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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
LEADER ARRIVES TO TAKE
CHARGE OF ELY'S new BAND

L. C. Daggett OF Boise Idaho. who
has been selected as leader for the Ely
band, which will be organized at once.
under the auspices of the Ely Com
mercial club. arrived last night and
will begin the work of getting the
material for his band in shape at once.
Mr.. Daggett who brings with him n
good reputation as an organizer and
leader, has brought all the music that
will be needed at first by the new band
He will have his men in good shape
to make their first appearance on Me-
mortal day. he says
There will be IS members in the
band at first. and to secure these, Mr.,
Daggett has "a former band players
to select from. 1t Is now only mat
ter of securing sufficient funds to make
the band a great success, according to
ID. w. Ellis who was appointed by the
Commercial club to take all the neces-
sary steps looking toward the forma i
ton of the band. The band needs an
alto horn. which 1t is willing to pur-
chase at once If one can be found In
the town.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
WILL TRY SCHMITZ,
ACCUSED MAYOR,
IN SYNAGOGUE
Three Probationary Jurors are
Secured and Both Sides Hope
to Finish Work Without
Special Venire

SAN FRANCISCO May 22.-Three OF
the first twelve probationary jurors for
the trial. subject to peremptory chal-
lenge of Mayor Eugene e. SchmitZ. on
the charge of extorting money from
local French restauranteurs with the
connivance and help of Abraham Rlrf
were chosen today. The list of the
remaining talesmen being practically
exhausted, Judge Dunno issued new
venire of 20. Both the defense and
the prosecution hope to select trial
jury without the issuing of further
Venires
The scene of the trial will be re-
moved tomorrow morning to the Bush
street synagogue. situated between
Oetavia and Laguna streets. The room
in the Temple sheriff. Israel, at Web
ster and California streets, wherein
Judge Dunne's department of the su-
perior court has been lodged since the
earthquake and fire has proved to be
too small and uncomfortable. Judge
Dunno will sit in the high back chair
in the altar. above which rise the
futed pipes of a church organ. The
advocates will sit in the plush-li
pews. Telegraph and telephone wires
have been run into the building and
some of the newspaper reports of the
trial will be sent from the vestry room.
which has been set asied for the use
of Judge Dunno as chambers. 1t is
thought that the trial will last about
six weeks
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
WILL TRY CONCILIATORY
TACTICS IN LABOR WAR

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22-The pre-
cipitation of a fearful Industrial strug-
gle in this city in throwing down the
gauntlet to trades unions by declar-
ing a gigantic lockout of the thous-
ands of building craftsmen engaged in
the work of rehabilitating San Eran-
cisco. for n long time hung in the bal
ance this afternoon at a meeting of the
principal builders and contractors and
representatives of the manufacturers
Several speakers declared that the on
" solution to the continual industrlal
strife and labor troubles in San Fran
cisco was the open shop" and urged
immediate war upon the unions and a
eight to the finish without~quarter,
hv the cessation of all building opera
tions until the employees would be glad
to return to work at wages that Dulld-
ors aud contractors and other employ
oss could nay without loss to them
selves.
other speakers with equal vigor op-
nosed such radical action pleaded Tor
Tho rights of labor organizations ana
nointed out the results of such tre-
mendous struggle between capital ana
labor The conservatives finally won
and succeeded in having a resolution
oaonted calling for the appointment OF
n committee of five representing the
h,,ilders and contractors to confer
with the unions with a view OF secur-
ing peace for at least one year.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
STRIKE-BREAKING
CARMEN GET new
SCALE AT FRISCO
United Railroads Lower Wages of
EmplOyes-.NO Union Men Need
AppIy.-ViOIence Is
Subsiding

SAN FRANCISCO. May ga wage
scale of % to 33 cents an hour, ac-
cordng to length of service is the new
day upon the United Railroads, au-
cording to officials of the company.
This is the scale of wages which Pre-
sident Calhoun proposes to pay upon
his street railway system in this city.
which he declares will hereafter be
operated with nom union employees. The
old scale was 81 to SO cents an hour
and the platform men went on strike
to enforce a demand for So day and
an eight hour day
one hundred and sixty cars were
ed Railroads with the company's
trike-breakers. About 100000 people
patronized the cars. Several people
were slightly injured by missiles
thrown by strike sympathizers, but
there was less disturbance and vio-
lence attending the operation of the
cars today than on any day since the
resumption of partial service.
As yet no attempt is being made to
run ears at night. President w y.
Mahon of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Street and Electric Railway
Employees. will leave tomorrow for De-
troit. In statement issued tonight
President Mahon expressed himself as
well satisfied with the situation from
the carmens standpoint and confident
that the striking carmen viii win their
fight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
commencement WEEK
PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY

The University of Nevada has issued
it's program for the commencement
exercises to be held at the university
during the entire week beginning Fri
day. May 81
The program includes the exercises
by the various departments of the
states big school The high school de-
partment will hold Its exercises Fri
day evening. and the honorary board
of visitors Will assemble saturday
morning. On that day will be held the
public exhibition of machinery, the
final examinations, the annual recep-
ton in the domestic arts department.
the annual meeting of the university
alumni and the normal alumni. the re-
ception to the regents by President and
Mrs Stubbs and the members of the
faculty and their wives
on Sunday the bacoalaureate services
will be held and the sermon will be
preached by Bradford Leavitt Gradu-
alton theses will be read Monday and
the Nevada Historical association will
meet in the evening.
The board of regents will meet Tues
day, and the class day exercises will
be held by the graduates. In the even
ing the seniors will present the farce.
THE Cold Gray Dawn"
Governor Sparks will review the ca :
det battalion Wednesday and the an
nual commencement exercises will be
held The address will be delivered by
Hon. G. A. Bartlett Hon. Frank Will
liams will deliver the scholarship ad-
dress Degrees will then be conferred
and the announcements will be made.
The academic procession will form
i'm the morning. and the exercises Will
close with the annual commencement
party in the evening.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
MANUFACTURERS FAVOR
FOREST RESERVATION

NEW YORK, May 22.-The National
Association of Manufacturers commit
tee on tariff and reciprocity today pre-
scented resolutions faVoring the reVi-
sion of the tariff at the earliest possi-
BILE moment and in the meantime more
reciprocity treaties.
A motion to lay the resolutions on
the table lost, and they were
adopted. The meeting adopted a reso-
ton favoring the open shop and indus
trial education. and declaring an en-
ployer should be permitted to employ
or discharge men without dictation
from IA labor union. Other resolutions
favor IA national bankruptcy law. the
repeal of the timber and stone act and
that all public timber lands shall be
included in the permanent forest re-
serves. the title to the land to be for
ever retained by the national govern
ment stumpag ge only of matured tIm-
Der to be sold. the young timber to- be
reserved for future cutting so that tn"
forests will be perpetuated by the
right use; and that the national gov
ernment shall by the reservation or
purchase of existing forests, and the
planting of new forests create in every
state national forest plantations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
HARTMAN MAY BE
FORCED TO ANSWER

WASHINGTON, May 22.-It is not
the intention of the Interstate Com
merce commission to await the result
of the proceedings to compel Il. ii.
Hartman to answer certain queries
that were put to him by the New York
investigation before taking action in
the present investigation. According
to the opinion of members of the com
mission. 1t may be year or more be-
fore a final decision can be reached re-
garding the refusal &c Mr. Hartman to
answer questions.
1t is expected THAI If the court up
holds the commission. Mr.. Hartman
will carry the case to higher courts.
Should the lower courts decision be
adverse to the commission 1t Is proba-
Bile that 1t will carr Sthe matter up. In
as much as the rigl of the commits
sion is involved.
without reference. however, to the
determination of that question, the
commission will consider the merits of
the general inquiry into the Hartman
lines and reach its conclusion on the
facts presented. The indications are
that "a determination of the case Will
be reached i'm few weeks
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
BRIDE and GROOM
ARRESTED WHILE
ON "HOBO" TOUR
Police Interfere in Plans Of Newly
Married Couple for Novel
Honeymoon Trip.-Wife
Resumes Skirts

SANTA BARBARA. Calf, May "a
Because they wanted to spend theiR
honeymoon In boxcar, "hoboeing" 1t
over the country. Mr. and Mrs. l.. Hoyt,
who were married a few days ago in
Pasadena. were arrested here today
and taken to police court. The couple
were captured in the railroad yards
Mrs. Hoyt was attired in a suit of her
husbands clothes and was passing as
his younger brother. Her sex was dis
covered at the station and their con-
fession followed.
Justice Wheaton did not impose a
fine upon the couple but directed Mrs.
Hoyt to resume her normal attire, af-
ter which he FASTENED to extend fell
citations upon the marriage. Mrs.
Hoyt said:
'T wore trousers simply for the nov
city of the thing. but since you think
IL so horrible OF me. III take them
off and get into skirts again"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
KEEP RECORDERS OFFICE BUSY

