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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Blair Booster Suspends

W. w. Booth in the Blair
Booster Of June ~ that it is the last
issue of that publication and the plant
will be removed to Miller. Mr.. Booth
attributes the failure to make the
Booster . profitable venture to the
welching Of one E6inger on promises Of
support. and designates Blair as q one
man town.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Gamblers will Pay For Streets

Goldfield, N vada, June 17.-L'cense
Collector Ingalls, estimates that $l10. 900
will be available for the improvement
of the streets of Goldfeld during the re.
mainder Of the present year. The
revenue for this purpose is derived al
most entirely from gambling licenses
which amount to 1880 per month, and
are increasing monthly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
HE WAS OUT OF SIGHT
The Ely Fans Nearly Bury a Favorite
With Silver Dollars

II the Eureka and Ruby Hill baseball
teams contemplate trying conclusions
on the diamond in the near future with
the Ely boys. the following is Published
for the purpose Of informing them what
they are going mp against:
Ely defeated Ogden, which holds the
Utah State championship, in W o games
on the diamond at Ely last Saturday
and Sunday. The score for the first
game was z to 5. and the second game
went to the tune of 8 to 8
There were a thousand people at the
Sunday game and the enthusiasm was
great.
Jensen and Bosquet formed the bat.
terry for the Ely team in both games.
and played excellent ball.
The sensational feature Of the Sunday
game wss Bosquet's home run. He
knocked out q long drive over the right
center field. reaching home on the hit.
and winning the game. The people in
the grand stand who had bet on the Ely
team showered the catcher with silver
coins. He picked up over $50 from the
ground.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Ely Woman Divorced

Mrs. Rhoda R~ynearson, wife OF
Walter Rynearson who is a prominent
mining man of Ely. has been granted q
divorce in the District Court at Reno.
Forty dollars a month alimony was
given the plaintiff. Mrs. Rynearson
gave her residence as Chestnut place in
this city. She came here from Ely.
Cruelty and drunkenness were the
grounds for the divorce.-Reno Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Death of O. ]. Salisbury

Orange j. Salisbury died in New
York June IS of heart disease. Mr..
Salisbury was associated with J. T. Gil.
msr in the stage and mining business
here about % years ago. and at the
time Of his death raj part owner OF the
Geddes & Bertrand mines in Secret
Canyon. He was on his way to Ger
many for the benefit of his health when
overtaken by death.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Goldfeld's Big Bullion Tax

Goldfeld, Nevada, June III. Ii.
Neven 10 here for the purpose Of collect
ing the State bullion tax from the Gold
field mines. The rate is $4.20 on the
500. and this trip Mr.. Neven collected
S57, 1927. 10 on the net production Of four
mines amounting to 81. 66s. 9O9.69. The
four mines are the Mohawk, Frances
Mohawk, Red Top and Combination.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
lack Kermeen Seriously Ill

Jack Kermeen. a miner and pros
pector, well and favorably known in
nearly every Nevada camp, is lying i'll
at the Sierra Hospital and grave fears
are entertained for his recovery. He
was on a prospecting trip in the north
ern part of the State when taken sick
and was brought to Reno by DR..
Hutchins, formerly Of Colorado.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
More Dead Ones Dropped

The following additional mining
stocks have been dropped from the list
Of the San Francisco Stock aud Ex-
change Board: Goldfield Rand, Gold
field Bullfrog. Vista Grand. Wolverine.
Shoshone Bullfrog. Jumper. Lind. Little
George and Tripolite.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Double Tracking the U. P.

Double track construction on the
Union Pacific has been undertaken this
year exceeding anything attempted be-
fore in the West. To the l75 miles Of
double track in operation between
aud Green River. Wyo., will
be added nearly 200 miles Of second
track now under construction.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Probable Strike of Telegraphers

graphers in the employ of the Western
Union aud Postal Telegraph is newt
able. All negotiations looking to a
settlement between employers and am.
ployes are reported to have been broken
off. and the telegraphers are busy col
Letting assessments preparatory to the
threatened strike. The men will strike
for an eight hour day and q minimum
scale of $l25 per month.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
A. O.. U. w. Trust Fund

