davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
TWO RAILROADS SETTLL
Long Island and Staten Island Sys-
tens Come to Terms ,cih Tordmen.

Grand Master p. II. Morrisey Fourth Vice-Grand
Master James MurdocI, OF the Brotherhood Of Rail
road Trainnen. and the grievance committee % the
yardmen Of the Long Island Railroad had a con-
ference yesterday with General Superintendent J.
A McCrea Of the Long Island Railroad at which
Z settlement was reached 1t was learned that a
settlement mad also been made with the Staten
Island Railroad officials Saturday evening
Both these settlements permanent, and there is
nothing TO be arbitrated By the these roads,
although the cent hour in dispute is to be arb-
tTated within a month in the case OF the men on
the other roads. AS 20 the Pennsylvania no formal
settlement has been made.
Grand Master Morrisey asked yesterday
evening What would be done in the case Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. and he replied that his in
formation that the road would grant the same
increase as the other roads. Mr.. MOTrisey said he
would leave for Chicago last evening.
Fourth Nice-Grand Master Murdock said that the
settlement with the Long Island and the Staten
Island roads provided that the brakernen receive
three and one-half cents an hour and the con-
ductcrs four and ODe-half cents ,lOur advance.
NIurdock goes 70 Toronto TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
TO AID MoYER-HAYwoOD FUND.
Central Federated Union Decides to Help
Western Miners

A delegation representing the Meyer Hay
wood Protest Conference. organized 10 agitate
for the defence of the officers Of the Western
Federation Of Miners arrested on the charge OF
the murder of Governor Steunenberg Of Idaho
received the floor at yesterdays meeting Of the
Central Federated Union. The principal speak
ct was Miss Twining, who halls from Colorado
She declared that the arrest Of Meyer. Haywood
and Pettibone was brought about by the stand
ard OH Company TO disrupt the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners
What are they going to do. those people rep
resenting the government I'm the Vest" she
said. Hang them II they dare. If you don't
make such roar to frighten these people
before the day fixed for the execution in Janu-
arv the officers Of the union will be hanged be-
cause organized labor is too Indifferent. Now IS
the accepted time. You are signing your own
death warrant II you do not Try 10 save these
men
Il was decided to furnish credentials 70 tho
delegates Of the Mover Haywood Protest CON
ference to GO 70 the affiliated unions and ask
for their moral and financial support.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
S4TED FROM ST4RY4TTON
Sic Lost in Mnine UilderHeSs Res
cued By LumbermeH.
Ii, - = rhe T-ibune ]

Portland Me- Dec. CAS- a sequel 10 the
news brought here week ago by John Keenan,.
NJ Boston. and George Angel OF Providence,
VIII, walked POO miles to this city from Bangor,
that six comnanions who started 10 cross Big
sschoodic Lake with them week previous had
rarfshed i'm the blizzard. Patrick J. Burns, OF
Lawrence. Mass one Of the party. was brought
here tonight in a terrible condition from frost
bites and starvation
Ne brought the news that all six were res
,.,sd by Iunberl1en who had found them wan
darIrg auou. in the deep woods seventy-fve
miles from scJoo,:ic Lake after they had been
rou~ da-e without airy food save the bark OF
trees.
one OF tie men. Calvin Foster, ~ Worcester
49, iii die Yror, the effects Of the exposure.
and rvc,. or tho Iuuberrueu had a lex each am
nufsted h. physicians in the northern part Of
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
UOID SPANS MIST1KE.
Americans Educating Al Classes Of
Philippine Children.

Washington. Dec. 23.-secretary Taft and DR.
David =. BarroWs, director OF education for the
Philippine Islands. spent several hours tonight
discussing the educational conditions IN the
ISLANDS with President Roosevelt. Dr. BarroWs
told the President that within six or seven
years there would be practically no Iliterate
children among the seven millions Of Christian
tied Ftllpinos- He declares that II is the oh
5ecr Cf the Bureau of Education 10 give uni
vsrsal education. and not 20 make the same
mistake that the Spanish government made n
educating the favored classes, now known as
the typical FLipinOs. and neg!ectinS the
masses.
The Americans DR.. Barrows told the Presi-
dent found the masses as poor and ignorant as
thev were three hundred years ago, when the
epanlards first gained possession Of the ISLANDS.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
BARGE CANAL PROGRESS
State Engineer and SurUeyOr Issues
RcpOrt-High5cay Improvement.

