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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
SON SAVED LIFE
OF CRAzED f ATHER
Hurled Stones Through Window
and Allowed Gas to
Escape.
POLICEMAN FINALLY CALLED

But for the intervention OF his six
year-old son, who, after learning that his
father was trying to commit suicide by
inhaling gas from n Jet In the bathroom,
adopted heroic measures to rescue him.
j. III. Wood, q groceryman, who lives at
No. II West Marshall Street, would very
probably not be living to-day.
Having heard Wood tell his wife that
he Intended to destroy himself and know
ing that his parent had locked himself
In the bathroom, the little fellow at
once started to work to relieve the sit
uation. He acted with a promptnesa and
resource that would do credit to the
mind of one a score Of years his senior
First, the boy threw stones at the win
dow In the bathroom, and his aim was so
good that he let in the fresh air through
a hole about q foot square. Then lie got
broom and pushed away the rest Of
the pane. 1t would have been exceed
ingly difficult for any one to be asphyx-
lated In the room with such draugilt
of air pouring in.
Tried 1t Again.
Finding that he could not end his
life in the bathroom by inhalng tho
escaping gas. Wood went to a room
in the rear of the house. and turnin
on the Jet, locked the door and closed
the windows and the shutters II
presumably felt assured that death
would result from this attempt,
I Ills wife, frail little woman. went
to the door of the room, and when
| she could not open 1t. 'phoned for the
police Officers Palmer and Walker. OF
the Second Station. responded at once
| and burst into the room. Wood was
In ~ IN tn1i q m n,
was relieved In a little while, after in
| haling pure oxygen.
To the officers he gave little expla-
| nation. AT first he said he wished to
die, and did not want to be interfered
| with In his efforts to end his career.
| Later. when more composed, tho man
| declared that he was glad he did not
kill himself. and that he would
| try again to commit suicide. After
tho patrolnlan had received this prom
| ise from Wood they let him so to his
| business.
Refused to Talk.
In the afternoon no went to his store
Mt Brook Avenue and Leigh Street, and
there positively refused to talk OF the
| case to any one. At the residence last
night information was denied to q
| Times Dispatch reporter, who inquired
i as to the correctness OF the published
stories. The mother of Wood refused
to discuss the matter and abruptly
| closed the door.
A voice from upstairs called out, just
MS the door slammed: Its all wrong
There is no truth In It," Presumably
tho speaker was the wife OF the man
who had tried to commit suicide.
The officers say that the man would
have been dead within ten minutes had
they not broken into the room and
brought him out, officer Palmer was al
most overcome by the escaping gas as
he pushed In, after forcing the dooi
open.
4 Wood Is said to have tried seveia
times before to commit suicide. Hill
! mother stated yesterday morning to q
person who inquired tho reason for thu
/ attempted suicide that her son was
drinking at the time, and did not know
what he was doing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
From Jail to Hospital.
DAKOTA DECLINES TO
SUE NORTH CAROLINA

PIERRE. s. d., March 9.-Governor
Crawford recently received an offar
of million dollars of North Carolina
bonds from a New York holding SYN
dicate ms a present to the State, pro-
vided tho State would start suit tn
collect on the same, Tho offer to-day
was declined In the name OF the stale.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
5000 STREETS
IN PETERSBURG
City Has Appropriated Generous
Sum to Be Expended in Paving
and General Improvement.
APPOINTS sCHWENcK CADET
Especial to The Times Dispatch ]

