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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
Nearly All the Woodwork in Big Plant Consumed by the
Fames-One Employee Badly Burned
Fire Starts in Refinery From Unknown
Cause---Plant Will be Shut Down
for Sixty Days for Repairs

hand to aid in the work. A num-
Der of narrow escapes from injury
were reported, but with the one
accident. all escaped unharmed.
At this hour of the morning it is
impossible to secure an estimate CT
the loss. The greatest damage will
be in the cessation of operations as
the mill has been crushing on an
average of about $1,O0O,OO0 worth
of ore per month.
The huge plant is almost entirely
constructed of steel, and the off
cials of the company felt but little
apprehension from fire. AS it
happened all the woodwork, with
the exception of that on the re-
naming batteries, was destroyed
=, GOLDFIELD April $3.50 s,
m.)-In an official statement just
issued, the actual. damage is placed
at 100000. OF this amount $780,
600 of the loss was incurred by
the destruction of stores in the
warehouse, which was also des-
troyed. A large amount of bull
lion in the refinery was scattered,
but it is believed that this will be
completely recovered, as guards
have been placed around this sec-
tion of the plant to prevent any
looting.
1t is unofficially stated that the
company has already opened nego-
tiations with the officials of the
Tonopah Belmont company to lease
the mill at Millers, and also 70
secure the milling plant of the Ne
vada Reduction works, situated in
this city. Smelter shipments will
be made, and as far as possible the
entire force now employed in the
Consolidated will be retained.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
Goded is the Scene of Serious Cofagration Last Niqh
COAL DEALERS
AT INDIANAPOLIS
we're GRAF1ERS
BY Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April s.
A woman stenographer, Mrs. Jean
cite Stern, in the office of the
Eclipse Coal company, is RESPONSE
BILE for the discovery of a $4,000
coal graft in which the Claypool
and English hotels, two of the
leading hostelries in the city, and
the City hospital were the victims.
AS result of the woman's detec-
tive work, six men, two of them
her employers, and three others,
engineers in the institutions that
suffered, were arrested on charges
of grand larceny. All made writ
ten confessions, according to which
the Claypool hotel was robbed of
$4,000, the English hotel of $4,000
and the City hospital of $1,000.
The robbery was simply by the
short-weight scheme.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
tom F. WALSH
MILLIONAIRE Mine
OWNER dies

WASHINGTON, April s.
Thomas F. Walsh, the millionaire
mine owner, died at his home at
1880 tonight. Death was due to
a growth in his lungs, as a result
OF an injury receive years ago
when Walsh was a miner in the
west. Although the Silver mining
King" as Walsh was known, had
been sick three months, the end
came suddenly and was peaceful.
Walsh will be buried in the Rock
Creek cemetery in this city by the
side of his son, who lost his life
in an automobile accident in New
England several years ago. At his
own request the services will be
simple. They will be conducted by
the Masonic order and will be
held Sunday afternoon. Walsh was
born in Ireland in 1851. He is
survived by his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
SAYS THE TEACHINGS
OF SECRETARY WILSON
ARE ABOr1INABLY WRONG

1t is the one resource that cannot
be exhausted; that it cannot be used
up and that it cannot wear out.
After citing these quotations Profess
sor Hopkins said: Can you blame
the farmers from continuing to wear
out their land when these are the
teachings promulgated from the
highest authority in the United
States and these false teachings are
all the more damnable because the
common soil of the type on the
abandoned farms in Maryland, only
few miles from Washington, con-
tain only 1863 pounds of phosphorus
in plowed acre, while the rich
est black prairie land of Illinois,
with a value OF 5000 an acre, con-
tains more than 1000 pounds Of
phosphates in the same stratum"
AS a remedy to repair the wearing
out of farms, Hopkins suggested
pulverized phosphorus rock IS
found on the public domain.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
Arguments
IN CONTEMPT CASE
HAVE STARTED
DAVIDSON VERSUS ROUND NOUN
TAIN CASE UP FOR HEAR
ING YESTERDAY.

