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New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
COOP CAUSE FOR TEARS.

Harry Lauder. the Scottish comedian and
golfer. was describing at dinner il New YOra
a great golf professional
But he is ugly Mr.. Lauder said Dear ms
he is ugly. He is as ugly as that mediRval
Sultan who had ali the mirrors removed from
his palace so that he might avoid the pair 81
seeing his own face
This Sultan called on his Grand Vizier OBs
day and by accident happened To catch sight 81
his reflection His hideousress ove-T0wered hin
and he broke into violent sob5.-G- II this out
burst the |izier Joined
Finally the Sultan caIme1 down. wiped bis
eyes and got ready TO smoke ard TAX BIJ not
so the vizier He sob5ed on and on Hie mas
ter. tapping his slipper iupatient.y OF The eush-
ions, waited for him to cease.
AT length the Sultan got angry. and e1-
claimed:
why do you weep longer than :, VizierT
"'AIasT the Grand Vizier replied you wept
o Commander of the F1ithful. because You saw
your face but for an instant; but I see II al day
and every day"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

within range, or perhaps to fire one mine in
nest of five without disturbing the others. All
this means thorough knowledge of engines and
dynamos. of delicate electrical apparatus, gun
nery telephones, telegraph and the wireless.
The enlisted men are classified and placed as
they qualify upon examination at their en-
trance If practical electricians or stationary
engineers they are soon promoted. Many are
absolutely green hands unable to tell a dynamo
from a battery when they enter, but they are
eager to learn and willing to work The latter
qualification alone entities them to the appren-
ticeship, for the school has no time to spend on
the boy whose ambition is limited by desire to
see the world the shiftless man who can
not make a living elsewhere.
Work does not cease with mess CALI CT
taps" In the power plants year after year
there are day shifts and night shifts, just as in
any well ordered factory, and in summer the
work if anything is doubled. The men receive
regulation army pay, and every encouragement
is offered for advancement, the higher grades
of service actually yielding good salaries. Some
of the men enter at SIS or $50 month, some
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

the sergeant will generally quit the service N,
go to some construction company for s1as
month.
As RAPIDLY as officers and men finish al n.
school they are sent to the artillery posts ao,,
the coasts to put into practice the Instruetio1
acquired.
In the winter months the mine planters. =, n,
ocean-going tugs OF the school are called >,
South manned by picked crew 70 take out a.
tacbments from the coast forts for practice .,|
instruction in laying and taking VI mines and
torpedoes. There are four of these mine nEan,
ers operating on the Atlantic and C;ulf ~oa,~t,
each designed and built for this particular So
yice-the General Henry J. Hunt, the Genera
Henry Knox, the General George Ar1nisteas
and the Major Thomas RinGsod az named a.
ter artillery officers distinguished in the warvo,
the Republic.
In the summer they work n5rtHwar1 up The
coast Mines are planted and taken up agsrs
soundings made. fatnOm upon fIthOm ~ sfir
cable laid under a burning hot sun take, o.,
and laid again. and johnny Green from ths
country. who enlisted to be a soldier sits on he
gun'Ie of a whalebOat and wonders what it Is Al
about. and whether the army has gone to sea or
if he is just an ordinary, plain roustaBouf sr
IongshOreman
Trained like the crews in the turrefs ~ eur
battIeships these artillery men work with
precision and dispatch acquired by long prae
tise Any one of the top sergeants is as eapabs
of directing the responsible work as the ofsee-s
themselves.
The writer personally witnessed exhibition
of their efficiency in the channel that flows b4
tween Forts Schuyler and To,t.H. TIE captain
and instructor put his sergeant IL Command that
dav. telling him 70 mine that channel against an
attack from the sea On board tho Planter uere
six big steel cans each built 20 holG a hundree
pounds of guncotton together with serera,
fathonns of steel cabIe multiple cables anc dis
tributions The detachment under the Sc
geant's directions put them overheard an
chored them and connected them h wires with
switchboard on shore At the rate o. one nine
In seventeen minutes This was fast work an
particularly so or a food tide 4 sea hsl
been running or a fog had come IL the artiI-
| Ierynen would have been forced TO work much
slower According 20 figures given ogt by the
| instructor that day crew of average ability
| can close good sized hsrbor n less thaa
twelve hours and make il safe from dash u
the enemys torpedo fleet in forty-eight
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

