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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-10-31
HUDSON RIVER BOAT II TOTALLY
DESTROYED WHILE THOU
SANDS LOOK On.
FOUR OF CREW KILLED
Negro Waiter TRYING 20 Rescue 500
Left In His Bunk Loses His
Life Vessels Steam Pumps
Fail to Work.

NEWBU RICH. y. Especial -Four
men OF the crew OF the Albany dar
line steamship New York were hrrue.
20 death on board the boat. and t.t
steamer itself was totally destroyed
one OF the men. a negro waiter. lost
his life in a dash aboard the hiarirl
vessel. from which he had once been
rescued. IN IAN effort 90 save 5000 l.
had LETT in his bunk
The fire started from am eNrlulir.
lamp. Forty three men. iuclgiir.
Captain y. n. Harcourt We're aslee.
when the fire started I'm the crew
quarters astern soon after midnight
Many of the men escaped WfcliE 100
clad. Many were rescued trom fl.
water.
The dead Joseph Matthews Frarh
simmons = Jenkins and d. J smith
The entire bow OF the boat was afam.
when Captain HarCourt came on t-tt
In his shirt and trousers and ori-ret
the crew 90 man the pumps This
was impossible. as all pumps bad been
down On preparation for an iusprgtU.
of the vessel which had been toCNe.
lor repairs yesterday afternoon at th.
Thomas : Marvel Shipyard. With u.
steam for the power pumps. The Gan.
pumps were the only recourse for the
men The flames had reached the
stern OF the doomed vessel before
streams could he played ON the burn
ing superstrucWre. AN 90 which hat
been attacked hy the fire
Crowd Watches Fire.
Five thousand persons gathered a-
the pier and watched the progress o'
the blaze. As man after man leape0
I from the New York coats were throwr
about them and they We're hurried tD
E the United States Hotel When tar
/ last man reached safety count o'
4 the survivors revealed the fact tla'
I four men were missing David Bray
f who escaped through "a wall Ot lr.
and smoke said that three of the uis
f sing men had been close behind when
f be- started to leave the walters QUAR-
f ters asteru They We're unable n,
+ keep che pace and ala not reach rre
deck The flames We're between f.e
f stern of the vessel and the harcln "a.
and au portfolios We're closed t.-
trapping lagcinu ones
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-10-31

nUQUOIN. fLL.-The boldest bank
robbery ever known i'm this section
occurred al the little town OF Hurst.
about ten miles northeast OF this city
The safe OF the Russell COmpanys
Bank OF Gainesville. which Is located
at Hurst. was dynamited. and SIS 900
was carried away
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
Suit May Be Brought
Against County to Re-
cover Funds.
Licenses, Scaveneer Ser
vice and Other Matters
Receive Attention.

AT the regular weekly meeting Of
the city council last night several
matters of Importance were brought
up and action taken upon them. 1 he
meeting in tone was one of the most
decisive held recently. Ii was de-
cided to make a start toward build
ing the new city hall; that no action
should be taken against the few per-
sons who remain on the delinquent
list for last quarters licenses, and to
take action against persons who are
dumping garbage in the neighbor-
hood of the water fume which sup
plies nearly all of Ely and Ely City.
The meeting was called to order
with full attendance of conncilmen,
Mayor Clark presiding II was first
decided that the license of Mrs. l..
s. Scott should be remitted for the
present quarter
City Attorney Walker, on being
asked for statement about the IL
cense cases which had been placed
In his hands for action, said that
nearly all of the people who were
primarily on the list had paid up.
Only few remain and these can be
collected. in his opinion, without re-
sorting to suit. The report was ac-
cepted as submitted.
The city attorney was instructed
to make a complete list of the money
due from the county to the city for
liquor licenses collected during the
last year, II he had not already done
so.
Root. for the committee on streets,
stated that he had looked into the re-
ported bad condition OF Murry street
and Garden. He found that in both
the subsidence of the top soil mad
been caused by the settling of soil
after bitches foi la.ilg water pipes
had been dug. The water company
will in his opinion repair this, as
they have already made a start in
that direction.
Marshal Hudgens made report that
some of the men engaged In scav-
enging in Ely had dumped several
wagon loads of refuse in the imme-
date vicinity of the fume carrying
the water supply of the greater por-
tion of this section He had looked
into this and with the cooperation of
the board of health is endeavoring
to discover the guilty person. who
will probably he prosecuted for "A
nuisance. After listening to this re-
port. Carbon suggested that dump
ing ground for refuse be secured by
the city Upon his motion the mat
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
WAR IS NOT A
POSSIBILITY NOW

