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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
NO MERGER OF CANAL BIDDERS
Contractor oliver Must Look to Others
for Cash to Garry on
Work.

NEW YORK, Jan. pa. F. Macarthur
of the Macarthur Gillespie company, whose
bid for completing the Panama canal was
next TO the lowest, issued a statement to-
day that the four contracting firms COM
prising his company declined all suggeS-
tions looking to combination with any
other bidder"
"They are unwilling to entertain any plan
for undertaking the work at a percentage
so low that adequate personal attention to
the work would be impossible and ulti-
mate failure. in their opinion, most prob
able. AS the only bidders who qualified
under the specifications, they acquiesced in
the suggestion that an opportunity be given
Mr.. oliver to form a new association OF
contractors and raise the required capital
despite the fact that he had entirely failed
to qualify as bidder, both by reason OF
his failure 10 show the necessary pecuniary
responsibility, and by reason of the gov
ernment's definite rejection of his CO.
bidder. Mr.. Bangs"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
CATTLE FREEZING TO DEATH
stockmen I'm Northwest VIII Lose
Million Dollars Owing to
Severe winter.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 81. II Howells
of Minot, N. D.. a leading buyer OF cattle
and sheep. declared here today that the
cattlemen Of the northwest would stand to
lose more than slOoeOOo by the severe
winter. He has made a tour of inspection
along the transcosaENntFl lines. both in
the United States.sand Canada. and says
the losses will not be $50 great in North
Dakota as in Alberta and Montana.
In the Alberta country, according to Mr..
Howells. thousands of cattle had huddled
together along the railroad tracks and dead
cattle were to be seen for 100 miles or
more, lying twenty deep in some places.
The same condition. he says prevail in
Montana.
Mr.. Howells says that while in Havre,
Mont, last week, a ranchman offered him
1000 sheep for 5000, which last fail were
worth $4,000. Sheep were dying by hun
dreds for want of food.
Last year Mr.. Howells' company shipped
out Of Havre nearly 400 cars of cattle,
but this year 1t has been unable TO get out
a single carload.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
OHIO FALLING AT CAIRO
MisJissippi IL Rising Rt All Points
Below Except at New
Orleans.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 8,-The weather
bureau tonight issued the following food
bulletin: wv.
The Ohio river at Cairo is falling. the
guage tonight reading 5O2 feet, a IAN OF
one-tenth foot since Sunday night; The
stage at Memphis tonight was 36.9 feet, a
rise of one foot since Sunday night. Stages
in feet at other stations on the lower
Missississppi on Monday morning were as
follows: Helena. 45.S; Arkansas City, 40 and
Greenville 1875, a rise of three-tenths foot
at each place during the last twenty-four
hours; Vicksburg, 46, rise of one-tenth
foot; New Orleans. 17s and stationary.
Maximum stages as follows, are now indi-
Gated in the Vicksburg district, the crest
to reach Vicksburg in about twelve days
Arkansas City, So; Greenville, 48, and Vicks-
burg at least 81 feet.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Jan. 8,-The river
tonight continues to fall and tonight stands
49, feet A communication from Shawnee
town tonight, says trains will not be able
to enter that place for several days. Con-
ditions along the Wabash river are greatly
improved tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
LANE PROBING AT FRISCO
Interstate Commerce COmmissiOner
Investisates the Collection of
Tolls at California Port.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2s.-Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane today began
an investigation OF complaints OF Jobbers
and manufacturers that the Southern Pa
cific company is collecting a toll Of cents
a ton on all freight received here, whether
1t comes over the wharves of the state or
not.
Commissioner Lane will also continue the
inquiry into the facts connected with the
so-called Hartman merger
Among those who arrived to attend the
hearing are ]. C. stubbs, vice president
OF the Hartman lines, and trafic directors
of the Southern Pacific and other COM
panies; Attorney c. A. Severance OF ST.
Paul and r. 8. Lovett. one of the Southern
Pacifc's legal advisers in New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
BIG REALTY DEAL IN SIOUX CITY
Two Hotels, a Theater and Five Hun
dFed City Lots Change
Hands.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Jan S.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-F. w. Estabrook of Boston, vice
president of the Sioux City Stock Yards
company, has purchased a controlling in
terest in the Mondamin and Garretson
hotels and the New Grand theater building
and an entire interest in nearly 800 Sioux
City lots. The property is valued at $780,
CO., The MOndamin will be completely re-
modelled. Nothing is yet known as to what
viii be done with the Garretson, but there
has been some talk of making Il into an
ofhce building. Mr.. EstabrOok Is close TO
Swift and Company and his large purchase
Is regarded as significant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
HOPEFUL FOR CREIGHTON
Rests Naturally During Night and
Takes NOuFishment During
the Day.

