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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03
FACES ANOTHER
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ton for the franchise. was not pres
ent as he had wired ne would be.
\ communication from NJ. j.
Brown, who vas fined BY Judge
Bragg for peddling without a license
asked that his fine OF s25 be returned
as h. was not acquainted with the
laws The council decided to take
the matter up and went on record
as not favoring any official action in
conflict with the judicial end of the
city government.
General Manager Cannon of the
Nevada Northern asked 10 have the
matter OF the Clark street grade con-
sidered by the council. According
10 Mr. Cannon. II the grade is further
lowered on Clark street the water will
run along the railroad tracks. The
Nevada Northern engineer and the
city engineer will take the matter
up. Mr.. Cannon said he vas willing
to do anything to conform to the
city's wishes but did not want 10 be
left in the ditch. as he would be If
the grade on Clark street was such
as 10 allow the water 10 run down
the railroad tracks.
The matter of the per cent fee
for the city engineer was taken up.
Mr.. Witcher favored having the city
engineer assign the same to the city
the city 10 pay for the help necessary
for the proper surveying and inspect
ing of the side walk and sewer
system, City Engineer Colwell in
formed the board that he would be
satisfied with that arrangement. Coun-
Gilman Witeher said he favored pay
ing the city engineer a good salary
during the construction period.
Rev G. {. Hunting. n. 4. Comins
and ". A. Leonard. the committee
appointed ~ the last council 10 look
into the matter OF the new cemetery
site. made their report. Mr.. Hunting
also read a statement from the Ely
Securities Co. in reference TO the
same matter. The company agree
10 give the city 20 acres of ground
for cemetery purposes. The mem-
bers spoke highly of the proposed
cemetery site and figured that with
the expenditure OF 5000 the
grounds could be placed in shape for
burial purposes. General Manager
Smith of the Securities Co. was in
favor of prohibiting further burials
In the old cemetery. should the city
take over the site which he offers.
Whether or not the city treasurer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

Tolstoy totally misunderstood
Bryan's platform, says Mr.. Roosevelt
in the Outlook. thus showing the Re-
publican platform was not the only
one in that class. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03
CHICAGO MEN COMING WEST.

CHICAGO. June z.-Forty MEM
bers OF the Chicago Association OF
Commerce are on a special for
three weeks tour Of the northwest
with Seattle and the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacifie exposition as the object
i've point From 81. Paul the special
will go over the .ortheTn Pacific,
striking Fargo May 81; Bismark
June ] +: Billings. June :. Butte and
Helena, June and Spokane June
4: Seattle will be reached June s..
and the trade missionaries will spend
three days In that part OF the conn
try.
The return trip which will be
made through Portland. will be
made over the Union Pacific. strik-
ing Boise. June p; Salt Lake City
and Ogden June b. Cheyenne,
June IA. Denver. June -, and Om-
aha, June 16.
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TRADES FORWARD MOVEMENT

There is large significance in the
figures of the disbursements for in
terest and dividends which at the
beginning OF June are being paid in
New York. The payments from these
Two sources booked for this week al
the countries financial center viii
amount 70 81 .o00.0 as against
SO. 600. 900 ar the same date in 1907
As business sefbacks dated from the
middle OF October. 1907. the COM
DarisOn made here IS with The days
two years ago when the trade was
al its high tide OF activity. More
ever. the gains are almost wholly in
the industrial and miscellaneous
activities Only a slight increase Is
made in the railroads In the rail-
roads as well as in the industrial cor
porations there is a large increase
over June, 1908, during the acute
stage of the furry. but our present
comparison is with the boom period.
As the railroads as well as the other
corporations are making strides for
ward now, there is reasonable as
surance that the gains for June. 1910.
will be larger than those indicat-
ed by the figures here cited.
So far as can now be discerned
there Is nothing in the near future
10 check the business advance. From
labor troubles the country is COM
Daratiyely free. There is strike
Of workers on the lake steamers.
bur it has no material effect on
traffic. The freight movement on
the lakes is largely in excess of that
of a year ago. and is well up to the
figures of 1907 at this time. before
the financial scare was thought of.
A few strikes are in progress in New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago, bur
they have no appreciate effect on
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WOOD YARD