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-Declaring
that war between the United States
and Japan would be the most in
human event in the worlds history
and too helliah." to be thought of,
Baron Kogor. Takahira, the new
Japanese emba sador to Washington.
said today. upon landing in New
York from the steamer Etruria, that
the Japanese knew absolutely moth
ing of break in the cordial rela-
tions which have been historic be-
tween the two nations. Talk of war,
Baron Takahira declared with much
emphasis, was utterly unintelligible
to him unless, as some one had sug-
gested, it was spread broadcast to
serve the commercial ends of some
newspapers.
The new ambassador said there
might be some matters pending in
Washington which would require his
attention, but they were not serious.
As to the cruise of the American
fleet to the Pacific ocean, he regard
ed it purely as a naval maneuver on
grand scale, designed to show to
the world at large that America has
wonderful naval power which can
be dispatched anywhere at mo-
ment's notice in support of a legiti-
mate cause, which always is at the
bottom of American diplomacy"
Baron Takahira will leave for
Washington tomorrow morning at l
O'Clock to present his credentials to
President Roosevelt. He is a warm
personal friend of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The baron is returning to the Ameri-
can capital after an absence of two
years spent in Rome as, ambassador
t. Italy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
Considers Outlook to
Be Very Good

Mrs. A. c. Cleveland returned last
evening from a several weeks visit
In Salt Lake, where she went for re-
lief from rheumatism. Her many
friends will be glad to know that
she benefited much. Mrs. Cleveland
will remain in the city for a week
with Mrs. McGill, following which
she will go to her ranch to resume
personal direction of her large in
erests there.
Mrs. Cleveland said yesterday that
while in Salt Lake she had heard a
great deal of very favorable comment
concerning Ely and that she had
been questioned much as to progress
here. She had been able on the
strength of very reliable information
which she had TO inform those who
asked her that progress with con-
struction of concentration and mill
would crowd ahead undoubtedly nm
til completed and that beyond tiou5t.
Ely would very soon thereafter be
established In the copper mining
world as its greatest single producer,
at lower cost price per pound than
competitors can reach.
Mrs. Cleveland spoke of the finan-
cia stringency which has prevailed
the country and said that she
thought Improvement was coming
about quite as rapidly as 1t safely
could She considers time very in
opportune for agitation and hopes a
settlement may be reached at Gold
field.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
A BOND ISSUE SEEMS
MOST PROBABLE ACTION

That bond issue will be proposed
for Ely in the near future TO cover
costs of installation of a sewerage
system, Improvement of the streets
and erection of the city hall and fire
house, seems evident from the tone
of last nights council meeting. Ae-
cording to the plan of action outlined
by Councilman Carbon, estimates
will first be obtained and the mat
ter then brought before the public,
recommending a bond issue for the
total amount.
Il know that there are many i'm
provements to be made within the
coming year" said he in answer to
Roots question as to where the
money for erection of the proposed
city building is to come from. Il
have given the subject particular
thought and believe that the best way
to come TO successful termination is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
Ely Men Return From the
Gold Camp Uncertain
As TO Best Course
Lack of Development is
Much in Evidence--EIy
Boosters are Busy

