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The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SnrcinI Forecast

Cold wave warnings have Eecn issued for North
wesJem Illinois. Western Michigan. Southeastern
Minnesota. extreme Eastern Nebraska, and for Iowa
snd Wisconsin.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13

DO not he misguided. but spend
your money where you are bound to
get results. All advertisers I'm The
Washington Herald will vOuch for
this.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
Temperatures in other cities.


Temperatures in other cities together with the
amount Of rainfall For The twelve Loars ended az
p. n. yesterday. are as follows.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

AUGUSTUS BURGDORF CO.,
2OGs 7TH ST NV. PHONE y. sSe2
erything arst class Terms reasonable
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TH0S. S. SERGE0N,
SUCCESSOR TO r. s. CAIN,
Ie1 7th St ~. TelepnOns Main l09a
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Nevada State News

A vaudeville theatre and beer hall
similar TO the Oberon in San Francisco
is to be built in Goldfeld. Tht
structure is to cost in the neighborhood
of $25. .00O
The report that NJ. Scheeline. late OF
the Bank Of Nevada was to open a new
bank in Reno is now an assured fact
aud it will be opened in very short
time. making the sixth institution OF
its kind in Reno.
The White Pine Daily News is in.
stalling linotype machine, and also q
Scott press. The Expositor has also
purchased linotype machine and will
launch daily. with full press reports,
as soon as the machine is in place.
1t is now proposed to create an Office
of State auditor which will combine the
offices of auditor. bullion tax collector,
bank examiner and insurance commits
sioner. His business will be to travel
about the State and look after revenue
matters in general and shake up de.
hnquent taxpayers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

Salt Lake, March 2.-W. II. Parent,
one of a gang of bunco men operating
here. implicated in $4,000 robbery,
to-day told on the witness stand the
story of an alleged arrangement with
the police to operate their CRAFTS. He
declared he paid Chief Sheets 800 per
week to operate and Attorney Newton.
as middle man received money right
along. He said that when McWhirters.
one of the victims. returned from Los
Angeles, after having been swindled
out of money in Salt Lake. Captain OF
Detectives Raleigh rounded mp the
gang the same night and told them tc
get out Of town. Chief Sheets. Newton
and Raleigh were arrested about week
ago charged with conspiracy. A
Denver attorney is here watching de.
velopments regarding the Denver police,
who are alleged to be implicated.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
HARTMAN RAPS ROOSEVELT
Says President Needs More Dis
cipline to Successfully
Handle Canal

New York. March 1.-"It is too bad
that a man with such an alert mind as
President Roosevelt has. should not
have subjected himself to more disci'
pline," said Edward II. Hartman dur.
ing an interval in his own cross-exami.
nation before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
"Mr. Roosevelt is q very able man, =
continued the autocrat of the Union
Pacific. He is capable Of doing great
things If there was only more fixity OF
purpose"
1t was the day when announcement
had been made of another kaleidoscope
change in Panama Canal affairs by or
der of the President.
"Why don't you build the canal.
Mr.. Hartman was asked. II would il
1 had q chance" he replied. 'Let me
tell you this. We spend more money
every year on improvements on the
Union Pacific than could be expended
in year in the canal. II we ran rail
ways like Panama affairs are conducted
there would be a great crop Of receivers
in this country"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
NEVADA MINERAL COMMISSIONER
Newly Created Office to Be
Conducted by Attorney
General Stoddard

