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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
HERE O VISIT.

Mrs. Chris Johnson, of Pleasant
Valley. who disposed of a large
bunch of horses to w. IL. Pomeroy
of East st. Louis at Cherry Creek
yesterday. arrived here last night
for a few days visit. She is accom-
panied by Miss A. Parker. of
Pleasant Valley.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15

it is expected that another good
sized appropriation will be made
Surely the Mehodists throughout the
district have great reason for en-
thusiastic encouragement.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
OFF o HAMILTON.

Sol Snyder leaves this morning
for Hamilton. from where he will
return tomorrow with Mrs. A. J.
Cartwright. and daughter. Lucille
who have been visiting with Mrs.
Cartwright's mother. Mrs. Louis
Zadow. . Mr.. and Mrs. Cartwright ex-
pect to. leave next week for a short
visit to the Seattle exposition.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
LICENSE ISSUED.

A marriage license vas issued yes
terday by County Clerk Oldfeld to
John w. Roberts and Miss Hattie
Berner, both colored. The marriage
was scheduled to occur yesterday,
but was not consummated owing to
the-inability of the parties interested
to secure a suitable person to per-
form the ceremony.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
WILL RETURN HOME.

Mrs. W. d. Buntin, summoned
here to attend the funeral of her
brother. w. J. C%arothers, expects to
return to her home in Salt Lake
tomorrow with her son Harvey. She
will be accompanied on the trip by
her mother, Mrs. c. Carothers, and
her sister Miss. V. j. Carothers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
$1,000

Arrangements whereby the Metho-
dist Episcopal church appropriates
another $1,000 to the Ely district
were learned of by Rev. J. r. Barr
of the East Ely church yesterday
This makes nearly $4,000 paid and
appropriated by the church to the
district in advance of any contribu-
tions made from it. About November
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
Happenings Of
a Day in the
District
ON MINING

r.. A. Millick, well known mining
man of Osceola, has been spending
the past few days in the city ON
business.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
HORSE Y HERE.

w. H. Harris. local horse buyer
came in last evening from Cherry
Creek and will remain a few days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
GETTING OATS.

Dan Crump has several cars of
pats on the way from the east and
will upon their arrival open a COM
mission business In the Keenan,
building in East Ely,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15

Suddenly insane, s. V. Mcdonald,
Of Chdckasha, Okla, tried Ito Kill
his wife's brother and his wife, tried
to kill his own wife, but failed. and
shot himself.
Searching for an escaped murder
er. Deputy Sheriffs James Russell
and Joseph Boren, of Oklahoma City,
shot each other by mistake. Russell
NAV die
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
CANDY MAN IN TOWN.

Charles Schubert, THE Candy
Kid" representing the Sweet Candy
Co., of Salt Lake, was an arrival last
night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
IN BY AUTO.

John Bouse, hydraulic engineer,
drove in from his Duck Greek camp
yesterday afternoon in his new
Brush runabout. The machine has
proven very satisfactory.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15

Phone 6S-k when wanting laundry
called for and work will be salts
factoriiy done by the Troy laundry.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15

Phone 63-k when wanting laundry
called for and work will be salts
factorijy done by the Troy laundry.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
AGENT O SAFES.

George w. Lambert of San Fran
cisco, representing the Cary safe Is
here to spend several days
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15

water, but it is anticipated that a
few days work will take the water
out of the way. The Ehoshone has
two pumps and lis we'll equipped to
handle any ordinary flow that may
develop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-15
ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR RENT-FLAT NO. 2, NICELY
furnished, at the Richmar. Aft
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
WATER TANKS BURST.
Water Rushes Down Street, CAUSING
Death and Destruction.

Parkersburg, w, Va.-Two persons
were killed, three others probably IA.
tally and many more slightly hurt,
and ten or more houses completely
wrecked and forty more badly dam
aged. when two large water tanks
supplying the city with water burst
early Friday morning The immense
stream of released water rushed down
Prospect hill. sweeping everything
before it. Houses were swept into
the street and the residents were
knocked from their beds. One whole
family was carried down street sew
enty yards, their house being torn al.
most to pieces, yet all escaped except
one girl, who suffered broken col.
lar bone.
The two tanks contained the entire
city supply of water and famine is
now imminent The damage will
amount to between 100000 and $3.50,
600
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
A Hero of the Rail.

