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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
INDICTED BANKER
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Chicago, April 3.-John r. Walsh
former president Of the Chicago Na.
tional Bank, who is now under indict-
ment on a charge of misapplying the
funds Of the bank, was arraigned to-
day in the federal court. He pleaded
not guilty and the trial was set for
October 18th.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
STOCKHOLDERS meet

Louisville, Ky, April 3,-The an
nual meeting Of the stockholders oI
the Southern Pacific Railway com
pany was held today at Beechmont
Only routine business was transacted
The old board OF directors was elec
ted. All proxies were made out II
the names of E. Fl. Hartman, ". d
Cornish and A. P. Humphrey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
Qalrea title 10 the coal areas Of The
Maxwell land grant

Talred title to the coal areas OF TIC
Maxwell land grant
The magnitude of this single eoal
field may be realized when compared
with the great coal fields Of Pennsgl
gani2 The area Of this single owner
ship Is fully 50 per cent greater thai
the combined area OF all the anthra
cite coal fields In Pennsylvania. and
five times as large as the entire Con
melville basin, The St Louis, Rocky
Mountain and Pacific company has
built a line OF railroad 100 miles In
length. connecting with the Colorado
and Southern at Des aoines. so miles
to the east. and extending west from
the mines 20 miles to the gold mining
camps OF the vicinity OF Elizabeth
town.
The coal fields OF colfax county EN-
brace the largest undisturbed area oil
coal lands In North America, and
probably the largest undisturbed coal
lands in the world. These coal seams
are Of especially great value on &C.
count OF their excellent coking quail,
ties. the constant Increasing demand
for coke assuring q certain market
for the production Of the mines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
FAMOUS NATURALIST
IS 20 YEARS OF AGE

New York. April 3.-John Bur
roughs. the essayist and naturalist,
is today celebrating his seventieth
birthday at his hime, "Slabsides,
near West Park. He has received
many congratulatory messages from
all over the country. He was born
in Roxbury, N. Y, April 3. 1897. He
was a personal friend of President
Mckinley, as he is of President
Roosevelt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
Severe EARTHQUAKES
IN AzORE ISLANDS
Worst Disturbance at Villa, France,
Which Has Twice Been Destroyed
BY Volcanic Eruptions.

Ponta Delague Island. st. Michael
-Azore Islands, April 3. - Violent
earthquakes prevailed throughout the
islands during the night. . H.
The worst disturbance occurred at
Villa France. where the panicstricken
people fled to the outskirts. The
town has twice been destroyed By vol
canic eruptions. being practically
swallowed BY an eruption Of mud in
1sa2. -. a@s@75@> as
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
SANTA fE DECLARES
INCREASED Dividend
Semi-annual Dividend OF Three Per
Cent Declared by Directors on
Common Stock.

New York. April 3-Directors Of
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad today declared a semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent on the common
stock. This b an Increase Of one half
of'1 per cent ;ssmi,ahnuaily 6rer. The
rate paid for several years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
EVERYTHING TRANQUIL
AGAIN IN ROUMANIA

Bucharest, April 3.-lt is officially
announced that tranquility has been
re-established throughout the coun
try. Now that the peasants under
stand that the measures proposed by
the government are for the ameliora.
ton of their condition, the agitation
Is dying out.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
REQUIsITION FOR DR..
BRANDON NOT HONORED

Phoenix. Ariz., April 3.-Governor
Kibbey yesterday refused to honor
the requisition of the governor of Ok
lahoma for the extradition Of DR.. o
B. Brandon of Naco, surgeon of the
El Paso and Southwestern railroad
who L. wanted for the alleged libelins
of Oklahoma men in respect to min.
ing transactions in Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
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poST.LENTEN DANCE. Z

. A post.Lenten dance viii be =
. held at the Commercial club to- =
. morrow evening. and members .
. and their guests are urged to at =
. tend The entertainment com. =
= mittee has made elaborate prep .
. arations for the event and a most .
. enjoyable affair Is anticipated. .
. The full Las Vegas orchestra win .
. furnish the music. =
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
USUAL Defense FOR
SLAYER OF SENATOR
Mrs. Annie N. Bradley, Who Shot
Senator Brown, Win Plead Mental
Irresponsibility.

