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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
LETTER The BASIS
Detectives Secure Foundation in
Communication From Headquarters
on Which to Work up Tetimony in
steunenberg Murder.
[By Associated Press1

Boise, Idaho, Feb. ga story is
published here today to the effect that
letter written at the headquarters of
the Western Federation of Miners in
Denver was the foundation upon
which the detectives worked to secure
the evidence which will be used
against the prisoners charged with the
murder of former Governor Steuen-.
berg. This letter, it is said, was
addressed to member of the fedora
tion in Silver City, Idaho, but he did
not call for it and detectives secured
the missive 1t is supposed that it di-
rected the assassination of Steunen-
berg, and as an encouragement to the
act, referred to other crimes which,
had been committed the perpetrators.
of which had escaped punishment.
The name of the person to whom
the letter was addressed is withheld.
Other letters from the Denver office,
OF the federation are said to have been
intercepted, and it is said that these
letters have been used in securing
damaging statements from one of the
prisoners under arrest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
PROMINENT ONES THERE
Admiral SchIey Among Speakers at
Creve Coeur Banquet.
[By Associated Pressl

Peoria, Ills, Feb. 22.-The eighth
annual banquet of the Creve Coeur
club with Thomas w. Lawson, Admir-
al Schley, A. B. Stickney and Con
gressmen Bede and Towne as the prin-
cipal speakers, was held at the Coli
scum here tonight Eight hundred
persons sat down to the tables, while
fully 1900 crowded the galleries.
In honor of the day the speakers
stage was built in imitation of the
Washington home at Mount Vernon.
George T. Page, president of the H.
linois Bar association, acted as toast
master
The programme was as follows:
"The Railways and the People," A.
b. Stickney; THE Navy of Our Coun-
try," Admiral Schley; "Civilization,
It's Cause and Cure,' Congressman j.
Adam Bede; "The Enemy and the
Enemies the Enemy Has Made"
Thomas w. Lawson; "Washington's
United States" Congressman Charles
A Towne.
Mr.. Lawson, after thanking the
Creve Occur club for the happy way
it had smoothed away the misunder-
standing which arose between him
and the club, led up to his familiar
subject of the insurance companies
and the System" with a review of
the political upheaval in various parts
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
MATTER OF DOUBT
Washington Opinion Widely at vari-
anee Concerning Today's Action by
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
[By Associated Press1

Washington, Feb. 22.-What the
members of the senate committee on
interstate commerce will do tomorrow
when they face a vote on the court
review feature of railroad rate bill,
is question that tonight is provoking
unlimited speculation and wide vari-
ance in predictions.
The democratic members hold the
key to the situation, but at a con-
ference tonight they were unable to
agree When they adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning they favored send
ing the bill to the senate floor with
out a report of any character The
conservative republicans declared
they would win with an amendment,
and Senators Dolliver and Clapp con-
tinued their stand against amend
ments.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
HUGE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
TwO-I1undred Pound Charge Accidentally
Exploded Injuring Many.
by Associated PressJ

Pittsburg, Feb. 22.-Thirty persons
were hurt, two of whom will die, by
the explosion today of 20O-pound
charge of dynamite, which was struck
by a steam shovel at the Carnegie
Steel company's plant at Duquesne.
The steam shovel was removing a
Stag pile that had been previously
broken UP with the explosive. Dur
in the breaking UP process one of the
charges of dynamite was lost and it
was this one that exploded The big
shovel was plowing it's way into the
Stag, when there was a mighty roar
and the shovel structure was lifted
into the air, parting and breaking up,
to fall to the ground mass of twist
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
RETIRED LIST IS SCORED
Ship Subsidy Bill Also CausticaIIy Com
mented on in House.
by Associated Pressl

Washington, Feb. 22.-The house of
representatives refused to adjourn in
celebration of Washington's birthday.
and its members participated in gen
eral debate on the army appropriation
bill. The speeches took wide range.
First, the system of promoting and
retiring army officers was attacked by
Prince (Illinois), who elected many
interesting comments from members
in disapproval of the methods for
which he said the president and SEN
ate were responsible, and which, he
pointed out, had resulted in retired
list costing yearly $2,70O,0OO and con-
sisting of officers, who, he said. were
holding the flag with one hand while
the other was in the treasury for
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