Especial to The Times Diapatch1
PETERSBURG. VA. March 9-The
continuance during this year of the very
active campaign OF public Improvement,
which has been in progress in Peters.
burg for the past two years, has been
provided for by the City Council with an
appropriation OF $4,000. the bulk OF
which is to be expended on the paving
OF streets and sidewalks. A petition Is
to be presented to tho Council ut It's mkt
meeting, asking that several important
streets. not included in the present plan
OF Improvement be provided for. The re-
cent turning down OF tho proposed mp
preparation to advertise the city at the
jamestown Exposition resulted from the
absence of any provision In the city's
charter empowering tho Council to mako
such an appropriation, not from any dis
inclination on the part OF the members.
AS It was, the measure was defeated by
only two votes
Appointed Cadet.
Shortly before the expiration of his
term on March 4th, Congressman r. G.
Southall, representing this the Fourth
Virginia District, appointed James c. r.
schwenck. son OF Mr.. Ferdinand
Schwenck one of the most popular busI-
ness men in Petersburg. cadet at the
United states Military Academy. at West
Point. No alternate was appointed.
Young Schwerck will leave here Sunday
afternoon for West Point wnere he will
be coached for his entrance examinations,
May list.
G. u. Brown, who for several years
was agent for tho Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company in Petersburg, has
been transferred to Jacksonville, Fla,
and j. b. Ellison has been appointed to
succeed him. Mr.. Brown has left for
his new position.
Bishop Not Coming To-Day.
Bishop A, NJ. Randolph, OF the Diocese
OF Southern Virginia, was expected to
preach and confirm class at Grace
Episcopal Church In this city Tomorrow
| morning. but tho visitation has been
| postponed until the second Sunday in
April.
Tho collection at Tabh Street Presby-
terrain Church Tomorrow morning will
be given TO the famine sufferers In China.
From Jail to Hospital.
! A young white man, giving his name
MS Samuel Daniel Webster. died at the
! Home for the Sick this morning from
| meningitis. which he developed last sun
day In tho city jail, where he was serv-
| ing a thirty-day sentence for tres
| passing on the premises Of Samuel Mar
| tin. The case was diagnosed by the Jail
physician, DIR. j. M. Burke, and the
patient was removed to the hospital,
where he was treated by city physI-
clan, Or. w. p. Hoy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
Hunter High Gun.

Hunter was high gun for the even
ing, breaking SO out of 100 shot at. but
the best individual score was made
by Mr. w. j. Payne with "a out OF
25
The most interesting event was the
race at 100 targets between Mr.. Bob
Cole and Poor Bill'' johnson, the lat
ter winning out by safe margin.
Johnsons shooting was admired by all,
and when the last target was smashed
the large crowd was enthusiastic Mr..
Cole did not shoot in his usual form.
but he was app1auded for tho manner
in which he took his defeat
After the program Mr. j. A. Ander-
son. of the Union Metallic Cartridge
Company, gave an exhibition of break
ing clay pigeons with rifle, the
pigeons being tossed in the air by an
attendant. He also demonstrated that
1t was easy with an autoloading shot.
gun to break three clay pigeons thrown
into the air at once.
The high scores In 25 were Medlco,
"a; Payne. "a; Flora" %; Parker, 90;
Lawrence, 90: Poor Bill" Johnson, 90;
MAUD 81 %.
The club will shoot each Saturday
until the season opens May 1st These
are only practice shoots, and will en-
able all to get into good form for the
great Southern handicap May sth, eth
and 10th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
Personals and Briefs

Mrs c. II, Cullen and daughter, Miss
Jennie cullen, of Barton Heights left
last week TO visit Mrs. Cullens son,
MI Charles G, Cullen, of Knoxville.
Tenn They win he away from this
city about u month
Mrs, w, A. Gates continues to he
s st,ry ~ az her home, 1919 east Grace
The condition of Miss Morton Gard
ner. VINO was operated on Thursday
by pr; stuart Micbaux at the William
bSFd hospital Is Improving steadily.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
TWENTY TAKE
| A PART IN SHOOT.
Increase in Attendance Will Make
Enlargement of Facilities
Necessary Soon.
JOHNSON sMAsHEs MANY

To say that more interest is now
being manifested in trap-shooting in
Richmond is but putting It mildly.
Never before. this early in the season,
have SO many shooters faced the traps
Of the Richmond Gun Club on one
afternoon In the different events
TWENTY-FIVE shooters lined up yester-
day. LOO targets were thrown, and
the score-keeper. Mr.. LYMAN, chalked
up some good records to the various
contestants.
Ii the attendance continues to grow
the management will install a new
set of traps to accommodate the over
TOW of Shotgun artists
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY,

COUPLE. WITHOUT CHILL
drent 10 rent furnished modern house,
Leo District mine rooms) and board
sea, city. s5
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Hunter Strike Is Rich.
(Mullan Miner.)

