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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20
EGAL-CRIMINAL
Railroad obeys Alabama Law.

Railroad Obeys Alabama Law.
Governor Conner Of Alabama announc-
ed that President Emerson and Gen
eral Counsel Alexander Hamilton of
the Atlantic Coast Line had agreed to
put into effect the freight rate named
in the railroad rate bills and also the
2A cent passenger rate.
Decisions of the Supreme Court.
The United States supreme court at
Washington has handed down a de-
cision favorable to the company in the
case Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company against Marcus IL.
Bitterman and others. The action was
to enjoin Bitterman and other scalpers
from dealing in non-negotiable reduced
fare Louisville and Nashville tickets.
In the cases of the Webster Coal
company and the Pennsylvania Coal
and Coke company against the Penn
sylvania Railroad company. the action
being to recover damages alleged to
have been sustained by reason Of the
roads discrimination in favor of other
companies in the transportation Of
coal. the court decided that the officers
Of the railroad could be required to ex-
hibit its books for inspection by the
coal companies in advance Of the trial
to assist the plaintiffs in the prepare
ton of their case.
In the case of Thomas Polk and 9th
ers of Tennessee against the Mutual
Reserve Fund Life Association of New
York the court decided that the re-
Incorporation Of the company had not
violated any Of the rights of the policy
holders and that therefore the state
law under which the company acted
was not in contravention Of the federal
constitution. :.
Thaw Trial Over to Jan. s.
Against the wishes and pleas of Har-
~ Thaw. the wealthy Pittsburg young
man held in the New York Tombs for
the murder Of Stanford White, the
second trial. which had been set for
Dec. 2, was again postponed on mo-
ton of District Attorney Jerome until
Jan. 6 on the ground that the jury
would have to be locked up during the
Christmas holidays. Martin w. Lit
tleton appeared for the defendant, and
his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, was
the only member of his family to at
tend the session. MI. Littleton will be
assisted in the defense by his brother,
Jesse NJ. L%ittleton. the mayor of Win
chester, Tenn.
Mrs. Bradley "Not Guilty"
The trial Of Mrs. Annie Bradley at
Washington for the murder Of ex-Sen-
ator Brown Of Utah, with whom she
had been on intimate terms for years.
ended with a verdict of mot guilty
Dec. 3 after the jury had been out
nearly all night. Only one juror had
held out against the verdict for hours.
and he was for m%anslaughter. The
crowd in the courtroom applauded the
verdict, the technical ground of which
was insanity induced by the i'll treat
ment Of the defendant by Brown.
Powder Trust Denies It All.
Thirty-eight Of the forty-three de-
PENDANTS named by the government in
it's charges Of conspiracy and trade
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20

known that his re-
lations with the state department have
not been the smoothest. In the inter-
val Tsunejira Miyaoka will act as
charge d'affaires. Already has
1t that Baron Kaneko will succeed
Aoki.
Later word came from Tokyo that
Aoki had been retired on his own re-
quest and that Baron Kogoro Taxa
hira, now Japanese minister to Italy
and who was one of the peace COM
missioners at Portsmouth. had been
named to take the Washington post.
Decreasing French Birth Rate.
Statistics just published in the Off
cial Journal of the Republic at Paris
show the birth rate Of 1906 to have
been the lowest on record. In that
year the total fell to SO8,847 as COM
pared with s30.s48. the average for the
preceding decade. The deaths Of the
year were 73O.106.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20

