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The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
New Ordinance Signed by Mayor
Dunno Of Chicago.

Chicago.-'I have appended my sig
nature to the municipal ownership
measure recently passed by the City
Council, and am resting content in the
belief that my plans for the municipal
ization of the Chicago street car lines
will be realized before my present term
of Office is ended
Mayor Dunno made the foregoing
announcement He said he had signed
the sc-called $75.O0O,OOO ordinance
while lying i'll at his home, in the be.
lief that it was necessary for him to
sign the ordinance within ten days
from date of passage, in order that
they might become legal under the
provisions Of the city charter.
That legal obstacles will be placed
in the way of the cOnsummation of his
plans is anticipated by Mayor Dunno.
Il believe that right after election
there will be natural attempt to test
the Mueller law certificates, and. In
fact. the validity of the act itself" he
said. THAT. however, is a thing to be
desired. We wish to have it done as
quickly as possible. and believe VIC
should get a decision within three
months at the minimum and twelve
months at the maximum"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Russia and Germany Allied.

ST. Petersburg.-A new grouping OF
the powers Of Europe, with Germany
and Russia arrayed side by side in the
closest friendship and the mis-
matched alliance with republican
France tagging in the rear, was fore
cast by the words of Emperor Nicholas
at a gala luncheon at Tsarkoc-Seln
in honor of Emperor Williams birth
day. Rising to his feet before a bril-
liant company of Russian and German
representatives to propose toast to
the Greman Emperor, Emperor Mich
olas lifted his glass and said slowly
and distinctly, as if weighing every
word:
Il drink to the health of the En-.
peror of Germany and the King of
Prussia, my brother and very dear
friend
Turning to Herr Won Schocn, the
German ambassador, who was stand
ing at lis right, the Emperor graspcd
him by the hand and is reported 70
have said:
"Frere, c'est plus que allie
("Brother, that's more than ally."D
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
ROBBERY AT FLORENCE.
Young Man 6rutaIIy Beaten by Pair
of holdups


Denvcr-A News special from Flor
encc says: Harry McNabb. aged 81.
was knocked down, given a terrible
beating and robbed of $21 and some
small change by two holdups at l
o'clock this (Thursday) morning.
McNabb was going home from an
entertainment and was on one OF tho
principal streets but two blocks from
the business center, when a man
stepped from behind Il tree and felled
him to the ground with 4 blow from
some missile. He WAS stunned, but
quickly recovered and grappled with
his assailant and was getting the best
of it when another man came up and
Joined in the fight. McNabb, realizing
that he would be overpowercd, began
to yell for help. at which the holdup
filled his mouth with sand, nearly
chokcd him to death and finally bound
his head with his coat. One of his as
then both ran.
McNabb tried to follow them, but
was too weak and they made their es-
cape. He reported the affair to the
police, with description Of the men
The fight took place almost under an
electric light and McNabb says he saw
his assailants clearly and knows them
by sight On the strength Of his de-
scription. Sim McCool. Il young man
of this city, was arrested several hours
later and at noon to-day Arthur Bird
sail, another local man. was taken into
custody McNabb says they are the
men
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
sRises TO REPORTERS.
President Roosevelt Gives Publicity to
Charges Against Beef Trust.

Washington.-By authority of Presi-
dent Roosevelt correspondence was
made public at the White House Fri
day relating to methods alleged to
have been employed by attorneys for
the beef packers, who are under in
dictment at Chicago, to influence pub
lie opinion in behalf of the packers.
The documents consist OF a commu-
nication made to Attorney General
Moody by United States District Attor
ney Morrison of Chicago. setting out
certain alleged facts regarding the
payment of a sum of money to Chi
cago newspaper reporter by one of the
attorneys for the beef packers; letter
from the attorney general to the Pres
ident transmitting Mr.. Morrison's re-
port expressing the opinion that no
way existed under the law by which
the alleged offense could be punished,
and a letter from the President to the
attorney general directing the publica.
tion OF the correspondence in order
that the public might be informed OF
one situation. at least. which the gov
ernment has to meet in prosecuting the
case against the packers.
District Attorney Morrison says: Il
have the honor to say that on the 9th
day of December, 1905, Judge George
w. Brown. who is one of the attorneys
for the packers in the beef trust case,
gave to a MIR. Hasler, who is re-
porter for the Intcr-Ocean. and who re-
ports the proceeding OF the beef
trust" case, a certain amount Of money,
ostensibly as Christmas present. the
exact amount l do not know, and di-
rected him to give 800 of it to MIR. FL.
well, who is reporter for the city
press of Chicago, and who is also de-
tailed to report the court proceedings
in this case, and whose reports are
used by all the newspapers of Chicago
and largely by the Associated Press
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
SchmidIap Jurors Discharged.

