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Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31
IDLE FREIGHT CARS
 ARE DECREASING
Nearly 10000 More in Use July 8 Than There Were
 on June 20.

There were $500 more freight cars in service July s than there were June 2S, and 10000 more than April 29. At that date 1S6,000 coal cars were idle. By July the number had shrunk to 124,000. That is an unerring indica- tion of greater activity on the part of manufacturers. That activity means additional business for the railroads later on.
 The progressive diminution in the number of idle cars lends support to the assertion of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Knapp that there will be a shortage this fall. He says that an inquiry into bushes conditions has convinced him that that will De the situation after the crops shall have been harvested, assuming, of course that the present prospect or good har- vests shall not be blighted.
 Every idle car that is put ID ser vice strengthens the contention of the shippers that railroad rates should not be increased. If all the cars were needed for carrying freight their con tention would be irresistible. The roads hardly would have the audacsty to assert that they should be permit ted to put up next years rates in or der to make up for this years de crease in receipts. If that were ollowed the roads would indeed be in a,favored class. Merchants manufacturers, and wageworkers do not look to the com munity to indemnify them for losses they sustain during a period of busi- ness depression.
 If by the close Of the year there shall be a demand for all the frefgnU cars the roads own the rates now in force will furnish them adequate reye- nues. Unless they squander their means by paying excessive dividends it will not be difficult for them to get the money required for improvements which they say ought to be made Y Probably the railroad managers are regulating their own conduct by the demand for freight cars. Early in the year, when so many were idle, they talked of a general advance ID rz-es on the first of July. As that cate drew near and business improved they talked of the first of October. The number of idle cars continuing to de- crease, they talk now of the first of December. If their cars shall be about all in use as that day draws nigh jus tice and common sense VIII dictate to them the advisability Of saying nothing more about higher rates New York Tribune.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31
ANDERSON-APACHE
 LONG SINCE PROVED
With Inadequate Equipment Anderson Took Out S200,-
 900 Worth of Ore.

The fact taat Robert Anderson. the former owner and operator of the mine near Hachita, got paying returns of more than S2OO, 900 from the property, while or necessity using very crude methods, inspires the present operators, most of whom are Bisbee and Douglas capitalists. in the beief that with sys- tematic and entirely modern develop ment work. such as is being given the property by HOule and Houluon, it will show that they have a mine of good big proportions. It is this fact-that the property has long since, to large extent, been proven that has served to make of the Anderson-Apache such an interesting and promising proposition.
 In the old days Mir. Anderson was forced to use methods of mining that are now considered somewhat crude, but considering this it is Tgarded all the more to his credit, and e favorable reflection upon the merits of the property, that he met with suca a great measure of success The ore then was hauled in wagons 30 miles to the Southern Pacific at Separ. New Mexico, and even then with the very high cost of marketing 1t paid good profits. Mir. Andersoh in those days did not nave any too
 much capital and he lacked, as a con sequence, equipment which he should
 have had Ore from the shallow
 workings was hoisted by windlasses,
 while at more depth, a horse whim svss employed From depths below 155 1t was necessary to pack the ore to that level on the backs oi Mexican miners.
 But at that the mine paid and the smelter records show that more than
 $2O0,000 in copper and silver values
 was shipped from the property. This was ore of the things that looked
 good to the present controlling com pany when they took over the prop
 erty. They believed that if MT An | derson could do so handsomely witl comparatively crude methods, they i Nita modern methods and equipment tcould make a bigger shipper out o Anderson-Apache. And along tha' ! line they are now working with man! l1reliminary irdications of success.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31
PARTY OF CAPITALISTS.

~ DOUGLAS. July 3O.-(Special. )- A party of capitalists from Thiba- deauX, Louisiana are stopping at the Gadsden hotel. being here as guests of Captain Thos. McEniry, the promo ter of the Sonora Consolidated Mines, which lie in the district immediately south of Douglas. The party consists of Messrs. Thos. Stark, J. V. H. Beary, James Berry. R. F. Brousard and c. P. Sherer. They have been in Canan- ca for several days, returning from that point last night. The entire party ex- poets to leave this morning early for the mines southeast of Douglas about twenty-five miles, being in charge of Captain McEniry and R. O. Gruell.
 They will probably retmain at the properties for a couple of days on their tour of inspection, when they will return to Louisiana.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31

now have fifteen or twenty men work ing. This property was recently sold by J. Shoemaker.
 The Big Lead and the Kelvin Car .unet Copper company, W. B. Twit- chell, superintendent, have given out publicly that they have $400,OO0 ready cash in the treasury and that they will commence operations for install ing a 500-tOn concentrator and get things in shape for starting general operations within a few weeks. Mir. .Gillet of Phoenix will be the under ground superintendent. This proper ty is a very valuable one and is held at several millions.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31