lures, most of the ideas and eugges-
lions, presented being such as had be-
come familiar to the public through
the presidents speeches during the
past year, and on several subjects he
quoted freely from former messages.
renewing previous recommendations.
Perhaps the most novel and radical
suggestion was that the government
should pay the campaign expenses of
the two great parties. thus avoiding
the collection of large corruption funds.
He referred to the energy and in
dustrial ability Of the American people
and the fundamental soundness of our
business conditions and deplored the
practice of money boarding. He re-
iterated the necessity of government
control Of interstate commerce and in
sisted that the federal constitution
makes ample provision for such con
troll, and in this connection he would
provide federal charter for large cor
porations doing interstate business. A
revision of the currency laws to pro-
vide for greater elasticity in the vol
ume Of the circulating medium is
strongly urged. He renewed his rec
concentrations for the imposition of an
income and inheritance tax, Endorses
the postmaster generals plan for post
al savings banks and the extension of
the parcels post and would provide for
a better ocean mail service. The pres
ent system of protective tariff, he
thinks, should be preserved, but adj
mits that a revision of the schedule
may be desirable. He strongly urges
an inland waterway system both
through the Mississippi valley and
along the Atlantic coast, declares for
a larger army. with better pay, and a
material increase in naval construction
the coming year. A recommendation
is also made for representation at the
Tokyo exposition in 1912.
Chairman Fowler Reappointed.
AS an indication of a desire on the
part of congress to deal promptly with
the currency question Speaker Cannon
departed from precedent in naming
the house committee on banking and
Su41CuCy al lue OpCullS uOuAS vi lHe
session instead of waiting until after
the Christmas recess. Fowler Of New
Jersey, who recently criticised Secre-
tary Cortelyou for what he termed
his inefficient efforts to relieve the
financial situation" The committee is
expected to organize at. once.
cuIberson Leads Minority.
The caucus Of Democratic senators
chose Culberson of Texas as chairman,
a position which by custom carries
with it the authority of minority lead
ership in the senate and which was
held by his colleague, Senator Bailey.
The fact that Culberson was elected
without opposition showed that the
revelations of Bailey's service for
Standard Oil interests had deprived
him of his former support.
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&c REG

Taft Visits With the Gar.
Secretary of War Taft after a brief
stop at Moscow, Russia, where he and
his family We're deliberately entertain
ed under constant guard by troops, ar
rived at st. Petersburg Dec. 4 and was
received by the z a at Tsarskoe-Selo
In private audience, the visit lasting
Eve hours. First the two talked to-
gether for an hour; then they reviewed
the crack military force at the palace
and went to luncheon. The car is
said to have expressed his high regard
for the United States and to have sent
a warm greeting to President Roose-
welt. The Taft party next made a
short call at Berlin.
Car Asks Douna to Work.
The douma's reply to the speech
from the throne was read by Emperor
Nicholas. and on the margin he wrote:
"I am ready to believe the expressed
sentiments. l await productive work"
The same day President K~homyakoff
Of the douma had an audience with
the car. and the latter listened with
great interest to descriptions Of the
debates in the stormy sessions when
autocracy was under consideration.
During Saturdays session a scene Of
utmost excitement followed the state
ment of NJ. Rodicheff. leader Of the
Constitutional Democrats. that pos
terity would remember "Stolypin's
necktie,'' referring to the name given
to the hangman's moose during the re-
cent harsh and repressive measures.
The car said Rodicheff was a mad
man. Premier Stolypin took occasion
to tell the douma in SO many words
that "the historic, autocratic power
and free will Of the monarch stand
out as the most precious assets Of the
Russian state"
Ambassador Aoki Recalled.
Ostensibly to report orally to his gov
eminent on the treatment Of Japanese
immigrants in America, Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador, was sum-
moned by cable to return to Tokyo
forthwith. Although it was denied at
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL
Opening of sixtieth Congress.

Opening of Sixtieth Congress.
The first day Of the Sixtieth con-.
gress was taken up largely with the
routine business Of it's organization.
The senate was in session only half an
hour and did nothing but swear in new
members and call the roll. There was
a slight clash Of opinions as to the or
der of these two matters, Senator
Lodge Directing to the course of Vice
President Fairbanks in having the sen
ators sworn before the roll call and
saying 1t was contrary to custom. The
vice president insisted, however, that
this had been the practice of the sen
ate for more than a hundred years.
The new Oklahoma senator's, Owen
and Gore, We're not recognized, and
their credentials will not be accepted
until after their formal election by the
new states legislature Dec. 10. Nei-
Their Senator Bankhead nor Senator
Johnston Of Alabama could be sworn
until the deaths of their predecessors,
Morgan and Pettus, had been announc-
ed. as the senate adjourned in honor of
the dead.
In the house the only variation from
the cut and dried routine outlined by
the leaders of the majority was the
protest made by Cooper of Wisconsin
against the rules of the last congress.
Speaker Cannon had been duly elected
in accordance with the unanimous
choice of the Republican caucus on the
preceding Saturday night and had been
escorted to the chair by Williams, the
Democratic leader. when the adoption
of the former rules was moved. Mr..
Cooper said that experience had O
WINGED him that the rules gave too
much power to the speaker and too lit.
tie opportunity for the members to rep
resent their constituents. For instance,
when he had refused to vote for the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD

The Sixtieth Congress Under the
Cannon-AIdrich Leadership De-
cides to Make Haste Slowly In
Dealing With the Currency
Problem-President Roosevelt
In Message Stands Pat on
Past
Paymen Of Campaign Ex-
penses Urged Financial Stu
alton Slowly Improving, Except
For Weak Spots In the West.
Central Bank Idea Gains -A
New Japanese Ambassador.
Taft Talks With Car.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20

the legation that the
recall was intended
to be permanent, the
impression general
ly was that Mr..
Aoki would not re-
turn. He insisted
that there was no
strain in the rela-
tions Of the two
countries, but it is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20

test was seconded by De Almond Of
Missouri and by Leader Williams. In
reply Dalzell Of Pennsylvania said the
rules had been proved effective in legis-
lation, and the speaker said that the
majority could change a rule when
ever it was so disposed. He cited the
fact that the speaker is also a member
and as such is entitled to refuse unani-
nous consent. This incident showed
how completely the organization of the
house was in the hands of Speaker
Cannon and the men who have hereto
fore surrounded him. Two big demon
STATIONS marked the house opening,
one being the cheer given to the speak
er when he ascended the rostrum and
the other for w. ]. Bryan when he
came on the floor, exercising his right
as a former member.
Similar to conditions in the house.
the direction Of the senate majority
was seen to center round Aldrtch of
Rhode Island, chairman of the finance
committee. to whom it was decided to
give the privilege of initiating a new
currency reform bill. He. with Crane
and Lodge of Massachusetts,, had been
summoned to the White House to con-
fer with the president OF the financial
situation. It was understood that
Knox of Pennsylvania was to be ap-
pointed chairman of the committee on
rules to succeed Senator Spooner. re-
tired, a position of great power in the
senate. A, striking figure among the
new senators was Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas, a round faced, physical
giant who had announced his inten-
ton Of stirring up the dignifed senate.
His maiden speech, however, was put
off to a later day.
The Presidents Message.
In both house and senate the annual
message Of President Roosevelt was
presented, the formal notice of the as
sembling Of congress having been made
by a joint committee. The message
comprised a document Of considerable
length and covered pretty fully the
various phases Of federal activity.
There were few new or striking fea-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-20

Pacific railroads
r%efunding bill a
former speaker
had refused to
recognize h | m
for any purpose
for the next four
or five years. He
declared further
that the speaker
had become the
sole judge Of
what legislation
shall be consid-
cred, whereas, in
his opinion, the
leadership of the
party should be
upon the floor of
the house and
not in the chair.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
Notice of Application for
Permission to Appropri-
ate the Public Waters
Of the State of 6
Nevada.

NOTICES HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
~ 9TH day of February 1901. in accordance
Of se1e1 o q ,ne
Lander. State of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer OF Nevada for per-
mission to appropriate the public waters of
be made from Right Fork of Indian Greek, at
points either in Sec 36 20 N r 46 z or Sec
T 28 N r 46 Z by means OF dam and II
cubic feet per second is to be conveyed to points
the towns of Lander and Tenabo by means of
a pipe line and there nsed for mining, milling
and domestic purposes.
The construction of said works shall begin
before July 1st 1907, and shall be completed on
or before July LIST, 1908. The water shall be
tually applied to beneficial use on or before
July list, 1909.
(Signed) HENRY THURTELL,
State Engineer.
February %, 1907.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07

The first warm days Of spring bring
with them desire TO get out and enjoy
the exhilirating air and sunshine. Child
rem that have been housed up all winter
are brought out and you wonder where
they all came from. The heavy winter
clothing is thrown aside and many shed
their flannels. Then cold wave comes
and people say that grip Is epidemic.
Colds at this season are even more
dangerous than 10 mid-winter, as there
is much more dangerous Of pneumonia.
Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
however, aud you will have nothing to
fear. 1t always cures, and we have
never known a cold to result la pneu-
monia when it was used. 1t is pleasant
and safe to take. Children like it. For
sale by A. d. Lemaire d Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
Duberg's Sheep
neaSure.

