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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION.
President Names the Men to Dig the
Big Ditch.

President Roosevelt has carried out
his plan for the reorganization OF the
Isthmiau Canal Commission. He has
named O new set of men. but one OF the
old Commission being retained. b. d.
Harrod. The Executive has laid out
the business methods which he desires
to have followed. and especially fixed
some rules which he wishes followed.
The President desired . smaller mem
bership than seven, but under the Law
he was forced to name this number.
In practice. however. he gets around
the matter Of "~heaviness" with his
rules, as three members are made an
Executive Committee. This Commit
tee is in business affairs the full Com
mission.
The personnel Of the new Isthmian
Canal Commission is as follows: Theo-
dore p. Shonts. Chairman /; Charles e.
Magoon. Governor Of canal zone ;
John F. Wallace. Chief Engineer ; Rear-
Admiral NJ. I. Endicott. U. 5. n.
Brigadiel General Peter G. Hams. u.
s. A. (retired); Colonel Oswald NJ.
Ernst, Corps Of Engineers. U. s. A..
Benjamin N. Harrod.
The head of the Commission Is .
trained railroad man, chosen for his sd.
ministrative abilities. The Governor
of the zone il o lawyer. Shonts, Ma
goou and Wallace compose the Exc.
cutive Committee. and in the main. a.
stated, make up the active Commission.
Each member of the Commission 10
allowed $500 and travelling expenses.
The Chairman Of the Commission is al
lowed $22. 500 additional; the Chief En-
gineer, $17, 800 additional. and the
Governor Of the zone 90. 900 additional.
The President desires that results in
canal work be secured
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
President Starts on Vacation.

President Roosevelt and party left
Washington for the West on Tuesday
for a two months vacation. The trip
is being primarily made to enable the
President to attend the reunion of his
old regiment, the Rough Riders. which
is to be held at San Antonio. Texas,
next Friday. aud to hunt big game in
Oklahoma and Colorado. Incidentally
the President will deliver notable ad-
dresses at several places en- route.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

The law assessing patented mines
was introduced by E. w. fremont of
Eureka in the Assembly of the nine
teenth session of the Legislature, and
was stubbornly fought in that and the
succeeding session. The above bill
signed by Governor Sparks on March A,
1905, ratifes the wishes of the people
expressed at the general election OF 1902.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
SUMNER SCHOOL OF 1905.
University Of California Offers Sew
eral New Features This Year.

eral New Features This Year.
The annual Summer Session Of the
University Of California will begin on
Monday. June 20. and close six weeks
later. Representative teachers from
other American and European univer-
stiles will. as Is the past. be on Its
faculty. In addition TO the regular
oourses hitherto given. the University
10 for the first time Offering instruction
In practically all the subjects which are
taught in primary. grammar. and high
schools. The privileges Of the Summer
Session are open to teachers, to under.
graduates and to visitors. upon pay.
ment Of the regular fee Of tl2. 1t Is
expected that special railroad rates will
be obtainable. The Recorder Of the Fac.
ulties at Berkeley. Cal, will upon re-
quest supply any detailed information
desired.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

The first number of the Bullfrog
Miner has made its appearance. with
Frank p. Mannix as editor and man
ager. He says the Miner 'hasn't
time 10 make many promises as to its
policy. The paper will make each
successive issue speak for ITSELF" The
Miner has no party politics but will
work for every interest that 'leads to
commercial glory for Bullfrog district. F"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

The Nevada Con. Copper COMPANY
purchased q one-fourth interest In tia
Molly Gibson group Of mines, oonsi...
ing Of four claims. from Newton Bova
on Monday for $4,000. Ten per ceut Of
the purchase price was paid down thu
balance 10 to be paid within a few
months. The claims were owned bv
Messrs. Rockhill and Boyd and lie Be.
tween the Ruth and Copper Flat. tn.
group wal under bond to d. N. Harper
for eSs. 900. the bond expiring April 1.
The Nevada Con. Copper Company
took the property over Immediately
upon the expiration Of the Harper bond
st an advance Of 5000.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
BOIL OF HONOR.

