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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
STORY OF SLAVERY
TO BE TOLD THURSDAY
Conflicting Tales of Oriental Houri
Cause Officers to Doubt Her Ac-
cusations Against Chinese Mer-
chant of Having Held Her for Debt

whether the truth has been told by
Sau Lun, the Chinese girl who Is sald
to have been held as a slave by Hop
Kee, a Chinese merchant OF Los An
geles, at Ais Sanchez street, Will be
determined upon Thursday morning at
10 O'Clock in Justice Austin's police
court.
The case was reported Thursday,
Sept. 20, by Miss Donaldina Cameron,
superintendent of the Presbyterian
home for Chinese girls at San Fran
cisco, who came to the city at that
time to make Investigations regarding
the girls treatment. Sau Lun had for
merly been an inmate OF MISS came
ron's home at San Francisco, and when
she found herself in distress promptly
notified her old friend.
Miss Cameron says the girl had been
placed in her institution about ten
years ago by the United States gov
ernment, when she had first landed, a
mere child, in San Francisco from
Chin.
A year later she was enticed away
by some of the Chinese and was at
that time heard to be in house of Ill
fame. She remained there for some
time, but Miss Cameron later lost track
of her entirely.
owing to the conflicting statements
made by the Chinese girl little con-
fidence was placed in her tale Of en-
slaVement.
Claims Enslavement
To Miss Cameron she said Hop Kee
had kept her as his bond servant TO
pay him a debt of $500. She said she
was forced to live an evil life by him.
and submitted to all manner of in
human treatment. She said he was
also making plans to sell her to another
Chinese.
When questioned by Justice Austin
Friday, however, she refuted all these
statements and denied ever having
said anything of the kind Her testi-
mony was then all in praise OF Hop
Kee, whom she lauded as her kind
benefactor This may have been be-
cause Hop Kee stood at her elbow,
gazing upon her with eagle-like seru-
tiny.
A great deal of. interest has been
aroused In the case, and a large crowd
is anticipated at the hearing of the
evidence next Thursday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
HIGHBINDERS DO
THRILL WORK
AT The GRAND

Bettina "Queen of the Highbinders"
is the modern siren, the legitimate sue
cessor of Circe and the Lorelei and
the beautiful sorceress of the middle
ages of history who tortured mems
souls and incidentally robbed them Of
their gold.
That's what the Queen of the High
binders" does this week at the Grand
opera house.
To her the breaking of a woman's
heart is the best Of jokes, and the
murder of a robbed and deluded ad-
mirer merely a matter of detail.
Were it not for her unfortunate pen
chant for Chinese as retainers and even
as more intimate associates, one might
admire this bold desperado. But there
is a natural prejudice against those
who ally themselves with the degraded,
and Miss Hayward receives no SYM
pathy from her audience when she
'gets hers" in the last act.
To Agnes Ranken in the role, which
seems so natural to her, Of the martyr
wife, goes all the applause, and to
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24

Frank Frayne and Myrtle Selwyn as
Ikey and his sweetheart, Sarah, Is
given the approval Of laughter.
Harry vod Meter has a part with no
lainies. He is merely the insipid
henchman Of the Highbinder leaders,
and must be kicking himself inwardly
at this descent from former greatness
as the head and front" of all melo-
dramatic wickedness.
The play is not greatly different In
essential features from other melo-
dramas that have been presented by
the Ulrich stock company this season,
but the combination of Chink and
chippy, torture, murder and sudden
disappearance, portrayed on the bill
boards and faithfully repeated on the
stage, has always made "Queen of the
Highbinders" a drawing card, and yes
terday's audiences prove that It has
lost none of its potency through repe-
titlon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
STRIKE AT SEARCHLIGHT
CAUSESRUSHOF MINERS
HIGH GRADE ORE AT G0LDFIELD
GRADE
Activity in Shasta County-the Worlds Deepest
Gold Mine-Keane Wonder Mine at Bullfrog.
New nmelter Near Phoenix, Arizona