Como, Colo.-An ore train on the
Colorado & Southern railway, com
posed of sixteen loaded cars, got be
yond control Saturday night on the
steep grade from Boreas Pass on the
crest of the Continental divide ant
Jumped the track at sharp curve
while going at the rate of nlnet,
miles an hour. Engineer But
Schwartz, who stuck to his engine IL
an heroic effort to stop the train, was
instantly killed. The other member.
of the train crew jumped and escaped
with a few bruises.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
CHAOS IN FRANCE
RESULT OF STRIKE
Business in Paris at a Standstill as
Result Of Strike Of Telegraphers
and Postal Clerks.
Famine May Result II Settlement lie
Not Effected, as Banks Refuse
Payment on Checks, and Sup
ply Of Foodstuffs May be
curtaled.

Paris.-There is not the slightest
between the government and its strik-
ing telegraphers and postal employees,
nor Is there any prospect of an i'm
provement in the situation. The
strike, however, will be considered in
the chamber of deputies, and a solu-
ton may then be furnished
The cabinet has passed a decree
authorizing the dismissal of the strik-
ers from the state service, and re-
affirmed its determination not to
yield
With the failure of the carriers to
deliver letters in Paris on Thursday,
he chaos was complete. The entire
public service is paralyzed, and bust
ness, both public and private, is in
confusion. The situation in the cap
ital and the provinces grows worse
every hour. The undelivered letters
number into the millions, and not less
than 100000 kilograms were stacked
up Thursday forenoon awaiting distri-
BUTTON Foreign incoming mails re-
mani uhSorleu ana only small pro-
portion of the outgoing mails have
been sent away.
few days more of these condi-
lions and Paris will be reduced almost
to state of siege as far as food is
concerned. The funds necessary for
the smooth running of the provincial
trade are hung up in the postoffice
and the supply of eggs, milk, butter
meat and country produce threatens
speedily to cease. Already merchants
have been Obliged, to send agents to
the provinces to obtain supplies. The
banks are Withholding payment on
checks in the absence of advices from
their correspondents and prices at the
stores are soaring.
A large body of strikers gathered
at the Central telegraph station
Thursday. and threatened breach of
peace, but when they found a COM
many of infantry in rooms adjoining
the rnain offices, they left without
creating any disturbance. The real
element of danger lies in the threat
of the General Confederation of La
Dor, which is purely revolutionary
organization, and the railroad unions
to declare sympathetic strikes.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Foul Murder Near Seattle.

Spokane, Wash.-Wilh three bulie'
holes in his head and dressed as f.
for wedding. the body of A. LowaD
doski, cabinet maker, was found IL
a secluded spot on Fort Wright mil
itary reservation Sunday afternoon
His clothing had been saturated with
kerosene and set on FIRE, doubtless to
destroy marks of Identification. His
overcoat lay 200 feet from his body
indicating that he had been murdered
elsewhere and the body carried 10 the
spot where 1t was found. Money ant
tewelry on his person we're tot taken
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
FIELD FOR RANSOM.
Son of Attorney Stolen, the kidnap-
per Demanding $4,000.

Sharon, Pa.-Ten thousand dollars
ransom is demanded for the return OF
Willie Whitla, Attorney James P.
Whitlas S-year-old son, who was spir-
tied away from here Thursday morn
ing by an unknown man. Accompany
Ing the demand for ransom rs COW
-rt threat that the boy will be killed
unless the money is produced.
Attorney and Mrs. Whitla are
among the leading residents OF the
town. The former is brother-in.
law of Frank H. Bull, the multi.mil
lionaire steel man.
A man called at the school house
and told the teacher Mr.. Whitla had
sent for his son. The boy was re.
leased from school and drove away
with the man In a buggy, and that
was the last seen of him.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
ENC[ISHMEN WERE
UNDULY ALARMED
Official Statement Regarding Mum.
Der Of New German Warships
Causes Sigh of Relief.
II is Expected That in the Autumn oil
1912, Germany viii Have Thlr-
teen New Warships, All of
the Big Gun Type.