The following is the Honor Roll Of the
Ruby Hill School for the month beginning
Feb. 20, 1906, and ending March IL. 1905.
Total number Of pupils enrolled ~:
Junior GRADE.
Carrie Eccles Elizabeth Rosevear
Annie Flavin Ethel Kitchen
SEVENTH GRADE
Grace Hicks Bennett Moyle
Sixth GRADE.
Thomas Williams Teller Williams
FFTH GRADE
Alden Hicks Eddie Moyle
Annie Eccles Harry Fault
Angus McNaughtJn Bert Hooking
A. T. TAYLOR, Principal.
FOURTH GRADE.
Lille Fine Clara Rosevear
John EccIes Thomas Hooking
Abe Laird
THIRD GRADE.
Rachel venton Dan McNaughton
SECOND GRADE
Eddie Fine Joe Kitchen
Vivian Hicks Frank Hooking
Bessie venton Minnie Martin
FIRST GRADE
Sidney Hooking Willie Laird
Willie Venton
RECEIVING GRADE.
Melvina Rice Nevada Fine
Sophie Eathorne
AIMEE RosRvEAR, Teacher.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
soRM.

In Eureka, Nevada, April 8. 1905, to the
wife of Abram Laird, q daughter.
At Pine Valley, Eureka County. Nevada.
March Is, 1905, to the wife Of B. Fsrrari, .
daughter.
At Cherry Creek, White Pine County, Ne.
vada, April 1, 1905. 10 the wife Of James s.
Cazier, Q son.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
New Experiment Station Commission

New Experiment Station Commission
Governor Sparks on Wednesday an-
nounced the appointment of the Com
mission that is to establish an Expert
ment Farm in Lincoln County, as fol-
lows: Col. H. B. Maxson of Reno.
secretary Of the National Irrigation
Congress; Prof. Gordon II. True. in
charge of the Experiment Station at
the State University, and Phil Triplett.
editor of the Wells Herald at Wells,
Elko County. The appointments carry
no salaries. but the expenses Of the
Commission will be paid out Of the
SOC 600 appropriated by the last Legis-
lature for the esta blishment of the farm.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

Consumers of coal oil hope the Mis-
sionary Board will not accept Mr..
Rockefeller's donation /; they remember
painfully the regularity with which the
price of oil advanced whenever the
University of Chicago announced an
other Standard Oil endowment Salt
Lake Herald.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
Nevada Talent Recognized In Boston
Mics Mabel S~tanaway. a music stu-

Miss Mabel Stanaway, a music stu
dent from Reno. is to have a prominent
position in the coming annual grand
opera recital Of the New England Con-
servatory. The recital is the star
musical event of the year at the on
se~rvatory. Miss Stanaway has been
studying in Boston for three years and
will have the part of Ulrica in acts two
and three of Verdi's opera, "Un Ballo
in Maschera."
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
Mexico Changes Monetary System.

President Diaz has issued a decree for
the reform OF the monetary system
authorized by the Mexican Congress
last December. The decree establishes
the value of the peso at 80 cents. gold.
The Mexican minis will be closed on
April 16 to the free coinage of silver,
and the new monetary system win go
into effect May l. A feature Of the de-
cree is the provision for a reserve ex-
change fund which at first will consist
of $l8, 900, 900, and may be increased as
found necessary.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
Ont for New Business.

The Tonopah Sun that
the Turner lodging house has been
thoroughly formaldehyded and is ready
to receive the patronage of the public.
1t will be impossible for anything pres
ent in the building at the time Of fumi-
CATION to transmit infectious disease.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

The Tonopah Mining Company of
Nevada has declared a dividend of 25
cents a share on its capital stock. pay
able April %. As the company is capt.
talized for ] ,OO0.O 0 shares, the dividend
amounts 10 S25O,OO0.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08
Giroux Company Buys More Claims

r. A. Riepe Of Ely on Tuesday sold
to the Giroux Consolidated Mines Com
pany of Copper Flat his one-half in
terest in the Watson claim, one-half in
terest in the Blackburn and the whole
of the April Fool Fraction. The price
paid was 1850. The company had
previously acquired a one-half interest
in the Watson, and one-half of the
Blackburn belongs to the Blackburn es-
tate.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

The latest metal quotations ara =.
follows:
Silver ct New York U1 cents per Dunes.
Lead 81 New York. GAS; 1t Salt La.
City. In ore. $3.50.
Casting Copper Ut Salt Lake City. IA. cant.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

Mining location blanks for sale at the
SENTINEL Office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

Subscribe for the SENTINEL
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NEW TO-DAY.
L PASSED
by THR-
COUNTY Commissioners
AR THEIR
MEETING ON APRIL 3, 1905.