Attorney. General Richard Stoddard
will receive $500 year while acting
as ex officio Mineral Land Commission.
er. the Governor having signed the bill
creating this office. The need for the
position was made known by the con-
tests in the courts over the lands in the
Olinghouse mining district.
Senator Boyd introduced the meas
ure first. and it went through the up
per House and Assembly without op.
position. The bill reads in part:
IL shall be the duty of the Mineral
Land Commissioner tc examine all ap-
piicants for patents of the pu"lic lands
OF this State, or of the United States,
except mining claims, and to make an
abstract of such application which
shall contain the name Of the appli.
cant, the location of the land applied
for to be patented by legal subdivisions,
with the section, township and range,
the date of entry of the applicant, and
the character of such entry. After OBJ.
tanning the above information, the
Mineral Land Commissioner shall i'm.
mediately commence an inquiry, OIL
ause an inquiry to be commenced, to
ascertain:
First-If any land for which pat.
ent is applied is located in any mining
district or known mineral belt.
Second-H the same, or any portion
nereof. has at any time been held used
claimed or worked for minerals of an .
kind or character, and for these pur.
poses he may make application to any
State or county officer of this State,
who shall proceed forthwith to furnish
such information to said commissioner
Third-H it shall be ascertained, OF
if the Mineral Land Commissioner has
son to believe that the said land sc
applied for is mineral in character. OIL
contains mineral in quantities sufficient
to support bona fide mining location
then it shall be the duty of the Mineral
Land Commissioner to appear in the
State Land Office, or in the United
States States Land Office, as the case
may be. and contest such application
and for this purpose he shall have
power to produce witnesses. and Offer
evidence in support of the contest
showing that the land applied for il
more valuable for mineral than for any
other purpose.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Alcohol Bill Passed

Washington. March 1.-The denatur-
ed alcohol bill passed the Senate to-day
by a vote Of 65 to 1. Senator Pettus of
Alabama cast the negative vote. This
action was taken after the committee
amendment requiring the presence Of a
Government storekeeper whenever al
cohol is being manufactured had been
defeated by a vote of AZ to IS. The
bill as passed contains Senate amend
ment permitting rum to be denatured
Consequently the measure must be re-
turned to the House for action. The
bill is intended to make it possible FOL
farmers to establish stills Of limited
capacity for the manufacture of alcoho
to be denatured.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Deserts Wife at Reno

Reno, Nevada, March 5.-After wait
ing for several weeks for her husband.
whom she thought in Goldfield. Mrs. b.
Nj. Adler of New York left Reno last
night for her home in the East. reaiiz'
ing that she had been deserted. Sew
eral months ago Adler went to Gold
field aud engaged in mining. He wrote
his wife that he was in the brokerage
business, and had Mrs. Adler come to
Reno, where he visited her twice. be
then returned to Goldfield and was
never heard of since. His wife waited
in vain for him. and at last gave up all
hope of ever seeing him again, learning
that he had left Goldneld suddenly
stating that he was going to return to
the East. Mrs. Adler's parents In New
York furnished her money with which
to return East.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Woman Dies of Dread Disease

Laramie. Wyo., March The
fourth case of purpura ever known in
the United States was yesterday the
cause Of death Of Mrs. Sina Barkhursi
of Laramie. Pupura is the most baffi.
ing of all diseases, and the recovery OF
a case has never been known. Mrs
Barkhurst was attacked by the disease
last Wednesday, blood bursting from
veins and spreading over the entire
body beneath the skin. Sunday the
entire body turned green. Tuesday the
color changed to gray, except the eyes
which remained green. Yesterday
death resulted.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
WOMAN WEIGHED 500 POUNDS
Necessary to Use Derrick in Remov-
ing Body from House

s'e &FCtJ totta ahoaoC
Chicago, March 6.-The body Of a
woman weighing $40 pounds was buried
with some difficulty. II was that of
Mrs. William Maurer. "a years old.
wife of Detective William Mauter of
the West Chicago Avenue Police Sta.
ton. who died Wednesday of fatty de-
generation of the heart.
A derrick of the kind used in moving
pianos was necessary to remove the
body from the house. A piano mover
superintended the undertaking. The
derrick was fastened to the roof of
the house. The sash and frames
of the window had to be removed. A
special casket, 81 inches in width and
weighing 245 pounds, was necessary.
This was bound with iron hooks, and
required ten men to carry it. The
largest hearse in the city bore the re.
mains to Rose Hill.
For seven years Mrs Maurer had not
left her home because Of her inability
to pass through the doorway. During
most Of this time she had been in a
seemingly dying condition, having been
unable to breathe well because Of her
weight.
Mrs. Maurer's condition had been a
complete puzzel to physicians.
1t was not until 10 years ago that she
began to take ON flesh. and this rapidly
increased, despite all efforts to pre-.
vent it.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
ESTABLISHED 1870.
The People of Nevada Victorious

