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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
RUMORS DECLARE MRS. -
GUINNESS STILL ALIVE
Postcard to Lamphere's Attor-
neyS Declares Woman Is
Living in New York

Darrow and Worden, representing Ray
Lamphere are In receipt of a postal
card mailed in New York, but unsigned,
saying Mrs. Guinness might be found
at 213 Seventeenth street. Brooklyn.
j. w. Voorhees,, a lumber dealer at
Pocahontas, Kas., writes that on May
IL woman strikingly resembling the
picture of Mrs. Guinness printed in the
papers called at his Office and solicited
contributions for the Children's Or
phans home at Mount Grove, Ohio.
Lamphere's attorneys stated today
go mysterious IS. H. who claims to
have seen and talked with Mrs Gun
ness IN Ogden. Utah, six days after the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
cLUBMAN DoDGEs cHAUFFEUR

Edward Barron, the young club
favorite and society man who gained
some notoriety Monday night by fore
IDLY attempting to sleep in the room of
Dr. Abrams at the Fairmont, aroused
the ire of chauffeur employed by the
University club last night. when he re-
fused to pay bill for SEQ incurred in
giving a bellboy a four hour ride by
moonlight. The chauffeur promptly
drove to the police station and rushed
Policeman John Manion to the street
just in time TO see Barron disappear
ing around the corner In the auto
the policeman chased him around all
the dark corners of the neiehborhood.
Later Policeman Sullivan found Bar
ron asleep in the ST. Francis. The
trouble was patched up when he paid
the chauffeur s14 on account and
agreed to pay the other s6 soon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
BIG PARADE FOR GOOD
ROADS CONVENTION
Hundred Automobiles to Carry
the Governor and Prom
inent Delegates
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAII

STOCKTON. May 2s.-The state good
roads convention to be held in Stockton
next Monday morning will be opened
with an automobile parade headed by
a band and Governor Gillett and en-
gineers from the department of agricul-
list of delegates who will represent the
80 counties interested in the state move
ment. close upon a hundred machines
will be needed to convey the party over
the course of the parade
Today Secretary J. NJ. Eddy of the
local chamber received messages from
the San Francisco and Oakland cham
bers of commerce, stating that large
delegations would be sent by those
cities.
Since Governor Gillett has announced
his intention to take active part in the
convention practically every coast and
ton to send a delegation to Stockton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
OUT AFTER CONVENTION
Berkeley Would Capture Next
Meeting on Good Roads

BERKELEY, May 2s.-When the
delegates to the semiannual conven-
ton of the California Promotion COM
mittee meet at Santa Cruz June an
effort will be made by the Berkeley
delegation to have Berkeley named as
the next meeting place. The local
delegation declared that Santa Cruz Sc
cured the meeting place of the con-
vention on the promise that they would
unite with Berkeley in securing the
fall meeting. Oakland and Alameda
are said to favor Berkeley.
Among the Berkeley delegation are:
c. B. Ocheltree, B. F. Brooks, F. w
Foss, Raymond Bailey, Frank L. Nay
lor, w. E. Woolsey. w. j. Mortimer
Duncan McDuffie, Ed Burrows, H. d
Irwin, D. w. Mclaughlin, p. w. Roch-
ester, F. w. Richardson and others.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
MUST REFORM OR
SERVE FOUR YEARS
Judge Orders Probationer to
Stop Drinking, Gambling
and Lying

OAKLAND. May 2s.-A supplemental
report filed by Probation officer Ruess
today saved Barry S. Dunbar from a
term in the penitentiary, after his pro-
bation had been revoked a week ago.
dunbar secured probation after plead
ing guilty to a forgery charge last Au-
gust A complaint recently was made
that he had offended again Ruess in
Vestlgated and said that Dunbar had
passed bad check which he had taken
from another man, and was, therefore,
guiltless
Judge Harris admonished Dunbar to
refrain from gambling, frequenting the
rdcetrack. from drinking and from
lylng. especially TO officers of the law.
ne also Informed Dunbar that the com
mission of any of these things would
land him in the penitentiary. He was
released on four years probation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
LAND FRAUD DEFENSE
is FOILED BY JUDGE
Motion to Take Case Out of
Jury's Hands Fails to
Gain Approval

