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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
ANOTHER DEATH HARVEST IN TERRIBLE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WRECK IN CALIFORNIA
Train No. Dead Car Filled With
Smashed Knding NOOdwntSx Dead the Wreck Most Them
Passengers Escape Florence Roberts
Company d Hurry Work Of Relief

came and three OF the ears were al
most completely telescoped and hurl-
ed to one side. The helpless passen-
gers were terribly torn and cut TO
pieces. Death came to score of
them Instantly Many were dismem-
bered and impaled upon pieces of the
wrecked cars.
The Southern Pacific headquarters
in Los Angeles was Informed imme-
diately after the wreck but it was a
considerable time before rescue
train left for Cotton. In the mean
time assistance had come from San
Bernardno and Riverside. Il few
miles away.
The wrecked train is the regular
Sunset Express. leaving New Orleans
daily. This train left the latter city
at 1l:55 a. m. Monday.
Coroner Van Vie was at the scene
of The wreck within an hour after It
occurred and took charge of the dead
The coroner swore in number of
special officers to prevent pillaging.
They patrolled the track and prevent
ed the crowd of several hundred,
which quickly assembled. from in
terfering with the work of rescue.
All of the dead are men with the
exception of one Italian woman
Sharpe who was Instantly killed,
was on his way to Los Angeles to join
his wife Gregory Rogers of the the
atrical company, sustained q severe
scalp wound and was the only one
OF the company whose injuries were
of a serious nature. Miss Roberts re-
tanned her composure and after be-
ing assisted from the wreck gave di-
reclions for the care of the injured.
One car OF the theatrical scenery val
ned at $4,000 was completely de-
stroyed. The company was en- route
TO Bakersfield from IGl Paso, Texas.
Many OF the injured were passen-
gers in three tourist cars which were
almost entirely demolished in the
crash These, with the baggage and
express cars, formed an unrecogniz-
able mass OF wreckage.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
r. R. SITUATION
GROWS GRAVE
Western Railroad Managers Admit
For First Time That COndi-
tiOns Have Grown Serious

Chicago, March 2S.-The contro-
ersy over IL wage scale between tne
general managers of the western rail
roads and their employees in the train
service can not be arbitrated. The
only way in which IA strike can be
avoided is for the railroads to make
terms with the men. 1t is the ultl-
matum issued by the representatives
of the two unions involved in the diff
ticulty after a meeting tonight to con-
slider the decision of the railroads IN
asking the federal government TO try
10 bring about settlement by media
lion along the lines provided by the
Erdmann act.
The general managers for the first
time tonight admitted that the stu
alton was grave. The crisis was IN
tensified by the fact that no compro-
mise had been effected with the rep
resentatiyes of $4,000 locomotive
iircmen who are here negotiating ior
higher wages and an eight hour day.
Another conference was held TO-DAY
between the general managers asso-
citation and n committee representing
the firelnen, but nothing i'll the way
of Il settlement was accomplished
Knapp and NcilI TO Confer.
Washington, March 2S-Chairman
Martin A. Knapp, of the interstate
commerce commission and Charles p.
Nein, commissioner of labor, Will de-
part tomorrow. at noon for Chicago,
where they will hold a conference
with the representatives of the con-
duetors an dtrainmen and officials oil
western roads entering Chicago in
regard to the dispute over, the ques'
ton of wages which threatens to re-
ault in disastrous strike unless q
satisfactory adjustmnt Is effected.
Chairman Knapp said tonight that
the visit of himself and Mr.. Neili viii
he in the direction of mediation
III therefore becomes our duty nn
der the law, said Chairman Knapp
ito put oiigselves in communication
with the parties and endeavor 10 ge
a settlement If we fail in that enor
rhen IL Is our duty TO endeayor TO IN
duee the parties To enter into IN ar
bitratfon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
COire Romance.

