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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
THE Union VETERANS on THE FRONTIERS

| Our townsman, Warren Gibbs, in some
recent talks to the old soldiers, has cmpbasiz.
cd significant fact which had been i'm.
pressed on him in recent trips to Colorado
and other far Western States. 1t was tina,
When you come across a veteran of the
Union army out at the front of the fight of
CIVILIZATION with barbarism-and there is
where you find them by thousands-as rule
you fnd man who is helping to start and
sustain schools, churches, and other
Appliances aud instruments of civil.
zatlon = man who is on the
side OF law, order and moral.
ilyi and further that very large pro-
PORTION OF the leading men in business and
IN the professions In those States are men
who fought for the Union. The same thinp
II seems, has occurred to General Sherman.
AT reception rendered to him in New York.
last week, at the Germania assembly rooms
where thousand veterans representing the
various Grand Army posts in New York
gathered 10 greet him, General Sherman
SAID:
AT one time, when the Grand Army was
nrst organized, had serious doubts of the
wisdom OF maintaining society OF the SOL
d!ers OF the war, but am now satisfied that
you did wisely and well to organize for
social and patriotic purposes. [Appause. |
l nave been travelling good deal lately, and
l have found place In my wanderjprs
which think none of you ever saw. Ii is
called Spokane Falls. Five years ago il con.
sisted OF one little store, and a mighty mean
store al that. Now it has handsome brick
houses and Is an important station on tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Vast Wealth About 10 Burst Upon III,
Town of Brandon

The excited popuacc Of Brandon is dig
ging into the earth like mad, in search of {
vast store of buried treasure. 1t appears
that nearly half century since au old Span.
ard called on Mr.. June who lived north OF
the village at that time, and told him that
many years before when lad of 10 he had
helped other Spaniards to sccrc,e in an old
cave IN the south part of the town large
amount OF silver, which was run in bars, and
corded up, and he was stationed to keen
guard on large boulder. The Spanish mil.
lionaires were frightened away, but had
driven iron wedges into the ledge to mark
the spot, and the aged Castilian thought he
could find the place. Mr. June accompanied
him to the place, and found the boulder as he
had described it, and also the wedges. Mr..
June thought best to do nothing about it at
the time and the Spaniard soon after died.
Mr.. June then commenced searching
for the hidden treasure, and parties have
searched at intervals ever since. There Is
now stock company working the shaft.
Mr.. George Luce, q machinist, is supern.
lendent and in his possession are the wedges
which he says arc different from any iron he
ever saw. Several passages have besn found,
one of which was paved with broken stones.
An old spade and wooden shovel have been
found in the passage, showing that it was
used as hiding place some time. Several
shafts have been sunk and numerous alleys
found among the rock, Mr.. Luce is confident
that there are large piles of silver some
where near hs works and if found will make
the company immensely rich. 1t is a
well known aud fully authenticated fact that
fifty years ago it was fashionable amusc.
ment among wealthy Spaniards to perambu-
late Vermont, carrying with them vast
amounts of treasure, which they Immediate
ly concealed in n hole in the ground on The
approach Of the hardy Vermontese. 1t was
such party Of stylish Castilians, undoubt-
eddy, who visited Brandon. The fact that
shovel has been found is fnll of encourage
ment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

The Democratic majority in the Pennsyl
vania House have concluded tc end the extra
session with which they have afflicted the
helpless taxpayers for nearly half year.
They are little fearful lest the governor
may try to prevent their receiving any pay If
they don't succeed in making the apporjion-
mcnt which was the occasion for the ses-
sion, and they have Therefore decided to
pass bill providing for the payment of all
their expenses up to December 5, so that, if
Pat,i:on should veto it, they can carry the
measure over his head, and get their money.
The total cost TO the State will exceed $780,
coo, every member being allowed $40 day
sundays included) ever since early las, June
ard not few Of these statesmen will draw
larger pay than they ever got before for half
n year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