Dillon's Wood Yard in front OF
Spokane house. or phone AK, Palace
saloon. Blocks or split, So cord. 4
IT. wood Sc.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

There are lot OF people who will
be surprised 10 learn that lemons
have not been on the free list.-The
Gommoner.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

Are the Philippines an asset or a
liability Memphis Commercial APP
peal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

The life OF an Oklahoma official
seems TO be a very busy one. When
he is not filing charges against some
body he is In court DEFENDING him
self against an Indictment
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

Whatever other criticisms may be-
made OF that tariff game in Wash
ington nobody can find any fault
With the admirable team work Of
Senator Aldrich
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

Two new battleships year is the
fixed plan of the Navy Department.
The country that expects 70 blow I'm
Gle Sam out Of the water will have
to do it early.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

Prosperity IS always welcome. but
Of the train robbing business.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-03

According 10 Senator Culberson.
the Republican tariff robs the home
consumer. This is where he differs
from the dozen and half other
Democratic senators who are in the
coalition with Mr. Aldrich.
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HELP WANTED.

Agents-$20 week. plus com
mission. for securing subscribers TO
our correspondence course In New
Thought. Agreeable, permanent
work. Address Dept. A 10. THE
SCHOOL OF TRUTH. Lafayette, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14
they're DOING WELL.
Kansas Spending More for Improve
ments Than for Many Years.

The cities and towns of Kansas have
least they have carried out prosperity
to such d marked degree that during
the last year they have issued more
than $o000.000 i'll bonds for new i'm
prcvenents besides the refunding of
over s2,000.000 in old debts.
The total offerings to state school
fund commissioners this year amount
ed to 1896, ,16S-and there are still Is
more days in the year Last year dur
ing the whole year both new bonds and
refunding bonds only amounted to 3d.
470,349 and the year before Q907) it was
$2,9S1,026. In other words the offerings
this year were million and a half
more than they were the last two years
combined
Cities seem to be the greatest plum
gers This year they have issued ST.,
443,114 in improvement bonds for the
construction Of sewers and pavements
They have also issued 2,674, 400 in bonds
to purchase or build public utilities,
such as waterworks and electric light
plants. Tbirty-seven water or light
plants have become city property.
Aside from this. Kansas City issued
$4,000 in park bonds; Paola, $4,000 city
hall bonds: Wichita. s150,000 city hall
bonds; Columbus $4,000 park bonds;
Independence, $4,000 public building
bonds, and Parker, $1,000 city hall
bonds. This total of $2674400 in new
bonds were issued by the various cit
les in the face of the fact that they
eating 81, ,29O. .696, which they had TO re-
fund
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HER COOK WAS CRAZY.
st. Joe Society Woman Drinks Strych-
nine in Her Coffee.

ST. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Ella
Hartman, the cook who is detained by
the police pending investigation of an
attempt to poison Mrs. Robert E.
Hastings, wealthy st. Joseph society
woman, was said by physicians today
to be insane.
Strychnine was placed in Mrs. Hast
ings's coffee and the cook was ar
rested.
Mrs. Hartman, it is said, formerly
was an inmate of the Kansas asylum
for the insane.
Mrs. Hartman was admitted to the
Topeka state asylum in November,
1895, from Nemaha county. She was
suffering from acute paranoia and had
delusions. She was married and had
one child. She was paroled from the
institution IN July, 1896, and went
home with her husband. She was
ary. 1897, and has not been heard
from since at the hospital.
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a recent visit of the private secretary
purpose of getting permission of the
Costa Rican government for Zelaya
to pass through that country if it be-
came necessary for him to leave
Nicaragua.
Demands Unconditional Surrender.
BIuefieIds, Dec. 14.--Genera1 Vas
quez has concentrated his troops in
the hills overlooking the Mico river
few miles from Rama
Vasquez's right is threatened by
General Luis Mena, who has taken up
a position nine miles south on the
Rama river. On the other flank of
the government army is Governor
Fernas Diaz whose troops occupy a
strong position on the Siguia river.
AS the Mico river flows between the
Rama and the Siguia rivers Vasquez
is hemmed in on either side.
Estrada plans simultaneous move
ments by Diaz and Mena, cutting off
the retreat Of the enemy to the north
or south, while General Chamorra de-
livers a front attack from the east.
The plan is complete and the in
auguration of the campaign awaits
only the arrival of artillery and
additional ammunition, which are ex-
pected daily by steamer.
General Vasquez apparently recog-
nizes the advantage of the insurgents,
as he continues to send messengers to
the rebel camps seeking COM
promise. These messengers in
variably are turned back with the
statement that General Chamorra
will consider nothing save suncon-
ditional surrender.
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LEAVE IN A PANIC.
Occupants of Burning Building Get Out
by Ladders and Fire Escapes.

