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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
But Held By the immigration Of
fIciaIs Pending Appeal.
DETERMINATION or RIGHTS
Chief Justice Hunter Directed That
the Two Japanese Now Lying in
Westminster Jail for Violating the
Natal Act be Discharged.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 2l. -
Chief Justice Hunter today directed
that the two Japanese now lying in
Westminster Jail for violating the re-
Gently passed Natal Act of the Prov
ince should be Immediately discharg-
ed from custody The justice said
there was no doubt that the provincial
act must be held as in operative as
regard the subjects OF Japan seeking
to enter the Provinces. Immediately
Mr.. Cassidy, representing the govern,
ment OF British Columbia gave notice
OF an appeal. The Japanese in ques-
ton will now be detained by the i'm,
migration officials pending the deter
mination OF their right to enter this
country under the Dominion immi
grafton laws.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22

Of Iron Jask" Grant, an ex-pusilist,
10 kill himself. Grant jumped from
the Brooklyn Bridge into the water
nearly $50 feet lelow missing tug
and an ice float by only q few inches.
The net result Of his efforts was not
what he expected death but just one
black eye, Previously Grant. who
seems TO deserve the appellation Of
Iron jack had attempted suicide by
drinking laudanum and scyering the
arteries In both his arms. Any one Of
his three Efforts ordinarily should
have proved fatal, but he has now
decided that death isn't 50 easy after
all and that he will have to wait his
turn
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
NEUHAUsEN TO RESIGN.

PORTLAND, Feb 81. - The Ore.
gonian tomorrow will say that Thos,
b, Neuhausen, special inspector OF the
Interior Department, will tender his
resignation to the Secretary of the
Interior when the pending Oregon
land fraud cases are tried or other
wise disposed Of Neuhausen desires
to enter private business. Neuhausen
will leave for Los Angeles Sunday
night to assist Tracy c. Becker,
special assistant to the attorney
general, in arguing the application Of
the government for the removal to
this state of several alleged land
fraud operators charged with having
illegally acquired $4,000 acres of land
in Crook county,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
MORAL HOUSE CLEANING.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2l,-The panic
and the business depression that has
followed it has had one good resul,
in that it has given time for moral
house-cleaning that seems to have
been badly needed. The number oi
multi-millionaires of a few months
ago whose fortunes have vanished
into the thin air from which a good
part OF them were drawn is equaled
only by the bank officials and con-
trollers who are likely to have a
chance to study the architecture oil
the criminal courts-from the inside.
For the general business welfare the
most important effect is the breaking
up of the relations between chains OF
paper-owned banks and the specula-
tive enterprises of their owners. The
trusts too have come in for certain
share of official attention. Govern
nor Hughes has taken action resulting
in the appointment of a special pro
secutor for the Ice Trust case and
there is growing feeling among
certain trust agents that New York
is not the healthiest place imaginable
for them just now The plans of the
Beef Trust for securing its domin-
ance of New York markets received
what is generally regarded as body
blown in decision handed down a
few days ago against a man alleged
to be one Of its secret agents main
tained for the purpose of eliminating
competing interests by absorption.
The decision in question, rendered BY
Justice Greenbaun of the Supreme
Court, denied the petition of Freder-
ick Joseph, now president of the New
York Butchers Dressed Meat Com
pany, an association of the city's in
dependent dealers, and formerly an
officer of Schwarzchild and Sulzber-
ger, an independent concern, for
writ allowing him to examine the
boks of the latter company. Justice
Greenbaun did not hesitate to indi-
cate his belief that the writ was not
sought in good faith but as part Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS

devious trust methods for getting rid
q competitors, saying, in his opinion,
7 cannot resist the conviction that
the writ Is desired to further the in
terests Of the REALTORS in their rival
company and for some uiterior pur-
pose" Joseph Is defendant in a suit
brought BY the minority stockholders
OF another concern who allage that he
has sold them out to the trust and the
four million meat consumers in the
city are hoping that in the general
clearing up which Is taking, place it
will be possible to free them from
the tightening grip Of the meat mon
opiy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
Robs the Railway Stations and
Posteffices.
IN sCUFFLE KILLS THE AGENT
West Virginia, Pennsylvania His
Principal Field Of Action Although
he Took Trip to Frisco, Back to
Boston and Arrested in New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.--Thc arrest
here last night of James A. Baker,
charged with killing E. Y. Hutchin-
son, telegraph operator at Claring-
ton. w. Va, and robbing the railway
station at that point, came after a
chase % San Francisco and back to
New York which was participated in
by postoffice Inspector Kincaid and
Detective Riger and Nuss of thePenn-
sylvania Railroad. The officers say
that Baker, whose home is at Colum-
bus, o., confessed to the killing Of
Hutchinson, Dec. 2o and to the rob-
berry of a number Of postoffices and
railroad stations. The officers say
that Baker is of good family and is
an amateur at robbery. They believe
that he began his systematic robbing
of small postoffices and express Of
fices only in November last. He has
worked under many different aliases
among them &C. c. Rogers" and y.
H Young"
1t was while asking for mail at the
New York postoffice under the latter
names that he was arrested The
detectives say they have discovered
that under the latter name he is
engaged to marry girl of good fam
lily in Pittsburg, whose name they
refuse to divulge 1t was Bakers
method, the detectives claim, to pick
out unfrequented stations where there
was no one on duty at night and rob
them when there was little chance OF
his being caught. In these, robbery
they say, he frequently secured rail-
road mileage books and it was by the
sale of these books that he was traced.
The first crime which they saw
Bakers handiwork was in the latter
part Of November, when the Thomp-
son, Pa, station on the Baltimore
and Ohio was robbed of about $500
worth OF pay checks and express
money orders. On Dec |, Baker is
alleged to have admitted, he robbed
4 ~ . "A
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
MAY 18th. 1914.

Proposed Present to Mother Country
Costing 100000 by Norwegiana
CHICAGO, Feb. 2i.-A movement
TO present the mother country with a
suitable token Of love Of her emigrat-
ed sons and daughters will be
launched tomorrow BY leading Nor
wegian-Americans from all parts Of
the country, who viii gather in con-
yertinn here. The object Of the gath
ering is to start widespread sub
scription for fund Of 100000 with
which to purchase the proposed gift
Is to be given to Norway on May II,
1914, the centennial Of the adoption
Of the Norwegian constitution.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
NO WAGE REDUCTIONS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l, - Railroad
officials commenting upon Roosevelt's
asking for the data that might shed
some light upon the wage controver-
sizes between the railroads and EN-.
ployes indicated clearly today that
wage reductions are not contem-
plated
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
Postmaster General Orders Mail
for Syndicate Held Up.
IS USING TILlMAN's NAME
The St. Paul-Pacifc Timber Syndicate
and It's President, Byron r. Dorr,
Cannot Receive Any Mail - Till
mans Name Used In Literature.

PORTLAND, Feb. 2i.-Under in
s,ructions from the postmaster-ge gen
eral, all mail addressed to ST. Paul
Pacific timber syndicate or to its
president, Byran r, Dorr, is to be
withheld from delivery until further
notice. The order was issued on the
representation Of Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina that the company was
using his name in lis literature with.
out his authority.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
1911 BALLOTS.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 81. -
The eighth district congressional
convention called to name candidate
to succeed Congressman Cole ad-
journed sine die tonight without hav-
ing made nomination. They had
l0ll ballots.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
BLOCKS CONDEMNED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 2l. = The
result of visit of inspection by the
members Of the marine hospital serv-
ice, the citizens health committee,
and the city board Of health, to what
is known as Butchertown, the de-
cision was reached to begin at once
the actions to condemn as unsanitary
and menace to the public health
the three square blocks in that dis
trict.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
CAGE FALLS.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 2l,-
Four men were killed and four prob
ably fatally injured, when the car in
which they were being lowered in a
mine fell to the bottom todayf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
sMoULDERING FIRES.
Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears
a Crown"