Last Saturday evening, 1t ia re-
ported the Hunted made another
strike in the long tunnel, and ore
which exceeds all former ones. The
strike was made about rs feet further
in than the last one and the ore is
much better. running from 80 to 200
ounces in silver and 50 per cent lead
to the ton.
The Hunter has been running for
some time,- but has not paid divi-
dend, the company expanding all the
surplus in improvements. but If the
present ore values keep up in the new
tunnel shipments will soon be made
which will net the company big
money, and it is predicted that divi-
dends will soon be forthcoming.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15

ent lowest tunnel We are now ne.
gOtiating with the Federal Mining &
Smelling Co., who own the Morning
mine, to have their No. tunnel ex-
tended on across the North Frank
lin ground. and II We can get a right
of way through their tunnel, 1t will
certainly be great stroke of bust
ness for the North Franklin company.
But inasmuch as the Federal Co.
wants to buy the North Franklin. and
in fact have made an offer for it,
which offer was not accepted, we have
some doubt as to our being able to
make a very satisfactory contract
with them. as they no doubt will
make us another offer in the very
near future.
F, Very truly yours,
(Signed) BRACKING-EBBLEY IN
VESTMENT CO., per w. j, B.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
HOT ONE FROM M|ssouLA
Wireless Telegram Tells Of Strike and
Its Sequel

The total absence of telegraph
news on Monday night gave the
humorists working on morning
papers a chance. Here is an especi-
ally sarcastic one from the Missou-
liam:
Special by wireless telegraph.
Sunset Peak, Idaho, Aug. 12.-
There has been a great strike here
today in the Moro Elmo and the
camps here are wild over it. The
ore runs as high as $1,000 to the
ton and there are at least II feet of
it. The miners have cut through
that distance and have not found
the hanging wall. Three men left
here today to go to Missoula to sell
stock in the new company.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
WORK WONDER GROUP.
Another Pine Creek Property Re-
sumes Development.
(Wardner News.)

/ .>CWS.y
Work was this week resumed on
the Wonder group of claims near
Kingston. These claims are known
as the Hunt-Tucker property, a name
derived from the two owners VINO
live near Kingston.
A contract was this week let for
driving the main tunnel on the prop
erty one hundred feet. This tunnel,
which was started some time last
year. is now in on the vein about
one hundred feet. Ore has already
been found on the property, assays
from which showed that the ore car
gried paying values. That part of the
ledge known as the pay-streak is
about eighteen inches wide and the
ledge at the present face of the tun-
mel is something over four feet wide
and shows values in copper, gold, sill
yer and lead for the full width of the
ledge
w. ]. Herring, who has the con-
tract says that he expects to put two
shifts to work Immediately. He was
IN town the latter part Of the week
looking for men to take down to the
claims.
This property is situated about two
miles east Of Kingston on the lower
waters Of Pine creek, and has easy
access to the o. r. & N. for the ship
ment of ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Headlight Holds Meeting.

At the annual meeting of share
holders of the Headlight Mining COM
pany on Monday tbe secretary's re-
port showed a cash balance IN hand
of $4,000 out pf $4,000 derived
from assessments Nos. and 2. The
new officers and directors elected
were: President, J. F. Maxwell:
vice president. Alex Murphy; treas
urer. Oscar Nordquist; secretary.
Paris H. Renshaw; directors in addi-
ton to the above. Frank p Maxwell.
Gus Ehrenberg and Everett II. Patti
son.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
SHIPPING GOLD ORE.
Stanley Mine at Burke Is Making
Mill Tests.
(SpOkesman-Review.)

(SpOkesman-Review
THE vein on the Stanley property,
one-half mile from Burke. Idaho, has
been cut at depth of 300 feet; with
in so days the mine will be in shape
to begin regular ore shipments at the
rate Of between 800 and 600 tons
month";" said W. ~. Mirk. presi-
dent of the compaT. yesterday.
"A carload Of ore was yesterday
shipped from the mine to the New
Jersey mill. near Wardner, Idaho.
We are shipping small amounts of
ore to various mills throughout the
country to ascertain their methods of
concentration. When we find the best
method we will install our own mill.
ihe Stanley has two assure veins, one
a lead and silver, the other carrying
gold and anthony. The vein carry
ing gold and anthony is true fis-
sure vein. 1t has been opened up
1900 feet at maximum depth of
800 feet and has not yet made
fault In either dip or direction. 1t
extends nearly In north and south
direction, the same as that In the
Tiger and Hercules.
IAN the gold ore as yet produced
In the Stanley runs over $40 in gold.
making showings as high as 5000.
We are working a foot streak that
runs $40 gold to the ton. Another
streak six feet wide has been encoun-
tered that assays $35 to the ton. The
$40 ore carries bigh-grade antimony.
We recently stopped sorting out the
anthony In the streak and are al
this time working 1t for the gold
values only. Two ears Of antiuiony
recently shipped to eastern concerns
have netted US 1890"
The Stanley property consists of II
patented claims, and Is located in
Gorge gulch, less than a mile from
Burke. The PATENTS issued to the
company cover 10 acres of ground.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
GOOD REPORT FROM NABOB.
Fine Ore Showings in Three Levels
of Shaft.
(Spokesman-Review.)