In the case of John R. Davidson
versus the Round Mountain Mining
company, the plaintiff was cited for
contempt of court over a week ago.
this being an order of the court, and
both factions appeared yesterday be-
fore Judge Averill. Davidson was
cited in that he had violated an or
der, having interfered with a bulk
head placed in the defendant COM
pany's property. He was repre-
sented by Mcintosh and Cook, while
the Round Mountain Mining COM
pany's interest was looked after by
Attorney R. G.. Withers of Gold
field.
Attorney Cooke made a motion
that the proceedings be non suited,
or in other words, that the proceed
ings be quashed. He spent several
hours in the opening argument
Counsel for the defense was talking
when the court adjourned last even
ing, and the hearing was continued
until 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t is
expected that the proceedings will
be concluded within a few hours
after the arguments are resumed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
JEfFRIES WILL
live OUT Of DOORS
While TRAINING
BY Associated Press.

BEN LOMOND, April S.-Climb-
ing and wading through pools
where trout abound, formed a
greater part of Jeffries training to-
day The boxing did not begin to-
day as was announced on account
OF the gymnasium still having
some minor repairs. Jeffries in
tends to have the roof taken off
the gymnasium SO as to do all the
boxing out of doors. He also in
tends to sleep out doors. Berger
today telegraphed an offer to Joe
Choynski to come to the coast and
join the Jeffries camp as a SPAR
ring partner.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
CONFESSES TO
numerous CRIMES
BEFORE He dies
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-Har-
ry Hall, or Clyde c. Garfield, the
burglar who was shot by Police
man Casey last night, confessed be-
fore dying today that he had COM
mitted many crimes, among others
the robbing of Brigham's drug
store and Young's. cafe at Salt
Lake City. holding up the cashier
of the American Savings bank at
Seattle, the robbery of street car
and saloon in Los Angeles and a
pawnshop and the bar of the ST.
James hotel in this city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
GRAND JURY At
PITTSbURG IS in
Splendid FORM
BY Associated Press.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April S.-A
true bill charging Max C. Leslie,
the collector of delinquent taxes in
Allegheny county with bribery, was
returned by the grand jury today.
The indictment of Leslie follows his
recent acquittal on charge of per-
jury in claiming an alibi in connec-
tion with previous indictment on
alleged bribery. He is now charg-
ed with receiving $4,000 from the
Columbia National bank of Pitts
burg on June 3, 1908. 1t is charg-
ed of the $4,000 he paid over
$17,500 to William Brand to bribe
councilmen.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
Special to the Bonanza.

GOLDFIELD, April 8.-The ex-
plosion of distillate in the refia-
cry at the big Consolidated mil
tonight resulted in damage that will
necessitate the suspension of op-
erations for the next sixty days. AS
to the cause of the explosion, there
is a mystery. The only person in
the refinery at that time was slight
ly burned about the face.
The explosion occurred at IL
O'Clock ,and at this time (2:3U)
the mill force, augmented by a
number of volunteers, are still
fighting the flames, which are now
under control.
The refinery is situated directly
underneath the conveyor, which
transfers the ore from the rock
crusher to the bins above the
stamps. In an instant the flames
had shot through the conveyor,
which is constructed of galvanized
iron, with board floor, into the
ore bins. The wood work in both
the conveyor and bins was COM
pletely destroyed, and in few
minutes the flames had communi-
Gated to the sampling department
and the stamp batteries. Here the
men confined their efforts to sub
due the confiagration, but before
meeting with success the entire
sampling section had been destroye l
along with four batteries of stamps.
The work of fighting the fire
was greatly retarded by the appara-
tus, the company having their own
department. Owing to the DIFF
ferent size of the water mains the
Goldfield department did not re-
spond, but the firemen were IN
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
dYMNASTS ARE
in fine FETTLE
FOR EXHIBITION
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN ATHLETES
WILL PRODUCE SOME DAZ-
ZLING ACTS.