Hopeful reports continued to come from
the home of John A. Creighton last night
regarding the condition Of Mr. Creighton.
After a day of marked Improvement. dur
ing which he received nOurishment. he
slept and rested well and was asleep early
this morning without the use OF opiates.
The nOurishment given him yesterday was
IN liquid form. but was nevertheless In
considerable quantity. and gave added hope
70 the family and physicians
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
MINORITY ON SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Reports Say Greatest Benenciaries
VIII BE Hill and
Hartman.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S--J. ]. Hill, Il H.
Hartman and the republican policy OF
protection are assailed In the minority ad-
verse report on the Littauer compromise
subsidy ship bill which was filed In the
house today by Representative Spight OF
Mississippi The report is signed by Mr..
Spight and the other democratic members
o. the house on merchant marine and fish
ertes-Messrs Goulden. sherley and Pat
terson.
After reviewing the proposed subsidies
to South American and oriental lines the
report says:
II is not pretended that the proposed ap-
preparations are intended merely TO compen-
safe for services rendered. but admittedly
the larger part Is pure gratuity. This OBJ
lection is fundamental and no amount OF
sophistry or volume of specious argument
can obscure H. Were 1t limited simply
to payments for new mail routes IL might
be acceptable for that purpose though not
The report discusses the two lines which
the bill proposes TO subsidize between the
Pacific ,oast and the orient. saying
But when Il Is recalled that at Seattle
north OF Cape Mendocino Is the existing
steamship line owned by ]. J. Hin and south
OF It at San Francisco Is the Hartman line,
the Pacific Mail, we may begin to sus,
pile" Who are J. J. HilI and e H. Har-
riman? The former is the great railway
magnate OF Northern Securities notoriety.
who tried TO merge vast interests in viola-
tion OF the law and only was prevented by
proceedings in court. Hartman is another
/ leader OF corporate wealth who controls
more railway trackage than any other
man In the world. Is II hard 10 guess who
under this bill would pocket 81 10000 OF the
peoples money?
1t is then stated by the report that the
! proposed line from the Pacific coast &C
Z Chile would be a mere extension OF the
! Hartman line to Panama and the genera
! principle OF the governmental subsidy Il
attacked. The report declares that gov.
ernmental aid OF this sort can never result
In a great merchant marine and urges the
repeal OF legislation which hinders ship
! building in this country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
cerouer nola. Murderer.

LONDON. Jan. B.--A verdict OF Wilful
murder was rendered by corOner's jury
this morning against Horace George Ray
ner, the man who shot and killed william
Whitsley, the merchant, January la But
few additional facts developed at the in
guest and the motive Of the crime remains
mystsrv unless. as the police claim, It
was q fallurs of attempt TO blaokmail the
merohaat The sous and the old employees
Of the murdered man testified that they
had never seen or heard of Rsyner before
the daY of the traEedy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
LEvEE BREAKS IN ARKANSAS
Government Work Holds and Armed
Guards Protect It-AII Wires
Down.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. z.-The Luxora.
Ark. town levee broke Sunday and the
place Is hooded. the water driving the resi-
dents TO the second story OF houses. No
loss OF life Is reported.
The government levee back Of Luxora is
stin holding and It is being patrolled by
armed guards. All wires are down and no
further particulars are 0btainabls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
CAMPAIGN IS ON IN RUSSIA
Speakers may Deliver Speeches Hos
tile 90 the Government IL Not
Revolutionary.

