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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
IN ICE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Boat Battered BY Ice Cakes for Hours
Party of Travellers Have a Roug III
Time, But Finally Reach Safety.

WlckLlFFE, Ky. Jan 30
Eight Of the persons for whose
safety fears were expressed last
night when they were caught in
ice that ehoked the Mississippi riv-
err landed here yesterday noon
ana We're returned to Birds Point.
Missouri.
The party had reached BIRDS
rolht' Mo-, last night by train
ana engaged boatman to ferry
.nem across the river to Cairo.
,neS We're caught in the ice and
lives U '''' '"e''
The party reached a river point
TWO miles below here soon after
Midnight. They had been in ter
inc struggle with great ice foes
'Hal continuously threatened to
a"'ash their boat BY keeping his
,'ait between the running currents
~ Tue broad stream, Frank Jones.
,ae pilot managed to elude the
N 'Ss :. and when there cape a gap
the steady stream Of ice cakes.
Ka.s showed his boat across to the
kentucky shore in safety.
Hafly Yesterday the party rs.
'afned to Birds Point. $40. where
.uey alighted from Cotton Bet
'rain yeaerday at noon.
Nerly 80 passengers had reach.
n foia' Yesterday and when
49,. 'o' to cross to Cairo q
o another train they fo"n.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
HAVE RECEIVED
CARLOAD ASSORT-
Ed HARDWARE

The Tonopah Hardware company.
now occupying the store of the lafe
Nye County Mercantile company,
has just received a carload Of as
sorted hardware This firm. which
is composed Of Henry schmidt and
Russell Williams well-known eiti-
zens Of Tbnopah. have engaged in
the hardware business in Tonopah
for keeps in other words. they
are to grow up with the city. Their
line Of hardware aud crockery oils,
paints, glass etc, cannot be ex-
celled BY any store in III state Of
Nevada Their prices are lower
than most dealers in their line.
When In need of any articles in
The hardware line call upon this
firm and be convinced that you are
saving money thus satisfied. You
make The purchase an goods are
delivered free OF charge Phone
or send your orders by mail; they
will receive prompt attention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
FINDER OF MURDERED
MANS BODY IN RENO
Cooney Ellis, Suspected of Crime, Has
Not Yet Been Apprehended ---Man
Arrested at Hazen Released.

the corner and covered over with
the mattress
On returning to Gerlach. Bowen
reported the grewsome discovery
and a search was made for Ellis,
who had returned to Gerlach from
Tonkey's cabin Tuesday night and
had been seen in Gerlach as late
as 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
This was about an hour before
Bowen returned to Gerlach from
Tonkey's cabin
When Ellis returned to Gerlach
Tuesday night he had Tonkey's rifle
with him and also spent about $40
lin Gerlaeh. This was about the
amount of money Tonkey was
known to have had upon his per-
son. It is not thought, however,
that robbery was the motive of
the murder. as Ellis did not take
|Tonkeys watch
II IS the belief OF the district at
iorney that the two men quarreled
while intoxicated and that In the
fight ellis shot Tonkey with his
own rifle The actions of Ellis are
peculiar IN that he did not attempt
70 leave Gerlaeh until two days
after the murder was committed.
Under herin Nichols last night
received a telegram from sheriff
Ferrel stating that he had heard
that Ellis had some east on the
Western Pacific and that he was
following him and expected 10 cap
ture him IN a short time
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
DEMAND FOR
HALIFAX STOCK
IS INCREASING

There is quite demand being
made on our local brokers for Hall
fax stock. The new shaft of the
company is now down 7S5 feet, the
objective point being 1000 feet
When this depth is attained cross
cutting for the big Belmont ledge
will commence. 1T will not be long
before the remaining 215 feet to
be sunk, to reach the 1000-foot
level, win be accomplished. Consid-
cradle OF the stock Of the 10000
allotment is held BY Tonopah peo-
pie and today there was quite
demand for Halifax at $125 per
share.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30