The Canton Mining company has
filed with the county recorder patent
to land in section Is. township l6
north of range 62 east. in Robinson
mining district The patent was issued
December 81. 1885,
A. Baer of Salt Lake has transferred
to Edward Wilson of Ely. a one-third
interest in lot 3, block b. Ely, for "A
stated consideration of SO.
Alex Baird, w. ]. Stewart and A. H.
Mcknight have transferred to A. g.
Burton, trustee, for a stated conside-
ration of SO. the Lucky Rabbit min
ing claim in Robinson mining district
NJ E. Jones and wife Of Salt Lake
have transferred to the Cambrian COP
per company for a stated consideration
of 28O, the Texas lode mining claim at
Muncy.
C. Hermanson has transferred to
Theresa Magnuson. for $1,450 all OF
his interest in lots 13, IA, IL and l6,
in block l. Magnuson addition, and all
of his interest in lots /, 10 and Il. block
9 Magnuson addition.
Mrs Bertha Suprenant and Alfred
Suprenant have transferred to LOUIS
Piper. for a stated consideration OF
$3.50 a lot 25 by 100 feet in size, OPP
posite the Owl saloon. Lane City
c. Hermanson has transferred to
Mrs. Theresia Magnuson for $3.50 all OF
lot 2. and Is by los feet of lot j.
block 2, Magnuson addition.
A. J. Stevens has transferred to Mich
olas Schmittroth for $525. lots !, 2 f"
and A. block 4, East Lawn addition.
Charles A Walker has transferred
to the White Pine Soda company for a
stated consideration of $40 lots III, l.
Is and 1G, in block 2. Dickerson addl-
tion.
Andrew Ghiggerri and Frank Piombo
have sold to Louis c. SchwalenDerg'
for q stated consideration of 81, the
Whitehorse group of "a claims in Rod
inson mining district The claims mad
been transferred by ]. ID. Crossette' w.
A. Leonard. William b. Root ana
George C. Gill. by the original owners
for the samfs, stated consideration.
Schwalenberg transferred the claims
to tie Ely Commission and peVelop-
ment company for stated considera-
tion of $1,000
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
DETECTIVES ARE SEARCHING FOR AL
LEGGED TRAIN NRECKERS /
Reward Of $4,000 Offered by Southern Pacific
for fiendS who LOOSened RaiIS--TWO are
Killed and Many Injured

LOS ANGELES, May 22.-Private de-
tectives employed by. the Southern Pa
cIhc and deputies from the sheriff
office In this city are joining in the
search for the mon who are believed to
have caused this mornings disastrous
wreck on the Coast Line. when five
cars of the Coast Line Limited plunged
over the edge of a trestlc near West
Glendale. 10 miles north of this city.
The list of dead Is believed tn be
complete with the finding of the bodies
of James Victor. of whose antecedents
nothing Is known, and T. J. Mcmahon.
Santa Barbara electrician. who was
crushed beneath the baggage car while
stealing a ride. Victor Is believed to
have met death under the same condi-
tions, but his body was not discovered
until the car was partially raised from
the dry bed of the Arroyo Seco.
The injured number a score. The es-
cape of the passengers who fell with
the derailed cars is generally attribut-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
JULY WHEAT GOES
TO HIGH FIGURE
IN BULL MARKET
UprOar Marks Trading and Market
Closes in Nervous Condition.
Enormous Deals Closed
During Day

CHICAGO. May 22.-Amid an uproar
of bullish enthusiasm. wheat prices on
the board of trade today continued
their record breaking tactics. all de-
liveries touching new record marks for
the season. July options sold at $1.03,
September ut $1.04 IL and December
at $105 lis. The market closed ner-
vous with prices showing only slight
changes compared with yesterdays s
final quotations, the July and Decem-
ber deliveries being up lSc. while
September was down 1-Sc. July corn
and oats each closed at II net loss of
1-2c. Provisions were down Is to II
1-2c to ~ lie.
The new high water mark for wheat
was reached on initial transactions,
which showed gains of Lee to Lac,
compared With the closing quotations
of the previous session Later in the
day the July delivery repeated the
opening performance and advanced to
a point lie above the initial figures.
Trading was again of enormous pro-
portions and prices iiuctuated within
a range of two cents. There was big
general demand from the more promi-
nent commission houses leading in the
buying. Heavy realizing sales kept
the market In n highly excited condi-
ton and caused rapid fluctuations in
prices. The main features in the news
gossip of the day were the continued
absence of rain in Kansas and the
strength of European markets, especi-
ally thoes at Liverpool and Budapest.
Reports of damages to the crop were
again numerous. Demand was less ur-
gent during the last half hour and al
though prices We're on a considerably
lower level than earlier in the day, the
market closed strong. July opened
&c to 1c higher at $1.02 to $1.O2 1-2,
and colsed at $1.01 SIS, after advanc-
ing to 1,03.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
OHIO WRECK BRINGS DEATH
AND INJURY TO PASSENGER $

