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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13

ka might have been foreseen. II
would not be an unwelcome outcome
The fact is, it is a bad policy at this
time to seek to interfere in any way
with the development of any part OF
Alaska. Developers are needed III
the northern country. THERE'S special
need there that the toiler stick to his
task. and it will profit him in the long
run if he will do so.
"In the Tanana district it is now
estimated that employment could be
given to 1000 men and probably to a
very much larger number. Not only
around Fairbanks, but in almost every
section of Alaska. there is useful and
profitable employment awaiting men
who are sober, industrious and willing
to work. Alaska cannot be develop
ed without worl. If progress in the
northern country is hindered, if mines
are closed down and men are thrown
out of employment, it would not be a
good thing either for the country or
for the miners who depend upon the
development of the country for a live
lihood.
"There are opportunities in Alaska
for willing workers, for men who are
willing to play an important part in
the development of the new country
for a fair return for the labor they
invest, and such men can do no bet
ter than seek employment in some,
part of that country -
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13
BOSS GAMBLERS ARE
BACKING THE REFORM
Lieutenant Governor Says the Plan
Is TO Freeze Out the Little
Fellows

RENO, February 11.-Although the
A~nti-Gambling League has secured
more than the required number of
names to the petitions to be presented
to the city council asking that the
ordinance prohibiting gambling in the
city of Reno be submitted to a vote
Of the people,th petitions were not
presented at the meeting of the coun-
ell last night. The leage directors in
tend to present the petitions at the
regular meeting, and at that time ask
for immediate action on the part of
the council
Lieutenant Governor Don S. Dick.
crson. in commenting on the anti
gambling crusade in the columns of
his paper, the Ely MING Expositor.
says that it is only a scheme on the
cart of several of the big gamblers
n the state to drive the little gam
hlers out of business IN Reno. Fol
lowing is a portion of his statement.
"And now there is a movement on
foot to close the gambling houses of
Reno A petition is being circulated
which includes the proposed ordinan-
&c that is expected to do the bust
ness. Just how a city ordinance is
going to annul a state law is not ex
planned in the newspaper stories, al
though there may be some provision
for such a movement. To those
who have watched such performances
for many years and in many localit.
les, this movement bears all the ear.
marks of the same old game-an eff
fort to controland monopolize gam
bling by some shrewd m%anipulator
who has already taken municipal au
thorjties into partnership with him il
putting the scheme through. If gam
bling can be made Illegal in Reno BY
the passage of an ordinance, the DO
lice department win see that TO games
run except those that are in the com.
bine, and the policeman who would
interfere with one Of the protected
games would ret the bounce in about
twenty minutes
The Anti-Gambling League member,
believe they will be successful il
winning their battle, and that Rem,
will some day be a city without an,
gambling. They also claim that al
Of the gamblers, both the big and TIL
little ones, are fighting the ordinance
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land Of
fee at Carson City, Nevada Feb
ruary 4, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that REU-
BEN II. CONNER, of McDermitt.
Nevada, has filed notice of his inten-
tion to make final fve-year proof in
support of his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. $50, made July Is. 1901,
for lots 3 and 4, Section 30. Township
4S ~, Range, 38 II. M. y NJ, and
that said proof will be made before
the County Clerk at his Office at Win
nemucco, Nevada on March %. 1908.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation Of, the land, viz:
Thomas Mcconnell of McDermitt,
Nevada, John d. Lowry of McDer.
mitt, Nevada, Wallis L.. Wilkinson of
Winnemucea, Nevada, and John D.
Vargas of Winnemucca, Nevada.
LOUIS j. COIN,
Register.
Date of first publication, February
6, 1908.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13
WOMEN woo THE POPPY
PILL DOWN IN RAWHIDE