Assemblyman Duberg's sheep
measure which provides for sheep
commission was passed in the AS
sembly last Saturday, after slight
change had been made in the ap-
pointments. The Senate had to
concur with the Governor in their
appointment in the original bill
but this was not considered neces-
sary and the bill was amended
giving the Governor the power of
appointing the members of the
Board.
The Board will be composed of
three members appointed for four
years at a salary OF $500 per year.
The Board will have the power
of appointing a secretary at a salary
of $3.50 per year and as many in
spectors as are required at a salary
of five dollars per day.
The focks of the State will be
taxed six mills on the dollar for
the carrying out of the provisions
of the Act if it is enacted.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
RAILROAD BILL
PASSES SEN
ATE.

The end of the long struggle be-
tween the people of this State and
the railroads came to an end when
the Boyd-Syphus bill passed the
Senate Saturday, with but one dis
fsenting vote, that of Woodbury. Of
Ormsby, and he was the last to
respond to the roll-call.
Pyne, of Esmeralda, opened the
ball and was followed in turn by
Boyd, of Washoe. The latter
urged all members to get in line
and vote for the interests of the
merchant, farmer and miner.
Oddie, of Nye, made very log
ical argument, saying thatit would
revive business to pass the meas
ure and that the railroads them
selves, as we'll as the people, would
be forced to acknowledge the good
effects to follow. Camp bell was
against the bill at the outset, fear
ing that it would work a hardship
upon the southern Nevada mining
camps, but when his name wss
called responded in the affirmative.
Easton of Lander, spoke in favor
of the bill and voted for it.
Woodbury., of Ormsby, the only
dissenter, made an argument
against the measure, claiming that
the bill would be unconstitutional.
Brossemer, who is ill and not ex-
pected to live, and Martin were
the absentees. The matter is now
up to the Governor. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested upon the
passage of the bill.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07

A New York woman has recov-
cred $4,000 from a street car COM
pany for the loss of her voice.
She has no doubt ere this received
a large number of proposals from
men who desire to take her to wife.
And not for her money, either.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07

Senator Newlands is expected
to arrive in Carson about the 10th
or Goth of this month to look after
his mining and other interests in
the State.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. W. Evans, Clearwater. Kan.
writes, My husband lay sick for three
months. The doctors said he had quick
consumption. We procured bottle Of
Ballard's Horehound Syrup, and it cur
cd him. That was six years ago and
since then we have always kept bottle
in the house. We cannot do without it.
For coughs and colds it has no equal.
25c, SOC and s1.00. A. D. Lemaire q
Sous.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
PROMISING LODES
NEAR BATTLE
MOUNTAIN.
Make No Mistake, for the
Rich Deposits of Gold,
Silver and Copper in
That Section Are
Worthy of Earn
est Considera-
tion.