Washington. April 3.-Mrs. Annie
N. Bradley, who shot TO death former
United States Senator Arthur Brown
of Utah, In hotel In this city. De.
cember s last, will plead mental irre-
sponsibility as her defense to the In
dctment for murder.
The case may be set for April 25.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
STRIKERS FIRE ON
LOADED Street CAR

Montgomery, Ala. April s. Late
last night simultaneous attacks were
made in the suburbs on cars of the
Traction company, whose motormen
and conductors are on strike. Four
teen shots were fired at one car that
carried passengers, but no one was
hurt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03

Work on an addition to the Cath
olic church in Silver City will com
mence shortly. The addition will be
of brick and will consist in extend
ing the present front Of the church
to the sidewalk line.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
VAST COAL AREAS
OF MAXWELL GRANT

Territorial Mine Inspector 10
Sheridan. in his recent report in re-
gard to the coal fields of Colfax coun-
", states that the St. Louis. Rocky
Mountain and Pacific company has &C.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
DROUGHT IS ended;
BREWERS At WORK

g. Louis. Aprii s.--The Ioc1l brs~'
cry workers' strike ended this astes-
noon. : Compromises on ucrsased
wages and shorter hours having been
reached. Many strikers returned to
work immediately. ,, M
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03
NEBRASKA SOLONS
HIT THE brewers

Lincoln. Neb. April "a bill max.
ing it unlawful for brewers and whole
sale liquor men to own saloons has
passed both houses of the Nebraska
legislature and will be signed by the
governor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-03

William Holmes, the popular Santa
Fe engineer, Is confined to his apart
ments on Gallinas street with sick
ness.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
A Birthday Dinner.

In honor OF NJ James (Scotty) Bea-
toms SD birthday, sunday, his daugh
ter, Mrs Swan, aud his grand chill
dren, Andy Swan and Miss PIayford, the
latter now visitor here, from Kent,
Washington, invited few Of the mum
erous friends to join Mr.. and Mrs Bea-
ten at dinner party at the Swan home.
Their son, Mr.. James Beaton, of Dewey,
came up and Joined his other relatives,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Birchfield and their
two daughters Mr. l. O. Hanson, Miss
Clara Gottenberg and Mr.. John Lamb
completed the party which sat down to
an elegant repast, at tablesset under
a canvass, out of doors. aud many fell
citations we're offered the worthy elder
ly couple. with good wishes for their
continued health and happiness. Both
of them were recipients OF many neat
tokens of regard from friends and rela-
tives, and at the close Of the dinner,
"Scotty" produced clay pipes and tobac-
co and Andy. the grandson, distributed
cigars. to say nothing about bottle of
fine imported Scotch whiskey, glasses of
which were INDUCED in by the gentle
men, while the ladies' tasted wine. All
wished the Draw and bonnie auld pair
many more days Of happy contentment.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
THE BANNER.

At The Banner. the men all laid off
for the Fourth, YESTERDAYS
Drifting has been continued on both
the north and south drifts from the
tunnel level. with the vein showing we'll
in both directions The ground has
been made ready for stopping in the
north drift but no stoping will be done
until the company is prepared to take
care OF the ore, but the drift will be
continued north until under the pciut
in the Webster where fine shoot Of
ore shows in the Webster tunnel, when
an upraise will be started to connect
the two levels.
The upraise from the crosscut tunnel
has been continued more than 100 feet
above the level of the Webster drift and
station is being cut at this point, to
start other drifts both north and south
As soon as this station is completed,
work on the upraise will be continued
until it connects win the old upper
drift on the Banner, making three
levels in the mine ITO feet distant from
each other, from which ore can be ex-
tracted aud sent out through the cross
cut tunnel.
The officers of the company and other
interested parties went over the ground
Tuesday, aud definitely settled upon
the site for the location of their pro-
posed mill 1t will be built on Long
Gulch, where there is an abundance of
water for the mill, and will be connect
ed with the present tunnel by tram
way run on nearly level, south along
the mountainside. an estimated dis
tanee of about 1900 feet, which will de-
liver ore at the top of the mill
Grading ground for the proposed
boarding house, near the tunnel, will
soon be completed
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05

horse, finally exhausted, stood still and
the rider a winner OF the strenuous
battle, dismounted, and the sports we're
ended. There were many barrels of
beer aud other stimuIants absorbed
during the day, but no one got bolster
GUS or quarrelsome, and there was not
a single row or disturbance in the town
1t was Glorious Fourth.
The cool, quiet night made it delight
full for dancing, and the hall was we'll
filled with young ladies and gentlemen,
who enjoyed it immensely until an
early hour this morning.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
Difficulties of Mining.

