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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
DRAMATIC SCENE.
Wiley Woodruff Faces Man Alleged
 To Have Shot Him.
From Sundays Daily)

From Sundays Daily) Wiley Woodruff was a visitor to the city yesterday, this being the first time he has been on the streets unassisted He came from the Mercy hospital on erutches. Appreeiating the excellent criminal work rendered by Sheriff Smith and Deputy Sheriff Joe Cook, he paid the sheriff's office a visit to personally extend his thanks to those officers for their eff fective work in capturing Rivera, the Mexican who shot him and attempted to take his life.
 His visit to the county jail was followed by a dramatic scene. While in the private room of Sheriff Smith, Rivera was brought in. He entered in a manner of apparent uneoneern, but when his eyes met those of Wood ruff, was was seated near the en- trance, he seemed surprised, and ex- tended his hand. Woodruff grasped it as if nothing whatever had taken place. They indulged in a eonversa- tion and the shooting was rehearsed. Not one question was asked by Ri vera, but several were asked by Woodruff. Rivera was questioned as to why he shot Woodruff, and he feebly stated that he did not shoot him. He hung his head at all times and maintained a stolid indifference to every question of the many that were put to him. He never took his eyes from the floor, and when he left the room to go to his cell again he extended his hand, saying nothing. Woodruff again grasped it, and wish. ed him well.
 Rivera appeared pleased to leave the room, and in all the time he was there his demeanor was indicative of no animosity between the two men. He seemed reluctant to be present with Woodruff, and when he was asked to go out, he sprang to his feet with a quickness that seemed a relief.
 Woodruff, on the other hand, was cool and collected, asking him again and again questions regarding the shooting, doing so in a pleasant man ner and as if nothing whatever of a personal nature existed, frequently ae- eOmpanying his questions with a smile. But to each overture he faced the set features of the Mexican in silence.
 Woodruff will leave the Mercy hos pital on Tuesday, and will return to his home at Poland. It will be many months before he will again be able to follow any vocation, the wounds he carries being of that nature to prevent any physical exertion.
 He feels thankful to many friends for the sincere and kindly interest shown him, and speaks handsomely of the comfort and attention extended him while under the care of the Sis ters of Mercey at their hospital in the pines.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
CHARGED WITH THE THEFT OF A HORSE
(From Sundays Daily)


 Antonio Soto, charged with steal ing in this city a horse belonging 10 Alberto Nagira, was arrested near Walker yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Joe Cook and brought to this city. His preliminary examination will be held on Monday before Judge Me Lane.
 Soto was endeavOring to get out of the country, according to general be- lief, and when caught was in the tim ber near that place, with the horse near by. He surrendered without at tempting to resist, and endeavored 10 impress upon the officer that he was going to see some friends near there. The horse he was riding was taken from Nagira's barn, in the south end of the city.
 In speaking of the theft of the ami nal, Nagira says this is the fourth time he has horses stolen from him while residing in this city, and that on each occasion the animals stolen were the best he had. He believes that every Mexican horse thief has his stock of animals spotted, and as fast as he gets a good one, it goes via that route sooner or later. He is thinking of substituting the burrO for the various contracts he has 70 fill, as they are too slow to travel with, and are sure to be let alone.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
MINE OPERATIONS ABOUT
 TOWN OF WICKENBURG