The Winter trade outlook is somewhat un.
satisfactory The latest kilograms from both
East and West report the closing of large
mills in a number of cities, and thousands of
hands are thrown out Of employment. The
mills have been obliged to shut down on &c.
count of over-production, and now that the
Winter trade is generally supplied there is TO
prospect of the mills resuming the manufac-
tire of goods for probably three months,
when they will begin preparations for supply
ing Spring trade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
SUMMING UP THE RESULTS OF A
YEARS. TREATMENT.

lady patien, in Lockport, n. Y, thus sums uT
the results OF years Compound oxygen Treai-
ment:
Oxygen and can readily sum up the good results
OF The Treatment. II is hardly toe much 10 say that
am in6nifsiv better. Tam stronger in every ndy
and yartiy suffer noU from the utter exhaustion
phich p1s my usual condition before. cannot re.
member the time when l have been so free from
headache ms during the past year. MY physician
rejoices IN my Improvement and assures me that
am going 10 get we'll"
Our "TT6dtist on Compound OfNgen," containing
A history OF the discovery an1 II Oh. of action of
This remarkable curative agent, and large record
OF surprising cures in Consumption, Catarrh, Neu-
of Chronic diseases, will be sent free. Address,
DRs sTARKEy 4 PALEs, 100 and III! GlFard ST.,
Phlla,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
OH Trrt prrss.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, NOV. 80 1888.
PUBLISHED BY
The Free Press .9Ss0Ci0fi0H
a. q. BENEDICT, Editor,
Tcrms-s2.OO IA year, always i'm ndvnnc.
More trouble for the divorce courts.

More trouble for the divorce courts. In
Troy, n. Y, Il Hebrew merchant who is
married aud wants TO marry again says he
has divorce from his first wife, granted by
religious tribunal in his own church, and
informs the district attorney of Troy that he
means ITO go ahcai." He produces church
authorities which 80 TO show that the syna-
goguc has power to grant such divorces with
privilege of remarrying. OF course, if such
power exists ii will not stand in law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Mr.. Gardiner g. Hubbard has in the De.
cemoer NORTH american strong argument
in favor OF government control of the tele.
grsph. Mr. Hubbard's leading points are
that the telegraph is not used here as exten.
sively as abroad, by reason of higher tariffs;
that the rates have increased 10 per cent
since 1871 thatisince 1867 the public has
contributed to the Western Union S74,s56..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

New York, too, has its Tcwksbury sensa.
ton. The grand i'rv made. srincu'srip,G
of the New York Infant asylum and found
that from July 8 to October l inclusive.
seventy.nine children died in the institution.
So abnormal mortality seems no, to have
aroused the suspicious of the trustees Or di.
rectors and of the State board of charities
until the poisoning of an inmate, little Mabel
Curne, precipitaed an investigation. The
finding of the grand jury accuses DR.. Caro-
line G. Mari of having been notified of the
poisoning in ample time to save the child's
life, Of having neglected 10 administer an
antidotc and of then having falsely certified
the cause Of death. Of course the question
at orce arises, how many others of the SEVEN
ty-ninc children who succumbed within three
months may not have been victims of the
equally criminal negligence or incapaci,y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Gladstone has stood being a member OF
parliament fifty-one years. Thee is no
question that the ola ,..ar IS tough.-LVpeW
UiSssSn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Mrs. Shoddy says she has just bought o
script.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Hon. Abram $. Hewitt, who has recently
returned home from an extended foreign irip
says that he found the tendency toward
American institutions apparent all over Eu.
rope" Lie is convinced that the House of
Lords will be abolished in England. and
thinks that foreigners are persuaded that
popular government is conducive TO the ne.
cuniary prosperity of people. Il found
the commercial prosperity of the nations of
Europe to be almost in direct ratio to tho
measure OF freedom possessed by the peo.
ple;" says Mr.. Hewitt. England ranks as
frft; then comes France, then Germany,
then Austria and Turkey. In the latter conn.
try the paternal idea in government bas been
carried to great lengths. The Turks are a
line set OF people physically they are tenn.
perate, but they lave none of the pushing
self-reliance which originally characterized
them. They arc specimens of the decay
which results from too much government
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