mine planters are manned. and the theories
taught indoors put into practice under con-
ditions as near those of active service as pos
sible.
officers and men in their respective places are
taught how to mine channels and harbors, no"
IN connect these engines Of destruction with
controls on shore how to find the range of an
approaching enemy. how to plot the attacking
feet as IT crosses the mine fields, and how to
explode the torpedo the moment the target Is
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

at s25. They do full military duty besides tne
hours put in at recitatioDs ano stuey' anu II
at the end of a mans course he passes eAdnii-
nations which qualify him FOR the long SOUGHT
chevrons he viii serve out his enlistment dl Sf
or $50 a month. Some get rs hgh rs $o'' '.ilI
al have food. clothing and housing supplied
FREQ Perhaps the government VIII get five
wears service out of a bright. capable man
after he passes his sergeapt's examinations II
does not average any more than that Then
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
4 T4RKIYGTOS EPIGE4N

Booth Harrington, at theatrical suppef
spoke rather we'll" said a playwright "on mar
Rage. One remark in his speech struck me
particulariy by its epigramnatic truth II Was
this:
Before she maTries him, girls opinion OF
a young man is the same as his Incthers. after
yarriage she comes round rather 20 as fathers
views"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
SECRETARY TO
GOVERNOR Dying

Riley Davis, secretary to the Co..
ernor, is lying at the point of death
at Carson City.
Davis is one of the best known
characters of the State He has been
secretary in the Office of the Cover
nor since the time of Rheinhold Sad
Ter, and had the detail and leg II
points bearing upon that office in his
ming to such a degree that it is said
he has never made a mistake where
question of legality was involved.
Davis is an old settler in Nevada
and has many friends. Like his CHEZ,
he is thought to be in his last Ill
ness and is receiving every care thai
medical science can give him. Davis
many friends will watch the progress
of his illness with much anxiety.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
BROWN MUSICAL
COMPANY COMING
TALENTED ORGANIZATION WILL
APPEAR AT THE EAGLES
PAVILION.

C. E. Sawyer and associates, who
have been negotiating with the Both
well Brown Musical Company for the
past week, yesterday succeeded in Sc
curing the company and they will
play at the Pavilion theater for a
short time, beginning next Wednes-
day night. The company is compos-
ed of eighteen people and for thu
past twelve weeks have been playing
in Reno. They have also played sew
eral seasons in San Francisco and are
all high class artists.
1t was by dint of hard labor that
Mr.. Sawyer has secured the new at
traction, as at least a dozen Offers
/ had been made to the management OF
the company and it was only after
outbidding the others that the con-
tract was signed. Popular prices viii
prevail
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
Want WORK ON
SUNDAY STOPPED
fBy Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, May 22.--'E Evan
gelism is the spirit of the church
Evangelize, that the world may be
won for Christ" was the key note y
speeches delivered by ministers at 4
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in America, today. DR.. Chap
man tonight gave an address on the
practical work of the committee, eX-
planning what had been accomplish
ed. THAT all labor on Sunday, in,
Guiding the publishing of newspapers,
preparation of lessons by students,
holding of funerals, unnecessary
travelling and all excursions, should
be condemned, was embodied in tn
report of the committee on Sabbath
observance. Speeches following the
report aroused the assembly to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm and q
resolution was adopted petitionina
Congress to enact law similar t.
the Switzerland law, which insures
all workmen in every year. 50 days
of twenty-four hours each in whic.
to rest.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
Of
TONOPAH COUPLE

The engagement of Miss Alicil
Grimes and Michael Flint was an
nounced Yesterday Miss Grimes is
one of California s fairest daughters,
having resided in Nevada City, Cal,
up to the time she moved to Tono-
pah She, is a graduate of the San
Jose Normal School and for the past
two years has been a valued attachc
in the recorders Office in this city
Mr. Flint, or Mike, as he is called by
his host of friends, is native OF
Ireland, having come to this country
about eight years ago. He is EN-
rloyed at the local Wells Fargo Of
flee. The date of the wedding has
not yet been set.
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HOW The news
WAS RECEIVED
Continued from Page ID