money that had never been earned.
An exhaustive discussion of ship
subsidy was made by Gilbert Ken
tucky) who declared the American
merchant marine was now the finest
of any nation and included 1856 Nor
gan ships, under the British and Ger
man flags. In case of war, he said,
their only protection would be the
United States, wherein belonged their
owners and the capital invested.
The day concluded with lively dis
cussion of the Payne customs house
bill.
General debate on the army bill
was exhausted and that measure will
be read for amendment when the
house meets tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

ed metal and splintered timbers.
Sharp, 1inty pieces of the Stag were
scattered in every direction, and add
ed to these were the splintered tim
Ders from the shattered shovel, which
were hurled among a hundred Hungar-
ian laborers by the bursting of the
boiler.
Harry O'Brien, 80 years odd, cranes
man, was scalded SO badly that he
cannot live, while two of the Hun
garians are in like condition. Six
others were found to be in a serious
condition and were taken to Nc
keesport hospitag. Twenty others,
who were less seriously injured, were
taken to their homes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

ly not Americans who covet, above
all that is American, foreign titles for
their fortunes and their daughters.
There is room among Americans for
the work of Americanization
Personal freedom, personal initia-
tive, untrammeled personal action
limited only by the rights. of others
and the security of the public veal
these are the vital elements of Ameri-
can democracy and of American pros
perity. Let them ever be held sacred,
and America lives and reigns."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
DEATH OF ED WARNER,
Young Electrician Succumbs to Dis
ease at st. Vincent's.

The death of Ed Warner, a young
man formerly employed by the Bill
lings Water Power company as an
electrician, occurred at st. Vincent's
hospital shortly after midnight this
morning.
Warner5s home was in Indiana and
the body will be sent there for burial.
He was about "a years of age and had
been i'll for some time with kidney
trouble. About two weeks ago he
went to the hospital and has been
gradually growing weaker, until he
could no longer fight off the grim
enemy, DEATH
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

of the United States.
Mr.. Bede kept the audience con.
vulsed with laughter for full hour,
speaking of civilization and the pur-
suit OF happiness. He said million
aires are not happy. He had known
several OF them in the east who spent
as many as 80 days in the "wilds of
Dakota" looking for happiness and the
courts would not let them have it.
He struck a serious strain with ref
erence to the railroad rate bill and
was vigorously applauded when he
asserted that the people need not hope
for a perfect law this winter, nor next,
nor In the congressional sessions Of
six winters, but that each successive
action by congress would show a step
toward perfection
After travelling half way across the
country to accept an invitation to
speak at the Creve Occur club ban
quet today as chief speaker of the
evening, Thomas W. Lawson of Bos-
ton was overcome by the length of
the programme ahead of him and sur
rendered to the lateness of the hour.
He apologized gracefully to an audi
ence which had packed the Coliseum
mainly for hearing him, but which
showed evidence of needing sleep at
midnight, and referred them to the
newspapers for the message he had
come to deliver
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

les having obtained their power from
the station which was burned. News
to nearby cities is being sent by cir
cuitous routes, involving much delay
Every effort is being made to install
temporary power plants, but it is I'M
certain when normal conditions will
be restored. Candles and kerosene
lamps were used to illuminate many
Offices; elevators were not running
and business was almost at a stand
still in some places. All the leading
hotels and restaurants in the down
town district were without light and
power for hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
San FRANCISCO in DARKNESS
Destruction Of Light Plant Causes Much
Loss and Inconvenience.
by Associated Pressl

San Francisco, Feb. pa fire
started this morning in the Central
station of the San Francisco Gas and
Electric company and caused a loss
estimated at half million dollars,
besides crippling many commercial
and manufacturing establishments
All of the evening papers were for
time without power to run their
machinery, even the linotypes being
rendered useless.
Nearly all of the telegraph wires
out of this city are idle, the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph compan-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

and North Bend is inundated
and trains Nos. s and 5, westbound,
were sent back to Omaha and over the
Burlington to Grand Island.
The south part of North Bend is
flooded and dozen families have
been driven from their homes. Some
were rescued in boats.
Men who came from the wagon
bridge south of Fremont say two
spans have gone out
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
ALMOST BURIED ALIVE
Wisconsin Man Narrowly Escapes
Horrible Fate-Rescued in Nick of
Time.
[By Associated Press1

