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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
MADMEN MUT|NY;
ASYLUM WRECKED
CRIMINAL INSANE AT DANNE-
MORA, N. ", HOSPITAL At
TEMPT TO ESCAPE.
BEDLAM REIGNS FOR A TIME
Guards Are Rc-EnfOrccd by Towns
people Finally, Who Over
Power Rioters.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Aug. 20
At a pre-arranged signal mob of
more than 100 patients of the State
Hospital for the Criminal Insane at
Dannemora mutinied, and for two
hours stood off the guards, while
others of the madmen attacked the
windows in an endeavor to escape
from the building, all shrieking and
yelling at the top of their voices.
Not until one man, Isaac Dubois,
was killed, several wounded and the
guards REINFORCED by less violent pa
tents and villagers attracted by the
noise, was the outbreak suppressed
and the inmates locked in their
rooms.
The mutiny was planned with
great cunning and carried out with a
boldness only found in the insane.
All had been quiet among the 800
men in the institution until they
were drawn up in line for retiring,
about 9 o'clock, when as one man the
madmen broke ranks, tumbling the
surprised guards from their feet and
rushing to two of the large dormitor-
les, anu Sldlilllltu iilC uoolo tllNi
them, which We're then barricaded by
beds and other furniture.
Once away from the guards the
madmen began an attack on the
barred windows, seeking an avenue
of escape. Dormitories We're wrecked
windows were smashed, iron gratings
were bent and walls damaged, where
an effort to wrench the iron bars
from fastenings had been made.
A number of the less violently in
sane offered their assistance to the
keepers and were enlisted. 1t was
impossible to force the doors, and
guards were stationed at all the out
side windows and ordered to shoot
at arms or hands appearing through
the windows, but not to kill save in
case of absolute necessity.
All of the fire hose was connected
and heavy streams of water directed
at the windows where the patients
could be seen. But the insane riot
ers put mattresses in the windows
and continued to hammer at the
stone work in which the bars are
fixed, all the while shouting and
shrieking Above the tumult, how
ever, could be heard the furious
pounding of the iron bed posts WELD
ed by the inmates, who also had a
heavy chisel and sledge hammer,
Several shots were fired by the
guards, but it was impossible to tell
whether they were effective until the
riot was quelled, when it was dis
covered that Isaac Dubois had been
shot and killed.
The townspeople and guards from
the prison We're attracted by ter
rife noise and assisted materially,
when at II O'Clock, the warden made
a series of assaults and overpowered
the rioters.
This was the first and only out
break of any sort since the opening
of the hospital in 1900.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE
So. PACIFIC LIMITED
EXPLOSIVE PLACED ON RAILS
BY WOULD-BE TRAIN
WRECKER.