Berlin. In view of the assertions
made In the British house of commons
that Germany in the spring Of 1879
would have seventeen warships, all OF
them of the blg-gun type. the nav:
department authorizes the statement
that In the autumn of 1912 Germany
will have thirteen such vessels. THESE
will be the battleships Naussau anG
Westfalen. which will be ready foi
sea in the autumn of 1909; the bat
tleships Rheinland and Posen and the
cruiser Won der Tam, which will be
ready for sea in the spring of 1910
three battleships to replace the Oh
denberg, Siegfried and Beowulf, and
cruiser to replace the armored
cruiser C." which will be ready in
the summer or autumn of 1911, and
three battleships to replace the Firth
of, Hildebrand and Heimgahl, and a
vessel to replace the cruiser III,
which will be ready for sea in the
autumn of 1912.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Finance Committee at Work.

Washington.-Th senate commit
tee on finance will hold sessions daily
henceforth, A variety of expert work,
which will be necessary for a con-
sideration of the tariff schedules. win
begin at once. The effect of some of
,he countervailing provisions of the
house bin upon the export trade of
this country will be considered. The
vacancies are to be filled by the ap.
pointment of Senators Lodge. Flint,
Smoot and Cullom, and all the Re.
publican members will probably meet
next Monday
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
HOUSE PASSES CENSUS BILL.
Re-Enscts Measure Vetoed by Presi.
dent Roosevelt.

Washipgton.-Th census bill in Is,
amended form was passed by the
house Thursday after a lively attack
on the rules by Representative De
Almond of Missouri The bin was
passed at the late session. but was
vetoed by President Roosevelt he.
cause Of his objections to the provis-
ion taking from the civil service com.
mission the power of appointing the
clerks.
Mr. DeArmond objected to a consd-
GRAFTON of the bill unless in commit,
tee of the whole, when a short recess
was taken and a rule reported and
adopted making it in order to con
slider the bill In the house itself.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
BANDITS MAKE FUTILE
ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK
Band OF Robbers Who Would Emulate
the Deeds Of the James Younger
Gang Get a Setback.

Bald Knob, While seven OF
their number rode about the streets
discEarging their weapons and bold.
ing the populace in terror, others of
band OF robbers worked for more
than an hour on Friday in an unsuc.
cessful effort TO dynamite their way
into the vault of the Bank of Bald
Knob, abandoning their task after fir
ing nearly a score of blasts, which
demolished the outer door of the
safe. but failed to force the inner
doors. One citizen was wounded in
the parting fusilade of the band as
they rode away
The first explosion aroused the cit
liens, who emerged from their houses
and were greeted by the bullets of the
outposts. They quickly ran to shell.
ter, while the robbers kept up an al.
most continuous fire, taking chance
shots at any one who came within
range. In the meanwhile those at
work In the bank building continued
to explode dynamite, but without sue.
cess other than to partially wreck the
building, as well as the adjoining
structure.
Before beginning operations the rob-
bers destroyed telephone communIca-
tion out of Bald Knob, but overlooked
a railroad telegraph wire. A mes
sage to Augusta, over this wire.
brought a posse of citizens from that
place, who Joined several other posses
hastily formed here. and Immediately
started In pursuit of the band.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Crushed Beneath llls Horse

Washington.-Lieu Semmes
Read, u. S. NJ. naval aide to Presi.
dent Taft, was probably fatally in.
iuied late Thursday while riding with
several other naval officers in Rock
Creek park. His horse stumbled and
fell upon him, crushing his left thigh
and injuring him internally. Lieute4
ant Read was riding just behind En-
sign Jonatha Dowell and DIR. Gray.
son, both o. hDm are attached to
the president yHtNt MayfioWeT,
when tie acclden cared. His
condition. Is critical.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

