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New-York tribune., 1908-05-12
DECREASE IN FRENCH BIRTH RATE.
Reduction of $4,000 Shown in Statistics for
19O7-The Death Rate

Paris May 11.-Vital statistics for tho year 1907
show further marked decrease In the birth rate
for France which in a century has fallen from
0J7 900 to T74,0O a year. The reduction in the
number of births last year $1,000 against an
average decrease 12 900 for the last years
The deaths in France in 1907 were $4,000, 1900
rnore than the births.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-12
STEEL MILLS INCREASE OPERATION.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Pittsburg May flowing TO a rush of orders for
iron hoops and bands the Singer Nimick Mills
started full operation to-day. At the same time
the Carnegie Steel Company put five hundred
additional men its Homestead plants, and start
ed its 2eth street 3Sd mills in Pttsburg
on full time The Carter Iron Works also
started and the Jones K Mclaughlin interests
placed many new at work
New-York tribune., 1908-05-12

DEWEYS PURE GRAPE JUICE
II nurifes the Blood and is NourlshinE
H. T Dewey g. Sons 90. 40 Fulton ST.. HSw Yerk.
-Adyl.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-12

Coeiina-d sn fgurth PAGE
New-York tribune., 1908-05-12

md BRIDGE ENGINEERS FEAR THAT IT IS OVERLOADED.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
JUR|ST
UPHOLDS
PEOPLE
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
OF OREGON DECLARED
VALID.
(By Associated Press. J

PORTLAND, Ore, March 9.-Up-
holding the validity of the initiative
and referendum amendment to the
State constitution. Presiding Judge
Cleland in the State Circuit Court to-
day sustained demurrer filed. by the
State Attorney General to the an
swer of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, in which an
attack upon the initiative and refer
endum was made. Incidentally, with
sustaining the demurrer, Judge Gle
land, at the request of Attorney Gen.
eral Crawford, directed that judg-
ment be entered in favor of the State
for $10,450, this being the amount
for which suit was brought. This is
the amount the telephone company
owes the State under a two per cent
gross tax passed by the people in
1906.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
in CONFERENCE

NEW YORK, March 9.-Wall
street heard this afternoon that
dozen or more presidents of the prin-
cipal railroads of the country are
gathering in this city for a secret
conference with the view to appoint
committee to see President Roose-
welt and seek his support in a move
to increase freight rates 10 per
cent.
1t is known that President George
F. Baer of the Philadelphia and
Reading railway has been summoned
here from the West by telegraph to
attend the conference and that many
other presidents of railroads are al.
ready here, among them the follow
ing: Earring of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul; Stickney of the
Chicago Great Western; Hill of the
Great Northern; Loree of the Della
ware and Western; Underwood of
the Erie; Harshan of the Illinois
Central; Mellen of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford; Gould OF
the Missouri Pacific, and several
Others.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
UMBRELLA IS
USED IN fight
(By Associated Press.)

GLOBE, Ariz., March 9.-Owing
to the bravery of his sister, Dalzi
Lowthian, Deputy City Marshal Dick
Lowthian escaped death at the hands
of a would-be assassin last evening.
Jim Walters, recently released from
Jail, where he had been confined for
gun play" entered the marshal's Of
fee where Lowthian was writing on
typewriter. His sister and another
young woman were present. Walters
had gun in his hand, and pointing
it at Lowthian, said:
I've got you now, Dick
The officers gun was ON a table
about six feet away. AS Lowthian
sprang to get it, Walters fired, the
bullet hitting his right arm. Wal
ters fired again, but Lowthians sis
ter struck his arm with an umbrella,
the bullet going into the desk. Low
THAN got his gun and fired FIVE times
at Walters, three of the shots taking
effect. The first struck Walters
hand. Walters will probably die.
He had threatened to kill the city
marshal and other city officials be-
cause of his arrest last summer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
Cashier Davis and Assistant
Cashier Vanderleath of the
State Bank and Trust Com
pany Having Failed to Put
in an Appearance.