WICKENBURG, Ariz. July r. - Charlie M. Wyatt, an old time pros pector. is in from the Castle Creek district Mir Wyatt has some claims in the Buzzard Roost country, name ly, None Such, Tonic Hawk. Neglect ed, Continental Alta and Moleta. At present he is working the Tonic. Hawk. and now has loo foot tuu- mel on the property. He also has about forty tons of gold and copper ore on the dumps, which runs abOus S2O to the ton. Mir. Wyatt says that there are about a dozen old time prospeetOrs in the Castle Creek eoun- try, that are now busily engaged in working their claims, but gold Is not all they seek, which can be proven by the announcement that his old friend, Alex Rose, sixty-three- years of age, intends to get married about the 27th of this month, with whom, remains to be seen.
 R. c. Valencia, the superintendent of the Gro Grande mine, is in town on business. The Orc Grande IS lo-s eated about four miles west of Wick enburg, and is a very promising prop ositiOn.
 W. A. Drake, general superintend ent of the Santa Fe, Phoenix & Pres colt, was a visitor here. He came down from the A. & c. country and left for Phoenix in is priva,sfs aacr yesterday.
 Charlie Dressler came in from tEs~ Octave for a load of supplies. The Solo club will have it's reguIsr meeting Friday evening at the club rooms.
 W. W. Ditto, consulting engineer for the Octave and the Central Ari- zOna Power company, and Mrs. Ditto left for Phoenix, to be gone & few days.
 The ice plant is again in operation It was shut down Tuesday night and all day Wednesday, while some neees sary repairs were being made on the boiler.
 Tom Shultz and John Roberts pass ed through here en route from Phoe- nix to Parker. While in Phoenix Mir Shultz made arrangements for the opening of a restaurant at Parker, to- take the place of the one recently destroyed by fire.
 Lee Kim, the Chinese restslrRnt' proprietor, has gone to PhOenln for the purpose of interesting lawyer in the case of Jim Hing, who was convicted here on the charge ef steal ing ring, and whose ease w@ss ep pealed to the district court. Hing. still maintains his innocence and says that he will fight the case to a. finish.
 Angel Contreras, the well known tinsmith, is making arrangements for the moving of his shop from ther river to the brink of Knob Hill, nsaS- the depot.
 Mir and Mrs. BIOunt and Mrs Sehwanbeek were visiting Mrs. J. Towers yesterday afternoon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
FIRE LOSS IS
 FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FrOm Sundays Daily

Humboldt had its first disastrous fire yesterday morning at about I O clock, the mercantile establishment of the Humboldt Commercial company and the Tisdale hotel being consumed. Both properties are a total loss, run ming close to $4O,OOO, with small in surance on the former.
 Arrivals from that town last night give details of the calamity, and the general belief is that it was or incendiary origin. This is based on the fact that where the fire was first discovered. underneath the building in the basement, no one had been in that portion of it for several hours previous to the discovery of fire, and in addition thereto no fire hal been lighted at any other point on the premises.
 None of the employees of the place slept in the building, and the man. ager of the house, Thomas Higley, who was looking after the business in the absence of Joe Bethune, oc cupied a nearby residence.
 The first intimation of fire was given through the smoke that was coming out of the basement doors. On opening these several people who had ventured too close were almost suffoeated with the smoke. The heat was so intense at that point that in an attempt to connect the hose with plub and turn on the water, was immpossible to do so. The big store and stock was accordingly left 10 burn up and not an Onuce of any thing of value was saved. The hotel soon caught fire, adjoining on the east the mercantile establishment. This place was being reftted with new furniture in anticipation of bet ter times through the resumption of work at the smelter. MT. Tisdale had taken over this place but three weeks ago, and was giving its interior a thorough renovation.
 On the opposite side of the street several buildings were also on fire, but through heroic efforts and with the assistance of water and the chem ical tanks, they were saved. This portion of the town had a very mar now escape, and if it had not been stopped at that point the entire town of Humboldt would have gone up.
 The buildings consumed were of the best construction to be seen in any mining camp, the business store having a heavy foundation of stone, while the upper story was solidly built of wood, having a frontage of fifty feet by one hundred feet in depth.
 A big stock of merchandise was in the store and cellar. and en route were additional shipments, it being the intention to carry a full line, in view of the fact that the shelter is to resume soon. MT. Bethune was in Los Angeles for the purpose of mak ing his selections of goods. s. W. Higley was the owner of the estab- ishment, but MT. Bethune had m interest in it.
 General regret is expressed over the Iossess, coming, as the fire does, at a time when the future of the place seemed so bright, after several months of very dull times.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
TRANSFORM VISITS
 NORTHERN ARIZONA
From Sundays Daily)