The majority OF people who are not
engaged in mining operations have but
vague conception of the many diff
culties which attend the development
Of a mine or prospect, and especially
when such properties are located some
distance from railroad facilities, and
where it is sometimes impossible to
secure transportation advantages.
After a prospect is found, be it ever
so good, it often requires a period of
from two to five years before it can be
placed on regular paying basis, even
though the owners are possessed of
ample capital And yet there are those,
who, making an investment in mining
propositions, expect material returns
within six months or year.
This class, even though its members
may be of broad gauge and ready to go
into their pickets to meet every re-
quirement OF mine development and
equipment, are impatient for quick re-
suits, and the simple reason that they
do not understand conditions in mining
camps of the west; and this impatience
is frequently very embarrassing to the
mine management and those who are
striving to push operations economical
ly and to the best possible advantage.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05

A load Of supplies have been taken
up to Abel Berg's Lone Tree group Of
mines, east Of the Trade Dollar, and
Uncle Abe" with assistance, is now
up there doing development work. The
only trouble with this group of claims
is that Mr.. Berg has loaded his trousers
pockets with nuggets Of almost pure
gold aud has been able to pound $1,000
out Of a cigar box full Of ore, and be
don't work to look for vein any less
rich.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
Bids for Delivering Freight
Wanted.

The Banner Mining and Milling Co.,
arranging to construct mill on Long
Gulch, one mile west of Silver City, in
vite bids from freighters for delivering
machinery, lumber and supplies from
Murphy.
Bidders will please give prices for de-
livery of machinery and supplies by the
hundred pounds and of lumber by the
thousand feet, all to be delivered at the
site for the proposed mill on Long
Gulch, except a portion of the lumber
to be used for the construction Of a
boarding house, which must be deliver
ed near the mine tunnel, on Coffee
Gulch. Address bids to Peter Steele,
Manager, Silver City, idaho.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
Astonishing but True.

Twenty five years ago you could not
telephone a friend, ride on the trolley
cars, cool the rooms in hot weather with
an electric fan, turn on the common
electric light, send wireless message to
your relatives on ship board, set your
watch by an electric clock, purchase an
electric automobile, walk in safety in
the city streets in the glare of arc lamps,
cook by electricity, ride behind an cleo
trio locomotive. do the family ironing
out of doors without fire, drive all ma
chinery with motors, live in house
without chimney, keep warm by cleo
trio heat, develop out-of-t the-way water
power and transmit that to the cities,
ride on an electric elevator listen to the
telharmonium, take an electric message
or listen to an electric phonograph.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
The Glorious Fourth of July.

With one of gloriously perfect sum
mer days which one seldom sees outside
of our mountains, where the clear,
. bright sunshine is robbed of its fierce
heat by the altitude and the lightness
OF the atmosphere, and where all we're
warm and comfortable without any
feeling of oppression, the Day we Cele-
brate was passed joyously in both Sill.
yer City and DeLamar. There we're no
great crowds present at either of the
places, because Nampa and Boise had
both advertised such big attractions
that they drew from the country many
people who would otherwise have come
up here, and the celebrations held in
both of our towns kept the folks at
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
THE LOCAL NE VS.
Short Items ofInterest for Nuggets
Many Readers
Soft drinks, all kinds. DAILY Bros.

