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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
MINERS
TO renew STRIKE

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.President
Mickey Davis of the Alaska Mine
Workers union has succeeded in his
efforts to form an alliance with the
Western Federation OF Miners, and
there will be a renewal of the war
fare between the miners union and
the operators in the Tanana district
when the sluicing season begins next
April.
The fight that has been made in
the Tanana district this season re-
duced the output of one of the rich
est districts in Alaska to an inconse-
quential amount, and the minehs'
union claims it will be able to tie up
the district again next year The
miners demand an eight-hour day, Sc
a day, free board and bunk. and
recognition of their union Subse-
quently the wages asked were re
duced to SIS day. Later in the sea-
son, some of the mines that pay best.
hOtduiy Ol tnC OOiQoLiCd anu GOiO
creeks, granted the union mems de-
mands, and other miners offered
them the wages but baked at the
closed shop rule.
When the Mine Owners Protective
association was organized an effort
was made to import men from Seat
tie, and 400 went north. They we're
beset by the cooks and walters
on the steamships. the White Pass
and Yukon railroad, and on the river
boat. They were met by a miners
delegation at Fairbanks and sent
back to the states. Some of the men
taken north as strikebreakers almost
starved before they were able to get
out again.
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SON ACTED AS
FATHERS NEMESIS
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-John NJ
Wiles, Sc years old, was confronted
in the Central police station last
night by his son, J. Burr Wiles, 35
years old, whom he had not seen for
thirty-four years. The father was a
prisoner on complaint of his son, who
had constituted himself as his Ne
mesis in revenge for the desertion of
his mother and three children, two of
whom are dead, in Bingham, New
York, thirty-four years ago.
The son has tracked him the last
few years, until, convinced he could
convict him of a statutory ofeense
involving woman who was acting as
his housekeeper, he caused the ar
rest. Misfortune has pursued Wiles
since he deserted his family. The
wealth he then possessed has been
swept away through racetrack re-
verses. Several years ago friends in
Chicago bought horse and cab for
him, and he has eked out living as
a cab driver since. He denies the
charge made by his son.
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ARISES
over EXTRADITION

VICTORIA, b. c., Sept. "a.
Trouble has arisen with regard to
the extradition of W. H. Adsett, who
was arrested at Che Foo and taken
to the United States battleship Ala
bama for the mruder of Gertrude
Dayton, an American woman In.
Hongkong. He quartered the re-
mains into trunk and placed them
on the steamer Mount Eagle. The
British authorities are endeavoring
to secure the extradition Of the man
to Hongkong for trial, but the United
States refuses to give him up and
notified the United States consul gen
eral at Che Foo to proceed against
him
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AGED Man MAY
HAVE ENDED life
IBy Associated Press.l

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24.-Mi-
chael McManus, a resident of Sacra-
mento since 1862, and for many
years one of the leaders in local dem
ocratis politics has been missing
from his home since yesterday after
noon, and the finding of This hat and
coat on a barge i'll the Sacramento
river this morning indicates that
McManus committed suicide by
jumping into the river. McManus
was II years of age. and of late re-
peated attacks of nervous prostra-
tion seemed to have impaired his
mind His several sons and daugh-
ters have watched over him for
weeks. fearing that he would meet
with some accident. When he left
home early yesterday afternoon and
did not return at nightfall search
was instituted which lasted all of last
night.
McManus was at various times a
member Of the Sacramento county
board of Supervisors, county tax
collector. deputy county assessor,
and registry clerk in the local post
Office He owned much property in
the country
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TURTLE RAISER
COMMITS MURDER

STOCKTON. Sept. "a An aged
Frenchman, named John Demonti
who has been engaged in raising
turtles for the market in San Fran
cisco. had his home near New Hope
in the northwestern part of San. Joa-
quin county. and when an aged
Chinaman interfered with his turtles
he shot the Celectial and threw his
body into the Mokelumne River. The
murder was committed last night or
this morning and law officers have
the Frenchman, under arrest
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
INDIANS ATTACK
MEXICAN TROOPS

MERIDA, Yucatan, Mex, Sept. "a.
Word has reached here of battle
between federal troops and a band
Of rebel Maya Indians near San
Isidero, in this State. The fight was
in reality an assault on the part OF
the Indians, who attacked a patrol
of troops from ambush. Seven sol
diers and a. number of Indians were
killed.
The Mayas effected fairly orderly
retreat and got away, taking their
dead and wounded with them. AT
military headquarters it was stated
that stringent and adequate meas
ures will be adopted to hold down
any rebel movements.
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REVEALS
BORAH' 5
CHARGES
GOVERNMENT MAKES OPENING
STATEMENT AGAINST U. s.
SENATOR.