anent the condition of the bank. 1t
is presumed that he enlightened the
Grand Jury on matters obtained in
the search
E. B. Cushman, cashier of the
Tonopah branch, was before the
Grand Jury yesterday morning, hav-
ing delivered the books of the bank
to that body, in accordance with the
order of the court. In the afternoon
State Treasurer Ryan and Secretary
of State Douglass, members of the
State Bank Commission, were before
the inquisitorial body.
Late in the afternoon the Grand
Jury adjourned until Thursday, but
in the meantime the committee will
continue to work on the books of the
bank.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
DECISIVE DEFEAT
FOR TRIBESMEN

PARIS, March General D.
Amade, commander of the French
forces in Morocco, according to Off
cial advices received. has followed
up the previous advance in his cam
paign against the warning tribesmen
by inflicting decisive defeat on the
Mad Bakas, the Mzabs and the force
of Mulai Hafids adherents, who
came to the assistance of the tribes
men. The battle lasted from O'Clock
in the morning to Z o'clock at night
The enemy suffered enormous losses.
The French casualties were slight,
considering the severity of the COM
bat and the nature of the ground.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
TRADING STARTED
AT A FAST PACE
CBy Associated Press J

NEW YORK, March 9.-Conserv-
ative views held by professional op-
orators in stocks over the improve
ment in conditions underlying the
value of securities was indicated by
their action today following a sharp
advance which occurred in prices on
Saturday. There was evident hast,
to reap such profits as were afforded
by an over-Sunday demand fof
stocks attracted by Saturdays ad-
vance. and trading started off at a
fast pace, the transactions during the
first hour footing up a quarter of a
million shares. The second hours
business, however, dropped below
ninety thousand shares and midday
found prices dragging again at about
Saturdays closing level Bonds were
firm.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
Tribunal in California
Supports Decision of Appel
late Court--San Francisco S
Former Executive Will Be
Released on Bail Ruef' S
Plea of Guilty Nullified.

(By Associated Press


san. FRANCISCO March 9The State
ternoon by unanimous vote handed
the application of the prosecution the
graft for rehearng by the District
Court OF Appeals in the former
exoron in the Without dissent
ing voice among the Justices
pelate Court in its decision that the indictment
Schmz convicted defective
Schmz that Ruef his political
boss practically in control of the city,
position to exercise
commissioners that did not SHOW that Schmitz
lawful means in threatening withheld
The court is unanimous in its opinion that the
Appeals indictment was in
sufcien in that 1t did not show that injury property
threatened by the defendant injury
This decision practically plea guilty to the
same charge and invadates the
ments against the former and will enable
Schmtz to gain his liberty eight confne
ment in the county JAIL 4
Counsel TOR Schmitz announced tonight that
would be taken tomorrow morning mayors
lease. 4
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
HOLDS APPOINTMENT LEGAL.

SACRAMENTO. March 9.-In a
lengthy opinion rendered to State
Controller Nye today Attorney Cen
eral L. 5. Webb advises the former
that the action OF the extraordinary
Legislature In providing for an in
vestigatlon OF all banks in California
and appointing joint committee
from the Senate and Assembly to
probe into banking conditions In this
state was legal Webb further ad-
ylses the Controller TO draw his war
rant on demand for any expenses In
CURED by the committee. provided
the same DO not exceed the s500o
appropriation for the purpose
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
king ALFONSO
TAKES A JAUNT

MADRID. March 9.-King Alton
so left for Barcelona shortly after Il
O'Clock this evening He will spend
two days there, IL being decided at
the last moment that he should leave
Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon.
instead of Thursday morning. Queen
Victoria remained i'm Madrid. Senior
Maura, premier. and Capt. Fernan-
dez Nino. minister of marine. ae-
companied him on the train.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
BRYAN WILL
HAVE OPPONENT
(By Associated Press. }

DENVER, March 9--That Ex-
Governor Gray of Delaware will be
an active candidate for the nomina-
-tion for the Presidency at the Ma
tional Democratic convention in this
city July 7th, is inferred by local
Democrats who are closely watching
the trend of political events from the
fact that the large club rooms at the
Savoy hotel have been engaged as
headquarters for the Delaware dele
cation. Ex-Governor Gray himself
will attend the convention.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
ALEXANDER BROWN ILL.
(Ry Associated Press. J