cattle He also had extensive min
ing interests in various parts of the
State.
His home, the Alamo ranch, is one
of the most beautiful places in the
State. On it he constructed man.
sion after the southern style of arch
itecture. He has a herd of elk and
buffalo, and has done more than any
other man in the West to keep the
latter animal fro mbecoming extinct.
AS a breeder of fancy stock his repu-
tation was world wide. He paid par
ticular attention to the breeding of
Hereford cattle, contending that the
climate of Nevada was the best for
this class of stock.
In politics Governor Sparks was a
Democrat and had been active in his
party ever since he attained his ma
| iority. He was nominated for Gov
over his own protest. He was elected
over A. c. Cleveland of White Pine
county, who was a cattleman and one
of the staunchest Republicans in the
State. Governor Sparks was indicted
into office on the first Monday in jan
uary, 1908. In 1904 he was i'll
dorsed by his party for the United
States Senatorship, but the State
went Republican and George S. Nixon
the Republican nominee, was elect
ed. In 1906 he again received the
!, gubernatorial nomination and was
reelected by handsome majority.
/ Governor Sparks was for many
years identified with the Nationa
, Livestock Association.
He is understood to belong to bu
) two fraternal organizations, the Or
f der of Elks and the Eagles.
AS an official he performed the du
ties of his Office without fear OF
, favor.
s The deceased is survived by a wild
+ ow, one daughter, Mrs. Mckenzie
II who resides in San Francisco, tut
: three sons, Benton, Charles and lie
: land.
$ Lieutenant Governor d. S. Dick !,
y son. who will now assume the duti-
!, of office, is a newspaper men of con
/ siderable experience. He is the OWL
: er and editor of the Ely Daily Min
1 ing Expositor. Governor Dickerso
6 was born in Shasta county, Califol
!. mia, January 25, 1872. His fathe
|. was one of Californias pioneer ms
S ing men, The new Governor ha
) mined in most of the Western States
r He is a man who stands high in I'll
) councils of the Democratic party a'i
s has ever been prominently identifio
o with it politically.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
ACCIDENT BEFALLS
Two FLEET SAILORS

BELLINGHAM, Wash, May a.
j. j. Straub. seaman on the New Jer-
sey. was killed this evening, and 4.
Lutinski, third-class master at arms
on the same vessel. was seriously I'M
jured in street car accident this al
ternoon. Straub and Lutinski were
riding the tenders on a heavily
crowded car coming from pleasure
resort. The fender gave way and the
two sailors were dashed under the
wheels. Straub's body was almost
cut in two. Lutinski was still cor
scious when dragged from under the
ear. and was Immediately taken t.
st. Luke's hospital. Both men e.;
listed in the East,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
EAGLES and ELKS
send committees

At the Eagles meeting last night
committee of five was appointed 70
confer and act in conjunction with a
like committee of the Elks and rep
resentatives from the Miners union,
to discuss plans for the grand Fourth
of July celebration The following
will represent the Eagles: Ed Ma.
ley, chairman: ]. G. Mckenzie, e. E.
Walker, Chas. Wonacott, w. E. Paul
The committee appointed by the Elke
comprises; j. j. Owens, chairman
L. A. Gibbons, P. E. Keller, c. X
Wise, H. C. Schmidt and Walter Ag
new
The committees will meet Monday
night at the clubrooms of the Elks.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
CHURCH SERVICES.
st. Marks Episcopal,

Services on Sunday, May "a, will
be held as follows: Holy commul-
ion at 8 a. m; IL a. m, morning
prayer and sermon Prayer; s p. m,
evening prayer and sermon, Pre-,
tence versus Prosperity"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
Butler PROGRAM
IS VERY fine