Albany. Dee 23.-Contracts have been let for
barge canal work amounting 10 about S20O00.-
eo, plans for work amounting TO about SIS
OOo,000 have been completed and plans involv-
Ing the expenditure OF about S12.0O0.e0O more
are far enough advanced 20 permit their compile
ton within the next three months according 20
summary made public tonight by the retiring
State Engineer and Surveyor, Henry a. Van
Alstyne. OF the work in his department FOR the
two years Just closing
Seventy of the 440 miles of barge canal are
row under contract. SAYS the report The entire
force Of engineers. craftsmen. clerical EN-
ployes and Iaborers employed on the work varies
from 900 to 400 men at different seasons Of the
year, every empIoye being selected in accordance
with the state Civil Service laws.
The estimated cost Of the work actually unda~
contract says the State Engineer is about
S2,H0.op0 less than the coat estimated for those
portions Of the canal the time the canal act
was prepared This work has been placed
under contract while the prices If labor and ma
terial were much higher than when the original
estimate was made" says he
Highway Improvement work is treated a
length I'm the report the state Engineer pointing
10 the fact that plans for the improvement o.
about 2300 miles Of main roads have been ap
proved hy the boards of supervisors.
VI 1heSe --H'p miles says MI \ an AlstFIlH.
about 500 miles have been constructed. and in
addition thereto between -11 and 60o uilos are
under contract and will 10 completed during the
coming year. II the next Legislature approves
the state highway map designating tho main
market roads which are to he improved by state
aid under the $50O00OOo bond issue. We may
feel assured that within the next ten years our
main highways VIII be improved"
on the subject OF good roads the state En-
glneer makes the following recommendations.
The placing Of all towns under tho none! sys-
rem 0t road improvements: one highway commits
si0ner for each town. that no electric railway
telegraph. telephone water company or other
corporation or individUal he permitted 10 occupy
or I'm any way euCroach upon the rights of the
public 10 the highways Of the state unless IL is
under bic permit; the passage of q
at, 70 be known as the highway act, which viii
emhody all the political highway legisla ton. re-
peal conflicting laws and eliminate the Confu-
sion growing out OF the political system.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
PITTSBURG SUFFERING.
More than 5000 Cases This Year
The Disease Not Checked.
LBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Pittsburg. Dec. S.-Superintendent Edwards
OF the Pittsburg Bureau OF Health has COM
pIeted his report to date for the year. and esti-
mating the number of typhoid fever cases for
the coming week cOnservatively. IL VIII show
that during the year Just closing there have been
fsty-hve hundred persons stricken with the dis
ease This ia almost double the number OF cases
reported last year The epidemic IS now at its
height and is almost beyond control of the city
authorities The epidemic is said To be due TO
water which is pumped from the Ohio River
for CITY use. There will be relief until the
completion of the new filtration plant a year
hence
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
APPEAL FOR ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

In tho interest Of the Academy Of Music.
which is being built at Ashland Place and La
fayette avenue Brooklyn. the Brooklyn League
has sent out an appeal TO citizens OF Brooklyn 70
subscribe the remaining t50O0o Of stock in the
corporation. Through the efforts OF the league
5000 OF stock been subscribed for in the last
two months The s50,cO0 is all that is needed 20
complete the G.0oo.OOO FUND Shares are quoted AT
mar 'Che excavation for the cellar he's been
6Ietac and work on the foundation Is in progress.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
BAD FIRE IN BROOKLYN.

A fire was discovered in the cellar OF No. 20
Eighth avenue Brooklyn. yesterday morning Be
fore IL could be extinguished II had eaten its way
ND through the three floors OF the structure and
into No. g. Eighth avenue The loss 20 the first
house which IA owned and occupied by Mrs
Thomas A Nelson. was estimated at 2O0o and
damage estimated at 500 was done % the second
building. which is owned and occupied by Mrs
Catherine Wilson The fire only short dis
tancs from the of the Republican state chair
nan. Timothy T. W0odru-.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
DR. J. FORD THOMPSON ARRIVES.