Great, grand and glorious. A
dazzling display of startling stunts,
such as never before witnessed in
this city. Acts that cannot be equal
ed in daring and are accomplished
only after months of strenuous prac-
tice.
Such is the announcement for the
Volunteer firemen's second annual
gymnastic exhibition, that will take
place at the Nevada theater on the
evening of Friday, April Is. The
use of the theater has been kindly
donated through the generosity of
Arthur ]. Aylesworth.
The program calls for twelve sep
arate acts, not counting the smaller
ones, and there will be SO athletes
on the stage who will participate in
the different stunts.
The affair is being handled under
the supervision of Professor Will
liam Schaefer, physical instructor at
the gymnasium.
Reserved seats are now on sale
at the Tonopah drug store.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
PROHIb|T|ON|STS
MAY BACK BRANSON
Up IN Oregon
LOWER CASE is HAVING SIREN
UOUS TIME TO SECURE
PAPER PLANT.

Advices received in Tonopah yes
terday stated that Lindley C. Bran
son, former owner, or rather former
editor of the Sun, has located in
Medford, Oregon, but has been
somewhat unsuccessful in starting a
daily paper there. He made an at
tempt to buy out printing plant
but the sheriff beat him to it, and
slapped on an attachment before
Branson could get busy. Evidently
his record travelled ahead of him.
It was reported that he was going
to try and have the backing of the
prohibitionists in conducting his pa
per, but up to date the dry dele
CATION have not kicked through
with the sack.
In commenting on Branson's at
tempt to purchase the newspaper
plant, the Medford Tribune has the
following to say
"a few days ago a sale was re-
ported as having been made to L.
C. Branson of Tonopah, Nevada, who
arrived a week ago with linotype
machine, and the avowed intention
of starting another newspaper, but
as no money was Forthcoming to
the creditors suit was began. Mr..
Branson offered his note in settle
ment of the account, but it was re-
| fused
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
BY Associated Press.

PLAYA DEL REY, CAL, April s..
The establishing of many new
speed records marked the opening
of the Los Angeles motordrome this
afternoon. Every worlds record for
one mile track from one to two
hundred miles was beaten, and
five national speedway marks were
lowered in trials and free for all
contests. The racing was free
from accidents until at the end of
the hundred mile event, when a
Dorsis car, driven by Frank Siefert
turned turtle, but this did not hap.
pen until after the car had run
into the paddock. Siefert's arms
had become numb fro mthe strain
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
boy Receives
SOLAR PLEXUS
BLOW and DIES
BY Associated Press.

PASSIAC, N. j., April S.-Gil-
bert Trehou died here tonight from
solar plexus blow received last
Tuesday night in boys prize fight.
Frank Keizer, named in the war
rant as the other principal, is
said to have fled to Canada. Hen
ry Knackstedt, superintendent of a
Presbyterian Sunday school here,
who is said to have acted as ref
cree, was arrested yesterday and
released on bail. Trehou and Kei-
ger were both 19 years old, and pu-
pills in the Passiac high school and
of good families.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
EX-SENATOR BARD NOT
EXPECTED TO LIVE

OXNARD, Cal, April Sex
Senator Bard suffered relapse TO-
night and is now very low. me
members of his family are at his
bedside and will remain there dur
ing the night. Practically all hope
of recovery has been abandoned.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
BASEBALL.
Coast League

Coast League
BY Associated Press.
At San Francisco-Oakland b,
San Francisco 2.
;. At Sacramento-Los Angeles 2,
Sacramento 0.
At Los Angeles-Vernon 2. Port
land L.
State League.
At Oakland-San Francisco 1,
Oakland 0.
At Fresno-San Jose D; Fresno l.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09

Ed Clifford, who has spent the
last few days in this city on busi-
ness. leaves this morning for his
home at Glendale.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09
STEAMER IS IN
QUARANTINE With
SMALL POX CASE
BY Associated Press.

