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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18

SAN FRANCISCO. May 17.-Interest
pearance of Abraham Ruef, late politi-
cal boss" of the city, before the grand
jury which is investigating charges
of political corruption, and the many
reports of an imminent change in the
municipal administration. An earnest
effort is being made to find the sou-
ton of an unusual situation. but no
plan has yet been cVeolved that is sat
isfactory to all political interests. A
committee of seven prominent business
men called upon Prosecuting Attorney
Langdon and others who are conduct
ing the graft" prosecution, with n
view to forcing the board of super
visors to resign in order that Mayor
Schmitz may appoint a new board.
which in turn would elect a successor
to Mayor Sehimtz. The plan was not
acceptible to the prosecution. who sug-
gested that Mayor Schmitz resign and
allow the existing board of supervisors
to elect his successor While it was
not so stated it was implied that the
choice of the board would conform to
the desire of the prosecution, and that
it was best that the reform forces work
through the present board of super
visors and leave the situation in the
hands of the prosecutions.
1t was also reported that Mayor
Schmitz had virtually abdicated in fa-
for of a committee of seven. This was
strongly denied by the mayor.
District Attorney Langdon was asked
tonight:
HAS the prosecution entered into
any arrangement. tentative or other
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
Ruef Continues His
Graft Testimony to
Frisco Grand Jury
Declares lie and Schmitz Received $4,000 from
Traction Company for Putting Through
ParkSide Real Estate Deal

SAN FRANCISCO. May 17.-Abe Ruef
today. in his second appearance before
the grand jury, testified regarding the
Parkside Traction company deal, by
which. according to the line of attack
aid down by the prosecution, the direc-
torate of the Parkside corporation paid
To Ruef the sum of 100000 to secure a
street railway franchise to enhance
enormously the value of lots compos-
ing the parkside real estate tract. The
information in the possession of the
persecution is that of this sum $1,000
was to be paid to each of the is super
visosr for voting the franchise, and
that the remainder, $4,000. was to be
shared evenly by Ruef and Schmitz.
Among the directors and stockholders
of the Parkside Traction company were
w II. Crocker, one of the foremost
capitalists of San Francisco; Charles
E Green, manager of the vast Crocker
estate and an official of the Crocker-
woolworth bank; G. II. Umbsen, a
wealthy real estate man; Douglas wat
son the same: f. w Tillman. whole
sale grocer: Wellington Gregg, an Of
ncer of the Crocker- Woolworth bank,
and Joseph Green, caplldiist' ~ W."
president of the corporation. All OF
these men were called before tne sraHu
Jury today. The fact that s~Veral OF
them were in the inquisitoriai chamhei
hut n few minutes gave rise TO the re-
port that they had refused To tosliiE.
This was not confirmed.
A detail of the charge to be pursued
by the prosecution is that the original
bribe agreed upon by. each OF the "a
Supervisors was $3.50, but that when
the Parkside corporation. shortly aftei
the great fire. decided that it wanted
a trolley instead of cable franchlse
the price was raised to $1,000 each' aho
that the raise was consented to.
Ruef was asked tonight. when nc
emerged from the grand jury cham-
Der:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
CONFLICTING RE.
PORTS OF PLOT
TO KILL THE CAR
Lower House Fail to Condemn Ter
rOriSm and Gain EmperOr's
DiSIike..WiII Pass ReSOIu-
tiOnS of Adherence

