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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-14
NEVADA
GEYSERS SOLD

RENO. Jan. 13.-Although scien-
lists have said that the subterranean
commissions will cease within a gem
GRAFTON. DR.. A. s. Brackett, his wife
and associates, has purchased Steam
boat Springs, ten miles south OF here.
where are located Nevada's only gey-
sers. Fifty thousand dollars is the
purchase price OF the title from Col
onel Hopkins. This includes a fran
chise for an electric railway from
Reno Steamboat springs. according
to analysis. contain larger amount
OF medicinal chemicals than any other
In America. Years OF litigation and
the failing fortunes OF Hopkins have
prevented their development.
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The Kearns lease. which Is at pres
ent the big thing in the camp. Is
owned by Thomas Kearns, George
Won Polentz. ]. f. McGowan and
John Holley. all of Goldfield. They
ARE all men who know how to work
aSpine. and they are going after the
n Mn the proper fashion. Two To-
h%ge power gasoline hoists are now
on the way In. and these viii greatly
Increase operations. Mr.. kearns has
also bought the Millcr lease. another
rich property. As to the amount paid
Tor the lease. Kearns Is mum, but
he estimates that he has $500 In
sight
The KcaFns lease was sold 20 the
present owners by the Grutt brothers.
who are the kings Of the camp They
were tho nrs, in there. aud had the
opportnnlly ot selecting the best out.
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ATWELL ENTERS
Plea OF GUILTY
[By Associated Press.

CARSON, New. Jan. 13.-ln the
United States Court today the matter
of the Injunction asked for by the
Mine Owners Association against the
Miners Union of Goldfeld, went over
until tomorrow. as criminal cases
filed the days calendar. Postmaster
Atwell. under indictment for the em-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the Search
light postoifice. withdrew his plea OF
not guilty and entered a plea OF
guilty. He will be sentenced tomor-
row.
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STOCK BROKERS
Will testify
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.-The
Grand Jury re-convenes tomorrow az
ternoon to resume their investiga-
tion of the affairs of the insolvent
California Safe Deposit and Trust
Company. In addition to witnesses
who have already testified, some of
whom will again be questioned, sew
eral stock brokers have been sub
poenaed to explain accounts that were
found on the books of the wrecked
bank. Through these brokers it is
hoped to trace some securities which
are missing, and to ascertain If there
are any more fraudulent loans.
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FIRE DESTROYS
GREAT GOLD CAMP
GBy Associated Press.1

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13.-Accord-
ing to a telegram received from the
Great Gold Mining camp of El-Oro.
one of the largest in the republic, is
being destroyed by fire. When the
dispatch was filed, the principal
hotels and most important business
buildings of the camp had been re-
duced to ashes. The information de-
clared that the entire town was
threatened. Communication was in
terrupted and details are not obtain
able tonight.
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miner SUICIDES
AT gem Mine
Especial to the Bonanza. }

NINA, Jan. 13.-Adolph Tonga
hough of the Gem mine, located six
miles to the southwest of this place,
committed suicide on Saturday by
cutting his throat from ear to ear
with pocket knife. An inquest was
held yesterday on the remains, the
verdict being that deceased came to
his death by his own hand. with sui
cidal intent
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looks. and from all accounts they
did IT, The Grutt brothers parte |
with the Kearns lease for the reason
that they wanted ready money to go
ahead with their other work. The
price paid for the Kearns lease was
$35, 900. and more than this has been
already taken out OF the ground.
The Grutt brothers still have more
OF this kind of property. and are co.
ing into the work OF mining on an
extensive scale. all four OF them being
practical miners They are the mea
who. above all others. are looked up
To In the camp, aud TO whom every
point IL deferred They are regard
cd a. square. ahove-hoard men. and
mining Is their business. II was they
who discovered Rawhidc. aud theS
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STOCK MARKET
GETTING BETTER
Cry Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-It is GUS
tomary to await the actual concur
renee of an expected event before
taking action in the stock market to
accord with the event. That fact was
the main one illustrated by the action
of stocks today in response to Satur-
days disclosures of restoration of
surplus over legal reserve required
by clearing house banks. The most
important buying of stocks induced
by this development proved to have
been already accomplished when op-
erations were resumed at the stock
exchange today Bonds were irreg-
ular.
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LEGISLATURE CONVENES TODAY
Wife MURDERER
dies ON GALLONS
(By Associated Press. }