Soft drinks, all kinds, Daily Bros.
joaquin Bernardo, the South Noun
tain sheep man, has been in town over
the Fourth
Mrs. Fred Brunzell came up from
Murphy Tuesday and enjoyed the
Fourth with her daughter and grand
son at Getchell's Yesterday.
Miss Nellie Johnston, of Reynolds,
enjoyed the Fourth with Silver City
friends yesterday aud took in the dance
last night. Her brother Frank was also
here Yesterday, but an attraction took
him to the dance at DrLaniar last night.
Except~for the people from thesar
rounding mining camps, who came
down with their wives, children aud
best girls Yesterday TO enjoy the day and
the dance in the evening, there would
not have been much of a crowd here yes.
terday.
Dow Dunning, of Wickahony came to
town Yesterday, with Gabriel Bengoe
shea, the Spanish sheep baron of o@y-
hee, as witness in bis application for
citizenship papers. Dow Gays every
thing looks propitious in his section.
He will begin having when he gets home.
Deputy Sheriff Shea aud Dr.. 4amil.
ton went to Flint this morning, the for
mer to arrest sheep herder, and the
latter to care for another sheep herder
who had been shot. No particulars
could be learned over the phone, re-
garding the affair, further than that
wounded man had come to Flint and
charged another man with having shot
him, and hah asked that doctor and an
oflcer be sent there.
James Montgomery, tile old man who
is care taker at the Sinker Tunnel, was
III here Monday, with a grievance be-
cause he had allowed himself to be an
easy mark for spectacle man. He
said be had let man stop and take
meal with him and to test his eye
sight and then sell him pair of very
common glassos, worth perhaps dol
lar, and got $40 of the old mans money
for them. The man handed him a card
with the name OF Drake printed on it.
After he had tried to read through the
glasses, he says he had the satisfaction
of going out aud shoveling the mans
tracks out OF the dooryard
Dr. F. L. Straight, Of Minneapolis,
who visited the Banner mine in June,
and then went to Boise, where he was
taken ill and was laid up for several
days, returned here Tuesday, sufficient
ly recovered to again visit the mines
Wednesday, and with the president
manager and other directors, settle
upon the site of the proposed mill, and
the next day, with the other Minnesota
visitors here, to take in the novelties
of the Fourth Of July celebration, view
ed from the standpoint Of Western
mining camp.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05

The writer has known Of mining
enterprises where the work seemed to
drag intermlnably and yeti has since
transpired that the management and Of
ticials Of snch companies have struggled
heroically with difficulties and hard
ships which would have completely dis
couraged and disheartened men of less
sterner mold men who would have pro-
claimed it an utter i'm mpossipiIity to over
come certain conditions existing in
mining operations
One Of the greatest obstacles to sue
cessful mining during the past winter
and spring has been the impassibility Of
the roads Leading to many of our min
ing camps and districts; camps and dis
tricts where work in mine development
must be regularly maintained in order
TO comply with the terms and options
of bonds, or to obey the instructions of
eastern managers who, living in luxury
and ease in New York Or Boston, mag
inc that to accomplish certaiu results
the only thing required is for them to
give the order.
The Indian said: ut is easy to see
the white man mow.n Itis also easy for
an eastern manager TO say ado this
and do that;n to issue orders for ore
shipments, for the equipment Of mining
property; but tits another thing. entire
ly, for the superintendent to comply
with these orders, no matter how much
he may desire to obey such commands
to the letter.
During the past six months the mat
ter Of transportation to interior and iso-
lated camps has been serious one.
1t has often required three days to
freight in light load of supplies aud
provisions over road thirty miles in
length and. even then, the teams have
been stalled in the mud. wagons have
been broken, horses injured, aud the
drivers have had to camp out overnight
in snowstorm aud rain, and have been
compelled to endure almost every hard
ship imaginable in order to get into
camp with the supplies consigned to
their care. Such cases are not at all iso-
lated, and the attendant expense seems
enormous to those who, sitting by cheer
full firesides, cannot understand why so
much money is being spent in the de-
velopment of mere prospect, or why it
is that ore shipments have not been
made that were virtually promised by
the managements six months before why
it is Yet the railroads are several weeks
behind in lhe delivery of mine supplies
and machinery. or why communication
with the mines has been interrupted.
He who has not the patience of a Job
should steer clear of mining in all its
branches and phases. If he is engaged
in the industry he must expect all man
ner Of delay; all kinds Of difficulties.
And more, he must be determined to
surmount them, but in his calculations
he must consider that be will loose
some time even when conditions seem
TO be the most favorable, Mining Re-
view
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05

Black Silk Liquid Stove Polish and a
new supply OF National Cook Stoves
just arrived at Philips.
Paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, Jap
a-Lac and Liquid Veneer at Philipp's.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05

Get your eye-opener next Sunday
morning at DAILY Bros.
Get your Ice Cream next Sunday at
DAILY Bros. Ice Cream parlors.
screendoors, Building, Roofing aud
Carpet paper at Philips.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-05
Advertised Letters.