! 1tSttIudI IdlHLdlI WAS cudIdcleE- istic of this section of Arizona. It was welcome from the fact of the in- tense heat prevailing for severay days, and if former conditions are to prevail in this, the beginning of the summer downpours, every day will witness more or less precipitation.
 Similar street conditions prevailed all over town yesterday like unto former years. MOntezuma and Cur ley streets were veritable rivers. and property owners were again compelled to fight the inflow to keep their store floors from being deluged. This was the case in Blocks store. Gar rett s barber shop and the Palace. The water entered these places, but no damage followed. At every other point along this street the water passed close to- the doors of all the stores.
 The system of eulverts along the many streets of this city were shown to be inadequate to accommodate the torrents. They are entirely too small and in addition to this they soon choke up and the water cuts the streets at every point.
 At the depot of the S. F., P. & F., unusual conditions prevailed. The water entered the frest tier of the cement walk around the Cortez street side, forming a regular lake, and when it reeeded a heavy coating of mud was placed on it. In a few minutes more of rainfall it is said the water would have erept up to the floor of the building. This overflow at this point was also at tributed to the small sized eulvert at the southeast corner of that build ing becoming choked with debris.
 During the storm lightning struck an old building back of the Bar thOldi home, on East Gurley street, ripping the shingles off the roof. No one was hurt and no damage fol lowed.
 Granite creek, as usual, carried a very heavy volume of water and the customary garbage along it's bed that has been accommodating.
 No damage has resulted to the rail road interests in bridges, so far as learned.
 Along North Mount Vernon street all backwards were filled with water, and in several instances over a foot was seen. In the yard of Mrs. Modem ducks were swimming around until the flow passed away.
 A burrO is reported drowned near the ice plant on the military reserve, It had been hobbled and was graz ing near the creek bed. It evident ly tried to cross the stream when it was rising, and, being tied with the hobbies, fell into the stream.
 In the eastern part of the county, near Humboldt, reports state the rain was the heaviest on record, and par tieularly at the smelter site. The Agua Fria was raging stream, and below Mayer it widened out and de- stroyed considerable land under eul- tivatiOn.
 Groom creek also carried an i'm mense volume, the heaviest in years. Owing to the topography of a DOT tion of the stream where it passes down steep grade, its roar was dis tinetly heard by several for long distance as it shot into the Hassa- yampa.
 The duration of the storm was one hour and ten minutes, and the rain fall as reported by the weather ob- servatory of Dr. Finn was 1.41 inches.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, July IA suicide verdict was found at the in quest over the death of Baron Will jam Won Meyerinck, former paying teller of the State Savings and Com mereial bank. His wife testified that he was Respondent since his discharge from the bank.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
GETS s6.OoO DAMAGES.

SALINAS, Cal, July 17.-Manuel Roy, a laborer, who lost an eye in the explosion of a quieklime drum, has received $6,OOO damages from the Spreekels Sugar company.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
GO INTO BUSINESS.

Joe Hobbs and George Gilbert, it IS said, have taken a lease on the Earn hart house in Kirkland Valley, and will open up that place in a few days, taking out retail liquor h- eense.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21

Major and Mrs. c. c. Walcutt, Jr., are expected to arrive in Prescott next Tuesday morning, and will visit for a few days with Governor and Mrs. Richard E. Sloan. Major and Mrs. Wolcott are in route from Wash ingtOn, D. C., to Honolulu, where the
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
FLOOD DANGER OVER.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 1.-The Mississippi is falling and danger of floods is passed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21

