Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-14
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Dinklei a mail carrier. was traced by
the trail of blood to the Santa Fe train
bound for Denver and arrested by De
tectives McNiel and Kenney' while
making hurried escape from the
train ai the Union depot last night
Almost exhausted from loss of blood
from a wound which severed most oi
the arteries and nerves of the LEFT
wrist. Dinkle was taken by Police Sur
goan McGillivray TO the county hos
pliai. His condition is critical.
Mahanoy City. Pa. Nov. ll.-Down
III the depths of Draper colliery, sev.
eral hundred feet under the surface
and almost directly under his own
home. Michael McCabe. 90 years old
ol Gilherton is entombed. He is be
bind thousands of tons of slush and
dirt alive, but doomed to death. be
yond all hope of rescue. He has been
imprisoned since l p. m. Saturday
when he fired n blast which caused a
cave in. 1t is impossible to get near
him for two weeks.
White Plains, y. y, Nov. 1l.-,lohn
Pioilin. butler IN the country home
ol PAU q. Thcbaud the New Yorl
merchant. Killed himself yesterday aft
er he had shot and dangerously wouna
ID his employers son. VINO alone can
explain the shooting Young Thebaud
was f.iurG sensless In bed. A bullet
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stretched upon the Iioor dead. with ("
bullet in his brain. 1t Is believed
ThebauJ win recover. II Is suggested
that the butler may have lost his head
while hunting supposed burglars and
sinei himself in remorse. when hi.
discovered hi mistake. He has bea1
in the family for several years
Washington, Nov. l1.-SecretarF
Roots recent spectacular embassy tc
Mexico was in order to secure new
treaty between the two great Ameri
can republics. This staiesement was
made some DAYS ago aud denied nj
the White house by Senator Collum
chairman of the oreign relations com
mittee of the senate He said there
would he formed at the next session
%. congress treaty with Mexico
which will deal with outstanding diff
cnlties between the two countries as
tn water rights on the border. Ques
tions Affecting the Colorado river, for
instance. have been for some years
before the geological survey, state de
partment ami the department of jus
tioe.
Joplin. Mo, Nov. il.-liundreds o.
miner operators, representing manA
millions OF dollars of capital invesie j
IN mining industries in various parii
of the United States. are in JopiiT
today for the opening OF the ten.
annual meeting of the American Mi
ing congress For many months ,st
mining and commercial interests
the town that lack built" have heci
preparing fos the reception OF H.
uelegates To the congress and hay
aroused such widespread interest as
TO make this. without exception, the
greatest gathering in the history OF
the congress. Nearly every state in
the Union is represented AMI scores
OF mining communities have sent dele
gates here with advertising litera
ture setting forth the advantages o
their respective districts.
One OF the most important matters
10 be taken up by the congress is thai
of dealing with mining stock shark,
and promoters OF fake properties. For
has been carried on in a barefaced
manner. with the natural result tina.
the mining Industry mas been brought
into disrepute among Investors. Tho
mining fraud committee of the con
gress. which will present its report
1T the present meeting. is composed
of c. ]. Downey, Of Denver: Il. l.. Her
rick OF Scranton, Pa, A. w. Mcintyre
of Everett Wash, II. C. Beeler oi
Cheyenne. Wyo.. and Judge w. F
Clarke of Glover. VT The report viii
contain recommendation and sugges
iions in regard TO statutes that should
he adopted by every state In order
10 guard unsuspectlns investors from
get-rich-quick sharks rhe laws of va
rions states will he discussed with a
view 10 recommendation to other
states
The Beeler Jaw Of Wyoming ths
California law and the Pardee Law
i,ow in force in California, Utah. Mon
tana. Idaho. Missouri aud other states
hre popular with the members OF thr
congress and may he recommended
universally. lhe California law pro
yides for penalty for false reports OF
$4,000 fine and two years imprison
ment. The Pardee law is even strictei
making imprisonment ten years or tn,
fine $4,000. or both. In some states
n board OF directors now has 1t within
lis power to freeze ont stockholders
and absorb the stock of mining com.
panies. Funds may be diverted from
dividends ON pretexts and strikes con
nived in order to limit production, or