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Evening star., 1909-06-13
WILD SHOT HITS STEAMER.
Fort Williams. Gun Practice Nearly
Causes a Disaster.


PORTLAND. Me-, June ia wild
shot from one Of the guns at Fort Will
liams struck the United States quarter
masters steamer Alfred w. Drew yes
terday during subcaliber practice at the
fort and, smashing through the wooden
sides and bulkheads Of the steamer. PEN
etrated one of the boiler plates, accord
ing to q report made public today. For
tunately none Of the tubes was broken
or else there would have been a disas-
trous explosion. that would have wrecked
the vessel and killed several people.
Besides the regular officers and crew
there were aboard at the time artery
men and observers from the fort watch
Ing the results Of the practice.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
WILL PROBE THOROUGHLY.
Secretary Wilson Will Have Harms
Charges Investigated at Once.

Secretary wilson Will lave HARMS
Charges Investigated at Once.
TRAER. Iowa, Juno 12-Secretary
James Wilson, who has been spending a
few days with his son on a farm near
hero, drove to town today and when
asked with regard to the Harms meat
inspection matter in East St Louis he
stated:
"I have Just read Of the affair and can
only say that shall be amazed IL any
thing Of the kind exists as described II
there Is such a condition as Harms pre-
tends. It has never been reported to me
by the superintendent. The charges will
be Investigated at once and probed to the
bottom am entirely ignorant of the
situation 50 Tar as the Harms incident
Is concerned expect to return to
Washington Tuesday,"
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Ready to Negotiate Revised Treaty.
ST PETERSBURG. June 1.-THE for
eign ofice has notified the embassy Of its
readiness to negotiate a revision of the
treaty of 1892 between America and Rus
STA, relating to commerce, navigation,
etc.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Talked Suicide; Tried It!

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOwN. Md. June 12.-Simon
o. Swanger. who seemed to fiind pleasure
in the discussion Of the subject Of suicide,
today took his life by hanging himself
to a bedpost In his home. near Roxbury.
1t Is said he had on two previous oc-
casions attempted suicide. Swanger was
about thirty years old and is survived by
his wife and two children.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Chicken Thief Goes to Pen for Life.
SYRACUSE, N. T.. Juno 12-Charles
Chaffee, convicted Of stealing chickens.
was today sentenced to Auburn state
prison for life. The judge had no dts
cretion, as Chaffee had been convicted
five times Of burglary.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Charles H. Pangle Dead.
cisl Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, June 12-Eollow.
ing a surgical operation for appendicitis
Charles H Pangle. chief engineer at the
plant OF the Cumberland Valley Spoke
and Bending Company. died at the hos
pital here today. aged forty years. He
was operated upon last Tuesday.
Mr. Pangle was native of Front
Royal Va His widow and one son sur
vive.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
The Abruzzi Still Smittene

The AbrUzZ1 StiII SmittenF
Special Cabsesram 70 The Star.
ROME Juno 12.-The Duke and Duchess
Of Guise arc passengers, travelling under
tho strictest incognito. on the steamer
Berlin. bound for New York. where. It is
reported. they arc likely to meet Miss
Katherine Elkins and give her a message
Indirectly sent by the Duke Of the
Abruzzi
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Princess Irene and Batavia
Hasten to Help SIavonia.
PASSENGERS ALL RESCUED
Wrecked Ships Boats Ready to
Carry All Hands to Shore.
CREW HAS ABANDONED HER
Mediterranean Liner Will Be a Total
Loss = Salvage Impossible.
Nasty Sea Running.