Fine Ore Showings in Three Levels
of Shaft.
Spokesman eview.)
Reports from the Nabob are that
the 100 and 200 foot levels are still
in ore. The upper level has been
driven about $50 feet eastward and
the 200-foot level has progressed
about Is feet in the same direction.
On the latter level a drift has been
started west to get under the winze
on the west side of the hill, where
the first rich strike was made on
the property last winter. 1t is be-
lieved that this is part Of the same
ore shoot which has been exploited
for $50 feet east of the shaft, a
total Of 400 feet on the ore body thus
far developed.
The Nabob shaft has been drained
nearly to the bottom and work has
been commenced on the 300-foot
level, where there is a good showing
of ore. Work has also been COM
menced on the Chrysolite vein
through a crosscut from the bottom
of the Nabob shaft. 1t is predicted
that in a short time the ore shoot in
this vein will be tapped. 1t is known
to be richer near the surface, and be-
cause OF its widening with depth
miners believe 1t to contain good ore
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Pleased With MissOuia.
(Mullan Miner.)

H. A. Stevens, a mining engineer
from Missoula, was in Mullan the
latter part of last week, and while
here made an examination of the
property of the Missoula Copper COM
pany.
Mr.. Stevens stated that the Mis-
soula certainly had the goods and
that all that was necessary was more
work to attain greater depth, the
purpose for which the company wants
the proposed increase of stock.
Mr.. Stevens was sent here by Mis-
soula. Mont, people who are interest
ed In the property.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Iron Crown Gets Fine Orc

The Iron Crown company Of
Mullan reports fbettcr ore in the
face Of its tunnel, in fact five feet
OF good grade concentrating ore
carrying considerable lime which
would makVit valuable for hux.
The tunnel is now 800 feet long and
has been following the vein for
some time. A test shipment of a
carload will be made to smelter
shortly.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Snowshoe and Missoula

P. l.. H., Shelton, Neb., The
secretary of the snowshoe company
is John Mocine and of the Missoula,
Thos. G, Kennedy. The address Of
both is Mullan, idaho. Certainly
transfer the stock to your own name
at once so as to be sure f getting
copies OF all company reports and
notices of assessments.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
HEINZE'S BIG INTERESTS.
Said to BE Rack Of BIB Mining and
Smelling Combine.
Chicago Mining World.)

