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USES TIN CUP HANDLE
TO CUT WRIST IN CELL
'9Onefs Scream Brings Turnkey
,r, anu Attempt at Suicide Fails.

toran,aIas Key, lil MIdyaIe avenue, at
Mi5y.ia Mi5y'5a TO commit suicide In cell OF
yestsrIa yie ana Ridge avenue station house
lanJI,' 10y cutting his wrist with The
toxicst'%,aa.7 %a7 arrested on the charge of in
but a t''i San Tie had not been In a cell
de Of " minutes when he tore the han
STlst Iip up loose and began slashing his
Key ya ~ screams brought the turnkey.
pital. T5o sent aent to the Philadelphia Hos
ras,. .ne man was seized vim dSririn Siifr' fi.o
Ali'lon is serious. ''"' anu ms
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New and delightful Iace and chiffon waists woen some never
shown before So to Sl2.
(Tol CntruD
LARGE unusual showing of black sang and dress Goods
Including number of imported things, SOC to So
stpuD
special sale of mems fall knitted necztfes at for eD- i'm f
Lower Fr1ce Store. NeCEt the zCctun-n
styles, but some ''secOnds,"
uarby
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months illness. He was 81 years old and
is survived by his widow and a son.
Charles Leatherman. who is IN the ex
press business at 100 Market street.
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IN MEMORIANI

sad and loving remembrance
Der lG, 1910. HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
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DEATHS OF A DAY
JOSEPH LEATHERNAN

Joseph Leatherman. 437 Rhawn street,
Fox Chase, died yesterday after several
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

And not till long hours after did he realize that
there had been as much Thomas as Machavelh in
that futile inspiration)
QEPORT Il, on the difference between the ship
N mcnts TO Europe and America. Very dry,
very dull What with the glorious sunshine out
side and the chance to play, report a. was damna-
be- birdlkc peck at the inkwcl, and the pen
began % scratch cratch-scratch He was twenty
four: by the time he was thirty ne ought to
Beg pardon Sir
Sir Hcnrys valet stood before the desk. Thomas
did not like this man, with his soundlcss APP
proachcs, his thin, nervous fingers, his brilliant,
rowing eyes. Where had he been picked up; A
perfect servant, yes but it seemed to Thomas that
the man was always expecting someone to come up
behind him. Those quick, catlilc glanccs over his
shoulder were not rec suring Dark, swarthy; and
vet that odd white ar in the scalp above the ear.
That ought 20 have been dark, logically.
what is it,
"Sir Henry has dropped his glass somewhere,
Sir. and he sent me to inquire, Sir.
"Oh Here it is. And tell your master TO be
very careful Of it. Someone might step on it,
Thank you Sir" The valet departed as noise
les-ly as he had entered
~Rcally, unused Thomas, "thcrcs a rum chap.
| don't ike him around. He gives me the what
d'-y'-call-it'
They needed an extra man at the table that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
CHAPTER Xxx

THE Carew cottage was entered last night, sad
Kilhgrew, ~and twenty thousand IN diamonds
are gone. Getting intentionally close. You and
your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your
Jewels into town today.
We have nothing here but trinkets.'
-Tnnkets. Do You call that fire opal
Coc,e4.l 5e s-ss rs
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between two Jolly young women opposite Kitty,
who divided her time between Sir Henry and a
young millionaire who, rumor bruited it, was very
attentive 10 Kiligrcw's daughter Still, Thomas
enjoyed himself. Nobody seemed to mind that he
was only a clerk in the house. The simpleton did
not realize that he was parsonage to these people,
an English private sccrctary-quitc a social stroke
on the part Of the Kilgrews!
He gathered odd bits Of news of what was going
on among the summer colonsts The woman next
to Killigrcw a Mrs. Wilbcriorcc, had had strange
adventure the night before. She and her maid had
been niystcriouslv ovcrpowcrcd by some strange
fumc, and later discovered that her pearls were
gone She had notified the town police. This
brought the conversation around to the Nlaha-
raias cmcralds. Hadn't he and his attendants
been overcome in the same manner; Thomas
thought Of the sapphires. Since nobody knew he
had them, he stood in no danger. But there was
Kitty's great fire opal, glowing ike coal on her
breast, seeming 20 breathe she breathcd. 1t
was almost as large as a crown piece.
During llls Thomas dreamed. He was going
10 give himself till thirty to make his fortune; and
he was going TO make it down there in the wlds Of
South America. But invariably the sleepy, mock
ing eyes Of Sir Henry brought him back TO earth
jarringy
Once Kitty caught Thomas gazing malcvolcnty
at or Henry no Io'e os' o'1"1'.' 'l,''l''
den'Iy. II was inc "'''''.'. 9''I!' " "'s'i' ~
borrow 10 lend' 10 lose ii'''i
.,.,,... o., ..u,,.,
uN" after midnight NI,.y ""oHe one i i'm ~or
i.,....ta;.. ,r,l,a ,,rl. On e,cb side
nor and stole do"5'Is NE S. o ,,,O t 1''t
oi tne entrance 10 .'tI ,,',', '. .,,, bocl. She
IS ue cis''''''. ~, lr, ,c -
heard VOICES ana I"'Ui'ny p'"',,'
was. one "ouId nave A"o"" ''''7' WHO any
where III the word Ill. ... ,,,4
Iu' tu'' tommy l''ii '' ct ''-'y '''7
lose your temper r,..... ,..;.,,,;+ =.
Temper - my H.. ..'.,, t,,.;,,o.
but I'm Jolly wei Urea OIL ,Il3 II''Gll pus.'i'f' ,
II was 70" WHO ''ss ''''
accepted IT,
A,'" IT, .,...i 49, r,.,l;.,,,,o,, ,,,;I, welsh
And, once booked no E"sIiSHl''''' VIII "'''"'
i he ism a cad.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
A VALUABLE LOSS