ORDERED. That the following sums Of
money be allowed the following named per.
sons, respectively, to-wit:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

Governor Sparks has designated
April 81 as Arbor Day.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

BILLS ALLOWED APRIL 5, 1905.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
All Reports are of the Most Encourag-
ing Nature.

New York, Nov. 1S.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
a temporary furry in the money
market had little dcleterious effect in
commercial channels, most reports in
dicating q further increase in the vol
umc Of business. orders come for
ward freely for distant delivery. and
buyers experience much difficulty in
making purchases for quick shipment.
Wholesale trade I'm holiday goods is
now we'll under way, aud retail distri
button of seasonable merchandise re
spends to the generally lower tenn
perature. There is still some delay in
mercantile collections, especially at
the south, but the majority of reports
indicate that payments are more
prompt.
Manufacturing plants have scarcely
a drawback, except scarcity of labor
IN few instances, and small strikes
that interrupt structural work 10 some
extent
Failures this week numbered 2i1 In
the United States against glT last
year, and A. In Canada, compared with
p year ago,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
Disaster in a Mine Near
Bentleysville, Pa.
A GAS EXPLOSION.
1t Blew Huge Pieces of Timber Out
of the Mine Like SkyrOCkets,
$50 Feet in the Air.

Monongahela City, Pa, Nov. 16.-
Undoubtedly killed and probably
blown to pieces, seven men are lying in
the depths of the new shaft of the
Braznell Coal Co., on the outskirts of
Bentleysville, while another outside
the mine is dead as the result of gas
explosion Wednesday. The dead:
Ed Farragut, day boss.
Ed Hastine, shift boss.
F. H. Newman, machine runner.
G. B. Wagner, machine runner.
Joe Stokes, colored, mucker.
John McCatey, mucker.
J. Shicola, mucker.
J. Hoskins, mucker.
The Braznell Coal Co. has been
sinking the new shaft since last sum
mer. Two weeks ago it was learned
that pocket of gas had formed in the
bottom of the mine, which is 1S5 feet
deep. Orders were given for all the
men to work with safety lamps and
this had been done. Three shifts of
men were employed by Contractor
Buzzo Late yesterday Day Boss Far
raSut and his six men, without thought
of danger, stepped into the cage and
descended into the mine. They were
building a concrete water ring or ditch
80 feet down the shaft in order to
catch dripping water.
About five minutes after the men
descended a terrific explosion oc-
cured which blew huge pieces of tim
Der out of the mine like skyrockets, as
high as $50 feet in the air. The tip
pie and all the mine rigging were torn
down and debris scattered in heaps all
around. A shovel which lay at the top
of the shaft was hurled with such vio-
lence that it sank four inches into a
plank. What must have befallen the
seven men down in the shaft is terri
BILE to contemplate. 1t is believed that
they were instantly killed and prob
ably fell to the bottom of the shaft.
John McCatey, on the outside, was
killed by the falling tipple and others
were seriously though not fatally hurt.
Coroner Sipe, at Washington, and
Mine Inspector Harry Louteit, at Mo
nOngahela, were Immediately notified.
The latter arrived at $50 o'clock. He
gave as his opinion that the explosion
was caused by fire damp. He believes
the gas came seeping upward and
reached the miners lamps just as it
was at the explosive point.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
CUT LOOSE FROM CUBA.
American Residents of the Isle Of
Pines Organize a New Government.

Havana, Nov. 1G.-Residents of the
Isle Of Pines have issued declaration
of their independence from Cuba and
organized a new government as
United States territory. A delegate to
congress will be sent to Washington
in order to have questions affecting
the future of the island discussed be
fore the house of representatives,
ignoring Cuban authority.
Washington, Nov. 1G.-Senor Que
sada, the Cuban minister here, called
at the state department yesterday and
seemed to be considerably agitated
over the news of the movement in the
Isle of Pines to oppose the formal
transfer of the island to Cuba He
had an interview on the subject with
Secretary Root, but declined to make
any statement concerning it.
The contention of the American
residents of the isle is that as they
own in fee simple five-sixths of the
ground and as the remaining one sixth
is in the hands of one or two Spanish
families, the 1,2O0 native residents be
Ing non property owners, they have a
right to be heard by this government.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
THIEF HID IN A BOX.
Man Who Robbed a Warehouse was
Caught-A Cunning Scheme Fails.