DEMING, N. NJ, Jan. 13.-Martin
Amador was hanged in the county
jail here today for the murder of
his common law wife. He went to
his doom without the least evidence
of fear, smoking cigarette until the
sheriff was ready to adjust the black
cap. Magdalene Sabelloz, who was
to have been hanged at the same time
for killing her child in an attempt to
shoot man he thought had won his
wife, had his sentence commuted to
life Imprisonment
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CONFESSES TO AN
AWFUL MURDER
Associated Press.

BELL1NGHAM, Wash, Jan. 10
Three years ago the body of Fred
erick Danes was found dead in his
shop on Elk street. He had been
beaten to death and an iron spike
driven through his head, pinning it
to the floor. The safe and money
drawer were robbed. The murderer
left no clue. Today Charles Wealth
erford of Summas, Wash, was ar
rested, charged with the crime and
lodged in jail here. 1t is alleged he
admitted to several friends that he
committed the crime both for re-
venge and for money.
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN MEET
DEATH IN HORRIBLE FORM

rushed the
within radius of half blocks of the
house temporary hospital where the wounded
rushed in carriages and other means of
The night of waiting anguish Shrks of moth
they learned the fire.
pfu AS the night the crowds surrounding the
building that almost impossible
the police force the people back One who it
sad lost her entire family, with difficulty restrained
throwing herself into the roaring flames. few minutes
midnight the wall of the heater collapsed and the
Those who had vainly hoped to be
remains of their loved despair
the the awful catastrophe 1t is estimated that
injured by being ampled
either the stairway jumping fro mthe windows of the
burning building OF this number at least fatally
injured least half dozen sucumbed to their injuries
being the temporary hospitals The
control shortly after o'clock but it will be impos
attempt to search the before
- a a a A a a q a a a a a a a q a a a a a a 4 a q a q
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MOD|FIES
SMELTER
DECISION
WILL INSURE OPERATION OF
LARGE PLANT AT MUIR.
RAY, UTAH.
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iBy Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.) .
= SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 13. =
= OF great importance to all .
= Western mining interests is the .
. decision by the United States .
. District Court of Appeals which .
. insures continued operation =
= of the American Smelling and =
= Refining Company plant at Muir =
= ray, Utah. The order was made =
= public in the United States Dis .
= trict Court today. 1t is a modi- =
. fication of the injunction grant .
. ed to the farmers of the Salt .
. Lake Valley by District Judge =
= Marshall, an injunction which =
. virtually involves the closing of .
. all the large smelters in the =
. State. The American company =
= entered into friendly negotia-
= tions with land owners and the .
y concessions made were embod- .
. led in decree published today. =
= The smelling company, for its =
= part, agrees to maintain an elab- =
= crate system of fiues and bag .
. houses to collect sulphur and
= arsenic which have wrought =
= havoc with the crops. .
A~%~ = . . . 80 - . . .
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BOMB EXPLOSION
INJURIES MANY

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Ten per-
sons were injured by an explosion to-
night of three dynamite bombs which
partially wrecked the siX-story tene-
ment building at East Gath street.
The injured were removed to Flower
hospital.
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ADJUDGED BANKRUPT.
(By Associated Press.)

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 13.-As a
sequel to the receivership proceed
ings against the Norwalk Steel and
Iron Company of Norwalk, Ohio, last
Friday, creditors today petitioned the
United States Court that the COM
pany be adjudged bankrupt.
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MINER DROWNED.
Try Associated Press. }

REDDING. Cal. Jan. 10. CAMEL
Lupse. Roumanian miner, was Kill
cd last nlEht In the Anchor mine a.
nelamar lie fell down the SHAFT TOO
feet, dropping lnto twenty tect Of
water he was probably drowned.
~ the hody showed only slight
bruises
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nelson
VICTOR
KNOCKS OUT JACK CLIFFORD OF
GRASS VALLEY IN FIFTH
ROUND.
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(By Associated Press. J