STOCKTON, Cal, March 9.-Alex-
ander Brown, chairman of the State
Board of Equalization, is very i'll at
his home in this city. Friends arc
much concerned about him. He has
been i'll four weeks, suffering from
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

by attorneys who represented the
four heirs, Kate Nusbaum, Rose
Morbio, Clara English and Edgar
Sutro. Attorney Bowie said the
heirs or their representatives should
have the direction of expending the
money, not the executrix. 1t is pro-
posed TO put up a concrete building.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
FEARED
IN ARGENTINE
(By Associated Press. J

LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 9.-Dis-
quieting news has been received here
of political unrest in the Argentine
provinces and trouble is feared. The
American minister to Bolivia. Will
liam Sorsy. who was stricken with
paralysis last January, is rapidly re-
covering He will leave in a few
days for a trip to the coast to recup-
crate.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
SOLDIERS MUTINY
KILLING OFFICER
tBy Associated Press. j

CARACAS. March 9.--An uprising
occurred In the barracks here Tues
day March Sd. the soldiers killlns
their commander. General Mesa. The
mutiny was auelled only after num-
her of soldiers had been shot.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
fleet Will NOT
STOP At JAP PORT
(By Associated Press.) }

WASHINGTON, March 9.-IIt was
calculated at the Navy Department
today that Admiral Evans battle
ship fleet, which has made such
splendid progress from Callao, will
reach Magdelena Bay by March 18th
1t was stated at the department that
the question of the fleet stopping at
a Japanese port was not even under
consideration by the Navy Depart
ment.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
government WON
The ELECTIONS

BUENOS AYRES, March 9.-The
elections came to an end today and
the final results show that the gov
ernment triumphed throughout the
entire republic. There is complete
in the country.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
HIYs sILvEn roR DENvnn MINr.

WASHINGTON. March ? The
Treasury Department today purchas.
cd leo.ooo ounces ~ silver for de-
livery AZ Denver az s. 7ss cents per
tine onurc.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
secure JURY
FOR ALIO'S TRIAL
(By Associated Press. J

DENVER, March AT 500 this
evening a jury was secured to try
Giuseppe Alio, charged with the muir
der of Father Leo Heinrichs in st.
EliZabeths church. Febraury 23d
last The entire session of the court
today was taken up in the eXamina-
tion of talesmen, twenty-three pass
ing through a rigid cross-questioning
by District Attorney Stidger, and
Robert Widdecombe, attorney for the
defense.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
EX-MAYOR SCHMITZ SUSTAINED
SYNDICATE BUYS
NITRATE fields
(By Associated Press. }

VALPARAISO, March 8. = An
Anglo-American syndicate has pur-
chased the Port Colosa railway and
nitrate fields, as well as the nitrate
fields in Tarapaca and Antofagasta,
for $4,000, 700.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT.

HASTINGS, Neb., March 9.-The
Fifth District Republican Congress
sional convention tonight elected two
delegates to the national convention.
They were instructed to vote for
Taft.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
. STRIKE ON
NORTHSTAR
Ore Found at the Bottom of
a Wine on the l25O-foot
Level.


strike reported the yesterday
which gives being
in Tonopah The ledge found the bottom a
winze the a
62
Superintendent Lucke discovery
1T possible
be the Mcdonald the strike will
important that has been made the
this district
ledge, the whole
the
The stock the strength of this
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
.SHE|RS Defeated
BY ExECUTRIX
tBy Associated Press. }

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. Dr..
Emma Merritt, executrix OF the es-
tate of Adolph Sutro. was given per-
mission by Judge Coffey to apply the
$4,000 Insurance money received
after the destruction of the Clln
House, toward the erection of new
building. The petition was opposed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
Los Angeles Council
Passes Drastic Law
ASSOCIATED Press. J

LOS ANGELES, March 9The anti-p ordinance passed
by the council this afternoon Harpes Three
ounemen voted against the ordinance The drastic
venting the publication races that has
anything to do with betting Not only ordinance
vent local newspapers printing betting features OF
race but prohibits the selling Francisco or
other newspapers that contain results of netting
ae
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

Mining
BUREAU
VARIOUS BILLS PERTAINING TO
MINES TAKEN UP BY
CONGRESS.
(By Associated Press }