Ogden, Utah. June l7.-Judge Howel
to-day handed down o decision that the
$40. 600 trust fund held by the A. o. U.
w. Of Nevada be distributed to the
widows. orphans and others OF Nevada
entitled to the amount. The State or.
g~anizaiion Of the order was abandoned
in Nevada owing to q lack of member.
ship.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
Stabbing ARRAY at North Fork

A stabbing ARRAY occurred at John
sons on North Fork. Elko County. on
Monday. Il seems that Jimmy Britt.
well known in Elko. aud q man by the
name Of James Robinson of Bruneau
Valley, had o row. when Britt drew q
knife and stabbed Robinson in the
breast and in the back. Both wounds
are serious. but unless complications sci
in they will probably not prove fatal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
HAYWOOD'S NEVADA RECORD
Western Federation's Secretary
Was at One Time a Resident
of Winnemucca

The Unionist. published at Boise,
Idaho, where the trial of William ID.
Haywood. Secretary-Treasurer Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. is taking
place. for completely in the assassination
OF Ex-Governor Steunenberg of that
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22

State, reprints the subjoined communi-
cation sent to that paper and signed by
the following named county officials
and citizens of Winnemucca, Nevada.
of which place Mr.. Hay wood was a
former resident:
s. j. Bonnifeld, Jr.. E. A. Ducken, j.
w. Guthrie, Geo. o. Hill, w. L. Wiki
inson, f. G. Hoenstine, S. G. Lamb. r.
E. L. Windle, G. NJ. Rose. G. E. Robins.
J. F. Dunn. @. W. Muller. VIM. S.
Bonnifield, J. A. Laugwith.
wINNEMUccA, NEVADA, May 90. '07.
To Whomsoever May Be the Readers
Hereof:
Dear Sirs-Referripg to the case OF
William d. Haywood, In officer Of the
Miners Union of the State of Colorado.
and against whom some person or per-
sons have caused criminal charges to be
made in the State of Idaho. we. citizens
aud residents of Humboldt County,
State Of Nevada. beg to say! William
d. Hay wood came to our county when
he was a mere boy, resided here many
years in different localities. and became
well acquainted aud well known to
many of us aud to many other citizens
and old residents of this part of the
State of Nevada; he worked in the
mines, and at various other kinds OF
labor while o resident here. always care
fully abstained from each and every
character o; disreputable calling and
occupation was always an honest, in
dustrious, sober and reliable citizen. an
excellent, kind and faithful husband
and father; was above the average In
intelligence aud exhibited a most laud-
his mind. aud became p~re-eminently
conspicuous as q strictly ~law-abiding
and law-obeying man and member OF
our community at nc time did he asso-
ciate with or sympathizs with the
criminal class. and during his long resi-
dence in this State. by an unbroken line
of unimpeachei and unimpeachable
conduct as an honest, honorable and
industrious young man, he built mp for
himself, with those who knew him best.
q most enviable reputation as a most
useful and especially as a law.abiding
citizen and man, and commanded the
merited respect Of every intelligent and
honest nan with whom he was ac-
quainted; and it is a pleasure to be able
to bsar testimony to the good name of
80 good and commendable a citizen as
William D. Hay wood.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22

Orchard may be q s~coundrel. liar and
murderer. bat he possesses excellent
nerve, wonderful courage and an extra
ordinary memory. Pity that such an
able man should be such a copsummate
rascal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22

Tracklaying from Rhyolite to Gold.
field on the Clark railroad began June 4,
and the gangs are making one mile per
day. At this rate it will take three
months to reach Goldfield. All laborers
get 81 per day on construction.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22

John Roberts. alias Jack Winton.
who escaped from jill at Ely several
weeks ago and was r%ecaptured while at
work in the mines on Ruby Hill, was
convicted of forgery at Ely last week
and sentenced to three years in State
priaon.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
METAL MARKET.

The latest metal quotations are as
follows:
Silver at New York ga cents per ounce.
Lead at New York. 1896 per 100 pounds
Casting Copper at Salt Lake City. 22A cts.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-06-22
NEVADA PRESS COMMENT.
Lef the Dead Rest

Let the Dead Rest
Several of the State papers are jump
ing pom Van Duzsr again. What do
they hope to gain by stirring mp his
putrid corpse? The poor devil is with
ont friends or a~pologists in the State,
and nothineean be gained by dragging
his corpse from the grave.-Elko INDIE
pendent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
Destructive Fire.