Denver.-The second trial of Mrs.
Helen Schmidlap for the murder of
her husband received another setback
Tuesday when Judge Carpenter set
aside the entire special venire of 100
summoned for jurors because 1t was
found to be improperly drawn. The IL
legality OF the panel was brought to the
notice of the court by o. n. Hilton. at.
torney for the defense, directly after
the morning session opened. He de-
clared that the names Of the jurors had
not all been drawn by the clerk in ac-
cordance with the law. but that one
half OF them had been taken from the
box by deputy sheriff.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Funeral of Genera, Wheeler.

Washington.-The body of the late
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, u. S. A.,
retired, was laid al rest in Arlington
Monday afternoon on Il shaded slope
overlooking the Potomac. The funeral
services were held at st. Johns Epis-
copal church and were attended by
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, and aide to the
President, sat near the family and
Lieut. U. S. Grant, third. also of the
President S staff, was one of the Off
GERS who accompanied the body to Ar
lington The line Of march was down
Fifteenth street to Pennsylvania. on
past the White House and the War
Department. and across the aQucduCt
bridge to Arlington.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Jail Break at Las Anir,as.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Las Animas Monday night says: Two
Mepican prisoners named Gonzales and
Romero escaped from the county jail
about ESQ tonight, after desperate
hand-tohand fight with Sherin John
D. Brown and his entire family. The
prisoners took a southeasterly direc-
tion, with the sheriff in pursuit, but
owing to the darkness and the fact
that they entered the timber and un-
derbrush along the Purgatoire river,
they were soon out OF sight. A posse
with hounds is on their trail. Both
men are desperate characters and will
not be taken without a fight.
Gonzales was only recently brought
back from Ell Paso, Texas, being
charged with robbing wrecked Santa
Fe train of silver coin. PomerO vas
charged with arson.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
WOOL GROWERS
MEETING OF NATIONAL ASsociA.
rIoN AT DENVER.
WANT NEW SHIPPING LAW
Senator Warren Reelected President
important Resolutions Passed
Will Have Paid Secretary.

Denver-It is expected that war
backed by the National Humane So
ciety, will be precipitated in Congress
by the action of the National Wool
Growers Association in passing res
olution yesterday favoring the creation
of federal law, compelling railroads
, to haul live stock at minimum rate
of sixteen miles an hour under the
twenty law proposed to be
changed.
The association claims to have the
backing of the National Humane So
ciety and will send a special delega-
tion to Washington to lobby for the
bill.
Congress was asked by resolution to
raise the annual appropriation OF the
bureau of animal industry from $685.
900 to $3.50 900 and to pay the bureaus
deficiency for last year.
E. s. Gozney of Arizona. Fred Good
ing of Idaho and Sol Luna of New Mex
leo were appointed a committee to
|
mittee of the American National Live
Stock Association to-day and confer on
a joint plan of campaign against the
Neutrality-suspicious. law.
The Bureau of Animal Protection
will establish an experiment station
in Wyoming to develop an ideal range
sheep. 1t has completely exterminated
"scab" in Wyoming and will go after
other states.
| Senator Francis E. Warren, who is
working in support of all propositions
Of the sheepmen and has charge OF the
matters, was again elected unani'
mously president OF the National Wool
Growers Association. Wyoming car
ried of the honors of the convention,
getting the vice president for the West,
In DR.. j. NJ Wilson, chairman Of the
Wyoming State Sheep Commission
and the secretaryship in George S
Walker, secretary of the sheep com
mission. Mortimer Levering of Chi
cago was elected vice president for
the East and A. J. knollin of Chicago
was reelected treasurer.
The executive committee decided tC
pay the secretary salary of $1,000 a
year. The officers have heretofore
served without pay, and whenever
money has been needed it was raised
by subscription.
The executive committee was elected
as follows. the first names from each
state or territory being committeeman
the second alternates: Arizona. E. $
Gozney, E. J. Sawyer; California. J. A
Jastro. Louis V. Oleese: Colorado
Donald Mcintosh, f. G. Scott: Idaho
Fred Gooding, p. G. Johnson; Illinois
Mortimer Levcring; Indiana. w. w
Burch; Montana. T. c. Potter. William
Lindsey: Nebraska. Robert Taylor;
New Mexico. Sol Luna, Harry Kelly;
New York, G. II. Davidson, Henry l.
Wardwell; Ohio. Dwight Lincoln. W
A. Schaffer; Utah. Huber A. Smith
John Seeley; Washington, f. NJ. Roth
rock; Wyoming, William Daley, Johi
w. Hay Oregon asked for time to ap
point representatives.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Senator Pattcrson's Appeal Case.