Following is the list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Silver City
postoftice for the week ending July 8.
1907:
Franchini, Sig. Carmello.
Jenkins, f.
Opie, A.
Searle, Bert.
Letters not called for will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington,
d. @. G. H. CRETE, Postmaster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-06
Stockholders Duped

At the close of the meeting Presi-
dent Dotterer issued a statement, in
which he said:
Recent developments in the az
fairs of the Virginia Clay and Mater
ial Company have awakened me to
the belief that we have been duped,
like many others who have been
drawn into Flowers net.
Had l known of Flowers ques-
tionable history | never would have
gone into the company, nor allowed
my friends to do so. l did not know,
nor did any of the people in my
section know that Flower is at pres
ent fighting extradition to New York
where, in May, 1904, he jumped $685.
600 bail rather than face charges of
having conducted swindling opera
tons aggregating 81 100000"
Flower has a demonstrating la
boratory," in which the bricks are
made by hand-power press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-06
He Fought at Gettysburg.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y,
who lost foot at Gettysburg, writes
Electric Bitters have done me more
good than any medicine I ever
took. For several years l had stom-
ach trouble, and paid out much money
for medicine to little purpose, until
began taking Electric Bitters. /
would not take $500 for what they
have done for me-" Grand tonic for
the aged and for female weaknesses.
Great alternative and body builder;
sure cure for lame back and weak
kidneys. Guaranteed by Eldridge
Drug Co DIV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-06
SOCIALISTS OPPOSE.
GOMPERS' ELECTION

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov s.
(SpeciaD the general headquar-
ters of the American Federation of
Labor in this city the officials are
busy preparing for the annual con-
vention to be held at Norfolk next
week. Apparently no one at head
quarters is worrying much over the
story sent out from New York last
week to the effect that a fight is to
be made at the Norfolk convention to
knock out the reelection of President
Gompers and the present members
of the executive council.
That there is some dissatisfaction
in the ranks of the labor organiza-
tons affiliated with the federation is
not denied But it is believed to be
confined almost wholly to the social
lstlc element which mas always been
more or less opposed to President
Gompers and his policies and which
some thirteen years ago succeeded
in effecting his removal from the
presidency for year.
The present revival of the move
ment is said to be due largely to the
action Of President Gompers and the
executive council in suspending the
United Brewery Workers Of America
for ignoring an order to
surrender jurisdiction over the en-
gineers, fremen, coopers and driv-
ers in the United Brewery Workers.
Several other labor organizations, es-
pecially the unions with German
members, have declared their sympa-
thy for the Brewery Workers and
have formed a league with the ayow
ed intention Of getting President
Gompers' scalp If possible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-06
FOR SALE

400 acres miles of railroad, Broom
house and two 3-room house. 5-horse
farm open, 50 acres in original forest
would make half bale cotton per acre
without use of fertilizer, if put in
cultivation, % acres under fence.
800 acres with 5-room house, near
church and school. so acres under
fence. so acres original forest. Lands
lay well. $1,000 acre
40 acres, / - miles of DeSoto, 6
tenant houses, 30 acres in pasture.
Lands productive. Rented for 1908, 16
bales cotton. Safe investment.
S-room house close in, large lot,
barn and cribs, $18500O
7-room house, with 4 acres land, good
location.
5-room house, new, large lot, $3.50.
2 beautiful building lots on Fielder
street, rs 250 feet.
Real estate is the safest of all in
vestments, it cannot evaporate or run
away. Many Of the colossal fortunes
of the millionaires have been made
out of real estate. If you want an in
vestment or home in this city or coun-
try property come to see me.