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The trial
of Hyde. Benson, Dimond and Schnei-
der in the criminal court on a charge
of defrauding the government of val
uable public lands in the west entered
into its most important phase today
when Judge Stafford decided in favor
of the government series of motions
made by counsel for the defense which
had as their object the taking of the
case from the jury and the immediate
acquittal of one or all the defendants
The court refused to take the trial
out of the hands of the jury and dis
miss the cases.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WILL SEND DELEGATES

ALAMEDA, May 2S.-The chamber of
commerce will be represented at the
good roads convention to open in Santa
Cruz June by Captain J. S. Hanley
Secretary Ralph A. Russell and DIR. F.
w. d Evelyn. This city will be repre-
sented by Mayor E. K. Taylor and the
Alameda Improvement club by H. c.
Mehrtens.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
NEVADA JUDGE TO QUIT
BENCH FOR CONGRESS
w. II. A. Pike Is Urged to Make
Race by Democrats and
WOrkingmen
SPECIAL DIsPATCH no THE CALL

RENO, May 2S.-Judge W. H. A Pike,
one of the best known men in Nevada,
now district judge of the sixth judicial
district of the state, has announced that
he would resign from the bench to go to
congress at the coming election. Pixies
popularity in the democratic party is
conceded, and ii is believed he will be
elected. The salary of his present posi-
.tion, though not as great as that of a
congressman. is assured for the next
four years at least, while that as con-
gressman will be but two years. His
candidacy is also urged by the workin &
classes, with whom he has been popular.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
DRIyER,s skULL FRACTuRrn

In a collision between q laundry
wagon and a Castro street car at the
corner of Market and Octavia streets
yesterday morning the driver Of the
wagon, Charles Lehman of 435 Liberty
such force that he sustained a frac-
tured skull. The wagon was entirely
demolished and the horse dashed down
Market street, but was later caught
and led back to his stable
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WEST OAKLAND BOUTS

: OAKLAND. May 2S.--Johnny Muir
ply won the decision in six round
event over Lew Powell tonight at the
West Oakland athletic club. 1t was
a hard mixup from start to finish. The
opening number. four rounds between
Jack Lennon and Young Casey, went to
a draw. Jimmy Regan won the de-
cision over Lee Johnson in four rounds.
Young Turner knocked out Battling
Fink in the fourth round. Willie
O'Neil got the decision in six rounds
over Charlie Weber.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WHEELER WILL BE
THE GUEST OF HONOR
Former Associates Will Give a
Dinner TO the Assistant
Secretary

William r. Wheeler, assistant secre-
tary Of the department of commerce and
labor, viii be the guest of honor at
dinner given by a number of men who
have been associated with him in the
past on matters pertaining to the well
fare OF the coast and city on June / at
the F'airmont hotel
The dinner VIII be in the red room
OF the hotel and viii begin at Z o'clock
The committee In charge is composed OF
IL d Loyeland. A c. Rulofson and
Eugene Goodwin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
DELEGATION roR BRYAN

WHEELING, w. Va, May 2s.-At the
largest democratic state convention In
West Virginia for many years held
here today, four delegates at large were
selected for the national convention at
Denver, and three candidates were nom
mated for the state supreme court of
appeals. The delegates were instructed
for BRYAN.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
LABoRERs STABBED IN FIGHT

REDWOOD CITY, May 2s.-Shortly
after the start Of the afternoons work.
three Sicilians, employed by c.. J. Lii
gori, who has a contract for unloading
tan bark for the Frank tanning COM
pany's schooners. engaged in a stab
bing fray. The police have not as yet
ascertained the cause of the quarrel
One OF the men was cut quite severely
in the back and another was slashed
across the wrist.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
TIES UP POWELL STREET CARS

The failure of a gripman on a
Powell street car to release hts grip
while crossing California street at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon caused the
big steel rope TO snap. and tied up all
Powell street cars until after midnight
Before the engines could be stopped at
the power house the two broken ends
of the cable had become badly entan-
gled in sheaves along the conduit A
big force of men was put to work to
commission again
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
SENTENCE BANKER WHO
STOLE SCHOOL FUNDS
Portland High Financier to
Serve Five Years and Pay
Fine of S5z6.Oo4

SALEM, Ore. May 2S.-Judge Bur
nett in the circuit court today sen
fenced T. Thorburn Ross the Portland
banker. TO five years Imprisonment and
10 pay a fine of s576.O94 Ross was re-
Gently convicted Of wrongful conver-
sion OF state school funds in his ca
pacity as president Of the Title guar
antee and trust company.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CoNFEssEs TICKET THEFTs