Friday afternoon. March L. the Sem
ate BY q vote of IA to 1, with two Sem
.,ors absent, passed the railroad bill
and il now goes to Governor Sparks for
his signature. In the morning the bill
was reported to the Senate favorably
bv the Committee on Railroads and half
nast one O'Clock was set for its con.
sideration.
When the bill came up for considera.
tiou. Senators Pyne. Boyd. Oddie.
o'Kaue, Easton and Mack spoke in
favor OF its passage. and Woodbury. aud
Campbell against it. Woodbury. said
that at that moment he had a pass in
his pocket and knew that others who
were going to vote for the bill had the
same, but were going to vote to cripple
the hand that extended that courtesy to
them. Campbell spoke against the bill.
but said that he would vote for it and
rely on its unconstitutionality.
Senators Brossemer and Martin were
absent. The former very sick at the
home Of friend in Carson. and the
latter lodged the vote by remaining
away from the Senate.
The Senate chamber was crowded
with people during the consideration Of
the bill, and the Senator'S who spoke for
the people were loudly applauded.
When the vote was taken every AYE"
was greeted with applause, and when
the final vote was announced men
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Shot for Stealing Lumber

AS result of stealing lumber al
Goldfield. Charles Christensen, miner
is lying in the County Hospital with o
bullet hole through his right shoulder
and may die. while his companion, L
d. West. is in the city Jail. Both men
are charged with grand larceny. They
were detected by Deputy Constable
Gibson carrying lumber on Main street
early in the morning and were called
upon to stop. Both ran and Gibson
fell. seriously wounded. West con
tinued to run. but was caught after 9
long chase.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
NEVADA PRESS COM MENT.
Too Many Faxed Mines


A single claim, incorporation under
the laws of some State. miners at work.
then you are ready to list your mining
com pany on the San Francisco Stock
Exchange. And they are ready for
you to come. No matter il the men
who worked a month on the property
must plaster it with an attachment.
the securities" dangle and dawdle NJ
and down the San Francisco stock
price.list with a damnably deceivinR
air of respectabiliity.
How the trick of listing worthless
mining properties on the San Francisco
Exchange is done is beyond our ken.
But it seems to be logical result of a
demand. When there is a demand by
the public for certain kind Of stock,
there always seems way for kind and
obliging men Of affairs to satisfy 1t.
Only a few months ago the word from
San Francisco was that unlisted Nevada
stocks were unstable. The people de-
manded the stamp, the trade'marK Oh
an institution; something that would
save them the trouble of really finding
out for themselves whether this or that
stock should be bought. or let alone.
Such purpose is one that should be
served by an institution organized to
facilitate trading in mining stocks.
But the pressure to list new companies
was great. The fees were acceptable
The breaking into the exchange OF a
few "wildcats' might have been wink
ed at, and yet might not have been
winked at.
But enough got in to seriously impair
the value of listing. to secure the patri-
clan badge. The badge is frayed and
soiled as If touched by dirty twenty
Manhattan Mail.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Government Ownership Of Railroads

Interpretation gives ample authority
for the Governmental acquisition of the
railways doing business within the sew.
eral States as well as those engaged in
interstate commerce. Patterson pre-.
sented a comprehensive plan Of opera
tion calling for a non-partisan trans
portation board acting under the su-
pervision Of an enlarged Interstate
Commerce Commission. The plan con-
templates an exchange Of securities TO
finance the scheme. Patterson declar-
ed that bonds issued for this purpose
would readily sell at per cent. He
said
1.-The power Of the railway potentates
is undiminished. Half q dozen man.
agements control all the lines and they
are combining to thwart the Govern
ment and to mold it to suit their am
bitions. Railway lobbies everywhere
overshadow the legislative sessions and
political conventions, putting their
guardians in public offices and bidding
those elected serve their wills. This
deadening Influence extends from the
top to the bottom of our whole politi-
cal system. Occasionally the States
elect a Cummins. a Boise, Van Zant.
or Folk. and the country sometimes
elects a Roosevelt. but even these big
men do not permanently loosen the
grip of the railroads. Governmental
ownership would vastly improve the
moral tone OF the Nation"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
BRYAN AND WHITNEY
Interesting Colloquy Between
Commoner and Boston
Railroad Director