New York, Nov. 1S.-A thief who
entered the Security Storage Co. s
warehouse in an express package
Thursday was caught yesterday as he
was about TO leave the warehouse.
hidden in the same package along
with S700 worth of stolen goods.
Thursday night he climbed out of his
package and after rifing the ware
house again repacked himself and his
plunder
When caught he said his name was
John Schmidt and told the story of
his robbery. Thursday afternoon at 1
o'clock two packing cases were taken
to the company's warehouse at 2l2
Spring street. Schmidt was in one Of
them, which was fitted with spring
locks so as to be opened from the in
side. With him was a bottle of whisky,
a set of burglars tools and a dark Ian
tern. The other box was used for
packing his plunder.
Schmidt emerged at night and plum
dered the-Dlace and at I o'clock Fri
day morning was safely repacked with
his plunder. But an emplOye saw one
of the boxes move unaccountably as Ii
stood alone on the floor and peeking
through a knothoe in the top saw the
burglars hat He Immediately smash
ed the packing case open.
Five minutes later an expressman
called, asking to remove the two boxes
which contained the burglar and his
plunder. The police went with the
eXpressman to meet the man who sent
him after the bpyaG This man ub1
gave the name Of Robert Arnold, was
found waiting at the Bowery and Sec
ond avenue and was arrested.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
DEPfW UNDER FIRE.
He Makes a Poor Showing Before tho
Insurance Investigators.

New York, Nov. 1S.-With the end
of the morning session Friday the
committee on insurance investigation
finished a week that for Importance
has been eclipsed by no one week
since the investigation was inaugural
ed. Besides being the week in which
the most sessions have been held, the
witnesses have been the most impor-
tant, including "big guns" in the finan-
Cial world as we'll as in the insurance
business.
Senator DepeW was called to give
any information he might possess as
to number of vouchers for legal
services rendered the Equitable, but
his knowledge was rather limited, and
many of the expenditures and signers
of these vouchers he had never heard
of.
One voucher to John A. Nichols for
legal services was accompanied by a
letter to Senator Depew referring to
"Our friend who comes around once a
year" and your rambunctious friend
up the river" The senator said he knew
Nichols had been retained at different
know in what connection. Mr.. Mich
OILS, he said, was once quarantine com
missioner and used to be active in
politics.
The Depew letter discovery came
out in the examination of S. S. Nc
Curdy, assistant registrar of the Equi-
table Life. who testified that John A.
Nichols had for years been receiving
a retainer of 81 900 a year from the
society.
When Mr.. Depew left the stand he
appeared to be a broken old man. He
hadn't told why Nichols received
81 900 a year.
These additional revelations were
made:
That David B. Hill. ex- governor and
former leader of the democratic party
in New York state, was on the Equi
table company's pay roll for legal
services"
That $4,000 was paid to the firm of
Tracy. Boardman & Plat, of which
the son of Thomas c. Plat, former re
publican leader of the state. was a
member.
That the Equitable, New York Life
and Mutual Life companies had one
lawyer representing them all in for
eign countries. he being given plenary
power and a princely salary. This was
George S. Batcheller, to whom $77,7OO
was paid in 1895.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
Was Relieved by Death.

Philadelphia, Nov. 17.-With the
death of George Handforth, 2S years
Old at the Methodist hospital yester
day ended what is said to be the most
remarkable case of survival of a
broken neck known in the annals of
medicine and surgery For IL months
the injured man lay on air and water
mattresses suffering no pain, unable
10 move any muscles excepting those
In his fore arms. always conscious.
but gradually wasting away. From a
strong, stalwart man, Weighing 100
pounds, Handlorth weighed al the
time Of his death only g pounds.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS SHIPS.
Inspection of Tally Sheets Used in
Election in Greater New York
Reveals Queer "Errors."

