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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
IMPROVEMENT
IN EVIDENCE
Yesterday Showed Marked Change
for Better-..CaShler'S Checks
and Visitors Responsible.

Yesterday presented a buster and
brisker appearance on the streets
than had prevailed for some time.
The stores reflected the street condi-
tions and reported at closing time a
better day of business than had in
several weeks.
Causes operating for the change
for the better were considered to be
the presence in town of good many
people from the country and the in
creased currency circulation brought
about through the use of cashiers
checks of the banks. These checks
were much in evidence and played a
strong part in loosening up the cir
culating medium, as represented in
bills and silver change.
Presence of farmers in greater
number than in some time was at
tributed to payments recently made
for hay and grain and for wool, cat
tie and sheep. Most of the farmers
brought checks to town with them
and secured cashiers checks and cur
rency at the banks. They made pur-
chases much as usual, the stringency
abroad in the land not appearing to
have effect upon their needs
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
LAND OFFICE SHORTAGES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S.-As
the investigation of the shortage in
the accounts of the United States land
office proceeds, disclosures of
much more significant nature than
were originally intimated are being
made.
The shortage, according to devel-
opments in the investigation yester-
day. will be at least SIS, 900 and may
reach an amount considerably in eX-
cess of that sum.
Special Agent B. w. Marshall, who
is conducting the investigation, has
already amassed evidence of a con-
elusive nature surrounding the dis
appearance of money deposited for
land patents at the Office in Oakland
and although he is refusing to DIS
cuss the matter in any way, it has
become known that he is certain who
is responsible for the irregularities
complained of.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
F|REMEN
GET TOGETHER
New Ordinance Proves Acceptable
Nominations Posted and Com.
mitteeS Named.

The Ely Volunteer Fire Depart
ment held a called meeting at the
Mining and Stock Exchange quarters,
Fourth and Aultman streets last
night to discuss the fire ordinance
The objections to the ordinance were
explained, and the ordinance was ap-
proved by the members.
A request was drafted to the city
council, asking that the fire compa-
nies be increased from 10 men to
each company, to 20 men. This re-
quest was given to committee COM
prising Chief Rowe, d. G. Mcdonald
and ]. S. Darla, for transmission to
the council.
The firemen then selected a COM
mittee of three members to prepare
the bylaws for the organization, this
committee to report to the board of
control, after election of that body.
Nominations were then posted for
the Office of chief, vacant through the
resignation of Chief Frank McNulty.
The members nominated were Fire
men Goodman, Rowe and Reeves.
Fireman Reeves withdrew, and COM
pany 1 Immediately called a caucus,
agreeing to vote for Fireman Good
man.
Nominations for Assistant Chief
were Firemen Knight and Bradley
Fireman Charles r. Reeves was unan-
imously nominated for the captaincy
of Co. 1. 1t was agreed that the
secretary of the board of control
should be ex-officio secretary of the
department.
The nomination for the various Of
fees will be posted until Saturday
December Z, when the election will
take place between the hours of )
o'clock and 9 O'Clock p. m.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
THREATENED WITH KNIFE.
We'll Brought Action Against Rose
Latter Pays Fine of $50.

Oscar Rose was arrested yesterday
morning by Deputy Marshal All But
ler on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons, and was fined $75 and costs
by Justice Cartwright yesterday aft
ernoon upon pleading guilty.
Rose was formerly employed by II.
G. We'll. He alleges that he had
money due him. To enforce payment
of this, it is alleged, Rose seized a
horse and harness belonging to We'll.
We'll paid Rose the amount claimed
when it is said Rose refused to al
low We'll to have possession of the
harness belonging to the latter. To
emphasize his refusal, Rose is said
to have drawn a sheath knife with
blade nearly foot long.
We'll complained to the sheriff s
office and Rose was arrested, having
the knife in his possession at the
time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
BAD FIRE AVERTED.
Ceiling i'm Office in Veteran Building
Catches From InsufIiciently
Protected Fluc.