Or ] Ford Thompson. ~ Washington vno Was
c,s~ats5 -,uou in London last month. arrived here
,.astardsv on tire Hamburg American liner Ameriks
10 said that soon after his arrival 81 London be
had a violent nemo-rhage - the stomach. TT
NIsvo Robson performed the operation and Or.
Thompson believes cbat IT entirely successful
WIN min, we've his Two daughters. Mrs. r. r. NJ
Alt. ard Mrs : Waddsll who hurried Lon
don when they learned that the operation was To
no perf1ru1ad.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
SAY ne TRIED TO ROB Ex.JuoeE.

Magistrate Mayo. in the Yorkville court yester-
day held a man who gave his name and address as
Hugh Martin. No. 81 East Broadway. In 81 800 bail
for examination Wednesday the charge OF
attempting 70 rob ex-Judge Adam E SchatA OF
Mount Vernon, or his gold watch Mr.. Schatz was
waiting for his train IN the Grand Central Station
on Saturday night, when man walked up him
SAYING: Hello. Judge don't you remember Jim
Prcw17 I'm he. Come and have drink
took the judge by the arm and started to the
street lust then Detectives O'Leary and Murtha
saw the Judges watch hanging out OF his
pocket and arrested the man. The pOlics think the
sddres, Martin EaVe was fctftiouI
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
PORT JEFFERSON PLACE BURNED.

Port Jefferson Long Island. Dec. 23-The Ed
wards house on East HILL which was occupied by
Herbert : Wells, was destroyed by fre early this
morning The family escaped but lost all personal
ar.cts Mr and Mrs. Wells and two children were
cared for by neighbors. The fire is supposed 20
hova started from a defective hue. There was a
northwest gele blowing and the local fremen We're
less
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
TO TRY OFFICERS ON JANUARY 4.
Court Martial of Major PenrOse and Captain
Macklin Called for That Date.

San Antonio. Tex. Dec. -Brigadier Genera!
William L. McCaskey, commanding TIE Depart
ment of Texas. has called court martial. TO
convene on January I. for the investigation of
the conduct OF Major Charles W. Penrose ana
CAPTAIN Edgar 4. Macklin At Brownsville Sgr
ing the outbreak by the Negro troops.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
NO cLEw IN MAcwIrHEY FIRE CASE

Pomptcu Plains. y. j. Dec. 23.-The mystery
surrounding the death os Mrs Louis NIacWithsy
and her children whose cHsrred bodies vera
found i'm the RUNS OF their home Rivsrdals
yesterday. has uoJ vet besc cleared Ur. CoTOuer
Decker of Butler does not credit the report that
burglars entered the house before the IRE broke
out He said TO-DAY he had Yet discovered
anything suspicious 20 warrant the holding OF 9,
formal inquest iie believes the tire acct
dental
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
OLDEST ACTIVE CASHIER DIES.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune

nv IeIFgrnpa % Ihe I1Iou1-
Norwalk Ohio, Dec. 23,-Charles ". Mnlen.
the oldest active bank cashier in the United
States and for hfty-ive years connected with
the Norwalk National Bank. died last night at
the age OF seventy-three-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24

examinations and the board reserves Tho right
10 have the applicant submit to medical exam
nation in case there be any doubt as 10 his
pnSsicaI quallneations. Candidates who pass
examinations will remain on the eligible list for
@ t@Wo years. and If they be not selected i'm that
time will be dropped.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
A Merry Christmas
For Two

Yourself and the hslo-
santa Claus will % 6uty Christmas Ds- ~ ---
ohlcs. answering emergency calls
Hurry IN your gfft large small. 20 m s,rty ssoc<
t9Zs empty dinner bsEksts empty coal st1<--rC
hNzrts starving for toksz OF thoughtful kintnssx
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Boys viii be boys" said Magistrate Finn. when
he discharged six college students yesterday morn
ing in the Jefferson Market Court They were ar
rested on Saturday night. On the charge OF dlsor-
derlv conduct They had a lively scrimmage a.
broadway and 30th street. trying 70 prevent three
sophomores from the same college attending class
dinner.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24

The twelve alleged fake wire tappers" arrested
on the complaint Of Martin Winter, OF No. 1l2
West s5th street, yesterday released In $1,000
hail for examination Wednesday The police
Troduced & dummy telegraph instrument which
they said they found with the telephone in the al
legged fake pOOlrOom at No BIB West 6eth street
New-York tribune., 1906-12-24

oscar johnson. chauffeur for Maurice Inter
y,ver was arraignsd before Magistrate Finn IN the
Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning. on the
.targas Of breaking the battery box OF a police
eTto1obfle by running into Il through reckless
arriving and assaulting the policeman who VAS
4-f,snE IT The casa WAS POSTPONED 70 December y
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
A Competent Surveyor.

