| Show THRILLING RIDE TO SAVE LIFE three men are killed in mine explosion and doctor saves other lives meeteetse Mee wyo july 17 in order to render all aid in his power to save the lives of four men injured in an explosion at the karwin gold mine near here in which three other men were killed dr richards of thermopolis Thermo polis rode one hundred miles at breakneck break neck speed arriving in time to accomplish the purpose for which the furious ride was made the explosion was caused by miners drilling into a missed hole and three men were killed they are M A chubb shift boss william GOES james miller miners four others were seriously injured when the explosion came there was no doctor within call nearer than thermopolis Thermo polis miles to the southeast but dr richards at that place responded over the telephone that he would ride to the best of hh ability he made the mountainous distance in a little less than eleven hours four relays were used by him in making the trip ranchman ranchmen ranch men along the bouto supplying him with horses CALVIN DENES RUMOR says southern pacific Is not planning power plant san francisco july 17 A statement has been published that tho southern pacific which has an engineering gi force at work investigating sites along the truckee river between truckee and verdi for the purpose of installing a monster electric power plant the plant is was gaid would furnish power for boring a five mile tunnel through the sierra nevala mountains general manager calvin said today nothing Is being done on the tunnel project at present and the company s not looking tor any site for a power plant on the truckee river or elsewhere I 1 understand that other interests aro at work on a power project up there planning to supply electrical power to some of the big nevada mines the southern pacific has no interest in it whatever photographed FORTS kingston jamaica july 17 dr franklin chirk was arrested here this morning for breach of the official secret service act some days ago dr dark was discovered taking photographs of the forts protecting port royal and kingston the police found the pictures on him the prisoner aho vho is a graduate of harvard has been a resident here for four months before the court a local lawyer on the prisoners behalf pointed out that dr darks action was without A significance he was held in 2000 ball THE ROOSEVELT NEED NOT PAY new york july 17 the fine levied against robert peares new ship tho roosevelt which sailed yesterday on her north pole voyage will not have to be paid according to an order received today from assistant secretary garfield of the department of commerce and labor the roosevelt was fined for leaving portland maine recently without proper papers and a bond to secure this payment was given before the vessel could leave new york mr garfield directs the local collector to refrain from prosecuting the enforcement of the law FIND MURDERERS VICTIM helena mont july 17 anto lang aged 30 a driver for the haessler brick yard was found in a dying condition on a cot in which he sleeps in a barn near the works this morning and will probably die his skull had been crushed in with an axe which was covered with blood and lay near him there Is no clue robbery s supposed to have been the motive COTTON CROP SCANDAL washington july 17 morgan H beach the united states attorney i for the ot columbia who is in charge of the investigation into the cotton crop scandal has gone to new york in search of evidence he declined to make any statement before leaving washington but it is understood that he intends to interview L C van riper and other new york brokers who made disclosures of the methods by former associate edward H holmes who la alleged to have divulged information tor the benefit of himself and other brokers it is not known how long mr beach will remain in new york boston july 17 to provide working capital the directors of the american woolen company have voted to issue and offer to the holders of preferred and common stock at par a share of 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock now in aba american woolen company treasury san antonio tex july 17 Jack son smith formerly general passenger agent of the national railroad of mexico haa been appointed assistant to chief engineer stevens of the panama canal according to a telegram received here today |