On Christmas. Manager ]. C. Jen-
sen, of the Barnes mine. made his
thoroughbred bull terrier, ,Jack,a fine
Christmas present in the shape of a
gold collar, with his age.pedigree and
owners name neatly engraved there
on. Last week, the collar was miss
ing, and Mr.. Jensen. supposing 1t
stolen, has offered a reward of $25
for the arrest and conviction of the
thief. Being of philosophical turn
Of mind, we attribute the loss to
one of two things. He either got dis
gusted by wearing a collar over a
week without being laundered, or else
he suddenly met a band of coyotes
near the Barnes mine and was SO
scared he jumped through his collar.
We think perhaps IL Mr.. Jensen look
ed about the dump. and among the
rubbish. he would find the missing
collar.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
PROTEST WITHDRAWAL
OF RADlUM LAND

Thomas r. Henahen, commissioner
of mines for Colorado, left for Wash
ington Friday. upon receipt of tele-
gram from Joseph M. F1annery, of
Pfttsburg, Penn, stating that con-
gress would act Monday on the rec
ommendation OF Secretary of the In
terror, Franklin X. Lane, regarding
the withdrawal of all radium- bearing
lands from the public domain. Mr..
Henahen before leaving, secured pro-
tests from as many business men as
his short time would permit, and in
tends personally to present the case,
together with the protest, to our SEN
ators and representatives in congress,
and see il action cannot be delayed
until such time as a full investiga-
ton can be had by that body. Mr..
Faannery has built a large radium
extraction plant at Cannonsburg, Ph.,
at a cost Of $1,000. 900, for the pur-
pose OF extracting radium on this
side Of the water. The mining COM
A'soSC VI lhc OCANSi SudIuDST Ol
Commerce took no steps toward as
sisting Mr.. Henahen in voicing
protest, but many Of the business
men went to the capitol before his
departure and signed protests. Den
Yer was built by the people, for the
people, and sustained by the people
Of Gflpin, Clear Creek and Boulder
counties for many years, until other
mining counties came to her rescue
and placed her to her present great
ness. 1t looks very much as though
the Denver Chamber of Commerce is
an adjunct of Denver corporations
and has entirely lost its prestige and
usefulness.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
BATTLE FOR 100000 ESTATE

Word has been received from Eng
land that a fortune of nearly $1,O0O-
900 awaits the heirs Of the late John
Tonkin, If they can be located. AS
far as we have been able to learn,
We find that John Tonkin, as resi-
dent of Black Hawk and local preach
er, went back to England in 1879 and
married Mary Ann Jones, the natural
legatee of this fortune. They came
back to America and settled at Black
Hawk where Mrs. Tbnkin died in
1884, without issue. Mr.. TOnkin
some years later married Mrs. Spear.
a widow with several children, who
divorced him several years later, and
Mr.. Tonkin's death occurred shortly
after the divorce. A nice legal bat
tie is imminent as Mr. Tonkin was
the legal heir of his first wife's es-
tate, and Mrs. Tonkin No. was d.
vorced from him by force Of circum-
stances, brought about by the defen-
dant. The affair has created quite
a ripple Of excitement in Central and
we understand some of the young
ladies of our city have had several
offers of matrimony on receipt of the
news.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
.2:40 HAS GOOD ORE