Mrs A. +. Spencer of Cobre. an
nonnees the marriage at Salt Lake
last Sunday of her daughter Emma
Jane. to Henry Muller. assistant en-
gineer of the Nevada Northern rail-
road.
Mr.. Muller was in the party of en-
gineers who made the survey of the
Nevada Northern line and met Miss
Spencer two years ago while his par
~ was at Cobre.
The romance which began when
the young people met ended in the
happy marriage at Salt Lake. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Muller are we'll known
here, and their friends wish them
much happiness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
IS CARS WITH
DEPOT STONE
Material For $4,000 Ely City
Station On Nevada Northern
Now Rolling In

There were received at the depot
site at Ely City yesterday, ID cars
of pink sandstone from Currie quarry
TO be used in the construction of the
passenger station. Another train of
) cars will be received today.
A span of roam oxen recently pur-
chased from the Shellenbarger ranch
have been put to work hauling the
stone and have attracted consider
able attention. The animals have
Aorc all that was expected of them,
AIir enormous strength making it
possible for them TO haul much heav-
ier loads than a team of the best
.dranght horses could haul.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29

Cotton, Calf, March 2S.-One Of
the most disastrous wrecks in the his
tory of the Southern Pacific occurred
Il mile and a half east of this town
shortly after o'clock this afternoon,
when the west bound train from New
Orleans bound for San Francisco, ran
into an open switch while going at
the rate of 40 miles an hour and 10
of the IA coaches were derailed with
frightful results.
Twenty-siX people are known to
have been killed and the final list will
total much higher than this number.
The injured number about 100, many
of whom are seriously injured and
will die.
The wrecked coaches were hurled
in every direction Four of them
were smashed into splinters. Most
of the dead were Italians from New
York or New Orleans, going to San
Francisco. They occupied the smo-
ker and day coach
The dead We're terribly mangled
and manned and s of them were ta~
ken to the ID. G. Schwartz undertake
ing establishment AT Cotton and ad-
ditional bodies could be seen under
The demolished baggage car. This
car could not he raised until a der
rick could be brought from Los An
geles, 60 miles away.
The injured were carried to this
city In vehicles of all sorts and the
Cotton hospital was quickly filled to
it's capacity. Many We're then taken
to the Presbyterian church and to
private residences in the vicinity.
But two Americans are Known To
have been killed, though several OF
those among he injured will un-
donbtedly die within the next few
hours.
George l.. Sharp, of Mnncie, Ind,
was instantly killed. The baggage
man of the train, whose name could
not be ascer1ained, was also Killed.
Engineer Clarence Il. Wormingfon
and Fireman Victor Crebb jumped
but failed to get clear and were held
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29

nal was not given in time as Morri-
son did not reach tho switch until
after the Overland had plunged into
il and been derailed.
No Warming Before Disaster.
The train, which was due in Los
Angeles at 7:30 n. M, was nearly .
hours behind time. At the time of
the disaster 1t was running at high
rate of speed in an endeayor to make
warning of the impending catastro-
phe The engineer saw the signal
OF the open switch when but few
rods distant from il and had no time
to even sound whistle of warming,
much less to reverse or set brakes.
He called to his fireman to jump ahd
they both leaped wildly from opposite
sides of the engine. The engine left
the track, turned over on its side,
and plowed a great distance along the
right of way. The broken wreckagc
of the day coaches and smoker filled
with the bodies of the dead and in
iured was hurled all over it. Help
less passengers imprisoned in the
wreckage called frantically for help.
BY a miracle the train was not set
on fire. Those of the passengers who
had escaped, set at once about the
task of rescue. Dozens were pulled
and lifted from the wreckage and all
laid alongside the track until vehi-
cles arrived to take them to the hos
pitfalls.
Plush seats We're taken from the
coaches and bedding from the Pull
mans. and the roadside was convert
ed into Il temporary hospital. Sew
cral of those taken from the wreck
age dying expired before conveyance
could be had to take them to Col
ion.
It was half an hour before any
medical aid could be secured
Terrible Fate of Italians.
The Italians in the day coach and
the smoker met horrible fate. En-
tirely without warning the impact
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
ARCHITECT
AT ELY CITY
A. 5. Price OF Salt Lake Will Su-
perviSe Construction Of Big
TOwnSite Buildings

A. S, Price. Il we'll known Salt Lake
architect has arrived to supervise the
architectural work of the Ely Town
site company for the extensive i'm
provements and building operations
being conducted in Ely City by that
company. His headquarters viii be
on the second floor of the townsitc
company's new Office building i'll
Eleventh street, Ely City, where Il
large force of engineers, architects
and draughtsmen will be employed
under his direction and supervision
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
Relief Work in San Francisco.