(By Associated Press.) Z
. WASHINGTON, March O. 4
. Various bills for the creation 4
. and establishment of mining Z
. bureau were up for hearing to- Z
. day before the House Commit 4
= tee on Mines and Mining. The 4
= bill particularly under discus
. sion was introduced by Engle- Z
= bright of California. Periodical Z
= examination of mines, their
= equipment, investigation of
. mine accidents and the estab- 4
. lishment of a means for their Z
. prevention are among the prin- 4
= cipal duties prescribed for the Z
= proposed bureau. 4
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10
) = = = = = = . = = = . = = = = =

The investigation of the affairs of
the State Bank and Trust Company
is being pushed by the Grand Jury,
which re-convened yesterday, Dis
trict Attorney McCarran having re-
turned from Carson City whittier he
had gone to secure information
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

D James I. Davis, cashier, and
B E. d. Vanderleath, assistant
, cashier of the State Bank and
B Trust Company, both of Car
b son, failed to show up before 4
, the Grand Jury yesterday, and
B citations will be issued for them
, today, holdingy them in con-
tempt of court. 4
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

malaria and grippe, when pneumonia
developed several days ago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

@I'hia paper Is alt-
ferenf from O1haR
newspapers, 0n4 !
thank the G0as 81
Verse and Pr0se th@4
it II diMereRf.S
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02

tcoxrrxurD FROM PAGE rw0

334 Of the revised statutes shall be
Suspended for the year 1907 In the
states named. 20 that no mining
claim which has been regularly To-
Gated and recorded a. required BY
the local laws and mining regula-
tions shall be subject to forfeiture
TOR non-performance Of the annual
assessment for the year 1907. pro-
viding that the claimant or claim
ants OF any mining location in order
to- secure the benefits of the act shall
cause to be recorded in the ONCE
where the loaction notice or GER
tiAcate u fled on or before Decem-
her 81. 1907. a notice that he or
they In good faith intend to hold
and work said claim"
It IL the opinion Of attorneys here
that the proposed law being retro
active could not be made effective
and the clause providing for notice
prior to the passage Of the bill would
have to be eliminated. or changed
to read within a certain limited per-
Tod after the passage Of such bill.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02

OF Sundays, when the ordinary du-
ties OF life are laid aside, that Ia
no reason for imposing on all any
such extreme restrictions. A clergy
man may. and probably does. have
the honest opinion that all men
should 90 to church on Sunday: but.
unfortunately for him. all men do
not think 20. and any Law to enforce
mems cOnsciences becomes intolar-
able tyranny. thing Of which all
religions have themselves ample
proofs. l think it#beyond argument
that people today. here In the vast
west at least, would not tolerate any
thing like the old puritanical blue
laws. and any attempt to enforce
them would be tyranny. and would
lead men to break them.
III It really were right or neces-
sary to enforce, by law or city ordi-
nance. the observance OF Sunday In
certain manner. which | for one
absolutely deny. It would at all
events be preferable to do SO by
more moderate measures that would
be reasonable and fair to all aoano
be reasonable. and fair tor ALL"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02
REPORTS FROM THE SOUTH.

At last one of these vague ire
ports from the south" begins to ma
terialize a little and the Miner is led
to the belief that 1t has at last dis
covered the true source of the start
ling statement to the effect that
Shoshone county had been given
over to the democrats.
Away down In the most southerly
part of Ada county there is little
community Of about 20 people which
publish weekly paper of total
circulation, as far as can be learned.
Of about 20. Here. sandwiched be-,
tween an able editorial ON how to
keep eggs fresh and a literary effort
on the planting OF spuds Is a brill
liant article to the effect that Will
liam Jennings Bryan is just 1T. He
is sure to be elected. Nobody ever
had such claims, and besides the
whole Of the northern mining sec
tiOn Ia with him solid"
Among other claims on the pres
idential chair we find the following
In this agricultural effort:
He has been presented to the
King of Norway.
He has snapped yarns with the
hAathen Chinese
He has bowed to the Gear.
He has been everywhere and seen
everything.
In fact the only place that he is
aot said to have been is up In the
air where he Is to be found at pres
snt and where he will be likely to
be found, only a little higher up,
about a year from now. We do
not wish to be personal, but We
would advise the editor of this paper
to stick to the egg and spud bust
ness and II the democrats place
three men In Office in the whole
Of the mining section we will pre-
sent him with a first-class incubator
and bushel or two OF the best seed
lings.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02
Copinus Clothing Go.
Txs Desrs East lyaa Rstsl