RENO, New Jan. S0,-N. G..
Bowen and S. A. Johnson, two resi-
dents Of Gerlach, arrived in Reno
last evening and this morning visit
ed the county Jail and saw Austin
A. Carrigan, the man arrested at
Hazen yesterday on suspicion of be-
ing Cooney Ellis, who is wanted
for the murder Of Ed Tonkey. They
declared that Carrigan is not Ellis
and the latter will be discharged
from custody. These two men know
Ellis Well and without hesitation
declared that Carrigan was not the
right man.
Bowen is the man who discovered
the murder of Tonkey and first
reported it to The authorities al
Gerlach. He stated that last Tues
day afternoon he hauled come
goods out TO Toukcy's cabin from
Gerlaoh and that late that after
noon he saw Ellis aud Tonkey to-
gether at the laiters cabin and
they were both drinking heavily. lie
did not see them again. but on
Thursday went out 70 Tonkey's s
cabin and found It locked. the door
being wired shut He opened the
daor aud went in and at FIRST did
mot see Toneky, hut finally saw a
fool protruding from beneath d
mattress in the corner He lifted
this mattress ald say Toukey
body He had been shot through
the head and then dragged Into
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
CASE AGAINST
CATTLE COMPANY
TO Be PRESSED
TWO CIVIL SUITS AGAINST CALI
FORNIA CONGRESSMAN FIRST.
THEN CRIMINAL ACTION.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3O.- 1T was
learned at the department of justice
Yesterday that Attorney General
General Wiekersham has approved
the plan Of prosecuting the two
civil suits against Congressman
Kents Golconda Cattle company for
Illegal fencing Of public lands in
Nevada, before bringing the officials
.of that company to trial on the
criminal Indictment 1t was declar-
lea positively, however. that the
criminal cases viii be carried into
court for prosecution. when the
civil suits are ont of the way.
The significant statement was
made that the department would
go into the criminal case deeper"
before beginning trial. which is
taken to mean that additional eyi-
dence viii be sought before the
trial opens.
it ~ not known what recon-
nendations We're made by District
Attorney Platt when he was here
This week but the declaration OF
the department that the criminal
ease viii be tried is taken to mean
that sufficient evidence has been
collected 10 Justify prosecution.
The attorney fer the Golconda
Cattle company has been notified
hy the department that the civil
salts will be pressed with expedi-
ton and that the department ex-
meets these cases to be under way
inside of a month Attorney Platt
g now on his way back to Nevada.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
SECOND MONTHLY DANCE
TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY

Next Friday, February ?, the
Young Mems club will give the
second Of their monthly dances, and
from the success Of the first. it
goes without saving that this one
Will be even a greater success,
both financially and socially. The
committee Of arrangements has at
present nearly everything completed
tor this great event, and the famous
Butter Iheater orchestra will again
discourse sweet strains to the light
fantastic.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
MURDERER Of GIRL
PAYS PENALTY FOR HIS CRIME IN
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Slayer of Ruth Wheeler Leaves Statement In
Which He Protests His Innocence--Man
Showed Less Resistance to Electric Cur
rent Than Any Criminal Yet Put to Death
In the Chair.

OssINING. n. ". Jan. 30.-Al.
WoIter was put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison
at $40 O'Clock yesterday morning
for the murder of l5year-old Ruth
Wheeler. nearly two years ago.
The girl came to VOTERS flat in
New York in search Of employment
and he killed her after she had
been mistreated. Wolter left a
statement with Warden Kennedy
denying that he had committed the
crime.
The execution was without feat
ure and Wolter was declared dead
after one contact of 1860 volts.
The state electrician said that Vol
ter showed less resistance to the
electric current than any murderer
nut to death by electricity at Sing
Sing prison
The murderer spent his last night
quietly. resting only part of the
thine At . o'clock yesterday morn
! ing Wolter wrote his denial OF
1.-THE killing. It was on n single
sheet and so even and clear We're
the letters formed that the writing
had the appearance of copper plate
The statement reads
Warden J. s Kennedy To
be given to the public Japu-
ary %. . q. m Vow that
ann departing from this earth
To go into the presence OF God
I I wish TO make this last state-
ment The world refused me
Justice. but our Father in
Heaven. who knows our IN
most thought. He viii give me
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30