Inc --latest excitement in the Dominion
arises from an objection made by the Roman
catholics TO the form of oath of Office which
is taken by the Governor General, and nv the
governors of the several provinces of the
Dominion. In this oath it is declared that
no foreign prince, person, prclate state o.,
potentate shall or ought to have AUTHORITY
jurisdiction, &C., ecclesiastical or sDiri,ual
with the liWlls Of the country. This comes
from an ancient form Of oath, established in
the reigu OF Henry the Eighth, and has al.
ways been used. But it has now occurred 10
the Roman Catholics, that it is in con,ravep.
ton OF the treaty of 1868, which guaranteed
70 the Roman Catholics of the Dominion
freedom OF r'l'-lous worship. They don't
sec now they can be free to worship. unles,
they are allowed to recognize the authority
Oh inc rope and the bishops, and therefore
want the form of the oath changed, so that il
may not conflict with claim OF the church
authorities to exercise spiritual jurisdiction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

Transfers charge s22 80 per ton to-
haul coal from Elko to Tuscarora.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The ConstitutionaIity OF the Salary
Law Sustained,
Eureka Sentinel.

Eureka Sentinel
The Sentinel learns from c. J. Ian
sing, Esq, who returned Yesterday
from Belmont, that the Injunction
suit brought there in the District
Court by one Of the creditors OF Nye
County against the County Commits
sioners and the County Auditor and
Treasurer, in which n restraining or
der was issued about Sept. |. and an
order to show cause why injunction
should not issue set tor hearing Nov.
Z. At this hearing the Court refused
the application for injunction and dis
solved the restraining order heretofore
issued. The reason for the institution
Of the suit Is that the Board of Com
missioners, acting under the Salary
law, had transferred moneys from the
General Fund of Nye County 70 the
Salary Fund, in compliance with Sec
ton 70 Of the Act concerning salaries.
The creditors instituted this su t TO
determine the constitOtiOnalitv OF the
law. The point raised was whether
the effect OF the law is rot to impair
the obligation OF contracts in putting
the claims of the presen. county Off.
GERS i'm precedence of other obligations
Of an earlier date. Judge McKenney's
decision is. that the Salary law is con
stitutional, and that it does not i'm
pair the obligations Of former con
tracts. This is the second ease in
which this law has been declared val
i'd, our own District Court having
rendered the same decision.
In another case, OF like nature, the
Supreme Court has sustained the de-
cision OF the lower Court.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
WHITE PINE NEWS
SATURDAY FEBRUARY ioi isss
short-sIehted Policy.

The Carson Appeal throws some
hot shot at the manner In which the
Legislature seems disposed TO invite
proposals from California for doing
the State printing. 1t also condemns
the hamper;nB OF letting the county
printing run in its proper channels.
1t says that it is a curious fact that
when any economy or reform is to be
INDUCED in there is a certain class OF
politicians who start in to hedge in
the direction OF the ewspapers.
They hate t see a newspaper bill al
lowed in a Board Of County Com
m~issioners, they hate TO see the State
paying out money for official adver-
Using. they want TO see the statutes
=. printed in California while Nevada
printers tramp idly about the sage
brush. Yet when clerks demand
their fees for signing documents they
are perfectly willing to have the fees
big. When lawyers talk half an
hour for the county nobody objects
to a bill Of $500 or 81, OC0 for the ser
vice, but if a newspaper comes III
with a bill OF fourteen dollars for ad-
vertising the bill is looked all over
with a microscope in order that the
taxpayer may not be impoverished.
In no State In the Union do newspa-
De: S do SO little official advertising as
in Nevada, and no where are they 50
closely watched by reformers and
economists as here. For every dollar
expended for the newspapers il will
save the tax payers ten. There
should also be . law compelling the
Assessors To ad vertise the delinquent
tax list, as in California. The law
results in throwing considerable
money into the hands Of the pres,
but it results in a more expeditions
collecting of the taxes, because a good
many people do not like to see their
names in the list. When one comes
TO consider how much the press has
saved the taxpayers by the exposure
of jobs and rascalities OF public men
it is not TO be SUPPOSED that the
thoughtful taxpayer will b~egrudge
the passage of any law which IS Of
financial benefit TO newspapers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES.
IusurmountabIe obstacles TO the
Scheme.