Considerable excitement was caused
September 19 by the discovery ten miles
south of Searchlight by two prospect
ors, John Thurman and Charles Hamill
They had been prospecting several
weeks in the country without results,
when some three miles northeast of the
Empire camp they commenced pros
pecting along a lead for over 500 feet,
encountering in the rock many Speci-
mems of free gold. They located three
different groups of twelve claims in all.
The name chosen for the location is
Camp Thurman. One of the principal
features of the country is the great
porphyry dikes, which extend for miles,
from 300 to 600 feet across The ore is
from along the vein went $2S1.50 to the
ton, of which only $1.50 was in silver
Searchlight a Producer
There is nothing miraculous about
Searchllght. 1t is simply permanent
producing mining camp that is on the
map to stay. Searchlight has grown in
wealth and population because there
are seemingly ineXhaustible quantities
of gold in her mines. When nature de-
posted the yellow metal in the hills
of Searchlight, she bided well her time
and buried the ores down deep.
On the Quartette mine for nearly 1000
feet below the surface the collaborating
lodes have been followed, and show in
creasing size and richness. Engineers
with tape line and memoranda have es-
timated that there is enough ore in the
QuaItette mine to run tWenty-Stamp
mill for twenty-five years, which is
guarantee of a quarter of century's
longer life for the camp. In fact, the
vast quantity of ore now in sight is
a limitless indemnity for the future
greatness Of the camp, and gives assur-
ance that to her record of 81. 600, 900
produced to date there is destined to be
added millions more.
Strike in BulIychoop
The report of a rich strike in the
Bullychoop mine near the boundary of
Shasta and Trinity counties has been
confirmed by General Manager Sidney
Smith.
The new strike is in the No. 2 tun-
mel on the second lens and was en-
countered at the end of a forty-foot
crosscut. They are now in twenty-five
feet on the ledge and eight samples
taken out by Superintendent Anchor
averaged $3.50 {. ton in gold The ore
body is the same as In No. 1 tunnel,
1888 feet below, and there is plenty of
free gold in sight. Thirty new stamps
will be added to the mill, making 1t
a forty-stamp plant, There is also a
new duplex compressor and S0OO-foot
aerial tramway.
One of High Value
The richest carload of ore in bulk
ever sent out of the Goldfeld district
was settled for the other day. 1t was
purchased by the Nevada -Goldfeld
Reduction works. and came from the
Frances Mohawk lease on the Mohawk.
The car weighed IT'S pounds more than
thirty six tons and ran $22S61,1S. The
net return as evidenced by check and
was $6SS16 per ton.
Ore on this lease on the Mohawk
was opened only month ago, and al
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
Lively at Harrison euIch.

This rich section is in Shasta county,
the camp owing its prosperity to the
Midas gold mine, located in the heart
Of the town.
The Midas mine is one of the few
gold properties in Shasta county that
has done any deep mining. The ore is
of rich quality and paid big from the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24

ready the shipments have exceeded
$225,00 Before the year expires 1t is
believed the lease will have produced
upward of $1,500,000. There are several
other leases on the Mohawk that are
producing great quantities of ore nearly
as rich. The great Mohawk deposit va
ries from so to 100 feet in width, and
every foot and pound of the ore raised
by the half dozen leases is shipped to
the sampler without sorting. The ship
ments so far have averaged more than
5000 to the car. 1t is regarded by mir
ing men as the most wonderful piece
of mining ground known in the history
of mining.
Copper Production.
The president of leading copper pre-
ducer says: The production of copper
in the United States during the last SIX
months of 1906 will not be as great as
in the first six months. This is due to
the fact that copper producers in the
first six months did not have faith in
the continuation of an 1S-cent market,
and they mined their richest ore in
order to get the full advantage of the
high prices. They have not been able
to maintain this production record and
many properties have gone back to
mining their low-grade ores" says the
Wall Street Journal.
"The increase in production has been
in this country, while the increase in
copper consumption has been through
out the world. This is the reason for
1Sh-cent copper and under this enor-
nous consumption and lack of avail
able supplies 1 fail to see how there
can be any weakening in the price of
the metal for some time"
Afterthought smelter at Ingot.
The Afterthought smelter, the prop
erty of the Great Western Gold COM
pany is running full blast. The big ore
bins, holding several hundred thousand
tons of copper ore, are full to the top
and many more hundreds of tons are
piled on the dumps and in the chutes
at the mine.
The ore at the Afterthought mine,
While carrying good percentage of
copper values. also has big percentage
of zinc. The process of reducing cop
per ores is made many times more diff
cult and expensive on account of the
presence of the zinc, so the manage
ment of the company has started to in
stall a separate plant for the treatment
of the base metal.
This new plant now in the process
of construction will virtually be but an
addition to the other plant and will
double the capacity, making the output
between 500 and 800 tons day. The
Afterthought smelter is one of the most
complete on the copper belt. Every
thing is done by machinery and the
sampling works is said to be one Of the
finest in Northern California.
Lively at Harrison GuIch.
This rich section is in Shasta county,
the camp owing its prosperity to the
Midas gold mine, located in the heart
of the town.
The Midas mine is one of the few
gold properties in Shasta county that
has done any deep mining. The ore is
of rich quality and paid big from the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
in improvements and has s1OOO,OOo in