pure and undefiled justice.
wish to state / am innocent of
the crime of which l was con
vieted. l have been victim
of cireumstantial evidence. l
hope there may come time
when the conscience Of the per-
petrator viii overpower, and
viii compel him to come to the
front and acknowledge the
crime 1t is my honest pray
er to God that He may bring
the person guilty Of the crime
to justice, that my name may
be cleared of this stain that
the people may see the injus-
tice done me, and that they
killed an innocent boy.
To those who have given me
their kind assistance and have
trusted in me I give my sim
cerest thanks. To those who
have maliciously persecuted
and killed me, for them I pray
Gods forgiveness.
(Signedl AL WOLTER"
Although Wolter was convieto
IN circumstantial evidence, n
.ourt Of appeals reviewing the cas
,fter series OF legal delays, d'
Jared he was fairly tried an
Justly convicted
Ruth Wheeler met her death o
March "a 1910 n Wolter's apar
nent on the fourth Goor of a hous
ln East 18TH street New Yorl
where She had gone to seek employ
nent as sienographer. IT,
haired body was subsequently al
'overod.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
DRANK 100 QUARTS OF
BEER IN SIX HOURS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. SO.-Geo.
Terry, formerly a clerk with the
National Banking corporation, who
pleaded guilty to the embezzlement
of $4,000, told the court he
drank 100 quarts of beer in six
hours Part of the money went for
payment of this The court was
skeptical and called a cafe pro-
prietor, who confirmed the state
ment.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
PACKERS TRIAL RESUMED.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30 - United
States District Judge Carpenter adj
iourned the early session of court
in the packers trial yesterday to
allow the defendants the counsel to
attend the funeral of Mrs A. II.
Nceder the wife OF one OF The
counsel in the case The trial was
scheduled to be resumed today with
steinger G Langher, margin clerk
for The G. II Hammond a Company
plant Of the National Packing com
pany in Chicago completing his
affh aay on the stand
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
FIVE PROMINENT REBEL
GENERALS ARE LYNCHED

GUAYAQUIL, Jan. SO,-A mob
broke into the Quito penitentiary
in spite Of double guard, and
lynched Generals Elroy Alfaro, Fla
vic Alfaro, Medardaro Alfaro, VI
piano Paez and Manuel Serrano, all
prominent revolutionists.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
CONSOLIDATED HAS NEW
AUTO FREIGHT TRUCK

The Consolidated Mines company
has placed in commission a new
auto truck which is to be used in
delivering supplies from the COM
panys store house to the various
mines. NJ O. Gerke will run the
truck which is Of two tons ca
pacity Goldheld Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
TINNITTNE sTORE nURNs.

NEWARK, y. J., Jan. 80. Fire
early yesterday in ihe bie rurnlfare
store of John Mullins and Sons on
Market street. spread to adjoining
property before il was extinguished.
The loss OF $500 600, OF which
5000 900 is sustained by the Null
Inns concern
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
TO GIVE BASKET SOCIAL.

Brotherhood Of American Yoe-
man viii give basket social and
dance on Monday, February 26. at
knights Of Columbus hall The af-
fair is in honor Of the 18th ami
yersary Of the Yoemen. Invitations
will be sent out in the near future
by the committee in charge.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
DEATH or KINGS BROTHER.

AssouAN. Egypt, Jan. 3O.-The
Duke Of Fife, brother-in-law Of
King George Of Great Britain, died
here Yesterday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
sCHAIITZ TRIAL is
STOPPED by COURT

SAN FRANCISCO. Ian.
30 Superior Judge Law
Ter was temporarily enjoined
from proceeding with the
bribery trial of former
MayorNschmitz on charge of
bias and prejudice.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-30
CLARENCE DARROW IS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
: -.

TARIFF BILL pas
HOSE OF o'ousn'
clever chill
WASHIN :" ." '
Jan s0.z
bil. red} suo"" soou
-, .lg pictures at the
- might. among them
IL a.a -talked-af feature:
afternoon.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-09

In these days of high cost of living,
a medicine that gets man up out of
bed and able to work in few days
is valuable and welcome remedy.
John Heath, Michigan Bar, Cal, had
kidney and bladder trouble, was con-
fined to his bed, unable to turn with
out help. 81 commenced using Foley
Kidney Pills and can truly say | was
relieved at once" His example is
worth following.-Jonesville Drug Co.
and Glymph's Pharmacy.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-09

A. NJ. Mason, farming near Canaan,
Me-, was badly crippled with sciatic
rheumatism due he says to uric acid
in his blood. "Foley Kidney Pills en-
tirely cured me and also removed
numerous black specks that were con-
tinually before my eyes" Foley Kid
ney pills are uric acid solvent and
are effective for the various forms of
rheumatism. Glymph's Pharmacy and
JoneSVille Drug Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-09
Not Credible.