Denver-An extension of the time
allowed United States Senator Thomas
NJ. Patterson for carrying an appeal to
the United States Supreme Court in
his contempt case was made in the Su-
preme Court Monday. The sixty days
for appeal given at the time the court
found Senator Patterson guilty OF
contempt expired at that time. The
record for appeal is not ready, for the
reason that the court has not rendered
its majority and minority opinions.
The time was extended to February
21st. by which date the court expects
to have the opinions ready to become
a part of the record.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Bribe Offered to Juror.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-Iudse W. P.
Seeds in the District Court this morn
ing sprung decided sensation when
he read letter Offering a bribe to a
Juror. William O'Bryan, who Is sit
ting in the Ebert murder case and was
q Juror in the last trial of Fightmaster
and Smith. who were convicted of hold
ing up Henry Bunte on Bennett ave,
nue. some weeks ago, on the last day
that case was in progress, claims he
found a note in his pocket. The note
offered, as near as could be made out
sum varying from $50 to $4,000 to
hang the jury. and stated that you'd
better do it." O'Bryan placed the let
ter in Judge Seeds hands. Every ef
fort is being made to ascertain who
wrote the letter.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Arkansas Valley Railroad.

Denver.-Articles of incorporation
were filed with the Secretary OF State
Friday tor the Arkansas Valley Rail
road company, capitalized at $1,000
900. 1t will be an important enter
prise extending through Pueblo, Otero.
Bent and ProwerS counties along the
course of the Arkansas river. The
principal places it will pass through
will be Rocky Ford, Las Animas and
Lamar.
The principal offices will be at
Rocky Ford. and the directors will be
Frederick Wietzer Claiming NJ. Ward,
Edward c. Howe, Thomas n. Devinc,
Adolphus Z. Stevens. II. r. Duval and
Robert Oxnard. Mr.. Duval is Il New
York man, and Mr.. OXnard lives at San
Francisco. The others are all Colo
RADIO men.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
More than Two Miles Minute.

Ormonde Daytona Beach, Fla.-Vic-
tor De Mogeot of France was crowned
speed king OF the world Monday after
noon on the Daytona sands, after drv-
ing his gasoline car two miles in the
marvellous time of IS A. seconds. De
Mogeot maintained a speed of 125
miles an hour to make this record.
The minute race closed
the automobile tournament for this
season. The competition on this event
had narrowed down to Marriott, in the
steamer. and TO the big 20) horse
power French car, whoever should
drive. De Mogeot was finally selected.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Ja,anese War Taxes.

TOlIiO.-Thc finance minister, NJ
Sakatani. said III the House OF Repre-
sentatives that he proposed TO convert
$S0,0O0.0o0 of The war taxes into per-
manent imposts aud to establish debt
with a consolidation fund for the ser
vice of which s55 100000 would be de-
voted annually. III addition 10 The $18,-
OO0. 900 hitherto assigned iur the same
purpose. Both proposals were strongly
opposed by the House. The premier.
NJ. Saionji. emphasized he Imperative
necessity for a. united effort TO cope
with the situation crcat' d by the war
ana :he heavy expenditure which 1t
had entailld.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Fort Collins Beet Contracts.

Denver.-A Fort Collins dispatch
says: The Fort Collins Beet Growers
Association met Friday and voted
unanimously to accept the new CON
tract prepared by the sugar company,
which comedies rate OF s. per ton
for sugar beets. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Ben Preston. president; A. II. Hite,
vice president; A. Ricketts,, secretary,
and A. Aiken, treasurer. The signing
of acreage of beets for the coming
year will begin at the factory Monday
morning 1t is hought that the acre
age of last year will be equaled, which
is about 10000 acres, including 1000
acres grown by the Business Men's
Association.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Loveland Sugar Factory.