In the business world than pessim-
ism. The man who sees poverty
staring himself and his locality in
the face all the time and keeps on
harping about 1t publicly Is d men
ace to any community and the
sooner he takes his mean spirit and
patty few hundreds of dollars out
OF a community the better 1t will be
for everybody else. He 10 a constant
source Of danger and public nuis-
ance.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02
AvAUNT CALAMITY HowLER.

A Few weeks ago It would have
been dangerous to make much com
ment even Of humorous nature on
the so-called panic and hard times
It would have been considered tos
serious. Now with the tendency Of
the metal market toward higher
prices and with the feeling OF con.
hdence restored we can all look
back and feel how foolish 1t was to
got scared about nothing. There ID
every reason for people 10 this dis.
tfict. to have absolute confidence IN
the future, The prices Of metals
even II they do not rise to their late
high level must advance appreciably
II the law Of supply and demand ID
mot ignored, and even manipulation
cannot ignore this great balance
wheel very long.
! There IL plenty Of money In this
district for every requirement and
business will be normal DESPITE the
winter shut downs II people will
only look on the bright side and moi
talk and think hard times. This
pessimistic spirit has a tendency to
make people fearful Of spending
money or embarking In any new en-.
terprise, or Of even developing IN
old one. 30 that money IL kept out
Of circulation and . consequent 70.
striction Il forced ill along the line,
There IL no greater crime today
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02
BIZ UP AND DOING.

The Murray Sun In its last issue
for 1907 says:
Like all years before 1t and all
that are to follow the year now
closing has witnessed successes and
failures. 1t has brought some meas.
are Of Joy and satisfaction to Ill,
and to some has come sorrow and
pain. On the whole, however. It has
been = prosperous year and as 1t
Joins the past It will have recorded
In its favor much that has been ben
eAcial to mankind. Many things
were given birth during the year
whose benefits will be enjoyed in
the futuer. In this immediate sec-
ton the most important event and
one which means much for 1t In the
years to come was the successful
promotion Of the Idaho Northern
railroad. Many good strikes have
been made on different properties
during the year which, with the
completion OF the railroad, means
a great deal to the owners. the dis
trict, and insures large tonnage
to the transportation company.
This section has much to en-
courage 1t at the beginning of the
New Year. After many years Of
waiting Its hope OF receiving rail-
way transportation is assured. The
prospect for q busy season Is ex-
tremeiy promising. The develop
ments Of the past season warrants
and insures greater activity in the
future. With the railroad building
will come an increased population,
new enterprises, . branching ont Of
the enterprises already established
and q period Of general activity that
can't fail to rebound to the general
prosperity and development OF the
country. Never at the beginning Of
q new year have things looked 50
promising for the people Of Murray
and the whole north side 40 they will
when 1908 II ushered In. This be-
ing the case everyone should hold
themselves ready to take advantage
If the opportunities as they present
themselves and to make the oppor-
tunlties. Put your shoulder where
1t will do the most good and boost. :"
These ia a time honored proverb
which says that what's food for
pigs is poison for man." With the
renewal OF democratic agitation and
clamor for tariff revision and re-
duction we can only see poison for
the workman.
We are informed that Shoshone
county will 90 democratic. Yes. but
before that time comes We will see
the Tammany leaders holding relig-
GUS REVEALS.
A great many people are crying
panic. panic! Well, it's dead easy to
satisfy them. Just vote the dem
ocratic ticket and they will have
panic to their hearts content--the
real old fashioned stay-with-you
kind.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-02
AN OPPORTUNITY NOW.

The Miner is Of the opinion that
persons DESTROYS of interesting capt
tai In meritorious mining PROPOSE
lions VIII find eastern pcop's open
to good offers right now. A great
deal OF capital has been frightened
away from Wall Street and Is seek
ing remunerative channels for In
vestment. The Occur d'Alene country
is full Of splendid opportunities and
all that is necessary to interest cap
ital is to place the facts properly be-
fore the investing public.