CINCINNATI. Ohio, May 22.-Two
persons were dangerously injured and
30 others slightly hurt this afternoon
when the Chesapeake & Ohio flyer was
wrecked. the sleeper being thrown into
the ditch by the buckling of the track.
The accident occut ed between Bra
shears and South Ripley, Ky.
The dangerously injured are: IRON
ton Kelly. Ashland, Ky: Mrs. Van Rico.
Asheville, Ky.
The sleeper was attached to the train
known as the Fast Flying Vrginian.
which left Cincinnati at noon for New
York.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
ALLEGED SALT LAKE THIEF
ARRESTED IN COLORADO

DENVER, May 22.-In the arrest of
Ed Philips, who was taken from
train at Lajunta, Colo. on suspicion of
being a pickpocket. the. authorities of
Denver and Otero county believe they
have captured one of the persons guilty
of robbing a jewelry store at salt
Lake of $25, 900 worth of gems. They
claim that letters and papers taken
from Philips person undeniably con-
meet him with the crime. The sheriffs
office is conducting a secret investiga-
ton of this end of the affair and will
not give out any further information.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
Negro surrounded in swamp.

REIDSVILLE, Ca May 29,-A posse
today surrounded swamp in which
Elem Padgett had concealed himself.
He is the negro whose attempted as
sault ON Mrs. Laura Moore near here
resulted in the lynching yesterday of
two negroes, the death of three other
persons and the injury of seven others.
The wife of Sim Padgett, one of the
slain negroes. confessed today that af-
ter the withdrawal of the posse that
attacked Padgett's cabin. that she had
killed John Hare, a member of the
posse who had been shot down i'm the
attack.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
BIG REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES
MADE BY NEVADA NORTHERN
New Tariff Effective June 10, Cuts Cost Of Ship
ping Building Material and Other COmmOdi
ties Averaging 81 per cent

! Corinne, Salt Lake or Ogden, to Cur
ries. 30 cents. TO Ely, 55 cents.
Similar reductions are also given on
hay. grain and produce.
In the building material lines, iron
and steel roofing. sheet iron, plain.
black. painted or galvanized rock face
and brick face siding. from Salt Lake
to Ely or Smelter, is reduced from
$1.17Nper hundred to SO cents per hum
dred.
structural iron. consisting of angle
iron, channels, beams. columns girders,
round nods, headed or threaded with
nuts and washers, except merchant bar
iron; bolts. not including carriage, wa
gon, machine or lag bolts; rivets, not
less than half an inch in diameter;
ices. tees. sidewalk or floor plates.
without glass. rails ioist hangers, post
caps and bases. braces and indented,
twisted or corrugated iron bars used
as supports in cement structure, In car
lots. minimum 10000 pounds. reduced
from Sill to So cents per hundred
pounds
Lumber and its products are reduced
from 73 cents to IS cents. other classes
of lumber in straight or mixed car
loads. as specified in item of the new
tariff sheet. is reduced from as cents
to 20 cents per hundred. from Boise.
Idaho.
Lime in car lots minimum. is re-
, duced from 80 IL to 81 1-2 cents per
hundred from Ogden. Woods Cross and
Salt Lake.
Mining machinery, smelling ana
electrical machinery, power iron work
ing machinery, including boring and
drilling machines. in carloads. mini
mum weight, 10000 pounds, from Salt
Lake or Ogden, reduced from $113 to
IS cents per hundred.
Building and roofing material, as
phalt Stag roofing, felt and cement
roofing. caps and nails, are reduced
from Sill to 81 cents per hundred
from Sat Lake. A fiat rate of $40 per
car from Ogden to Ely is made on
graders outfits and horses in straight
or mixed carloads. minimum weight,
-. 000 pounds
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
CONSOLIDATION OF
TWO PROMINENT
PROPERTIES
One Of Richards Companies will
Merge with Denver Capital
lists, Forming the Ely
National