SuNlt1uS NOInDSuc.
! Chicago Mining WORLDLY
AS further details come to light
concerning the steps taken by F. Au-
gust Heinze and those interested with
him to effect an immense mining,
milling and smelling combination, the
financial centers indicate growing
belief that the United Copper Co, will
be the parent body of the entire
coalition.
Mr.. Heinze il the president OF this
company, which Is capitalized at $30,-
/ 600, 900. and for some time plans
have been developing which promise
to give 1t a position of more import
ance in the mining world.
There is reason to believe now that
Mr.. Heinze intends to unite the large
number of big revenue producing
mines which he already controls, to-
gether with several other properties
in the United States. Mexico and Can
ada for which negotiations now are
pending, and, in addition. to provide
sufficient concentrating and smelling
plants to make his interests entirely
independent Of all others. Even some
important railroad construction is un-
derstood to be under consideration
as a useful feature of the entire prop
osition.
The United Copper Co. possesses
far more valuable property than the
public has had reason to believe. /
large interests in the Ohio group of
copper mines In the Bingham camp
of Utah. in the Bingham Consolidat-
ed of the same camp, in the Davis
DAILY and the Butte Coalition of the |
Butte camp, In the Stewart mine of /
the Occur d'Alene, and half interest
In some 100000 acres of valuable
and timber lads in southern
British Columbia. Other interests are
known to exist in Nevada and Mexico.
In addition to this Mr.. Heinze now
Is known to have been back of the
recent incorporation of the 100000
900 of the Miners Smelling Co. of
Maine, of the Ohio Copper Co. of
Maine for $10,000.O00. and Of the
Silver King Coalition Mines Co. of
Utah for $3.50. 900. Ultimately he
will be president of each. In these
moves he is believed to have acted
for the United Copper Co., which
owns large blocks in each of these
new companies. The Miners Smelt-
ing Co.. which will be the smelling
end of the combination. already has
secured title to site of some g.
900 acres for smeltef to be located
two miles west of the old Garfield
bathing beach on the south end of
Great Salt Lake This will be close
to the Garfield smelter of the Amer
lean Smelling & Refining company
The site has excellent railroad ia.
cilities. It is said the Heinze smelter
will cost from $3.OOO.O 900 to $1,000
900 and will treat silver and lead as
we'll as copper ores. year will be
required to complete it's construction.
The Ohio Copper Co. was formed
to take over the Ohio group at Bing-
ham, while the Silver King Coalition
was organized to perfect the merger
of the Heinze. Keith-Kerns, McGreg-
or and other properties in Park City.
This latter company has no cOnnec-
ton with the Silver King Consolidat-
ed. which now Is passing through a
receivership and reorganization.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
NEAR MONTANA STANDARD.
c. Fl. Mitchell Company Buys Niger
Bill Property.
(Spokesman-Review.)

AIll
(Spokesman-Review
Two hundred acres of mining land,
known as the Niger Bill property
located nine miles northeast OF
Thompson's Falls, Mont, have been
purchased by the c. E. Mitchell COM
pany of this city from William Nc
Norton, Of Thompson's Falls, the pur-
chase being made on basis Of $780,
900 property valuation. Some little
development work has been done on
the property. on large vein. and at
least 1000 tons of ore are insight
ready for immediate shipment.
The purchase of the Niger Bill
was negotiated by n X Rodrick, Of
Milwaukee, vice president and eastern
manager Of the C. E. Mitchell COM
pany, and by John M. Scrafford, man.
ager of mines for the company.
1.-The mine is close to the Montana
Standard; the ore carries good values
in lead and copper and smaller values
in silver and gold" said Mr.. Rodrick
yesterday. Three tunnels, aggregat-
ing 267 feet in length have been driv-
en- on the property opening shipping
ore bodies at three points. Numerous
open cuts show good ore. The vein
runs about a half mile through the
property and in open cuts shows a
width of AZ feet. \
1--WE can Immediately start to take
ore from the mine and will begin
shipping as soon as arrangements can
be made. For the present we will
haul ore four miles to the railway
siding. The tracks of the Northern
Pacific are being Strengthened. how
ever, and when completed will run
within a half mile of the mouth of
the tunnel. The ore can then be
trammed to the cars.
1.-The mine is easy Of access and
the company will be put to no expense
for roads. Timber reserves are ample
and mill sites available. A clear title
has been secured to the land, which
was originally a part of the Northern
Pacific land grant. 1t was purchased
from the railway company by Mr..
Norton.
Assays of five average samples
taken by Manager Scrafford across AZ
feet of vein matter exposed in open
cuts, give returns Of So in silver, lead
and copper. Four average samples
taken from the pay streaks of the
vein show an average Of $19.13 to
the ton. Slight asserting will convert
the surface material into shipping
ore"
The Montana Mammoth Mining
company will be organized on Mon
Jay next. August -, to operate the
property. Operation will be under
the direction OF the C. e. Mitchell
company, with John M. Stafford as
manager and e. A. Pearsol as super
intendent.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-08-15
Heunessy.B,rns' MEETING.

At its annual meeting of share
holders held on MONDAY the Hennes-
sy-Burns company elected officers
and directors follows: President,
Dennis HenneSsy; vice president,
John Burns; secretary and treasur-
err. Joseph r. Whelan. There are only
three directors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04

kilograms of sympathy were sent from
the conference 10 Rev. J. w. Kirk and
J. Mclean Brown. Of Baltimore. and J.
NJ. Yingiing OF Laurel. Nd. who were
prevented by illness from attending the
meetings.