SOUTH BEND, Ind. May 2s.-I. A. Gaver.
aged 2S years, arrested yesterday on charge of
burglary, today confessed to having robbed rail-
way exchanges in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio.
Maine and California of tickets worth $50 600
A reward of $4,000 offered for Gaver's ar
rest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WILL PLEAD IN LIBEL CASE

BAKERSFIELD, May 2s.-Friday.
June 5, was today set as the time for
r. A. Crothers and Fremont Older to
plead to the information of criminal
libel filed in the superior court of this
county.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

According to Darrow and Worden.
IS H." showed the detectives letter
purportfng to have been written by
Mrs GUINNESS in which she told of eS-
Gaping in mans clothing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

on Memorial day. Saturday. May 80.
.,,e ocean Shore railway will run the
following trains, leaving San Francisco
for Farsllone City and intermediate
noints: 7.20 a.. $50 a.. 9:45 a., 1I:00 a.:
40 y running only TO Pedro Ter
race
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
The Fam. AM Yn.emit.

A series of six photographs OF the
great falls in the Yosemite valley
printed in colors. appear in the June
Sunset. No more striking views of
these magnificent water spectacles have
ever before been printed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
BRYAN BEGINS TOUR.

LINCOLN, Neb.. May 2S.--william j. Bryan
left tonight for Columbus. Neh. He will begin
his tour of Nebraska tomorrow. speaking at
number of towns I'm the northern and western
sections of the state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
SEVEN

Of the greatest bonanza camps was re-
ported this week from the North Pole
strike, which was the sensation of Wild
Horse Canyon last week.
B. F. Bogart. a prominent member of
the company. who is experimenting
operations at the shaft, is authority for
the statement that the telluride of gold
has appeared in the ore on the hundred
foot level. Mr.. Bogart says that the
black compound that has begun to come
in noticeable quantity has been thor
oughly tested and that there Is no doubt
but that 1t is the genuine substance for
which so many mining men look as the
very best indication Of big and rich de-
posits. depth and p~ermanency Mr..
2ogart says that the strike is openin~
up in a way that promises in the near
future one of the biggest sensations of
the district.
What is considered by mining men as
significant for the richness and perma-
nency of the district is a strike of a
substantial body Of anthony, now
opening up on the lowest level in the
Prior n Chadbourne lease, On the
ground of the Mazuma Hills Mining
company.
Construction work on the Kindergar-
ten stamp mill is progressing rapidly
under the management of A. F~orsythe,
of reno. The grading and excavation
work was finished last week and the
foundations and retaining walls are now
being built.
With a drift and a crosscut started
from the 125-foot level. the Opdyke
lease on the estate of the Seven
Troughs Consolidated Mining company.
between Vernon and Seven Troughs. has
developed a substantial body of milling
ore and the management is in almost
hourly expectation of breaking into the
same body of rich ore developed on the
50-foot level.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29

Superintendent John M. Taylor Of the
Santa Barbara-Searchlight Mining COM
pany informs the Bulletin that his COM
pany has signed a contract for a 100
ton smelter When seen. Mr.. Taylor
declared hat he was so busy that 1t
was hard for him Il end time to eat or
sleep. w have signed a contract"
he said. with John 8. Loder of Reno
for one of his patent gas smelters. the
same to be delivered within 80 days.
The total cost Of the plant will be close
to 500. 900.
"The smelter will be erected right at
our Rich Hill mine at Mob Hill. m I
am now building roads for the hauling
in of the ore. The smelter viii be the
first of its kind to be erected In Nevada
and I am confident that II will be =
great benefit to the district. Following
our order was one from W. A. Clark for
a soo-ton plant. and in all Mr.. o
has so different orders to MI. I am
showing my own confidence by offering
to take hold of any property hat has a
showing bulletin.
A. b. Rousselle has formed q company
which has taken over the Contact claim.
The company IL called he Duplex Con-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
NEWS OF SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT

tact Mining company and on its direc-
torate are several members Of the Me-
vada Mining Exchange and several
nike
The within for the DeBerry lease ar
rived Monday and active work was under
way the following day. Associated with
Mr.. DeBerry in the lease are E. M.
Beattie and Chas. p. Mcdowell.
Contractors are making fine Roadway
In sinking the big double-compartment
shaft of the Colorado Mining & Milling
company. W. and three feet a day is
the record.
The Leroy stamp mill at the Pompeii.
being erected by the Beman Brothers.
is rapidly nearing completion. The bat
teries are completed. the bins framed
and ready to be assembled. and yester-
day work on the building was started.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
(seven Troughs Miner.)