He-lf man marries a prudent
girl, two can live as cheaply as one.
She-Pshaw! A prudent girl
wouldn't think of marrying a man
with as little money as that.-Satire
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
A CONVICT'S VERSE GETS
FREEDOM FOR THE WRESTLER

Weled in my eyes-and, God
The morn, the child, the slope of
green.
The sunlight's mellow glow,
Recalled to me a memori2ed scene
And joys ] used to know.
The memoried scene was Of my youth,
My childhood, and my play,
When all my paths were paved with
truth,
When life was ever gay,
When I, a child, unspoiled, mstaned,
Dreamed life was but a song -
But now-ah, now-by sin profaned,
know the price of wrong
/ steeled my heart Cthe night came
Within the prison gate)
To pay my debt with voiceless shame,
To stine love with hate;
To still my sobs, my hopes, my tears,
But when I saw this child
| welcomed back love, hopes and tears
mourned, and, mourning, smiled
In between his hopes and tears
Stell has written a volume of poetry
Philosophically he received the final
breaking of love ties without the pri.
son and did not deign TO grieve for
the lost. To tn faithless women h,
sent response
Your love is vain and dead? All, we'll
Go, dear, along your way,
Forgetful of the woven spell
Which was-for but a day.
I will not lie and say l weep
For love of yours, the dead,
May silence close around its sleep,
Deserted be its bed.
The quickened sense that droops and
dies,
BE it of love or hate,
But proves it was a worthless prize
Why should l mourn its fate?
For love or hate with death awning,
Or dead for days or years,
Was, living, but a tortured thing;
And dead, not worth my tears.
And now he is approaching the time
when he can sing a song of freedom,
James Stell is yet young man. He
has signified to members of the board
his willingness to try to "again rebuild
where thrived disgrace"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March L.
James Stell life convict in the Iowa
penitentiary at Fort Madison, is to be
liberated soon by the State Board Of
Parole II may be truthfully said
this young man has sung himself out
Of prison.
He is poet one whose verse has
attracted the attention of music low
ers throughout the State, and the
Board has been importuned from many
sides to open the cage door for the
young singer. But he will not 90
forth merely as a dreamer Besides
being equipped with a trade in the
workshops of the prison he has been
taught to play the cornet by Warden
Sanders, who Is a musician of ability
Plunged into prison under life
! sentence. Stell did not surrender to
remorse and become sullen. He felt
| the pathOs of it and cried:
| know the awful chill Of stone, the
convict's tears;
How blood-yes, life-may not atone
for sins of years,
Full well l know, and would forget
the price of sin;
And, oh, how sweet to know the debt
is nearly in
But, hold!-the debt is never paid (;
the record stands,
The sins of life can never fade as
mankind plans,
The hate, the tears, the walls and
blood-can Time efface?
Can Hope and Love again rebuild
where thrived disgrace?
Cheered by his own songs he later
reveals his reawakening of hope in
poetry that has touched the hearts of
Board members He writes:
The new morn's sun, acrOs the way,
. Had turned nights tears to gold,
Had blazed a path for blushing day
Across the dew-wet mould,
When with prison bars between
My earth, heaven and hell,
Gazed out upon the rise of green
That lies beyond my cell.
A fair haired boy of tender years
Romped DER the velvet sod,
And as l gazed, forbidden tears
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
What They Have Done

An interesting addition to the re-
port is an analysis of the occupation
to which the scholars have returned
after leaving Oxford Out of about
$50 men who have left Oxford up to
1910, eighty-four have given them
selves to educational work and sixty
six to law. Doubtless many of the
latter group may enter public life,
which Rhodes perhaps anticipated as
a probable aim of his scholars. So
far as American scholars are con-
cerned, the same may be true Of men
taking up educational work, since a
college president seems just now with
in a measurable distance of the White
House, and the influences of the heads
of universities of public opinion is one
of the most characteristic features OF
American life today. Our own Indian
consular and colonial services have Sc
cured four, the American diplomatic
and consular service two. Nineteen
have undertaken religious work,
eleven medicine, nine scientific work,
eight business, five journalism, five
mining and engineering, three agricuL
ture, two forestry. OF the German
students thirteen have entered the
civil and three the diplomatic service
Of that country.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
WHY ROOSEVELT
BROKE WITH TAFT