ST. PETER .BuR uRG, May 1.-THE
failure of the government To Issue a
statement of the facts in the matter of
the plot against the life of Emperor
Nicholas. which came to light at
Tsarkoe-S Selo two days ago. coupled
with the ambiguous attitude of certain
high officials, has served to increa Sc
the confusion of the public and given
rise to a persistent expression of the
ory that the government has to deal
with a reactionary plot against the
emperor which contemplated the proc
lamation of a regency or dictatorship.
The democratic leaders aVow that
they are completely perpleXed by the
contradictory reports of the mysterious
doings at the palace, and they are in
clined to give credcnce to the theory
that the discovery of Il revolutionary
plot at Tsarkoe- -Selo led to the sup
Elementary discovery of a second and
totally different conspiracy. in which
the extreme reactionaries are involved
The details of the conspiracy against
the life of Emperor Nicholas were dis
cussed in the lobbics of the lower
house of parliament today. The con-
stitutional democrats are now fully de-
cided to use the plot to remove the un-
favorable impression made upon the
emperor .by the failure of the lower
house to condemn terrorism.
As soon as the official note is re-
ceived on the conspiracy President
Golovin will announce the adherence
of the members of the house as loyal
subjects of his majesty at this attempt
at regicide which announcement will
be received by the constitutional demo-
Gratis and Poles with applause.
The social democrats plan to with
draw from the hall during the demon
Stration.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18

Have you made any arrangements
to return to the men and corporations
against whom you will testify in court.
the various sums of money paid by
them to you for corrupt purposes of
fees in bribery deals?"
He replied:
II will have statement to make in
that regard little later. When /
stated in Judge Dunne's court on We'd
nesday that it was my purpose to
hench forth lead life of rectitude and
to atone in so far as I could for what
ever of wrong | had done in the past,
| meant what ! said. There was not
opportunity then, nor was that the best
occasion. to enter into details. But |
shall presently prepare statement
covering your question.
When Ruef entered the grand jury
chamber this evening it was $50
O'Clock and he had been waiting in an
ante-room since shortly after ,. Sew
eral of the grand iurors' following tine
example set by all of them the day be-
fore rose and grasped the fallen boss
by the hand, and expressed desire, to
help him 'fn any way they could
Ruef was on the stand one hour, dur
ing nearly all of which time he gave
testimony regarding the Parkside deal
which, according to the prosecution
program. falls under the criminal cap
tion of attempt to bribe public Off
cors" The investigation of the al
legged bribery of the mayor and the
supervisors by the United Railroads,
which formed the text of Ruets testl-
mony Yesterday. was not resumed to-
day Tho gas deal, comprising the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
NEWCOMB APPEALS
SANITARY CASE

George Newcomb. proprietor of the
Mocha cafe. who was arrested on com
plant of Deputy Sheriff William {.
Moorman, on charge of maintaining a
nuisance, and against whom n fine of
$50 was assessed by Justice Cartwright.
has appealed the case to the district
court, and pending the appeal the col
lection of this fine has beeA deferred
by the court.
Newcomb bases ms appeal on the
grounds that he does not own nor
rent the land on which the alleged
nuisance is said to have been main
tanned; that he did not place nor MAIN
tain the cesspoo which caused the
trouble. and that he is not responsible
for its maintenance nor presence on
the property.
Newcomb alleges that he had an
agreement with the deputy sheriff who
swore to the complaint. in which he
says that the officer understood these
alleged facts. The case will be fought
out in the district court
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
Calhoun DenOunCeS
COnSpiratOrs--
Confession Untrue
Spite Work on Part Of SpreckeIs Is Stated as Cause
of San FrdnCiScO'S Labor Troubles President
Of Railroads Claims they Never
Paid Bribe