MOSCOW, Jan. eS.-The governor general
has cancelled, at Premier stolypin's direc-
tiOn. the election order that any persons
delivering speeches hostile to the govern
ment at electoral meetings shall be sen-
fenced to three months Imprisonment or
10 pay fine of $50.
The premier has directed provincial au-
thOrlties TO avoid interference with cam
paisn meetings, except where necessary TO
prevent The epen advocacy OF revolutionary
outbreaks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
Penrose Selects Connsei

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. &-Announcement
Is made today that Major Penrose who is
TO be tried by cOurt-martial In connection
with the Brownsville riot by the colOred
troops has selected Lieutenant COlOnal
Glenn OF the Barracks here 10 defend him.
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn is known as one
Of the best posted men on martial law Ia
the army.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29

ST. PAUL. Jan. "a special 10 the Dis.
pstch from Bismarh 5. ID, says: Northern
facino passenger trains No. 4 and run
ming late with double-headers. cOllided last
hiEht et KnoWlet0n. west OF here. No de-
tails have been reoelved Reports conflict
- " the injurOA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
LEdIsLATURE.

Drastlc child labor bill reaches third
reading in house of Nebraska legislature.
Page
Clarke OF Douglas offers bill for the
local taxation of railroad terminals in the
house of Nebraska legislature. Page L
Hearing before committee at Lincoln
discloses that Chairman McMullen is op-
posed to measure OF statewide operation.
Page
Railway committee has agreed on all
Nints of Nebraska commission bill
sure gives the commission wide power
r. "ates Page
WASHINGTON.
tie Commerce commission finds
= Standard Oil company to form
N oily. Page i
SENATOR Beveridge talks four hours in
senate in support of his bill to prevent
Interstate commerce in products of child
labor. Page Q
Commissioner Lane probes Pacific rail-
road merger at San Francisco. Page
Political speakers may criticise govern
ment, but must not advocate revolution
in Russia. Page l
Thousands of head of sheep and cattle
freeze to death in the northwest Loss to
stockmen in the northwest will exceed
S1.ooO,ooo. Page
Two more Jurors secured for the Thaw
trial Statement from Pittsburg SAYS
theory OF defense probably will be in
sanity. Page
Snow, from two to three inches deep,
is reported from many points in Nebraska.
Page 3
RoREIGN.
Three hundred men killed and injured in
the coal mine belonging to the Prussian
government. Page
Chinese famine sufferers need cash
more than supplies. Page
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers dismisses charges against Chief of
Police Donahue. Mayor declares he has
power over the officer and doesn't propose
to have police enforce Sunday closing
laws. Page 10
Government Official says seven dry
farming experiment stations will be es-
tablished in the west. Fage 8
Weighing of mail in this postal division
will begin In February. Page .
! Western Trunk Line association pro-
mulgates rule which makes trouble for
prise package" shippers Page 8
/
to argue in favor OF double shift" bill.
| Page 3
Railroads rap at Omaha grain market
by taking on proportional rates on Iowa
grain to all territories. Page q
]. d. shanahan. government grain ex-
pert. says federal inspection of grain will
come. and In meantime government will
establish laboratories for tests, probably
one at Omaha Paqe G
w. J. Connell is found guilty by Judge
Sutton of contempt of court and sentence
Is deferred. He pleads his own case
Page Q
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA
Legislative committee busy formulating
a statewide primary bill from two meas
ures submitted to II. Page 9
City council OF Council Bluffs orders
Broadway paved to the motor bridge,
Page {
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Tuesday, January -. 1907.
TIE WEATHER-

FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA-Snow
Tuesday and probably Wednesday; conder
Wednesday in south portion.
FORECAST FOR fOWA-Snow Tuesday
and probably Wednesday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
WAaRIN0TOM.

tie Commerce commission finds
= Standard oil company to form
N oily. Page i
SENATOR Beveridge talks four hours in
senate in support of his bill to prevent
interstate commerce in products of child
labor. Page
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26
SHELTERS AND
MILL At GILL
Plants of Nevada Con. and
CumberIand-EIy Round
ing Into Form.
RAISING STRUCTURAL STEEL
MACHINERY GOING ON TO pow
Err PLANT FOUNDATIONS.
RAISING STRUCTURAL STEEL