PONA DELGADA. Azores, June 12.-
The rescue of the passengers and crew of
the Cunard line steamer Slavonia. totally
wrecked off the Island of Flores. while
bound from New York for Mediterranean n
ports was another great triumph for
wireless telegraph.
The operator in charge of the wireless
apparatus on the steamer Princess Irene.
which assisted in the work of rescue.
telegraphs that at noon Thursday he re-
ceived the call &c. q. D." the wireless
signal of distress. when the Princess
Irene was $50 miles distant from the
place where the Slavonia had stranded.
The place of the wreck was designated
by the wireless operator on the Slavonia
after he had received the Princess Irene :
answer to his call tor help. The steame'
Batavia also received the call at the same
time. Both vessels hastened to the res
crra
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Tariff Bill May Be Passed Be-
fore End of Week.
FEW SCHEDULES PENDING
Income Tax Amendments Promise
Fierce Battle.
PROVISION FOR COMMISSION
Criticised by Democrats-Adjourn-
ment Perhaps by July Is If All
Goes Smoothly.

The Senate is on the home stretch IN
the consideration of the tariff bill.
Beginning tomorrow morning at 1890
O'Clock it will pick up the ragged ends
and endeavor to get to the final vote by
the end of the week. When Senator
Aldrich moved to adjourn at few min
utes past o'clock yesterday all the
bill that was before the Senate. except
the income tax amendment and the ad-
ministration features, had been passed
upon
This week the committee will report
Its recommendations upon structural
steel, boracic acid, barytes sulphate of
ammonia, hides. plate and common window
glass, coal, oil. lumber. wood pulp and
print paper 1t is not expected there will
be a prolonged fight any of these
paragraphs, although, of course, just
what will happen depends on the
future.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Steerage in a Panic.

There was great excitement among the
passengers. The officers had much diff
ficulty in restraining them, especially the
Italians in the steerage. although they
were at no time in any danger.
The shore was two miles distanct from
the place were the accident occurred. The
Slavonia's boats were made ready to
transfer the passengers If the steamer
showed any signs of breaking up.
AS she held well together the passengers
became calmer. They waited anxiously
for a response to the wireless call for
help which was being continually sent by
the Slavonia's operator.
Replies were received from the Princess
Irene and the Batavia shortly after noon
Thursday. but it was twenty-four hours
after the Slavonia stranded before help
reached her.
1t was the wireless news that help was
approaching that induced the Slavonia's
captain to keep the passengers aboard.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Passengers ALI Transferred.

They reached the Slavonia late at night
and found her on the rocks two miles
south of Flores. Arrangements were at
once made for the transfer of the pas
sengers on the wrecked steamer. This
work occupied the rest of the night. and
was accomplished without single acci-
dent to either the rescuers or the rescued.
The Slavonia's passengers were appar-
entity mighty glad to abandon her. She
was lying in bad position, and a nasty
sea was running.
The next morning the Princess Irene
left the scene of the wreck tor Gibraltar.
AT that time the Slavonia was full of
water up to her matches.
1t was impossible for the crew to re-
main longer by the ship. Orders were
given for them to leave her. They went
ashore in their own boats at 10 O'Clock
Friday morning.
The Slavonia Is total loss. Salvage Is
impossible.
The Slavonia went ashore late Wednes-
day night. She was proceeding at her
usual speed when she struck a sunken
rock. which ds said not to be marked on
the charts.
An immense hole was ripped in her bot
tom. through which the sea rushed In
huge volumes. She almost Immediately
filled. but was prevented from sinking by
the fact that her hull was resting on the
rock.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
WEATHER.

Unsettled weather: showers
Sunday afternoon or night.
Monday, showers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
About the Big
Mines of TOnOpah

ore in sight. In the slopes back of
this drift the vein has been opened
up for 200 feet and shows the vein to
be between one and two feet in width
and a fair grade of milling ore with
streaks of high grade.
On the 1000 level the south vein
in the west drift is now in 296 feet
and shows three feet of low grade
ore. The west drift ON the Occidental
ledge is out seventy-five feet and
shows about two feet of low grade
quartz with punches of high grade,
The quartz is Of an amethyst color
and is somewhat crystalized in form.
The east crosscut from A vein is in
S02 feet and has advanced thirty-siS
feet during the week. The face OF
the drift still shows stringers OF
quartz in the porphyry formation.
Raise No. l on the 100 level is
up seventy feet. All the ore taker
from this ledge, which is about eight
feet wide, is sen to the mill.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
HDWAY

