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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
NO KICK
GoOdSprinss Miners Promptly
Call Mr.. Humphreys.

In reply to the communication IN last
his AGr, entitled cone Kick" in
nbirh Mr.. J. W. Humphreys Of Los
,,g..les complained because we oppose
p,rtI.tf's measure, stating that he could
rot get hi. money out of the bank to do
II. assessment work, but that if any
a.,lsprings miner wanted $500 in scrip
,.io the work on two claims, he could
have il. THE AGE received 10y return
mail the following from Goodsprings:
FIitor Age: Referring to the com
,,urfration of Mr.. J. W. Humphreys,
Ia. Angeles. Cal The miners Of Good
srrings to a man, express their conf
5.prt in the Los Angeles banks and
banking interests of the country and
hsy IN advise Mr.. Humphreys that ii he
viIl iglIy describe the location OF his
claims in Yellow Pine Mining District
and enclose regular Clearing House
s,ript ior the amount of his annual as
s.ssusnt work on two claims, or a hun
drei, il shall be cheerfully accepted and
the work done in satisfactory manner.
Go,dsprngs is not worrying about scrip
and if Mr.. Humphreys is sincere and
has any claims in yellow Pine Mining
District and scrip to back it up let him
send il along.
There have been times in the past
when the resident mine owners OF Iel-
low Pine Mining District mad to scratch
pretty hard To do their assessment work
but they did it as the records show,
and had little money or none to draw
scrip against. Send the scrip on.
Yours truly,
: T.. HoUNT
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Must Pay Debts.

So far as wise men Of the local ex-
change know, the Arizona non-assess-
able law has never been tested, but the
Supreme Court of California has held
in substance that there can be no such
thing as worcestershire shares when the
company funds are exhausted and an
Indebtedness exists without any means
OF raising more money except by taxing
the stock This decision was rendered
in the case Of the Meadow Valley Min
ing Company, which did business in
Caliorna and owned property at Phoebe
Nevada When the company organiz-
ed the stock was sold with an agree
ment that it should not be assessed.
$ F. Recorder.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
NEWS BRIEFS

Congress convened Monday, Dec. 2nd.
"Uncle" Joe Cannon was reelected
speaker.
The United States grand jury for Ne
vada is in session at Carson City.
The Presidents message to Congress
was a nice long one and filled up a lot
OF space in the daily papers. 1t is said
also to be Il lovely message, but We like
poetry best.
Henry o. Havemeyer, president OF
,he American Sugar Refining Co. died
Wednesday.
Edward Silver, the negro who killed
Deputy Sheriff Smithson at Daggett
some weeks ago has plead guilty. The
court will examine witnesses to deter
mine degree of murder
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Clark and Copper.

Concerning copper Senator Clark re-
Gently said "Ihe situation in regard to
to copper is about the same as 1t was a
month ago. Nearly all the wildcat CON
Germs haze been put ont of business,
and there has been heavy curtailments
in the established mines
We have curtailed production 80 per
cent. at Jerome and 60 per cent in
Montana. 1t Is Improbable to sell cop
per at l3 cents when it costs - OF II -
cents to produce it.
Copper was about the first thing to be
hit bv the financial stringency as some
had been over ambitious in boosting the
price, with the result that production
vs. greatly stimulated y
At Goldfeld recently Senator Clark
talked about taking an interest in a
Smelter somewhere in Nevada but was
not very explicit.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
SHEEP MOUNTAIN
NeVlandS FaVOrS Making II
National Reserve.

Judge NJ : Beal, who has been ad.
vocating a National Forest for Sheep
Mountain, has received letter from
Senator Francis G. Newlands, stating
that the Senator has given his endorse
ment to the project, and written the
National Forester urging that the res
ervation be made. He believes that
the reserve will be established without
further delay
The timber on Sheep Mountain is not
Of great Importance except for protect
ing the watershed and this was Judge
Beal's chief reason for urging the re-
serve. Small saw-mills have made
away with the best growth. Protection
and seeding may produce good timber
again.
Sheep mountain is 2S1a miles north of
Las Vegas and part of the Vegas Valley
watershed.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
LUCY GRAY
Development In Progress On
Cash Basis