Omaha. Neb., March 2.-The Bee this
morning said:
Henry M. Whitney of Boston, once
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant
Governor of Massach husetts, and William
]. Bryan engaged in spirited colloquy
at the Omaha Club to-day on the sub.
Ject OF Government ownership Of rail
roads. 1t was at a dinner attended by
them and several other prominent Dem
ocrats of Nebraska.
II am q director in the Boston q
Maine railroad" said Mr.. Whitney.
land yet can conceive of there being
virtue in the theory of Government
ownership; but. Mr.. Bryan, before you
can succeed in securing the Endorsement
OF the East Of your scheme you must
couple with your advocacy of Govern
ment ownership the specific declaration
that you propose not to confiscate prop
erty, but to pay for it at its full value. F"
No Thought of Confiscafion
Mr.. Bryan assured Mr.. Whitney that
he and his friends had no thought or
intention of confiscation and would not
tolerate this system.
"But the difficulty would be-" said
Mr.. Bryan. determining the actual
cash value. The railroads wonld want
to run in their watered stock"
"The proper method would be-" re-
Joined Mr.. Whitney. to pay for them ON
the basis Of cost Of reproduction.
Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Whitney II he
believed Government ownership Of rail
roads possibility. and Mr.. Whitney
replied:
"Yes. IL the Harrimans and Hills
keep on at work. They are promoting
this cause more than any other power.
They are driving people to believe in
the necessity of Government ownership
as relief from oppressive private
ownership. But believe Government
regulation will meet the requirements. F"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

threw their hats in the air and greeted
the result with thunderous applause.
The bill now goes to the Governor. 1t
is not probable that he will veto it, as
in SO doing he would place himself in
direct opposition to the sentiment Of the
people as expressed by the unanimous
vote Of the Assembly for the bill and
the nearly unanimous vote of the Sem
ate. II he should exercise the veto
power. the bill can be easily passed over
his head. 1t is not likely, however, that
Governor Sparks will use the veto power
to defeot the will of the people.
The passage Of this bill marks the
first victory the people Of Nevada ever
won over the corporations. For over
80 years they have been held In the grip
of the railroads. Their pleas for justice
and better treatment have been met
with sneers and they have been made
to feel the tyrant's power. Legislature
after Legislature pledged to give the
people relief have betrayed the people
and fastened the shackles more securely
upon them.
But a new era has dawned upon
Nevada. A Legislature pledged in party
platforms has, with the exception of one
Senator. who wears the corporation col
lar securely around his neck. and one
skulker. too cowardly to vote. redeemed
its pledges and kept faith with the
people. All honor to the members who
proved true.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Mrs. Ramsey Dies in Italy

Reno. Nevada. March 4.-Thomas
Ramsey. resident of this city aud the
original discover of Ramsey. a promin-
ent mining camp near Reno. has re-
ceived a cablegram from Rome, Italy,
announcing the death Of his sister-in-
law. Mrs. Harry Ramsey. who has been
touring Europe with her husband.
The cablegram stated that Mrs. Ramsey
had died of smallpox. Harry Ramsey.
husband Of the deceased. was one Of
the original discoverers of Bullfrog' and
is worth several millions, having made
his money by selling rich claims in the
southern mining country.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Thinks Railways Are Interfering


Atlanta. Georgia. March 5.-J. B.
Mcdonald, president of the company
organized to take the contract for dig.
ging the Panama Canal said. in dis.
cussing the rejection of the bid of W. j.
Oliver: II cannot see why our bid was
rejected, except it is due to the far.
reaching Vaccinations of political in.
fiuences that have worked against all
bids that threaten actual construction
Of the big canal. 1t is hardly necessary
to say these interests are those of trans
continental railroads. 1t is not difficult
to trace the relation. This is very poor
business. for the canal is bound to come.
If not this administration. then another.
1t is inevitable"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
GIRL GRUBSTAKED HIM
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Sur
rendered by Nevada Miner

Tenuereu Dy NeNaua Miner
Reno. New, March AFTER spending
the night in Jail. L. A. Savage. who re-
Gently acquired fortune by discovering
the Nevada Wonder mine. and was
arrested upon complaint of Miss Simona
Aguirre, who claimed 80. 900 as her re-
ward for grub-staking him. was released
to-day upon agreeing to give the woman
$22. 900. This amount was agreed upon
after many conferences between the
attorneys in the case and the principals.
Savage was reluctant to part with his
money and attempted to dodge the Issue
by giving his many shares Of stock to
friends. Enough was recovered. how
ever. by the officers to make the neces-
sary payment. Savage said tonight he
would Immediately commence q suit for
damages for false Imprisonment.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
RAILROAD FOR BALD MOUNTAIN
New Road Is Planned to Tap West
ern Pacific at Elko