RENO, New, Aug 30.-But for
the watchfulness of Archie Burrus.
the assistant yardmaster of the local
railroad yards, the Overland Limited
would have been dynamited yester-
day morning at the cattle corrals just
on the eastern edge of the city, and
perhaps scores of people would have
been injured. if not killed. The dy-
Mantle was placed on the track by
an unknown train-wrecker. who ran
into the cattle corrals and disap-
peared when Archie Burrus detected
him arranging the explosive on one
of the rails of the main line. Archie
Burrus was more than 100 yards
from the fellow when he saw him
jump from the track and run. and,
thinking that something might be
wrong, he ran to the place where the
man had been STOPPING and saw the
dynamite on the rail. He grabbed
it and stepped aside just as the Over
land Limited came speeding over the
hill from Sparks. The wreck was
averted by a narrow margin and
many owe their lives to the quick
action and ready wit of Assistant
Yardmaster Burrus.
The man who is still in hiding and
for whom the police are looking, had
split open the end of a stick of dyna-
mite and had probably placed IA cap
in the powder. He had then placed
the powder on the rail and was in the
act of tying it on so that the jar of
the train would not cause it to roll
to the ground, when he was discov-
cred at his dastardly work. Burrus
found the powder, but did not have
time TO look for the giant cap which
had been placed in the end and after
the train had passed was unable to
find it. He believes that the fellow
deliberately attempted to wreck the
crack train of the Southern Pacific
and that the wrecker's plans would
have succeeded had he not been in
that end of the railroad yards.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
ALLIANCE TO CONTROL
CENTRAL AMERICAS DESTINY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The
more the proposed peace of Central
American is considered, the more it
is evident that the United States and
Mexico have entered into some secret
alliance, with Mexico to WELD as big
a stick as the president and Secretary
Root thought fit to entrust to the
sister republics hands.
1t is obvious that if the Central
American republics which have been
flying at each others throats for the
past five years thought that the
peace could be established by an
agreement to arbitrate, those repub-
lies could have made their agreement
without the assistance of either the
United States or Mexico. There has
been no appeal to the United States
or Mexico from these republics for
interference.
The upshot of the Roosevelt-Diaz
diplomacy as engineered by Secretary
Root, however, is that there must"
be peace and the state department
will probably make official announce
ment tomorrow of the results, but
not of the private means by which
peace was secured.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
SWEDISH PRINCE HELD
UP FOR SPEEDING AUTO

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-A lunch
con with President Roosevelt, an in
formal dinner at the Hotel Astor and
a view of Broadway under its white
lights were the events of the first
days visit to New York of Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden. Incidentally to
almost all of these events was a
hearty greeting from hundreds of
Swedes who gathered everywhere to
welcome to their adopted country the
great grandson of Marshal Berna-
dotte.
Fresh from a round of entertain
ment at Newport, Prince Wilhelm
reached New York by railroad today
accompanied by the Swedish minister
to the United States. At the Grand
Central station the party was met by
acting Swedish Consul Magnus Clar-
holm. At the Hotel Astor the prince
was taken in charge by Hunting Will
son, third assistant secretary of state.
A large portion OF the population of
Oyster Bay was at the station when
the prince arrived. The party was
driven Immediately to Sycamore
Hill.
The return trip to the hotel from
oyster Bay was not without exciting
features, for the party was held up
by policeman for oyerspeeding.
Secret Service Officer Wall, who
was in the automobile, tried to beg
off, but the policeman said it made
no difference who they were, they
would have to accompany him. At
the police station the chauffeur was
discharged by courtesy to the Swed-
ish minister, who did not leave the
machine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
YATES TO AGAIN SEEK
GOvERN0RSH|P, IS RUMOR
May Announce His Candidacy For
Nomination In Egypt" Fol-
lowing Return.

CHICAGO, Aug. Richard
Richard Yates may enter the race for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor next week, according to the
latest gossip in anti-Deneen circles.
The story was afloat today that up
on the return of the former governor
from Idaho, where he is resting, he
would formally enter the contest. AS
the gossip goes, the Yates candidacy
is to be announced from one of the
counties down in EGYPT in the
southern tier of counties where he
has had considerable of following.
Close friends of the former COVER
nor say he will hesitate long before
entering the campaign, because of the
financial outlay necessary to make a
canvass.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
TO EFFECT REFORM IN
KOREAN LAND SYSTEM

