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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
REMARKABLE PYRAMIDS AND
IDOL-STREWN TEMPLES

From a one-time populous and
long forgotten suzerainty of the
proud and powerful Montezuma, ruler
of the Azetc, Dr. Jesse Walter
Fewkes has taken to Washington a
most interesting story of lost Ameri-
can civilizations, of hitherto undis-
covered pyramids and idol strewn
temples, of flourishing cities long
crumbled and covered with jungle.
Under a special grant from the
Smithsonian institution this distin-
guished archeologist of the bureau of
American ethnology has made re-
connoissance in eastern Mexico to
gather material bearing on the ques-
ton whether the mound builders of
our Mississippi valley were the de-
scendants of the scattered TotOnac
and Huaxtec tribes-peoples as far
advanced as the Azetcs, of whom
they were vassals.
Tracing Cortez's march from Gem
poalan to Mexico, DR.. Fewkes sought
the ruins of an Aztec village, four
days distant, whose inhabitants had
been commanded by Montezuma to
manner and to furnish them food.
L
learned in the modern Indian pueb-
los, he identified this with an almost
impenetrable ruin since called Zico
Viejo by the Spaniards. He had to
climb the mountains over trail so
steep that, as he said, ''it might be
called an artificial stairway" He
found the ruins On a lofty precipi-
tous cliff at whose base are walls,
fragments of pottery and other evil
dences of a past population.
Although it was said that n4onte-
yuma could draw $4,000 warriors
from this region, the archeologist es-
Inmates that mere handful of men
could have defended the passes lead
ing to this village against a large
army. On top of the cliff he found
temple pyramid with platform on
one side, evidently faced with hewn
stones. Here he found standing in
an open court a remarkable stone
idol.
A pyramid called 1.-THE Lightning"
near the town of Papantla, also in
Vera Cruz, was also visited by DR..
Fewkes. mis- is one of the most
magnificent prehistoric monuments of
Mexico. 1t is solid throughout, and
around the four faces, with the ex-
ception of the space occupied by the
stairway, are, one above the other,
seven rows of inches in which idols
probably stood.
The result of the expedition was
the discovery that these pyramid
of eastern Mexico closely re-
semble the so-called temple mounds
of our Mississippi valley, some of
which bore superstructures, said to
have been used as temples.
There Is also general resem
blance between the relics from the
Mexican mounds and those found in
the Mississippi valley mounds. I'm
til further field work is completed in
this interesting region, however, DR..
Fewkes will not draw any conclu-
sions as to the relationship between
our mound builders and these Aztec
pyramid builders and their vassals.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given, that the
Board of County Commissioners o.
White Pine County, Nevada, will
meet on Monday, October IA, 1907
as Board of Equalization, and will
complaints of all persons who were
notified to appear on October Z, 1907
and who did not appear before the
said board on the said October Z
1907.
Said meeting on October Ia to bt
held at the court house in Aiy, Ne
vada. The persons SO raised are az
follows:
William Cline, on real estate, from
$500 to $1,000.
E. w. Chase, on improvements
from $500 to 5000.
Apex Bar, ON real estate, from
$1,075 to $2,057.
G. F. Boarman, on real estate
from $3.50 to ,450.
BARLEY & Graham, on real estate
from $500 to $4,000.
Mrs. e. o. Connors, on real estate
from $1,465 to $1,865.
e. A. Davidson, on improvements
from 5000 to $1,40O.
James Dillon, on improvements
and personal property, from $1,05C
to $3.50.
Mrs. r. H. Hoffman, on improve
ments, from $500 to $1,000.
G. Hermanson, on real estate, from
$4,1S0 to $4,430, and on improve
ments, from $1,400 to $3.50.
Miss Ellen Hayes, on real estate
from $4,000 to $1,000.
Joseph Judd, on real estate and
improvements, from $1,700 to 3d.
O20.
M. M. Johnson, on real estate and
improvements, from 1,400 to ST.
900.
H. Marcott, on merchandise, from
$500 to $1,000.
George T. Parker, on improve
ments, from 500 to $3.50.
Pheby Bros, on improvements
from $4,000 to $3,400.
Mrs. H. C. F. Brown, on improve,
ments, from $500 to $1,100.
]. w. Delmore, on improvements
and personal property, from $3.50 tC
$3.50.
Fesler & Richard, on real estate
from $500 to 5000.
Hub Clothing Company, on i'm
provements and merchandise, from
$4,000 to $500.
Perse Jackson, on real estate, from
500 to $1,000, and on improvements
from 5000 to $1,700.
Weinman & Driffie, on real estate
from $500 to $1,000.
M. M. Wolfinger, on real estate
and improvements, from $1,150 to
$3.50.
John Weber, on real estate, from
$3.50 to $2,650.
J. F. MILES,
County Clerk.
Ely, Nevada, Oct. 8, 1907.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
HENRY G. BARNABEE, SINGER,
PROBABLY KILLED BY TROLLEY