Denver-A Loreland dispatch says:
The Loveland sugar factory finished
slicing beets at o'clock Friday after
noon, after continuous run of ia
days During this time 140, 900 tons of
beets were ground, which produced
10000 sacks of sugar. 1t will require
several days more to clean the factory,
when the entire plant will close down
for the season.
This Is the largest and most success
full run made since the factory
started in 1902, yet. with additional
equipment installed during the last
year, the actual sugar campaign has
been shorter than ever before. Con-
tracts have been made for next year.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Statehood Bill in Senate.

Washingt on.--The House statehood
bill was reported favorably to the Sen
ate body Monday BY Mr.. Beveridge,
chairman of the committee on terri.
tories. The bill! had been under con.
sideration in the committee for three
davs. No announcement was made BY
Mr. Bevcridge in reporting the bill.
Mr.. Patterson, from the territories
committee, gave notice that there
would be a minority report.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Sentenced for Criminal Negligence.

New York.-Capt. William II. Van
Schaick was found guilty OF criminal
negligence in failing to have fire drills
on the steamer General Slocum, which
he commanded in June. 1904, when the
steamer burned with the loss of over
1000 lives.
He was Immediately sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment by Judge
Thomas of the United States District
Court
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
TAX ON PATENTED MINES
An Amendment to Be Voted On at
the Coming Election

At the coming election voters will be
called on to vote on the following
amendment to Section 1, Article x, Of
the Constitution Of Nevada:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sen.
ate concurring. that the Constitution Of
the State of Nevada be amended 81 as
to read as follows:
Amend Section 1. Article x, o the
Constitution Of the State of Nevada, so
that the same shall read as follows:
Section 1.-The Legi -lature shall pro-
vide by law for a uniform and equal
rate of assessment and taxation. aud
shall prescribe such regulations as shall
secure just valuation for taxation on
all properly, real. personal and posses.
sorry. except mines and mining claims,
whom not patented. the proceeds alone
of which shall be assessed and taxed.
and when pa ented, each patented mine
shall be assessed at not less than five
hundred dollars $500. except when
one hundred dollars ($i00) in labor has
been actually performed on such pat
ented mine during the year, in addition
to the tax upon the net proceeds. aud.
also, excepting such property as may be
exempted by law for municipal, edu-
cational, literary, scientific or other
charitable purposes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
BULLION DISTRICT TO THE FRONT
Eleven Mines Reported To Be
Sacking Ore in the New
Nevada Camp

Eleven different properties are now
classed among the producers in the
Bullion mining district. The Gold
Quartz is sacking ore for the second
shipment that sent out few weeks ago
netted the company Sl06 55 per ton.
The present shipment will run. accord
ing to careful sampling by Superinten-
dent Anderson. better than $500 per
ton, all in gold
The Utah, property Of Lakin and
Colburn. is sending out its second ship
ment to Salt Lake. which, it is expect
ed. will net better than $500 in lead
and silver.
The Dutchman, owned by the Bullion
Venture Company. Colorado Springs
corporation, has several cars sacked
ready for shipment, which will be
sent out in few days.
New and important strikes are re-
ported almost daily. The latest is OIL
the Moose. under lease and option to
Marvin Ish of Goldfeld. Probably the
richest gold ore yet found is in the dis
trict recently discovered by Sewell and
Austin on the north slope Of Bald
mountain in Corral canyon. The ore
is alive with free gold. much of il
laying in slabs in the cleavages of the
rock. There seems to be large body
Of it. but development is required to
determine its extent.
Building is going ahead at o lively
rate in both Lander and Tenabo. the
two towns Of the district. The popu-
lation is now several hundred. The
stages from Beowawe are loaded every
day, while many are coming in from
the south by private conveyance. Re-
cent developments have demonstrated
the richness and permanence Of the
ore bodies and the Bullion district may
be regarded as one Of the most promis
ing in the State. The mineral area Is
quite extensive and there still remains
good territory open to exploration and
location Reno Gazette.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
FIGHT FOR HOLDOvER SENATORS
Republicans and Democrats Will
Seek to Elect as Many
as Possible