in improvements and has S1.OO0,OOO in
ore blocked out.
A large smelter is about to be erected
at or near Phoenix. The company to
back the proposition has been formed
and 100000 will be expended in its con-
struction. There are millions of tons of
low grade ore in Pinal county in the
Kelvin district that can be profitably
worked with a smelter close by.
The Greenwater Central Copper Min
ing company, with main offices at San
Diego, has been Incorporated. The cap
ital stock of the company is $1,50O000,
divided into shares of the par value of
81 each. OF this amount it is stated
that 700 shares have been subscribed,
100 shares being taken by each of the
following directors, all of San Diego:
John w. Cowell, L. A. Blochman, John
F. Schwartz, Simon Levi, Sam Ferry
Smith. r. A. Wood and James Wells.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
WATCH AND MONEY STOLEN
Burglar Enters Grand Avenue Home
and Secures Booty Without
Arouslnq Family

A burglar entered the home Of W.
p. Pamm, 2OO2 South Grand avenue
Saturday night, stealing 81 and gold
filled watch.
A rear window was found opened
Sunday morning, and the burglar is
supposed to have gained access to the
house in that way.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
ROB R0OMER THREE
DAYS IN SUCCESSION

Frank G. Padilla, who rooms at st.
Adams house. 1881 South Main street,
reported to the police yesterday that
he had been suffering from thefts COM
mitted successfully for the last three
days, during which time he had lost
a suit case containing some articles OF
clothing, good revolver, razor and
gold ring.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24

Everything you want you will hnd in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14

asi suos vAmsnts todos los demAs
platos.
Tambien 20 hacen abonos para
familias & prosios limita los, 6stos con
quincenas I'D 81 ansadas.
On cubierto de II do s { On
el Restaurant, so etvs.
Los iusvsa y domingos 90 hace un
selecto caldo gIlego, y los sAbados
pastelss y si. ~sAs con polio.
JUANG ARCLA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14

ena personal Atsgsats Prssiss los
aAs ttains Daots de las famssa pdoras Mara cApsala
Hcnn Depuratvo Russ Inyeeca6A Reia.
0ctutra3 ia 1896
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14

clique suscribe pone On eonoci.
mianto do sus numerosos pArroquia-
I nbs, que desde esta fechs, y On mi Sc
sundo comsdor, los precios estsran
On rslAc'6n con 10 stu aci6n sctual:
sUa b!stsk. II ctvs. Una ternsra en-
panadA, 10 etvs. Un arrox con gall
N, 10 ctvs. Un caldo gAllego, 10 ctvs.
Un bacalso & 10 vizcaina, 10 ctvs. Una
sopa con carne, 3 ctvs. Una aopa dc
gsllins, 8 ctvs. Jna mixta, 8 stvs.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14

instruction en- sodos los ramos
Conducci6n sdecuaca an los sstudios.
Trsso y direcci6n convenientes al carac-
sar de IL razs latlnS-Perfecciona amien.
10 on el idioma espanol, & fin de q, los
i6vepes que 20 nos envian no vueivso
luego & sua paiEes hacienda pape
ridfculos, sin saber hablar bien, nj
espanol, nj el tngles. -EnssFan,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
ATIN..AMERI(AK INSTITUTE
tlIi5ido p0l Don lose DOMINGO Su|sola
81 w. e7th St. NEW YORK

do etlcaz dc este idioma-Cuidadoa
de ts@iliar-Comida & la espsfiola-
Costumbres, religion y tradiciones
patris de snEetianza ans
ricanos-Idioma ooligstorlo. elingl
Nuestras especialidsdes: Oomsr&o !
Htorlas. Reterencias de docds
on .ersn y como 40 quieran.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
Doctor R. Ruiz Ariau

De regreso dc su viaie n Europa,
ACADIA dc instalar ss ofcina profosio-
nal en- 10 Gale del Cristo, ndmero IA.
Horas de consulta: dc II , mea4a { 2
Y media do la tarie. q,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
" The Sun Life Assurance Go. Of Canada y
i'EI Sol de Canada"