The work of following up the
stringers in the southern portion of
the Midway ground is progressing
rapidly and new strikes of good i'm
portance are liable to be made any
day. There is a large section of
ground in this territory that has
never been explored and the pros
poets for new finds are excellent.
On the 200 level good punches OF
ore have been encountered in the
south erosscut and the work of driv-
ing the drift ahead is being pushed
There has been two crosscuts driven
across the vein matter and the width
between the hanging and foot walls
is about eighteen feet. A number of
stringers were cut in these crosscuts
that showed good values.
On the 300 400, 500 and 600,foot
levels there is considerable prospect
work being done and a number Of the
workings have good values in sight,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
n

The drift that was started some
weeks ago on the 35-foot level is
now nearly completed. 1t is in a dis
lance of 100 feet. This drift will be
used to handle the huge dump of mill
ore of which there is 10000 tons, and
when the mill is built 1t will greatly
facilitate the matter of handling the
ore. A stope will be started and the
ore will be carried again to the sur
face and sent directly to the mill.
The building of the mill is now al
most assured and 1t is believed that
orders will be sen out from New
York before long ordering the work
OF construction to start.
On the 400 level work was started
yesterday to develop the south vein.
which has every indication Of eventu.
ally proving to be a valuable ore body
The south c%rosscut from the west end
of the mine is now m $40 feet and IS
in lode porphyry and has exposed
many s%tringers of quartz. The indi.
cations here are very favorable foI
the encountering of ore.
The west drift from the main north
crosscut on the no level has drifted
on a large body of quartz which was
recently encountered on the north
and south fault and they will now
crosscut to the north to pick up tn.
vein on the other side of the fault
The crosscut is in about sixty-fvc
feet.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
Con. Red Top
Gets Rich Ore

Eight inches OF ore which gives an
average of assay values of s2344 per
ton. This is what has been opened
in the Consolidated Red Top lease at
the north end Of the Red Top claim
at Goldfield. Last Saturday evening
Superintendent Lawry took a num-
Der of samples which have been as
sayed with the result mentioned. and
the vein has been opened up at the
225-foot level, where the high-grade
shoot was encountered, until the
whole face of the drift is now in ore
of excellent grade.
Until the value Of the ore and
character of the vein we're determin-
ed the management maintained sill
ence regarding the strike, but the ore
shoot has now been opened mp suf-
fieiently to establish the fact beyond
a doubt that one of the richest as
well as largest deposits of exceeding
ly rich ore ever discovered I'M the
Goldfeld district has been opened
up.
This is by far the most valuable
find in this lease, which Is classed
among the bonanzas of the camp, and
which has already produced a for
tune in rich ore. -Four sacks of the
rich stuff was brought in to the as
sayer on Saturday and an average
of the test gave $2344 per ton in
gold. This afternoon Superintendent
Lawry telephoned from the mine to
Mr.. Robertson of the firm of John
Donnellan and company. operators
of the lease, that the vein is opened
up in splendid shape and the ore
shoot is assuming most satisfactory
proportions. Lawry also phoned in
an order for 100 sacks and will be-
gin at once sacking the rock, which
looks as If It were about one-half
rusty gold.
At the point where this discovery
was made there is virgin gronhd
both above and below and the find
gives promise OF a heavy yield Of
high class ore. The ore shoot was
entered on the 225-foot level and
about 100 feet east of the drift
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
Rich Strike
at RdWhide

RAWHIDE, Dec. 31.-A rich
strike was made this morning in the
shaft of the Grutt Balloon Hill Min
ing company, which is operating on
Balloon hill. The extent of the ledge
has not as yet been determined as
the ore body was broken into by the
shots OF last nights shift. Samples
that were taken from the first bucket
that was hoisted to the surface show
free gold in large quantities. The
foeR is of a sulphide character and
also carries a large percentage of
silver. The shaft was sunk on a well
defined ledge and on the 12O-foot
level where a crosscut was started
In. and at a point fifty feet from the
shaft, the strike was made. The
ledge is believed to be one of the
finest and richest that has been en-
cpuntered in this camp.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
BELMONT.