PARIS, Feb. ala special dis
patch from Lisbon says the greatest
prevails there. The palace
is surrounded by troops, the entire
garrison is confined to the barracks
and ball cartridges have been issued
to the men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
REVIEW OF THE CASE
Point Of Schmitz's Attorney Was
That the indictments do Not
Charge Public Offence.
REPLY TO THE PROSECUTION

The Supreme Court Has Until March
9 to Grant or Deny Prosecutions
Plea for Rehearing -Schmitz May
be Admitted to Bail.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
INTERESTING COPPER STORY
REPORTS AGREEMENT MADE
ON PRICE OF THE METAL

mines had been too large and that
the confidence of consumers had been
totally destroyed, while the market
settled for little while on a l s cent
basis. Independents and the trust"
were at this time competing about on
the same basis, and with the same
weapons for every pound of the BUSH
ness.
The shutting down of the mines,
which followed soon after, failed to
help the situation materially, and
prices continued to sag. Prices were
cut ruthlessly. and during the last
10 days of October, the market
touched the lowest point of the year,
or IL cents. This represented drop
of Is " cents, more than SO per cent,
and the heaviest decline the trade has
ever known.
Shortly after this the small stocks
of consumers and the fast that some
of the yards we're absolutely bare of
supplies began to be felt. Consum-
ers started in to buy a months sup
plies at time, but the buying was
desultory and half hearted. and the
market rose somewhat The heavy
shipments to Europe have also had
thier effect on the market. and 1t
looks at the present time as though
there would be a steadier market
during the balance of 1908.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
OPEN BOARD.
BINFoRD a. HuLsE LETTER.

The market was much stronger to-
day than for several days previous.
1t is expected that the opening of
the coming week will show gains of
considerable nature in coppers. Gil
roux made gains. II has been selling
below its real value even In stormy
times. Since the stockholders meet
ing more strength has been shown.
buyers feeling encouraged by an
nouncements of decision made. New
house was weaker and has been
showing sign. tendency toward
slumping of late. We look for this
stock to sell higher by the. end of
this month, as all the stockholders
are confident that February will
prove their banner month In produc-
ton. Sluggishness has marked the
market during the week with a lack
of interest displayed by buyers both
here and in the east.
A surprise was sprung on local
people when Boston Ely shot up to
$3.50 on the Boston curb today. This
movement is hard to understand, but
has the appearance of a stock job
bling. scheme.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
SiegeI is Making
Strong Showing

Patrick Sullivan left yesterday for
Siegel. from where he came into the
city last week to secure a couple of
men for work at the mine and to at
tend to business matters.
Mr.. Sullivan stated while in town
that things were going along very
satisfactorily at Siegel and that the
outlook is very good. From other
sources 1t is learned that the recent
strike of ore In the tunnel is showing
up very well and that upraising is
being conducted in the body is de-
veloping considerable body of ore.
lit is also reported that within a
short time double shift operations
will be commenced Recently the
property was examined by an expert
who is understood to have passed
very favorable opinion. There has
also recently been examination made
of the ore of this property and others
in that locality by ore purchasing
agents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
News of Mining Metal and Markets
Metal and Stocks Gaining
MARKET CLOSED WEEK DULL
| ALLSTOCKS SHADED IN TRADING
FEW SALES ON LOCAL BOARD

til | can hear something more def
mite than very rich, none of my
money will go into the new camp"
Yes, | believe | will take try at
it," said dry goods clerk. by the
time | get there some place should
be open for me. | do not depend
greatly on what have heard, but |
intend to see what there is to the
camp"
So the story goes. Each man in
terviewed is much interested In the
place, some enthusiastic, others
plainly skeptical and few are ahso-
lutte scoffers. The reports received
locally have been of the most con-
flicting nature. some to the effect
that the camp Is without doubt the
richest proposition ever opened up
in the history of Nevada, while others
say that there Is absolutely nothing
to 1t except a few stringers, very
rich. 1t Is granted, but nevertheless
so widely distributed that little can
be done for betterment of the major
ity of those seeking wealth
The boom In Rawhide Is on, how
ever. Building is being done on a
large scale, as Is usual in a boom
camp, and according to the first issue
of the Rawhide News, new puhlica-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-STOREROo NEAR
Fourth and Aultman. Enquire OF
DR.. Wallace. 10-1-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
Douglas Ely Ships
for SmeIter Test

