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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
Suits Instituted BY AT
torney Platt For
Government

United States District Attorney Sam
Platt. has filed two suits in the United
States Court i'll this city, which bear
directly upon the mining industry OF
Nevada and the outcome of which
will be watched with keen interest
by the miners and the people in gen
eral throughout the entire state.
The first suit is instituted with the
Government as the plaintiff and the
Central Pacific Railroad company,
the Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany and the United State Trust
company OF New York, all corpora
tions as the defendants in the action
which is brought to set aside patented
land in the county Of WashOe, this
state, now being held by the defend
ants contrary to the laws of the
United States.
These patents were secured by the
defendants in the action under the
railroad patent law of 1862 as amend
ell in 1864 providing that the Central
Pacific railroad company might Sc
Iect the odd sections of land alon z
their right of way extending twenty
miles on either side. The only pro
vision made was that the railroad
should select only non-mineral bear
ing sections and that on each section
selected the railroad company should
file an affidavit as to this fact.
This the railroad company did
through their attorney in fact, but
now in the bill in equity filed in the
United States Court by the govern
ment the allegation is made that the
lands selected by the government are
and have always been mineral bearing
in character and that this fact has
been known for period covering al
least 35 or 40 years.
The government further alleges
that not only are these sections. OF
at least many of them. mineral bear
ing in character, but that for many
years there had been paving mine:
in operation on these lands described
at the time applications for patents
and the affidavits claiming them tt
be non mineral were filed.
These patents, which the govern
ment now desires to set aside wer'
issued to the railroad company b,
the interior department through tn
general land office in this city upol
the fling of the required affidavit
bv the officials of the company.
The Southern Pacific railroad com
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
ARRIVALS
DISSATISFIED
RaWhide Boom Bringing
Many Outsiders Who
Find Nothing Doing

During the past several days a
number Of families have passed
this city with teams on their way to
different California points, some OF
them returning to their former homes.
They are from Rawhide, having been
attracted there by the early an
nouncement that gold was more
plentiful than the sands and sagebrush
All of them have the same story to
recite, that the camp was pictured
much richer than it really is. Al
though some rich finds nave been
made in that camp it is by no means
poor mans camp" still there are
more poor men there now than any
other kind.
The finds thus far made cannot be
considered as mines. no definite, we'll
defined lodges having been uncovered
1t is what is known in California as
pockety" district and it is & fact that
some very rich pockets have been
found Thousands Of people have left
the camp within the past month and
many more will leave as soon as they
! can find a way to get out. The camp
owes its present status to leasers,
many of whom have taken leases on
properties and invested their all and
are staying with the propositions in
,ne hopes Of striking a rich pocket
and enabling hem to get away with
me return of at least a portion of
their investments.
The people passing through this
city are a unit in denOuncing The
methods Of the promoters and boost
ers' and say that every phase of the
entire district has been overestimated
and exaggerated. and their reports
are now the means of causing hard
ships to many persons and entire
families who went there on the
strength of tose reports.
They also say that the experiences
o. the many who have been enticeC
there by exaggerated reports canno
) ut injure the entire state, as these
people are TELLING the truth now OF
: the outside and even some of the goot
camps do not "lOok goo4 to then
and are also receiving a black eye.
Rawhide may ater develop a few
2 good Mines but it will take time an,
money and if anything permanent ex
lists N the camp it is yet to be foun'
and at reater depth than anythin'
so far attained in t he camp in tn
i strength of those reports.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