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 24.-The
government today revealed its
charges in the case of Senator Borah
in connection with the timber land
frauds. The jury was completed at
the morning session and during the
afternoon Judge NJ. C. Burch Of De-
troit, Mich, special assistant to the
attorney general. made the opening
statement for the prosecution. He
arraigned the late Governor Frank
Steunenberg as the central figure in
an alleged conspiracy, by which it is
claimed that more than 1900 acres
of virgin forest lands, thick with
towering pines, came fraudulently
into the possession of the Barber
Lumber Company, Wisconsin cor
poration, operating a plant in this
city. Burch connected Senator Borah
with the land transactions only as
an attorney, first for Steunenberg,
and then for the lumber company.
He declared that Borah interested
himself in all matters having an out
ward bearing on lands claimed by
dummy" entry men, turned over to
dummy trustees and by them deed
ed over to the Barber company. All
deeds went through Borah's ofice
and stand in the county clerks ONCE
as recorded at his request. II is
claimed that Senator Borah APP
preached the register Of the land Of
fee with regard to several claims
which were held up and was warned
by that official that the claims were
fraudulent and should be let alone.
Governor Steuenberg and William
Sweet, mining man, Burch declar-
ed, put up the first money, $500,
to carry on the alleged fraud Gov
ernor Steunenberg intimated that he
was interested in timber claims as
speculation and induced others to
go in with him.
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DROP FRUIT TRADE.
Armour Had Monopoly of California
Business for Twelve Years.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-The
Armours of Chicago will handle no
more green fruit from California.
They have had a virtual monopoly
for twelve years and are estimated
to have made profit of $1,000, 600
lin that time. Robert Graham. their
representative, arrived here last
night to close up the business.
Recently, owing to action by the
interstate commerce commission. the
Southern and Union Pacific roads
have bought 5000 refrigerator cars
and Mr.. Hartman has served notice
on the Armour company that after
October / his road will not need any
more OF their cars to handle Cali
fornia fruit shipments
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
XNHT "a Nay Occur Between
MH IA" Central
"A American Republics
Guatemala's Support of Can
didate for President of Hon
duras Likely to Lead to
Armed Strife.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Tae
underlying cause for the action of
Guatemala in trying to influence
Honduras in the selection of presi-
dent at the coming election is said
to be President Cabrara's desire to
insure an ally with a strengthened
position against Mexico, which gov
ernment, he fears, is likely to pur-
sue an effort to secure the punish
ment of Guatemalan officials charg-
ed with participation in the assassin
alton of the former president. Re-
ports of Guatemala S activity in Hon
duras, politics have hastened to a
conclusion negotiations toward es-
tablishing a peace conference IN
Washington next November.
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Confessed BOOdIerS
On Witness Stand
[By Associated Press. ]

[By Associated Press] .
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The workings
eed boodlers who formerly administered
Francisco aboard of laid this
during the trial of Tey chief of
United Railroads, charge bribery .
Thomas Lonergan supervisors,
the stand of receiving $4,000 with
paid to influence his the application the United Rail
roads for overhead trolley franchise, .
James F. Gallagher former chairman related
how he had received the $3.50 Abraham
after the latter requested and him
the eighteen of
plcaon such franchise
for which each member would return favorable vote
Lonergans halng his often fault
under lengthy ossexamnation the
made several corrections and additions the original
ratve these The examination
Gallagher the closed
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GRAND
JURY TO
convene
INQUISITORIAL BODY WILL CON.
sIDER TWO MURDER
CASES.

