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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
Big CHRISTMAS EDITION OF White PINE NEWS
EXCrTES WONDER AND ADMIRATION OF READERS
Nevada State Herald Declares the Best Newspaper Ever Produced On the
Cedt the State and Honor Its Publishers Says EkO nde-
Best Advertisement Ely Ever ad Adds Deseret News Warm
Words Of Praise By Our Contemporaries Far and Near.
Editor TripIett Of the
Pacific Coast
pendent

The special edition Of THE WHIT PINE
News, issued last Tue sday, is gem.
A copy Of the Mammoth newspaper has
reached The Herald office. A careful
perusal of its contents discloses il to be
by far the handsomest, best edited and
largest edition Of newspaper ever got
ten out in this state, or On the Pacific
Coast for that matter From the title
page, artistically printed in colors, to
the last line of the last page, the edi-
ton teens with historical facts, worthy
of preservation in the home Of every
Nevadan.
OF especial interest to the people of
this country is an Illustrated section de-
voted to the churches of Elko and La
moile Valley
There is not a dull line in the entire
paper. From the standpoint Of interest
it eclipses all efforts ever made by the
newspaper fraternity of Nevada. Those
who have not done so, should procure
copy of this great newspaper. The
old-tiners of the state will find much
in it to revive old memories, and the
Younger clement can CLEAN from its
pages much information of great val
ue. Nevada State Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
Contractor Roach
Dies Of Pneumonia

James Roach, who had the contract
for sinking tine shaft on the Bully Boy
mine of the Cumberland-Ely, died of
pneumonia at Lane City, yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock, after an illness
of two weeks.
Mr.. Roach was about As years old,
and leaves wife and child in Salt
Lake. He came here last spring and
has since been actively engaged in
mining work. He occupied house at
Lane City with George Luther and Al.
Mcdonald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
LOST HER inheritance
SOUGHT JUDGES LIFE
SPECIAL TO THE News.

SPECIAL TO THE News.
St. Louis, Jan. 2 just after Judge
j. A. Mcdonald Of the circuit court
had convened court this morning, a
woman arose from among the spectat-
ors and fired point blank with reyol-
yer at the judge. The bullet missed
him. She was disarmed and arrested,
She proved to be Miss Rosa. a liti-
giant in case concerning disputed
inheritance that was tried before Judge
Mcdonald two months ago.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
XMAS EDITION
is EXCELLENT

The Christmas edition of THE WHITE
PINE News is an excellent paper If
anyone had predrtted five years ago
that such paper would ever be pub
Hshed by the News, he would have
been carted off to the bug house in a
hurry. The Christmas News is cred
it to the State and all honor to its pub
lishers. -Elko Independent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
FIGHT OVER WATER
ON STEPTOE CREEK?

Vague rumors were current
last night of trouble at the head
waters of Steptoe Creek over
water rights. 1t was sssaid there
had been n collision between
rival claimants. Confirmation
of the report was unobtainable.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
Pocket Book Lost.

A pocket book has been lost contain
ing $40 in money and valuable papers.
The finder can keep the money il ie
will return the book and the papers to
this Office, The book is the property
of Frank Straub, Symes building, Den
yer, Colorado. Jan.3-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
SALT LIKE hND0GDEN
Behind NAT. BANK
New Ely NcHey Mart is Projected
by Directors Of National
Elnk5 il Utah
SREIAt TO TIE NIMs.

SREIAh TO TIE NEws.
Salr Lake, Jan. 2.-I learn here that
the real promoters OF the new barl;
for Ely, to be known as the First Ma
tional, are the oficers Of the CONNER
cial National Bank of Salt Lake ard OF
the Utah National Bank Of Ogden.
The application to the Comptroller Of
Currency, which has been approved,
bore the names of Arthur B. WitcheI
of Salt Lake, B. l.. Conkling, e. s.
Kerry, c. w. Euchholz and h. L.
Hoag.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
"BhST AID ELY EVER Rad"

One of the prettiest Christmas edi-
tions out this year is the one issued by
THE WHITE PINE NEWS Of Ely, New,
in which the resources Of that wonder
ful copper camp are. portrayed in an in
teresting manner. The edition is em-
bellished with many splendid halftones.
1t will give Ely the best advertising it
ever had and speaks volumns for the
enterprise Of the publishers as well as
for the business interests OF the camp.
The publication of daily edition of
the White Pine News was begun yes
terday. -Deseret News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
Mrs. Harrington Is at Rest.