Carson City, Nevada, March L.
Despite the threats made by the rail-
road lobbyists, that no more railroads
would be built in Nevada IL the people
insisted upon the passage Of the Rail-
road Rate bill. A. J. Burke has applied
to the Legislature for q franchise for q
railroad in Elko and White Pine
Counties.
This railroad will tap the rich min
eral district of Bald Mountain and will
connect with the Western Pacific line
now building across this State.
Burke states that If the franchise Is
granted work Of constructing the road
will begin Immediately.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Water Franchise is Forfeited

San Francisco. March 1.-The long
and spirited contest to secure cheaper
water rates for San Francisco cul-
minated in drastic action last night.
when the Board Of Supervisors. after
three hours of warm debate, adopted q
resolution declaring the franchises and
works of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany-variously estimated to be worth
from $27.000.0C0 to $4,000. .oO0-for-
feited and escheated to the City and
County Of San Francisco. for the public
use and benefit.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
Nevada Woman a Suicide

Mrs. Margaret Carat. wife of Daniel
Carat. a wealthy stock man of Whine.
mucca. New, committed suicide in San
Francisco Feb. % by drinking carbolic
acid at the home of her friend. Mrs. r,
A. Pryor, 1894 Devisadero street. Hen
husband. who arose from sick bed to
go and see her. is prostrated by the
shock of finding her dead and is again
confined to his bed in the French
Hospital.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

Iu the Senate at Washington on Feb.
81 Senator Patterson of Colorado advo-
Gated Governmental ownship Of rail.
ways under condemnation proceedings
at an estimated market valuation of
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

A bill has been introduced in the
Assembly to protect the quail, sage
hen. wild duck and other game birds
by making it unlawful to kill them be-
fore the last OF July.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

In speaking of the Goldfield post
office. Inspector O. Z. Booth says that
during the year 1906 the Goldaeld
Office did q business Of approximately
$3.50, 900.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09

The amours of United States Senator
Thomas Q. Platt of New York are
about to be aired in suit for divorce
brought against him by Mae Wood, the
woman who kept the aged statesman
worrying for many years. She asserts
that she will name 16 correspondents
with whom Platt has been on familiar
terms.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-09
EUREKA LODGE DIRECTORY.
Eureka Lodge No. l6, T. & A. N.

The stated communication of Eureka Lodge
No. 16, f. & A. NJ. will be held at Masonic
Hall on the Saturday of or before the full of
.he moon in each month.
w. H. RUSSELL, W. N.
JOHN HANCOCK, SR.. Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-09
Peak r. F. .. No. 2.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Chapman spent
Sunday with Mr.. Chapman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. III. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Epting and
son, Virgil, visited MIR. Joe II. Eargle
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Ann Swygert is spend
ing some time with her son, Mr..
Brooks Swygert. at Laurens.
Mr.. Holly Shealy has accepted a
position with the Little Mountain Oil
Mill Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Counts visited
at the formers sister, Mrs. Belle
Stoudemayer, Sunday.
Mr.. Jas. B. Addy has accepted a
position as secretary and treasurer Of
the Little Mountain Oil Mill.
We are glad to say that Mr.. Luther
Mayer is some better at this writing,
though he is still confined to his bed.
Mr.. j. H. Bushardt is slowly i'm
proving.
Mrs. r. W. NJ. Eleazer, who was
operated on at the Columbia Hospital
last week, is doing very we'll at this
writing, and we hope to see her re-
turn home soon.
Mr.. Ezra Dickert is all smiles be-
cause it is boy. Mr.. Sidney Stoude-
mayer also wears smile because it
is a girl.
Among the sick we note Mrs. An
drew Shealy, Mrs. Martha Ann Haiti
wanger, Mr.. Doc Cumalander and
Mr.. Mack Stoudemayer.
Oct. Z. Violet and Rose.