During the past week the work in
the Belmont has progressed 134 feet.
The new ledge which was encounter
ed on the 1856 No. 2 level has made
no change and still retains its values.
The work of sinking in the winze on
this level will be started again and
continued until the 100 level is
reached.
The south vein of the west drift on
the 900 level has progressed twelve
feet and is now in 296 feet. The face
shows two feet of fair grade ore. The
slopes on this vein arc taking out the
usual amount Of high grade milling
ore. They have been opened up for a
distance of $50 feet and show the
ledge to be about three feet in width.
Work has been resumed in the west
drift on the Nevada vein and there is
about twelve inches of good milling
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
NIIZPAH.

The total amount of work done in
the last week in the Mizpah and Sill
yer Top mines amounted to 474k
feet. OF this 1921 was done, in the
Silver Top and the balance, 292 feet,
in the Mizpah. The diamond drill
only %traversed sixteen feet owing to
caving. This work will be somewhat
retarded. as about 200 feet will have
to be cased before the drill can be
operted again. The prospect drift on
the 1900 level is in lao feet. and is
still in the same formation.
In the westerly working Of the
240 level of the Silver Top The mill
ing ore is still being taken ott. Drift
ing is being continued.
Ore of a good milling quality is
still being taken from the east work
ings of the fifth level, along the Miz-
pah fault.
West of the 600 work is being done
towards the Red Plume shaft. They
are now about 200 feet southeast OF
the shaft and they continue to hold
the same course the drift will pass
about 200 feet south of the Red
Plume workings. This is the farthest
west that ore has been developed on
the Mizpah ledge and they now have
four feet of a good milling grade.
The ledge on the 500 level of the
Red Plume has made no change and
a raise has been started on the ledge
and is 0 up fifteen feet. A con.
nection will be made with the Tono.
pah Extension property from this
level. The scene of this ledge is
about 1000 feet from the shaft ant
the air is not of the best. A drift
will have to be driven about eighty
feet before the connection can be
made.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
MACNAMARA.

Owing to the shortness of the week
the shipments from the MacNamara
have not been so great as heretofore.
and but five ears OF ore. 270 tons.
were tent to the Montana mill for
treatment. This ore was extracted
from the west drift and stope on the
100 level, from stope No. 2 on the
275 level, from the stope above the
500 level at a point 700 feet west of
the shaft, from the crosscut on the
275 level between slopes No. / and 2,
together with the upraise west of No.
2 stope, also contributing to a slight
extent.
The crosscut on the 275 is getting
into high grade ore and shows al
present eighteen inches of very high
grade ore with heavy sulphides that
will go several hundred dollars per
ton.
development work is being prose-
cuted in two places on the 275 level.
on the west of the 200 level and ais
on the west of the 900 level. An in
termediate drift was started this
week from a point in the so-called
Apex raise No. 1 fifty feet south of
the shaft and twenty feet above the
300 level. This raise has encounter
ed a five-foot vein and the drift is be.
ing started with the expectation of
reaching good ore.
A great deal of development work
is now under way and this will ulti-
mately add to the output of the mine.
The property has never looked better
than at the present and with the ex.
tensive development work under way
there should be something doing be.
fore long.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
Good Reports
from Gold Reef