Among arrivals ON last evenings
train were Ed Gray, e. w. Hulse and
Fred Pheby. the three returning to
the city from Rawhide. They said
they we're glad to get back and that
Ely looked much better to them than
the new gold camp.
Mr.. Pheby went in to Rawhide for
the purpose of examining the prop
erty of the Rawhide Oro Co., orga-
nized here a few weeks ago. 1t is
understood that he is not as en-
thusiastic about the matter as he
might be and that it is probable
meeting of the company will be held
to detremine whether 1t shall hold
on while and note the turn of
events in the new camp or whether 1t
shall take some step to the end of
refunding money that has been put
into stock. The ground is under
stood to make good showing as any
in Rawhide, but that is saying very
little, for development to this time
has absolutely failed to demonstrate
anything more than much scattered
values. without. beginning or end in
any manner of system of occurrence.
I Mr.. Hulse went to Rawhide with
view to opening a borkerage office.
Automobiles daships thtossn the
town, streets packed With people and
with the traffic of great freight wa
gons and incoming stages and other
vehicles filed with passengers. made
the town look exceedingly active to
him.. However. on investigating the
brokerage office field, he concluded
that II was already well filed and
that he would return home. Mr..
Gray was in to look the district over.
He had nothing to say on his return.
The returned Elyites report that
most of the Ely people In the new
camp are making good in various
lines. Herrick is turning honest dol
lars out of real estate. Editor Con-
nella and Frank Adams will clean
up very satisfactorily on special in
dustrial publication they are getting
out. Several others are making
headway. while few are resting on
their oars waiting for money to ar
rive to bring them back.
Meantime the Ely delegation is
busy boosting and everybody in the
camp is helping along. On all sides
Ely. the big, reliable copper camp.
is the talk, said Mr.. Hulse last
night 1T is not talked in boom
way. understand. but just naturally
comes up for good solid considera-
ton. Undoubtedly the advertising
the camp is getting in this way will
later on bring many desirable peo-
pie in here
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19

to make one issue cover the whole
expenditure found necessary. This
will include, as well as the sewerage
system we are figuring on. and the
city building, street improvements of
general character; concrete curbings
on Aultman avenue, etc.
In my opinion there will be little
use of awaiting the opening of better
weather before we begin work on the
city building. We have at present
between $1,000 and $1,000 in the
city treasury which will soon be aug
mented by the payment of the money
due from the county for license
taxes to something like $4,000.
With these funds an ampls start can
be made on the improvements"
1t was decided after discussion
that while no action would be taken
in the matter at present this would
be the probable line of action later.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
Warn Miners
To Keep
Away

SALT LAKE, Feb. lS.-Over three
hundred miners have been signed
here by representatives of companies
operating in Goldfield district to go
there and go to work, Half of this
number of men have already gone to
Goldfeld. The rest. with others who
are being signed, will go during the
present week
In an interview today representa-
tive of one of the Goldfield COM
panies said that the actual condi-
tions extant at Goldfeld were pretty
well known and that the men who
were going in were of the kind who
would remain Most of them are
union men. but not of the character
which yields unquestioningly to the
domination of agitators and an
archists.
Many idle men are here. the ma
jority of whom are excellent work
men, victims of hard times and cur
tailed operations. They want work
of honest kind and under the condi-
tions that exist ut Goldfield are not
averse to going there, even though
the Federation has posted notices in
conspicuous places here calling on all
union miners to keep away from
there. The men who are going say
that they need the work, that Gold
field is on open shop and that they
do not feel that the Federation can
Justly ask them. under conditions as
they are in the country, to refuse
the work AT good wages which Of
fers With them 1t is simply case
of living on charity or going to work,
and they are manfully taking the
latter course.
The fact that the Goldfield repre-
sentatives are securing men has
made for considerable feeling and
some threats from the rabid in this
city. Among notices which have
been posted is a significant one.
printed below, which would indicate
that there are still strenuous times
ahead and that the state police may
Continued on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
LAND CONSOLIDATED