toCNCA LiOd6ho AAhNt
John Harnan. president of the Ma
yuma Hills Mining company. was in
the district during the week and during
his stay gave out the information to
prominent residents that the Mazuma
Hills stamp mill will be built without
delay and gave out some details hith-
erto unknown concerning the proposed
plant.
It's erection will begin as o o as the
question of the best location n water
supply is decided upon 1t will start UP
with a capacity Of about thirty tons a
day; 1t will aim to do some custom
work for lessees and other operators;
1t will be built on a plan to admit of
enlargement as conditions warrant
them.
The long expected goal. for which the
Signal Peak Mining company. operating
on its ground on the high divide be-
tween Seven Troughs and Vernon. have
been striving since last September. has
been attained and the original contact
vein of the company has been reached
through the long tunnel 500 feet south
of the shaft where last summer a body
of high grade shipping ore was ex-
posed. believed to be as promising as
any in the camp.
The Boilermaker group of claims ~
ing less than a mile northeast of YER
nor and owned by K~avanaugh Bros.
and Embry. resumed operations Tues
day in fulfllment of a recent plan to
prosecute work continuously this year.
The remarkably rich surface showing
IN the Rojlermakers in the north and
south contact vein as revealed In pre-
vious workings on the ground leads to
a general expectation Of big results
from the work planned.
The first bona ide appearance of tel
lurium gold ore bringing with 1t as 1t
does pictures of the fabulous deposits
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
WILL MILL

J. Z. Burch has gone to Needles to in
spect the workings of a mill there. He
will then proceed to Los Angeles to
purchase a duplicate of so tons capacity.
which will be Installed on the Golden
Scepter property at Bullfrog.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
THREE DIE IN A GUN FIGHT
Shooting Match Occurs in Lumber
Camp Near Evelyn,
Kepturkv

Three men were killed and fourth
MORALLY wounded in a battle with rs-
volvers following a quarrel In the
lumber camp OF Congleton & Williams
Brothers, on Rose creek, near Evelyn,
KY. recently.
John Hamilton. James Bowles, Rich
ard Spicer and George Frazier had
been working together with 20 other
men. hauling lumber and slaves. The
children of Bowles and Frazier had
fallen out with those of Spicer and
Hamilton. The men quarreled over the
matter as they worked.
Finally Bowles whipped out a re-
volver and began firing. He killed
Hamilton and shot Spicer in the leg.
By this time Spicer had drawn his gun
and was firing at Bowles when Frazier
joined in the shooting.
When the smoke cleared away it was
found that Spicer was dead, with two
bullets in his chest, and Bowles had
been killed with a ball through the
heart Frazier was shot through the
bowels and will die.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

A strike of rich gold ore has been
made in the West Goodenough mine.
in the Bear creek district.
The recent strike in the Ambergris
mine, adjoining the Hercules on the
northwest, is proving to be rich.
The Malheur Gas & Oil Development
company of Union, Ore, has struck oil
at Vale, Ore, in what seems to be
paying quantities.
The roof of the mill at the Atlas
mine, In the Buffalo Hump district,
has been broken down by the weight
of great body of snow.
Thus far in February the United
Metals Selling company has sold 49,
100000 pounds of copper the bulk of
it to England and Germany.
The ore in the principal claim of the
Mark Cooney property, near Burke
Idaho, is widening out as the drift
progresses, according to a late report
A body of fine milling ore 16 feet
wide has been struck in the property
| VI iht AHNt NllnlnE NOilDdnys iOtdttN
in Rudy gulch, four miles from Wal
lace.
A late report from the Charles Dick
ems camp in the Wardner district
states that large body OIL rich ore
was opened up recently in the Charles
Dickens property.
There is less refined copper unsold
in the United States than there has
been for many years. The copper
brought prices averaging slightly un
der 10 cents.
Extensive development work on the
Silvertip, Dreadnaught and hide,
claims, on Big Cherry creek, about q
miles from Libby, Mont, is to be
started as soon as now goes off.
A three-drill compressor plant ant
a dynamo for lighting it's mine ant
buildings have been ordered by the
Krug Gold Mining company, operating
several promising claims near Che
welah Wash.
Details of the explosion in the Ii
Rosita mine, near San Juan de Sa
Fbinas, Maxico, indicate that the explo
sion was more disastrous than at frs
believed. Seventy-six men, mostly
Japs, were killed by the explosion.
Wilbur d. Greenough stated toda,
that he and his brother, Thomas /
Greenough, have not secured a renew
al of the option held by them for th'
purchase of a controlling interest il
the Snowshoe mine and that the OF
ton has expired.
A rich strike on the Paragon prop
erty near Murray was made Sunday
This makes three big strikes in tn
district within almost two weeks an,
the fact that high grade galena or
has been encountered in good guam
titles at depths of 600 and 800 fee
explodes the old theory that mort
side ore bodies do not go down.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
EVANS BIG FLEET MOVES
Has Left CslIao, Northward Bound,
for MagdaIena Bay.