duties and quite equal to the emerg-
ency when she found six pupils in
stead of three.
The boys were simply irresistible
and its no wonder they upset the
rules and regulations of Overcote
Hall 1t was hard to recognize in
Litterly, Tweenways anI De Grival,
our own three boys of '0S. Teddy,
Rob and John. Their wonderful
versatility in eXtricating themselves
from perilous positions made much
merriment. John Chartz very skill
fully carried off the difficult role of
the rrenchman. His dialect was eX-
cellent. his makeup amazing, and his
athletics kept the house in roar.
The part of the English Count
coud not have been better taken.
Rob Farrer with his drawl and his
monacle was perfectly at home on
the stage and did not smile once.
Teddy Gosemerker, as the fashion
able young LondOner, persuing his
pretty cousin, was up-to-date, de
bonair and fascinating and the first
of the trio to win the good graceS
of the Marchioness.
The ministerial manner and ap-
pearance of Charley Williams proved
that he made a most acceptable
counsellor to the ladies and his earn
est assurance that he liked girls
brought down the house. His work
was we'll done and his garb very be-
coming
The earnest endeavor of Elmer
Wylie to keep visitors out of the
park and with the assistance of his
dog DIR. Johnston Berry to take care
+ Of the poachers were much appreci-
ated by the visitors.
Clyde Heidenger was the most
desperate looking william that ever
pursued a Count or a Lord. He
looked and acted every inch his part
and it was hard to realize that this
evil looking specimen was our modest
inOnensive Clyde.
The assembly hall was filled with
proud and enthusiastic friends of the
students The audience expected
much, and were not disappointed.
Great credit is due Mr. VanDerleith
for his faithful and intelligent train
ing and to the students for their
conscientious work and studious por.
trayal of the play. They are all to
be sincerely congratulated upon their
success
Miss Stone and Miss Culp with
violin and piano entertained the audi
ence with spendid selections during
the changing of the scenes and added
very greatly to the pleasure of the
evening.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
GOVERNOR
DICkERSON
Outlines eatureS of His
Future Policy in Ad-
dress Last Night

GOLDFIELD, June 26.-Governor
Dickerson was the principal speaker
last night at a dinner given in his
honor by the Chamber OF Commerce
and. for tne first time since succeed
ing to the Office of Chief Executive of
Nevada announced the policy that
h. would pursue.
Al the outset DickersCn stated that
no radical departures from Sparks
policies would be executed.
He declared that banking laws
sould be passed guaranteeing ade-
quate protection to depositors and
insuring prosecution of bank wreck
ers. This statement won wild ap-
plaus
He favored he said. some employ
ment renumerative to the State Of the
convicts at the state penitentiary.
Then came his announcement on
the State Police bill which was what
everyone wanted to hear.
Il stand for the State Police as a
WHOLE said the governor, land / be-
lieve with amendments which are ne
cessary, the law can be made very
effective'
He spoke also of the necessity OF
n, 10
The governor was received with
enthusiasm by all classes
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
present "AMAZONS"
To DELIGHTED and Enthusiastic
Audience Last Evening at
Assembly Hall

Pineros 'Amazons,' given by class
Of '0S last night, a magnificent sue
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

NOW BEING HELD FRAUDU-
LENTY BY THE RAILROADS

lent and should be revoked and the
land thrown open to the prospector
and miner which will eventually mean
the advancement and the prosperity
for many ore mining districts in diff
ferent parts of this section Of the
state.
The defendants in the actions filed
yesterday are given until the Goth
day Of August to file an appearance.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
FUNERAL OF CLEVELAND

PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. 26.-rhe
funeral of the late Grover Cleveland
was held in this city today. No os.
tentatious display was made the fun
eral being as nearly a private affair
as possible. President Roosevelt and
many other government officials were
in attendance.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
Odd Sections Obtained by False
Affidavits Will Be Restored to
the Public Domain. Mining
Industry Will Be Greatly
Benefited