. The Grand Jury will meet to- I
. morrow and there will be quite I
= deal of business come before I
. them. The principal case to
. be considered by the inquisi- 4
= tors is the case of Constable
= Emerson, charged with the
. murder of Joe Lafleur at At I
. wood month ago. Emerson I
. was rounding up number of I
= roysterers in the town, and 4
., made an improvised police sta I
= ton of saloon in the town.
. Lafieur came into the saloon, I
. and was ordered by Emerson I
y to hold out his hands until he I
= hancuffed him. Lafleur declin- I
= ed to do SO, saying that he had
= done nothing to be arrested for I
= and that he was going home.
= The constable, who had with I
= him two men, whom he had
= sworn in as his deputies, struck
. Lafieur over the head with a I
. billy until he broke the billy,
y and then shot him to death,
= as the man was staggering
. some eight feet away from him.
= Conflicting stories are told
. about the shooting, and the I
. townspeople of Atwood are di-
. vided as to the merits of the
y case.
y Another murder case that
. will occupy the attention of the
. Grand Jury is that of the Mexi-
. can who shot and killed coun-
% tryman at Bonnie Claire, dur I
= ing the labor troubles on the
. Clark road. The man was ar
. rested at the point of the gun
. by Sheriff Owens few mo-
y ments after the shooting and
. brought to the city, where he
= was held by Judge Brissell to
y appear before the Grand jury.
. There are several cases, so
q that the session of the inquisi-
. torial body will be a busy one.
80 ~%~> = %~~>>>
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gallery of pictures of practically
every man known as card sharper.
and it will be a matter of but a few
moments for a person invited into a
game of chance to ascertain whether
or not any Of his fellow-players is a
professional player.
According to the arrangement it is
the plan of the police to have men
with expert knowledge of crooks to
see every one who goes aboard the
ships.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
MOORE MAKES REsmTUrIoN.

PORTLAND. Sept. "a. Walter
H. Moore. president of the defunct
Oregon Trust and Savings bank, and
Mrs. Laura Moore, his wife, trans
ferred by deed today all the title to
7496 acres Of land in Multnomah,
Morrow and Sherman counties, val
ued at $25O.000, to Thomas Devlin.
receiver.
The receiver is ordered to use the
land in any way he sees ft to pay on
all claims against the bank The
transfer is absolute with no condi-.
tions attached.
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(By Associated Press).

= BERLIN, Sept. 24.-Accord- .
. ing to official information re- .
. ceived here today, President =
. Cabara OF Guatemala has noti- .
. fed President Davila Of Hon .
= duras that Guatemala will sup .
. port Manual Boni1la of Hon .
. duras in the latter's efforts to .
. regain the presidency of Hon .
. duras. This, official advice .
. adds, is taken to mean that .
. war between Guatemala and .
. Honduras is likely to begin i'm .
. mediately. .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
DOES WESTERN stunt.

NEWPORT, VT. Sept. 24.--High-
way robbers held up United States
mail coach here early today. Shots
were fred, but no one was hit. The
entire community for miles around
was alarmed and armed posses have
started ON a hunt for the robbers.
They are believed to have escaped to
Althe mountains.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
wELLMAN's AIRsHIP ALI RIGHT.

PARIS, Sept. "a. vaniman. en-
gineer of Walter WeIlman's Chicago
Record-Herald arctic expedition, arr
rived here today He says that every
mechanical part of the airship Amer
lea is in good condition and that few
changes will be required next year.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
MINERS IN RIOT.

BERLIN, Sept. 24.-While miners
at Moers. Prussia, were holding a
mass meeting, disturbance brought
the police to the scene. In the scrim-
mage that followed three were killed
and quite number wounded
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
DEATH TAKES A SCIENTIST.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Sept. "a.
Wilbur o. Atwater, head
of the department of chemistry at the
Wesleyan university, and noted for
his experiments with the calorimeter,
died today after an illness Of two
years
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
BASEBALL. SCORES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2f.-The
following are the scores for today's
games: Oakland IL, Los Angeles 8:
San Francisco IA, Portland 3.
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SAYS TAINT SO.