Articles of incorporation for the ELS
National Copper company will probably
be filed with the county recorder today
or tomorrow. The company will be
formed by consolidation of the Ely
Jumbo company's holdings and the
mining property. comprising 800 acres
owned by Max Straus of Denver
The capitalization will be for 2,0OO,
GOO shares at a par value of $3.50 per
share, and the life of the company will
be for 25 years The officers who will
be named are Max Straus, Denver.
president; James b. Grant. Denver. vice
president; e. b. Morgan, Denver, Sec
retary; Thomas Keely, Denver. treas
urer; and the following directors: John
D. Murphy and Henry E. Wood, Dem
yer; G. L. Rickard. A. b. Witcher and
S. d. Crump. Ely.
The Indebtedness of the company
will be limited to $4,000. The prop
erty of the company adjoins that or
The stockholders of the Ely Jumbo
company will meet at the Northern
hotel at o'clock this afternoon to
ratify the proposed consolidation of
interests.
The Denver officers of the company
are prominent In Colorado financial af-
fairs. James B. Grant is former COVER
nor of Colorado. and is prominent in
the councils of the Omaha Grant
Smelling company of Denver.
Thomas Keely is connected with the
First National bank of Denver; Max
Straus is a wealthy mining man and
Henry f. Wood Is an assayer and
metallurgist.
The new company purposes to begin
work on the property within the next
30 days and will place suitable ma
chinery on the ground for the active
prosecution of development work.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23

The Nevada Northern Railway COM
pany has issued a new freight tariff
schedule, which will be effective on and
after June 16, 1907. which publishes
what Is virtually Il horizontal rcduc-
tion in the freight rates all along the
line. of 32 per cent.
The new rate sheet, which has just
been made public, announces marked
reductions in the rates on building ma
terials from outside points. The re-
duction in this class of commodities
will have beneficial effect on many
other lines.
Among the new commodity rates
published are the following:
Beer, in wood or glass. car lots,
minimum weight, 10000 pounds, from
Salt Lake, Utah. to Ely or the smelt-
ers. 81 per hundred pounds. Old rate,
s1.17.
Beer packages. empty. second hand.
car lots, minimum weights, in refrige-
rator cars. 1900 pounds; in other cars.
10000 pounds, 35 cents per hundred.
Old rate, $1.17 per hundred pounds.
Brick-Fire clay fire brick, straight
or mixed carloads, minimum weight.
da, Mont, to Smelter or Ely. IS cents
per hundred pounds Old rate 81 1-2
cents per hundred pounds.
Brick. carloads, minimum weight,
marked capacity of car. from salt
Lake, Utah, to Smelter or Ely, IL cents
per hundred pounds.
Cement. carloads, minimum weight.
10000 pounds, from Devils Slide or
Salt Lake, 81 1-2 cents per hundred.
Emigrant movables car lots. mini
mum weight, 10000 pounds from Salt
Lake, go cents per hundred pounds. Old
rate, "a cents.
Fruit and vegetables mixed cars on
ly, minimum weight. $4,000 pounds.
from Salt Lake. Ogden or Brigham, vi
per hundred pounds. Old rate, $1.4i.
Grain in car lots, minimum weight.
10000 pounds, from Wells. New, to
Curries, 81 1-2 cents. From Wells to
Ely or the Smelter, Al 1-2 cents. From
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
HTE HAS NOT DECIDED
TO PUT ADAMS ON STAND

BOISE Idaho, May 22.-By the use
of train. stage and horses and some
active hustling. Sheriff Shad l1odgin
and his deputies managed today to
round up a majority of the 60 men In
cluded in the special venire issued
yesterday in the Steunenberg murder
case and they are all expected to be on
hand when the trial is resumed at 2
o'clock tomorrow.
II has been decided that James Haw-
ley. senior counsel for the state, VIII
make the opening statement.
1t has not yet been decided by the
state TO call Steve Adams as witness.
He is on the list pf the states witness
es and it was for time deemed GER
tain that he would be brought here
and willing or unwilling. to be placed
on the stand but now the matter is
in doubt and will probably not be de-
tcrmined upon until later.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-23
Will Arbitrate Claim.

WASHINGTON, May 22-As tne re.
suit of negotiations between the SUI
department and Nicaragua, arra"s
ments have been practically made ioi
thu arbitration of the claim of Ge"rS'
D. Emory & Company of Hos'oH
against the government of Nicaragua
for aooogas alleged to have been sus-
tai,ed Though the infringement oi
their concession to cut anu ma N
hogany. 1t is understood tha' ,ns
cession is valued at $l,Ooo'ooo' 81,
stated today that Justice Day ~
supreme court of the United S'a' ~,
been selected as arbitrator 49,
United States. Ambassador Cree ..'',
been chosen by Nicaragua put w., w.
obliged to decline and another c''o'''
must be made.