Cumberland, Md. Fen. S-The rouno'
house Of the Cumberland aad Penn
s,lgania Railroad at Mount Savage, nine
miles from hare burned today. Sz
loconotiees were destroyed Tbs wstei
pipes we're frnzsn aud littl6 could bt
done to stop the fires. The night watch
mao Is unable to tell how the 6amt'
originated. The lost Is over 500, OOo.
Rlme, n. Y. Feo. 2S.--Flre esrl'
today destroyed the plant of the wire
aud Telephone Comrany OF AmerIc'
-utarlng a loss OF $4,000 Tne IRE
originated 10 the boiler room of The
.orks. The cold geather had frozen
Ill the fire hydraots and the Aremen
Sere unable to successfully combat witt
tie flames.
Nesport, Maine, Feb. 23.-The town
Of D xter 10 threateno, by fire. Tnre'
hundred volunteer fireman are workint
10 vain TO check the fl mes, which orok'
ut at midnight Seven stores and
dozen dwelliugs have already bee
burned, aud the loss now exceeds $780,
900. Help was called from Bang
aud WarervilIe. Tenants In the oufb'
ing building aroused from sleep Wer'
thrown into panic.
Asbury Park, n. J. Feb. 2S.--Fir'
early today, caused by the explosion o
gas meter. destroyed the enterpris
FIRE house Evan Gilluwe's grocery store
narrowly escaped with their lives, losing
ali their ed-cts. I.ns- S., 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
TOday's Telegraphie News
Another Terrible Disaster.

NN~~N@
Johns;swn, Pa, Feb. % Ten per-
soma are missing, 8 half dozen others
are belieTed 10 be fatally injured, snd
more than q score are suffering from
serious injuries "a the rusult OF the
wrecSiug OF the Ppn.svlvsnis Railroads
w-stbound q er No 20 at Mineral Point,
eight miles east OF here, at 40 early
hour this morning.
Either spreading rails or broken
truck on the tender caused the disaster
which resulted In five heavy Pullman
cars, combination car. an obsarvation
car and tire. sleepe 3 leaving the track
while they were being driven along at
Sky miles an hour and crashing nown
into the Conemaugh river, l25 feet be-
low.
a heavy coating OF ice prevented the
c. aches from going through into thu
rivsr, but it is believed that several
b dIts we're forced through the ice and
@ ,atrd away.
At the time Of the accident practically
all the passengers were 10 their berths,
and the exposure resulting from their
being hurled out iuto the atm s.
phere is expected to result seriously for
many.
At the present hour It Ia impossible
to obtain complete list Of the ! jur'd,
as some Of the victims were brought here
and Others were rushed 10 Alt"ons.
The wrecked traio left New Y TX at
3:55 yesterday afternoon, but the engine,
sIe~mIDg poorly, the train left Altoona
nearly an hour late. At the point where
be ACCIDENT occurred, IN d~sy between
south F rk and Mineral 2 not, there Is
very sharp curve 10 the track which
has al"ays been regarded as dangerous
by railroad men 1t was at this point
that the coaches left the track, turning
over and over as they rolled down the
eep embsnkment TO the river bed aod
carrying wires with them.
Few of the victims, all of whom we're
4 l-ep at the time Of the wreck, took any
tine to collect lost wearing apparel.
Apparently not person on Doard mao
escaped injury In some form.
At the Office Of the chief train de-
spatcber 10 PIttsourg, the cause Of the
wreck was given as follows:
Zone of the bolts holding up thu
brake rigging under the engine snapped
With the result that the brake shoes we're
let down on the rails. One OF the brake
shoes got under one of the main driving
wheels aud partly derailed the big engine.
About thres hundred yards of the track
we're torn up, sitter which the engine left
he tracks sud dragged with 1t he three
rear cars Tuese cars slipped do@n thr
embsnkment aud landed on their sides
10 the Conemaugh river, submergiDg
them to the dep'h of about two feet.
There we're ffy-iour passengers on board
and all were more or less injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
Virginia News.