An overheated f1ue on the second
floor of the Veteran building at Muir
ry and Aultman streets gave the oc-
cupants of that building fire scare
Yesterday morning. The flue, pass
ing through the paper ceiling of the
building in the office of Attorney An
thony Zurich, became overheated,
and the paper and frame of the build
ing smoked ominously.
District Attorney c. A. Eddy noted
the smoke and began an investlga-
ton. He summoned help and after
the ceilings had been torn from two
Offices, located the cause of trouble.
A few quarts of chemical fire ex-
tinguisher removed the source OF
danger. The flues are to be sur
rounded with air chambers, and 1t is
believed the danger of fire from this
source will then be eliminated.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
Railroad Commissioners
Will be Engaged Until
Friday or Saturday.
OPEN THIS MORNING
Sessions at Court HOuSe...Spent
Yesterday Viewing Ore Line
and Trackaee Through City.

The visiting members of the State
Railway commission, Henry Thurtell
and j. f. Shaughnessy, spent most of
yesterday inspecting the trackage of
the Nevada Northern railroad be-
tween the city and the Cumberland
Ely smelter and between the city and
the mines. Two cabooses made up a
special train and from these the COM
missioners and those with them made
their inspection.
The trip by agreement between the
counsel for the complainants and
counsel for the railroad and at the
wish of the commission. On the
train, which covered the ore line and
the old track from Ely City through
Ely. were the commissioners, Judge
Curtis Lindley and Mr.. Quayle, of
counsel for the railroad, Judge
Crump, of counsel for the complain
ants, General Manager Cannon of the
railroad, Lieutenant Governor Dick
erson, Chief Engineer Judell of the
railroad and Mr.. Fesler
The trip was devoted entirely to
viewing features of construction and
looking over. the line of the road.
The object of the visit of the COM
missioners was not entered into, fur
ther than the acquaintance with the
country which they naturally gath
cred from what they saw and from
replies to queries which they made.
At the end of the run the commits
sioners left the train and went to the
Northern hotel, where they had quar-
ters engaged.
Til. morning at 10 O'Clock the
commissioners will begin hearings
at the court house. These will con-
tinue until the attorneys for the COM
plainants and the attorneys for the
railroad have introduced all they
have to present. 1t is probable that
it will be Friday or Saturday before
close is reached. The hearings are
omen TO the public.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
JAPAN WILL NOT RAISE LOAN
Nippon's Assistant Finance Minister
Also Declares Peace With Amer
ica Is Desired.

BERLIN, Nov. 1S.-Reisziro We
kattuki, assistant finance minister of
Japan, who is acting as Japanese
financial agent in Europe, with head
quarters in London, has arrived in
Berlin from Hamburg.
In an interview he said that Japan
does not contemplate raising new
loan in Europe. Referring to the re-
lations between Japan and the United
States, he confirmed the pacific SEN
timents recently uttered by various
Japanese statesmen.
Regarding the financial situation
in Japan, Wekatuki said it had
grown better since the acute depres-
sion of the spring and summer, but
the monetary crisis was alarming and
making itself felt there.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
MIR. ECCLEs NOT COMING.
Changes His Plans With Reference
to Visit to District-Will Meet
Representatives in Salt Lake.

A telegram was received yesterday
afternoon by Judge Curtis L1ndley
from President Eccles of the Nevada
Northern conveying announcement
that Mr.. Eccles would not make the
visit to Ely which was expected from
him this week.
Instead of coming here, Mr.. Eccles
has found it necessary to go to prop
erty he has in Idaho and will not find
the time on this trip west to come
into the district. He will visit Salt
Lake before returning east and at
that time will probably be met by
Judge Lindley and other representa-
tives of interests he has in Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
TO ASSIST PRESTON AND SMITH
HAYWOOD Came to Nevada to Talk
With Them-Has Assured Aid
of Federation.

TONOPAH, Nov. 19.-It develops
that the object of the visit of Sec
retary Haywood of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners to Goldfield and
this city is arrangement for assist
ance to Preston and Smith, now held
under murder charge. Haywood has
had conferences with the men and
has given them to understand that
they may look for support from the
federation. He will return to Colo
RADIO some time during the present
week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
NIPPON CRUISERS HOME.