Last nights change of program at
the Butler theater was witnessed by
crowded houses at both perform
ances The opening song, "Yester-
day." was rendered by Miss Emmett
in a very charming and pleasing
manner, and she was forced to retu n
for an encore. The first picture An
Epoch in the History of the French
Revolution" is a war story concern
ing the members of the royal family,
and is well portrayed. "A Panorama
Of Pompeii,' is a view of the ruins
of that famous city. Mt. Vesuvius
also is shown to be in state of erup-
ton in the distance. This is one of
| the best historic views we have seen.
| The Indian love song, lola" was
well rendered by Billy Walker and
pleased the audience greatly. THE
a famous old pedagogue. He dreams
that the Egyptian vase he has recent
ly purchased is accidentally broken
/ by one of his servants. A princess
springs forth and the story of hel
life is revealed to him. His wifi;
comes in just in time to see him EN-
brace the fair one and things as
sumo a very lively air. He awakes
suddenly and looks very melancholy
when the idol of his eye is not {.
reality Miss Emmett rendered
When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Six
teen" as her second number, an.
was heartily encored A Britton'
promise" is love story of a girl who
while her sweetheart is away at sea
is forced to marry the man she doe
not love, but for the wealth he pc,
sesses She remains true to he
promise and although her lover re
, turns too late to claim her. she run
and meets him and the two decide t.
end it all by jumping into the sea
which they do. The song, THE Goo
, Old U. S. A. is well rendered an,
) beautifully illustrated and arouse
the patriotic feelings in everybody a
; is evidenced by the great applause
, The last picture, Just His Luck"
an exceptionally funny view.
portrays a gentleman out for tim
and the experiences he goes through
He loses money, clothes and has a
awful time escaping from the polio
! who happen to interrupt prizefigh
he is attending. He succeeds in gel
ting to the roof of a building an
goes down the chimney and manage
to spend the night by being mistake
for another person. His wife become
anxious and starts out to look fC
him, and finds him in very sorr
predicament The whole perform
ance is very creditable and no or
desiring a real treat should miss i
A matinee, consisting of the who
performance, will be given for til
benefit of the ladies and children /;
o'clock this afternoon, also tomo
!, row afternoon
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
posToFFIcE IMPROVEMENTS.

The postoffice, for the past several
days, has been undergoing repairs,
and as result more room has been
added to the money order and regis
ter Office and the private Office OF
Postmaster Stewart. The change is
beneficial to all the employees, as It
gives each one greater latitude in
which to discharge their duties.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
PERSONAL MENTION

George Summerfeld was in Gold
field yesterday
l., L. Mushett was over from Col L
field yesterday.
Miss A. McSorley returned yeste.-
day from Goldfield.
win c. Russell returned from a
visit to Goldfield yesterday.
Thomas Kendall returned on yes
terday's train from trip to the
coast
+. p. Oke, of the S. y. C. I. & I.
Co., win visit Goldfeld today on
business,
Dick Watson, one of the big men
in the Pittsburg Silver Peak. came
over from Blair yesterday.
DR.. c. l.. Hammond returned We !;
terday afternoon from Silver Peak
where he was called Thursday.
Ross Lanterman leaves this morn
ing for Rawhide, where he is Gale
by an accident to his brother, Ed.
Judge O'Brien, who has been hold
ing court in Goldiield in the absenc,
of Judge Langan, returned yesterda
from the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter d. Cole. Mr.
and Mrs. II. NJ. Roche and j. @
Richardson departed yesterday b
auto for the Atwood country. The
expect to be gone several days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
DECLINES TO ACT
AS ARBITRATOR
BY Associated Press. J

CLEVELAND, o.. May 22.-Aft y
laboring all day, agreeing upon one
important obstacle which stood b.
tween peace and war in the street
railway strike situation, the work
was all undone late tonight when
Glen X. Shurtliff declined to act as
third arbitrator. The task will be
resumed tomorrow morning and in
the meantime the strike goes on, at
least until tomorrow morning.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
Brings RICH ORE
FROM BELLEHELEN
MUCH ACTIVITY Is DISPLAYED
IN GREAT SILVER
DISTRICT.

w. l.. hayden. who has been lc-
lively engaged in the mining bust.
ness in Bellehelen, came in from that
place yesterday He reports consi L
cradle activity in the district. 7.
Cornforth has enlisted capital an
will shortly commence the constru1-
ton of a large plant for the handling
of ores in that vicinity. Mr.. MAJ
den had with him some very fine
samples which came from his prop
erty. the Neversweat They have a
tunnel in $50 feet and have expose
a vein twenty inches which carries
fabulous values to the amount al
1900 ounces of silver.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
HERMAN zADIG
VISITS TONOPAH
BROKER LOOKS FOR BETTER
TIMES SHORTLY IN STOCK
MARKET.