The Kansas City Star quoting the
New York Sun, gave the real reasons
for the break between President Taft
and eX-President Roosevelt. The story
is practically the same as such insur-
gents as Senator Bristow, Congress-
man Murdoch and Governor Stubs
have told their Atchison friends: A
difference of opinion on the conStruc-
ton of the Taft cabinet and other APP
pointments. Roosevelt offered to as.
sist in the formation of the cabinet
but Taft did not accept the proffered
assistance. Roosevelt wanted William
Loeb Jr, of New York, in the cabinet
but Taft refused, but agreed to give
him any other position at his COM
mand. In a letter, received just as
the ex-President sailed for Africa on
that famous hunting trip, President
Taft, in thanking Roosevelt for his
assistance in nominating and electing
! him president, unwisely coupled the
name of his brother, Chas. p Taft,
with that of the ex-president In fact,
he committed the terrible offense of
naming his brother first and the ex-
president second. Judging from the
Sun story, Mr. Roosevelt is combining
three reasons for following his hat
into the ring: A desire to come
back" getting even with President
Taft and Saving the County which
really isn't in danger,-AtchisOn Globe
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
HOW RHODES SCHOLARS ARE DOING

LONDON, March THE annual
statement of the Rhodes trustees in
regard to the operation of the schol-
arship trust, which has just been is
sued, is fresh reminder of the large
scale on which the mind of the found
er worked. No fewer than 176 young
men, during the academic year 1910
1911 drew the liberal allowance Of
$780, or in the case of German schol-
ars, who do not travel from distant
points, $3.50 per annum, provided un-
der the will for their support at the
university. In addition to these, eight
ex-scholarships, with one exception,
colonial, continued their studies at
the university, or we're engaged in its
teaching work
Thus the foundation represents a
body of students as large as that in
any but a few of the largest colleges,
with the difference that they are scat
tered throughout the colleges of the
university. The scheme apparently in
wolves the expenditure Of nearly $275,-
900 per annum and as the endowment
is in perpetuity this figure enables us
to measure the permanent force that
Rhodes applied to forward through
the agency at oxford the ideas which
were the motive of his life.
The report indicates that during
1911 sixty-nine men completed their
three years course at the university,
while seventy-four newly elected
scholars entered into residence.
Benefits Many Countries.
OF the whole number of scholars
and ex-scholars at Oxford eighty-four
are from the colonies, ninety from
the United States and ten from Ger
many
The examination results for the
year show sound, but not brilliant
work. The list of second and third
class honors is large-that of first is
distinctly meager The report very
rightly makes record Of failures as
we'll as successes, but the former are
not numerous. None of the hghes
prizes of the university have fallen t.
the scholars, as has happened in some
previous years The process of selec
ton employed, apparently, does no
meet the highest type of scholarship
in either the colonies, Germany o
America Or it may be that the yer,
conditions suggested by Rhodes TO
discovering the all-round man, phy
steal as well as intellectual, operat
against the selection OF the honor an,
prize-winning scholar,
The part of the report dealing wit
athletics makes it clear the Rhode
men make no slight addition to o.
ford's strength in this particular. l.
Couteur and Lagden, Australia an
South Africa, have made a name TO
themselves in cricket, and the latte
in other games as we'll Oxford Rus
by football evidently gets much Sout
African support; la crosse still NOR
of Canadian assistance; in athleti
sports American scholars are prom
nent, even assisting to defeat Ha
ward.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16

monials from persons who have been
cured by it. If you or your children
are troubled with cough or cold give
1t a trial and become acquainted with
it's good qualities. For sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
HIGH COST OF LIVING.

A Cleveland man was arrested re-
Gently for stealing $11S worth of but
ter and eggs. He is reported to have
had the stolen goods in his vest
pocket when the police caught him.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
REAL MERIT WINS.

There never was a time when peo-
pie appreciated the real merits Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy more
than now. This is shown by the in.
crease in sales and voluntary testi-