The anniversary Of the birth Of Wash.
ingtnn 6as observed at tho University
OF Virginia yesterday afternoon By the
suspension of lectures and by an address
ny ex Presid snt Patton, Of Princeton, on
obligatory Morality"
B.. J. O'Hara, otNewport News, state
deputy and Grand deputy worthy pres
ident Of the Fraternal Oder OF Eagles,
fell from ladder yes e:day aud broke
his right leg at the ankle while 10 the
aot Of uofurling fl ,g over his pl'ce OF
business in honor of Washingtou's birth
day,
Representative Slemp, of Virgiais,
yesterday introduced TO the Presld Mt
". Il. @. Brown, colOre attorney, of
Norfolk, who is caod date for thu
Uuited States consulship az Guadaloupe,
to Gil thu the place OF Consul Bowen,
who has resigned Col. Slemp asked Tor
the appointment. The President Is
quoted as saying that he had no object
ION to Browns appointment, II 1t vas
satisfactory to the State Department
He sent his visitors to Secretary Root to
sec about the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday parsed the Mill
tsry Academy appropriation bill auC
agreed to he conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial bill
several bours we're devoted to debate on
The forestry bureau item in the sgricul'
tursl bill without any progress being
made.
The Senate last night passed the phar'
macy bill. No amendments we're made,
and the bill having come from the House
COW gees to the President for his approx.
al. The bill sbolishes the bosrd OF
pharmaceutical examiners, creates O new
hoard Of pharmacy, aud changes the
name OF the hoard oisupeivisors to 9Th
board Of uPdicsl supervisors Of the Dis
trict of Columbia"
The committee of the whole Hous'
aiopted su amendment to the sunjr'
civil bill imiIiug the power of the Ia
terror Department 10 the matter of al
legged fraudulebt land eutrles: defeat d
n amendment providing money for the
payment of the cost of transporting sill
yer dollars to and from the treasury
and disposed OF all but eighty pages OF
rho bill. The House cleared It's calendar
pension bills, defeated Mr.. Clark
Philippines resolution, adopted reso.
luton requesting information as to thu
relations between the railroads On
cosstwise shipping, and sent The Grim
inal appeals bill to conference.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB. p. 1907.

Before THE debris from recent hor-
rors couli DO removed from the gaze OF
passengers on passing trains another
terrible railroad accident has occurred by
which the PennsylVsn's Railroads fast
Chicago express, the most luxnriously
equipped train on that road, has been
derailed, killing numbers Of persons out
right aud maiming others. The train
was late ane Is said to have been run
mig at the rate of GO or 20 miles an
hour when It left the rails. Such acct
dents are now Of m1re common occur
renee than during the infancy of travel
Ing by rml, ard one following another
SO closely is causing some whose avoea'
tious do not compel them to travel to
defer proposed journeys. The record OF
railroad horrors 10 less than two
months Of the year 1902 is phenomenal.
We live 10 fast age when most people
are 10 hurry, and animated With q
desire to annihilate time and space.
The III .fs,ed train wss scheduled to run
between New York and Chicago In
eighteen hours. Many are now living
who can remember when it took almost
as many days to make the trip. The
desire to save time and the sharp COM
petition Of this day tempt people to run
All SORTS Of risks, and they undress and
.etiro ia sleeping cars running at fright
iul rate of speed with probably less
apprehension Of danger than they mani.
fes, ia their homes, as in the former
many live 10 dread of the mythical man
under the bed Taking in Considera'
lion the many things that could happen,
the wonder is thai moro accidents do
not occur from misplaced switches,
careless operators, spreading rails, over
heated journals, &c Some railroad
companies arc considering the advisable
i.y Of "cutting ont some Of their fast
schedules in tho interest Of safety. But
The majority of travellers clamor for rapid
transportation. and 50 long az this is the
case accidents will not be materially de-
creased hODce the patrons Of roads are,
in measure, responsible for existing
conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
The President In Boston.