w. A. Douglas, of the Douglas Ely
Mines company, left yesterday for
New York and other eastern points
for stay of several weeks, during
which he will make arrangements for
enlarging the force at present work
ing on the Douglas Ely prop
erty /, is understood that there are
ample funds in The treasury for this
purpose.
A smelter test shipment. ore for
which was got out last week, has
been shipped to Salt Lake. Upon re-
turns from this will depend whether
the property becomes a regular ship
per in the immediate future or not
Assays have returned good percent
ages in lead and silver with small
values In gold and copper.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09

ton received here last week, the
town Is bound TO ne a winner.
Be that as 1t may. not a man 10
Nevada, it Is safe to say. but is IL
terested in the outcome of the fever
ish rush now on. not alone from each
town in the state, but from other
states as well. In case Rawhide
proves to be the rich camp every one
hopes IL is, the men in first will reap
the benefits. This is realized by the
majority of people and this is why
numbers of men, miners. merchants,
newspaper men, professional work
ers. students, every class in fact, are
making their way from Ely to find
out just what there is to it,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
BANK OF ELY QUOTATIONS..
RUSH TO RAWHIDE
VIEWED MANY WAYS

CONTINUED from page one.)
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Sales on the local exchange yester-
lay were smaller than for many days
In the past. Only $40 shares chang
I'd hands. Four thousand of the
sales was composed of Dexteretta at
2 " cents. The other sales were 500
Robinson at cents; 800 Federal Ely
at 16 cents; 200 Ely Witch at 4Sh
cents; 200 Mcdonald Ely at 35 cents
200 Ely Central at 62 cents; 100
Butte Ely at 55 cents; 10 Cumber-
Hand Ely at $7.75, and 80 Giroux at
|S4. Closing quotations for the day
will be found In the table giving the
range of prices for the week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
ELY PULLMAN FROM SALT LAKE

Pullman sleeping car for Ely opens
to public nightly except Saturday al
9 O'Clock at Short Line depot. Salt
Lake City. Leaves Sale Lake, train
No. 3, at 1145 y. M
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09

speaks In highest terms of the place
and its prospects. Not one of them
has mentioned the percentage car
ried by the ore. and not one is worth,
so far as commercial purposes go, the
paper that ii Is written on. II is a
camp of expectations as yet" This
was the opinion expressed by cap
italist who was interviewed on the
subject. 81 have seen many camps
doomed in the same way. IL Is a
good thing TO boom the state. but I'M
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-OLD NEWSPAPERS.
desirable for under the carpets and
for starting fires, rs cents the 100,
at White Pine News office. If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-09
FOR SALE OR TRADE-ROOMING
house. Apply G. r. Reeves.
N. n. II. II. TIME TABLE.

Connections at Cobre.
For the West, Train No. 5, 7:45 p. m
For the East. Train No. 4. 1882 p. m
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
DISTRICT COURT CONyENES.
February Term Began Monday with
Judge Hawkins Presiding.

The February term of the district
court convened Monday morning
with Judge Hawkins presiding. The
first day was devoted chiefly to the
call of appearance cases so that at
torneys might ask for leave to
amend or to transfer the case to the
jury docket. No jury is drawn for
the first week of court and only di-
vorce suits and other cases in which
juries are not required will be tried
this week, The most important case
on call for the week is the iniunc-
ton suit of the Katy against Ellis
county, which Is set for argument
Wednesday. Divorce cases will re-
ceive attention tomorrow
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE.
Building and Nearly All of Contents
Burned Sunday Morning.