Jack Burns says he is working four
men at the Lucy Gray mine at Sunset,
and is receiving cash remttances from
the owners to pay expenses, contracting
no debts. He says it is likely all back
Indebtedness will be paid soon and the
bond on the mine taken up before it is
due.
He states that while Messrs Bauer
line and Forsythe of Denver are still
principal owners of the property, the
mine is now under control of X. l..
Winslow, of Philadelphia.
The fact that hard cash is being put
up at this time to do the required
amount of work, while the mine is also
under lien, would indicate that the
owners intend to "make good" Burns
says the situation looks good to him.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
NO BOUNTY
State Says ArteSian Well Law
Was Only a Bluff.

Attorney General Stoddard has hand
act of 1887 providing that substantial
bounty was due the first person who
sinks an artesian well in any county, is
unconstitutional. Its only function, it
appears is to raise false hopes in the
breasts of enterprising persons who are
not advised as to which laws on our
statutes are constitutional and which
are not.
The opinion is given on the application
Of the Vegas Artesian Water Syn
dicate, which struck the first flowing
well in Lincoln county tpcssibly in the
state) in accordance with the provisions
Of the claw" and made application for
the bounty in due form.
The Attorney General bases his opin-
ion on Section 9, Article vuI, of the
Constitution of this State, which pro-
vides:
The state shall not donate or loan
money or its credit, subscribe to or be
Interested in the stock of any company,
association or corporation, except for
educational or charitable pursoses"
However Las Vegas now has two
flowing wells, and the Water Syndicate
will probably be able to struggle along
without the bounty which it so well
,,.;1l not ,,at
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
RileY'S Scheme.

John Riley, an attorney OF Kansas
City, who is in Goldfield, has scheme
by means of which he claims he can ir-
rigate desert regions Of Nevada and
California. Riley's scheme is to turn
the water OF the Colorado River from
its present course into Death Valley,
and make a huge reservoir Of that place
Riley plans to tap the river at Old Col
vile. distance Of about 100 miles from
Death Valley, and about p miles due
east Of Las Vegas.
The fact that its mostly up bill irom
the Colorado to Death Valley doesn t
seem to dsconcert Riley.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Hotel Nevada Arrivals
J ;. NUicr owner and Manager

W Griswold, Windsor, Conn
J Holden, Los Angeles
Carlos Aguilar, Cripple Greek
II d & Treen, Los Angeles
Mr. Gun
c c Sloan, Milwaukee
Mrs + A Copper, Denver
A Mageur, Los Angeles
c F Warner, Salt Lake
l. Pryor, Sioux CITY
K t Reeves, Salt Lake
f NJ Cunning. Salt Lake
Geo y Hays, Dubois, Wyo
II \ Madill, "
X + Welty,
J VI kutcher
Mrs ; VI Swingley
Mrs J II Gilman
Mrs VI + Smith
c II Bigclow and vi, Los Angeles
\ & Pagett, Los Angeles
Sam y Swingley
II X Mack, Carson
w B Atwell, Searchlight
l. King Milwaukee
A b Pratt, Los Angeles
Claude Huff
f ; Adams, San Francisco
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Virgin River

Los Angeles Limited trains will now
stop on flag at Lund for passengers to
or from Los Angeles or Salt Lake and
beyond. Heretofore only the local
train stopped at Lund, which is the
stage station for the Virgin oil fields.
j. F. Doyle returned from the oil
field this week and gives summary Of
the situation as follows; Two wells
producing oil, one producing natural
gas. and lS rigs in operation in the
field. He says work is hampered for
want of machine shop to make fire.
quent repairs.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Down and Out

Letters and kilograms from officials of
the Western Federation of Miners, writ
ten at Denver headquarters, show that
the miners have no affiliation with the
/. W. W. Record of the vote will also
be found in the proceedings of the last
meeting of the Federation at Denver.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Aids
Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are always
most successful. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. 1t allays the
cough, aids expectoration, relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions, thereby
aiding nature in throwing off cold and
restoring the system TO a healthy con-
dition. For sale by Wilson Drug Co.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Railroad Gases