Many of those who had known her in
life, attended the funeral yesterday OF
Mrs. E. A. Harrington.
Intimate friends accompanied the
sorrowing mother and husband TO Ely
Cemetery.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-03
COPPER METAL SELLS
UP TO ID CENTS
New H'gh Price is Established for
the Bronze Bullion on New
York Market
reported by Bank Of Flg)

New York, jar. 2. Copper metal
advanced today to q cents pound.
The market Is firm at that price, Sill
yer sell up to 69s5.
On the curb Nevada Coz. aold at is;
Cumberlana-Ely l23; G,rouz o.; Ely
Central 50; Ely Consolidated q; Witch
l.; Nipissing IL.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
STRANGLED BY THEIR GUARDS.
Fate Of servian officers Who Became
Weary Of Prison Life.

Belgrade. Servia.-An extraordinary
occurrence in the government prison
here Sunday resulted in the death OF
two former officers and free street
rioting. The two army officers, who
were appointments of so-called regi
eide regiments We're detained In
prison on a trivial charge. Being
driven to despair by the delay and
illegal obstacles put in the way OF
bringing their cases TO trial, the two
prisoners, while exercising in the cor
ridor wrested guns from the prison
guards and, barricading themselves in
room, fired through the windows
into the street. The commandant OF
the prison ordered the guards to seize
them and desperate fight followed.
Two guards were wounded, and, &C.
cording to official account, the two
former officers committed suicide with
their last cartridges. Other accounts.
however, say that the two Officers
were strang ed by the guards, who
then emptied their revolvers into the
lifeless bodies of the men.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
A MYSTERIOUS cAeLEoRAM.
ReVolutionists Attempted to Use New
York World to Further Desians.

New York.--Cuban conspirators
whose plot to overthrow the provis.
ional government has been thwarted
by Governor Magoon in Havana, at.
tempted apparently to use the World
to further their designs.
An unsigned cable of 1872 words was
received by the newspaper several
hours before the plot bName public,
stating that a meeting of prominent
merchants of Havana had been held
Monday night and a resolution adopt
ed to inform the World of the true
state of Cuban affairs. The message
then said that there would be a gen
eral uprising Thursday and Friday.
In language OF alarm the message
told of credit impaired, property in
danger and general anarchistic dem
onstration to follow, all for the pur.
pose Of causing an embarrassing sit
uation at Washington" It added that
IF American troops shed Cuban blood
a general uprising and open war
against the United States will be inev.
table" .N+
Revolutionary leaders, the cable
stated. were known to have taken
into their service arms and ammuni.
ton which never had been taken over
by the provisional government.
Give this the widest publicity and
save the situation" the dispatch con.
Guided.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
Buildings Of the Catholic Mission
at Kanchowfu, China, Destroyed
and One Life Sacrificed.
other Missionaries, Including the
Americans and Their Families,
Are safe--Troops Now on
Hand to Protect Lives
and Property OF the
Missionaries.

Shanghai-Th news has been re-
Ceived here of another outbreak OF
Boxerism, as a result of which at
least one life has been lost Details
are lacking, but the story is that an
outbreak of Boxerism occurred at
Kanchowfu, province of Kingsi, and
that the buildings of the Catholic
mission located at that place were
totally destroyed.
A French priest was killed, but the
other missionaries. including the
Americans and their families, are
safe Troops were sent TO restore or.
der and protect missionaries.
The station of the China Inland
mission at Kanchowfu consisted Of
two missionaries residences, chapel
and two schools in charge of Mr. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Horne of Hamilton, Ont;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall of Chi.
cage. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall of England
and X. w. Porteous and J. l.. Rowe OF
England.
The American headquarters of the
China mission in Philadelphia has no
news of the trouble. The mission Is
INSTRUMENTATION
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
.CUBANS TALKING
Of REVOLUTION
Three Generals Placed Under Ar
rest, Charged With Conspiracy
Against Public Welfare.
Hatched in New York City by
Americans Whose Names Are
in the Possession Of the
Government.