These are mighty parlious times in
Rawhide. Even if you were a hop
head you would object to a portion
of the barrel . a loaded automatic
being thrust down your throat until
it tickled your ribs from the inside.
This, notwithstanding the fact that
it was well meant and intended to
cure you of the opium habit.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Grant has just
returned from Rawhide. where he was
sent bv Under Sheriff Bart knight.
reports that durino the absence of
Tom Cullom, with whom he returned
to that camp. reports that there We're
two gun fights in a few days. Grant
was recalled by Under Sheriff Knight
to await theaction of Sheriff ingalls,
on the recommendation of the county
commissioners that he be removed
from office.
Grant says that some time ago a
by the nameof White from Gold
field. took his wife to Rawhide to
get her away from the pernicious in
fluences of this camp, particularly the
opium dens, which places the women
frequent for the purpose of general
ing those silk-lined dreams. In Raw
hide, however, he found that his wife
was still ableto WOO the poppy pill,
and finding her one day under its in
f%luence, and imagining all sorts of
things, he pulled his gun and thrust
it down her throat, and threatened
to pull the trigger if she didn't i'm
mediately promise to swear off.
Needless to say the promise was
forthcoming at once, although slight
muzzle of the gun in her esophagus.
The other fight was between two
men, and was caused bv their jealousy
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13
REPORT.

Following is the report of the loca'
office of the United States weather O.
eeau of the deps -tment Of agriculture
for Winnemucea fo- the "a hours emu
ing at 5 D. M, January 70, l9oo:
Maximum temperature 43.
Minimum temperature u.
Mean temperature 80.
Normal temperature ~.
Prevailing direction of the WIND NE
Forecast for Winnemucca, Nevadal
and vicinity for the t~wenty-four hour
ending at 5 p. M, January "a, lgoo
issued from San Francisco, Cal: ran
tonight and Friday.
j. c. HAYDEN,
Officer in Charge
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13

Highest prices paid for old clean
rags at this Office. Bring them to us.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13

Small office, furnished. for rent
Sunitable for doctor, lawyer. survey.
or, real estate man, insurance man,
etc. Inquire Silver State Office.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13

WANTED-Furnished house of five or
more rooms; near railroad preferred
No children; references given; state
rent. MRS. J. G.. GORDON, Win
nemucca.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13
NEW STOCK OF H1GH-cUT SHOES

received. See them. An ele-
rant line. Also some low-cuts. All
light uppers, and good heavy soles for
winter. Ask for your cash coupons.
+. G. ROBINS & co.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09

houstcd his capacity to find what was riyb, beforc he reached n conclusion and then nothing was l"t' 'o nm put 10 adhere tn thc coErlu-i"n i"In'u.
 His g,cat characteristic "a' hd'li'N 'io his conception of duty, hut thlS characteristic wa. eo marked thai lr"W fl followed iirclc,- industry and un. welding courage. lio was man oi unusual wisdom. and hl, intuition Wa' mos, acute. His opinions "f men were most unerrinp llc wa- suspicious oi politicians. and could not tolerate ma cnine methods, but he had an abidn. faith in the people. and was d"Nnled Co thc government institutions ot ms country. He really loved his country not as matter of personal ambition but as thing apart from his own m tcrcsts.
 lie dctcstcd graft even in lts mlld est form. and intensely believed the doctrine that public office should be treated as public trust not to he used for private gain.
 In all matters of official cnndlrt Nr. Cleveland lived up to his high ideals. never abandoning them Tor q temporary success
 In his home life the big, and to th' world sometimes rougn. man was gen tle and loving as a little child. and the tender spirit. usually covered be hind the determined will, was alway' present.
 In God and the future his ialtl knew no doubt. lt rested upon th, convictions of his youth, unchange, by manhood or old age
 This briefly is Mr. Cleveland as saw and knew hig
 He will live in the history of hi' country. growing greater as the year pass by. for the need of Clevelan' will he felt more and more as to oth CTS he is compared.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
GENERAL THOMAS ARRIVES FOR
 INSPECTION
tFrom Saturdays Daily)