The attorneys have completed their
in the railroad cases at Car
son, but it will be several weeks before
Judge Harrington will render decision,
as the evidence is very voluminous.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Railroad Survey

Chief Engineer a. Maguire, having
completed construction Of the L.N. x T.,
is now in Arizona running a railroad
survey for the Clarks
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07

A salt Lake freight train was wreck
cd sunday morning December lst at
Riverside Junction, eight ears going in
the ditch along with the engine
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-12-07
Assessment Work

Wanted work In sunset
district, 10y experienced miner Ad-
dress W. c. Boyle, Sunset, via Nipton'
California. l.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12

Mrs. Thaw testified today that "b-" meant blackguard as Thaw always re- ferred to White. The other essential point Mrs. Thaw was allowed to bring out, was a statement that the defendant never carried a pistol ex- cept in New York. She was asked many other questions embodying va rious stories she had discussed with Thaw. including the alleged fate of the girl known to them as Pie Girl" at the hands of White. but MT. Je- rome blocked the question with sus- tained objections.
 Compelling the defense to com mence professional testimony, Jerome blocked the testimony of pr. Wagner. as to the results of his six visits to the defendant in the Tombs and his tests as to his mental condition pr. Wagner was not allowed to go into the conversations he had had with the defendant nor the conclusions he had reached from the conversations. He was confined to what he actually Ob- served and he declared his observa- tions were so closely interlaced with his questioning of the defendant. that he did not know whether he could sep arate them. Delmas finally withdrew many of his questions as to tests. con tenting himself with asking pr. Wag- ner to give his opinicn of the hypOth- etical question covering the evidence in the case. The question was almost record breaking in length. being a comprehensive resume of the entire case, including Mrs. Thaw's personal narrative. In it MT. Delmas accused White of having "drugged' Miss Nes- bit and of having attempted to renew a communication or relations with her subsequent to her marriage MT. Jerome objected to these features and it was amended to embrace the evil dence of record as 10 the disputed points.
 pr. Evans of the New Jersey state hospital for the insane will be the first witness for the defense tomorrow. A new rule by Justice Fitzgerald bar ring from the court room all not en- gagged in active newspaper work. went into effect today. Many of those who. bedeCked in gala costumes, had Occu- pied front seats heretofore. were on hand early this morning. but to no avail. The court officers had direct or ders this time. and Obeyed them. As a result there were many empty benches in the court room all day
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12

council where it was promptly concur red in:
 Whereas, the deep veneration and respect in which the name and mem ory of Abraham Lincoln is held by the American people is expressed by the observance on February 12. the anni- versary of his birthday, as a day de- voted to the commemoration of his lofty character and distinguished achievements as a citizen and presi- dent of the United States. and as a tribute to his great life which was yielded in martyrdom to his country. Now. therefore be it
 Resolved, by the house of represent atives. the council concurring. that as a mark of respect to the memory Of President Lincoln the house of this legislative assembly when they adjourn today adjourn until Wednesday. Feb. 13 and be il further
 Resolved. that the territorial officers be. and they are hereby requested to close their several offices on February T., and to refrain from the transaction of public business upon that day.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
SHELTER REORGANIZATION.
Elections of Directors of the Two
 Great Companies.

New York Feb. 1.-The board of directors of the American Shelters Securities company today increased it's membership by two and elected the fol- lowing directors and members of the executive committee: Arthur L. Walk CT, Jos. F.. Clendenin. John Mcgowan and Wm. H. Pierce. J. H. Steele, gen. eral counsel of the company was elect ed director.
 The directors of the American Smelt- ing Refining company today increased its executive committee by two. elect ing A. L. Walker, Jos. Clendenin, John Mcgowan. One of these succeeds to the vacancy caused by resignation of Senator Guggenheim.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
Jerome COmpeIs a Encouragement of the
 Plan of Thaw'S Defense
Before Testimony Showing What Made Him Insane the District Attorney Wants It Proved That He is Insane