II. III. Sheldon, who has heen on the
ruiyeying and drafting force in the
ncal Office of the Western Pacific Rail
read Company for the past eight
me nths, has recently been appointes a
Eited States deputy mineral surveyor.
Mr.. Sheldon is theoretical and pr:.e
tleai surveyor, ard he has had many
ears of experience in the work. lie
vii make a speciality of surveying for
ivate parties ard any one in need Of
ciSices in this line can not do better
T. a. engaging him.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Horse Thieves At Work
In Paradise Valley
Rich Strike Excites
Miners at Dyke

Marion Nofsinge,
brought with him
the old DYKE Quinn River
which Mr. Nofsinger brought taken ledge
recently
Ore, who developing old property at Dyke.
be little doubt strike
ledge wide $40 Already
laid Dyke.
rushing elsewhere
big strikes the district fast gaining circulation
The Dyke discovery
o
difficulties that
will be developed with favorable
The previously referred exhibition
which
to
gold
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Interesting Items
From Paradise
Valley
Paradise Valley Farmers Have Finish
e. the VI ork of Cutting the First
Crop of Hay ard Now Await the
Co1ig of the heading Season.

PARADISE Nan.EY, July 2S.-Mr
and Mrs. j. n. Summe RS ard Herbers
BRADSHAW are visiting in the valley
and are guests OF Mrs. T. j. Bradshaw
Many prominent shoepmen are il
rom Buckskin mountain where they
are summering (D their sheep.
r. l.. Fuller and wife, and Miss
celia Hewitt, who have been visiting
,olatives in the valley, will leave this
orniig for McDernitt, where they
IL he the guests Of Mrs. j. ID. Minor
# that place.
+. NJ. Buckingham has installed ?
ong g-distance phone in the store of the
te Charles Komlor. The phone an
wers t, the ring of one long and three
hort
Several of the ranchers in the upper
nd of the val ey have concluded the
rst crop of hayirg, and can now lie
upirely ON their lacks in the shade
If the old appe tree awaiting the head
& season.
c. w. Stcck is reported quite ii at
lis home, and DR.. j. ID. Burns was
i.mmoned to attend him this after
cen.
Mrs. Nofsir ger ard two daughters Of
Winnemueea are spending several weeks
with relatives.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Herbert Castle Falls
AS Have Most, Castles

little gambling and the next we hear
of him is in Winnemucca. While here
he pawned scarf pin, which he hae
previously borrowed from friend ir
Loveloek, with Phil Roberts of the
Palace saloon and was given $3.50 OF
the jewel About this time Deputy Sher
i'll Mu Ter received notification from
Levelock concerning Castles perfidy
and he at once began a search for tn.
tistwhile restaurant keeper. A few
hours later Constable Wolfe arrived
from Lovelock and he Joined Office,
Muller in the search, but alas, too late
the bird had flown. Proprietor Carty
CT the Busch hotel says that man al
swering to Castles description was
sdest at his hotel night before last an.
that fact, together with the knowledg,
that scarf pin belonging to form
or friend of Castles in Loveloch
was pawned in Winnemucca
nabe es it reasonably certain that Ca
tie was in Winnemucca for time a
i asst. Constalle lie Wolf has gone on cas-
II the hone of arresting and hringir.
Castle back to face his prosecutors.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29

Anyone having any knowledge that
would lead to the apprehension and
pre- sent whereabouts of one Herbert
Castle, would do well to communicate
said knowledge TO the peace officers
either OF Winnemucca or LOvelock.
Castle has been guilty of a number of
crimes ard the officers are extremely
ANXIOUS to hold communion with him
through he medium of a pair Of hand
cuffs and later the confning bars of
the county bastile.
Castle was at one time an honest
man, but that was before the officers
Of Humboldt county became interested
in his career. short time ago he ar
rived in Dovelock and took charge of
the restaurant attached to the Owl sa
loon ut that place. III went merry as
marriage he'll for trnie, but, as is
urlal'y the case after the bell stops
ringing trouble begins. A few days ago
Mr. Cast G. after having pocketed the
total rcceip's of the restaurant for a
week without making any reckoning
with the proprietor, proceeded to do 2
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29

J. II. Webber of the Fad Studio of
San Francisco, has arrived in Winnie
mucca and has located in the vacant
lot opposite the court house. Mr.. Web
Der was at the head of the Fad Stu
dio, which before the fire was located
in the Baldwin annex, s31 Market
street. Since the fire Mr.. Webbcr has
been doing considerable country work.
He carries with him all the appliances
of photography and is prepared to do
flash lights, minuettes and other
branches
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Speaks ravorably.