ter was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee. with the city marshal.
The subject of city taxation was
then taken up.
Mayor Clark presented an amend
ed annual report which explained the
discrepancies which existed when the
comparison of the annual reports of
the city treasurer and clerk with his,
was made. All the seeming errors
were due to difference in the time
accounted for in the reports.
The city attorney advised the coun-
ell TO establish funds. to be known
as the road fund and fire fund, as
money in the hands of the county
auditor should be turned over to
these funds and no others according
10 his declarations. While establish
ment of the funds was not decided
upon, resolution was offered by
Carbon and accepted. ordering hiring
of someone to look into the amount
due from the county to the city and
report.
ne city attorney stated that he
had prepared a form of report to be
used by the city officers. He also
called the attention of the mayor to
the fact that monthly report should
be submitted showing the financial
Of Ely
City Engineer Millard stated that
three houses on First street, between
High and Aultman were directly in
the public highway. 1t was ordered
that the city marshal look into the
matter and require the owners to
move the houses back.
Carbon moved that suit be brought
against the county for recovery of
the amount of the road and fire
funds. This was later amended.
placing the matter in the hands of
the finance committee with power TO
act as they thought best.
Theo rdinance excluding redlight
district from Ely passed its second
reading.
After discussing the plans for the
new city hall and fire house and de-
Gliding to call for bids on excavating
for the foundations, the meeting ad-
journed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
Strenuous Was
Experience
Of Party

If anyone in the district has a su-
preme longing for excitement and an
evening of hard luck, he should have
been with the party, which on Mon
day night went out for a ride In a
large bob-sled. Runaways, one of
the party dragged for several feet
over the ground, and another COM
ing near getting run over, made the
history of the evening so far as they
were concerned, but the horses had
an even more strenuous time as,
when one of them was being put up
in the livery stable, swinging door
fell, and striking 1t, skinned the ami
NAL severely.
Early in the evening party COM
posed of Misses Sybl Foote, Anne
Linsley and Winnie Neill; Messrs.
Lou Nichols, VIII German, C. w.
Dickenson, Win McGill and w. II.
Dunham, started out to enjoy a ride
before the snow had entirely disap-
peared.
All went we'll with the party and
the members were enjoying them
selves hugely until when nearing the
old Chairman mill site. the bolt pull
ed out of the doubletree and the
horses, which were being driven by
Nichols, started across country, drag
ging the driver for several feet
through the sage brush before he
could disentangle himself from the
lines.
German, jumping from the sleigh,
managed to head Off the runaway
team and stop them after a short
struggle and returning with his cap
tured prizes. an attempt to mend the
break was made. 1t was found that
it was up to the party to walk, how
ever, and while a portion went to
place the horses in the stable, the
rest returned to their homes
To complete the chapter of disas-
ters. as the team passed into the sta
BILE a large swinging door fell and
skinned one of them very badly, al
trough not disabling T..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
A TAX RATE HAS Been
RECOMMENDED FOR ELY

The Ely this will, i the report o
committee appointed the last meeting the council il
cepted anything, al of
dollar. which, property
assessed last will
OF the
1907 the assessed valuation of Ely which
$925oO0. On this
placed wita of property
doubt that the
will, without 1907
of Is mills the dollar, on 800
considering the improvements
this
a standard between $4,000
municipal
county rate, n through striking
the items which
materially. being $3.50 total
Eye will have will
mile of the limit allowable by
While the suggestion received agreed to
the on
action probable however,
that action will be taken at the
the rate placed with the sheriff for collection
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-19
SAYS STAMPEDE FROM
RAWH|DE is CLOSE AHEAD



ToNoPAH, Feb. 1s.-t is admitted may at
time collapse high attendant
losses and suffering the reached
between $500 large predicted
that when quick
ly This is the opinion in substance
mining who here research in
the
He that there has
the deliberately foong in not
few instances The deepest working is feet
There be high $50
it doubted There has been
but 1t viii not stand shipment The
with the widest exaggeraons
ser large sales of stock there practically
whatever Strikes that have
out rock containing lunches
formation When the of is
empty of sign of value of that
of values These strikes
every few days in order to keep public
There is but little Rawhide more
than employed Including of those
employed at mining reach camp
face necessity for getting
at the outside beginning of
great stampede to the outside has been coming
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-02
BURNS The fine
HOMES OF RICH