New York. Feb. l1-Answering a hy- pothetical question covering every de- tail of the testimony up to this time in the Thaw trial, Dr. Chas. G. Wagner. superintendent of the state hospital for the insane at Binghamton, N. Y, declared on the witness stand today, that in his opinion Thaw did not know that his act was wrong when he shot Stanford White. Dr. Wagner stepped aside for a later cross examination by Jerome. As court adjourned for the day it was announced that the defense would offer testimony from other allenists tomorrow.
 Dr. Wagners opinion on a hypo- tactical question furnished a day of legal sparring between Delmas and Jerome. Jerome effectually blocked the completion for the time being. of the testimony by Mrs. Thaw by insist ing that before she could go. further competent testimony as to Thaw's un- sOundness of mind should be given. Delmas tried to carry forward the young wife's story. but the district at torney was on his feet with an objec- tion to every question.
 Mrs. Thaw had been recalled as the third witness of the day. one of her predecessors was J. D. Lyon. vice pres ident of the Union National Bank of Pittsburg. who stated that he had re- ceived Thaw's will from the latter's own hands. prior to April 1906, and had held it in a safe deposit box until late in November last when he direct ed his secretary to forward it to Gleason of Thaw's counsel.
 Gleason then swore that he had re- ceived the will by mail on Dec. 1906. and that absolutely no changes had been made in the instrument while in his possession. Mir. Jerome admitted the progress of the will from Mir. Lyon tO Gleason without the necessity of calling the formers secretary. Delmas did not offer the will in evidence. however. owing to the fact that it has not in it's entirety been prepared as legally executed by Thaw.
 When Mrs. Thaw was called to the stand she was dressed precisely as when she occupied the witness stand last week. As she was taking her seat Delmas turned to the district attorney and renewed his demand of last We'd nesday that the note which was passed by Mrs. Thaw to her husband at the Cafe Martin on the night of the trag- edy be produced. Jerome. at the for maj demand. remained silent. Today he once said he would send for the slip of paper. It was brought from his office. and identified by Mrs Thaw, and read by Delmas as follows:
 'The b. was here minute ago"
 The contents of the note caused some surprise only as to the exact wording It had generally been sup posed that the note read: "The b. is here
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
NICARAGUA TROOPS
 MASSING ON BORDER
The President of Honduras Says the Invasion is Coming and He is Read, for it.

Panama. Feb. 1.-The Associated Press received the following dispatch from President Bonilla of HoDduras:
 Nicaragua is concentrating a con- siderable armed force upon the from tier of Honduras without having made a declaration of war. We are assured the invasion will take place soon. Hon. duras Is ready to repel the movement.
 MANUEL BONILLA.
 A well known. Central American merchant who is familiar with the present designs of the various repub- lies informed the correspondent of the Associated Press that President Zelaya of Nicaragua believing he holds the balance of power in Central America wants to put the matter to the test and that he will oppose intervention by the United Staes.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
PROTEST 10 PRESIDENT
 ABOUT THAW CASE
It is Urged That Newspapers Which Go Into Details Be Excluded from the Mails.

Washington, Feb. 11.-President Roosevelt has received a number of protests from persons who think that newspaper printing the full details of the Thaw case should be prohibited from transmission through the mails. One of these was a long telegraphic protest from newspaper the name of which was not given out. There has been a recent discussion of the ques- tion in Canada notably in the Cana dian parliament and the statement of the postmaster general at Ottawa that any newspaper publishing such evil dence as given in the Thaw case on Thursday would be guilty of misde- mcanor under Canadian law was also brought to the attention of the presi- dent.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
THE THREE CENT FARE BILL.
4 Strong Presentation in Opposition
 Before the House Committee.