The 2:4O mine in Willis gulch, op-
Grated by the West Virginia Mining
and Milling company, Walter Flagler,
resident manager, is proving to be of
the best paying mines in Gilpin coun-
ty. The mine is only three hundred
feet deep and has hundreds of tons
of smelling ore exposed and thous-
ands of tors of mill dirt. The 200
foot level is driven both east and
west from the shaft. In the east
drift they have streak of smelling
ore 10 inches wide that assays 1.72
ounces gold by carload lots and two
feet of good mill dirt. In the west
drift of the 200-foot level, they have
IS inches of smelling ore that runs
two ounces gold, by carload lots, and
2 1-2 feet of mill dirt. In the 300
foot level east they have streak of
smelling ore IL inches wide that
runs three ounces gold to the ton and
three feet of mill dirt, and in the
west 300 drift, they have streak of
smelling ore 8 inches wide that runs
2 1-2 ounces gold and 4 feet of mill
dirt. Last week they shipped % tons
Of smelling ore to the Globe smeletr
at Denver that netted them $710.72.
They are now shipping a sixty-ton
lot to Denver that the shovel sam
pie shows a value of $45 per ton.
Seven men are now employed, but
as soon as stulls can be put in the
different levels stopping will be COM
menced and an additional force of
men will be employed, and smelling
tonnage will be increased to over
100 tons per month. February first
they will start an adit tunnel and
drive into the mountain to connect
with their lower workings. All smell
ting ore goes to the Globe smelter
at Denver and all mill dirt to the
Polar Star mill at Black Hawk The
mine is owned by Walter Flagler and
Fred Belcher, of this city, and under
the watchful eye of Superintendent
FIagler, has this claim, that was con-
sidered for years as only prospect,
been brought forward until now it
takes rank as one of the great pro-
ducers of the county. This is anoth-
er instance where judicious develop
ment makes good mine, and there
are many other prospects of like ma
ture lying idle in the county.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

24th, 1914, for the purpose of effect
ing county organization, if none
now exists, and for the further pur-
pose of electing delegates to the
state convention aforesaid.
The county convention shall vote
on the place of meeting of the state
convention by naming their first and
second choices for convention cities.
If any city receive a majority of
the total first and second class votes
it shall be declared the convention
city, but If no city receive a major
ity, then the State Commissioner of
Mines shall eliminate all but the two
cities receiving the highest total vote
and the delegates to the state con-
vention shall make the final choice
by referendum vote.
Said county convention, shall, i'm
mediately after adjourning, mail to
the undersigned, T. R. Henahen, at
the State Capitol. a fun and complete
copy Of the minutes of the meeting
together with the names OF the dele
gates elected and the vote on the
convention city, duly certified by
the chairman and secretary.
Issued the seventh day Of January,
1914. T. r. HENAHEN.
Commissioner of Mines.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Sunday. Jan. 18th. 10 a. m. class
meeting. We are glad for so many at
this delightful meeting, but we want
SO many that we will be forced into
the larger room. Won't you be one
to swell the number? II possible.
start the day with this meeting. IL
a. m. sermon on "The Crime Of Lit
tleness." 2:45 p. m. Sunday school.
We were glad to see so many grown
people at Sunday school last Sunday.
That's right. Come and bring the
children. The future will bring you
harvests of blessing. p. m. Epworth
League. Subject to be announced
later. Leader. Russell McCallister.
There is not dry moment In any Of
these meetings. Come and enjoy this
one. Z o'clock. sermon on First
Things First. or "Christ's Prescrip-
ton for Happiness" Follow 1t, and
there can be no question about the
success OF your life. We appreciate
the expressions Of pleasure in our
music. Come and participate in this
great feature Of our public worship.
A most cordial invitation to all. On
next Thursday. Jan. 22nd, the ladies'
Aid will meet with Mrs. Cowling. A
large attendance is expected.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
$4,000 MEN RETURN
TO PITTs6URG MILLS