Havana.-Thc secret police have ar
-ested General Maso Para. General
Juan Ducassi and General Lara Miret,
charged with conspiring against pub
lie order.
General Para is the alleged leader
Of the conspiracy to start revolu-
ton against the Americans in Cuba,
with the use of funds supplied through
some firm in New York. Simultane-
ously with the arrival of Para at Ha.
vana, three Santo Domingans, well
known on account of their previous
revolutionary records, also arrived.
II Is known that the conspiracy was
hatched in New York by Americans
whose names, 1t is said, are in the
possession OF the United States gov
eminent, and it is stated that the
leaders here were professional revolu
tionists, hired for the job, which, it
Is believed. will result in a fiasco.
Governo Magoon, however, is amply
prepared with 5000 American soldiers
and 5000 rural guards to crush any
movement.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
GOVERNMENTS SIDE OF CASE.
prosecution Reveals Its Charges
Against Senator Borah Of Idaho.

Boise, ldaho.-The government has
revealed its charges In the case of
United States Senator Borah. charged
with timber land fraud. The Jury was
completed at the morning session on
Tuesday. and during the afternoon
Judge M. c. Burch of Detroit, Mich,
special assistant to the attorney gen.
eral, made the opening statement OF
the prosecution. He arraigned the
late Governor Frank Steunenberg as
the central figure in the alleged con.
spiracy by which II is claimed that
more than 1900 acres of virgin for.
est lands, thick with towering pines.
came fraudulently into the possession
OF the Barber Lumber company. n
Wisconsin corporation operating a
plant In this city.
Mr.. Burch connected Senator Borah
with the land transactions only as at
torney, first for Steunenberg, and then
Tor the lumber concern. He declared
that Senator Borah interested himself
In all matters having an outward bear.
ing on the lands claimed by dummy"
entrymen, turned over to dummy"
trustees and by them decided over TO
the Barber company.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
Mrs. Root Favors Army canteen.

st. Louis.-When Secretary Of State
Root and Mrs. Root and daughter
passed through here last week, Mrs.
Root, in brief statement. declared
herself emphatically in favor of the
establishment of the army canteen.
Addressing herself particularly to Con.
gresham Henry S, Caulheld of st.
Louis, who, with others made a brief
call on Secretary Roots private car,
she urged him to vote for the re-es.
adjustment of the canteen and ad
vised him not to be deferred from that
purpose by possible protests from the
wives of constituents.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
FOUR BIG CRUISERS ARE
WELCOMED At FRISCO
First Division Of Pacific Fleet Casts
Anchor After Cruise Of Thirty
Six Thousand Miles.

San Francisco. The first division
of the Pacific feet. vanguard of the
American navy, which is to assemble
in Pacific coast waters by order OF
the president. steamed through the
| Golden Gate at sunrise Thursday
morning. The four armored cruisers
passed the Heads in file formation
| led by the flagship West Virginia
| flying at her masthead the two.starred
flag of the commander of the fleet,
Rear Admiral James II. Dayton. Five
hundred yards to the rear came the
Colorado, followed at like distances by
the Maryland and the Pennsylvania.
The arrival of the four big sister ships
marked the end of a 36,000-mile cruise,
September.
The squadron was sighted outside
the Heads at daybreak, steaming at
half speed out of coast fog. BY
bringing his ships to anchor off the
city front few minutes before 8
o'clock, Admiral Dayton fulfilled his
promise by wireless the night before,
arrive some time in the early fore.
noon" Thousands of people, antici-
pating the event, were gathered along
the water front and the hilltops com
handing q view of the bay. Oblivious
of the fact that they could not be dis
tinguished from the decks, they sig
nailed their welcome to the huge
white-and.buff fighting machines by
waving their hats and handkerchiefs;
and as fieecy puffs of smoke arose and
drifted from the mouths of the six.
FOUNDER saluting guns of the West
Virginia, they cheered.
Admiral Swinburne put off from his
flagship, the cruiser Charleston, as
soon as the West Virginia moored. On
board the latter vessel, the rails were
manned and the band struck up a
lively air as Admiral Swinburne
stepped onto the quarter deck to greet
the commander.in.chief of the fleet.
The brief formality over, the two ad
mirals shook hands warmly and at
once retired for an offichl conference
relative to the departure from this port
of the cruisers California, Charleston
and ST. Louis for target practice at
Magdalena bay. Capt. J. b. Milton,
commanding the West Virginia, re-
ceived a score of newspaper men who
had been waiting in launches for an
hour to come aboard
At ! o'clock Thursday afternoon. a
Joint committee of about 100 men
prominent in political, business and
social life of San Francisco and near.
by-cities, boarded the West Virginia
to greet and welcome Admiral Dayton
and the officers of the fleet. United
States Senator Perkins made a brief
formal address of welcome.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
VENEZUELA STANDS PAT.
Minister Russell on Revision Of Steam,
ship Company Award.