The Eureka Sentinel contained an
article fayoring a consolidation OF
counties In this state which would re-
suit in the reduction from fourteen to
five, and claims that the cost OF run
uing the State Government and the
county Organizations would be very
materially reduced. There is OF
course a seeming p~lausibllity in the
proposition, say the Times Review,
but we are not prepared TO say that SO
radical a change could be brought
about without arousing bitter section
al feelings anu. antagonizing the eli
Zens of the fourteen counties into
which the state is at present divided,
and we are far from believing that
the aggregate cost OF the county gov
eminent would be in any II re-
duced. We would land it is a mere
matter of arithmetic) save the salaries
OF nine Sheriffs, nine County Clerks,
nine Recorders and nine Treasurers,
but at the same time the mileage Of
witnesses, jurors grand and petit Tor
hundreds II miles 10 the county seats
Of the new consolidated counties,
would aggregate All amount far great
or than the 4mount saved. T%errltori-
ally considered, this IS a large State.
A large proportion of its legislative
expenses are covered by mileage. A
ter from EIko gets in the yicini-
Is OF 1926 mileage, and for forty days
service gets S320. II the counties OF
Elko and Humboldt were consolidated
and the county seat established either
at Eiko OF Winnemucca, a parallel 70
legislative expenses would be present.
cd IN the mileage Of jurors and wit
uesses, aud add thereto the costs and
expenses OF litigants ana then tell US
if you can, where the saving Of ex-
penses is found. The territorial ex-
tent of the fourteen counties i now al
together too great. The expense OF
running the county government Is DO;
entirely embraced in official salaries,
bot in the cost OF procuring tue at
tendance of jurors and witnesses.
Times may he hard, the demands Of
the State upon individuals may be
great, our mining interests are per
maps undergoing a luil, tut let us re-
main as We are and weather the storm.
The clouds are already breakinga@ay,
and a brighter dawn can be clearly
and safely predicted. We LAY let the
"battle born State remain a. she IS.
We would not blot out even Churchill,
and We in EIko certainly desire 10
paddle our Own canoe.
II such a consol .dation were made,
we suppose White inc and Lincoln
would be made one, on the old maxim
''that poverty loves company" Taen
the people of this county would have
to 90 to Phoebe, or those Of Lincoln
TO Hamilton to transact county bust
ness. The whole scheme is absurd
on its face. and We VIII have TO work
nut some more feasible means 10 re-
duce our burden OF taxation. Let Us
lop off useless county offices, and
make the salaries OF those We re a II
more uniform and lower than we nov
q.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The bill introduced by Senator
Dennis To create a State Board Of
Equalization and define its duties,
passed the Senate by a vote OF II for
TO 2against It. The Carson papers say
that it was amended in sonIe %paeticu-
lars, and Is not as effective as when
originally Introduced. Tile bill is
now in the hands OF a committe of
the Assembly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The Signal Service Office estimates
that ships containing at least 81, 1000,
600 of property, besides many lives,
were saved from running into the dis
sstrous cyclone during the month OF
November last, by the warming it gave.
The money thus saved in this one
storm would pay the expense of the
Service for 10 years.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The Union Pacific snow blockade
is raised.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The Denver and Rio Grande narrow
gauge is steadily working westward
towards Ogden. Work on the grade
between Denver and Salt Lake is sus-
pended on account OF the frozen con.
dition of the ground, bat will soon
be resumed. The managers expect
that the connection through from og.
den to Denver will be made by the
middle Of April.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The Reno Journal sayS: President
Balch. u the y. Il O. X. r., filed the
annual report Of the corporation win
the Secretary OF State, as required by
law. Following are some extracts
from the marvellous production:
lowing to the chronic impeeunios-
itv Of the company it had not sum
cient funds o keep account books as
required by law. No dividends have
been declared by the accursed eorpo-
ration aud it Is SAT-. TO say that none
ever viii he.
The corporation owns no engines,
cars. shops or horses. all cars Il 10
comotives being owned by private
parties.
The net profits of this road have
been nothing, as the corporation was
conceived in iniquity and born III
fraud. .
E.ery honest friend Of the enter
prise has been swindled and robbed,
and disaster has overtaken all persons
who have been connected with It IN
any capacity"
The Union Pacific snow blockade
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
The Price OF silver.

