Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-23
Latest Dispatches.
PORTLAND, Nov. %.

| AOnAhAND, 4NONs 49,
The tug General Candy reports
seeing, last Saturday. schooner
bottom side up about six miles
northwest Of Cape Disappointment.
The name could not be ascertained.
VICTORIA, Nov. Is.
Five men belonging to the bark
Sunbeam, was brought before
the police justice at Esquinalt on
Tuesday charged with insubordina-
ton. The vessel left Port Town
send Sunday, and the crew refused
proceeding to sea in her, claiming
she was unseaworthy because she
ought to have one man more than
she had. The case was finally COM
promised by the captain taking an
other man. -.....
An Indian chief arrived from Fort
Rupor yesterday. He reports
smallpox raging at Bellacota and
South Arm. Many Indians died OF
the latter place.
The bodies of two men were
picked up at Beechy Bay and
brought here to-day by Indians.
One was identified as C. j. Farrell,
, of San Francisco, a man about %
years ofage, and was returning on
the Pacific. The other is not known.
CAMPO, Cal, Nov. %.
The news of the annexation of
Lower California, caused some ex-
element both among Americans
and Mexicans.
YUMA, Nov. %.
The reports relative to the an
nexation caused great excitement.
The people of both nations are
greatly elated and hope it is true.
SAN DIEGO, Call, Nov. %.
Upon reception of the report of
the probable annexation of Lower
California and other Mexican states
to the union. An extra was pub
lished which created much specula-
ton and comment. Nearly every
body hoped there might be a foun.
dation for the rumor, but were in
| formed that the Mexicans said 1t was
impossible.
Weather settled down clear, warm
| and beautiful. Grass growing fine
ly. The rain aggregated about two
inches, and coming little at time
it did as much good as a heavy
| storm would.
FLORENCE, A. T., Nov. %.
Profound excitement created by
the reception of the news of the ces-
sion of the Northern Mexican states
to us. The news spread like wild
fire. Both Americans and Mexicans
were elated.
SAN Francisco. November %.
In connection with the recent Mex
lean treaty sensation, the "Post" this
evening publishes a report of an in
terview with a leading lawyer, who
processes to be thoroughly posted on
Mexican relations. Among other
things, he stated that the claims
upon which the Commission is sit
ting don't constitute a bagatelle COM
pared with the sum total that Mex
leo owes us. 1t is not these claims,
said he, which we are pressing for
settlement, but others many times
greater. The reporter asked if the
gentleman believed that any such
treaty as is spoken of had been
framed, to which this concise reply
was made: 81 have not seen it.
He added, however: "But / have a
client in this city who tells me that
he has seen copy of it. The gen.
tleman also said: "Inside of twelve
months the American flag will be
flying down there, and l am not eer-
tain but it will happen before we
nominate another President. knew
twelve months or more ago what was
coming, and told of it to several OF
my friends here, and was laughed a,
for my pains" On the other hand
George Penn Johnston, of the "Ex'
aminer,' who has a large claim
against Mexico, which has been al
lowed by the Commission, is in
clined to look upon the whole thing
as "A hoax, concocted for some un-
fathomable purpose in that city, and
palmed off upon certain newspapers
Mr.. Johnston admitted that the gen
tleman above referred to had, SOM
twelve or fifteen months ago, outlined
to him substantially the same thing
as have now found publication, an(
stakcd his reputation as prophe
that these developments would b.
made public about now. In regart
to the reported purchase by specula
tors of private claims against Mex
leo, Mr.. Johnston said he knew o
nothing of the kind going on; Ger
tainly he had never received any offer
to purchase his claims, and his law
yers in Washington had informe'
him there was no market for sucl
claims at the Capitol, or anywher
else, that he knew of.
Edward Keller died at the Count
Hospital from the effects of pisto
shots in the head. fired by his owl
hand, while working in field nea
San Mateo. A fellow-workman sa,
him fire one shot, which took effec
in the forehead; he ran toward him
but was warned off by Keller, VIII
fired two more shots. He was takel
up insensible and conveyed to tn
hosnital where he died.