. OGDEN. Utah, Jan. 10 .
. Battling Nelson of Chicago .
. scored clean knockout over .
y Jack Clifford of Grass Valley, y
y Cal, at the Grand theater here .
. tonight, putting Clifford to the y
= floor for many seconds over the q
= count in the fifth round of .
= scheduled twenty-round fight. y
= In hot rally in the fifth round =
. near the ropes, Nelson put over q
= a short right uppercut that .
. caught Clifford flush on the .
. point of the jaw. The Califor- .
. nian went down fiat on his back, =
. his head striking the floor with .
= great force and it was two or .
. three minutes before he regain .
. ed consciousness. 1t was learned .
D after the fight that Clifford had .
. broken a bone in his left wrist q
D in the first round. .
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ATTACKED BULGARIANS.
(By ASSOCIATED Press

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-The
recent labor riot at Chathamville,
La, in which score of Bulgarians
were driven from the town with shot
guns, has resulted in the arrest of
seventeen persons up to today. charg-
ed with participating in the fighting.
The Bulgarians were attacked be-
cause they consented to cut wages
at a lumber mill
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dutch TROOPS
DEFEAT REBELS
(By Associated Press. J

THE HAGUE, Jan. 13.-Dis-
patches received here say the Dutch
troops, after severe fight on the is
land of Flores, Malay Archipelago,
have captured a rebel stronghold.
One hundred and thirty natives are
reported killed, Most of the chiefs
surrendered The Dutch losses were
insignificant.
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KILLS SISTEI,.IN.I.AM.

LANE. Ohio. Jan. is. Henry nc,-
than, aEcd 80. this afternoon shot
and KILLED his slsgrr.la-law. Miss
Rhoda Norton. aEcd 20. then turning
the revolver upoa hlmself ble~ out
bis brains ~& ~
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CARSON, New, 13.-Practcaly all the the
special
which
The members of the held this afternoon
the members holding this
evening o
the city this morning will
out the session 1t is likely that bill petionng the Federal
establish
while there will also be fight by the
troop rangers plan adopted by
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RAWH|DF IS
RICH IN ORE

shipment been Rawhide. Twen-
high grade Saturday and Sunday from the
the reduction works Goldfed from the Kearns lease
S the this small shipment
will bring not less than $4,000.
This the gold which for the two
in the lmeght which bids fair be the
of them all More people going in there
coming of the properties day. More
capital into the
storehouse precious minerals.
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BIG DEAL AT
MANHATTAN

Manhattan has been
life Frank Peterson
five years lease the Stray
with set the properties a
lease they desire buy them
addition this the gentlemen bought outright
the Wolf mill 1854
Now there will be something doing
gentlemen have all the they
into proposition this
ing end to work the mines and take out the Mr. Peterson
has been in this of the determined that he
going something
the before New He looking
particularly old properties
closed Manhattan the only
plished
The Stray Dog Jumping Jack Indian iegacies
of the late Sullivan Trust Company the Trust
Company lieu hundred thousand dollars neglect
drafts They the basis su
Trust Company and Mr. Hickey OF the bank has been
working the properties since they into his hands
The three properties said be Manhat
there have spadid shoWines thea.
there good helnE jumping Jack
Mr. Peterson depended the properties
thoroughly and hFins all the good that Is In them
II than possible that there v be changes n the
Wolf ml The capacity 10 be- Increased the
mlls the northern handle the
that Is offered 10 them There several
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'SrhIs paper Il as
fefent kr0m Otho1
newspapers, ma J
thank the GOds 81
Verse amd Prose thaa
Il IL diAere1te
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Both Branches Held Caucus
Yesterday--Likelihood of a
Fight on Bill to Provide Pa
troll Similar to Texas Rang
erS.
[By Associated Press.l

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Bones and Their Places.

It was a colloquy at | north si..e butchers shop. "Oh,' said the lit" woman, that's an awful big bone il that small steak. I don't like to hay. to pay for all bone.'
 "Yes'm," said the butcher politei, but with touch of irony in his an swer, that do seem to be a good dea of bone, but the animals what's com in to this market now seems to have more or less bone in 'em. And really as animals is built now don't see how they can get along without bones.'
 That may all be true,' said the lit tie woman. and there was wichet twinkle in her eye, but this morning found a good sized bone in the sau sage, and leave 1t to you, honest now don't you think that is going a little to- far:"
 And the butcher could not say s word in reply.-Indianapolis News.
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oher,dan's Double Marriage.