Loyal, Wis, Feb. 22.-James Multi
gan of 1oga, Wis, narrowly escaped
being buried alive today.
The funeral procession was slowly
vending it's way to the church, when
the driver of the hearse heard groans
from within, followed by smashing of
glass. He opened the doors of the
hearse and found Mulligan fully re-
stored to consciousness. He had been
in a trance three days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
SUICIDE OF PRINCE.
[By Associated Press1

Naples, Feb. 22.-Prince Pignatelli
Strongoli, aged 10 years, son of lady
in-waiting to Queen Helena, commit
ted suicide this morning by shooting.
He was to have been married in a few
hours to daughter of the duke of
Corigliall. The affair has caused a
sensation, both families being among
the most aristocratic in Naples.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23

suffrage, the result of the vital prin-
ciple Of the republic that all it's citi-
zens are, one and all, monarchs en-
titled to speak imperatively before
the electoral urn and there to decide
who shall enact laws, who shall exc
cute them, to determine in effect what
the laws shall be under which the re-
public is to prosper or to decay.
"Patriotism-if ever there was
meaning to the word, let there be
meaning to it today in America; il
ever it voiced the deepest throbbings
of hearts, let it voice them TODAY in
America
Il believe in the perpetuity of the
republic of Washington | believe in
its ever increasing granduer with it's
ever increasing years; because I be-
lieye in the enduring patriotism of the
people of America | do not close my
eyes to the perils that confront us
perlls that confront all social organ
isms, perils that confront in special
manner those begotten of democracy
and ruled by democracy. But these
perils we shall overcome-providence
our destinies, and ourselves
doing to the utmost our share in love
and labor to maintain our glorious
America is the issue; democracy
is the issue. How much there is to |
fire our patriotism. The eyes of the
world are upon us, wondering what
the verdict of history shall be.
Let the country always elect as
It's guardians it's best and worthiest
sons; let voters seek them out and
give them honor. Incapable men
should not be chosen: still less, dis
lonest and immoral men. The party
hat places on its ticket dishonest
lanes should be overwhelmed in in
glorious defeat, and taught the stern
esson that insult is never offered
With impunity to the sacredness and
ur1ty of the republic.
Care should be taken that foreign
rs choosing America as their home
e pervaded with the spirit of our
lstltutlons, be made Americans in
lind and heart. Efforts to concen- +.
'ate migrants in social groups and
} retard their Americanization should
g steadily froWned down. There are
| America self-constituted leaders of
'relgn born citizens who speak of
mericanization as term of reproach.
18th such men public opinion should
cal severely. Nor should migrants
prematurely authorized to vote. y
he respect for American citizenship
lght to guard against recyless ex-
nsion of it to men coming to us from
her lands. No one should be invest
with the franchise until sufficient
sidence in the country has given
m full opportunity to understand it's
stitutions and laws. No encourage
ant must be given to social or politi-
organizations or methods which re
rpetuate in this country foreign &C
cas- and customs. ar
While we seek to Americanize i'm or
grants, may it not be we'll to guard hi
me Americans against being foreign
ID? They are not Americans, ex- re
pit inasmuch as they draw their gold P,
I'M America, who colonize the So in
led American quarters in the capi- in
S OF Europe, Nor are they Ameri- wi
rs who glory in importing foreign at
'hions of language and dress, and DC
% are willing to pay treble prices lis
the ornaments of home or person, 81.
rely because these ornaments are he
foreign fabrication. They are sure tn
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
THE DAY IN LONDON.
[By Associated Pressl

London, Feb Washington's
birthday was honored in London by a
dinner under the auspices of the local
branch of the Navy League of
the United States at the Savoy
hotel. Ambassador Reid presided
and about $50 Americans were
present. The decorations were elab-
crate, the Stars and Stripes predomi-
mating
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
TOWN BADLY scoRcHEp.
Fire Wipes Out Business Portion of
Minnesota City.
[By Associated Press1

Dawson, Mimi, Feb 22.-Fire today
completely wiped out the business por-
tion of this town, causing loss of
$4,000. Two blocks were burned
over and 13 business houses destroyed.
The fire broke out about | a. m.
and, famed by a high wind, soon got
beyond control of the local depart
ments and aid was sent from nearby
towns. 1t was late in the day before
the flames were finally extinguished.
The loss is partially covered by in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
MUTINEERs GIVE IN.
[By Associated Press1