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m Puerto Rco one nd usro de P6izas vgor
tn ssma De Pl md liberal da Oftscs 10 garanNs
AL aharo, d Canada nvsrdo Coocsis prea
P6ss csducAbss Paga oda case oe
seso prlmaras cada cinso ad 81 sssma oe sFo
-.. dos la rma mss arac-
diva do sag r odbico veau los prosscos tsuss nof
- ans subba aeralss San Juaa aganses To-
,lss 90 todas las poblaciones
GAMBIA s. sTUBBE. Agenss GslsrAss J Banqusros
O. r. sT0RER. Division Manager
J. NJ LAGo Al'stah Manager,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
CAFE DE YAUCO

Ne sszpreu ustedes cafe sn antes probar e nuestro
tostsas mside On aparatos anssss de evaporation een
pIssa cue evan nal gusto que tene nuestro rico
rsno Maestro cafe preparado especamente para uso
de s fanas ha demostrado practisa ser e mas Sc
less eeon6mco pues solo empeamos en- la torreaccon
Puerta de Terra, "a linea, ZEPPENFEL0T Ca.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
La Catalina
SAN FRANCISCO So,

Gran rebaja de precios en- bene6cio del pdbhco.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-14
S. A. "Luz Electrical"

Servso de da de noche Corrente centnua abaa tension
No hay pgo Sc hacsn soda de
tieulares aumbrado pdbcn abanos
Espsciaidad planta alunora1o ca de pusbos
clendas Tefouo larg dstanca
ceaaes ees Mriaes estEs de nsaaslonss
Lame Sfoao enir& pa
cumpimsnta deseos.
Oaeciuas Allen A. Fslsfooo Ofsin 40. Planta 209.
Aoartado ds ATT.
jaime Sifre. Administrator.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.

The Leader is proud to be able
to announce that the mass meeting
of the citizens of Brookhaven call
ed at the Mayors Office last Fri
day evening to pass on the ques-
tion of calling a white Democratic
primary election to nominate
candidates for the various munIci-
pal Offices to be filled at the regu-
lar election in December, decided
that proposition in the affirmative,
without so much as one dlscordant
voice. The meeting was the larg-
est and most representative of the
white citizenship of our prosper
Gus little city, of any similar
meeting ever held, and the har-
mony of its proceedings and the
unanimIty Of its judgment in
regard to the questions passed
upon were highly creditable and
exceedingly gratifying to all who
consider the advancement of COM
munity interest of paramount i'm
portance.
The action as well as The char.
acter of the meeting was distinct
step forward, and signifies much
for the spirit and progress which
are to characterize Ihe Brooklla-
ven Of the future.
BY recommending The separa.
ton of tbe Offices of Mayor and
Police Justice under the proyis-
ions Of tie new law, and providing
for the selection Of separate cam
didates for these positions
at the primary, the meeting IN
doubtedIy opened the way for the
better discharge Of the functions Of
both Of these Important Offices,
aud fulfilled at the same time what
seems to be 9 pop lar demand
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
BE NOT DECEIVED.

Once in a while you will hear a
man in a Prohibition county say
it would be better to have the
open licensed saloon than prohi-
bition law and blind tigers.
Such persons delude themselves,
and to the extent that they are
believed, grossly mlslead others.
Informed persons know perfectly
well that blind tigers and the. va
rious forms of vice that 90 with
them, flourish to an equal or even
greater extent in license counties
than in Prohibition counties.
The difference is that they do not
attract SO much public notice, ow-
ing to the oyershadowing evil in
fiuence of the open saloon. The
saloon is, the cloak and the ally OF
the blind tigers in license coun-
| ties, and is itself d huge tiger and
bold laWbreakef, acting under the
cloak Of d license granted by the
State.
AS an illustration Of this, read
in another column what is said by
h Vieksburg paper Of one Of the
licensed saloon keepers III that
whisky ridden license city. The
facts recited about that saloon is
mainly true Of ali Of them, but The
/ law is not enforced against them.
T and this fellow would not have
been exposed If he had not as
Isaulted an officer for trying to
arrest q fugitive Id his saloon.
Open saloons better than Prohi.
|bitionl BAIL
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05