The Carson Mint rate for fine silver
bullion has been advanced to one dol
lar and nine and six tenths cents per
ounce. When bullion brings its as
say value 1t is worth 81 29 per ounce
The present discount on silver is ru-
inous to mine owners.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

Two weeks ago an item appeared
In the NEWS stating that the Supt. Of
the Albion had absconded with $500
Of the company's funds. 1t was the
'Secretary' and not the '~Superin-
Aspdsntn who skipped.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10

The legislative term IL two-thirds
over, and the Austin Reveille asks
the pertinent question {: "Do you feel
rs If you have earned your salaries so
far, gentlemen =? Would you be will
to give s25, 900 for the services rem
dered7 Hardly"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
Public Plumber.

Reno Journal: The county expenses OF Eu-
reka county In 1881 amounted to Si22,20 81
and in 1882 10 sl4i.9sl o. If the taxpayers
of that county enjoy being robbed In such n
horrible manner they ought to have photos
graphs taken Of the highwaymen and depos.
tied in the vaults oftho treasury department.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
New TC-Day-
AUDITORS REPORT
For the Period Ending January, Iss3

To the Hon. Board Of Coanty Commits
sioners
GENTLEMEN Herewith please find report Of
the financial condition Of White Pine County
for the period ending January. lss3.
Cash balance a. Der Auditors bookss2iss5I i
less amount de6eit......Sil,O
Cash found il county safe 1914 -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-10
Settle Up.
Horse Stolen.

1.-TWO MEN STOPPED AT NY. PLACE
nj Desert Wells Station, on tho nehs
road. on The night Of January Z4th ane I'm a,
rom me a stallion. said stallion was ABOUT
n hand high. weighs 1910 pounds, color gray.
with saddle marks. They also robbed me
Of si3in cnsh Ira robbers had VITA tnei1
three saddle borses-one gray, one DAY aiu
one rom. A liberal reward viii DC pa Ut
49, nrenertyz Y. s. MORTON,
Desert wells. January q, 1883.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-20
Death u an Old Timer.

Mr.. b. NJ. Du Rell, formerly OF Balt
LakA {whers he was a banker in early
days. and latterly OF Butte, Montana,
together with Mr.. Carey, his partner,
left here = few days ago for the Gour
dAlene mines, via Mnflep road. Ar
irving sixteen miles below Frcnchtown
last Friday. Mr.. .Du BELL began to suffer
from cold, which ended in very So
vere case ~ pneumonia, and the two
men turned back. They were taken in
at Peter Skaters aud a physician called.
The day following the patient wasrre-
moved to Frenchtown and everything
done for him that eonld possible be
done TO relieve his sufferings. But the
patient gradually grew worse, and on
Tuesday morning hedied. He made a
verbal request THAT whatever he pos
sesssd be given 70 his mother. He had
money and drafts in, his possession to
the amouLtsof $3.50. Missoulian, octo-
Der 18TH sgt stGs
Mr. Du Rell was but recently in the
grocery business in Butte, where be
was burned ont. He WINS also in bust
ness in Deer Lodge lately, but sold out
prior to his departure for Missoula. II
will be with regret that his friends will
hear OF HIS sudden death.
His mother and son ara now in San
Praueisco. We understand that Mr.. Du
Rell had his life insured for considera-
BILE amount, md That property OF some
value. Butte Miner, 18th.