More than $4,000 men who have
been idle from one to three months
will be re-employed this week in the
Pittsburg steel district. Many large
orders have been received by the
steel companies.
Furnaces at practically all the
works are undergoing repair. Many
workmen either laid off altogether or
placed on part time have been engag-
ed in the preliminary work Of repair
ing the furnaces. Other workmen.
skilled and unskilled, who have been
working at half and threequarters
time will be placed on full time, some
by the end Of the week and nearly
all by the end of the month.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
IMPORTANT MEETING OF MINING MEN

Commissioner of Mines, T. R. Hen
ahen, has conceived the idea of a
state organization OF mining men for
the purpose of furthering the mining
industry and to promote universal
cooperation among those engaged in
metal mining. Mr.. Henahen's pur-
pose is to have meetings held in all
the mining counties of the state and
delegates selected to attend a state
convention to be held on the 10th of
February. The place of meeting is
to be determined by votes of the
county meetings.
A meeting OF the mining men of
Gilpin county is called for Saturday
evening. January 18th. at 8 O'Clock,
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Every one engaged in mining is urg-
ed to attend this meeting, that Gil
pin may send a full delegation to the
state convention. Mr.. Henahen's call
for the convention follows:
Call for Convention Of Mining Men.
A state convention Of representa-
tives from the metaliferous mining
counties Of Colorado is hereby call
ed to meet on the nineteenth day of
February, 1914. at place to be de-
termined by a majority vote of said
counties. Each metalliferous mining
county shall be entitled to five dele
gates, with one vote each in the con-
vention. and five alternates, provid-
ed that any county may elect ten
delegates with one.half vote each and
ten alternates and provided further
that II less than five delegates attend
from any county, those attending
shall have the right to vote proxies
OF absent delegates, but not to ex-
coed a total of five votes for each
county.
The State Commissioner of Mines,
Secretary of the State Bureau of
Mines. President Of the State School
OF Mines, State Geologist, Chief Rep
resentative of the U. s. Bureau OF
Mines in Colorado, and Chief Repre-
sentative Of the U. s. Geological Sur
vey in Colorado shall be delegates at
large. entitled to one vote each.
Metaliferous mining counties are
urgently requested to hold county
conventions Of men engaged in min.
ing. milling. and metallurgy in their
respective county seats. as soon as
possible, but not later than, January
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
MINING ExciTEMENTs
ARE EASILY CREATED

Every once in a while a great gold
excitement is created by someone re-
porting fabulous finds Of the preci-
ing camp springs up over night. Such
was the case few weeks ago at Coll
bran, Colo, where reports were sent
out that a wonderful gold field had
been discovered. There was the GUS
tomary rush Of fortune seekers to
the Collbran section, but the excite
ment was short lived. 1t developed
that the rich assay said to have been
found in the new territory was TAX
en- from one of the old established
camps In another section of the state.
Now, those who rushed in and stalk
ed out claims treat the big boom"
as joke.
1t has ever been thus in mining.
Everyone is looking for something
heretofore undiscovered in the way
of mineral. They will pass up the
old camps, where the precious metal
in paying quantities abounds and has
been known to exist for years and
years, to take a long chance in some
section that has been brought to
their attention by merely an assay
report. There has always been, and
no doubt always will be, countless
numbers of those who want to get
rich quick in mining, who will strike.
out for the scene OF the new find,
only to return in few weeks, poor
er In money but richer in experience.
This all reminds us of an incident
related to US a few days ago by a
miner Of the camp. He had been
over near the Troublesome country.
where 1t will be remembered, consid-
cradle excitement arose over the re-
ported discovery of high-grade ore.
When he left here he took with him
several roasted specimens Of the rich
War Dance ore that runs thousands
of dollars to the ton. He met an old
prospector he had known in Gilpin
county and gave two or three of the
specimens to him. The old man came
down from the Troublesome country,
and naturally. found his way into a
saloon. Here he exhibited what he
led the boys to believe was a recent
find, and panned some of the ore. OF
course. the ore showed long string
of gold in the pan-and then the rush
to the head of the Troublesome com-
menced.
The Troublesome excitement, like
the Collbran boom, has died, but
another can just as easily be created
IL a person will only select some re-
mote part of the state apparently
the farther away from a known min
eral belt. the better) and herald to
the world the returns from an assay
of rich ore
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
MEDICAL WATERS COME FROM RAD|UM|