Kansas City, NO, Dec. 14.-Two wo-
men and three men were carried down
ladders from the sixth floor of the
Kemper building in the heart Of the
business district when fire in the base
ment last night filed the building with
suffocating smoke, cutting off escape by
the stairways and elevators. More
than so tenants descended in panic to
the street on the fire escapes.
Smoke was pouring from every win
dow of the seven story building when
the firemen discovered Minnie E. Cava-
naugh and Frances Land, stenog-
raphers, leaning from an areaway on
the sixth. floor. Behind the women
stood Victor Speas. manager of a vine
gar company. and two bookkeepers.
Their escape was cut off by the smoke
filled Railways and they spent many
anxious minutes before the firemen
could place scaling ladders from ad-
joining buildings and carry them to
safety.
The fire was confined to the basement
and the damage will not exceed Sic, 1000
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BLOWS UP.
Fire Cistern Explodes With
Frightful Results.
Frank Snyder, Street Commits
siOner, Expected to Die.
OTHERS BADLY HURT.
G. E. FensOn Also Supposed to
Be Fatally Injured.
Firemen f. L. Robinson and Two
Others Painfully Burned.
HAD NO WARNING.
Men Caught Like Rats in Seeth-
ing CaldrOn.
G. E. FensOn Also Supposed to
Be Fatally Injured.
Firemen f. l.. Robinson and Two
Others Painfully Burned.
HAD NO WARNING.
Men Caught Like Rats in Seeth-
ing CaldrOn.
Disfigured and Suffering Climb
ed Through Flames to Air.

Two men will probably die and four
suit of an explosion in the fire cistern
on West Seventh street, opposite the
alley running north and south be-
tween Kansas avenue and Jackson
streets, at a:15 o'clock this morning.
The probably fatally injured are:
1855 Clay street.
c. E. Fensen, iaborer, Shorey.
The others, who are all seriously and
some of them critically injured, are:
Charles Winburn, laborer, 327 Lo-
Gust street.
A T. Potts, laborer, 1925 Harrison
street.
Jake Dice, Iaborer, 521 Lane street
E. L. Robinson, fireman, 1857 Clay
street
Two men declare that Street Com
missioner Snyder caused the explosion
when he struck match to light his
cigar. One Of them is Fireman
Robinson and the other is c. E. Fen
son, who is thought to be fatally in
jured. Other men say they do not
know what caused the explosion save
that they thought pick must have
which the c1Stern was filled.
The cistern filled with flame and the
force of the explosion drove the gas
at the top of the cistern out into the
street. A fame shot UP to a height of
several feet and it is likely that this
fact saved he lives of the men as
had the gas remained in the cistern
and burned it is doubtful if any Of
them would have escaped.
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GO BACK TO WORK.
Members of Strikers Grievance COM
mittee Surrender.

st. Paul, Dec 14.-Between 20 and 80
switchmen and trainmen who went out
on account of the switchmen's strike,
returned to work today. Some were
members of the strikers grievance
committee. The announcement that a
meeting of the railway department of
the American Federation of Labor
called by President Gompers, will be
held in st. Paul Saturday, to take such
action as is necessary in view of the
switchmen's strike, was confirmed by
Vice President Harshberger. AS sup
porting their statements that the strike
is broken, the railroads have begun to
publish large display advertisements in
the local papers, comparing the busi-
ness done now and last year at this
time.
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Stanley Robson Holds the Bal.
ance of Power.
Can Elect Either Heydler or
Jno. M. Ward.
HE REFUSES TO TALK.
Hinted That Result May Be q
Compromise.
Ban JOhns0n's Attitude Causing
Much Discussion.