NEW YORK, Oct. 8-Henry Clay
Barnabee, the veteran comic opera
singer, was struck by Fourth av-
enue car on Monday night and is III
a serious condition in ellevue hospi
tai. He had hemorrhage from the
ear this afternoon and this leads the
physicians to believe he has frac-
tured skull
Miss Catherine Harris of Brooklyn
Mr.. Barnabee's niece, as well as many
prominent actors, called at the hos.
pital today, but the singers condi.
ton was such that no one was per-
mitted to see him.
AS Mr.. Barnabee is "A years OF
age they are unable to hold out any
great hope.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

Improvement of standards and the
general benefit of the race.
Among such dreamers in our own
history were Christopher Columbus,
the Pilgrim Fathers, the first revolu-
tionists, the first Abolitionists, and
those other heroes who have been
deified now that the grandeur of
their dreams is realized by the ma
ton.
And in such positions of exalted
fame will some day stand the names
of the first representatives in The
Hague conference, though war will
never be abolished.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
An InterruptiOn.

Professor G.. A. Hill of the national
observatory, was describing the du-
ties of an astronomical corps dur
ing an eclipse.
1.-THE eclipse" he said, may onlv
last five minutes Itach man in tho
party has a certain line of work maj
ped out for him during those precious
minutes. One man makes a hurried
pencil sketch. Another man photo
graphs. A third takes observations.
while fourth jots down his re-
marks.
and so it goes. An astronomical
corps during an eclipse is very
busy body.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
BIDS FOR WOOD.

Notice is hereby given that bid.
will be received by the County CLERK
of White Pine County, up to II
o'clock a. m. Monday, October 21st
1907, to furnish and deliver to this
Court House and Hospital of sale
county, rs cords of dry nut pine
and 25 cords of mahogany. The
Board has the right to reject any OF
all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Attest: J. f. MILES, Clerk.
By f. D. Oldfield, Deputy Clerk.
(Date first publication, Sept. 81, '07.)
date last publication, Oct. 81, '07. }
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
is THE HAGUE A FAILURE?