Caracas, Venezuela The Venezuc-
Ia government has published part OF
the correspondence exchanged be.
tween the American legation here and
the foreign office on the subject OF
the American claims against this re
public. Minister Russell, writing un-
der date of Sept, 20, said:
I'm accepting the first installmenc
of the awards of the mixed commits
sion, my government insists on re
vision Of the Orinoco Steamship com
pany award and pending a final set
Element no money which Venezuela
pays will be considered to be on ac-
count or applicable to that award"
The Venezuelan government, in an
swering this note, Sept. q, made the
following statement: This govern
ment will not accept the pretension
that 1t shall revise the arbitration
awards, thus definitely closing the dis
cussion. Venezuela has no concern
regarding the disposition which the
American government makes of the
moneys already received and to be re
ceived."
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
RIoToUs SCENES ENACTED.
Old World Quarrel Breaks Out in New
York City.

New York.-Alleged socialists Sun.
day night made the most riotous dem
onstration ever seen in Cooper Union.
in determined effort to break up a
meeting OF the Federation of Italian
Societies, called to protest against the
recent action of the Italian govern
,ment against the clergy, and the at
lacks to which Cardinal Merry del
Val, the papal secretary Of state, had
been subjected during the agitation.
For twenty-five minutes the disturb
ers. who were Italians, held the po-
lice at bay. and 1t was not until a
police captain with reinforcements
hurried to the rescue of Lieutenant
Powers and eight men detailed to the
the meeting that order was restored
and the meeting permitted to con.
tinue. Nine men, supposed ringlead.
ers, We're arrested, and hundred
more beaten by the police and thrown
out into the street.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
SAILORS CAST
upon BLEAK ISLE
Four OF the Crew of an American
Bark Perish and Others Endure
Horrible Sufferings.
Goat Built From Wreeksge Is Used
to Seek Assistance For Suffering
Men Marooned on Island in
"the Land Of Fire"

New York.--The story of the wreck
Of the American bark Prussia, on
bleak Staten Island, Terra del Fuego,
the land of fire." is a thrilling one.
Six of the crew have been landed here
by the steamer from Monteyideo. Four
persisted and three are in a hospital
at Puntas Arenas. The Prussia was
owned in San Francisco and sailed
from Norfolk, Va, March q, with a
cargo of coal for San Francisco On
the night of June 10, which was
stormy and bitterly cold, while Cap.
tain Johnson was trying to make the
New Years island light, the bark went
ashore and soon broke up. Eleven Of
the thirteen men in the crew sue
ceeded in reaching strip of sand,
sheltered somewhat by overhanging
rocks. At dawn IL was discovered
that Sabata, the Japanese cook, and
Harry Hammond, a sailor, were miss.
ing. The strip of sand was narrow
and huge cliffs barred and escape
across the island.
Captain Johnson soon died of ex.
haustion and was buried In the sand.
The survivors had few provisions
and subsisted of these. Meantime a
boat was laboriously built from the
wreckage. But fear that the piovis-
ions would not last led to two of the
men, s. Prothin and Joseph Hosteth,
trying to work across the mountains
TO obtain help. Prothin crawled back
a few days later with his hands and
feet badly frozen. Hosteth, he re-
ported, had died from the cold The
food gave out and the men lived on
shell fish. Eventually, after much
danger, Mate John Hunter, Carpenter
Carl Stark and Seaman Heine reached
New York's island, In the frail boat,
distance of thirty miles. Lieuten.
ant Del Gado, in charge OF the light
house there, rescued the suffering men
on Staten island after much peril and
delay. They were kindly nursed at
the light house and then taken to
Punta Arenas.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
RIVER OVERFLOWS
TOWN SUBMERGED
Disastrous Floods Ravage Japan,
Over Six Hundred Lives Being
Lost in One Town.
Fral Bamboo Houses Were Swept
Away by the Raging Waters and
the Helpless People Drowned
Like Rats In a Trap.