New York, Nov. 17.-Something of a
sensation was created in Justice
Davy's branch of the supreme court
Thursday afternoon when John Krupp,
indicted for illegal voting in the re-
cent municipal election, failed to ap-
pear for pleading and his attorneys
expressed ignorance as to his where
abouts. Earlier in the day Krupp's s
release had been secured under in
creased bail, a $4,000 cash bond being
filed.
State Attorney General Mayer, who
was in court, was indignant at the
turn of affairs. Last night the attorney
general made public this statement:
Every effort will be made to ascer-
tain who put up the $1,000 bail and
who employed counsel to defend
Krupp. The failure of Krupp to ap-
pear in court was as fragrant a def
ance of law as / ever heard of. The
disappearance of Krupp is the best
confirmation of the statement made
by me in court urging that his bail be
increased. | believe there were rea-
sons, apart from reasons of his own,
why Krupp did not appear"
Justice Davy declared the $4,000 bail
forfeited. Krupps case was reached
at o'clock, but at the request of
counsel was postponed for an hour. At
8 o'clock there was still no sign Of the
defendant. His lawyers, Abraham
Levy and ex-Deputy Attorney General
Charles p. Dillon, said they had left
him but a short time before and he
had assured them he would be In
court.
The original tally sheets in New
York's recent mayoralty election were
opened Thursday by the board of
county canvassers. w. r. Hearst S
lawyers protested eight of the first 13
sheets taken from the envelopes, be
cause they were found to differ from
the returns on which the count elect
ing Mr. Mcclellan mayor was based.
In one election district Mr.. Hearst was
found to have seven more votes than
were counted for him.
In one district of the First assembly
district the tally sheet showed that 20
votes were missing from the published
count. 1t was not stated for which
candidate these uncounted ballots had
been cast.
The board of canvassers allowed no
one but themselves to handle the tally
sheets. Counsel for both Mr.. Hearst
and Mayor Mcclellan were allowed to
read all the sheets without touching
them.
One election district of the Second
assembly district, in which William T.
Jerome was not credited with a single
vote, was discovered. According to
the tally sheet of this district, Mr..
Jerome received 81 votes, but he was
credited with none.
A surprising mistake was found in
the Nineteenth election district of the
Second assembly district The in
spectors' returns In this district had
credited no votes to Ford, the Munici-
pal Ownership league candidate for
comptroller, while Cavanaugh, the So
cialist candidate, received 60 votes.
The tally sheet showed that Ford
should have received the 62 ballots
credited to Cavanaugh, while the so
cialist candidate received none.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
ODELL AND DEPEW.
They Give Testimony Before the In
surance investigating Committee.

New York, Nov. 17.-Ex-Gov. Ben
jamin B. Odell, jr., and United States
Senator Chauncy NJ. Depew, as wit
nesses before the legislative insurance
investigating committee yesterday de
MED parts of the testimony of James
Hazen Hyde in which their names
were used. Mr.. Odell in his testimony
called Mr.. Hyde's statements base
calumny," and when he was asked
whether he directly or indirectly had
made threats to have the charter of
the Mercantile Trust Co. revoked, his
face flushed and, striking the arm of
the witness chair with his fist, he eX-
claimed:
There is no truth in that statement,
so help me God"
Mr.. Odell said no political pressure
was brought to bear in the settlement
)f his suit against the Mercantile
Trust Co. and that it was settled the
same as suits brought by others.
Senator Depew was examined with
regard to his syndicate participation
and his duties as counsel to the Equi-
table Society. Regarding the ambas
sadorship to Paris, Senator Depew
said Mr.. Hyde came to him and solic
tied his influence to secure the ap
pointment. Senator Depew brought
the matter TO the attention of the
president, although he told Mr.. Hyde
that he was too young, and the presl
dent said it was utterly impossible to
lake such an appointment.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23

Paterson, y. !. Nov. &c. Three
deaths were caused Tue lay nfrht by
tho falling or o heavy picture uu the
wall which hrDhu gas pipe while the
Schroeder family Wp. asleep. Chris
SchrHaI.. DIS mother Catherine. and
Der auudentid. Ia Iafua.. war. al'
a4uhg .a..d.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-11-23
Recognized the Brotherhood.

Chicago. Noy. 1.-THE management
of the Chicago, Burlington ~ Quincy
railroad after 2G years ct opposition
Yesterday recoanlzgd tho brotherhood
of L.cumutiv, EueuyorH hy s.suIn.
ra. Hrr waac schedule with chat or
aa..zt.ion since q strike OF yug.noces
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