AS a result of cloudburst at WinslCw last Thursday, about fifteen hundred feet of Southern Pacific track was washed out, delaying traffic for twenty-fOur hours.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-31

The Chile mill of the Monarch Min
 ing and Smelting company, near Wick 'enbeurg. was put into commission Isaturday morning.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
HoYERSToWN DEATH LIST.
Ono Hundred and Seventy Persons
Perished in Opera House Fire.

Boyerstown, Pa-One hundred and
seventy persons perished in the
Rhoades opera house fire Monday
night according to figures compiled
by Coroner Strasser. The list of dead
Includes one fireman, who lost his life
hghting the fire, and one man, Jacob
Johnson, who died today from injuries
received In the blazing playhouse.
Three charred bodies were recovered
from the ruins of the building today
and of the 16S bodies or remains that
lie in the improvised morgues, 1l5 have
been officially or partially identified by
sorrowing relatives or friends.
The private morgues in the town
We're not of sufficient size to receive
the bodies of those taken from the fire
ruins and the public school was also
used.
Each bit OF jewelry or fragment of
clothing picked up in the blackened
ruins was tagged, as were the charred
and blackened bodies, or such portion
of them as remained, and all persons
in search of missing ones were permit
ted to pass through the gruesOme rows
to made identifications. Some of the
bodies could not be recognized by the
features alone, as in most cases the
upper portion of the corpses were
scared or burned to crisp.
Coroner Strasser tonight established
a bureau of information where he
granted death certificates and signed
insurance papers.
Representatives of scores of insur-
anCe companies are in Boyerstown pay
ing of claims as fast as they are pre-
sented.
Not more than twenty-five OF the en-
tire number of bodies removed from
the fire have heads. There are several
trunks that will probably never be
identified. as there were several stran.
gers in the audience that witnessed the
play
That the victims were not confined
to residents OF Boyerstown was shown
by the number Of unclaimed teams at
the hotels. Fully forty teams remained
uncallod for at the stables yesterday
and the liyerymen said they belonged
to people residing within a radius Of
five or six miles of Boyerstown who
drove to this place Monday night with
their families TO witness the produc.
tion Of the Scottish Reformation"
There is no clue to the identity OF
the owners OF number of the teams.
The merry parties of four and six
that drove into Boyerstown with tho
teams are believed to be with the un'
Identified dead In the various mOrgues.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
popeIoy Claim Settled.

Colorado Springs.-Leslle W. Pope.
10Y, who sued the estate OF Winfield
Ecott Stratton for SS,O00.0O0 on the
ground that he was entitled to half
share OF the estate of tho late million.
aire because OF alleged grubstake he
FURNISHED prior 10 the discovery of the
famous Independence mine. has set.
tied his claim with the executors for
50, 600.
While tho executors refused to rec.
ognizo the validity OF his claim. they
filed n petition In the County Court re-.
quesiing permission to sottle the claim
In order TO prevent delay OF two or
three more years In winding up tho at.
fairs and turning the proceeds of the
estate TO the trustees OF the MyrOn
Stratton home.
Two other claims OF $4,000 each.
growing cut OF suits filed for tho re.
coyory Of damages for injuries suB.
tained by Francis Dlitz, a miner, In
falling into a gravel pit owned by the
estate. were settled with the parents,
Charles II. and Sophia Diltz, for 81 900
each.
Only three suits are now standing
against the Strntton estate and aH soon
mn these nro settled the executors will
turn tho naHcta over 20 the trustees OF
tho Myron Stratton home. Tyson s.
Dimes. Judge MoscB Hallott OF Denver
and Dr. D. II. Wright Of this city. II
ls thought that actual preparations for
the building Of tho home for IL PaRo
county poor win bo started by tho end
OF tho year.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
s,oessel Appeals to the c,sr.