TOXIC, Aug. 29.-An important
state council which was to have been
held today has been postponed until
tomorrow, owing to the fact that
some of the ministers and elder
statesmen from out of town have
been detained on accout of the re-
cent food and consequent damage to
the railways. The council has been
specially called to consider Marquis
Ito's plans and Korean policy, neces-
STATED by the new relations estab-
lished by the last convention between
Korea and Japan
The details of Marquis lto's plans
are unknown, but the fundamental
points are believed to consist i'll eff.
fecting thorough reform in the
land system which is now in IA chao-
tic condition, and also the establish
ment of a new system of judiciary
and police on the Japanese plan.
These measures will naturally be
considerable of drain on the Jap
anese treasury. 1t is thought that
Marquis lto's plans to ask an extra
annual outlay of little over one
million yen for period of five years
Those well informed are confident
that with reform effected i'll the
land system Korea revenues will
increase remarkably without in the
least inconveniencing the present
taxpayers in the next five years. With
Korea's financial independence as
sured it is more likely that loans will
be foated with Japans guarantee.
MaruuiS Ito by his uSal tact has now
apparently won over the powerful
politicians to his side. and conse-
quently no opposition will be raised
at Friday council meeting. 1t is
also expected that his plans will pass
the next diet without much opposi-
tion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
MORGAN GETS NEW
YORKS BOND ISSUE.
HAS FORMED SYNDICATE AND is
SAID TO HAVE MADE Phi-
VATE DEAL

NEW YORK, Aug. Repeating
his famous coup of 1896, when he
formed a rich mans syndicate to buy
United States bonds by secret con-
tract to replenish the gold reserve, j.
Pierpont Morgan, according to semi
official announcement, has made a
private arrangement with city Off
cials to form a similar syndicate to
purchase $40,000,000 4 1-2 per cent
city bonds which Acting Comptroller
McCooey has announced will be sold
on September 10.
The financial district was astound-
ed at McCooey's announcement of
this record-breaking bond issue, the
largest in the city's history, until it
was made known that Mr.. Morgan
was to come to the citys rescue
and underwrite the entire issue.
lese are the first city bonds sold
in years at 1-2 per cent, and are
regarded as offering magnificent
opportunity to Mr.. Morgan and his
confreres to repeat their profitable
deals in government bonds. The rate
of IL per cent was fixed on Thurs
day last after two bond sales had
failed and an effort had been made to
tempt the depositors in the savings
banks to buy per cent bonds, the
same rate that the savings banks pay.
Neither members of the Morgan
firm nor Mr.. McCooey would admit
that a private agreement had been
reached, but the inference was al
lowed to be drawn that Mr. Morgan
was forming an International syndi-
cate to bid for the entire issue of
bonds.
Mr.. McCooey said he could not dis
cuss the report in any way, either to
deny or affirm it. He did say that
he had not announced the sale until
he had satisfied himself after a most
careful canvass of Wall street that
the bonds would be bought.
In Wall street details of the un-
derstanding with Mr.. Morgan we're
known, and the announcement that
he was to "help the city OUT had a
beneficial effect. The agreement un-
der which he is to form a syndicate
to bid for the entire issue is ironclad
and one which members of the pres
ent city administration will be eX-
pected to observe to the letter.
According to statement made
yesterday, the principal requirement
of the agreement is that the city
shall place no more bonds on the
market before next spring. 1t also
provides that Mr.. Morgan will exer-
else sort of censorship over the
financial operations of the city until
all his bonds are disposed of.
That the issue is expected to take
care of the city's needs until well into
next year is indicated by the way the
issue is divided. The bonds are to
be made of the following issues:
For various city purposes, payable
May 1, 1857, $26,000,O00.
For the new water supply, $1,000
900. Fifty-year bonds.
For rapid-transit purposes, $2,-
900, 900. Fifty-year bonds.
Assessment bonds, payable in ten
years, $5,000,000.
Bids may be put in for all or none
or for a part of the issue. The Nor
gan syndicate is expected to get prac-
tically the entire issue.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
FARMERS ADOPT UNION LABEL

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Aug. 29.-Del-
egates from all the county unions of
the Alabama branch of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union
convened here today in annual ses-
sion. The meeting will extend
through three days and is the most
important gathering of organized ag
ricultural interests ever held in the
state. The principal topic of discus
sion is the establishment of an eX-
change in Birmingham for the mar
keting of farm products. The sales
will be made direct, the produced get
ting the benefit of one saving and the
consumer also sharing in the profits
that would otherwise go to middle
men. 1t is also proposed to adopt
union label. so that purchasers in
sympathy with organized labor may
recognize the products of the Farm
ers' union. State officials will be
elected and other business transact
ed President |. A. Worley is pre-
siding at the convention.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
BODY OF MURDERED MAN
FOUND IN CABOOSE