SAN FRANCISCO May 17.-Patrick
CALHOUN, president of the United Rail
roads whose name has been mentioned
in connection with the investigation of
the bribery of municipal officers in this
city. today issued the following state
ment:
ITO the American People; The news
papers of this city published yesterday
sensational statements purporting to
give the testimony of Mr.. Abraham
Ruef before the grand jury yesterday
afternoon. 1t is alleged that he CON
Tossed that the United Railroads.
through some of it's officials, brbed
the supervisors to grant the permit
for the overhead trolley over certain
of it's railroads. ] do not know if Mr..
Ruef made any such statements. If he
did, they are untrue | repeat with
renewed emphasis my former declara-
tion that no official of this company
ever bribed any one. authorized Mr..
I,ucf or any one else to bribe anybody.
knew of any bribery or approved of
any bribery.
II charge the prosecution with hav-
ing prostituted the great office of the
district attorney to further the plans
of private malice in the interests of a
man who organized the municipal
street railways of san Francisco on the
18th day of April, 1906, the day before
the earthquake and fire, with a capital
stock of $4,000, 900. of which $4.500,00
were subscribed for as follows:
CLAUS SDreckleS subscribed 81 ,900,-
900: James ID. Phelan subscribed ST..
000. 900; George Whittell subscribed
$500,000 Rudolph Spreckles subscribed
$1.000.0OO; George S. Wheeler sub
scribed 100000.
Ten per cent. or $450.OO0 was paid
in ash as shown by the affidavit of the
treasurer of the company, James X
Moffatt. duly fled in the county clerk s
office.
81 charge that in furtherance of the
plans of the private prosecutor to Sc
cure evidence that would involve the
United Railroads, the district attorney
has been willing to purchase testimony
with immunity contracts purporting to
grant immunity to self confessed GRIM
inals, which contracts | am informed
were placed in escrow with the pri-
.vate prosecutor, and through which he
controls a majority of the board of
supervisors. who as member OF the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
MERCHANTS ALL CONSENT
TO CLOSING MEMORIAL DAY

The committee of members of the
Commercial club. appointed to wait on
the merchants of the town and request
them to close all places of business on
Memorial day between the hours of 10
o'clock in the morning and o'clock
in the afternoon. have reported that
they have met with almost complete
success in their efforts.
The committee reports that there
has been but little opposition to the
closing movement and that the town
will be almost as tight as a drum on
that day.
The arrangements for the general
celebration of the day are being rapid
ly made by the various committees and
it is believed that the observance of
the day will be the most general in
the history of the camp.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
TELEPHONE CON-
PANY ELECT
new OFFICERS
Extensive improvements COntem'
plated by Local Company.
Manager Mark Leaves for
Salt Lake Today

AT a meeting of the officers and di.
rectors of the White Pine County Tele-
phone company, held at the offices o1
the company last night. a number oi
changes were made i'm the personnel OF
the official family.
\. q. Corbett, president of the COM
pany. rendered his resignation. and was
succeeded by Frank q. Armstrong The
urer was also received as was that of
G NJ. Peacocke as secretary. Frank
Webber was chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Pea :
cooke.
T. A. Marsh. general manager. re-
signed. and Frank c. Armstrong will
hereafter have this title. Mr.. Marsh
WIS then n1med as manager and will
remain with the company.
Mr. Marsh will leave this morning
for Salt Lake, to take mp a number of
matters there, with regard to the pro-
posed long distance line between Ely
and Salt Lake
At this time Mr. Marsh is not pre-
pared to make Il statement as to the
plans of the company regarding this
line He will hes absent from the city
several days.
The company has placed orders for
material i'm excess of $4,000. The
greater part of the material ordered
is fer outside construction. such as ca
bles, wires, poles and other similar
classes of material.
\ private exchange is being installed
for the use of the Ely Townsite com
pany in their general offices. The 100
main line. private exchange for the
northern hotel is now being installed
and will be in commission In a short
time.
The company has also ordered at 100
main line switchboard for use in the
exchange. which is expected to arrive
al any time. 1t is now some time over
due. This board. when installed. will
relieve the congestion on the exchange
switchboard, and will aid the company
in giving more prompt service to sub
soribers. This will be installed and in
commission within twelve hours after
its arrival.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
100000 WAREHOUSE TO BE
CONSTRUCTED nv GRAHAM co.

J. f. Schraven, building contractor
of Salt Lake has arrived to superin-
tend the construction of the large
warehouse planned by the Graham
Mercantile company. The structure VIII
cost approximately $4,000 and VIII be
fireproof throughout, with the eXcep-
tion of beams and ioists. The building
will be 60 by 100 feet in size, divided
through the middle by fire wall Ii
inches in thickness, making what VIII
be virtually the same as two ware
houses. each so by 60 feet in size.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
FORMER MINISTER TO CHINA
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE

PASADENA. May 17.-Late tonight
it was reported from the bedside of IL.
G. Conger that death might occur at
any hour during the night and that the
former minister to China will probably
die before morning. shortly before 10
o'clock NJ. Conger has a sever sinking
smell and the watchers were convinced
that the end was at hand. To the sur
prise of the physicians. however. the
patient rallied somewhat although
very slightly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
REGISTR ALTON HAS PASSED
THE ONE HUNDRED MARK

The registration of voters passed the
100 mark yesterday at the Office of Jus
tice Cartwright. eX-officio registrar, at
the county court house. The registra-
tion from the first district was 49:
from the second 35. and from the third
10. a total of 1913.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
CIVIL SUIT FILED
BEFORE il STICE COURT

Jamcs Murphy fled suit in the court
of Justice Cartwright Yesterday
against Mrs. b. Lacey, asking that a
Judgment which was given him against
her in Cripple Creek, Colo. be trans
ferred here. The Judgment is for
$116,S4, and the added costs are 81
making n tetal of @i20Si.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-18
undelivered Telegrnms.

W. A. Williams. Harry Fogle, Edwin
Shanklin. Mr. Miller, Supt Ely Con.
Mines. Ely Victor Copper Mining Co.
Mr.. w. j. Gamble. L. J. Raddatz.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
CURED OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE

Mr.. Robert Q. Burke, Elnora, y, Y,
writes: Before started to use Foley )
Kidney Cue | had to get up from
twelve TO twenty times a night, and |
was all bloated up with dropsy and my
evesight was so impaired could scarce
lv see one OF my family across the room.
1 had given up hope Of living, when
| friend recommended Foley's Kidney
Cure. One soc bottle worked wond'
ers and before / had taken the thirt
bottle the dropsy had gone, as well "a
all other symptoms of Bright : disease.
Z. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28

The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
DR.. Shoop, OF Racine, Wis. You don't
have to boil it twenty or thirty min
utes. Made in minute, " says thc
doctor. Health Coffee" is really tho
closest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro
duced. Not a grain OF real Coffee in il
either. Health Coffee Imitation i:
made from pure toasted cereals o
grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really i
would fool an expert-wcre lie to un
knowingly drink it for Coffee. w. I
TYLER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
LEARN WHAT TO EAT.
Study Your Needs and Select Y0uI
Food With Discretion.
Success MagiZine.)

Success MagiZine.)
In your ignorance Of what the va
rious tissues of the body require for
doink their work we crowd the sys-
tenn with great mass Of unneces-
sary food, only an infnitesimal part
Of which can possibly be of use in
strengthening us for our occupation.
There are about dozen different
kinds of tissue cells in the body,
each one requiring a special food,
and those which are especially ac-
tive in our line Of work require a
much larger amount of food partic-
ularly adapted to their use than the
other tissues, which are almost
wholly inactive in our vocation.
Thousands of men are forcing
their brains to do work by stimu-
lants which only exhaust and do not
nourish, and then they wonder that
they have nervous breakdown or
paresis. Other thousands, in their
ignorance of scientifice feeding, force
their brains to do work every bit of
which is abnormal, because they do
not have sufficient nourishJoent
An active brain worker Requires %
great deal Of alb5.m;aoN- foods.
foods which contain r.osTs! ara>
like fish, OYSTER sl.i other &.ads #
shellfsh and egg. Meal Is distinct
ly muscle food. 1t Is 81 1n'e -a.y
for those who do physical w,rt.
The locomotive engineer studies
fuels. He does not throw all sorts
of combustib!e things into his fire
box just because they are combusti-
BILE. He finds out the best kind Of
fuel for his engine, that which will
give him the greatest possible amount
of combustion with the least waste.
He makes profession of his bust
ness and studies the requirements of
his engine. But most people seem
to think that they can run the most
complicated machinery in the world
the great human engine without
any special study. The result is that
we use all sorts of fuel without re
ference to the particular work we
ard doing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
1t Never Genes Again.

