TAKING GOLD BY HANDFUL
_ _ I-*'
STAMP MILL
IS DYNAMITED
Outrage Which Costs Contractor
His Life and Destroys $500,
000 Worth of Property.
Aurora, Nevada, Sept. 25.—A
dynamite outrage* was perpetrat
ed here last night which result
ed in the death of one man, the
injury of several others and the
destruction of five hundred thou
sand dollars’ worth of property.
Tlie big stamp mill which was
being constructed here for the
reduction of the ores of this dis
trict, and upon which scores of
men were employed, was blown
up by dynamite. The contractor
was instantly killed and several
of the workmen suffered injuries
from which they cannot recov
er. There has been a strike on
for some time, as the contractor
refused to meet the demands of
the organized workers and the
outrage is believed to be the work
of some of the men who formerly
workeld for the contractor.
The dynamite had been placed
under the foundation of the mill
and an large quantity must have
been used as the explosion caus
ed the big structure to collapse,
carrying many of the workmen
into the ruins.
Rewards have been offered by
the Mineowners Association, and
it is expected the stale will also
do the same for (he apprehen
sion of those responsible for the
out rage.
FEDERATION TO
1 STRIKERS
Will Assess Its Members to Help
Calumet Miners to Continue
Their Fight.
Washington, So pi. 25.—The
American Federation of Labor
has agreed to assess its mem
bers for Ihi.* benefit of the strik
ing miners in the Michigan cop
per fields.
The miners in I he Michigan
mines have never been properly
organized and I he present is the
first great fight in which the un
ions of that stale have been en
gaged. The assessment of the
members /will amount to • an
enormous sum, as the federation
has a paid up membership of
more than two million.
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Munj^h. Sppt. 25—The wife of
King S^uuel taken sudden
ly ill here today and was rush
ed to the hospital by physicians.
Manuel is called the “King by
Courtesy” and hintjgwife -gwae*
Princess Augus'tlito^Wio'rin?
The- Ruby Record Citizen is
& greatly pleased with the devel
• opments of the summer in its
section of Alaska. In a recent
issue it says: “Every day more
and more proof is forthcoming
that in time Ruby will he all that
was predicted for il in the first
issues of this paper, ‘the big
J g'-si placer camp' in Alaska.' ”
Copper Center, Sept. 25.--A reliable Indian arrived here from
the head of Tazlina river a couple of days ago. He reports that
there are fourteen white men and one wontan there and that
i -p ..» *
they are taking out gold by the* handful. The Indian states that
the diggings are about one hiindred iiiile$ from Here. Every
person in this district has stampeded to the new camp.
RINGWALD BLIX.
ESTATE WORTH
TWO MILLIONS
Gaynor Made Fortune From Real
Estate Investments Made
Years Ago.
New York, Sept. 25.—The will
of the late Mayor Oaynor was
probated today and the estate
is valued at $2,000,000. The for
tune was accumulated by mod
est investments in real estate
made years ago, which has in
creased enormously in value
consequent to the growth of the
city.
The document was carefully
drawn and shows that the de
ceased was constantly reminded
by the effects of the attempted
assassin’s buiiei that his life
might he ended at any moment.
The estate is left to the mem
bers of his family.
An Irish Trick.
Dublin. Sept. 25.—John Ued
mond, the le'ader of the home rule
movement in the British Parlia
ment, is a grandfather. Mrs.
Johanna Green, his daughter, has
given birth lo twins.
Governor of New Hampshire Wil{
Study Over Prisoner’s
Case for Week.
Concord, N. H., Sept. 25.—The
governor has announced that he
is npt ready to reply to the re
quest of the state of New York
for the extradition of Harry
Thaw and would delay his decis-:
ion until late next week.
Thaw’s attorneys are hopeful
that they have convinced the
governor that Thaw is sane and
that the request for his extra
dition will he turned down. Many
of the leading alienists of Amer
ica and Canada have testified that
the prisoner was menially coni
peUuit at present, whalbyer. .JM»
condition might have been when
the murder of Stanford White
W. E. SomerviHe, a young En
glishman, died recently al_. ;a
roadhouse near Dawson. The
coroner’s jury brought in a ver
dict of heart failure caused by
excessive indulgence in alcohol
ic liquor.