New Yorh, Dec. 14.-Stanley Robi-
son, owner of the st. Louis league club.
today held the balance of power which
probably will determine the outcome
of the contest between John NJ. Ward
and John Heydler for the presidency
of the National league.
A sharp fight was promised at the
meeting of the National league mag
mates late today and Robson was the
center of d-e by both factions in an
endeavor to swing him into line. He
would give no inkling of what he
would do.
Five votes are necessary for an elec-
ton and Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
Chicago are campaigning for Ward,
while Cincinnati Pittsburg and Bos-
ton have lined up for Heydler, with
Ban johnson, president of the Ameri-
can league as the member of the ma
tional commission fighting openly
against Ward.
The reverberations of President
Johnson's heavy broadside yesterday
against Ward and Murphy still re-
echoed today in the Waldorf-Astoria
where the National league magnates
ment, and not few leaders suggested
that if Wards election meant Il split
with the American league then com
promise president would have to be
elected. The national commission met
this morning and the National league
directors convened later. The mag
mates of both leagues were scheduled
to go in session this afternoon.
Managers and players mingled be-
fore the meeting and numerous trades
were discussed. Catcher Lou Cri-
ger of the st. Louis Americans prob
ably will come to the New York
Americans in exchange for either
Third Basernan Austin or Pitcher Jack
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NO TUMOR is. FOUND.
King leopold Undergpes a Surgical
Operation.

Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold was
operated upon successfully today. The
surgeons found no trace of a tumor,
the presence of which in the intestines
had been feared. His majesty's trou-
BILE was due to a simple obstruction.
The king IS resting quietly.
At o'clock this afternoon the physi-
clans issued this bulletin:
THE kings condition is very good as
the result of the operation
The physicians are more hopeful of
the ultimate recovery of the royal pa
tient.
The resort to surgery was had only
as last chance in which the medical
men had not been optimistic. Their
unexpected success gave new hope.
The operation was performed by DR..
Thirar. assisted by Drs Steinen and
DePage and three others. 1t came in
the nick of time. as the patients alb
domen was swollen SO that the only
alternative of Immediate relief was
death. Improvement in the kings con-
dftion followed at once, but whether
he has the vitality to resist the after
effects Of the surgery is a question re-
garding which the physicians will not
hazard an opinion.
Leopold was under the effects of
chloroform for 40 minutes. Later he
asked the surgeons for the details of
the operation. They told him an in
cision had been made and an accumu-
lation removed from the intestines.
Happily they had discovered neither a
tumor nor an abscass. At the word an
expression of joy lighted the features
of the aged monarch who feebly but
with eagerness questioned:
Then there is hope for my 1ife?"
Yes, your majesty responded DR..
Thirar. there is hope, but the greatest
care must be exercised
The gravest danger now is the posi-
bility of fever developing
Special editions of the newspapers
announced the result of the operation.
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According to DR.. D. T. Nicoll every
one of the injured men. save Robinson.
swallowed the flames. All are in a seri-
Gus condition But it is believed that
all will recover except the two men
named in the fatally injured list above.
Fireman Robinson was the first of
the injured men to reach the street. He
fay in the water, face downward and
held his breath until the flames were
out. Then he ran up the ladder, his
hands, arms and portions of his face
still burning. and the flames eating the
clothes off his back. He ran unassist-
ed, to the Stansfield drug store. where
he was given narcotic to relieve his
pain, and then hurried across the street
to the Office of DIR. L. NJ. Powell in the
Central National Bank building.
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UNDER THE COLORADO.
Largest Siphon I'm the World Has
Been Constructed.

Los Angeles. Dec. 14.-With a COM
pletion of a siphon IA feet in diameter
under the Colorado river at Yuma,
the United States Reclamation service
will have accomplished feat unique
in American engineering. The siphon
will carry water diverted from Yuma
dam, IA miles away, under the Colo
rado river. 10 irrigate $1,000 acres in
the Yuma valley. Two shafts each
one hundred feet deep will be sunk
and connected under the river by a
drift tunnel. The top of the tunnel
will be 25 feet below the lowest
known bed of the Colorado river, and
the tunnel itself will be 1000 feet
long
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MINES WILL RESUME.
Rain Comes to the Relief of Western
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-Swept by a
wind and rain storm which did damage
amounting to thousands of dollars, the
coal regions of western Pennsylvania
have been reliexeds6f q sdrouth which
last six months. The damage done by
the high wind and driving rain was
lost sight of in comparison to the
great benefit wrought by the unusual
downpour. During the last so days
thousands of miners have been entirely
idle or working on less than half time
because of rehe- lack. of water at the
collieries.- The mines will now re-
sumo. -
Reports from the mining regions
state that the rain was from two to
three inches and. streams. which were
practically 1ry are now full to their
banks. -, T..
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1T MAKES HIM LAUGH.
Uncle Joe Ridicuiles Report That He
Intends to Retire.