TOXIC, Nov. 19.-The Japanese
cruisers .uskuba and Chitose, re-
turning from the jamestown eXposl-
tion, arrived at Yokosuba at CLOCK
this morning.
During their voyage, which occu-
pied $50 days, they Travelled $4,000
miles, and visited 13 countries. They
have not been docked since leaving
Japan. Three deaths occurred dur
ing the cruise.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
BUSINESS MAN DIES PENNILEss
Joseph Reott of Seattle Works as La
bOrer i'm Sacramento; Expires
There of Heart Failure.

MENTO, Nov. 1S.-Joseph
Reott a well known business man OF
Snolane. was found dead in this city
this morning in hotel.
His clothing gave evidence that ne
was in financial straits. He arrived
here on the Sth of this month ana
worked as laborer Reott was
taken sick few days ago with heart
failure. He had stated to friends
that all his funds were gone and that
he could not endure the sneers OF
his former business associates. III
health was responsible for him losing
his business.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
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SENSATIONS PROMISED
FROM GRAND JURY
lSnecial to the News.A


. GOLDFIELD, Nov. 9.-The
. grand jury summoned by the
. district court last week will
. probably organize before the
. close of the present week. There
. is much comment regarding the
. body and the work it will take
. up. By many it is expected
> that the line of investigation
. which has been mapped out for
, the body will result in expos
. ures of startling nature and that
. sensations will be made. High
. grading involving high-up peo-
. pie who are alleged to have
. previously had protection and
. to have operated ring which
. has benefited by hundreds of
. thousands of dollars it is pre-
, dicted will be exposed. lnvesti-
. cations attendant upon the
. Kline sensation are said to have
. developed the principal facts
. which the grand jury will have
D to commence probing upon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20

sentatiVes OF the Sixtieth congress to
be present at the sessions SO far as
their duties will permit The mat
ters to be considered at this confer
enee are not confined to any region
or group of states, but are of vital
concern to the nation as a VIII, e aid
to all the people ,'ht Sc subjects in
clude the use and conservation of the
mineral resources, the resources of
the land and the resources OF the
waters in every part of our terri
tory
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20

Will all members of Messiah cho-
rus meet at home of Rev. G. c. Hunt
ing Wednesday evening, 7:45 p. M,
for rehearsal? A full attendance of
every singer is earnestly desired. a
few more sopranos are wished and
new voices will be welcome.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.

SALT LAKE, Nov. l9.-Gr1p and
suit case thieves are operating widely
in Salt Lake just now, the police
say, and vigilance is being exercised
to stop the petty thefts and bring the
thieves to justice. Reports are re-
ceived daily of robberies of this ma
ture.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20

Continued on page three.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20

The Assured Great Smelling and
Mining Center of Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-20

Assures a Copper Producing Camp
Second to None in the World.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
PAINTED HIS
BABY GREEN
IRISH PATRIOTISM DOESN'T AP-
PEAL TO MOTHER, AND
HUSBAND IL AR
RESTED.

South Norwalk, Conn. March 2l
Jas. Cooms, of Darien, was ar.
raigned in the police court here to.
day on the unusual charge OF paint
ing his baby green on Sunday.
Cooms was on parade Saturday
night and was still going some on
Sunday morning when he marched
home with pot OF paint His wife
was asleep, and while she slumborod
he paiL.oI Ais young hopeful green
and then left the house, TO resume
his celebration
Mrs. Cooms was shocked when she
awoke and saw that her infant hal
turned green over night When she
learned what had happened she be-
came very angry The child had
licked of some OF the green paint,
which failed to agree with &c.
Mrs. Cooms had her patriotic
spouse arrested and appeared I'm
person to make the charge. He was
fined 81 and sent to Jail for 80 days.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
MOVEMENT IS
IN FULL SWING
TO SHORTEN
REUNION TIME
PLAN To LIMIT CONFEDEIsATE
FESTIVITIES TO THREE
DAYS.