The Hague Peace Congress has
passed resolution presented by the
representatives in that body of the
United States and Great Britain, pro-
viding for obligatory arbitration of
all differences between nations rep
resented at The Hague.
The division of the vote which
passed the measure is interesting in
view of the attitude of the countries
with regard to preparation for pos
sible war Opposing the measure
were Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Switzerland, Belgium, Roumania,
Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and Monte
negro. Refusing to vote on the mat
ter were Italy, Japan and LuXem-
berg.
The Hague has cost the nations
who have participated in its delibera-
lions many millions of dollars. Thus
far but little has been accomplished
by that body, that could be consid-
cred as being of permanent or last
ing benefit
Resolutions have been passed de-
claring against further increases in
the standing armies of the nations of
the world. Protests have been SOL
increases in the floating fortresses of
the nations. Rules have been laid
down to abolish many of the more
dreadful features of war. Steps have
been taken by the members which if
carried out would make the lion and
the lambs among nations lie down to-
gether, and the lambs would still be
cavorting about the green pastures.
But when the whole situation has
been summarized, The Hague has not
been able to convince the nations that
war is not altogether necessary
evil.
j., Bishop Henry C. Potter of the
Protestant Episcopal church, treated
of The Hague and its work in a re-
cent sermon, in which he probably
struck the right note, though it was
perhaps, note of pessimism.
Bishop Potter characterized The
Hague as a body of dreamers. He
said that it was very beautiful that
we should have such a conference on
our sphere, but that it is only poets
dream, impossible of realization. He
declared that in all the days of the
earth there will be wars and rumors
of wars, armed conflicts and the
sacking of cities.
w alo nave CAlStCu, uC ocfI, SluSe
the first brothers met in mortal con-
fiict and one was slain. The prog
ress of civilization has been marke ed
by wars and every page of develop
ment is stained with blood of men
and of nations.
But The Hague, after all, while it
has not eliminated war with it's earn
age and its horror, has caused the
peoples of the world to pause a mo-
ment and give sober thought to the
future, and has caused them to dream
and plan for the days of universal
peace.
Great reforms have been inaug-
urated by the men who in their own
days have been termed dreamers and
idealists. These dreams, modified
and tempered by more practical
minds, have been the basis of changes
in conditions which tended toward
the amelioration of conditions, the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

G. H. Libby and James Callahan,
Idaho attorneys, have been admitted
to the practice of law in the state of
Nevada by the supreme court.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

and Humboldt counties for which
there are at present no available
teachers.
The railroad strike at Goldfield
and Tonopah has been settled and
trains are running again. The next
labor ruction in the southern camps
has not yet been billed, but probably
will be on the program soon.
The Tuscarora Mining News says
that ore assaying 100000 to the ton
in gold has been found in the Gold
Circle district, in Elko county. AS
SAYS of $4,000 have been had from
rock that did not show any free gold.
The contempt proceedings against
Judge Breen and District Attorney
Maemstretti of Lander county for
criticiZing a decision of the supreme
Judges, which were set for hearing
in Carson October 7, were postponed
until October 4.
The Rosebud Mining News, the pa
per published for the camp of Rose
bud, Humboldt county, during the
past six months, has ceased publica-
ton and probably will not again be
issued unless Rosebud shows some
material improvement.
Constable Paul Schramiin of Col
conda was accidentally shot through
the abdomen at that place last Sat
urday, and it is believed the wound
will be fatal He and another man
were examining a gun in the Klon-
dixie saloon when the gun, while in
| the hands of the other man, accident
ally exploded, the bullet striking Mr..
Scramlin in the abdomen and pass
ing through, came out at his back.
In order to fight the Floriston Pulp
and Paper company at Florston, CAL,
in the courts and prevent it from fur
Their polluting the Truckee river with
poisonous refuse from the paper mill,
the county commissioners of Washoe
county have set aside $500 of the
county funds. The paper company
has been appealed to several times to
desist from turning their refuse into
the river on account of it's deadly
effect on the trout. The officials have
each occasion.
George Wingfeld, the Goldfield
plunger, has received the news of the
death of a brother, by drowning, in
eastern Oregon. Wingfield was mott
fed about two weeks ago that his
brother, who was a cowboy on big
range in oregon, was missing, that
his horse returned to the home ranch
riderless, and Wingfield left Gold
field at once to join in the search.
Since returning from Oregon the
search was continued with the result
that the brothers body was found
and taken from "a stream.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION.