Washington, Dec. 14.-s'Laugh and the
world laughs with you. I'm laughing;
I am not weeping" smilingly remarked
Speaker Cannon in characterizing as
bit of imagination a published report
that he proposes to retire from the
speakership at the close of the present
congress and positively not again run
for the seat in the house.
Man may retire from politics, man
may resign from the house: a man may
decline the speakershfp; a man may re-
tire from anything" he said. 1.-THE man
wrote that story had a vivid imagina-
tfon. am not crossing a bridge before
come to it,
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AS soon as the fire died out the men
climbed unassisted to the street. They
were taken to the Heath Advertising
Office at 100 East Seventh street, their
wounds were temporarily dressed and
later removed, by order of Mayor
Green, to the Bethesda hospital
A crowd was attracted by the ex-
plosion and willing hands assisted the
injured men into the temporary hos
pital. AS the volunteers seized the
staggering men by the arms and
hands to assist them to shelter, the
flesh and SKIN dropped off into the
street. The sufferings of the injured
when they came in contact with the
cold air was terrible.
At the time of the explosion Robin
son was inspecting the walls of the
cistern to learn the extent of the re-
pairs needed. Street Commissioner
Snyder had just entered the cistern.
Through leaks in gas mains natural
gas had collected in the old filter. it is
alleged, and the cistern was filed with
1t. All the workmen noticed the pres
ence of the gas and one OF the workers
had demonstrated with another one.
shortly before the explosion, when the
latter had asked if it would be safe
to smoke.
Snyder in Critical Condition.
1t is declared that Mr.. Snyder had
a cigar in his mouth when he entered
struck a match to light it. Mr.. SNYDER
cannot be seen and when seen lust af-
ter the explosion was too dazed to
speak. Whether or not he recalls his
ection is questionable. But his being
burned worse than any other members
of the party would indicate that he was
near the center of the explosion. It is
declared by persons who passed the
cistern but few minutes before the
explosion that man went into the
cistern with a cigar in his mouth.
Mr.. Snyder inhaled the flame and his
head, face hands and arms are burned
to crisp. He is unable to talk and
no one is allowed near him save the
members of his family. DR.. Nicol said
at noon today that in event of Mr.
Snyder's recovery he would probably
be blind for life as he, the doctor
thought both eyes were burned out.
c. E. Fensen. the other probably IA
tally injured man, is burned to a blis-
ter from the top of his head to his
hips and also is declared to have in
hailed the flames. His chances for re-
covery are said to be less than those
of Mr.. Snyder.
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THE WEATHER Is WARMER.
Mercury Mounts to Near Freezing
Point.

The highest temperature reached in
Topeka in the last ten days was record
ed last midnight when the mercury
climbed to 81 degrees. A southerly
wind was blowing at the time. Another
remarkable feature in connection with
today's weather is that at the time the
sun came out, just before noon. the
temperature dropped full degree A
wind from the northwest which is
blowing IL miles an hour is responsible.
The temperature will drop to about 20
degrees tonight. according to the wealth.
er man, and tomorrow will be much
like today from a weather standpoint.
Following are the hourly tempera-
lures recorded I'D to 2 O'clock today:
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RUIz'S JEWELS SOLD.
Suicides Ornaments Brought ss5, 900
Under the Hammer.

London, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Mary Agnes
Ruiz's jewels were sold at auction
yesterday for $4,000. When she
killed herself on the 10th of last May
it was asserted after inquiry that Mrs.
Ruiz left $3.50 thousand in cash, a
number of costly gowns and jewelry
worth many thousands of dollars.
There were sixty-one lots, but only
four of them brought more than
$4,000 each.