WINNEMUCCA. Ney., Aug. 10
The body of an unknown man, his
head battered III, evidently from the
blows of some heavy iron instrument,
and with other indications that he
was a victim of foul play, was found
Sunday in an empty caboose at Ha-
zen. The caboose was one of num-
Der of new ones for the Tonopah &
Goldfield railroad, which had been
standing on siding at HaZen. Sun
day afternoon the cars were being
switched on to southbound train
and brakeman who was going
through the train made the discov-
cry of the mans dead body, which
was found lying behind stove in
one of the cabooses. The wounds
about the mans head were such that
it is clear case of murder, but there
is no clue as TO the perpetrators. The
man was stranger in Hazen who
had been seen around town early
Sunday morning. Whether the mur-
der was committed in the cars or
whether the body had been carried
there for temporary concealment is
one of the mysteries which surrounds
the tragedy.
A veritable reign of terror is said
to exist in HaZen, this murder being
one of numerous crimes which have
been committed there recently. The
place is said to be overrun with hard
characters of the class which com
mitted many murders along the rail
road several years ago, the carnival
of crime having been brought to a
termination at that time by the arrest
and subsequent hanging of the Will
liams-Sevner gang for the murder of
Jack Welsh.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31

Butchers and Grocers, the first pur
pose of the Real Estate association
to prevent the former organization
coming into the Chamber of Com
merce is attained without further
trouble with the Manufacturers and
Merchants association.
Thorough Organization.
So great storm of public criticism
has been aroused, however, over the
living conditions here that in all
probability the withdrawal of the
Butchers and Grocers' association S
request for space in the Chamber of
Commerce will do anything but stop
what seems certain to develop into a
searching investigation of the causes
of the present high prices of food
stuffs and produce OF all kinds in Salt
Lake.
The attempted amalgamation of
the M. & M. and B. & G.. and the
disclosures of trade combinations
made incident thereto has acted SIM
ply as a match dropped into the pub
lie powder keg. Never before has the
public become so generally agitated
over the high cost of living prevalent
here, and never before has such a
wave of indignation at the conditions
in which the city finds itself, swept
Salt Lake as now. The upheaval
promises to sound the death knell of
at least one organization which is
freely charged with being responsible
for the abnormal cost of the necessi-
ties of life in Salt Lake.
The proposition of the Butchers
and Grocers' association occupying
office space in the Chamber of Com
merce is now eliminated, and the
question has become one of putting
out of commission the various trade
organizations which are sitting COM
petition.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
BURLINGTON PLANS FREIGHT
HOUSE FOR ST. JOSEPH, MO.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug. 29.-It de-
veloped today in a hearing in the
federal court to determine the right
of the Missouri Pacific to cross the
Burlington tracks, that the Burling-
ton has plans for the construction
here of a freighthouse 900 feet long,
the equal of any in the west. The
Burlington contends that it objects
to the Missouri Pacific crossing its
line because it would interfere with
its building plans. The Missouri Pa
cific needs the crossing to get to a
freighthouse it built recently.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
TWO MEN KILLED
BY FALLING SCAFFOLD

YORK, Pa, Aug. 29.-Two men
were killed and two injured, one pro-
badly fatally, by the falling of scat
fold today at the York county jail,
which is being rebuilt. The scaffold
was wrecked by an S00-pound piece
of granite falling on it and the men
were precipitated to the ground, a
distance of 50 feet. The dead Ed
ward A. Cook, assistant foreman;
William Frey, Injured: T. f. Cum
ningham, stonemason, York, skull
probably fractured and internal in
iuries; Emory Potteroff, stonemason,
York, leg broken and contusions on
body.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
WERE RENDERED. HOMELESS