NEW YORK, Aug. $50 many
fires, clearly of incendiary origin,
have occurred within the last two
weeks up to and including today, ir
what are known as the Millionaire
Colonies of Great Neck, Manhasset,
port Washington aMo other towns in
the northwest district of Long Is
land, that radical measures have
been determined upon and there is
earnest talk of the formation OF a
vigilance committee to run down ana
infiict summary punishment.
Some of the elaborate and costly
estates in the section affected are
those OF William K Vanderbilt. jr.,
at leat Neck; Clarence H. Mackay.
at Rosyln; Bourke Cochran and
Howard Gould, at Port Washington,
and Martin Hall. the beautiful resi-
dence OF Mrs. Satterlee White, who
until her marriage few days ago
was Mrs. James e. Martin.
Great alarm was felt by owners Of
these and other fine places wnen the
ares first became of almost daily oc.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-02
MINIATURE GOLD
RUSHIN The SOUTH

LOS ANGELES. July SO-While
digging a cesspool late today on his
lot in new residence district in the
southwestern part of the city, Morris
Hurwitz found four gold nuggets,
weighing half pound each, within
radius of five. feet, and at depth
of twenty-five. The yellow chunks
three inches long and two inches in
diameter were taken to an assayer
who valued them at $500 to 1925
each. They were picked up in a
stratum of gravel, and Hurwitz be-
came SO wildly excited over his dis
covery that he Immediately stopped
work and spread the news broadcast
in the neighborhood.
The result was almost panic and
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-02
NOTICE OF SHERIfFS SALE OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Nye County Mercantile Company, al
corporation, plaintiff, vs. Orizaba |
Mining Company corporation, de-
PENDANT.
Under and by virtue of an executionl
issued out of the Fifth Judicial s.
trict Court of the State of Nevada, in
and for the County of Nye, and to me
directed and delivered for Judgment
rendered in said Court, on the est. day
of July 1908, in favor of Nye County,
Mercantile Company, corporation.
and against Orizaba Mining Company
a corporation, for the sum of Eight
Hundred and Forty and thirty-six one
hundredths ($S40.36) dollars, lawful
money of the United Yates together
with costs of suit and interest. | have
levied on all the right. title, claim and
interest of said defendant, of, IN andl
to the following property, to wit:
/ blacksmith bellows, 2 anvils, n
vices. about 500 ore sacks, gal water
tank, 70 prs. ffanges, l pr. 2-in. fan
gers, 4 Ain. bellows, l reducer, slip
joints. l SIS in. cable. 2 bx. fittings.
suction hose. grind stones, 2OOtt.
scrap iron. l Knowles feed pump, ]
Truax ore car. skip. 22 pcs track, l6
pes 6x6x16, ii pcs. 1x6x12, writing
desks, l chair, private box. stoves,
4 assay sleeves, l washstapd, ] lot
mattresses, quilts. pillows. se2., prs.
rubber boots, about 1876 cords WOOD,
cook stove 3 tables cooking utensils.
and dishes / gal tank, barrels and
two half barrels. lamps, lanterns,
"a 1-gal cans pie pumpkin, Sal
plums, dinner pals, 6 papers starch,
IL bolt tar paper, pcs. roofing paper
s gal. can red oil. l can black OIL 2
1-2 cans oil. 2 cans spice, dish pans
1 canteen, 1 water bag, IL can mus
tard coffee MILL 1 blacksmith
blower, / cot, pr. bed springs, ] g.
burner oil stove, l assay case, II half
windows. "a bales of hay. set single
harness new, l set double harness (old)
wheel barrow, windlass and rope,
windlass frame. II mining posts,
shovel, fork and rake, 500 TT. 12 in.
pipe line conveying water from the
shaft to the cook house.
Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day, the 18th day of August, A. d.. 1908,
at o'clock a. M of said day, | VIII
sell all the right, title. claim and in
crest of the Orizaba Mining Company,
defendant, in and to the above de-
scribed property, or so much thereon
as may be necessary to satisfy plain
| tiff's claim, besides all costs, interest
| and accruing costs
The sale will take place at the ORR
! zaba Mine, at public auction. for cash
| in hand. to the highest and best bidder.
| Dated, August 1st 1908.
| ]. ]. OWENS, Sheriff.
! BY VAIL PITTMAN, Deputy Sheriff