pending treaty,
and that eventually American control
of the isle of Pines can only get a set.
back.
No Americans on the isle of Pines
appear to expect clash with the
Cuban forces for any reason, except
on account of unjust treatment.
Most of the Cubans and all Of the
officials on the isle are liberals.
Some of them are inclined to tacitly
approve the American anti-govern
ment movement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
ISLE De PINES S.
CEDEs FROM CUBA.
American Residents There
Say They Will Become
American Territory.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTEE
Address Letter to President Roose
welt, but II is Said They Will Re
ceive No Encouragement at Wash,
ington.

New York, Nov ia cable dis
patch to the Herald from Havans
says: Residents of the Isle of Pine.
have issued a declaration of theis
independence from Cuba and origin
lied new government as a United
States territory. A delegate to con
gress will be sent to Washington.
The first officers Of the new terri
tory are: T. B. Anderson, secretary
of state; James NJ. Steere, treasurer;
Ed G. Ryan, delegate to congress;
A. T. Friese, chief justice; David q
Wall, sheriff. The convention divid
ed the island into five districts and
ordered elections to be held Tuesday
to select members of the Legislature
which is to convene next week.
First official notice of the affair is
contained in this letter.
Dear Sir:-The people OF this Is
land having purchased homes under
the treaty of Paris, believing it was
United States territory, and having
waited over three years for recogni
ton of their rights as American cit
liens, fearing continuation of these
conditions and feeling alarm at the
condition of Cuba during the coming
election, have taken preliminary steps
for the establishment of territor
ial government under the constitution
of the United States, believing this the
proper step to take and the most eff
fectiye way to secure justice and
equity from our national Iaw-makins
body, also relying upon you, our pres
ident, for square deal.
1--WE trust our action will meet
your approval.
Yours respectfully,
T. b. Anderson,
Chairman Territorial Convention"
Fully one-third of those now liv
Ing on the island are American citi.
zens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
GUARD KILLS
A DESERTER
Frank Wilmer Fatally Shot
While Trying to
Escape.
CHEST SHATTERED BY BALL
Guard Had Served Four Months in
the Guard House for Permitting
Another Prisoner to Escape-WilI'
Be No Trial.

Des Moines, Nov 19.-While at
tempting to escape guard, Frank Will
mer, a prisoner at Fort Des Moines,
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
yesterday afternoon by Private Char
les Light of II troop, Eleventh United
States cavalry.
Wilmer was brought from Fort
Riley, Kan, several weeks ago under
sentence for desertion, and would have
finished serving his time next June.
He and another prisoner were en-
ployed at labor in the northwest corn
er of the post reservation when he
broke and ran. He was called upon
by Light, the guard, to halt, but re-
fused to do so. While running he
half turned toward the guard, who at
that moment raised his rife and let
drive with a multi-ball, which crashed
square into the chest of the escaping
man. Wilmer threw up his hands
and sank to the ground.
Wilmer was Immediately removed
to the post hospital, where he was
given every attention, but it was not
believed that he would survive his
wound The bullet which struck
him was of the sort which separates
upon striking an object, and mangles
terribly upon penetration.
Light was not removed from SEN
try duty, but walked his beat until re-
lieved last night. He was not plac'
ed under arrest. 1t is not believed
there will be any prosecution, as Colo
mel Thomas may not ask for trial
it having been shown that the sentry
was under orders to shoot should at
tempts be made to escape by the
prisoners.
Des Moines, Nov. 20.-Just six
months ago two deserters broke away
from their guard, Private Light of H.
troop, Eleventh cavalry, and success,
fully made their escape. Private
Light got four months in the guard
house for his alleged carelessness.
Saturday afternoon Frank wilmer, a
military convict, who was under the
guard of Private Light, broke and ran.
Light shot at the fleeing prisoner, and
fatally wounded him. Wilmer died
yesterday morning. This morning
Light will be summoned before the
court of inquiry at Fort Des Moines
1t is expected that the inquiry will
be merely formal, and that Light will
be exOnerated when he shows that
Wilmer was escaping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
ARE ANXIOUS
TO Be AT WORK
End Of General Strike in St
Petersburg Seems Near
at Hand.
WILL BREAK FROM LEADERS
Probably will Decide to abandon the
Strike However, the Leaders of
the Strike Feel Greatly Encouraged
and may Control.

st. Petersburg, Nov 1S.-Though
according to surface indications, the
outlook for the speedy ending of the
strike was gloomy, the revelations
made at meeting last night of the
council of the workmen's delegates
showed that large portion of the
workmen were breaking loose from
the control of the leaders and were
anxious to return to work and o
plebiscite which will be taken today
in the various factories probably will
result in decision to abandon the
strike Monday.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE out
look for the early collapse of the
strike is more gloomy today. The
situation was distinctly more menac
ing The council of workmens dele
gates, or strike committees, were
manifestly encouraged by the extern
sion of the strike in ST. Petersburg,
various organizations, including the
bank clerks, telephone girls and some
of the professional leagues, having
voted to join in the movement. More
over, the workmen's council had re
ceived mysterious supplies of funds,
and consequently they presented a
holder front. Practically all the pre-
texts based on economic demands
have been abandoned, although the
eight hour day figures in the oratory
at meetings in order to hold the
wor'' men who have no thought ca
I ,;ol
dition.
The imperial ukase on the land
question issued today, although it
wipes out about $40,000,000 OF the
peasants arrearages of debt, which
under ordinary circumstances might
have been received with joy, is an
other disappointment. The promises
of additional lands are too vague To
calm the agitated, starving peasants,
who, in the valleys of the Don and
yolga, are again marching, pillaging,
burning, and numbering.
No confirmation has been obtained
of yesterdays report of a false en-
peror leading the peasants OF Penza.
The mill and factory owners at a
meeting just held while offering to
make some concessions in the matter
of hours of labor, generally to ten
hours, took final decision that I'M
less the men resume work on Monday
they must close down indefinitely.
Should the men be locked out IN tie
face of winter it would only make the
situation more desperate.
The news from the provinces
shows that practically no movement
has been started there in support OF
the general strike, but there is a
deep suspicion that this may simply
be the lull of preparation.