Audb Outtic uuouubdiu 10 hltIdCt-
ing some attention from the fact
that a great deal of development
work done within the last four or
five months has disclosed strong
chutes of ore which carry good
values. The older districts, such
as Lewis have been the scene of a
great deal Of work in years gone by
and these sections are again in line
for production, but it would seem
that the predominating silver
values which were encountered in
the earlier history of that section
is no longer the fact, but copper
deposits are now being developed
to such an extent that they appear
to exist in commercial quantities.
Among the propositions which
are receiving attention is the es-
tate OF the Nevada Copper Butte
corporation, which b is situated
about twenty-five miles southwest
Of Battle Mountain, and on the
same mineral zoae as the Trenton,
in Trenton canyon, which a num-
Der of years since produced great
deal of ore carrying 600 ounces in
silver per ton.
The Nevada Copper Butte has
made two carload shipments OF ore
which was practically taken from
the surface, which yielded net $3.50
per car, as treatment and hauling
by wagon to th !. railroad is estimat-
ed at $3.50 per car it will be seen
that the ore is of a remarkably high
grade.
The holdings Of this corporation
are situated Vt ry close TO the prop
erty of the Glasgow Exploration
company, from which nearly ST.
COO 900 worth of ore has been ship
ped to Swansea, Wales.
The Nevada Copper Butte pro
poses to drive tunnel about l.
GOO feet for the purpose of cutting
the mineral deposit at depth of
700 feet OF 800 feet below below
the apex Of the zone, and to this
end arrangements are now being
made for actively prosecuting this
work.
This corporation owns the Cop
per Butte Silver Glance, Mammoth
Atlas and Virtue. These proper
ties have a remarkable surface
showing and it is proposed to push
development work to such an ex-
tent that 1t is believed that within
the next six months the property
will be on a paying basis.
F. E. Chagnon of Battle Noun
tain Was in Reno a few days ago and
speaks very enoeuragingly of the
mining interests around Battle
Mountain and he believes that the
surface showing in number of
places is entirely sufficient to in
duee active exploitation work.
Chagnon, in speaking Of the Ne
vada Copper Butte, states that the
officers Of the corporation are all
careful aad conservative business
men and it is their intention to
place all moneys received for
shares in the development of the
property, and hence it is believed
that good results will be obtained
from aggressive work. The officers
are: j. Herbert Reeve, president;
A. L. Hanson, vice-president; p
McAuslin, secretary; H. Mathews
all of San Francisco, and F. A
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07
NOTES CONCERN
ING LANDER.


les made by the leasers on the
property of the Gold Quartz Com
pany have caused a great deal OF
excitment and stimulated prospect
ing throughout the Bullion Min
ing District. The result has been
that hardly day passes but that
new strikes are reported and
many of them are proving bon-
anzas. About two weeks ago, on
the Riggs lease on the Gold Quartz
the lessees struck a north and
south cross vein which they fol-
lowed to the intersection of the
main ledge, at which point they
run into ore body running up in
to the thousands in gold. A ship
ment is now ready which will be
sent to Salt Lake by express. A
grab sample taken from several
sacks gave better than $1,000 to the
ton, and it is expected that the en-
tire shipment will return that much
or better.
Following closly the strike on
the Riggs lease, three of the other
lessees on the Gold Quartz struck
it rich, and the company working
the cross cut at the 150-foot level
reached the ore body. 80 that ore
is now being sacked at five differ
ent places on the property. At the
upper workings of the company's
workings the ore body is fully
thirty feet wide, nearly all of which
is of shipping grade. At the lower
level the vein has narrowed some
what, and the character of the ore
has changed to sulphide, but the
values seem to be higher and its
permanency is assured. That the
Gold Quartz is ono of the great
mines of the state is now fully
demonstrated.
In the Little Gem property, To-
Gated a short distance north of the
Gold Quartz near the town of Lam
der, the incline shaft has now
reached a depth of 280 feet. The
last fifty feet is nearly solid ore the
vein averaging about eight feet in
width. The ore is a sulphide of
copper and iron. A carload ship
ment left the mine couple of days
ago which superintendent Tyree
says will return about $50 to the
bon in copper, silver and gold.
Another shipment is now being
made by Colburn and Lakin from
the Lander Mining q Milling Cos
mine, commonly known as the
Utah, located on Indian Greek
short distance west of Lander. The
M & M Co. has been a persistent
producer all winter, and no doubt
will continue to be, Judging from
the regularity of the ore body. The
ore is continuous for several hun
dred feet at the 180-foot level,
varying hardly at all from two feet
in width. The present shipment
is expected to return abcu 500 to
the ton in lead, silver and gold.
Work is being resumed on the
Black Rock property, owned by
the Bullion Mines compeny. This
property is located in the extreme
north end of the district. w. 8.
Montgomery, the manager, an
nounces that the company has
ample funds for development and
that work will be vigorously push
ed.
Several hundred busy prospect
ors are in the hills, now that spring
seems TO have opened in earnest,
and new strikes are of almost daily
occurrence. Some of the old sill
yer properties that have been dor
mant for years, are being reopen
ed.
All through the outlook for the old
Bullion District is most eucourag-
ing.-Elko Free Press.
BULLION.
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-07

Justice of the Peace, Argenta Township
A Limbaugh
Constable Of Argenta Township. .......
George w Hinman