It was in 1SJ1 that the Gretna Gfeen marriages were made Illegal X glance at it's registers Eay t"l inspire LIZ novelist of the future. one entry Vii be sure to puzzle. Twice within a few days occurs the record ot the mar"Ei,-> of Richard Rrinsl"v Sheridan to A1H' Grant. There was only one R. k. !>. only one bride for the same gcntiomdt The double entries are not the result ot any blunder ou the part of the ktV. MT. Vulcan. The parties were really twice married at Gretna Green. ATTN ing on Sunday they were duly wed ded, and sped away to Edinburgh There, however. Sheridan chanced {,
 lance at newspaper ill which ap
 cared the lucubrations of lawyer
 h these plainly stated was the fact hat no contract executed on Sunday k binding. Clearly. then. their we'd ding was not legal. Back to Gretua Green they scurrled. to be remarr!eo on a week day and leave the dual rec ord to perplex later generations O, sympathetic searchers of the records -~ Ut. James, Gazette.
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The Buzxard Ia Flight,

There can be no doubt that the hn' sard is the living aeroplane i'll perfsc hon. It cannot sail against the wind except as other birds de-by sheer pow CT of moving wings-but if can sail "' amazing speed before the wind, a' light angles to the wind and can sai' within few points of the wind.
 When there is no wind Its flight iF clumsy-pat much of an Improvements ou the flying of hen. Authors are won't to describe the tU-Zard as Sa5i Ing i,5 ''?a sky en days w,aen = earth te"SPireS beneath a >ult"y. S'i' atmo>rhcre But it will also he - mea. 'a%c that thcsa aU.hor> .nfat', el7,v 5.csc4.i' .,,'n :s=aaasA aS he;.. : "a speck in ''}e hI'@->y heavens = .t.' ( matter cf fa,-.. '1.at @ i',st .'e !" .'at of the h.i7'4f:rS aori,,l tsnowlcA.,". When there is ra hreese close to - earth 1t is alway- 5o he observed roe l. ing in 2 tree or f. Ing laboriously r." the zenith until it fnds an upper cl1r rent. where it can navigate without l.: bor-New York Times.
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The Ioke Mas on Her.

A woman member of the bar in New York gives 10 our correspondent the following correspondence with the rcs' ervation that no names shall be quoted Il am one of the few womcn," sf!e says, "who can see joke even if ain, ed at myself. I do not feel that in this case l came off first best
 The first letter was from q man law yer and was as follows:
 Dear Miss Rlank-We agree to the con promise proposed In your favor Of tl:.s right to such settlement. but from the fact that we do not care to open con test with woman lawyer.
 To which this reply was sent:
 Gentlemen-I note yours agreeing to . settlement, although 1 cannot congratu Ate you your gallaDtry in begging the ruestion. Like the original Adam. you peem inclined to hide behind womans Dstticoat.
 And the following letter closed the correspondence:
 Dear Miss Elank-If you will turn 10 tAs carly pages of Genesis you will discovsr eAAt Eve did not wear a petticoat.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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4 Monster Rodent

The Brazilian eapybara Is a large. stoutly built rodent. Imagine rat weighin" 2e0 pounds with a huge head. an upper lip a foot long and close set eyes and one has an idea of the beast He is the largest of the rodent trbe and has harsh. coarse hair more like hriStles than fur. This hair Is mixed black and yellow of dingy appearance. In his native haunts the capv baYa has huge. fat stomach which almos, drags on the ground. He is water loving animal and can dive and stay under for eight or ten minutes at time. The jaguar of South America preys upon the capybara, and the In dians kill him for his flesh, which when smoked is said to be as delicious IS Kentucky ham. although it has q certain musky flavor. The capybara makes sound when alarmed some what between dogs bark and pigs grunt. He was once called the hydro choerus, or water hog, and lives on a vegeta ble diet.
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A Rriqht Bird.

The cuckoo Is as likely to steal Is nest as to make 1t, but this fact doc not take from the point of the follow ing pun, quoted from Short Stories;
 A young Englishman being asked a' dinner whether he would have sonr birds nest pudding said, turning l, his hostess: "Ah, yes. Birds nest pud ding, and what kind of a bird ma, have made it?"
 "Oh, it was the cook who made it. was her prompt reply.
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Four Bad Snakes.