Before the late recess of a week was taken. it was announced that the anti railroad legislation would be pushed to the front immediately on the re- sumption of business. and among the bills of this character was the Cren- shaw three cent fare measure. which had been committed to the committee on judiciary. IL had also been an- nounced that this committee would recommend the passage of the bill.
 Representatives of the railroads in terested were permitted to appear be-
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12

fore the committee yesterday. and Judge Frank Cox for the Southern Pa cific and Messrs. Paul Burks and l. H. Chalmers for the Santa Fe lines availed themselves of that permission Mir. Cox. who was well fortified with facts. was the chief spokesman against the bill which he characterized as a most unjust measure and one which could not receive the support of a reasonable man, once his attention was directed to the circumstances sur rounding the railroad business in this territory
 In the first place. MT. Cox pointed out that it was proposed to cut the earnings of the railroads from passen- ger fares. forty per cent. What bus mess in this territory or elsewhere al this time, he asked. could stand such a cut?
 He took the case of the Maricopa & Phoenix road which had received for fares in 1906 little more than S74. .OOO Yet the expenses of operation of the passenger service on that line had been more than $72.OOO. MT. Cox pre- sented figures showing that the ex- pense of maintaining the passenger service on the Southern Pacific and it's branches in Arizona for last year was between S7O00O0 and $500. 900. The traffic of this territory, had paid only 25 4-10 per cent of that sum. The rest of IL had been made up by the traffic which had originated outside of the lines of the territory and passed through it.
 If such a reduction of fares under the circumstances had ever been just. it was not now. when the railroads were at greater expense than ever. were paying greatly increased wages. and when in other directions the cost of maintainance was higher than it had ever been.
 The strongest point made by MT Cox was perhaps. his comparison of the conditions and the rates of this terri tory with the conditions and rates in the thickly populated states of the middle west. He especially mentioned Illinois, whose population of four and half million people he placed against that of Arizona's 15O.OO0. He com pared the area of this territory with that of Illinois, less than half as great. On every line in Illinois there are pop ulous towns every few miles while on the Southern Pacific in this territory in it's whole length of 396 miles. there were really less than half dozen points which reliably furnished pas senger traffic. In Illinois too. fuel was cheap and easily accessible. while in Arizona it had to be hauled a distance Of 500 miles.
 In Illinois said Mir Cox there is a three cent rate from which the rail- roads receive an immensely greater profit for the mile than they do from the five cent rate in Arizona. People of Illinois have for years tried to se- cure a lower rate and have appealed to the interstate commerce commission for relief. The commission after care ful consideration has always pro-
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
WEATHER TODAY.

Arizona, Feb. 11.-Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
The Day Given Over Largely to Legislation
 Affecting the Railroads
Hearing On the Three Cent Fare Bill Before the House Committee On Judiciary--The Observ- ance of LincOln's Birthday Today.

The legislature after vacation of ten days settled into work again yester- day morning and signaliZed itself not by making any laws but by proposing a great many of them. One of them worth mentioning not for the figure that it can ever cut but on account of the aspirations of the proposers of it for it looks to an uninvited partner ship with the interstate commerce commission. It is in the form of a bill for the establishment of a railroad commission. It was introduced in the house by NIT. Bell ho heard of it in Texas whence all good things come and it was simultaneously introduced into the council by MT. O'Neill What f. lacks in originality it makes up in length l. fills twenty-five long type written pages and it took Chief Clerk Mauk forty-five minutes to read it.
 Texas is a state of great area and this bill had been drawn some years ago to fit it. What all if purposes to do is immaterial for an act of congress stands in the way of its endeavor. but liberal provision is made in it for the operation of it. There are to be three commissioners with a salary of s2500 each. one secretary at 5000 and a clerk at $500. Then indefinite provi- sion is made for the payment of ex- Uc.ts as many as may be required Railroad men are naturally excluded from membership in the commission. l. is not thought that the bill will pass in its present form. There has already been some talk of amending the title SD that it will read. An Act to Amend the Hepburn Rate Law as to the Ter ritory of Arizona"
 A HOLIDAY TODAY.
 Before the routine business Of the day was well under way the following concurrent resolution was introduced by Mir Davidson, adopted. sent 10 the
Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
QUEEN Lil'S PETITION.

Washington. Feb. 11.-Vice President Fairbanks today laid before the senate for Liloukalani. former queen of the Hawaiian islands, a second addition to the petition filed by her in 1905 pray ing for the settlement of her claim for the Sovereign Lands taken from her at the time of the acquisition of the is- lands by the United States. She asks in this addition of 150 typewriter pages that action be taken at the pres ent section of congress.