81 Pe,eruburH.-Licut, Gen. s,ocasol
sent n protest direct 10 Emperor Mich.
olnn against the exclusion Of Witnesses
for the defense and other alleged dln'
ordinations by the courtmaf,iai which
IN trying % him on the charge Of bay'
Ing surrendered Port Arthur 10 tho
Japanese before the resources Of tho
fortress wcro exhausted. AH n result
of this action Cen. Btroukgr. EN-
preror Nicholas personal aide, nj the
next session " the caurtmnriial took
n scat upon the bench In court for the
purpos, uf furnishing a report direct 10
tho Emperor II was noticeable that
the Judges showed tho defcnos greater
consideration.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
To Leave Cuba Next Year.

Washlngton.-As far as he can. Sec
retary Taft has committed the govern.
mcnt to a promise to withdraw com.
pletcly from Cuba In the beginning OF
the spring in 1909. This pledge is con
tanned in a letter to the President,
transmitting the report Of Governor
MagoUn for the past year.
Aftcr pointing out that tho report
from the governor shows the condl.
tions In Cuba to be encouraging. Sec,
retary Taft says:
1T was hoped by some that the
census might be completed In Septem
Der last. ] did not think so. and /
am not at all surprised TO learn that
the census has not yet been completed
and probably viii rot be until April
or May. This will postpone the local
elections until June, the presidential
election until December and the in
stallation OF the President and Con.
grcss and the turning over Of the is
land until about March or April OF
1903.
"Thls is in compliance with our
promise when we assumed temporary
control Of Cuba, nnd II seems to me
that We ought 10 allow nothing to In.
torioro with carrying out that promise.
There are important interests thai
would be glad TO delay our stay ther-
for years, but good faith and good
Judgment require as 10 leave at the
time appointed"
Tho report OF Governor Magoon con
sliiuicH an exhaustive history OF IN,
American Intervention In Cuba and d,
tho passage Of the island under Am.
crican control.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
Woolarowers' Attitude.

Helena, Mont.-After the most sue.
cossful meeting in the history Of its
organization. the forty.fourth annual
convention OF the National WoOlgrow-
ers Association Thursday night ad-
journed TO meet next year in Pocat-
clio Ida.
Before adIourninE a fund Of 10000
was subscribed by the various state
delegations for the establishment of
publicity bureau to wage a fight
against the administration policy for
federal regulation OF the public range.
Despite the fact that he was elected
president of tho national association
by n unanimous vote, DR.. ]. NJ. Wilson
Of Douglas. Wyo., declined TO accept
the honor because OF his personal and
political friendship for United States
Senator Francis T. Warren, whom the
convention refused 10 consider for re
election because OF the fact that the
Wyoming senator has gone on record
as favuring tho forestry and range pol
iCics OF President Roosevelt.
After DR. Wilson's docllnntion uf the
presidency, Fred W. Goodlng Of Idaho.
was chosen as Senator Warren's sue.
Cc6sor.
Other officers elected were:
DIR. J. NJ. Wilson OF Wyoming, West,
orn vice president; Joseph Ewing OF
Ohio, Eastern vice president; George
S Walker Of Wyoming. secretary;
LOWS Pcnwoll Of Montana, treasurer
Tho executive committee includes. J.
a. Artlz and John Lawrence for Colo
rado: Sol Lund and a. D. Garrett for
Now Mexico, and Tim Kay and VIII
Lam Daley for Wyoming.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
pure Food Inyes,InatIon.

Washington. - President Roosevelt
has decided TO obtain expert informa.
tion regarding certain questions OF
chemistry involved In tho application
OF tho puro food law.
He has written 20 tho presidents Of
Yale. Johns Hopkins. Northwestern
university. University Of Illinois. Uni.
yernity OF Virginia and University Of
California, requesting them 10 submit
names Of several practical neiontiata
from which ho pfoposea TO select n
board OF flvo 10 consider tho roguln.
tons which have been made by tho
Department Of Agriculture regarding
tho uuo OF sulphur In preserving fruits.
tho uno Of bonsoate OF soda In the pre-,
Horyation OF katchup and other food
products. the use Of glucose IN Hyrupn.
besides several other chemical auea,
tons.
Tho President indicated tina, he hal
taken this course To please Representa-
tiveH Neodham. Hayes and Smith of
California. who called NJ tho white
House 10 protest against the sulphur
regulations.
They regard this manner n settling
tho controversy an entirely satinfac.
lory.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
Rushing Ditch Enterprise.