pany ana the United States Trust
ties defendant with the Central Pa
cific for the reason that the COM
plant alleges that they have an ed
uity interest in the subject matter of
action by virtue of their holding trust
deeds and mortgages Ct the Central
Pacific.
The other suit flied is against the
same defendants with the government.
as plaintiff in the action anu the sarle
identical points are involved in the
main with the exception that the
patented land under consideration is
located in the county of Humboldt
This patented land was examined
at the time application was made by
Robert Fulton of Reno and his report
as to it's being non mineral was filed
with Mills of the Central Pacific who
then made out the affidavits and Sc
cured the patents to the odd sections
of land along the line of the trans
continental road running through this
state
The government has thoroughly in
vestigated the matter and has found
that the affidavits were fradulant in
so-far as the sections being non-min-
eral in character anu will now force
the railroad company to set them
aside and restore them again to the
public domain.
Another action of a similar nature
was filed in the U, S. Court in this
city some time ago relating to other
land in Washoe county in the Oling-
house and White Horse mining dis
tricts and testimony VII. be taken in
this case sometime during the coming
month.
In the suits filed yesterday by At
! torney Platt, he will be assisted not
only by Attorney General Bonapart
of the United States, but also by
Messrs. Berch and Hall, special as
sistants to the Attorney General who
will probably personally aid him in the
prosecution.
to take the matter up and carry i,
to a final decision will be hailed with
, delight by the mining men of the
State of Nevada, who have suffered
much from the fact the railroad COM
panies held valuable mineral lant
through these government patents
which excluded the prospector from
the territory. Mining men for year.
operated the mines in the Olinghous,
canyon and in the White Horse min
ing districts in Washc~ County be
fore they realized the TACT that the,
were operating upon patented Ian,
held by the railroads and about tn
time they learned of this fact the rail
: road companies began a series O
actions to expel them from their holl
ings.
The same applies to the Rocky Hi
and Harris mine near Washoe Cit
on the line of the v & T. and tn
ownership of these mines will be d,
termined by the suits that wer
brought in the federal court yester
day. The same condition exists /
the camp of Ramsey and mines hav
been located there and developmer
worA done in the end to discover thu
the property was located upon paten
ed land and was not open to the pros
pectof
The outcome of these suits will un
doubteily result in the lands bein
thrown open to entry as it has bee
proven to the satisfaction Of the gov
ernment officials who have bee
working on the case that the affi
davits in regard to their being non
mineral bearing we're purely fradu
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
is
GUILTY MAN
So Decides Jury at Gold
field After Short
Deliberation

GOLDFIELD, June 26-Henry Web
er, a we'll known mining operator,
district court last night. The case
went to the jury last evening and on
ly few minutes were spent in de-
hDerations before reaching an agree
ment. Penalty is Imprisonment from
one TO fourteen years.
Weber was accused by the directors
OF the Doctor Mining Company, own
of having taken 81, 900, the proceed
ings of stock sold. ostensibly as treas
poses. The directors asserted that
this money was converted by Weber
to his personal use.
Weber never denied he used the
money, but declared that the stock
which he sold was personal stock and
the money rightfully belonged to him.
1t was shown, however, that the orig
inal transactions had been changed
on the books.
weber came here from Colorado in
the early days of Goldfield and was
reputed to be very wealthy a year ago
The case will be appealed to the
Supreme court on alleged errors in
rulings by Juuge Langan.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

County Clerk Patterson, who was
taken suddenly i'll yesterday is much
better today and is thought by the
attending physician that he viii be
able to resume his duties in q few
days.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
PLAY TO BE REPEATED

On next Monday evening the grad
uating class of the High School will
reproduce at the Opera House their
play of last evening, The "Amazons".
The play will be presented to the pub-
lie for the benefit of the Kings
Daughters and should be attended
by everyone in the city.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

Judge Langan has rendered a decis-
ion at GOldfield wherein he decides
that check drawn on a banking
house holding money to cover the
same in the name of the drawee of
the check is lawful money of the
United States and acts in law the
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

When the curtain rose upon the
first act of this merry and fantastic
little play, it displayed a beautiful
corner of Overcote Park the country
home of the Marchioness of Castle
Jordan. The lady soon appeared in
the person of Miss Irene Dake, who
filled the part with all the dignity
and ease of manner betting a lady
of quality. Miss Dake is d tall hand
some girl to whom the siivery hair
of middle age was most becoming.
ter great sorrow was that all her
boys We're girls. She had reared
these girls in the most mannish fashion
and her anxiety for the future of her
daughters was most pathetic. These
pretty girls, Misses Neva Platt, Rose
Stewart and Minnie Gallagher. had
been taught to ride, fish, shoot. fence
They were equally charming-it is
impossible to particulariZe. They
were thoroughly at ease and assumed
their parts as naturally as though
accustomed to such out door English
country life. 1t is equally hard to
! determine in which costume they
| were the most charming. Miss Platt
| in her scarlet riding coat was stun
ning Miss Stewart most facinating g
in her outing suit. and Miss Gallagher
| just returned from London, most
stylish in her tailor made. The
| gymnasium suits were vastly becom
ing, but the grand finale came in
the lightning change to the dainty
evening dress of the proper young
lady.
Miss Eleanor Muldoon made a very
pretty maid. She omitted no detail
to make her role as perfect as posi-
BILE and made the most out of a small
part.
Miss Mabel Harrison as the Serge
ant and athletic trainer proved her
self thoroughly conversant with he
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26