HONOLULU, April S.-The Pa
cific Mail steamship company's liner
Manchuria arrived from the orient
today with case of smallpox
aboard. The vessel was immediate
ly placed in quarantine. The steam
er was due to arrive in San Fran
cisco on the fifteenth and and will
probably be delayed ten days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09

An ad in the Bonanza is sure to
bring results.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09

John Lawton Butler, prominent
mining man of the Hot Creek dis
trict. arrived in Tonopah yester-
day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-09

Jesse Lorraine of Hot Creek is in
town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-18

only by putting at the head of their
ticket a man of quite another type,
who was not affiliated with them nor
under any obligation to them. The
Governor-elect, in striving to carry
out the wishes of the voters who
gave him his commission. is merely
entering a battle which mad to be
fought sooner or later for the sal
walton of his party in New Jersey.
His quarrel Is just and the fact that
he Is brave enough to make the fight
is merely another proof that New
jerseys voters made no mistake in
lifting him to place.
1t is clear, of course, that Wilson
is making enemies Of Smith and other
smaller bosses in New Jersey, but
the mass of the people in his own
state, and the country over. will love
him the more for the making Of that
sort Of enemies. Their opposition
will strengthen him in public opinion.
just as Mr.. Cleveland was helped by
similar opposition in New York in the
early 'S0's.
Wilson will continue to make good,
as his opportunities come. He has
the brains, the conscience and the
courage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-18

solute good faith in dealing with the
people, and unhesitating fidelity to
every principle involved. ia the high.
est law of political morality under a
constitutional government"
Made Smith Mad.
OF course, this declaration made
Smith mad, and he criticised Wilson
as an migrate. But Wilson says he
he had a distinct understanding with
the party leaders before he took the
nomination that he was to be his own
boss, and furthermore, that Smith was
not to be q candidate for the sena-
torship. So he is standing firm and
is insisting that MARITIME be elected
by the legislature.
It has been a fortunate thing for
Wilson, for the newspapers all over
the country see that he IS right and
are commencing his promptness> and
boldness in assuming the functions
Of his leadership of his party in a
matter concerning the whole country,
as we'll as New Jersey. Here are some
of the comments on his course. The
Topeka Capital says:
Some Comments.
1.-THE test of Gov.-elect Wilson
which has come before his inaugura
ton should attract attention amor -"
Democrats in the West. It reveals
his character and his fitness to lead.
Other tests Of administration in the
next two years may prove that he
lacks capacity in other respects, but
the chances are that he will grow
stronger rather than weaker as a can.
didate for his party's choice in the
next presidential battle"
The Pittsburg Post, one Of the most
stalwart T@'locratic papers, has this
to say of Smiths reply to Wilson:
Former Senator James Smith. Jr.,
in New Jersey, responds to Governor
elect Wilson's plea to the legislature
to keep the faith by as weak sam.
pie Of balderdash as we have encoun.
tered for many days. The thrusting
forward of the assertion that he had
befriended the governor betrays at
once the caliber Of the man who once
aided in mutilating the Wilson tariff
bill, thus helping turn New Jersey
away from its old-time Democratic
moorings, and it indicates the per.
nicious theory Of senatorships be-
ing not matters OF competency, rep
resenting the popular wish and high
character. but of reciprocity for be-
friending'"
Another View.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
is also impressed with Wilson's BRAY.
cry. saying:
1T is unfortunate, Of course, that
discussions in Democratic ranks
should develop so soon after the party
victory, in New Jersey or anywhere
else. But the Democratic rank and
file, in and out of New Jersey, will
not lay the fault for the impending
quarrel in that state at the door of
DR.. Wilson. The organization lead
ers,' after a series of defeats, won
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-18

ness was the best way to checkmate
the Smith candidacy. Accordingly
ho made his public declaration some
days ago:
His Declaration.
II offered. if elected, to be the po-
litical spokesman and adviser of the
people 1t is my duty to say, with
a full sense of the peculiar responsi
bility of my position, what I deem it
to be the obligation Of the legisla-
ture to do in this gravely important
matter.
Il know that the people of the
state do not desire Mr.. James Smith.
Jr., to be sent again to the senate.
If he should be, he will not go as
their representative. The only means
l have Of knowing whom they do
desire to represent them is the vote
at the recent primaries, where $4,000
Democratic voters, a majority of the
whole number who voted at the pri-
maries, declared their preference for
Mr. MARITIME. For me that vote is
conclusive. l think it should be for
every member OF the legislature. Alb
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-18
THE SCOUT CORNER