A Reno dispatch of Sept. 20 to the
Sacramento Bee says:
The fight for holdover State Senators
threa tens to overshadow the campaign
for the State ticket in the campa gn
that is coming ou in Nevada. Two
years hence a United States Senator is
to be elected by the Legis ature to sue
ceed Francis G. Newlands, the Demo-
cratic incumbent. and b, tn parties are
putting forth every effort to secure the
greatest number of hold-over State
81 tnators.
Senator Newlands is in the field for
re. election two years hence. and as he
is in complete control Of the Democratic
organization, will be the nominee of
his party He will stump the State
this Fall. and as he is a man Of great
wealth he is expected to supply the
sinew's necessary to carry ON a success
ful campaign in the counties where
hold.overs are to be sent to the Senate.
The Republicans are at sea as to the
candidate they will put forth in 1908,
but the organization is preparing to
make a special fight for Senators.
Both parties are nominating their best
man for Senatorial positions in all
counties. aud word has gone forth that
under no condition is the Senatorial
campaign of 1908 to be neglected this
year
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
LINCOLN cOUNTYS AFFAIRS
Its Vast Burden of Debt Be
coming More Unwieldly
and Deplorable

The chaotic condition Of Lincoln
County, Nevada, which has been bank.
rupt for the past twenty years is grow
ing more serious every month.
Under the law the Commissioners of
the county are required to meet on the
nth of September Of every year to
pass upon property appraisements and
to enter mortgages for taxation, but
the discovery has been made that they
failei to meet this year, with the re-
suit that the appraisements made for
1906, some Of which are alleged to be
ridiculously low, will have to stand as
returned by the Assessor. The county
will also be unable to tax mortgages as
the Commissioners. by failing to meet,
did not place them upon the roll.
To make matters worse, the State,
which has been unable to collect it's
taxes from the County Treasurer, is
threatening every week to bring pro-
ceedings in the Courts. The county
officials have failed utterly to report
the financial affairs Of the county to the
State Controller, the bondholders Of the
county cannot collect their interest and
the records of the various offices are SO
irregular that experts employed by the
Commissioners cannot make intelligent
reports.
The county is the largest in the
United States and probably the worst
off financially.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
To Build Club House

The Mizpah Club. a social organiza-
ton formed in the early days of Tono'
pah. and composed Of prominent bust
ness men and operators. has decided to
erect new home on Brougher avenue
and Summit Street. Forty thousand
dollars will be expended by the men,
bers on q three-story stone building.
The lower floor will bs occupied by the
Stock Exchange, and the second and
third floors by the club. The building
will be handsomely furnished.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
High Wages Attracting Miners

Word comes to Nevada that there is
an unusal scarcity Of miners in other
western States on account of the ex-
element that has prevailed in this
State for the past three years. Utah is
short of men. and the operators in
many sections advertise in vain for
sufficient help. Colorado. Arizona, Idaho
aud New Mexico are in the same fix.
Wages are mp in Nevada, and thou
sands of skilled miners have not only
been attracted by wages higher than
the scale in other States, but they have
come here to prospect for themselves.
Many hundreds have been grubstakcd.
In every section of the State there are
busy mining camps working all the
way from 20 to 1000 men.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-06
State News

The Turner house recently destroyed
by fire in Tonopah, is to be rebuilt at 9
cost of $4,000.
Louis Avansino is reported to have
refused an offer of $40. 900 for lot 40,
100 feet on Center street, Reno.
One B. X. Gillespie levanted from
Tonopah Tuesday night to escape the
vengance Of Oliver w. Kay and friends
for breaking up the latter's home.
The Sun advocates placing Tonopaf
under Municipal Government to i'm
prove the sanitary conditions Of the
town, which it represents as horrible
In a contest at Reno Sunday nigh
to see who could last the longest
musicians or dancers, the musicianl
had to give in after playing for tive
hours and five minutes.
A negro Socialist orator was rotten
egged at Reno last Sunday night. or
ficers prevented riot taking place. Th'
same negro met like fate recently a
Manhattan and Tonopah.
II. w. Parsons. foreman OF th'
electrical shop at Sparks. last Tuesda,
nearly beat J. ]. Moore, an employe, Il
death with piece Of iron. The trouble
grew out of the discharge OF Moore.
The Georginia Harper Theatrica
Company presented little comedy a
the Carson State Prison last week, ant
the prisoners showed their appreciation
by presenting Miss Harper with I
handsome turquoise ring. set with ma
tive Nevada stones.
All work has been stopped on thu
Combination mine at Goldfield by al
order issued from the Federal Court a
San Francisco. The suit involves extr'
lateral rights. and the complaint allege
that the Combination people are extract
ing ore from lodges which apex on th'
Slim Jim Fraction and Mohawk No. 2
which belong to the complainants.