Mrs. Richard E. Sloan entertained the Friday club very pleasantly on Friday afternoon at her home on North Mount Vernon avenue. Those who enjoyed the afternoon were Mrs. A. W. Edwards, Mrs. Thomas G. Norris, Mrs. George w Vickers, Mrs. Francis L. Wright, Mrs. J. M. Watts, Mrs. J. J. Hawkins, Mrs. Morris Goldwater, Mrs. Harry R. Tritle, and Miss Eleanor Sloan.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Thomas G. Norris was hostess to the Pres eott Bridge club and very pleasantly entertained Mrs. A. W. Edwards Mrs. George w. Viekers, Mrs. George Edward Meany, Mrs. Francis L. Wright, Mrs. John c. HerndOn, Mrs. Richard E. Sloan, Mrs. Harry R Tritle and Mrs. Morris Goldwater. and Miss Herndon, of San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
MORE POLICEMEN ON WHEELS
SQUAD TO REGULATE TRAFFIC
IN BUSINESS SECTION.
Duties Will Include Coaching Driv.
ers of Vehicles on How to Keep
Within the Laws.

Mounted Policemen Norris and Foley
have been ordered to report Thursday
morning for duty in connection with
the traffic squad that has been es-
tablished for the business section of
the city. The hours of duty of bicycle
policemen have also been changed and
the number Of such men for the busi-
ness section will be increased.
Maj. Sylvester hopes to have his in
novation result in much good in the
matter of looking after the vehicular
traffic and caring for pedestrians. 1t
is his idea to have the members Of
the. traffic squad coach occupants of
vehicles as to the regulations and 70
SO improve conditions that the number
of accidents will be reduced and con-
ditions improved in every way.
Policemen detailed at street crossings
will act as similar officers do in many Of
the larger cities. They will see that
vehicles keep to the right and that the
right wheels shall be nearest the curb
when they are stopped. Policemen at the
crossings will give one toot Of their
whistle when they want vehicles to stop
and two when they are to go ahead.
Under the law. Maj. Sylvester points
out, pedestrians have the right of way
at street crossings, the law requiring
that persons in charge Of them shall
make way for the pedestrians. 1t Is
probable that a general order defining the
duties Of the squad will be issued by
Mai. Sylvester tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. November

ROCKVILLE. Nd. November 2. 1900.
A party OF young lady students from
National Park Seminary. at Forest Glen.
visited Rockville yesterday on a pedes-
TRAN tour. They left the seminary about
8 o'clock and two hours and a half later
arrived in Rockville. no member Of the
party showing any signs of fatigue after
the seven-mile 5aunt. The party tele-
phoned ahead for dinner to be ready at
noon. The young ladies were chaperoned
by Miss Emma /. Sisson. instructor Of
physical training at the seminary. and In
the party were Misses Mae E. Nicholson.
Mara Lou Deel. Lucille Bristol. Hazel
Gress. Florence A. Moore, Grace E. Kill
Gale, Marian Paddock. Amary King. Sue
Macarthur. Agile Keith. Harriet Burley.
Patsy Campton. Helen Howell. Lavinia
ken and Frances Allen.
Singleton l.. King Of the vicinity Of
WOodfield, this county. died Sunday. aged
sixty-three years. He had been in poor
troubles and his death was not unexpect-
ed. Surviving him are his wife, who was
a Miss Burdette. and ten sons and daugh-
tiers. Mr.. King was widely known and
Miss Fiossie May Watkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva H. Watkins Of the
vicinity Of Browningsville. this county,
and Hezekiah Dodson Of Washington
were married Few days ago at the home
Of the bride, Rev. Joshua Horsey. pastor
of the Damascus NJ. E. Church. officiat-
ing.
4 license to marry has been issued here
to Minnie p. Patton and Seward Parker.
both of Washington.
The season for shooting partridges and
rabbits opened In Montgomery county
yesterday and large number Of the
county's sportsmen spent the day In the
fields and woods, Both kinds Of game are
reported more plentiful than for several
years. The season will close December %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