Washington. March Estimates
for relief work in San Francisco dur
ing March aggregated $66S,OO0 One
half of this amount is apportioned to
the Red Cross and the other half to
the local relief fund The chief item
in this is $30s.O00 for the compile
ton of cottages An estimate of
100000 is for rehabilitation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
MUM RUYS SITE FOR
HOME IN ELY CITY

+. NJ Mum has bought through
Fulmer & Ives two choice residence
lots in Ely City, upon which he viii
erect in short time modern dwell
ing in which he will make his home
The lots are Nos. | Q ana 20 III block
AZ. Mr.. Mum comes from Spokane.
John ii. Watson has bought from
w. r. Wheeler. through D. w. Ellis,
lots 38 and SO in block | Dickersin
addition, for consideration of $525
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
Aultman Street Building.

f.. B. O'Connor has let contract
OF business building % 60 feet to
he erected in Aultman street adjoin-
ing the store of Coltharp & Co. The
foundation was placed yesterday The
building is TO be completed by May
/. when the owner will open restou-
rant and lunch counter and will rent
one half of the building for business
purposes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
non,t Eorect the Dance.

Dent forget the children'a mas
ouerade on next Monday. The DIE
folks" can dance after the little loihs
have an inning Help a good cause
along and get in. Mar z9-zt'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-29
Ely Stocks in New York.
fpanorted nv Bank Of Fly

Reported by Bank of Ely
New York. March 2S.- Quota
on Ely stocks today were a. folio
Nevada Con. l3 "a, Cumbe +-.ss a.;
9. Giroux Con. Ia, Ely Con | s.
Fly Witch l Is. Ely Central =.
Copper 25. silver sc, money 1 L
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
CONFIDENCE IN COURTS.

Pennsylvania having decided the two cent rate
law unconstitutional unfolding the contention OF the Pennana
railroad the ge of the Statesman knows bounds and the de-
cision pointed showing that confidence still be repod
in We presume the Statesnans confidence would
have been destroyed least badly shaken if the decision had
been favor Of the people 1t does beat all how confidence can only
be maintained by decisions in favor Of the corporations
In this Pennsylvania the railroad hides behind charter
which permits passenger Of three and onaf cents per mile
claiming the reduction would be violation Of contract This view
said to be harmony with the Dartmouth College which IS
supposed for all time settle the nvolabe character Of charter
grants.
better view coming into favor however that in this case
the right to fix and at all times control the act Of sover
egy and cannot be made the subject of contract readily be
seen that the three and neaf in the charter might be
come relatively absud excessive and according the decision
iendered the people could not help themselves
AS stated the people getting better understanding of the
sovereignty that delegated in franchises and charters thus the
new Oklahoma constitution forbds the granting exclusive fran
ee or OF franchise for longer period than twenty years
also orbd the transferring OF the making power the follow
ing language Nor shall the regulate the charges for pub
lie services be surrendered"
No wonder the monopoly loving Idaho organ Of the predatory
erests looks with dsayo upon the Oklahoma constitution That
instrument really protects the people.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
METHODS OF DETECTIVES.

Charges have been made that agencies Chicago are
andngove with the criminal element That they operate with and
through well known criminals whom they protect With alliance
with the leading criminals they furnished names descriptions
and histories Of all the professional the city, and are quick
informed OF the arrival OF stranger criminal record and in
tent In return the criminals protected their unlawful pursuits
sharing their plumber with the detectives In cases attracting great
publicity where the trail gets warm detectives recover
the stolen property and permit the thieves get away
There are sufficient number Of the crmnay inclined who are
never taken INTO the combine who arrested nearly on tips
from their associates to make record for the detectives
These allegations OF startling nature and true must
apply to other cities than Chicago If it will be that de
tece agencies instead OF being crime chief
prop Of the criminal classes
similar charges were made ago Portland that
three OF the city detectives giving protection to well known
crooks and IN fact the Telegram of that city published the names
o. number OF thieves alleged be protected charges re
suited IN the dismissal of the officers
Boise and the state of Idaho has recently had an experience with
detectives employed by Of the great agencies country and
dpuab appearing set of men it would be hard 70 brn
together May we never look upon their like again
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
OVERTHROW ring rule.