Orchard II. Stoddard)
There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain;
But when youth, the dream, de
parts,
1t takes something from our hearts
And never comes again.
We are stronger, and are better,
Under manhood's sterner reign;
Still we feel that something sweet
Followed youth with flying feet,
And will never come again.
Something beautiful is vanished,
And we sigh for it in vain;
We behold it everywhere,
On the earth, and in the air
But it never comes again.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
Alcohol Indicted.
both.
Robert G. Ingersoll.)

Robert G. Ingersoll)
1t feeds rheumatism, nurses gout,
welcomes epidemics, invites cholera,
imparts pestilence, and embraces con-
sumption. 1t covers the land with
idleness, misery and crime. 1t fills
your Jail, supplies your alms-house
and demands your asylums. 1t en-
genders controversies and roit. 1t
crowds your penitentiaries and furn-
ishes victims to your scaffolds. 1t is
the life-blood of the gamblers, the
element of the burglar, the prop of
the highwayman and the support OF
the midnight incendiary. 1t coun-
tenances the liar, respects the thief,
esteems the blasphemer. 1t violates
obligations, reverences fraud and
dishonors innocence. 1t defames
benevolence. hates love, scorns virtue
and slanders innocence. It excites
the father to butcher his helpless off.
springs, helps the husbands to mas
sacre his wife, and the child to grinc
the parricidal axe. 1t burns up men
consumes women, detests life, curses
God and despises heaven. 1t suborn:
witnesses, nurses perjury, defi;cs +hs
Jury box and stains the Judicial eT
mine. i desradas the citizen aae
statesman, ana Gisarf2la lie ratroit
1t brings shame, not honor; terror
not safety; despair, not nope; misery
not happiness; and with the maievo
lence of fiend, it calmly surveys it
frightful desolation, and unsatisfie(
with its havoc, it poisons felicity, kill
peace, ruins morals, blights conf
dence, slays repution and wipes ou
national honors, then curses th'
world and laughs at its ruins. l
does that and more-it murders th'
soul. It is the son Of villanies, th'
father of all crimes, the mother o.
denominations, the devils best frien'
and Gods worst enemy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
DANCING PROVES FATAL.

Many men and woman catch colds
at dances which terminate III pneu-
monia and consumption. After expo
sure. if Foley's Honey and Tar Is taken
it will break up cold and no serious
results need be feared. Refuse any
but the genuine in q yellow package.
F. r. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
HE FOUGHT AT GETTYSBURG

David Parker, OF Fayette, \. Y. :, who
lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes: Flee,
trio Bitters have done me more good
than any medicine 1 ever took. Foi
several years had stomach trouble, and
paid out much money for medicine t'
little purpose, until ] began taking Elec
tric Bittters. would not take 500 foi
what they have done for me. :" Crane
tonic for the aged and for female weak
nesses. Great Alternative and body build
er; sure cure for lame baak anu veal
kidneys. Guaranteed by E. T. White
head & Co., druggists. SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
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NOT ~, tit..i. TRAP -. 10
PASS, la aa; .-auue. 90. iorm, under
pcn..., g.: the law, vn ttus tract Of
land as described below, and known
rs the Nicholson Land" TIE ex-
treme eastern part Of the original
Clark estate and bounded on the
vest and north by Ganus' gut, on
the south by Clark's canal and Roa-
noke river, on the south and east by
Roanoke river, j. Davis Reds and
Mike Hardy's land, containing
eleven hundred acres mere or less.
9-22-tf j. =. FUIREiL.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events.

IN the Atlantic Deep Waterways Conference recently
a North Carolina took part received
Carolina Again. all the credit which he so richly deserves he
has worked for the project in of
season. was he who obtained the first Congress
the construction Of portion of the waterway He
reception whenever ne made himself heard He spoke particularly
reference to the North Carolina his
Mr. Small does things quiet unobsusve
takes thing he keeps continually Congress has been
well spent IN the effort to benefit his secon and he beginning
reward his large influence commanding
the attention of the entire the subject and is
truly authority!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-28

Reiteration-"You have used this
phrase several times before" said
the Secretary. 81 know it," answer
ed Senator Sorghum: Pm going
to keep hammering away at it until
people learn it by heart. Then it'll
be considered an epigram. Wash
ington Star.