Nature has her moods and time has
altered, more than once the face of
our wonderful world. The element ra.
dunn is unfathomable in many ways.
DR.. Petrascheck gave quite leng-
thy interview. The purport Of which
was that the amount of pitchblende
on Quartz hill,was sufficient to charge
any quantity of water with emana-
tions.
The simplest experiment in which
the crude pitchblende can be used
to attest to it's power as an agent in
charging water is to place the high
grade crude ore in a glass of wat
er. Amy ore will create bubbles for
a certain length of time in the water.
Twenty-one days later the ore will
still be charging the water and a fine
line of tiny bubbles will demonstrate
its activity. But on the twenty-sec-
ond day the bubbles will cease. The
ore is exhausted and the water pos
sesses the power formerly held in
the ore
The ore is lifeless. It no longer
gives off emanations. But after the
pitchblende is removed the water
gradually loses its power and the
ore regains it.
The Curies have said that any SUBJ
stance placed within close contact
to radium will acquire a radioactive
ty Of its own which induced radio
activity increases with the time 1t
is exposed to the radium and decreas-
es rapidly with the removal of the
radium.
Now this would tend to confirm the
theory that the waters which flow
down to Idaho Springs caves may
come from Quartz hill charged with
the radioactivity of the ore of this
section. At the same time the pres
ence of uranium on Pewabic noun
tain would naturally lead one to be-
lieve that the radioactivity of the
waters down the canon obtain their
power from a nearer supply than
Quartz hill, or from the combined
power of the pitchblende belt. 1t is
safe to predict that further scienti-
fic research in this wonderful Sec
ton will confirm the theories Of all
who have investigated.
Meantime, as Duncan says, "the
mystery of radium is still mystery
as beautiful and as fascinating as
ever" E. ZIMMERMAN.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

Central City, Colo, Jan. Sth, 1914
Regular meeting of the city council
of the City of Central. Meeting call
ed to order by Mayor Cody.
Roll call, present: Aldermen VII.
liams, Mckay, Powers, Eilmann, Bow
den, Warren and Moody. Absent, AL
derman Slattery.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
read and approved as read.
Reports of health officer, city clerk
treasurer and water rate collector
read and ordered placed on file.
On motion of Alderman Moody
seconded by Alderman Mckay, the
council selected the following named
persons as members of the boards OF
registry and judges Of elections in
the several wards for the ensuing
primary and general elections.
For the first ward; Mrs. Margaret
Heuer. Miss Lizzie CLARK and Miss
Grace Tonkin,
For the second ward: Mrs. Lena
Griffin, Mrs. Mary Cody and Miss
Mary Floyd.
For the third ward: Mrs. Rosa
Some, Mrs. Anna Pool and Mrs. Mary
Eilmann.
For the fourth ward: Mrs. Alma
Bergman, Mrs.. Mary A. Bishop and
Mrs. Mary E. Warren.
The meetings of the boards Of reg
istry and elections will be held al
the following named places, viz:
First ward-McFarlane's office, Eur
eka street.
Second ward-City hall building
Eureka street.
Third ward-Mrs. Painters build
ing, Lawrence street.
Fourth ward-Angove building, or
Gregory street.
On motion made by Alderman Ell.
mann, seconded by Alderman Bow
den, the city attorney was instruct
ed to prepare an ordinance to provide
for submitting to the qualified elec
tors OF the city the question Of is.
suing bonds to fund a portion OF the
floating Indebtedness Of the city.
City bills amounting to $700.50 and
water works bills amounting tc
S20s.o3 read, same having been exam
ined and approved by the finance
committee.
On motion of Alderman Williams
seconded by Alderman Bowden. the
bills were allowed and warrants or
. dered drawn on the city treasurer To-
the several amounts.
Alderman Williams moved, Alder
man Mckay seconded. that the coun
Gil adjourn. Motion carried.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
MAccAsEEs INSTALL OFFICERS

Gilpin Hive, No. 20 held installa-
tion of officers at their regular
review last Friday evening. January
Q. The following officers were duly
installed to serve the ensuing year:
CON-, Clara Lundquist; L. Com, ].
Rule; p. CON-, P. Rowe; Chap. S.
Weir; r. X, NJ. Hansen; F. A., r.
Slattery; L. A, L. Kramer; Sergeant
NJ. Hassell; Sentinel. NJ. Head; Pick
ett, NJ. Gemmell; o. p. Della Dob
bins; c. of G., A. Brohl; c. b. No. 1.
8. Terrell; C. B. No. 2. M. Kruse
Musician, r. Slattery.
Refreshments were then served by
the Stars.