Notice is hereby given that the as
s,ssment roll of White Pine county,
Nevada, is now in my possession, and
the Board of Equalization will meet
at the Court House to equalize as
sessments on this, Monday, Septem-
Der 10th, 1907, and from day to day
thereafter until equalization is COM
pleted.
j. F. MILES,
County Clerk.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The county teachers institute for
Eureka county will be held at Eure-
ka, beginning October II.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

District School Superintendent j.
F. Abel reports that there are several
vacancies in the schools of Churchill
and Humboldt counties for which
there are at present no available
teachers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The Tonopah school trustees have
decided to strictly enforce the COM
pulsory education law.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The board of equalization of Storey
county has completed its labors with
out making many changes in the val
uations fixed by the assessor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
STATE NOTES

Howard N. Riddle of Mazuma con-
templates starting a new paper at
Lovelock.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The railroad strike at Goldfield
and Tonopah has been settled and
trains are running again. The next
labor ruction in the southern camps
has not yet been billed, but probably
will be on the program soon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
TIE ROYAL CAFE

Is still open and will continue to be open. The
only first class house open day and night. We
give the best, quickest and cleanest service in
the city. We have private dining rooms, also
lunch counter. Most men prefer to stick their
feet under a table, as it reminds them of home,
and when they get served by clean girl mattresses
they know it's like home that is why our trade
is steadily increasing Give us trial and don't
forget that the ROYAL will always be open.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The shortness of the day excuses
no man from greatness of endeavor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
InfalIible Sign.

InfalIible Sign.
Knicker-They say there are fresh
signs of life on Mars.
Bocker-I won believe it tin they
find some bottles-New York Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The Tuscarora Mining News says
that ore assaying $4,000 to the ton
in gold has been found in the Gold
Circle district, in Elko county. AS,
says of $4,000 have been had from
rock that did not show any free gold
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The contempt proceedings against
Judge Breen and District Attorney
Maemstretti of Lander county for
criticizing a decision of the supreme
judges, which were set for hearing
in Carson October 7, were postponed
until October IA.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11

The Rosebud Mining News, the pa
per published for the camp of Rose
bud, Humboldt county, during the
past six months, has ceased publica-
ton and probably will not again be
issued unless Rosebud shows some
material improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07
I1llman DenOunceS Sending
 OfWegYOeS to Philippines

Washington. January 6.-(Special. )-Sen- ator Tillman denounces the sending of the negro troops to the Philippins as an unwise and unjust course to take. He thinks they should not be sent where the people trust the government of the United States, and will be at the mercy of the criminal nature of such men.
 At the same time, the South Carolina senator does not think the Presidents or der Gischarging the men of the Twenty fifth was just and right
 "The sending of the negro troops to the Philippine Islands" said MT. Tillman. lis great injustice to the Philippine people. The islands are conquered peo- pie and wards of ours, whom it is our duty to protect so far as possible from harm of every kind. and as these negro soldiers are too brutal and too dangerous to be stationed among our own people, 1t is an injustice to inhict them upon the Philippine communities.
 My idea of the Philippine women is that they are virtuous," he says, and if these brutes will catch white women by the throats and commit outrages upon them at Brownsville and at Fort Reno. where there are plenty of white men to catch them and shoot them, those of us who understand the negro character and the negro instinct. can hardly conceive of what indescribable outrages they will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07
Sopthern Pacific Strike Ends
 And Men Return to WOYk

The officials of the firemen's brother hood, having receded from the demands they made when the strike was declared, or the demands on which the strike was declared. felt that if there was set clement they should protect those engi- neers of their organization who left their places. and secure for them their stand ing on the seniority lists at the time of the strike. It was a very delicate solved as yet but has been left to the general committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to decide
 It was learned tonight that the agree ment covering this basis of settlement had been signed by the officials of the two brotherhoods and that the fremen will go back to work tomorrow at noon, pro viding the solution of their seniority by the committee of the locomotive engl- neers Mir. Shea of the firemens' organiza- tion, stated that no settlement had been reached and denied that any documents had been signed He allowed himself to be quoted as follows:
 Present indications favor an amicable settlement tomorrow of the engineers, firemen and the company, and l hope that nothing win be injected Into the pro cedings to prevent a settlement on these terms'
 Notwithstanding the statement of MT. Shea it can be stated that a basis of settlement has been reached and that he has reeeded from his position when the strike was declared as to the control of engineer members of his organization, and has gone even further by leaving 1t to a committee of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers just what the status of the striking engineers will be on seniority list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07