A letter from McGill. New. brings the
information that the great smelling and
concentrating plants of the Nevada Con-
solidated and Cumberland-Ely companies
are being rapidly rounded into form Short
as the time has been since ground was
first broken and tough as the weather
conditions have been, the raising of struc-
tural steel and its knitting together as
buildings in which to house machinery
and equipment is so well advanced that
IT will not be long till the visitor can
distinguish something of the magnitude Of
the buildings and the tremendous acreage
they will cover.
The steel work on the big machine shops
is finished and the raising of steel for
the housing of the first unit of the 1C-
Uc0-ton concentration has commenced, while
work on the second and third sections is
well under way. All of the machinery
with which the mammoth power house is
10 be equipped is being set in the solid
beds OF concrete and cement that has en-
tered into the adamantine foundations
Perfect work is being done in every in
stance, the great works being designed
10 last not for q few weeks, but forever
All OF the excavating and grading for
the mammoth rooster and reverbatOry
buildings is practically finished and the
construction of foundation, etc, will be
in full swing within a few days. The big
office building and the tWo-Story resi-
dence for the general manager are near
~ completed. Trenching for the new pipe
line that is to convey the waters of Duck
the townsite, as well. is being rushed
through and the statement is made that
water will be running in the large mains
within sixty days
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26
WILSON MESA PLACERS
ROLLING OUT THE GOLD

Lake Bssnquo's ghost of Shakespearean
fame, the new gold camp of Wilson Mesa.
Will not down. The first mail ever sent
out from :he new postoffice brought to
Moab pound Of gold. taken out by two
men with a small sluice box in ten DAYS
time, says the Grand Valley Times
Three properties are now being worked
on the Mesa, and there is little doubt
that another month will see numbers of
others in operation. ]. F. Hall has been
making sluice boxes for several days and
expects 20 commence work on his claims
in about a week
The Webb and Boren property from
which the pound of gold was taken, con-
tinues to turn out the yellow metal with
commendable regularity.
The Murphy brothers have leased their
property to j. c. Duncan of Leadville
Colo, who has put in sluices and has
started taking out gold
George ". Hepburn. William Price and
Clark AkerS have taken a lease on the
property of Abe and Steve Day and have
Just got their sluices in working order
This property is said to be as rich If not
richer than that of Webb and Boren. and
the widely advertised promise of Steve
Day TO retire from the field of active Ia
Dor on a competency received from his
gold diggings is becoming less Of a Joke
every day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26
GOOD REPORT FROM
WESTERN NEVADA COPPER

Frank B. Cook who as assistant TO
General Manager NJ. NJ. johnson of the
western Nevada Copper company makes
frequent trips to the company's mines at
1erlnSton, and who has just landed from
a trip or inspection, states that everything
Is moving smoothly at the property.
Bulidings are going up and the founda-
tons Tor the Seven-drill compressor plant
and the seventy-five horsepower electric
motor that will supply the power are
now being made ready for the machinery
ordered by Manager Johnson some little
time ago. Mr.. Cook says that the plant
VIII be ready to go into commission by
the time the electric Juice Is obtainable
some time during the coming month.
In the upper tunnel workings a force
or ten men are kept on DEVELOPMENT and
it is understood that a splendid body of
hlgh-grade copper ore Is being opened up,
This tunnel is something like 400 feet long
and the drifting and prosecuting that
has been done in the ore makes a showing
which needs to be seen to be appreciated.
Mr.. Cook declined to discuss ore values
as he felt that information on that point
should come from Manager johnson
The lower tunnel, which Is designed to
open the ore bodies al a depth of 40 feet
more than that attained by the workings
mentioned, is in something over 500 feet,
and the mineralZed character of the lime
in the face indicates that ore will be en-
countered within a short time after power
drills begin tearing the rock open. No
work is being done in this tunnel pending
the installation of the compressor plant.
as the ground is hard and expensive to
make Roadway in by hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26