Ekaterinodar, Russia. Feb. 22.-The
mutinous Cossacks at Giaginskaia
surrendered to the authorities after
having been subjected tc lombard
ment and delivered up the chief agita-
tors and regimental colors. 1t is i'm
possible to ascertain what casualties
occurred
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-23
PLATTE RIVER OPEN.
Ice Forms Gorge Flooding Towns and
Railroad Tracks.
by Associated Press]

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 22.-Today's
warm weather started the Platte river
on rampage. This evening the ice
broke up, a gorge was formed below
Rogers and the water backed up, flood
in the south part of that town. The
Union Pacific track between Rogers
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-05
MINING STOCK BOOMING

1t has peer many a day since mining
stocks were so active as at the present
time and this does not seem to be Goa
fined to a few stocks or any particular
district for the upward tendency is
general along the whole line. This al
most unprecedented activity will lend
assistance to many properties who have
placed their shares on the market to
obtain funds either for exploitation or
to install larger plants.
There appears to be a great deal of
eastern money being placed in Nevada
securities and some of the stocks are
making phenomenal leaps.
The San Francisco exchange al
journed yesterday afternoon until
Tuesday morning.
If this great advance in mining
shares continues for even a short time
it will be of incalculable benefit to the
mining industry in a general way
Reno Journal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-05

Matter VIII Come Before Next Legisla-
ture When Reduction Is Expected

James F. O'Brien, the editor of the
Goldaeld News, who is in the city,
spoke about the conditions Of the mines
in the district and dwelt upon the ae-
ton of the railroad in matter of high
freight rates.
"The transportation rates. said
Mr.. O'Brien, "are working a great
hardship on the miners. If the COM
pany charged one dollar per ton l think
it would leave ample margin to pay
dividends. A short time ago. in answer
to numerous complaints, a slight re-
duction was made in freight charges,
but the rates are still excessive. On
$50 ore the rate is $40, and the rates
are increased until for 800 ore 1t is
over So. / can see no reason for this
advance in price, as it does not cost
the company any more to send high
grade ore than that of cheaper quality.
The mine owners are constantly COM
planning about the action of the road,
and the matter Will come DeIore the
next legislature of Nevada. These
freight charges are only from Gold
field to Nina and hen from Nina 10
the destination must be added the
charges of the Southern Pacific com
pany. 1t looks to me as if the COM
pany expects a reduction of rates by
the legislature and is now charging all
that it can get.
"The mines are in splendid condi-
ton, and no doubt the activity of these
stocks on the local market is due to the
showing. For months prospecting and
development work was done, and now
the world is seeing the results which
are greater than was first anticipated.
San Francisco Journal of Commerce.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-05
MINERAL APPLICATIONS NO. Ills.
OF APPLICATION FOR UNI
TED STATES PATENT.
States Land Office,

Carson City, Nevada. Nov. y, lso2;
Notice is hereby given, 1nat Inc M
Claude N. smith, it's attorney in fact,
whose post-offce address is Goldneld.
Esmeraida county. Nevada, has made
a az lie sEl + for Sec e.; & & s snd swl ~ Z Sec Sec.
10. T. 2 S.. r. AZ and 40 E. NJ. D. NJ,
Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda
County, State of Nevada, described as
follows, to-wit:
VIRGINIA LODE.
Beginning at Cor; No. l. whence e the n
3. n r.. oG BEARS Ssc; N. So IA E. 1876 #.
Thence S. 2So So 30" E. 1885 #. to
Cor. No. 2. Thence N. So Of E. 1852
55445.iiSs it. to &c Cor. No. I. Thence n. 2s'
49, 80" w. 516.24 #. to Cor. No. s..
Thence s; S4o So ", $3.50 IT; to Cor.
to Cor. No. i the place of beginning.
GOLD SEAL LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. l., whence the
E : ( e Eor be sss. n a. sc T. Il Z, ST. 8; E 3. 4 4s =
#. Thence S. 50 2s' 80" f. 5ss.s7 #. to
Cor. NJ: ?, THENCE 8, S. -, 90" 2.
n. s. 26' 80 ". 575.S5 IT. to Cor. No.
8 Thence s; S. 81 W: 81 5t5:Js f.; to te
#. to Cor. No. / the place of beginning.
STARLIGHT LODE.
Beginning at Cor; No. 1. whence the
E. z Cor. Sec: "a T. 2 s., r. 42 E. N.
p RhsS N: bears ! Is. n *, So so~ Il T. E Ess' 5 8 +. f. e.
c cnenf No. 2. Thence S. 81. s' 81 50! v !
105s.67 #. to Cor. No: 8. Thence n. 2s'
THENCE N. IS. 19, 80" E; 1912 #. to
TT. to Cor. No. 1 the place of begin
BELMONT QUEEN LODE.
Beginning at Cor; No, l whence the
E.. II. 6 BEARS sf n. 80. + l1' go q; E. E. 7 IS 81 #.
Thence S. 50 26, 80" E.. .539.97 to Cor.
No. 2. Thence S. So 49, W.. 657.4s #.
# to Cor. No. 4. Thence N. 50 % 80"
y y si is' 81 go % E. e. 1 iSs. TT #. to co one No.
1 the place of beginning.
Variation at all corners IL E.
Net area contained in lode claims
1884 acres.
Expressly excluding all conflicts with
the Red Butte Lodes Nos. 1, 2, and 8,
and Helena and Black Side Survey No.
2212.
Adjoining and conflicting claims on
the on nof fse e Rsd R bufte Butte Mes' No I, AMID AMID
Rabbit Foot. unsurveyed; on the south
and west, Helena and Black Side, Sur
vey No. 2212.
The additional and amended loca-
ton certificates of the Belmont Queen,
Virginia, Gold Seal and Starlight Lode
Mining Claims are recorded in Book
20" of Mining Locations, pages IA, rs
and rs respectively of Esmeralda
County, State of Nevada
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the forego-
ing Notice of Application for Patent be
published for the period of nine con-
secutive weeks in the Goldfeld News,
the weekly newspaper printed nd pub
lished nearest said claims, at Goldield,
Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
Date of first publication, December /,
1905.
SoRelle & Cohn. law attorneys for ap-
plicant, Goldfeld, Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-05
no. 1873.
vorroz OF APPLICATION Foz
UNITED STATES PATENT.
limited states land Ofhce, .o