General A. D. Thomas, '. s. A., commanding the department of the Colorado, arrived at Fort whipple last night from his headquarters in Denver. He was met at Ash Fork by w. A. Drake, vice president and gen eral manager, F. P. Cruice, assistant to the president of the s. F., P. < F., and R. N. Fredericks, cashier of the Prescott National Bank and Attorney Paul Burks, head of the Arizona law department of the Santa Fe. The party arrived at Wnipple last night at s o'clock in Vice President Drake's private car.
 General Thomas is on his annual tour of inspection of the army posts of the department. He is no stranger in Arizona. He served five years as lieutenant of the Famous Fighting Fifth Cavalry" at Fort Whipple, af ter subduing and bringing to terms Chiefs Serum and Wallapai Charley of the Wallapai Indians in Mohave coun. ty in 1872.
 He was considered one of the most valuable and energetic officers in Gen. eral Crooks command in the Indian campaigns of that time, in the same class as Captain Bourke, now deceased, and Lieutenant Schuyler, now brig. adler general in the regular army.
 He surveyed and superintended the construction of the old government road from Fort Whipple to Walnut Grove and was later in active com. mand in many bloody Indian engage. ments in the early days.
 Captain Charles King. famous as n novelist, writer and fighter, was a fellow officer of General Thomas in the Fifth cavalry. Captain King was wounded in the bloody fight of Sun. set Pass by the redskins. He recov. cred from his wounds after two months confinement in tho Fort Whip pie hospital under the care of Dr. Day now health officer of the city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
FINALLY REALIZES OM|N0US LOOK
 OF FUTURE
Frank Spence Fearful Of
 Gallows Complains Of Injustice
Grrom Saturdays Dailv)

Apparently realizing for the ilrst lime the awful punishment awaiting him for the murder of Edgar R. Sulli- van, Frank Spcnce's nonchalant de- meouor since he fired the fatal snot and during the trial, deserted him Thursday night when guard was placed over him in his cell in the county jail. After consulting with his attorney he grew nervous and in- sisted that he was not given a far trial.
 He slept little during the night, talking almost necessarily and deplor- inp the fact that he had not been giv' en square deal. He insisted that he had shot Sullivan in the face when the man he shot to death was attempt ng to carry out his threat to cut out his heart. He protested that the ia tai shot was fired in self defense and that the verdict of the jury should nave been aequittal. He graphically ufNtTlbtus uRhlH anu "S""' "N" ~ livan had attacked him with the large butcher knife and repeated several times. almost word for word, the story of the murder as he had related in his defense on the witness stand Thursday afternoon. At no time dur ing the night did he utter word re gretting the atroeious crime that has led him to the shadow of the gallows always insisting that the shooting wa' done in self defense.
 l He rested easier yesterday, sleeping occasionally, but the subject of hi' conversations and statements were IT the main the same as the night before
 Spence will be arraigned this morn ing at 9 o'clock in the district court where sentence will be pronounced or him in acordanee with the verdict.
 His conviction of the murder o' Sullivan, October 22, at the Spence
 rich west of the city, was general! approved by those familiar with hi checkered career yesterday. A gener
 al feeling of relief at his conviction i
 felt by many law.abiding citizen
 threatened with serious bodily injur.
 and even death by Spence while in hi
 cups.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
HovAL SMITH VISITS PRESCOTT.
Chairman on First Trip to Northern
 Arizona Likes It.
tFrom Fridays Daily)

IIoval A. Smith, chairman of the territorial Republican central commit. tee, arrived here yesterday from n visit to the Grand Canyon. He will leave this morning for his home in Bisbee.
 f This is his first visit to Northern Arizona. He expressed surprise on finding Prescott such beautiful city. He was the guest here yesterday of many old time acquaintanees and re- gretted last night that his business en- gagemens prevented him from enjoy ing a more extended visit.
 George U. Young, general manager of the Derby mine and secretary of the territorial Republican central com. mittee, met him at Ash Fork and showed him the principal points of in. terest in and around the city during the day.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
FIRST SCHOOL GIRL OF PRESCOTT IS
 BURIED
,From Saturdays Daiiy)