Boston, +, b. 23.-rne Federal Ex'
press, barring President RI sevelt and
his party, reached the Back Bav station
At 1886, and was met by a crowd OIL
persons. The President Immediately
entered the carriage Of DR.. w. ). Bige-
Inv and was driven to his home. Secrt'
airy Latta accompanied him, but left
the carriage at the Bigelow residence
aud went to q nearby hotel. The ret
of the Presidents party, including Mrs.
Roosevelt, Mrs. Nicholas Lopgwortb
and Miss Ethel Roosevelt, remained in
the private car Signet, which was
switched to the Boston aud Albany subur-
Dan circu { of the city where the ladies
of he White House. will be guest of Mrs.
George @. Lee, grandmother OF Mrs
Lpnewotih.
At IL o'clock the President stood god
father Tor the child Of Guy Murchie
a Boston attorney and former rough
rider.
Ths Presidents speech at the Harvard
Union was tho feature OF his visit to
Boston. The most interesting feature t.
many was his allusion to athletic sports
BE said, among other things, that BE-
did not favor the abolition OF such b.
cause certain diyersions we're abused.
aud dwelt at length upon athletic sports,
showing that they we're essential I"
college life. He, however, warned hi.
bearers not TO allow themselves TO fall
into the error Of supposing play to b.
the CHIEF end OF man. Play had i's
proper place in the college, but 1t should
not be allowed to nvershsdow everything
el". The President portrayed the ben
Il impaired 10 country BY good Gil
zensbip, aud called attention to the fac
that o mans natural endowments g.
well IS bis requirements 10 knowledge
should be kept In proper channels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23

TaE CHICAGO CHRoNICLE says "that
the reading public is becoming tired OF
the great bulk Of some daily editions OF
newspapers and Of most Sunday issues.
II il imoossibIe that such masses OF
printed matter should be read. They
become wearisome and inspire the desire
Tor less bulk and more COgency. There
Is . growing sentiment for smaller and
nore compact newspapers " The above
expresses the convictions Of large num-
her Of publishers and readers of news
p4pers. In the competition in the
journalistic field at the present time the
newspaper has been OverdOne, and has
hecomo tlresomo TO large percentage OF
sober.mindcd people. The Gazette has
remained q four-psgo newspaper through.
ont its long life. and on bnt few occs'
sions have the publishers been compelled
to issue supplements in order to furnish
the actual news, and then only when a
Presidents or q Governors message rem
dered such extra papers necessary A
recent comparison Of the Gazette with 4
twel7e-psgo paper published in large
city showed that whea the latter hid
sen denuded Of It's handbill headline 8
aud the sexual news extracted. the bulk
@ the reading matter exceeded but little
that compGctly prln,od in The Gazette
The printing press is one Of tho greatest
blessings Of the Christian era, but the
indiscriminate aud thoughtless use OF
printers ink has brought about evils
which are deplOved BY a large class OF
conservative people The world ia kept
flooded Sith q class Of literature which
impedss the development Of vigorous
intelllect', especially in the younger gen.
GRAFTON, most of whom ignore ancient
and to a great extent modern history as
veil as other sOlid reading matter. The
bulky Sunday newspapers have contrib
4.ed Ia measure toward bringing
.bout such conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-23
The Thaw Trial.

New Ymk, Feb 2S.-Had Stanford
White lived just one night longer than
he did, his career az high deVotee
would have been brought to dsgrsceful
close By 8 raid on one ofhis studioa b.
the police. This 10 the statement made
toiay BY one of Thew's ATTORNEYS. If
necessary the defense is prepared to
prove this White, It Ia said, had planned
to give another of bis famous Ginner. 10
studio on the night of June &c. ii I'D
Thaw but waited the bringing Of his
enemy to justice before the bar of public
opinion, rs W. II as causing bis degrade
ton in the police courts, his course III
have been accomplished.
The defense has in it's baud, Il Is said,
another string card 10 play, if any weak
eniug Of Eselyn's testimony under Je'
rome's cross-exsmination d man Is il.
Two girls, victims OF Vote, who sui
tered at his hands, almprt In the same
way as did Evelyn Nesbit, are at The
Command of the defense to tell theiI
stories.
Ma,teawan ia again the great cloud
before the deteuae. J-r mo, Tbaw'-
lawyers believe, has practically given up
hope o! conviction. Tney expect h'm
tn bend ali bis euergies to show thai
Thaw Is insane now.
The Countess OF Yarmouth, sister Of
Tosw, 1t was reported today, has elImi'
nsted herself entirely IT, m the Gaze. she
hiss not visited the court house siuce toe
d.y she retired from the court room
when Justice Fitzgerald permitted those
women 10 leave who did not wish to hear
unpleasant testimony. Nor has she
visited Thaw in the Tomos, 80 far a.
anyone knows.
The statement made Yesterday thai
Evelyn had deem psid $500 900 10 bring
charges against White IN her evidence
is positively denied by members of the
murderers family