The LmoonRooseve league Of Sacramento has lust carried
the Republican primaries that city on an appeal to
he organization has disrupted the Republican party Of Sacramento
by forcing nominations contrary wishes Of the voters
thus making the Republican party machine to do the bidding
OF few bosses for their profit and private interests
In commenting the victory the San Francisco Call speaks of the
seandaou history the state convention the Juggling
and trading IN nominations ETC. and result OF the
Sacramento primaries, saying
me gang got ITS notice to quit at Sacramento will
not be misunderstood and the lesson needed Theony vav to-
convince men OF that stripe hit them club They have
controlled things IN California long completely that they
are become drunken with power"
FROM a OF which IS evident that the kind of gang con
o the Republican party in California as has been running b Marty
in Idaho
And the Goodng Brady BoraCob combine will get the same
kind OF jolt at the else one will come at the
polls
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
AS 1T LOOKED TO THE OREGONIAN.

Tuesdays oregonan has the following editorial opinion regard
ing the Borah trial which fairly the opinion every intelligent
observer Of events must entertain
VIII hardly be asserted. suppose that proof which now
s iat Governor seinenbeg guilty Of criminal fraud in
ooat q lands Of the United States justification of his
MURDER m q course such proof the trial man who was
ge - hare gaed allotted the assassination would have
1 great elect @ TIC public mind Death after all was not so
s 2 sepnenbeg however arocious the crime that
Fsd t sne quite impossible to harmonic the proofs as
Participation the lard frald brought out in the
D.za i ~ a a2ea ihory q Stelneuergs innocence As
D,r~a - @ a q arn what Re has ay for himself but
- v rs 2ask Loe&s for 4 Is credible taking
t9 aoee ~ .y ziready treseed that The attorney 81
70 oea g II teee matters should have heen ignor-
- = r. ~ astsre If ~ Transactions Certainty would
- - I N2 agi1'g 1at o9sd - far without sus-
49, - - - lsasaess esn ny crsduhfy stand the
sf@@ W ~ nae ~ Ersa III ooea lis month n his
opD lefsse
- fsee@a - y s ere ~ alrg from g,rzb and also The
,ss@a4 q W Jssg ~ - leev - oaa eeaeassoas
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
TWO KINDS OF AMBITION.

we are much of the opinion that Theodore E. Burton will be
the worst defeated man who for mayor of Cleveland Ohio
and he should be Mr. Burton has desire to be mayor for the
purpose OF serving the people and the city He simply wants the
distinction Of defeating the peoples mayor-Tom L. Johnson SO as
TO advance his political aspirations Mr. desires to be
senator from the state OF Ohio and would the ayoay step
ping stone.
On the other hand Mayor Johnson to make Cleveland the
best governed most beautiful and advanced city the world with
out exception 1t is splendid inspiration gifted man. prac
teal one used to achieving big things man in the United States
mas hghe or more exalted ambition Johnson would have born
again IN Cleveland the civic spirit that inspired Rome and Athens
The very thought large magnificent ennobng as it is is an
paton of genius Alongside of this great ambition for the civ
beautiful the city Of for and by all the people how gnobe look the
personal aims and ambitions of Theodore Burton in his pursuit Of
the senatorshp seeking to the mayoaly merely as stepping
stone for his advancement
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04

deliver it politically Mr. Roosevelt He further and
nurse of s260000 of which he furnished $4,000 himself
Mr. Rooseves election to the presidency These large
were made doubtless in the expectation of securing i
favor for the donors Does any believe they were rnad
other purpose7 Of dssentes preserve their hero
Mr. Roosevelt really wins much of their estee-bv Con-,
that if these thought they buying favors Mr. Roo
not think be selling them In other words when Mr. H.
passed the and Clipped in he contributing to blind
an operation in that circle and proved an
investment It be left for casuss determine what the
qualities of the presidents bearing mind these
of official and dsavor and if the president should he -
for dupcy such fashion he others to be
it will require mighty fine harsplitting dierentiat
how good and bad trusts determined in the
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
HARRIMAN'S BAD INVESTMENT.