Victoria. b. C..Advices of ter
prevailing in Japan have been re-
ceived. The overflow of the river
Otonashigawa, running through the
town Of Fukuchiyama, near kyoto,
caused the loss of more than 600 lives
In this river the water rose more
than fifty feet 600 shaliu) and swept
over the whole town of Fukuchiyama-
drowning over 600 inhabitants and
sweeping away large number of the
frail bamboo and thatch houses of the
Japanese townspeople.
The barracks of the Twentieth regi-
ment and Tenth engineers battalion
situated on heights near the town, es-
capped damage when the town was
overwhelmed, and the troops were
hurried out to render what assistance
could be given to the survivors nd
to rescue drowning people. The pc. l.
lation of the town was over $1,000 peo-
pie. Hurriedly fifty or more sailing
junks were secured and despatched
to the scene, being sailed over what
wac NhiNNls o'INiNN ''"h-
soldiers manning the junks, saving
large numbers. The police have re-
covered coo bodies and others are be-
lieved to have been lost.
The water subsidized next morning.
August 9th, and great damage was
revealed One.half of the town was
entirely swept away and the remand
er had large numbers of collapsed
buildings. The whole town was prac-
tically destroyed, the scene being ter
rible beyond comparison. General Ku-
roki and Governor Omori of Kyoto Flu
were in the city. the former being en-
gagged in inspecting the troops, and is
said to have narrowly escaped the
danger.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
Much Work on Warships.

Washington.-As the result OF the
additional changes found to be neces.
sary in the battleships of Admira.
Evans fleet, now under orders to sail
for the Pacific, it has been found that
m additional period of fifty days must
be spent by the big ships in the navy
yards, where they are undergoing re
pairs required to fit the ships for the
voyage. 1t is hoped, however, that
this additional work can be executed
without delaying the feet beyond the
date set for the departure-Dec. Is
next
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
PATTERN AFTER ENGLAND
IN HANDLING RAILROADS
Congressman Hepburn Says United
States Could Rxohtably Adopt
English System Of Control Of
Stock and Bond Issue.

Washington. Representative Hep.
burn of the Eighth Iowa district. chair.
man of the house committee on inter.
state and foreign commerce, who has
returned from trip to Europe. in the
course of which he looked into the
English railroads, said that he be.
lieved this country could profitably
adopt the English system of control
of stock and bond issue of roads. He
said he expected legislation along this
line at the coming session of con.
gress, though there would be opposi.
ton based on the idea that congress
has no control over the Instrumental.
ties of commerce. He said there was
no speculation in English railroad
securities. He found English invest.
ors concerned over American railroad
securities. He himself did not see
how any one had the courage to in.
vest In American railroad stocks, and
laid much of the blame at Harrimans
door.
demned the treasury practice of put.
ting money into the banks to prevent
alleged money stringencies. He said
this money went to aid New York
spectators. and II was nonsense to
talk about the west needing money to
move crops. There is no longer
crop moving period in the west" said
he. There used to be before farm.
ers were so prosperous. Now crops
are moved all the Nnnr round "
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05

Findlay OIL. B. Williamson has
been arrested on an Indictment charg.
ing him with attempting TO bride Chas.
Thompson, a juror in the case of the
State OF Ohio against the Standard
Oil company, which was tried here
last June. Mrs. Chas. Thompson said
that Williamson approached her ana
asked her to persuade her husband tc
disagree and hang the jury In the
Standard Oil case. The final vote OF
the jury was s to for conviction.
Williamson, II is said, admits max,
ing the proposition to Mrs. Thompson.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
May Wood still After Plat.

New York.-May Catherine Wood,
the former government clerk, who
has been suing United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat for several years, on
Monday brought action in the SUI
preme court for absolute divorce from
the senator, alleging she had been
married to him in the Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York, in 1901. J. ID. Lee
representing the plaintiff announced
the action as PLAT against Plat, A"
and he said the motion was for the
purpose of framing an issue.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
voliva is Down and Out.

Chicago.-Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who
successfully grasped the reins of gov.
eminent of Zion City from the hands
OF John Alexander Dowie, and ex.
pected to reign in his stead after the
death of Dowie, Thursday night an.
nounced to 1000 of his followers In
that city, torn by many factions, that
he had given up the fight there. At
the same time he announced that he
had lost the options upon the land in
New Mexico where he expected TO
found n new colony. but would buy
property adjacent to Zion City and
found colony there