Haarels No. and 4 meet at 7. NJ.
6. l. Monday s:1k
Patrol No. s meets at Y. M. C. A.
Tuesday SIS.
Patrol No. meets at First Pres
Algerian church Wednesday $3.50.
Troop No. meets at East Hill Pres
bytsriaa church Wednesday 1880 p.
Patrol No. 10 meets at First Baptist
church Friday $3.50.
Patrol No. meets at First Meth0-
01ot church Friday night 1880.
Second Glass Degree.
Nearly all Scouts are now ready for
work on the second degree which II
- follows:
1. Have at least one months SER
vice % . tenderfoot.
:. Elementary first all and band
3. Signalling elementary knowl-
edge ssmaphore or Myer code
4. Track half q mile in twenty.
1lvO minutes; or. II in town describe
satisfactorily the contents Of one
store window out of four. observed
for one minute each.
8. Go . mile In twelve minutes
ct scouts pace"
& Lay and light . fire. using not
more than two matches.
Z. Cook . quarter Of a pound OF
meat and two potatoes without cook
ing utensils other than two quart
stew pan.
.. Have at least . dollar in the
0ov1nGs bank.
.. Know the sixteen principle
points Of the compass.
Uniforms can be ordered through the
John White store. but orders for them
must first b secured from Mr.. Brad
ford. The suits are Of the best khaki
and Of olive green color.
The Watch A. . Compass.
Az every Saturday Is spent on out
inss the following will be Of interest
70 the Scout and should be read very
carefully.
% TIE watch IL often used to give the
compass point exactly. Thus: Point
the hour hand to the sun, then, in
the morning. halfway between the
hour hand and noon IL due south. II
afternoon. one must reckon halfway
backward.
Thus: At 8 a. m. point the hour
hand 70 the sun and reckon back half
way: the south IL at 10. II at p. M
point the hour hand at the sun and
reckon halfway. The south is at
o'clock.
The halfway" IL because the sun
makes . course Of twenty-four hours
and the clock or watch but twelve.
n ~ had . rational time piece Of
tW0nty.four hours. It would fit in
yussrh hntfnp Nth all - aturo md with
the hour hand pointed at the sun
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-18
wilson AS A
LEADER IN NEW
JERSEYPOL|T|CS
THE GovERNoR-ELEcT STEPS IN
TO THE ARENA AND MAKES A
DECLARATION RELATIVE TO
THE sENAToRsHIP WHICH
sTIRS THE POLITICAL BOSSES.

The Birmingham News says: Wood
row Wilson will not assume the du-
ties Of the governorship Of New Jer
sey for a month. Nevertheless a stu
alton has arisen this early. in which
he has had to assume the functions
Of the leader of his party in that
state. In a measure, he has been
forced into the spotlight. and the re-
suit reveals the strong liDeaments Of
the man to a great advantage.
It appears that few Democratic
leaders had faith in their party's pros
poets of securing control Of the leg
islature. Only one had the nerve to
enter the primary for the nomination
for the federal senatorship. His name
Is MARITIME. Naturally he got most
of the votes cast for that position
$4,000 out of total Of 10000. After
Wilson had swept the state. it de-
veloped that he had carried the legis-
lature also of his party. Then, of
course, other Democratic leaders saw
their blunder in not seeking the sena-
torial nomination. The plum was very
Juicy looking, and mouths began to
water.
One of these leaders was James
Smith, Jr., who was formerly United
States Senator. He is reported to
have been the Democratic boss of
the state. 1t was said ut the time
OF Wilson's nomination for governor
that Smith was large factor in that
result. Lately he is reported to have
inaugurated a still hunt for the sena-
torship among the Democratic men,
bers of the legislature. His friends
began to claim that Marines nominal
ton was not binding on the party
And there is where Wilson stepped
into the arena. He decided that bold