II looks like President Roosevelt has finally landed on r M
riman and brought him within shadow of the nenar 1
Lewiston Tribune, 1t almost foregope conclusive -.
would be So 1t has been obvious for time that Hartman was
to be punished for exposing the intimacy of his relations with 49,
White House and 1t is becoming obvious that the nbI mind
become duly preJudced and excited the federal laws can he
to operate against great May persons who have not
considered themselves offenders Indeed there ba, b
wellntormed views expressed that every manufacturer
interstate commerce could be successfully prosecuted g
cesses are sound and necessarily follows that the
OF every interstate carrier would be similarly mpica7
curing immunity by turning states evidence The rar
and even the offending could probably stand
and equal justice We're melted all around Unfortu+
believes Their is any such purpose actuatng the adriri
deed we have the authority Of the chief executive bi,
duly appointed heir apparent that the good trusts are
the law and only the bad trusts observe the ++ ~
administration itself will determine which are good m
bad and by taking this duty away from the courts the
lie and death IS held over the establishments f
property now amenable to federal processes and TO anu
50 during the reign OF the regulation craze
To the observant student the presidents pbil,t
'uHous anomoy. Mr. Hartman and Mr. Paul Morton fu,
material Borh intimate friends Of the Whit e
ave been accused under the law The president boo
ne assistant attorneysgeneral who discovered the
on denomination and declared that law should 49, " MOT
gA'nst Ar Morton personally but only against the i,
ny which had committed the ofense Mr. Hi,.. ran
I'VE canned even greater favor White House 70
- presidential message concerning railways and good and
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04
WHERE IDAHO SHOULD STAND.

Now let the people Of Idaho with splendid unany petition Pres
dent Roosevelt pardon the convicted land
frauds let the Boise be dismissed Idaho her stand
with Montana that there shall be strict en-
foreement OF tie timber and The born in fraud
and enforced in fraud for nearly thirty years no justice
in furnishing the aenders who violated law following more
than Of century OF precedents interpretations of the
interior department
Then let all be honest and repeal the law
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-10-04

Harvey Is Brown former sheriff of Baker County OREGON who
was Killed by the explosion OF dynamite bomb his gate in pre-
sey the same manner former Governor Stetnenber was
mated at Caldwell witness for Steve Adams in the case N
which Adams IS held for murder north Idaho and his testimony
was regarded very important by defense So there can
be any basis for the suspicion that he was murdered M friends 6
ADAMS There seems to be considerable truth Clarence Dao
statement tt every unknown crime the will be laid at the
door OF the Western Federation of Miners
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-05
EDITORIAL

Our praetors, in their last session
distributed among themselves felic-
itation and honors in recognition OF
their good administration.
Not being the recipients of popu-
lar applause, they seek this way of
taking credit for their acts.
The end of the present municipal
administration approa ches, and those
who retire and those who rema in
ought, before indulging in premature
transports Of mutual congratulation
to devote themselves to form ing a
program of municipal management
free from certain tendencies which
have marked the administration now
rawlng 20 close.
Rather than giving an exh ibition
of their Judgment Of their administr-
ative acts and the complimentary OPT
nion which they entertain of their
laDors, our immense ediles would ha-
We done better to let the public see
them engaged in penetentlal rites,
devoted TO rectihcation of the errors
and mistakes they have committed,
What is needed from the munici-
pality Of San Juan, is sensible plan
of adm inistratien, not a notice of
industria lization.
And this necessity will not be met
unless there is exacted from the new
administra ton the complete abandon
1nent Of the plans Of industrlallzatlon