Of 'OS last night, magnificent sue
cess
The Persons Of the Pay
harrington, Niscount Litterly -
Theodore GOSemerker
Galfred, Earl of Tweenways -
Robert Perry Farrer
Andre. Count de Griyal John Chart
Rev. Roger Minchin Chas. Williams
Fitten "a gamekeeperl Elmer Wylie
Orts "a poacher) Clyde Heidenger
Miriam, Marchioness of Castle Jordan
Lady NOeleni Belturbet ......-
-..-.-...M Minnie Gallagher
Lady Wilhelmina Belturbet .
.-...........-.....- Rose Stewart
Lady ThOmasin Beturbet .---------
..-.-- Neva Platt
Sergeant Shutter Mabel Harrison
Youatt Ca maid) Elenor Mulldoon
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-26
BORN

In this city, June 25, 1903, to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Burgess, son.
Frank Kelly spent yesterday in Re-
no.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
INQUIRY ABOUT
HILO BUILDING
FREAR is ASKED WHETHER THE
TERRITORY WANTS ANY SPACE
IN TT.

The Secretary of the Interior has
written to Governor FreaT to inquire
whether or not the Territorial Govern
ment will wish to nave any space re-
served in the new federal building to
be built at Hilo The query has not
yet been answered, the governor not
being yet certain on the matter.
A similar inquiry was made few
weeks ago relative to the Territory's
needs in the new federal building for
Honolulu. In this case it was stated
that no accommodations would be re-
quired
Hilo's building site was set apart by
Congress in June 10, 1906, when ). Il
acres owned by the government was
taken over. This property has a lease
on which does not expire for 1-2 years
yet, so the building is a good way in
the future unless Congress appropriates
enough to buy the lease at the time oil
making appropriation for the construc.
ton of the building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
WANTS ROBINSON PLAN

The Friend says: If anything had
been needed to demonstrate the I'M
fitness of the Fishmarket for the pur-
poses of a Civic Center, the exercises
of Mckinley Day under the auspices OF
the Kilohana Art League would have
been more than sufficient. The build
ing itself is not attractive, it's acous-
tics are atrocious, it's approaches are
unsightly and the car service neces-
stating for nearly all corners at least
one transfer is inconvenient. The Art
League, however, did it's part we'll the
decorations were beautiful, the build
ing was utilized to the best possible
effect, the program was interesting
and the audience very large. It is now
to be hoped that the Robinson plan of
parking the space may be carried out
with enthusiasm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
ABE LEWIS WAS
BASEBALL STAR
HONOLULU ATTORNEY HOLDS
STANFORD RECORD AS SAFE
HITTER AND RUNNER.