Elkins, w. Va-Joseph Brown. said
to have been an ex-convict. who shot
and seriously wounded Chief of Police
Scott White at Whitmer. near here,
was taken from jail by crowd OF
men and hanged upon a telegraph
pole. White, who is a son of Mayor
Washington White of Whitmer, re.
monstrated with Brown for using of,
fensive language. Brown drew a re-
volver and shot White. and then took
to the mountains. He was followed
by posse Of cii7ers, CAPTURED and
placed in Jail. White will propably
recover,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
PRESIDENTS WILL CONFER.
Central American Leaders Seek to Re
move Cause of Constant Quarrelinu.

move cause OF Constant QuarrelnQ.
City of Mexico.--It is now believed
a certainty that conference of the
five presidents of Central America,
republics will be held shortly. Wore
has reached here that President Cab
rera OF Guatemala, Davila of Hondu
ras and Zelaya of Nicaragua hav,
agreed to the proposed meeting. 1t Is
thought that President Figuero of Sal
vador and the president of Costa Res
Will also consent to the invitation
which was sent out by Senior Eche
verria, president of the Central Amer
lean branch of the bureau of Ameri
can republics, and the purpose of the
gathering Will be devising ways AM
means TO live up to the letter anC
spirit of the Washington peace pact
and thus remove all cause for inter
vention In Central American affairs or
the part Of either the United States
or Mexico.
me news of the acceptance of Els
trada Cabrera 81 Guatemala and hi
enemy, Jose Santos Zelaya of Nicara
qua, comes as an agreeable surprise
to the well wishers OF Central Amer
lea. 1t is considered likely that a re
quest will be sent to the American
state department as soon as Costa
RIGA and Salvador are heard from
asking that the conference be permit
ted to meet on board one of the
cruisers of the Pacific squadron
The harbor of Amapala has been
selected as the meeting place.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Making Japs Pay Poll Tax.

Oxnard, Cal.-Seriouc labor trouble
is threatened in the beet fields her,
over the situation created by the at
tempt TO collect county poll tax from
the 450 Japanese living in Oxnard ant
employed in the beet fields. This at
tempt, after they had paid the city
tax in this city, caused great resent
ment. The sheriff and deputy as
SCISSORS in many cases seized horses
and goods owned by the Japanese ant
later forced them to pay under N,
threat of selling their property. Ma ~
laps have left the county.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Bank Cashier Goes Wrong While Ir
toxicated

Comanche. ORla.-John Campbell
the fugitive cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, who left Monday night
with more than $4,000 of the bank S
money. returned $4,000 In letter
written in Denver, He said he was
intoxicated when he left and that he
had no intention of stealing. He re-
GREETED his action, he wrote, and
would return the balance of the
amount in short time The bank
officials have decided not to prosecute
Campbell and withdraw the reward
offered for his arrest.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
congressman Preparing for tho Fray.

Washington. - The Democratic
members of the ways and means com,
mittee met Friday and began consid.
GRAFTON of the Payne tariff bin and
prepared for the contest on the floor
of the house. Nothing of a definite
character was agreed TO- No restric.
ton has been placed upon the Repub'
lican members of the committee
which would prevent them from offer
ing amendments to the bill, although
the measure represents the views of
the majority of the Republicans on
the tariff framing committee.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Plan Fight for Restoration OF Duty on
Hides.

Washington ,-Republican represen.
taIives from intermountain states
have hopes of restoring the hide duty
in the house, and OF knocking out the
reciprocal arrangement with Canada
as to free trade in coal. They pro.
pose to band together and resist the
adoption Of the rule for the considera.
ton OF the tariff bill in the house I'M
I'll their demands are granted and II
the Democrats and Republican insur.
gents act with them they can ssiiy
defeat the rule
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Receivers Reason After Three Years.