Richmond, Va, March 21.-A
movement to curtail the season OF
the Grand Camp reunion OF Con.
federate Veterans to three DAYS is I'm
full swing. The program arranged
provides for the ceremonies TO ex.
tend through five days. from Man
30 TO June 3, inclusive Col. Robert
II. Northern and other prominent
officers favor the curtailment tc
three days.
The time set for the monument
unveiling is the last day of the re-
union, and they argue that there will
scarcely be corporal's guard of the
veterans remaining in the lily al
that time. Colonel Northern ex-
presses the belief that on Sunday
during the reunion there will be q
grand rush for the jamestown Elk
position grounds. and that the exc
dus VIII carry practically all the
visiting Confederates out OF the city.
BY curtailing the time of.the re-
union the date for the unveiling
Will fall on Saturday. This new
program will probably be arranged
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
AN ILL STARTED
MOVEMENT KILLED

Tho Washington Herald some time
ago took occasion to deprecate the
proposed race conference" to be
held by delegates appointed by IA
Governors OF certain specified States
of the South We then expressed
the hope and the predictlon-that
the movement would not be pushed /.
that 1T was ill-advlsed, useless, and
likely to do vastly more harm than
good
It is gratifying 10 know that the
matter has not been pushed by those
whose cooperation it was absolute
ly essential TO gain in order to make
possible the suggested conference
.Out of the IA Governors approached,
It IS stated definitely that eight have
declined to have anything to do
ith e.. or the other six, one agreed
80 appoint delegates. the rcmaininp
five being indifferent and passive ln
their attitudes. Washington Her
aid.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
DOUBLE CRIME
BY NEGRO
ASSAULTS WOMAN AND KILLS
HER TWO-MONTHS-OLD
BABY.

Cartersvile, Ga. March 21.-Mrs.
James Tolbcrt, wife of former Mayor
Tolbert OF Fairmont, was brutally
assaulted and her 2-month-old child
was murdered by a negro at their
home last evening
The negro. who approached the
horse when Mrs Tolbert was alone
with her child, demanded $50. Being
refused he said he must have the
money or her life Then began "a
struggle, during which he followed
her from room TO room. until she
escaped and ran 10 her husbands
store, some distance away When
she returned with a party the baby
was found with SIS head nearly
severed from IT'S body and the negro
was missing
a posse Immediately started In
pursuit A negro suspect was To-
Gated near CartersviUe late ycstcr-
day and his capture is believed cer-
lain within n short time
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
LOST MILLIONS
IN SLUMP
FRIENDS or HARTMAN AND n.
II. ROGERS HARD
HIT.

New York, March 21.-WaI street
losses OF millions are said TO have
been sustained within the last few
days by five young men and several
women who are prominent in wha;
is known in the social world as the
young upstart set" one of the men
Is said TO have lost fortune and
TO be in such shape financially that
he has sold his automobile and his
stable, and has placed his Tuxedo
villa on the market The women arc
said to have dropped from 100000
to 100000 each in the market
slump.
one of the men was carrying 1OO,-
600 shares of Union Pacific when the
slump began. He was in a position
TO protect himself, having plenty of
money in, reserve, and he will make
up his losses if the market goes to
it's old level
Some OF the men and women are
friends Of d. II Hartman. it is said.
and their losses were principally in
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
stocks. Union Pacific made high
record Of 1876 and dropped down to
near 12O. Southern Pacific dropped
more than 20 points from a little
above par
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
FRISCO PROBING
CONTINUES
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
PROMISED by DISTRICT
ATTORNEY.

San Francisco, March 2O-Follow-
ing an all day session yesterday,
which lasted until after midnight.
and during which I 8 OF the 10 mem
bers Of the board OF supervisors were
examined in regard to alleged mu-
nicipal corruption and graft, the
grand jury met again this afternoon.
II is expected that numerous in
dictments will be returned II is
known that the District Attorneys
Office was very busy all night on
what. # IS said. were the legal forms
70 The indictments.
District Attorney William VI.
Langdon said today that yesterdays
session OF the grand jury was the
mos' sensational meeting OF any in
quisitorial bod in the history Of San
Francisco and one Of the most re-
markable meetings for results Of any
similar investigation in this country.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
CORRUPTION
AND RING RULE
IN THE CITY
OF BLUEFIELD
THEIR LONG LEASE OF MUNICH
PAL POWER SHOULD
END