Excellent change of pictures at
the Orpheum tonight. Fine. Gau
mont Weekly.
MARTIAL LAW
IS PROCLAIMED
Race Riots Continue in Illinois
Town and Sheriff Powerless
.
to Control Situation.
Benton, HI., Sept., 25.—The
race riots broke out again last
night when an American assault
ed a foreigner, which was lid
lowed by a general light in the
street of this town. The sher
iff and police were powerless to
control the situation and called
upon the troops to restore order.
Many of those who engaged in
the lighting suffered severe in
juries and are in the hospital.
The sheriff complains that the
riots have been started by at
tacks made upon the foreigners
and he believes there is a lough
element in the district which is
deliberately causing trouble and
threatens to make a wholesale
arrest of them. Martial law has
been proclaimed.
GUARDS REFUSE
MOROCCO SERVICE
Spanish Regiment Mutiny When
Ordered Intp Active Servic®
—Are Under Arrest.
Madrid, Sept. 25.— When or
ders were received here this
morning for a regiment of the
guards to prepare for service' in
Morocco the men mutinied and
refused to g<>.
There was no disturbance or
.attack made on the officers in
(he post, the meq simply stack
ing Ihqir arms and preferring to
i'gce a court martial to doing seiv
,yicc in yforpccq. The guards
^ave been placed under, arrest
qnd are. being guarded by aql
Uiers of the &KUjir brmy.
lijtSTRA VtoffltHfa f
jrrJwww
; Recent arrivals from Port
^Vells.stgie tbqt Bud TdNon gtvd
Mike Stanton have their arastra
.vorking and that it is grinding
lyigqit juin^AiMi q.»e-j^u. tu«,a qf
1x3% 0r -day. fne property ‘ is
located in the uiounmnside hack
of (iolden and gives promise of
being a big mine. The owners,
have kept steadily at the work
of development and have dem
onstrated that therfv is a rich
payshoot on the lead which re
turns good values.
y(>U RENT after October I, i
rpoiii house, furnished, Sherman
street, lmpiire C. E. Bunnell.
SIZER FREE
10 USE MONEY
i
.
Contributors Gave DNoney to Sul
zer to Use as He Saw Fit
During Election.
New- York, Sept,.* 25*.— During
the investigation of the charges
against Governor Sulzer yester
day Jacob Schift', the New York
banket-, and Henry Morgenthau,
the capitalist, gave evidence fa
voring the accused.
They t.estihed that wheu they
gave their donations to the Sul
zer campaign fund they did so
with the knowledge that the gov
ernor was free to use it for his
personal use if he so desired.
The pmseculiun had attempted
lo establish the fact that the
j contributions were part of the
j regular campaign funds bid that
Sulfcor had used them Jfor his
own personal be’nelil wilhoul re
porting them lo the committee.
MOTHER MID BABE
LOST III FIRE
Were Caught in Forest Fires
Which Sw«pt Napa County,
California.
, Napa, Cal., Sept. 25.— Forest
rangers report the discovery of
Ihe remains of a woman and her
infant, who perished when their
home was destroyed in the forest
tires which devastated this coun
ty.
The lires are still raging al
though the work of the hundreds
of men employed in clearing the
pgtli of the llames is beginning
to have effect. Many narrow es
capes from death are reported by
persons who were caught in the
u^ountains and were surrounded
by lire.
hVdRA^'FA .Ut tHfPE
FOE OOIB WEATHER
Workmen repaired the hydrant
at the corner of Broadway and
McKinley yesterday afternoon
and. put it in .shape for the cold
feather of next winter. T)ur
ipg the recent test of the hy
drants they worked to perfection
but the one at the corner was
found to be leaking, caused by
the drain being closed by ce
ment. II was necessary to re
move Ihe cement before the fault
could be corrected. .