companied by his wife They left last
night, with Denver as the next stopping
place.
J. B. Thompson returned yesterday from
trip to the coast and a look into Ne
vada propositions with which he is iJen-
tilted and which belong to friends If
lis. He spent few days in the Nina
copper region. the Fitting district. south
east of Walker Lake and he returns con-
WINGED that some good mines are going
to be made there.
Rosebud Mining NeWs;-GeOrge n. Law
renee of Salt Lake City, secretary and
treasurer of the Nevada Rosebud Mining
company, and G. II. Dove of Boston. one
of the principal stockholders in the same
company. arrived in camp yesterday.
They will inspect the work which is being
done on the Golden Anchor group. which
is owned by the Nevada Rosebud com
pany.
r. G. Wilson, the well-knOwn old-time
mining man and operator. VINO now claims
Los Angeles as home. came in from tn.
south yesterday to look after business
interests here. Mr.. Wilson stated dur
ing the day that a deal for Tiutic prop
erty in which he is the controlling fac
tor would likely be cOnsumm,,ted dur
ing his stay here. He declined TO say
more about it pending the result of nego-
tlatlons that arc under way.
Advices from Pioche are to the effect
that good Roadway is now being made IN
the construction of the new road from
Caliente to camp and the expectation is
that trains Will be running into comp ~
the first of September. Work is going
TO be slower than anticipate because Of
the fact that the track-laying machine
which il was hoped would be used on the
line, cannot be spared from the Las We
gas-Tonopah line that is still under con-
structIon.
Manager W. J. Craig of the Federal
Ely company is advised that the new
shaft on the Queen of the West ground
has attained a depth of 100 feet and that
the naturalization is growing stronger
with every foot AS soon as station
it is cut sinking will be resumed. At 200
feet is expected that the zone of re-
deposition will have been reached aud
that solid bodies of rich sulphide copper
ores will be i'm evidence. The shaft is to
be equipped with steam hoist in the
near future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26
HIGGINS0N LEASE is
VERITABLE BONANZA

The Higginson lease on the Gold Wedge
claim of the Jumbo Extension, appears to
he breaking into a veritable storehOuse of
gold, says the Goldfield News. The pic
lure rock that caused such a sensation
when II was uncovered in the workings
few weeks ago, would hardly cause
comment when seen alongside some OF
the marVelOusly rich specimens that have
been taken out during the last week With
every round of shots the vein has been
showing up wider and richer A sample
of the ore taken from the face of the
drift early in the week assayed SO, 400 a
ton, and there is apparently plenty more
of the same kind of rock 1t has been
determined that the great vein runs clear
across the block being worked by the
Higginson lease from west to east.
The main operations of the Higginson
people are confined to the 232-foot level
and II IS here that the phenomenal values
have appeared. On this level the ore
changes from an OXidized quartz to sui
phlde. 1t. Is crossed and reCrOSsed with
bands of tellurium and plentiful1y sDrink-
led with free gold. The ledge is widen
ing with every round of shots. 1t extends
across the drift and the bonanza streak
IS fully d foot wide- The foot wall has
not been reached The same ore body has
been followed for forty or fifty feet on
the upper levels where some very high
values were obtained. But the extensive
development work has thus far been con.
fined TO the 232-fOot level.
The shaft is being sent down an addi-
uonal SeVenty-five feet to undercut the
Dig VEIN In the bottom of the drifts the
pay shoot is fully twice as wide as at
the top and the ledge is Strengthening up
until il is almost vertical
The Higgmson is shipping twenty tons
of ore every other day, but by the first
Of the week the output will be increased
10 twenty tons day. The ore is shipped
as its breaks down. no attempt being
made 10 sack or sort it. The value of the
shipments has increased steadily. until the
end of last week saw the returns show
Ing $50 tc the ton. The shipments this
week will probably run closer to $500 a
ton and with amazing increase in the size
and richness of the ore Ody, it is impos-
sible TO estimate how high the values will
go More men are being put to work as
East as room can be made for them in
Ghe workings and 1t is expected that the
output will be very largely increased
within the next week or ten days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-26
COPPER STOCKS IN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Following is the daily market comment
of Paine Weber & Co, Boston, together
with the range of prices of copper stocks
and other Boston listings in which the
west is interested, as well as a similar
report on New York curb transactions, a
feature that has just been added by
James A Pollock q Co. TO Its private
wire service, and from which 1T is secured
for use in this department of The Herald.
Boston. July 25.-There was a distinct
change i'll sentiment today and almost all
the new orders were to buy. The only
selling came from the old orders which
have been hanging over the market for a
long time. The excitement today will do
much to advertise the copper market and
we expect a continuation OF the upward
movement. The thing to keep in mind Is
the fact that these coppers are cheap and
put in orders to buy accordingly. We pick
out as favorites Range, North Butte,
Quincy, Tamarack and Utah Consolidated.
Osceola and Tamarack are to declare dfvl-
dends either today or tomorrow, and we
understand that both companies will de-
clare large extras. Royale, which we adj
ViSed buying for the last two days, ad-
vanced two points and is going higher.