The San Francisco Chronicle has che
following with a picture of A. Lewis,
Ir., of this city:
The college baseball season opened
yesterday with preliminary games
leading up to the intercollegiate
matches during April There will be
the usual Undergraduate and alumni
talk during the next few weeks of the
prowess Of ancient stars and the COM
parative merit of the present crop Of
opponents of the national game.
But when it comes to baseball the
official score book is the exact "dOpe"
on the effectiveness Of the player The
official score books of the first nine
years of California-Stanford baseball
games show a decade of some remark
able batters, Runs that come in over
the home plate are what win baseball
games. And the team that has the
sort of men that successfully get from
bag to bag and come home is the one
that wins. Fancy fielding and heavy
batting without sHllful placing OF
hits and fast and daring work on the
paths, DO not mean a winning team.
In professional baseball any man
who maintains batting average from
$50 to 800 is a great hitter. That
means that he gets a successful smash
once out of four times or once out OF
three times at bat, makes hit that
cannot be caught or fielded to first in
time to cut him off there. He may
land on the ball every time and not
make a real hit in a whole series of
games. 1t is only when he lands
where the others cannot reach it that
it counts a hit In base stealing it Is
much the same way. A stolen base is
chances taken between first and sec
ond, between second and third, and be-
tween third and home. To the fan
these explanations are superfluous.
But to the casual reader of these lines
they will indicate the high class of the
batting and baserunning done by some
of the cardinal and the blue and gold
veterans of a former decade. 1t is the
| daring base stealer who threatens a
tally every time he reaches third base
The ice wagon" who falls asleep OIL
a bag" doesn't get into the stolen-bas
column, though he may be sluggini
hitter.
Greatest of all the safe hitters
and base stealers of Stanford and Cali
fornia baseball history was Abraham
Lewis, Jr., now lawyer of Honolulu
! Lewis was a member of Stanford!
pioneer class, and came to the univer
sity from Los Gatos. He was not I
big man, but he was of that ideal base
ball size and build that plays up OF
| his toes" all the time He was one o
a remarkable aggregation of men o
his size that wore the cardinal in thost
days and could all run the 100 yard
in OIL or better Several of them APP
pear in the accompanying list, which
includes all the varsity men of tn,
first decade who played through fou
intercollegiate seasons.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
SPOR T
WILD WEST SHOW
SUCCESS IN HILO
THE STEERS TOO LIVELY FOR
THE ROPERs AND THE SPORTS
GENERALLY GOOD.
The Hawaii Herald's daily says:

The Hawaii Herald's daily says:
If any man, woman or child, who at
tended the Wild West Show at Hoo
lulu Park on Saturday afternoon, left
there dissatisfied with the amusement
that was offered, then such persons
will never be satisfied with anything
From all sides came the unanimous
opinion that it was the best show OF
any kind ever given in HilO. To Eben
Low. who brought the show here, TO
Angus McPhee and John Winter, the
principal participants who came all
the way from Wyoming, and to E. II,
Lewis of Honolulu, the people are
mainly indebted for making the show
possible At the same time, without
the assistance given by the ranchers
and bowboys of Hawaii, there could
have been no amusement, for they all
rendered good and efficient service.
Over thousand people paid admis-
sion to the park. The grand STAND
was comfortably filled but not over
crowded, and there were hundreds VINO
stood near the fence, lining it three
and four deep for quite distance up
and down the track. The band played
and with the exception of one show
err of rain that lasted but a few min
utes the weather was perfect, the
heavier rain and threatening clouds OF
the morning having completely passed
away
Sharply at one o'clock the first
event. Japanese half-mile was start
ed and from that time on there was
something doing till the show ended
few minutes after five o'clock. In Ho-
nolulu it was claimed that the steers
were slow, here they were too fast fol
the horses and only three out of sew
enteen contestants succeeded in tieing
their animals within the two minute
| time allowance.
The potato race was a novelty IL
Hilo and amusing. The stage coacf
hold-up equalled expectations, though
! the local Indians were a little slow il
their charge. Winters fancy trick rop
! ing was clever and showed lot o
practice and skill on the part of tn
| Wyoming lad. The barrel race, an
other novelty, went to McPhee. Al
the fiat races were close and wortl
/, seeing. Winters wild horse rldln
was excellent as was his exhibition O
wild steer riding. In the gentlemen
1 DO
Low made a record of lip for one
armed men. Maikai, the boy who mad
the best time in steer roping in Homo
lulu, reduced his record to one minut
fiat, followed by David Paris in lot
and Archie Kaaua in los 1-2.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
TRADED CANDY
FOR STOLEN STAMPS
SMALL POST OFFICE ROBBERY
LEADS CTo THE ARREST OF a
CHINESE STORE KEEPER.

All Kong alias Man Pho, an aged
Pake from the other side of the island
was brought over from Kailua yester-
day morning on a Federal warrant
charged with being an accessory to the
robbing of small post Office of stamps
stolen by small boy from his sister
who was postmaster at the time, and
encouraging the child to steal by trad
ing cakes and candy for the stamps
which he took at a big discount.
The Chinaman, Chung Wa, arrested
several days ago for the crime, has
been released. 1t was through his ar
rest, however that the real culprit was
found