Reports of new strikes continue to
come in from the Gold Reef district,
the latest reported being on the
Lone Star claim, which is being
worked by j. r. Carroll. While do
ing location work he struck a three
foot seam of quartz at a depth of
four feet, the rock showing free gold.
No assays have been made as yet,
but the rock has the values all right,
and the finder will at once begin
work to ascertain the size and extent
of the ledge. The claim is a fraction
adjoining the claim upon which some
Goldfield interests have a lease and
upon which work has already com
menced. The leasers are preparing
to install a power hoist on their
property.
The shaft on the Toggery lease,
worked by the Grimes brothers, is
now down 12S feet, and still in the
rich quartz which they have been fol-
lowing for some time. The work be-
Ing done now is mainly exploration
In nature, but by the latter part of
the month the operators of the Tog-
gerry will begin stopping and will then
make arrangements with some of the
reduction works to handle their ore.
They have a good many tons of rock
already sacked. A number of people
are after leases in the district, and a
party OF eastern men will 500 be
here to look owe the ground, and ar
range to place a hosting plant and
other equipment on some claims they
have taken over.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
Labor Men are
After Legislation

Legislation important To oroo
labor of Nevada will be enactad
the session of the state leg,sla.u~
this coming session if Acting Cow
nor Dickerson's recommendations a.
framed into laws.
J.. w. Brooks, president of tho
Goldfeld Trades council, has return
ed from Carson City, where he and
other representatives of organized
labor conferred with the governor on
matters affecting unionism. Every
district of consequence in the state
was represented at the conference
Governor Dickerson wished to obtain
the views of the laboring men re-
gard needed legislation. The execu-
tive made no promises. He simnlv
absorbed the ideas advanced at the
conference. But it is certain that he
will recommend that laws for the
welfare of organized labor in this
state be passed at the coming SEES.
sion.
The conference was entirely free
from partisan politics, 1t is stated
The acting governor wished to learn
the wishes of the laboring host, and
stated that neither Republicanism Or
Democracy would influence him In
his decision as to what measure he
would recommend to the assembly.
The employers liability act is one
desired by the unions of this state
Claims resulting from a death or
disability are to be paid by the EN-.
ployer OF the victim.
Labor also wants passed a labor
lien law whereby the claims of work.
men shall constitute a first lien upon
a building constructed. The work.
men also wan to be relieved from
paying the cost of collecting the
claims.
The union men at the conference
expressed themselves strongly
against the contract labor system by
the importation of aliens.
The governor was frankly told that
organized labor of the state wants
the initiative and referendum, and
the recall. based upon the law now
in effect in Oregon.
Free textbooks. to be furnished by
the state. and technical and night
schools are also desired. The con
ference is in favor of a law against
child labor, the object being to make
Illegal the employment of any child
under sixteen years.
Miners in gypsum camps are said
10 work ten hours. and organized la
Dor wants that shift reduced to
eight hours. on account of the dust,
II was also made plain to the gov
ernor that the miners of the state
are opposed to the use OF powder
over six months old. Powder has q
tendency to crystalline after siS
months, and becomes highly danger.
u The wrapper in each case
should give the date Of manufacture
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-09
Trying TO Gust
Receiver WiIdeS

The Carson News of Tuesday SAYS:
A notice of appeal from Judge Lam
CAMS decision appointing a receiver
for the State Bank and Trust COM
pany was filed today for certain of
the directors. An undertaking was
furnished and the transcript on ap-
peal was Immediately filed with the
clerk OF the supreme court. Under
the law a years time is permitted for
an appeal from final judgment and
the supreme court will be asked to
determine whether Judge Langan
had jurisdiction to appoint a receiver
at the instance and request Of the
attorney general under the act pro-
viding for the state bank commits
sioners 70 take the initiative in pro-
ceedings of this character. A direc-
tor who has failed to join in this APP
peal is Wills Brougher. His attorney.
Samuel Platt of this city, declined to
join with the other attorneys in the
appeal. He was asked to give HIS
reasons, which appear as a statement
in another part of this article. II is
believed that the appeal was inspired