Callao, March 1.-The feet of Amer
Evans weighed anchor Saturday morn
ing, and the vessels are steaming ma.
jestically out of the harbor in column
formation and heading TO the north.
The departing visitors were given a
rousing send-off by the people The
fleet was reviewed outside the barber
by President Pardo.
The next stopping place of the feet
is Magdalena bay, where, according to
the schedule, the vessels will arrive
March IA. The distance from Callao
to Magdalena bay is 3012 nautical
miles. The dates for the departure
there and the arrival at San Fran.
cisco has not been definitely deter
mined, as those depend upon the com
pletion Of the target practice at Mag
dalena bay, which will probably oc
cupy three days.
There are no wireless stations be
tween Callao and Magdalena bay
This is the longest trip of the long
voyage and unless news of the pas
sage of the warships is brought ashore
by some passing vessels the fleet will
not be heard from again until they
approach Magdalena bay.
The fleet left Hampton Roads De
cember 16 and made it's first stop il
South America at Trinidad, December
%. Five days sailing from CallaC
will bring Panama abeam and the yes
sells will then be practically clear o.
South America. Counting the Ions
stops made at Trinidad, Rio, Punts
Arenas and Callao, they have made
the circuit of South America in ap
proximately 73 days.
Admiral Evans Improving.
Admiral Evans has been reported az
suffering from rheumatism, but is nov
improving.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
British Columbia News.

A good strike has been made upon
the Queen mine, near Salmo.
j. c. Read sent down his first car
load of ore from the Second Relief
mine, near Ymir, to the Northport
smelter recently.
A new shipper was added to the
Boundary list this week, the Crescent
mine, located about two miles and a
half from Phoenix
Last weeks record of shipments
from the CRANKY mines is the greatest
ever sent out from these properties
in seven days, being 22,93S tons for
the week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
AIR WAVE cRUsHEs HOTEL.
In Switzerland, 10 Die, is Others Are
Injured.

Berne, Switzerland, March Am
avalanche descended Sunday near the
village of Coppenstein. The enormous
atmospheric pressure which accom-
panied it demolished a hotel at the
mouth of the Letscheuthal tunnel. kill
ing l3 persons and injuring Is others.
The occupants of the hotel, numbering
80, were surprised while seated at the
table by sinister rumblings. Almost
Immediately two children rushed into
the dining room and screamed AN
avalanche. an avalanche" There was
a rush to escape, but the building.
which was OF temporary nature, col
lapsed without warning. Both of the
children were killed, along with many
of those who had sought to escape.
Among the others killed was an Amer
lean engineer named Movart, who was
installing American machinery to be
used for tunneling.
There were no tourists there.
The village postofice and police
station also were seriously damaged
by the air wave and were keeled over
to an angle of As degrees, making oc-
cupancy impossible
The tunnel works were not dam
aged.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
Missouri Enjoined.

AT Kansas City, Mo-, Judge Slower
in the circuit court has issued a tenn
porary injunction restraining the Mis-
souri, state officials from ousting from
the state the Prudential Life Insur-
ance company of New Jersey, the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
and the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of New York for violating the
law passed by the last legislature pro
hibiting any company that pays its
officials a salary of $4,000 or over
from doing business in the state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-07
Threw Acid in His Face.

Los Angeles, March Mrs. Char
lotte L. Noyes, wealthy young widow,
was shot and instantly killed at her
home by w. P. McComas, a mining en-
gineer, who has been friendly with her
for several months. McComas called
at the woman's home and about mid
night the two quarreled. McComas
alleges that the woman dashed a cup
full of sulphuric acid in his face, and
the shooting followed.