Los AngeIes.-J. J. DriscOll, G6
years of age, who says that his for,
mer home was in Brockton, Mass,
and that he has been wandering for
three years with his mind a blank re.
garding his previous life. suddenly
came TO his senses while walking
along Spring street, in this city. On
account of his actions a policeman
accosted him and drew out his
strange story. Driscoll claims that
the last thing he remembers was Of
being in Brockton, and he believes
the time was 1906.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Naval Aide to President Taft VIII be
ParaIyzed for Life.

Washington-If Lieutenant Semmes
Reid. naval aid to President Taft,
who was injured on March IS by be-
ing crushed under horse, survives
he will be paralyzed for the rest of
his life. This, in effect, was the
statement made Friday by the ply
sicians at the naval hospital. Lieu
tenant Reid's back was broken in
two places and he was paralyzed
from the sixth rib down. There were
also indications of concussion of the
brain. The physicians believe he
has chance of living.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
AntI.eambIinq Bin for Nevada.

Carson City, Nev.-By a vote OF Al
TO g. the Nevada assembly has con
CURED in the amendments to the anti
gambling bill, proposed and adopted
by the senate. The new law is made
effective October l. 1910 Immediately
preceding state election. at which II
may be voted on through referendum
Bridge whist. poker and all bankins
games are prohibited under penalty
for misdemeanor, punishable In justice
court by six months in Jail or $500 fine
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
FEAR FREE TRADE
Residents Of Philippines Concerned
Over Loss of Revenues.

Manila. Officials of the insulai
government, members of the Philip
pine assembly and others in close
touch with the affairs of the Philip
pine government, are seriously con
cerned over the loss in revenues
which will result from the establish
ing OF reciprocal free trade between
the islands and the United States un
er the provisions of the Payne tar
III bill. 1t is feared that the deficit
for the first year due to the decrease
In customs revenues, will approx
mate 100000 pesos ($2,500 ,000), ant
that 1t will increase from year to yeai
with the growth of American imports
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-09

DIR. Warren Z. Anderson, local agent
for the state board of health, appear
ed before and made a strong plea to
the city board OF health at a meeting
of that body last night for an appro-
priation to help defray the expenses
of the tuberculosis exhibit which will
be opened in this city on Feb. IS, il
being the intention of the directors OF
the exhibit TO have the lecturers re-
main in Pensacola one month, during
which time a campaign of education
iR instructing the people of this city
and county and also those of West
Florida and Southern Alabama how
TO avoid contracting consumption, Will
be conducted.
The car and lecturers are sent out
under the direction of the National
Anti Tuberculosis Association, the eX-
pense Of the visit to Pensacola being
placed at from $3.50 TO $1,000
The board Will recommend to the
council that $500 be appropriated az
the city's donation to the exhibit.
DR.. Anderson said that a portion OF
The money necessary to bring Ihe ex-
hibit here would be spent in adver-
Using it throughout West Florida and
Southern Alabama. from which sec
tions large numbers of people are ex-
pected to attend the demonstrations.
IL is probable that the exhibition
VIII be held in the building on East
Garden street recently vacated by the
Rader Furniture COMPANY
According to statistics in possession
of DR.. Anderson, foTty-two deaths
from consumption occurred in Pensa-
cola last year, which he said was an
unusually small death rate from the
white plague. He said the number OF
deaths in Jacksonville last year was
Isl, this large rate. the doctor said,
being probably due TO the large num-
her of tourists suffering from the dis
ease who visit that city.
Statistics compiled by DR.. Anderson
from the records in the office of the
city clerk show that in 1907 forty
eiCht persons died of consumption in
this city. of which number So were
negroes and u whites.
Twenty negroes and seventeen
Wits died OF consumption in this
city in 1908, making a total of A.
Special days will be arranged for
the instruction OF cOlored people dur
ing the exhibit.
Appointments Confirmed.
The appointment OF Henry Film
GIN as 4 sanitary inspector was con-
firmed Fillingim has been detailed
by the city health officer as meat in
spector.
The report of the city health officer