The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-06-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


More than 60 per cent OF the adult
male population OF New Mexico can
neither read nor write.
The Astors own . six 'eenth of the
real estate of New York, and are said
TO be the best of landlords.
A swarm of bees, nine miles long,
recently visited Oaxaca, Mexico.
Candles made OF solidifed kerosene
oil are said to be used extensively in
Russia.
A Litchfield, Mass, family of mntes
had hearing restored last week Dy The
faith cure.
The woman suffrage amendment TO
the Oregon Constitution was beaten
four 10 one.
The Keystone says about 500 trees
have been set ont in Ketchum this
Spring.
The Sierra Nevada mountains, by
the Sonora pass road. will not be open
to teams before August.
There Is . rumor afloat TO the effect
that a colony Of Mornons Is about
to settle in Long Valley. Boise county,
Idaho.
Kate Bustard, aged 20 years, dangh.
ter of the proprietor Of The Central
lHoteliat lHollister. Cal, suicided by
Ipoison, Wednesday.
The little steamer, 6ofd Dust, was
run down over The Cascades of the
Columbia river on the % ult. and
made the run Of six miles in eleven
minutes, without damage.
The newly married men should
make note OF this: Al Carson City
woman dreamed that she saw her
husband kissing a young lady neigh
bor. She awoke and struck him In
the face, breaking his nose.
A Boston girl. being rebuked be-
cause she had said she was eighteen,
replied: "But didn't DO right, dear?
You know mammalh4~ always taught
us not 10 exsggerate. IL is better to un-
der rather than over state You know"
General +. Babcock, formerly aid
on General Grants staff, Levi Plucky,
formerly Assistant Private Secretary
TO Gen. Grant, aud Benz p. Sulter, ~
Washington, were drowned on the
coast of Florida Monday. Gen. Bab-
cocks body has been recovered.
II takes Beecher 10 discover great
and good business men, says the ST.
Paul Globe. II would be well for
Beechsr to help his publishers out of
financial ruin by finishing the "Lifo
OF Christ" before he recommends
"business" men for President.
The cannery at Ynba City (Cal.l Is
commencing operations. 1t has 65, 900
cans made now and expects to have
24O,0O on hand by July lst. Can
ming operations will commence In
week or two, as soon as fruit Uegins
to come In. About 100 boys, girls,
and women will be employed ddring
the fruit season.
A cloudburst near Visslia, Cal, on
Saturday night. swept away the dwell
ling house OF Peter Stewart with its
inmates, consisting of Stewart, his
wife, mother, two children and X.
Weisner, sheepherder. All but
Weisner perished. He was found
about a mile below the scene Of the
disaster, injured beyond The hope OF
recovery.
lneaShiRnee OF 0Tant AZ Wdru mas
completed his examination of tho
firms books, and finds its liabilities
figure up sl4, ,50l ,534 04. All the as
sets be can find are the Office fixtures
and the personal effects OF the part
ners. It Is not to be wondered at that
they had a gorgeous time.
A correspondent from the Cnur d.
,Alens mines, writing to Victoria, B.
C., gives a gloomy account of things.
He says there has not been at any one
time over 5000 people there, and that
now there Is about 200, with pro-
visions of all kinds to keep $4,000 for
months. Claims have been sunk
from 40 TO As feet to bedrock and
nothing has been found.