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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31
CONFESSFS TO
AWFUL CRIME
John G. Price Tells How He
Stabbed to Death Ars.
N. Lewis

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 31.--John q
Price. who has been under arrest IN
this city since Dec. s, has confessed
that ne murdered Mrs. Maurice Lewis
at 2103 North 11th street On the att
ernoon Of Septembers a o. 1n.as writtAn
statement Price says that with :. cosn-
pa,icn whose name ne refuses to rive
he went to the Lewis home and rep
resented themselves to be plumbers.
While his companion was searching
the upstairs room. Price says, lass.
Lewis caught him. He continues:
There was struggle. / caught
Mrs. Lewis to keep her from scream-
Ing and q handkerchief was thrust
into her mouth then drew from
my pocket lance which Had pre-
viously stolen from physician's
Office"
AT this point Prices statement ends
abruptly with the following; 81
My God. can't write 1t. killed
her. I alone am guilty.
Mrs. Lewis body was found in :
closet. She had been stabbl Through.
the neck with a sharp insunsnent.
The prisoner Is "a years Of Sc. In
1899 he was tried on Il ehafsc OF
forgery and larceny. He was sc-
Quilted on the ground OF insanisy ani
sent to an asylum. There Ne under-
went treatment for the cigarette ana
drug habit.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31

The manageme.s or the roller skat-
ing rink has completed arrangements
WIN the high school band for its serv-
'ces each Saturday evening. The band
now comprises 90 pieces and lis q
creoitahle amateur musical aggrega-
.on. Professor L. c. Loutzenhelser is
aellng as instructor.
NO session Of the police court was
aeio this morning, because of the
Peaceful condition existing Of late in
the city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31
Two MEN ROB
SLEEPING CAR
Steal $500, Some Jewelry,
Shoot Conucdtor,
Decamp

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 31-Near La
crosse, Virginia, on the Seaboard Air
Line early today the passengers
sleeper was held up and robbed of
about $500 besides some jewelry.
The robbers, two in number, got
on the train at Richmond as passen-
gers. One remained in the day coach
while the other went through the
sleeper. The Pullman car conductor,
while attempting to arrest the man for
robbing the passengers, was shot
through the arm.
The men stopped the train and es-
capped to the woods.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31

. The COMMITTEES appointed on pros
gram arrangements for the meeting OF
the Ideal club on the second Tuesday
in January, met at the Methodist
church and made further preparations
for an excellent program. The meet
ing Of the club win be held at the
home of J. H. shildts ON Prospect
avenue
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31

A business meeting Of the Epworth
League OF the Methodist church was
held Saturday evening in the parlors
of the church. at which the resigna-
tion of q. w. Motoring, as president.
was accepted. Mrs. Ruth Conklin was
elected to fill the unexpired term Of
Mr.. Motoring.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31
Nephew Was Suspected.

Miss Guyer, the Carnegie librarian.
has been confined to her home for the
past few days with an attack Of la
grippe. Miss Evelyn Butler Of the
high school. Is assuming her duties
during her absence.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31

The barber shops have entered into.
an agreement to keep closed shop %
New Years day. but vim remain open
tonight until 9 O'Clock for the acoaus-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31
USES HATCHET
TO XII Man
Aged and Wealthy Kansas
City Citizen Found
Murdered

Kansas City, Mo, Dec 31.-Thomas
Fannigan. aged 80 years, a wealthy
property owner. was murdered Satur-
day at his home on Olive street in
this city.
The head had been horribly hacked
with ratchet The crime was re-
ported to the police today by VIM.
Fannisan, the murdered mans young
nephew. Young rannigan. who is
the dead mans only heir. is being
held for investigation.
Robbery was not the motive OF
the crime as s210o was found by the
police In chest in the room where
the body was found lying. In the
old mans pockets were gold watch.
SIS In money and a deposit slip.
showing that he had deposited SIS, 900
in local bank on Dec. s.
Nephew Was Suspected.
Wm Fannigan. the nepaew. was
released after being questioned by
Chief Police Hayes. He told straight
story and the police have no evidence
upon which they feel justified in hold
ing him. 1t was learned t.
that the dead man haa aa.s...ss.
nephew who lives in Troy. NY.
Thomas Fannigan had lived nsre
iofty years and until he retired from
active work few years ago. ne had
worked with pick and shovel as
common laborer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
EIy Stocks GOine Up Daily.