Scctt Haires, who has been employed
local parties to do asscssment work
their claim on the west side of VIM
emucca mountain. has completed the
york and is enjoying short vacation
fr. Haines, who is practical miner,
peaks very favoras le of the property
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Catholic Church Service.

An anniversary mass will be cele
Erated on Wednesday, August /, at
a. M, for the late rector of the Cath
Ollie church, Rev. Charles E. Burns
Father Hogan of Sparks will oficiate
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-29
Most Enthusiastic Republican County
Central Committee Meeting Ever
Held in Humboldt Takes Place Last
Night at the Hose House.
OVER THIRTY MEMBERS FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTY
ASSEMBLE
Apportionmert Of Delegates to the
State Convention Mads-Informal
Discussion Of the Coming Campaign
Follows Stirring Addresses.


Central Committee gathered in tbs
meeting room of the hose house. 1t waf
the largest and most enthusiastic Re
publican County Central Commit.
Ice meeting ever held in Hunt told.
county. Old-time Republicans, those
who s,eoi by the party in its darl
DAYS in Humboldt, state that the meet
ing last night was record d-breake1
Over .hIrty members were present an
many of them had Travelled long dis
tances 70 Ee present.
The business transacted last nigh
was The naming of the date place an,
judges for the Republican primaries
Mt winch delegates to the State Cor
vention at Tonopah on September
will BE elected. Appointments wer
made as follows:
Winnemucca, including Humbo'6
and Mill City, 8; Go'canda, ineludin.
North's ranch and Adelaide, / Love
lock, 3, Kennedy ard Unionville,
Paradise and Willow Point, 2; McDer
mitt and Rebel Creek, l; Kings RiA
er, l.
ri c total number of delegates to th
state convee; on is but twelve th
year, instead of thirteen last year. ]
the present apppr'ionmert this was az
ranged by cutting Golconda to one del
esate instead of two, which was last
year apportioned to that precinct.
The motion to cut Golconda to on,
delegate was made by r. A. Pinson,
and seconded by F. j. Button.
In the discussion regarding the dele.
gntes apportiored to Kennedy and I'm.
ionville it was suggested by Mr.. Pr
son that Kyle Springs, a lone station
on the desert, midway between the tive
precincts. be named as the polling
place.
At the conclusion of the business par
Of the meeting Chairman Lee made {
CIV remarks vocing his gratif fcatio'
over the success Of the meeting. He we
followed by p. Mccullough of Unio
vile. who sooke ct some lergth on Z
importance of the pr mary in politic
He also showed thet a politician W
not necessarily n dishonest mar. n
gave az EXAMPLES Abraham Tircc
and Theode-e Roosevelt. Loval II NJ
Car.hv followed in stirring addrc
ealing attention to the great gce
which may Re accomplishrd fy tn
cernest and honest ncl't'c'an. In O.
annie OF his argument he named 8
Fo'lette of Wisconsin. Tho mcrt'on
La Fo'letsc's ~a-'e Brought forth
hesr'v rourd If ap~lause.
~ .hc c,~e'u ! # the meet'nr th
members gath red tog ther and N a.
info-ma' and jov'a' ma~ner a. c~sse
the ccmirg ca~ pa gn. 1t w~s universal
ly conceded by the memNe~s thit the
r~-~a~kah'c eueeees attendant -oor the
firing Of this. the f~st gun, Indicated
that when the Republicans Of the
eonntv pethcved in line Of battle the
contest VII t,'rr 70 n victor.
Among those who had travelled some
distance to attcrd were:
II. G.. S-mmcrs ard F. A. Pamsev.
Of Lo~e'cet: Y. Y. cn'or a~d p. II.
Pireo- of Go'"o-da. G. n. pvr-ca 81
Paradise and Paul Mccullough of I'm
ionville.