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept "a.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gubatsoff
absolutely denies that Russia is
planning the acquisition of coaling
station in the Caribbean Sea.
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RYAN Receives the
Republic contamination
[By Associated Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24.Daniel A. Ryan, attorney,
prominent Republican politics. nominated
Republican municipal tonight
Edward r. Taylor, the present incumbent of the
also placed in nomination the
suited of Ryan by O4 to As VIM H. Langdon, the
present district attorney himself
he for Iangdon
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~Thia paper d a11-
aeFenG from ether
nsWgpapeFsy ana ~
ahank the Goag -
Verse and Prege that
ss o. d1Gerena."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
PREPARING SHIPS
FOR LONG CRUISE
FLEET WILL FIRST PRACTICE
FORMATIONS.
Navy Department Still Figures on
Routes for 5atteships on Voyage
in Far Eastern Waters-Some
Commanders to Be Relieved Before
Start Is Made.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-At the south
ern drill grounds, 40 miles OF the
Chesapeake capes, Admiral Evans
fleet, which sailed from Hampton
Roads Monday, will remain two weeks
practicing feet and squadron forma-
tons, following which will be the
regular fall target practice, occupying
possibly month. Acting Secretary
NeWberry said yesterday that the
ships would then go to the navy yards
In prearranged order, where in two
weeks the vessels should be put in
perfect condition, the actual start be-
ing made about the middle of Decem-
Der. None of the itineraries so far
prepared by the navy department are
hnaL If the decision as to the route
of the big ships is in favor of a re-
turn by way of Cape of Good Hope,
the fleet will sail from San Francisco
about the end of next summer straight
away across the Pacific, calling at
Honolulu and probably heading
thence for Australia
If the Suez route is selected then
the fleet will probably after leaving
Puget Sound swing to the northwest,
skirting the coast of British Columbia
and the Aleutian islands, across the
Pacific by the shortest great circle
route, which will take the ships close
to Japan and thence to Manila, where
they will make a short stop before
entering the Indian ocean.
The navy department will relieve
some of the present commanding Of
ticers of the battleships before this
cruise is begun, because they win
have already served nearly the full
term of sea duty. Officers who have
already had two full years of sea ser
vice in their present commands in
clude Captains Barry of the Ken
lucky. Herbert Winslow of the Kear-
sarge and Comfy Of the Alabama.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
SCHOOL TEACHER SCARED TO DEATH
BY LIGHT THING; BODY FOUND IN LAKE

Paterson, N. J., Aug 2S.-The body
of Miss Agnes Mcguire the Brooklyn,
N. Y, school teacher who mysteriously
disappeared from a carriage at Mol
ans Point, Lake Hopatcong. n. j.,
Saturday night, was founo 10 the lake
yesterday.
Miss Mcguire was visiting at ner
uncIe'S home in Dover, n. J., whe.
on Saturday evening her cousin,
Charles Mcguire, a clerk in the Dow
er postoffice, took her for a drive to
Camp Lookout at NolaR's Point OF
Lake HopatCong. They arrived a,
the camp after dark and just as a
thunderstorm was about to occur,
Hitching his horse tc a tree Charles
Mcguire left his cousin waiting in the
carriage while he went to the camp
to get some clothing He said he was
absent only a few minutes but when
he returned Agnes was gone. leaving
no trace of the route she had taken.
. Charles said he supposed the youns
, woman. who was of a nervous tenn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
YARD WRECK
AT LA CROSSE

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 2S.-One man
was seriously injured and 65 persons
shaken up and narrowly escaped
death in an accident on railway cross
ing at North La Crosse yesterday.
A loaded street car was hit by a
train of cars. For a time it was
feared that many had been killed.
Ambulances and a corps of physicians
were dispatched to the scene. Most
of the passengers had escaped in
jury.
James Gaskell aged 60, had both
legs broken and crushed, and was
taken to a hospital. The others re.
Ceived scratches.
Superior, Wis. Aug. 2S.-A street
car accident which resulted fatally to
Dick, the S-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter A. Flynn, occurred here.
The parents narrowly escaped death.
The man Is suffering from a fracture
of the leftsleg. The family were driv-
ing along the tracks in a four-seated
buggy in the dusk when. according to
the story of Mr.. Flynn, the street car
came upon them without warmth
and smashed the vehicle. throwing
the boy under the car and the parents
to either side of the street. The mo-
torman of the car states that he rang
the bell and blew the alarm whistle
repeatedly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
IRISH NJ. P. HELD
FOR INCITING RIOT