Dashes Full Speed into French
Crowd With Fatal Results.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, October 20. 1909.
A man who seems to be a motoring
maniac drove a CIR into EpernAy the
other day at over sixty miles en- hour.
The main stree was crowded with work
men going nome from the champagne
vaults, bat he dashed. into them without
slackening speed. The police signaled
to him. but he took no notice. A work
man was caught by the car and by an
extraordinary piece OF luck was thrown
upward onto the bonnet. where he was
carried along for a hundred yards. While
he was clinging there the car. stfil tear
ing along. knocked down two sisters.
aged fifteen and eighteen years, killing
one outright ard fatally wounSing the
other. who died a few moments later.
The motoring maniac. instead Of stop
ping, increased his speed. At last q
dozen plucky men formed In a body
across the road in front of the car. The
driver was afraid to run them down this
time and stopped He was instantly drag
ged from his seat and was half killed be-
fore he could be rescued by the police and
taken to the station. He turned out to be
a German chauffeur engaged FIVE days
before by a landed proprietor near Eper-
nay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

by the government practically at its will.
The sentiment of the west is Clearly
with Secretary Ballinger upon the legal
and constitutional question that the Inte-
rior Department and other executive
branches of the government should exc
cute the laws as enacted by Congress.
rather than legislate and enforce their
own legislation in all cases not provided
for by Congress. If this legal question
became settled between Mr. BaIlinger and
Mr. Pinchot the west would not consider
that there was any controversy between
them. For this reason the west regards
this so-called controversy as legal rather
than a personal one. The west Is full or
good lawyers and we want QUIZ laws made
by Congress rather than by the executive
deRrtments of the government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

on the Chevy Chase line came along and
bumped against 1t. The top of the auto
mobile was badly damaged. but its occu-
pants escaped injury.
An automobile owned by c. E. Myers of
$40 Maryland avenue northeast collided
with a delivery wagon, in charge of Fred
erick Carter. last night about o'clock
The accident occurred at LIST and p
streets. The horse was slightly injured,
but no other damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
THREE SMALL FIRES.
Department Called to Two Stables
and to Thompson's Woods.

Some infiammable waste left against the
window at the stable of Thomas A. Perry.
rear of 1923 N street. ignited and started
a threatening blaze early this morning.
The flames were soon discovered and the
fire department was summoned before
much Roadway had been gained and 1t
was quickly extinguished.
An alarm was sounded from box 70 last
night about 1890 o'clock. a blaze having
started in the stable of w. H. Coon, rear
of 1907 Wisconsin avenue. The fire was
extinguished before more than 500 dam
age had been caused.
No 81 engine company responded to q
local alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
about 4:3O o'clock because Of a blaze In
Thompson's woods, about 800 yards from
the Connecticut avenue bridge. No dam
age resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

Maria, I'm going to have DR.. Squillips
treat me for my heart trouble"
What do you know about DIR. Squil-
lips. John?"
'.Au I know about him Is that Mr.. Got
sum recommends him to me-"
.'Who is Mr. Gotsum?"
"Mr Gotsum Is one of the stockholders
Of the life insurance company that is
carrying. a 10000 risk on my life.-Chi-
caRo Tribune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

Patrick Flannery. an employee of the b.
& o. railroad at Connellsville, and Miss
Ella Newmyer. daughter Of Mt. and
Mrs. Frank Newmyer of Vanderbilt. Pa.
eioped to Cumberland and were married.
Thieves stole q lamb from william
Russell and q number OF chickens from
the hennery OF Isaac Sidwell. at TurkUy
Point, Cecil county, Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

Ibid you go into that mining scheme
we talked Off"
yes"
what do you expect to realize from
it?'
"Just at present there's a strong pros
pect that I may realize what fool !
Record-Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
Too Heavy for Machine.

1t happened that Lieut.. Sweet was too
heavy for the Wright machine yesterday.
There was practically no wind to aid, and
the machine. with the rear plane in place.
is not so easy to get of as the first
machine that was used at Fort Myer.
Mr. Wright has completed his contract
with the government and has been paid
the balance of the $4,000 due him for the
machine. This is a much larger price
than the government could now buy a
machine for in the open market. but at
the time the contract was let ii was not
known whether an aeroplane could be
built to do all the things that the Wright
machine has accomplished.