United States Land Offce,
Carson Cit. Nevada, December 8 lyyo,
Notice is hereby given tna. o ane
Hanover Investment attor-
new in fact. whose postoffce ADDRESS Is
Golddeld. Esmeralda County, Nevada,
has made application for patent LOT tn~
Rams HORN and s%rv MoT So' 2s 5SOi in the y.
+. u of Sec. SO and the s. r: OF Sec;
rs, T. . s., r. AZ F., NJ. ID. M, GSodu on
Mining District, Esmeraida Svunes'
State of Nevada, described as follows
towit:
RAMS HORN LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. /. whence the
n. E. corner of section 36. To s; Z.
AZ E.. NJ. D.. M. bears s.; f5 "a 70
l305.S5 IT.. Thence s; So 40, ". oSv ';S-
7S2. Sc TT. to corner No. 81; THENCE >.
Hence ss1 \. Wsse 4 - E. 81 so2.Ss TT #. to cor.
No. : thence \. To- 2, 3tSfss 7Its.sSS
it. to cor. No. 1 the place of beginning
MOROCCO LODE.
Beginning at Corner No.. L., whence
the n. f. cor. Sec. SO. T. 2 s., r. AZ f.,
NJ. d. NJ. bears s. 7So Of, F.. iSeS.se IT,
and thence y. So rs, z S43;s' ,fTS5 30
# to corner No. 9; thence s. So 20 w.
2S1.S6 #. to cor. No. 4 identical. with
corner No. 5 Rams Horn Lode Of this
survey. InGnCe y. y ~ E-f lfS1'rS ="
to corner No. l the place of beginning.
Variation at all corners IL E.
Containing IN area of 20.S93 acres
after excluding, without waiver OF any
rights, area in conflict with the Balti-
more. Examiner and Lucky Boy No. l
Lodes. -s
Adjoining and conflicting claims, sur.
vey No. 2293 Rough Diamond Lode;
Survey No. 1901 Baltimore Lode; Sur
yey Nc. 1928 Examiner lode; Lucky Boy
No. l lode unsurveyed.
The additional and amended location
certificates of the Rams Horn and
Morocco Lodes are recorded at pages
81 in Book m" of Mining Locations
in the office of the County Recorder at
Hawthorne, Esmeralda County, Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the forego-
ing Notice of Application for United
States patent be published for a period
of min consecutive weeks in the Gold,
field News, a weekly newspaper. printed
and published nearest said claims at
Goldield, Esmeralda County, Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
Date of first publication, December 10,
1905.
W. E.. SoRelle, Law Attorney for APP
pIicant. Goldfeld, Nevada.