The Bank of Ely's latest Ely mining
stock quotation record.
Nevada Con. at S22. so: Goroux, Sl2 50;
Cumberland-Ely $14.25.
Silver So
Copper 20t.
People who arrived from Salt Lake
Wednesday night say that Cumberland
Ely was quoted in that city at $3.50.
Hyman friedrich, an old time Nevada
jeweler, came to camp this week with
a large stock of goods, which he is
showing at Nye Bros. clothing store.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
SAN FRANCISCO
FROM ASHES
September a Notable Month in the
Building Line in the Strick-
en- City.

September was 4 notable month in
the progress Of San Francisco toward
recovery from the effects of the big
fire. and also in the progress of the
State in all industrial and commercial
lines.
Reports from all railroads entering
California show chat traffic has increased
enormously, both on coloniat ard tour
i=t tickets. All parts of California are
feeling this infusion of new settlers.
Labor supply is still inadequate 10
meet demand, both in city and country
districts. There is great need of ordi-
nary laborers in San Francisco, and the
demanded for skilled artisans IN build
ing trades is constantly increasing,
San Francisco's population is about
at standstill, owing to lack of housing
facilities Estimates based on computa-
tions of military authorities place it at
$40, 900.
Every school building in the city Is
crowded to its limits, the enrolment
being %, ,8O3. 1t is estimated that with
proper facilities there would be at
least Is, 900 more ready to enter.
Careful investigation shows that cost
of living in San Francisco has not
increased except in rents. Provisions
of all kinds and clothing are at same
prices as before the fire. Rents have
increased on dwelling houses about an
average Of l5 per cent.
Of the S20S, 900, 900 insurance on
property in San Francisco destroyed by
fire, $50, 900, 900 has been paid policy
holders.
All interior cities report heaviest busi-
ness in all lines in their history.
The following summary shows con-
ditions in San Francisco:
September building permits issued,
1850. Value $500. 900.
Building contracts recorded, 3l6.
Value, SO, 252. 09O.7o,
Real estate transfers, l,045.
Bank clearings, $l9S, 712, SOB. AZ; Sep
tember, 1905, $16S, 329, 1922.
Per cent increase, 1904
Oakland bank clearings for Septem
ber, $1d, 3N, ,516.17
Permits for permanent buildings
to date, 1918.
Number of men doing construction
work, So, 900.
Average number of cars debris re
moved daily. l25.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12

Ely is fast changing from q hauia- Be-
ajcity. Every day some old land mark
of the long ago takes wings and flies
away to other locations. Wednesdas
one of the oldest buildings in town,
situated for many, many years ana
occupied by many families, first aaa
last, was on lot in Aultman street
removed from the lot adjourniag eha
new Rockhill building, now in the course
of construction, TO another lot further
down Anltman street. The building
was moved by horse power, and by tbe
way, one Of the cracker-Jack teams IN
the county was hitched to it and moved
it away as if its passing carried no
memories with it. Bob Crawford
hitched ten pairs Of his iine stocl, 10
the old shack and it moved off as stately
as it had stood on the lot it occupied
for all these years and as il was moved
off down the street everyone wondered
what old land mari; would be next to
go to the suburbs Of a growing Cit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
CHAIRMAN co.
vs.. NEVADA CON.
Litigation Growing Out of the Sale
of Chairman Property to New.
Consolidated Co.

Dispositions are being taken at the
Court House IN suit commenced in
New York by the stockholders in the
Chairman Mining Co. VS.. the Nevads
Consolidated Mining Go. to annul and
set aside sale made to the Nevada
Con. Of the Chairman property. The
Nevada Con. bought the property more
for the water il carried with it than for
the values in the mine, paying there
for $l00, 600. The Chairman property
was in litigation at the time, being
about TO be sold for an attachment in
favor Of Salt Lake hardware firm or
a Judgment for about 500, 900.
1t seems there was great internal
strife between the stockholders Of the
Chairman Co. as to the price of the
sale and presumably on that account
they were utterly opposed to dividing
the property. The mine had fallen in
to state of decay, the Underground
workings having caved in such a man
ner as to leave less than ten per cent
of the underground workings accessi-
BILE. All the stockholders, it appears,
were anxious to have the property re-
deemed from the hardware sale, but
only two or three of the stockholders
out of the entire number were willing
to advance any money to accomplish
that end and under these circumstances
the syndicate representing the Nevada
Con bought the property. The suit
was begun in New Y ork and the partie;
representing the two interests are now
engaged in taking depositions to get at
the facts of the sale The Nevada Con.
is represented by Curtis H. Lindley,
chief counsel for the company, and
Attorney Quail, and the dissatisfied
Chairman stockholders are represented
by c. A. Walker.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
THE "NEWS" WILL MOVE
INTO NEW QUARTERS