The dance in Moose Hall Iasi
evening was well attended and
all had an enjoyable lime.
COURT DEFERRED
ITS DECISION
Sulzer’s Attorney Denies All
Charges Except That of Re
ceving Contributions.
New York, Sept. 25.—Acting'
upon the suggestion of Chief
Justice Cullen the court has de
ferred its decision on the legal
ity of the proceedings in the Sul
y.er case until the evidence has
all been heard.
The session yesterday after
lion if was marked by bitter ex
changes between the attorneys
arguing the ease. Attorney Rich
ards violently arraigned the gov
ernor, whom lie charged with be
ing a perjurer amj gambler while
posing as a leader of reforms.
lie was followed by Attorney
Herrick, representing Sul/er, who
denied every charge against bis
client except that of having re
ceived campaign contributions.
He declared that I be elTorl to
discredit (iovernor Sulzer was the
work of (tends and could only be
eoneeivdd by such men as com
posed file Tammany, leadership.
PEACH A6AINSI
SMUGGLERS
Japanese Who Was Responsible
for Deportation of Seven
Women Murdered.
San Francisco, Sept. i5.--Ja
panese court officials repm> that
a Japanese named Nikada, who
was believed to have been re
sponsible for furnishing infor
mation which led to th<- depor
tation of seven Japanese women,
has been murdered.
The Japanese was found in
his room, having been shot
through the head. The murder
was reported to the police by the
proprietor of the place where he
roomed. The police have (no
clue to the perpetrator of the
crime but are investigating the
persons connected with ihe
smuggling of the women intu-lhe
country. > - \\
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The bank of Seward has ship
ped by express to the assay of
fice at Seattle} one thousand
ounces of gold bullion and gold
dust, mined on the Ke-nai penin
sula.
\V I). Thompson returned from
the Thompson-Fm'd property
iasl evening where he has been
doing development work. The
properly shows wp well.
REPORT SCORES
THE RAILROAD
Accidents Due to General Ineffi
ciency of Officers and Em
ployes of the Road.
Washington, Sept. -’5.—The
congressional investigation into
the affairs of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, which
followed the recent wreck in
which more than thirty lives
were lost, lias been finished and
the report is a general condem
nation of the company and its
employes.
The scope of investigation em
braced tile many accidents which
have occurred on the road dur
ing the past two years, in which
more than one hundred persons
have been killed and several hun
dred injured. The report slates
that the management of the com
pany is inefficient from top to
bottom; thal the company has
been deelar|n,g ;dividends with
money which should have been
used to replace I he antiquated
coaches and signals for modem
equipment. The lack of efficiency
among the higher officials had
extended to the employes on the
trains, who refused to obey or
ders. as was illustrated l»y the
rccenl collision when the train
men disregarded the signals.
A ferry has been placed in
commission al Telegraph creek
111 rr<iss the SI ikilie river.
iMBM CHOICE
CATHOLIC PARTY
Relieved He Would be Accepta
ble to America as Successor
of Huerta.
Mexico City, Sepl. 25.—The
The Catholic parly, which is the
strongest political factor in Mex
ico, lias named Minister Foreign
Affairs Camhoa as their candi
date for the" presidency to suc
ceed Huerta.
It is understood I hat the party
leaders have been careful in se
curing informal ion from Wash
ington that their candidate would
be acceptable to the United
States, a lid that if he was elect
ed to the presidency the relations
of the countries would again be
placed w»i an amicable basis.
OttTJ^MILLtB
* New York. Sept. 25—Charles
Miller was given the decision ov
er Al. Palzer at the end of their
ten-round bout before a club last
night. The result of ihe contest
was a surprise* to lift* audience;
as Palzer was regarded as a sure
Winner, the belling being in his
favor.
Charles ' Anderson, who is
serving a tertn al McNeil island,
and |tvhn Was sent there from
Juneau, is asking for a pardon.
Anderson has a had record and
lrietd lo kill his guard while in
l hf Juneau jail.