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 29.-Advices
received from the American consul
ate at Hakodate place the loss caused
by the confiagration there at $10,-
100000. About Is 900 houses,
varying in value, were burned and
$4,000 people were rendered home
less. Former estimates are regarded
as having been too low.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
AUTO TURNS TURTLE AND
SEVEN OCCUPANTS INJURED

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 20
While speeding around a turn near
this city today back tire exploded
on the 40 h. p. automobile of ]. W..
Good of Moline, H., and the machine
skidded and turned turtle. The sew
en- occupants were all injured. Miss
Marjorie Wheeler of Whiteriver
Junction, VT, student at Mount
Holyoke college, had her arm broken
in two places.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
WILLIAM JENNINGS WILL
NOT Be A CANDIDATE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29-The
Record will say tomorrow that Will
liam Jennings Bryan will not be a
candidate for the presidency next
year. The information came direct
from Mr.. Bryan to a well known
democrat. Colonel Bryan declares
that he will not seek the nomination,
as, though the people may want him,
the leaders of his party are opposed
to him. He says this is his final de-
cision after careful consideration.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
PRINCE WILHELM VISITS
AT OYSTER BAY

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 29.-Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden came here today
and was the guest of the president
at lunch. The Swedish minister, gov
ernment officials, army and navy Of
ficers and diplomats were also guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-21
Personal and General.

The Thread of the Story club will meet with Mrs. J. w. Minor. corner Of Avenue and Eighteenth street Thurs day afternoon at ? o'clock.
 The club will finish the reading or the Daughter of Anderson GroiX,' ut this meeting The usual social features will be enjoyed and a full attendance is desired
 A Jewish pedder named Morris Suger- man was held up by three negroes yes terday at the outskirts of the city, near Wylam The hold up occurred In the afternoon and the negroes helped them selves to the contents of the peddler mack. though the amount of booty taken did not exceed s2. The negroes made good their escape and the police were notified. but have not yet succeeded In locating the offenders.
 w. H. Davis. city tax collector and treasurer Is confined to his room through sickness.
 The Amphion club will give the usual monthly dance at Perkins hall, Ave me F. and Eighteenth street Friday night. November 22.
 The stores are beginning to put on holiday appearance. Many of the show windows are being filled with Christmas goods. and notwithstanding the financial disturbance. it would seem from the nreparations being made that a large Christmas trade is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-21
ReauIar Council Meeting.

The city council will hold regular meeting at the city hall Thursday night. This will be one of the most im- portant sessions of the body, as the report of the miscellaneous committee on license schedule for 1908 will be presented, a report from special com mittee in reference to the transfer of the franchise granted to the Tidewater Development company to the Birming- ham and Gulf Railway and Navigation company, and the amount of street tax will also be fixed. It is thought the report of the miscellaneous committee will be adopted as recommended, as every opportunity has been given the tax payers to meet and consult with the committee. Several other matters will come before the council in refer encs to the various improvements that have been completed and those that are under way. It is understood the street committee has accepted the bltu- lithic pavement and that the council will ratify their action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-21
ORDERS ID RESUME WORK ON THE PLANT News Received In EnsIey With
 Great Satisfaction COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT Real Estate Men of EnsIey Organize In an Effort To Put the "curb
 Stone Agent" Out of
 Business.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

Ensley, November 20.-(Special)-It is stated around town that orders have been issued from official Headquarters that the new construction work at the steel plant and blast furnaces of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany will be resumed in a few days; in fact, that the mechanical department has received orders to that effect.
 This means that steel plant No } will be completed and that the work of remodeling the blast furnaces will be continued.
 The construction work was discon- tinued about the middle of October and many hands were laid off. particularly the unskilled laborers. Many of them are being rehired and will be put to work in a few days. The new steel plant is partially completed, two open hearth furnaces being in or ready for operation, and the others are well un- der way. The announcement of the resumption of this work is very grati- flying at this time.