The News will move to its Office in the building
recently occupied by the Palm restaurant to-day after to-
days paper has gone to press
The News will be Snug bug in rug in its
new quarters is centrally located and will make the
best location newspaper office Ely The circulation
of The News constantly growing and will labor i'll the fu
ture as it has done preen management for e
upbuding of Ely and White Pine county Every step
taken has calculated make the paper better and
subscribers will get through its column
scrap of news both locally we'll IN the district and
State.
We cordially invite all friends of The News to call and
see us quarters early next week This is the
last issue that will be published in its old quarters at the
corner of Garden and. Murry streets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12

COPPER COMPANIES
MAY CONSOLIDATE

Activity in Furnace Greek copper IN
New York and throughout the country
is explained by news coming from a re
liably informed copper house that q
deal is about to be closed between the
Clark-Gates interests and the Sehwab-
acDonald and associate interests.
whereby the Furnace Greek and the
Greenwater and Death Falles copper
properties will be ca aaii3ateG -
standard guage railroad @5il ha built
from the mines to the Amafgosa fiycG
where will be built an immense amelteH
on site convenient to both the fomo.
pah and Tidewater and Las Vegas and
Tomopah railroads, now building aFs a
dispatch from Boston.
Silicious ores in great quantiaes ans
also to be drawn from the Euliuog and
Goldfeld districts. The consolidation
will control a vast acreage in the Greco
water district, where recent develop
ments have been sensational.
Patrick Clark, of Spokane, and j. W.
Gates are the heavy shareholders Of
the Furnace Greek company, capitalized
at 81 ,250, 900 and now selling al FROM
S. to $5. 25,
The Greenwater and Death Valley Is
capitalized at 100000, with 10000
shares still IN the treasury stoe6 re.
Gently placed on the market is no@
selling at 1925 The principal owners
are Charles NJ. Schwab, Donald NJ.
Gillies and Malcolm Mcdonald.
Sutro Bros, of New York. are une
derstood to be closely concerned witt
the consolidation, and c. e. Kilbarn of
the National City Bank, who usually
represents H. II. Rogers, Of Boston, is
expected to be in on the directorate
The heavy buying Of Furnace Greek
is taken to mean that Clark and Gates
have more stock out than is desirable
with the new deal in view and that the
purchases are being made for insiders.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
Souvenirs for Everybody.

There are souvenir postals for every
body on sale at the drug stores OF the
Lewis Drug Co. and F. N. Clark and at
the news stand of Thomas Odelovich
and at THE News Office. They are lit
tie gems of Ely es-just the thing
to send to friends. The price is five
cents per card or in sets of twenty-five
for 1926. Get some before they are
gone.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
A Good Mining Journal

Ii you want a. free copy of the most
progressive and up-to-date Mining Jour
nal published, send your name to
MINING TOPICS, Ga Fulton ST., New
York.
It's news is authentic and unbiased
and the paper is devoted to the specific
and general interests of mining in
every field. If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
A VALUABLE
strike IN ALPHA

&eWa af another rich strike in the
AlRha aiming ground Of the GirouX
pf53ers.e was brought down from
PILOT Kaob Thursday afternoon. The
strike Shows values of $1,000 in
gold and ~ per cent copper and the
find was made LOCO feet below the
surface Of the Alpha, one of the GirouX
group of claims at Pilot Knob
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
KIRBY'.S KOLUMN OF
DEMOCRATIC
NEWS