Herman Zadig, of San Francisco,
who has been at the opening up of
every mining camp of note. and is
interested in the Comstock, Silver
City. Tonopah, Goldfield, Manhattan
and Round Mountain, was in this city
Yesterday. He said:
1T has been several years since
visited Tonopah, and your city
looks good to me. ] am glad to see
that the directing forces in your
mines have realized that depth is
necessary to prove up your proper
ties. | paid a visit to the Montana
mill and want to compliment the
management on the fine plant and its
successful operation. | have seen
many mills in my life and ! want to
say that the Montana certainly is
wonder | intended to visit and in
spect the mines, but have received
telegraphic advices that necessitates
nv immediate return to San Fran
cisco However, | will return some
time next month and intend to eX-
mend considerable time in looking
over Tonopah properties. | look for
a great movement in the stock mar
ket in September, and Tonopahs
should certainly have a high place
for the investor, as you have the
mines, together with the ore, ana
that Is the winning card in the min
ing game
OF Rawhide, which Mr.. Zadig Wis
tied on his way here, he had the fol-
lowing to say:
y "Rawhide has the greatest surface
showing of any camp that | have eye'
been in. | think that / have a right
TO make this remark when, as | have
stated. | have visited every camp ri
note since 1878. When men like y
p. A. King put in $3.50, 1000, leaves al
e the comforts of his beautiful home
4 establishes offices in the camp, has
I his own assayers and prosecutes wors
in his own way and to a successful
conclusion, want to take my hat OF
to him.
ION the Truett lease, the seconI
important lease in the camp, the!
= have two shafts, one down so fee
and the other so feet. On the 50
foot shaft they have a 25-horse powe
hoist. The ore on the dump which
y has been extracted sinking this shaft
: samples $45 to the ton. In the so
J foot shaft vein of ore four fee
: wide has been encountered, twelv
e inches of which assays $500. The
i are now running a drift from thi
q shaft to connect with the $4,000
shaft They have extracted thirty
five tons of ore from this lease, whic
they have shipped to the sampler
the value of which was $1o0 a tor
also 5000 pounds of high grade tina
n went over 81 pound. Since I lei
there, which was on Sunday, | hav
received the following dispatch
Made biggest strike of all today Al
q sending samples to San Francisc
, office.--Truett.'
yl "On the Reynolds-Olgivie leas
A. they are sinking shaft to gres
j. depth and are prosecuting, and al
" just about ready to cut the Kearr
le No. 2 ledge, which is one of the BIZ
gest and richest veins in the camp
Mr.. Zadig will leave this mornin
for San Francisco.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
BROWNS BABY
SHOUTS FOR TAFT

A boy was born yesterday morning
to MIR. and Mrs. Hugh II. Brown.
Mother and child are doing nicely
and Hugh is receiving the congratula-
lions of his many friends. A nearbs
neighbor who was up at an early
hour, stated that the first shout made
by Brown Jr. was Rah for Taft.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
CRIMINALS TAKEN
TO PENITENTIARY

Sheriff's officers of Esmeralda
county passed through Tonopah on
yesterday mornings train, having in
charge J. b. Maher, who was found
guilty of forgery in the Esmeralda
courts and sentenced to serve eigh'
teen months in the State penitentiary
They also had George Williams, the
Piute Indian. sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of two prospectors /,
the Silver Peak district.
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NOTICE.

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
BONANZA WILL CONSIDER 1T A
FAVOR IF PATRONS OF THE Pa
PER WILL REFRAIN FROM PUR-
CHASING THE PAPER FROM ANY
OF THE CARRIERS, AS THIS is
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LAR CARRIERS HAVE NO AUTH
DIRTY TO SELL PAPERS.
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POSTPONE The
ASSEMBLY DANCE

The Assembly dance which was
scheduled to take place last night,
was postponed until the evening of
Thursday, May 2S, on account of the
death of Governor Sparks.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
TWO Migrants
GIVEN FLOATERS

Chief of Police Malley yesterday
rounded up two tough looking char
acters, who could give no satisfactory
account of themselves or reasons 70
remaining in Tonopah They were
given several hours in which to hit
the trail and they stood not on the
order of their going.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23
PAINTING WOMAN KILLS BARR

TACOMA, Wash. May 22. While
walking across the room at her home
carrying her infant son, Mrs. Leo G,
Hague fell in a faint. The babe drop
ped from her arms and sustained
conclusion OF the brain, from which
IL died almost instantly.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-23

Location notices in triplicate-
handiest affair for prospectors and
miners-contains carbon-150 no
tees in book. For sale at the Bon
ANA Office.
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EFFECTIVE MARCH 26th.
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ALL TRAINS RUN DAILY.

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Just the thing the merchant needs
best that can be made. For sale at
the Bonanza office.
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We deliver our gooos, so send in
your orders to H. ]. Hall & Co., for
wet goods. Phone 812. II