In the presence of hundreds of her sorrowing relatives and friends, the remains of Mrs. Mary Francis Miller were lowered into their last resting place in the Miller Valley cemetery yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. l.. W. Wheatlcy of the Marinn Street Methodist church oilicia,ed n, the ob. sequies.
 The funeral was the largest ever seen in Miller Valley and one of the largest known in the history of Pres colt. Pioneer families from all over the county were present, many coming from distant parts to pay their last loving tribute to the beautiful charae' CT of the noble pioneer woman. Every available conveyance in the city was pressed into service and those unable to secure carriages or buggies walked from the city 10 the family home of the Millers in Miller Valley and form ed part of the long procession 10 tho cemetery mile beyond.
 Mrs. Miller was the first white school girl ever seen in Miller Val ley or Prescott. She arrived with hei father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. Ju Illus Sanders, from California Marcf ?, 1884. The family settled on tho Sanders ranch on the north side oi Miller Valley. She was then in hei thirteenth year. She rode on horse back with her mother from Fort Rock where the wagons were abandoned, [, Miller Valley. She shared the vicissi tudes, prvations and dangers of iron tier life with her parents in the triI from California, which was through . country infested with blood.thirst, savages hostile to the whites.
 She attended q private seaool il West Prescott two years and in he fifteenth year was united in matrimo ny to Samuel c. Miller, who survive her, and who was member of tn, Walker party that arrived in the ter ritory in 1862.
 The Ehle, Simmons, Osborne, Buck man and other pioneer families ar rived here after the Sanderses in 1864 Members of these families and thei descendants were present at the flu nral yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
YAvAPAI CLUB MEETS.
Members Will Hold a Get Together
 Gathering in Temporary Quarters

The members of the Yavapai Club will gather tonight at the new quar ters of the club in the Congress hotel building to renew the pleasant asso- citations interrupted by the destruetion of the club building by fire recently. A general invitation is extended the members to be present.
 The facilities furnished by the read ing, writing, lounging, card and bil' Hard rooms in the destroyed building are now available in the new quarters, as we'll as the buffet.
 Although temporary, the quarters have been fitted at considerable er' pense. The arrangement of the rooms are fortunately well adapted for tenn porary quarters until the new club building is finished.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09

Copies of the U. S. and Anxous min. ing laws, ese, at office of the Journal. Miner.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09

Full Associated Prsss dispatches D the Journal Miner.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
Claims of the Oil KINGS.

If the little John D. has been unfor-
tunate in taking the public into his
confidence, however, the big one has
gone on swimmingly. In his reminis-
cences he chats along in a garrulous
and cheerful fashion, intimating that
things are not half so bad as painted
and that he may tell some things
which will put a new aspect on the
case. So far he has not divulged any
OF these pleasant points, but has only
limited that he may do so. In a sort of
inward chuckle he dismisses the story
that he forced any of his business as
soc1ates to come in with him or suffer
ruin, alleging as a proof that they have
stayed with him Loyalty all these years,
which they hardly would have done i.
coercion had been used in the first In.
stance. He also speaks of the liberal
treatment given by the Standard to its
employees, recites the fact that the
company has had scarcely any strikes
or labor troubles and recounts with
some pride the provision of old age
pensions for his superannuated work
men. There is promise of something
better In these "reminiscences, however.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Rockefeller has a most interesting sto-
~ to tell, and he seems to tell it In an
easy and frank manner.
Whatever opinions we may, hold Of
him and bis business methods, we can.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07

price of senators seems to have come
down. At this figure the Standard
could easily buy up all the senates,
parliaments, congresses, legislatures
and other lawmaking bodies on earth
It would seem to be as cheap to buy
senators as to buy slaves in the old
days. A good slave brought 81 900, and
he had to be fed, clothed and housed
besides, while the senator looks after
these minor details for himself
Unless Mr.. Archbold is as much
pleased with the latest turn Of his pub
licity campaign as is the general pub
lie he will doubtless hereafter follow
the advice of famous American
statesman and .'burn that letter" Files
and presses containing secret CORE
spondence are dangerous things. The
intimate side of a man revealed by
this sort of yellow dog literature is Sc
different from that which he usually
presents to the pubIici
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07