Tie Test OF one mans worth to an
Other is service. The most valuable
friend is net he who makes glittering
promises or tells how good it will be for
YOU a the future if you help him get
rich. The true friend is he who walks
All vau side and helps you-not as
patron put an eQual-in life's rougn
places rHs Is equally true of political
paroles. The Republican party is like
Che mau who, while greedily filing his
pockets, lala other men to sloth by tales
Of the philnthopic purpose of his
Irpaeiy. The Democratic party, on
the other hand, is like the friend who
walks at enc side. In all the strug-
giles ii Nevada and there have been
dar1. days=tRo Democratic party has
been always close to the people, toiling
for lhat which appeared to be to their
Interest
The voters of White Pine should lie
member this at the coming election.
the Democratic leaders have served
yoa loyalty without Machiavelianism.
without Keeping a weather eye upon
Federal patronage, and without boot
licking 'ar the favor of corporations.
Copper is now sending White Pine
Wita forward bound to new prosperi-
~, a8d for that reason we are apt to
forget hoH ave once looked upon the
silver issua-a an issue which only a
little while ago seemed absolutely vital
to every section Of the State. In those
days Of struggle and dependency, it
was 5bc Democratic party that stood
steaa1ast for NEVADA, and whatever
we may think OF the silver issue today,
we should not apply ripened hindsight
OF the good days nature and not politics
has brought to us in apprasing the de-
votion of a friend or party.
~
White Pine has another reason for
supporting the Democratic party-it
has shown that it knows there is such
county as White Pine by nominating
| a White Pine man for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
a White Pine mana sturdy type of
i manhood went to the Republican State
| lcoasantioa as an aspirant for the nomi-
Inali5n for Governor and was "passed
up like a white chip" The Republicans
refused 10 admit, in so far as their
ticket Shows, chat there is any such
/ spot IN the vide, wide world as White
Pine county. If White Pine is willing
! to be ignored snubbed left in dark
corner, such treatment is all right; but
/ in the affairs Of the State which it's i'm
por6ance demands, then the voters
should rally around Dan S. Dickercon,
! White Pine candidate for Lieutenant
/ Governor and the entire Democratic
State ticket a Democratic sweep in
old White Pine would make many a
5neering scolfer sit up and take
nogiee
la considering candidates, it is, of
course, only human for one to recall
likes and dislikea, perhaps-pas
private grievances. It is not as easy,
sometimes 10 put these feelings aside
a 5o blow off the froth from glass of
bees ba. 1t would be mean spirited
maa who would throw khis individ-
1al prsi0cies in The balance against
.la welfare of the county Judge can
/ diaata5 by their fitness to serve you
judge parties :. the evidences they
haga given in the past of devotion to
] vaas interests.
LOUIS ?. KIRBY.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
Diamonds, Watches, jeweiry

II. Frederick, the Oldest established
Nevada 5cweler is in Ely for few
days and is located at Nye Bros. store
with the largest stock Of Diamonds.
Watches, Jewelry, etc, eyer displayed.
All invited to examine the stock and
prices. Goods displayed until Saturday
eve.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-12
Bids Wanted

Bids will be received by the under
signed for 1000 to /, 500 cords Of wood,
all to be delivered at Pilot Knob by
December 31st, 1906. Call or address
GIRoUX CONSOLIDATED MINES Co.,
tOctl9 Kimberly, Ney.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-16
CONSTITUTION PLANS LOST
Navy Department. Having Trouble
Over the Reconstruction of
Old Ironsides
Snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The rec
concentrations of congress that the old
frigate Constitution, now lying at the
Boston navy yard, be converted INTO
its original shape, as near as possible,
by the navy department, with the fund
that was appropriated for the purpose
500. .OOO-Will be carried out by the
department as soon as one serious diff
Guilty has been overcome. That obsta-
Gle lies in the fact that the wording of
the recent act makes 1t imperative that
the reconverted frigate shall be as
nearly like the old one as 1t is possible
to make it, and the department. is now
experiencing serious difficulty in secur-
ing the original plans from which the
frigate was originally constructed.
CAPTAIN Zahn of the bureau of con-
struction and repair said that his de-
partnent, which has the matter in
hand, was experiencing considerable
difficulty in finding the old plans OF the
frigate.
"There are number of plans of old
ships on hand" he said, but just how
to go about the work of carrying out
the recent act is difficult, on account
of the fact that the plans of the Consti-
tuition are not complete, and from the
portions of them that we have in hand
we are trying to piece out plans that
will suffice to carry out the spirit of
the act"
Captain Zahn also said that the work
would be done by the force at the Bos-
ton yard and that it would probably
take a year to complete the job, as
there was no particular hurry, and that
if more pressing demands were made
on the time of the men at the yard 1t
might be even longer than a year be-
fore the work is completed.
"Old Ironsdes'' is now more like
house than a boat or battleship, and
all of this house-like appearance Will
have to be taken away from it-in fact,
it will have to be practically rebuilt
after it's coverings have been torn
away.
At the navy department it is not be-
lieved that 100000 will anything like
do the work that is intended to be put
on the old frigate, and it is believed
that next year another appropriation
Will have to be made If the work Is to
progress. At the present time. how
ever, it is the intention Of the depart
ment to carry the work just as far as
the appropriation will permit
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-16
TOO GAY FOR THE HOME
Booze, Baths, PaJamas, Klmonos:
These Get "cIncy" Y. M. c. A.
Girls Into Trouble

CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.-Unseemly
conduct by young women living at
the new home of the Young Women's
Christian association has forced the
board Of managers to a rigid enforce
ment Of the rules, and six or eight girls
have been asked to leave.
This action followed reports made by
the matron, Mrs M. M. Dowd, and by
the housekeeper, Miss Anna l.. Ustick,
to the board of managers
One girl was reported for persistently
walking up and down the public hall
In paiamas. Another report was that
two Of the pretty dodgers had secreted
In their boudoirs liquids containing suf-
ficieut alcohol to stimulate, II not tc
intoxicate.
Another report was that two Y NJ
G. A. girls went to Fort Thomas, talked
to the soldiers. and en- route home on
the cars kissed and hugged each other
Several young women insisted or
coming to O'Clock dinner in their
kimonos, knowing that visitors often
came in, and when asked to dress foi
the meal Indignantly refused.
Several girls who wore kimonos from
their rooms to the bath room were
reprimanded.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-16

the woman, who pulled her down. The
widow, an aged person, felt herself
powerless in the hands of her assailant.
and shouted for help. AS she did so
the other pulled out the Widows
tongue by the roots Two male ac-
complies of the female burglar now
entered the shop and rifed it. They
took the money in the till, put all the
small goods in the place into packages,
and were preparing to leave when four
policemen called by Madame Durel's
reighbors arrested them. Madame Dl-
rel, who was unconscious, was re-
moved to the hospital. The two men
and the woman, Marguerite LIE Blond,
are we'll known as habitual criminals,
and have been several times In prison.
Its Odd Results
Disestablishment has led already to a
strange state of things in one small
village. La Valette has ceased to
have an incumbent of it's own, and the
vicar of -Ratier, a neighboring
townlet, has taken over both par
ishes He remains in his own vicar
age, and has let the other to tenants
in the wine and spirit business. They
have carried on their trade and the
parsonagle has become a public house.
The countryside is indignant. and has
appealed to the authorities-not, how
ever, as might be supposed, to the ec-
clesiastical authorities, but to the state.
The church has not interfered, but the
minister OF public instruction, and
temporarily of public worship, has. He
points out that under the disestabiish-
ment act parsonages will be for five
years placed free of charge at the dis
posal of incumbents installed by the
legal associations of public worship
and residing in the parishes which
they administer. He infers that where
there is no resident priest the parson-
age is, ipso facto, the property of the
parish. Therefore he advises the COM
mune of La Valette to institute legal
proceedings for the recovery of it's
property in order to eject therefrom
the occupants who have turned it into
a wine shop. Thus the shocked parish
toner's can prevent the parsonage be-
ing used as a dramshop in an appeal
to the provisions of the separation law.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-16

he will go abroad to consult an Ameri-
can oculist.
Mr.. Bottomley has received a letter
from Lady Violet Watt thanking him
for his successful efforts on behalf Of
her hus band.
New Mail Contract
A mail contract has just been COM
pleted between the British postoffice
and the Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany whereby more than a week will
be saved in the carrying of mails to
China and Japan. The Canadian Pa
cific Railway company. having added
two fast steamers to its Atlantic fieet
will henceforth carry mails in it's own
vessels and trains all the way from
Great Britain to Hongkong.
The time occupied from London to
Hongkong will be twenty-nine and a
half days, to Shanghai twenty-seven
and a half days, and to- Yokohama
twenty two and half days. Compared
with the company's previous contract
this means a saving of nine and half
days to Hongkong, eoght and half
days to Hongkong, eight and half
days to Yokohama