The first fire in University
Heights for long time occurred
about 8 o'clock Sunday morning
when the residence of G. w. Pierce
was totally destroyed. The building
was situated on East University ave
nue.. Only a few articles of house
hold goods were saved The members
of Mr.. Pierce's family lost all their
clothing except what they were
wearing at the time The fire is sup
posed to have started in the roof
from a defective flue. Nearly the
entire roof was in flames when the
alarm was turned in. On account of
the long run the department had to
make and the distance of a fire plug
from the house it was impossible for
the firemen to do anything toward
subduing the flames
The house was valued at about
$4,000 and was insured for $3.50. A
policy of $500 was carried on the
household effects.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
ENNIS PRIMARY ELECTION.
t. II. Collier Leads for Nomination
For Office of Mayor.

In the white mans primary cleo
ton for municipal officers held at
Ennis last Friday, the mayors race
resulted as follows: T. H. Collier,
247; Earl Fain, 211; J. A. Pace,
1853. In the first ward, for alderman
James M. Chapman received 240;
DR.. w. P. Sims, 1856; Bob Horton,
1856. These two are the only races
in which a second primary will be
necessary to nominate; and it has
been called for next Friday, Feb
2S, and the two high men in each
race will run it over. The nominees
are: For city attorney, w. H. Brown;
recorder, j. F. Craig; Aldermen, E.
E. Glover, B. H. Brewer and Frank
w. Allen; executive committee, Dr.
c. B. Lewis, chairman; G. H. Eu-
banks, j. d. Wingate, Dr. w. P.
Mccall and A. d. Brown.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
A Sunday Marriage.

E. @. Vestal and Miss Pearl Stew
enson were united in marriage Sun
day morning about 9 o'clock at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w j. Stevenson, on Kaufman
street. Mr.. Chalmers Mcpherson said
the happy words that made these two
young people one, Only few friends
witnessed the ceremony. The groom
is an industrious and well deserving
young man. He was raised at Pal
mer and has a position in the busi-
ness Office of the Enterprise Pub
fishing company. The bride is ad-
mired for her many womanly
charms and amiable disposition.
Their friends unite in extending
congratulations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
AN IMPORTANT ARREST
GUS ALEXANDER is CHARGED
WITH KILLING A WHITE
MAN IN 1908.

Sheriff Forbes of Ellis county
made an important arrest for the
sheriff of Fort Bend county when
he landed a negro named Gus Alex
ander in Jail here last Friday night
on a charge of murder Alexander
had been evading justice since 1905
and Sheriff Winston of Richmond
ti1ad almost despaired of ever appre-
hending the criminal. A few weeks
ago he learned from some of Alex
ander's relatives in Wharton county
that the man he had been hunting
for three years was in Ellis county
This information with meager des-
cription of the negro was furnished
Sheriff Forbes with the result that
Alexander was soon behind the bars
Sheriff Winston came to Waxahachie
Sunday morning after the prisoner
and departed with him that night on
the Katy Flyer.
From Sheriff Winston it was
learned that Alexander killed Will
liam Ford, young white man. in
Fort Bend county in 1905. Ford was
the foreman of a large plantation in
that county and many negroes
were worked under him. One night
while the young foreman was on his
way to the house from the lot he
vas assailed by Alexander and two
or three more negroes and murder
ed, but moi until he had sent bull
let from his 1N over through the
body of Alexander He was finally
overpowered by the negroes and
while Alexander held him another
negro shot him to death. The ne
groes were captured but Alexander
made his escape from the officers
and remained at large until his ap-
prehension in this city. His compan-
ion in crime was convicted on a
charge of murder and given a life
term in the penitentiary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-24
j. II. Gift Dies in Houston.

James Taylor Cliff, aged 35 years,
formerly of Waxahachie, died after
a short illness of pneumonia at
Houston Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Cliff is survived by his mo-
ther, Mrs. L. A. Cliff, and by three
brothers. c. L., H. o. and H. W.
Cliff, all of whom reside in Dallas.
The remains will arrive in Waxa-
hachie over the Central at Z O'Clock
this evening. A funeral service over
the body will be held at the resi-
dence of ]. B. Wilson, $50 East JEFF
ferson street tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock. The interment will take
place in the city cemetery