Snakes .lre much maligned creatufes although they are, for the most part of considerable value to man, as the! live almost entirely on insects and tht small rodents that are injurious i, crops, Of all the snakes that inha 5t North America there are really on!. four that are dangerous. These are the copperhead. the moccaSin, the r& . tlesnake and a little snake of soutb"l Georgia and Florida known as th' coral snake. Of course there are ; number of ,1trorent species of the rat tier (about thirty, but they inhah different parts of the country and ar all to be known from the fact that the rattle" when approached. All tl;, rest of OUT snakes are absolute
 harmless, and their tite is to be ie> feared than that O 6 mosquito. -Scrs. Book.
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Bic Jumps By Rabbits.

How fast do hares and rabbits run Perhaps you have wondered while ou cunning and watched the elusive an mals speeding away. According to ] G. Millais the length of hare's strid: is about four feet while that of Fl bit is about two feet Under cond. tions of fear the hare Is said to lea ten to twelve feet, some authorities claiming that 1t can jump ditches tc: to twenty-five feet in width A hare can jump upward perpendicularly five feet. Rabbits can make leaps of six cI seven feet horizontally, but cannot jump higher than three feet. Whcr compelled to do so, 1t Is said, rabbit, can swim as well as dogs-Philadel phia North American
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Incidental Music.

One afternoon a couple from an ad Joining town presented themselves to { Boston divine and asked to be mar ried just as be was about to enter th' pulpit to conduct an afternoon service The minister replied that he regretted that he could not at that moment com ply with their wish, but that immedi ately upon the conclusion of the serv ice he would take pleasure in perform ing the ceremony. The lovers af1ei demurring seated themselves in th, rear of the church. When the ministc' had finished the service he made tho following announcement: "The partc. who are to be joined iu matrimop. 7 will present themselves at the chance immediately after the singing of hynl! 4l5, Mistaken Souls That Dream .ot Heaven" Exchange.
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Testing the Insane,

Sir Douglas Straight told an anus. ing story at the dinner of the Journey. men Hairdressers' Trade society. He remembered, when young barrister going into barber shop to be shaved He was little startled to see the vo. man behind the counter staring at him from time to time through the glass door When he got outside the shop policeman said, "I am very glad to and you have come out" explaining that his anxiety was due to the fact that the barber came out of a lunatic asylum the previous week. and as kc had been acting queerly again his rela. dves were wondering whether .iiey would have to send him back to the asylum.-London Standard.
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Find the Ans~er.

\ certain young man took bis best girl to the theater. During the evening Ghe complained of not feeling well, and 0ey left before the show was over He took her home, and when be said good night the girl was pretty sick Next day 1t turned out that she had diphtheria. Then the young man began to wonder if he was booked for a siege with the disease too. He called on physician he knew to ask about 1t.
 The physician heard the young mans tale. Well" said he at the conclusion of 1t, 'I think your chances to catch the disease depend on how you said good night to the young lady
 The young man was quiet moment Then he said Doctor, I'm much oblic. cd. If that's the case, I'm rot in dan. ger"
 The young man went out. A minute later he stuck his head in the door. Say, doc he sald "diphtheria don't go very hard with strong healthy young men. does it:'-Denver Post
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PAVING DISTRICT NO. 2 Special Assessment,

The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in Paving District No. g Main street. in the city of Pine Bluff has been placed in my hands.
 All the owners of real property ly- ing in the district are required to pay their assessment to me within thirty days from this date.
 If such paymen: is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assess ment and for legal penalties and costs. Given under my hand this 10th day Of July, 1908.
 A. c. RUSSELL. City Collector. Office City Hall, g 2. TT. 10 F 10. 7-1o-2et
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RAILWAY EXPANSION
 IN KOREA

Tokio, July 25.-The Japanese au- thorities have been making some use- ful efforts at railway expansion in ko- req, and though greatly retarded through lack of funds, there has been a marked improvement even in the past year Already the country pos sesses a little over 600 miles of rail- way, while several new lines are pro- jected and some are being built. Japan
 estimates that in the next ten years she will spend about 30,000,000 yen upon railway communication in Korea.