Donycr-A Fors Morgan dispatch
says. ono hundred teams aro working
on tho Riverside ditch In this county
Those who have boon sirntichl about
FettinR water on the land north Of this
now bolluyorn There II much activity
IN trading In land In that section. m,
district covers about 10000 acres, half
Of which lies adjacent 10 Fort Morgan
Tho company having the work IN
charge has decided 10 extend the ditch
to polnt ak miles beyond wildcat
creek, and by doing no will cover n
great deal moro territory than at ffHt
planned. Tho reservoir supplying this
ditch IL full.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
WooLeRoWERs' CONVENTION.
Fierce Attack on Presidents Forest
Reserve Policy.

Helena, MONTH Tuesdays session
of the forty-fourth annual convention
of the National Woolgrowers' Associa
ton is to be accepted as rejecting the
views of the stOckmen and sheepmeI
of the West bitter campaign is to be
waged against the announced policies
of President Roosevelt and his advisors
for the federal control of the public
range.
The woolgrowers will send delega-
tion to Washington to oppose any leg
islation by this Congress in carrying
out the Presidents recommendation.
A considerable number Of delegates
have expressed determination to op'
pose the reelection of United States
Senator Francis Il. Warren of Wyom-
ing, as president of the Woolgrowers
Association, because of his advocacy
of the administration grazing policy.
The session was characterized by a
bitter address against the government
regulation of the public range by
Thomas j. Walsh, Helena stockman,
lawyer, and later Democratic candi.
date for congress, who criticised es.
pecially the action of the administra-
tion is putting into effect what is
known as the license system OF graz
ing upon forest reserves.
The attendance at the convention is
large, the greatest, in fact, in the his.
tory of the association. After invoca-
tion, formal addresses of welcome
were made by Governor Toole and
Acting Mayor Wendell, Frank p. Hag.
enbarth of Idaho, responding. The
usual committees were appointed, fol.
! lowed by the annual address OF Vice
| President Wilson of Douglas, Wyo.,
who congratulated the association
upon the prosperous past and bright
! future OF the industry.
Mr.. Walsh then addressed the con,
vention. He asserted that efforts were
making to befog the public mind on
! the real issues and held that the policy
1 os forest preservation was not at
stake. He said the people of the West
had gratefully accepted Roosevelt's ad.
ministrations. but they felt they knew
better what is for their own good than
! does he or any departmental clerk. lie
| asserted that 1t was paternallsm gone
mad TO charge that the cattlemcn did
not know their own interests. and de.
| scribcd as a dlstrust Of the people oy
cry argument advanced In favor of the
] new departure. Ine session closed
/ with an address by Governor Brooks
OF Wyoming on "The Open Range"
The state herald., 1908-01-24
eeIer,d pt,ash,r net....hlnn.d.

Donrer.-A Republican special ffrn
Trinidad "Wednesday niEht says Hsv.
Alex Wagner, pastor ~ the African
Methodist church. was publicly hafne.
whipped In tho presence ~ q lafE.
crowd AZ the Santa 20 depot at noon
today by ], ~ Patton. member uf
WhEonor'q congregation Patton rnined
vicious blows on the preachers head
and shoulders, and only deHiHtod when
he felt satisfied, Mn no unn intarforcd.
During the Sunday evening services
at tho oolored church there was no, a
woman present, and II IN said that
Wagner made the remark that N.
women NJ tho congregation Nerp prot,
ably walking the streets with oihsr
men
When this alleged remark ,eached
The safs NJ the women n fHiard pro.
tpai which iud 10 tho hofHHs hihpinE.
The colofed people are much on.
cited over tho hnhlf and ni1fe trouble
IA expected Wagner recently came
here from phoeniH, Arizona
The state herald., 1908-01-24
hrreat Of Murd,r susn,et.

Colorado Springs John Lopes. aged
thirty. was arrested here Thursday
niEht for completely In tho murder af
tho four Italians Ht Florence, Colorado.
lie was taken In custody while going
on SHIFT nj tho Golden Cycle mill.
where ho obtained employment yostef,
day lie had been here for iiva days.
coming from Florence. having left
there January 10th, when arrested
Lopes wanted 10 know why the datac,
tiyeH wanted him. but would given no
information concerning his movement
for the last ten days. The arrest was
made on information furnished by the
police AZ Florence.
The state herald., 1908-01-24
AK That rroop, Remain.