Longford, Ireland, Aug. 2S.-James
P. Farrell Irish nationalist member
OF parliament for North Longford and
40 others were arrested yesterday ana
are being tried by a special court,
convened for the purpose, on the
charge Of taking part in IAN unlawful
assembly likely to cause riot"
Mr.. Farrell had been holding meet
ings throughout his constituency, at
which exciting scenes occurred be
tween uationalists and members OF
the Siun Fem society, In addition
many cattle have been driven from
the grazing lands district, which the
prosecution alleges was encouraged
by Mr.. Farrell and other speakers
Large forces of police are being dis
patched here, trouble being anticipat-
ed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 28.-Kib-
ugiro IsbH, director of the department
of commerce Of Japan, arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday. In an interview
he said:
q find that a great change has
come over the japanese who have
left their land for America, and es-
pecialIy those in California. They
seem to become imbued with the
American spirit of progress and all
seem very happy. Surroundings and
conditions here are much better than
any place which l have visited so far.
OF the 1900 japanese in and about
Los Angeles l have not found d
single case Of want"
When questioned about the posi-
bility of hostilities between the United
States and Japan Ishii smiled and
said:
Japan would not fight America IN
der any circumstances. The people
Of this country have done so much for
our nation that it is an absolute alb
surdity to imagine anything of the
kind. 1t is what you call joke"
Speaking of conditions in the Phil
iDDine islands he continued:
THE greatest defense for Japan
against foreign powers at this time is
the ownership of the Philippine is
lands by the United States. Corea
and Mancburia are fully adequate to
care for our rapid increase in popu-
Iation, some 100000 people imigrat-
ing to those countries each year"
Ishii was rendered a banquet last
night by prominent citizens of this
city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29

Kansas City Aug. 28.-Passenger
train No 1O2, carrying Secretary of
War Taft, was wrecked at p. M.
near the depot at Spring Hill, Kansas.
None of the passengers or trainmen
was hurt. "A switch flew open after
the engine and baggage car had
passed The mail car was derailed
and dragged 500 feet over the ties.
The passengers were shaken up. al
though the train was running slowly.
Secretary Taft aided in reassuring
timid passengers.
Secretary Taft spent the day travel
ing from Springfield, Mo, to Kansas
City. He was not booked to make
any speeches yesterday. The secre-
tary left Springfield accompanied by
United States Senator William War
ner and others. He was met at
Olathe, Kansas, late in the afternoon
by a committee of Kansas City peo-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
FINE CROP ON BIG FARM.
Oats, Corn, Sugar seets, Tobacco and
Melons All Fine.

Madison, August %.
The present season bids fair to be
a prosperous ore at the Wisconsin
farm which comprises $500 acres, in
close proximity to Mazomanie Harry
G. Smith, formerly Of Madison, is
manager Of this agricultural enter
prise, as well as being one of the
stockholders in the corporation. His
associate owners are c. R. Van Hise,
Piper brothers, and J. NJ. Boyd. The
oat crop is estimated to yield so bush
els per acre, as the plant was entirely
free from the rust that generally pre-
vailed throughout the state. A feat
ure that contributed to the success of
the crop is the fact that the grain was
sOwn on fall blowing. Corn promises
well and the greater part of the 400
acres is now in the roasting ear stage
and will soon be out Of danger from
frost. The Wisconsin farm has -
acres of tobacco, which is an excep-
tionally fine crop, some Of the leaves
being "a inches long and % inches
l.
weather is favorable shedding will
begin today.
Sugar beets, of which there are IS
acres, have done well, many of the
saccharine roots being six inches or
more in diameter. The crop is sold to
the United States Sugar Co. of Mad
isCn The small boy who resides in
the vicinity of the Wisconsin farm
ought to be happy as there are five
acres of melons, including different
varieties of watermelons and tooth
some muskmelOns, all of which are
ripening this week. A large portion
of the crop will find its way to the
Madison market
For a later crop, four acres of eel
cry is requiring considerable attention
and will be ready for use in good sea-
son. Various improvements on an ex-
tensiVe scale are planned, among
which is a system of open bitches to
drain the low land on the farm.