not but be fascinated by the tale Of
how the worlds most colossal business
was organized and the worlds richest
man got his wealth. We cannot deny
Rockefeller intellect, say what we may
of his character or heart. It will be
worth while to know his side, to see on
what theory he bases his actions, to
find the flaw in his attitude and argu-
ment as well as that In our own Rock
efeller and Archbold seriously regard
themselves as benefactors rather than
malefactors. They say their wealth
has been obtained honestly, that they
have resorted to usual business weap-
ons only in their fights with rivals,
that the attacks on them come from
competitors rather than consumers,
that they have shown the power Of
com bination in cheapening both pro
duction and distribution, that they
have opened new markets throughout
the world, educating the Chinese in
the use Of oil and thus literally taking
them from darkness into light, and
that finally they have given great be-
quests to education in their own land,
thus fguratively performing the same
service for the mental eyes Of their
countrymen as they have for the phys
zeal eyes Of the Celestials. Rockefeller,
it is true, does not directly mention
the educational matter himself, but it
cannot be omitted from a list Of the
services to mankind claimed by him
and for him
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
By JAMES A. EDGERToN.

By JAMES A. EDGERTON.
THIs is story of the two John
DIS, or the big and little boss
Of the Standard Oil. The like
ness between the two men does
not end with their front names. Both
Rockefeller without his wig) and
Archbold are short on hair and long
on money, both endow universities, and
both are devout church members.
Rockefeller was born in New York and
emigrated to Ohio, and Archbold was
born in Ohio and emigrated to New
York. One is the president and the
other the vice president Of the big oil
trust, but while the tall John d. shapes
the general policies Of the concern the
short John D. works out the details.
It must not be supposed, however, that
Mr.. Rockefeller has all the big things
his own way. It is known that one
very important change in the Stand
ards plan Of campaign was brought
about by Mr.. Archbold. This was in
relation to publicity. The Rockefeller
plan had been to say nothing and gath
er in the earth and the fullness there
Of. The Archbold method Is to con.
tinue taking In the earth, but to keep
up an easy flow Of conversation and
printers ink while in the act. As soon
as allowed to have his own way the
little John D. set to work with his
ready letter writer and talked back.
Whenever anybody attacked the Stand.
and OH company there Immediately ap-
peared in the papers a letter from Mr.
Archbold saying in effect that the man
making the charges should be called
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
Charity Of Worlds Richest Man.

A mere list Of the known Rockefeller
benefactions is staggering, and there
are many Of his donations that have
never been made public. In the giving
game the oil king does not let his
right hand know what his left hand is
doing that is, not always. To the
general education board he has made
over the enormous sum Of $43, 5000, OOO,
and of this 100000 was given at
one time. He has donated $23,OO0,OOO
to the University Of Chicago, $1Oo, 600
and library on Greek art and litera-
ture and money donations to Vassar,
$1,375,O0o to Barnard college, $4,000
to missionary bodies, 100000 to
Yale, $1,825,O00 to the Rockefeller In
stitute For Medical Research, $1,126,-
600 to the Southern Education fund,
Harvard $1OOO,O0O, Teachers college
100000 and numerous other donations
to educational and religious tnstitu-
tons, amounting in all to over $85, OOO,-
900.
The Rockefeller charity has been
organized as regular business. It is
headed by trained experts, who closely
scrutinize and investigate every appli-
cation for gift. The mere admins
trative expense Of this bureau costs in
the neighborhood of $4,000 a year.
The amount given out each twelve
months foots up millions. But all Of
this is mere bagatelle to a man who
Is so rich that he does not know with
in many millions Of dollars how rich
he is, according to his own admission.
It is probably not true that he is bill
lionaire. That being does not exist on
the earth yet. If Rockefeller lives a
few years longer-he is now sixty-nine
and comes of long lived race-he may
reach It. There is little or no question
that he is the richest man in the world.
He has five residences one in New
York city, one at Pocantico Hills, near
Tarrytown, N. T.; one at Lakewood,
N. j., and two at Cleveland, O., one
being town house and the other in
the country. He spends some time in
each Of his houses, goes to church reg
ularly each Sunday, officiating some
times as deacon; never goes into soci-
ETY., plays golf as a regular recreation
and generally enjoys life as much as a
man without any hair and with more
money than he can count or give away
can be expected to do. That is John D.
Rockefeller, the man who has more
dollars and more denunciations than
any other in the world.