Carson City. Nev-At the afternoon
session ot the Assembly Thursday ID
resolution which passed the Senate in
Tho morning. pctluonlng the President
10 retain tho troops temporarily.
passed without n negative vote. There
was no argument on either side HE 10
Tho merits OF tho measure. Governor
Sparks was nc tho speakers desk and
aH ho came into the hall was greeted
with applause. Speaker SkaarH, who
mad opposed the governor In tho mat
tor of calling the troops to Nevada.
l'ft N chair and Speaker pro tenn, Fol
som placed the motion before The
house. SknhgH abHonted himself when
tho yote was taken
The state herald., 1908-01-24
German crltIeIsss Roosevelt.

B0rlin-ln the course Of On interpel
lntion In the rcichsinF IN reference 10
tho hlFh rate Of discount CHARGED By
the Imperial bank, Count Won Knnitr
Conservative, suggested that President
RoOroyeltH threats Rguiust the
trustE' WIS responsible for the crlu
cal financial condition" Ilo added that
the opponents Of the trusts must REQ
urnlEu that Interference with tho nnnn
cigl activity Of tho United StnteH
which iB based on the operations u
tho trua'H, means Interference with tho
ontlro economic situation Ia America
'AmorlcaH error has been that aha
allowed the trusts 10 go 30 long with
out Interference. said tho speaker.
Continuing, tho speaker expressed
hiB opinion that tho United States will
Eopd much more money, and this will
como from Europe. llo then asked
what means would be adopted 10 Pre-
vent this outflow. which even a high
bank rate Of discount could not keep
back
llo suggested n moderate return 20
blmrthlllIm by issuing IN Germany nll
yor coinage 10 tho amount OF 20 marks
per capita, which hn said would I'm
provo tho situation ii0 upheld the
method ~ the Bank ~ France. which
issues silver coinage 10 the value OF ~
marks per capita ot population. ms a
model In this connection. declaring
that this system permitted France 70
have such an enormous gold reserve
The shortage Of money. according 20
Count Won Kanlif. made tho roatorA
tl1n of ordinary conditions question
able
The state herald., 1908-01-24
Coal Roads ASK Delay.

Washington The coal carrying rail-
roads who are required under an act
of Congress 10 dispose of their coal
properties by May Let next, have sub.
mlited TO the attorney general n prop
oHition looking 20 a posiponemant oi
tho date ~ enforcement of the law.
ON account ~ the recent financial dis.
tufbanru. Tho proposition waH uuh
mitied through r. " Dofnfrat ~ NaS
York. general counsel ~ these rail-
roads, The roads represent that. ow
Ing 10 the financial situation. n they
carry out the law Il will result In uac.
rincins their property al prices greatly
below itH actual value
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids viii be received up to
Il o'clock noon, on the 18th day of
July, 1908, al the office Of the State
Board Of Capitol Commissioners, in
Carson CITY. Nevada. for furnishing
and installing furniture ard other
equipment for the new state library
according to the approved plans and
specifications on file in said Office.
Each bid must be accompanied by
samples and a certified check in the
sum of at least ten Go) per cent OF
the amount OF the bid.
The Board reserves the right to
| reject any and all bids.
Address all proposals TO Clerk
i Board Of Capitol Commissioners, Car
son City, Nevada, marked Bids fol
Furnishing Metal Casing, etc, for Ii
brary-'
Dated June s, 1908 i6td
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-11
Mr.. BRYAN's PLATFORM

In an address at Bonesteel, South
Dakota, on the 3Oth day Of May, W.
y. ryan outlines the campaign de-
Nands of 1908, giving to mis- hearers
aglimpse of the platform that will be
adopted at Denver. Without elabor
.sHng on his theme, Mr.. Bryan said:
1.-The Democrats will ask for the
election of senators by a direct vote
of the people in order that it may be
easier for the voters to control the
government; the Democrats will ask
for effective legislation against the
trusts in order that the people may
be protected from mOnopolies; the
uation in order that people ma. ha
protected from watered stock. 80
fictitious capitalization, for until We
know what the railroads are actually
worth we cannot determine what they
should collect in the way of trans
portation rates; the Democrats will
ask for the Cancellation of the diff
ferences between labor and capital
that these two important factors in
business may work tremendously to-
gether; the Democratic party will op-
pose imperialism. which is violating
the fundamental principles OF our gov
eminent and at the same time in
creasing our expenses for army and
navy; the Democratic party will ask
for legislation, state and national, tC
protect bank depositors and prevent
panics. the Democratic party VIII
ask for revision of the tariff,