pose to hold the next regular city
election at the time appointed by
| law.
2. That all persons who were
registered prior to the last city
lelectlony who are now qualified
electors of the county, are entitled
TO vote In the city election to be
held on the second Tuesday in
December, 1906, unless they have
since become disqualified By rea.
son Of the nom ayment Of munich
pal taxes or conviction for the
crime of unlaWfully retailing il.
toxicatipg liquors within the COR
porate limits, and they need not
register again; but may, in case
they desire to do so.
3. That the City Registrar is
directed to open the city registra-
tion and poll books for the regis
tration Of the voters Of the munic-
ipality from now until the 30th
day Of November, 1906, and the
Mayor and City Clerk are direct
ed to at once furnish the CITY
Registrar with suitable registra-
ton and poll books, the main
purpose Of this registration being
for the benefit of those who have
become entitled to vote since the
last city election. But the City
Registrar shall register all of the
previously registered voters who
may apply for registration.
4. That it is our purpose to APP
point election commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to meet on
the first day of December, 1906,
and from day to day thereafter,
if necessary, until the 10th day of
December, 1906, to hear all COM
plants, revise and correct the
registration and poll books, strike
therefrom the name or names of
any person or persons improperly
thereon, and to secure the elective
franchise to all those who may
have been improperly denied the
same, and to do all other things
required of them by law.
5. That the registration and
poll books, when revised, correct
ed and passed on by the election
commissioners, shall be accepted
by the eieetioa managers, and the
right to vote shall not be denied
to any one who is otherwise quail
fed as an eiector of the city sim
ply because his name was put on
the registration books within four
months of the election, knowledge
of this provision, due to delay in
the publication of the laws, not
having come to this board in time
for it to provide for registration
four months before the next reg
ular city election.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
II. G. GREENWOOD, Sec'y
City Registration Ordered.

At the regular monthly meeting
Of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men last night the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopt.
ed to straighten out the registra
tion muddle:
Whereas, Doubt and confusion
exist 10 the public mind as to who
may register and vote in the next
regular city election, the same be-
ing caused BY d change in the laws
under which the CITY has been
operating; Therefore be it resolv-
ed by this board:
1. That it is their plan and pur-
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
Municipal Democratic Executive Com.
mittee Meeting.

The persons selected for a Mu.
nicipal Democratic Executive
Committee, met Immediately after
the mass meeting adjourned and
organized By electing M. McCuI-
Tough chairman and Ii. G. Green
wood secretary.
The committee then adjourned
until $50 p. M, Tuesday, Sept.
4, 1906.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
POLICE JUSTICE.

At The meeting of citizens, call
ing primary election for munich
pal officers, recommendation was
made to the incoming board to
.Ils-E a pal;3e justice, in other
words to divorce the Offices of
mayor and police justice in this
city. The reasons for such a step
are obvious to any rejecting citi-
zen. AT the present time, with
the mayor acting as a justice of
the peace and police justice, city
clerk, etc., the Office is only open
to such of our citizens as have
made politics profession and a
business and it is closed to the
great number of good men, who
might become candidates, and who
would do the city credit in hold
ing such Office, but whose business
and calling require their attend
ance, the greater part of their
time, at their Offices. The door is
only open to the very few who
make city politics a business and
means of gaming a livelihood,
while to the many, who would
serve for the honor and nominal
salary, and strive for the upbuild-
ing of the city, and take the prin-
cipai part OF their remuneration
in the well-deseryed praise Of
their fellow citizens, the way is
closed. Such thing as the Office
seeking the man, under present
conditions, is impossible.
First, let US look to the old law.
Under the chapter on munlcipali-
ties, in cities of less than 1000
inhabitants, the mayor acted as
police justice, presided in the
municipal criminal court. He
was also justice Of the peace Of
the municipality. AS mayor, his
duties were 1.-THE most importantly
as follows.
To preside at all Of the meet
ings of the Board of Aldermen
and cast the deciding vote in case
of tie.
To superintend all Of the off
GERS and affairs Of the city and
take care that the laws and ordi-
nanGes are executed.
TO sign commissions Of officers
elected by the board, warrants
and municipal bonds and affix the
municipal seal thereto.
To demand exhibit of accounts
of officers and last, but not least,
10 communicate in writing from
time to time to the Board of Al
dermen, such information and
recommend such measures as, 10
his opinion, may tend to the inn
pFovement Of the finances, the
police, health. security ornament,
comfort and general prosperity Of
the municipality. =
Under the old law there was d
municipal clerk, whose duties
were as follows:
To keep the minutes of the
Board Of Aldermen.
10 keep the municipal seal.
70 keep 4 municipal docket.
10 keep 4 book of land records.
10 audit the accounts of munies
ipal officers.
Heretofore, and now, the city
clerk bas been an alderman, and
the clerical duties uf the Office
have been performed by the may
or and he has received the com
pensatlon, a 'audabIe effort on the