Houston, Tex, January 6.-The strike of fremen on the Southern Pacific is at an end The men go back to work tomorrow at noon. The basis of settlement was reached tonight during a conference be- tween Vice Grandmaster Shea. for the
 1remen. and Vice Grandmaster Wills for the engineers. The railway officials had no part in the final conclusion of trouble. The principal contention of the firemen when the strike was declared covered the right of Jurisdiction over the switch en- gineers In other words, the firemen's or ganization demanded that a fireman's sen iority as an engineer dates from the time he became a fireman. The engi- neers date their seniority over engineers from the time the engineer becomes an engineer. In receding from their demands, some days ago as to Jurisdiction over en- gineers, members of the firemens brother hood. it was thought that a basis of set clement was reached but there arose mat ters over which none of the parties to the controversy had absolute control In its contract with the Brotherhood of Ioco- motive Engineers the company gives no Jurisdiction over engineers to that broth erhood, and the company could make no move in the matter The engineers broth erhood was up against the proposition or protecting those engineers who had taken the place of the strikers. To all purposes these engineers who had gone out on strike had lost their seniority to the en- gineers who took their places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07

commit among ignorant and unprotected Filipino women, who are as a rule inno- cent and virtuous. It is the most fearful thing l can conceive of, especially under set of incompetent and trifiing officers as these discharged companies had
 'Ihe fact that the war department makes rush to explain, before anybody had criticised them is proof positive that they are keenly senttive to criticism and fear it,, he continued.
 What they ought to do is to muster out of service every negro in the army, but do it by act of Congress and not by executive order, which is a lIsurpation of authority. But if we are going to have any negro soldiers, let us keep them at home, where, if they commit outrages upon women, we can shoot them as we ought to do, and not intiet them with their brutalities upon the helpless peo- ple.''
 Senator Tillman will join Senator Fora ker tomorrow in protesting against the Presidents action in discharging the three companies of the Twenty-tifth in- fantry for shooting up the town," and he says he will advocate a bill similar to the one already introduced in the Sousf by Representative Slayden for musterir. out all of the negro troops S
 Concerning the attitude of his colleagS from the south upon the question, .SS South Carolinian said: $1
 'I should consider it most unf < i. nate thing if the southern senators SS \ ly because the negro is concerned, O q ] allow themselves to be led into SUI S 2 lg the most fragrant executive u ~ Q Ion that we have had in many a da
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07
FIRE IN PULLMAN
 KILLS PASSENGER
SECOND FATAL ACCIDENT ON LOS ANGELES LIMITED WITHIN WEEk-THREE ARE SEVERELY INJURED.

Council Bluffs, Ia, January 6.-Dead: Louis DeLaro. Washington, D. C., clerk of the House committee on irrigation.
 Injured o. H. Johnson. Salt Lake City, slightly burned; Henry Cabrow. Salt Lake City, right wrist cut big gash; Mrs. B. Higgins, Carbondale, Pa, suffered from exposure.
 One passenger dead and three injured are the results of the second fatal &C., cident to befall the Los Angeles Limited train No. 8, within a week, when a Pull man sleeper caught fire this morning while the train was running from Council Bluffs to Missouri Valley en route to Chicago.
 Last Wednesday evening Nos. 8 and 2, Overland Limited came together at Brule, Neb., with fatal results. The north western train had got within a mile of Loveland. near Missouri Valley. when passengers in the Pullman car Redfield were aroused by the smoke.
 The origin of the fire could not be de- termined but 1t had been undoubtedly smouldering for some time before be- ing discovered, as the car was filled with dense smoke which suffocated the pas sengers.
 Louis DeLario, aged P years, whose home is in Laramie, Wyo., out who has for some time held the position of clerk of the House committee on irrigation was dead when found The passengers in the burned car lost practically all their personal effects that they had with them. most of them escaping in their sleeping clothes.
 The cause of the fire is not known One theory Is that 1t started in a berth occupied by a woman with a small in- fant, who had been using an alcohol lamp to heat milk for the baby. The car was badly damaged.