More of the corruption and in
trigue of the rings political de-
pravity is being observed and wit
messed by our people. They have
even taken their dirty degrading
political methods into our public
school system. Their political in
fanny has become so vile and their
effronteries SO brazen that they
care not how sacred the Institution
is, they throttle it's progress and
break down its usefulness by laying
their unclean hands upon its exist
ence and drag &c down to their own
political level. IL is no wonde. that
the people of Blueheld are rising IN
their might and are attempting to
throw of the shackles of this grow
ing evil In our community. They are
bound together so closely I'm their
secret metods of graft and deception
that nothing is too sacred for their
unholy political rascality. They steal
the livery of responsibility to serve
the ends of their designing methods
and when the people revolt they
strike at their political liberties
with the power OF the negro vote
and the workings OF their henchmen,
who serve their every secret behest.
Let the people OF Blueheld, like the
people Of Charleston, shake this in
cubus from our body polite and
drive them from power. The time is
here for the responsibility, the intel
ligence and the worth of our city to
speak out for good and unselhsh
government and a more outspoken
manhood. What the citizens Of
Charleston and other cities have
done, Blueheld can do. so expose the
secret manipulations OF this secret
bound political gang in our city and
drive them from the power and mis-
rule that they have gained by meth
ods that would shame the hoodlums
OF the hog combine I'm Charleston
before the people drove them from
power. Now Is the time to act, now
is the time for the people OF our city
to assert their manhood and their
political independence.
When you ask the gang OF polite
al schemers Of Bluefleld questions as
TO their political methods, they re-
main as dumb as an oyster and smile
as complacently as though they had
never bribed voter. illegally voted
a negro or fraudulently misappro-
Drlated the peoples money We ask
them again why they wanted two
councilmen at large in this city?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
CAREFUL WEDDING
LEAVES BUT TWO
PRESIDENTIAL
POSSIBILITIES
~-~-
THE CANDIDATES WHO MIGHT
AND MIGHT NOT BE ELIGI-
BILE FOR NOMINATION

One OF the lists OF possibilities for
the Republican nomination for
President next year going the rounds
of the newspapers is:
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York
Charles Il. Hughes, of New York
Elihu Root. OF New York.
George B. Contelyou, of New York
William IL. Taft. of Ohio.
Joseph b. Foraker. OF Ohio.
Leslie NJ. Shaw. of Iowa.
Joseph G.. Cannon, of Illinois.
Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana
Albert II. Cummins, OF Iowa.
Robert NJ. La Toilette, OF wiscon-
sin.
w. NJ Crane, OF Massachusetts,.
Philander c. Knox, OF Pennsyl-
yanit.
A little blue-pencilmg for obvious
reasons shows how excessively the
list has been padded These are to
be stricken out for reasons that are
self-evident:
Rooevelt- Because he will not
touch It.
Root-Because he could not carry
New York, New Jersey, Indiana
Illinois. nor single state with the
possible exception OF Iowa, west OF
The Mississippi river.
KnoI-SamS reason.
CortelyoS-Same reason.
Taft-Can't get the delegates OF
his own State, nor OF any worth men
donlng; might have a few Federal
officials from Territories.
Foraker President Roosevelt'a
battle AK will knock him in the
head.
Cannon--Can carry the Standard
oil Trust, the Steel Trust, the Lum-
Der Trust. the Sugar Trust, the Shlr
Subsidy grafters; nothing else.
F'airbanks-F Frozen stiff.
Cummins-Hasn't any principles
except push myself along"
Crane--Never been introduced to
the public
SO the host dwindles to:
Hughes
La Toilette.
Shaw.
Shaw is a good man, but the pub.
Tic regards him as too conservative
1t will not vote for a man who is less
radical than Roosevelt This leaves
Hughes
La Toilette
Plenty and TO spare.
New York Press
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
THAW AIDS
FLOOD VICTIMS
SENDS CHECK FOR 800 TO MAY
OR or PITTSBURG

PiUsburg. March 20 Mayor
George w Guthrie. Of this city. re-
ceived letter from Harry x. Thaw
today. in which q check for 800 was
inclosed TO aid persons sufferinr
from the food of last week. The
letter is as follows.
New York. March IS, 1907
Dear Mr. Guthrie.
owing TO demands upon me. 7 can
only send 800 toward the relief ol
fho sufferers hy the unprecedented
food a check for that amount is
inclosed Very sincerely yours,
HARRY x. THAW"
The Mayor iauIiod that no fund
han bceu raised in Pittaburg. but
that one had been raised in Allie
eheny and asked what disposition
should be made Of the money.