The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-03-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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indicted for perjury at Carson, failed
10 agree. There were eleven obstinate
men who stood out for conviction.
1t is now said that Salmi Morse, of
Passion Play notoriety, did not COM
init suicide, but was murdered.
Politicians from Western Nevada
arc numerous about the hotels in San
Francisco, endeavoring to make the
best of the Sagebrush State campaign.
Some of the snow banks on the line
of the Central Pacific railroad are so
hard that they have to be blown up
with gunpowder.
Worth Is building n magnificent
dress Of white velvet for Mrs. Mackay.
It has pile of unusual length aud
cost one OF unusual hight.
CT. McClashan, formerly of the
Truekee Republican, writes from the
Coeur d'Alene District and says that
town lots are selling as high as SlO,-
900 each.
In candelaria, where there isn't
water enough to furnish an ice crop,
the people have slowed away large
amount OF snow to hs used as sub
.stitute for ice next Summer.
Jake Merr, i'm the employ Of John
NJ. Dorsey at Fort Halleeh. was, last
Tuesday, kicked in the face by "A
unnle, inflieting serious, IL not fatal
injuries. lie was taken In Elko for
surgical treatment.
A richer strike than any previously
IL reported to have been made IN
Bodio within the past few days. and
the advisability OF declaring n dollar
dividend is now being considered.
The Homer Index reports terrific
snow-slides as the chief product of the
country over about Lundy. Some OF
tue larger ones sound like the boom
ing of cannon and produce shock
like an earthquake.
The Senate Committee on PosiofIices
and Postroads has reported favorably
bill 10 prohibit the mailing OF news.
papers containing lottery advertise
ments.
Senator Jones not only succeeded in
restoring Nevada to it's former position
as separate Internal Revenue dis
trict, but also had Utah taken off from
the Montana district and added to
Nevada.
The Arizona Legislature offers 50
for every Apache scalp brought in,
and II Is asserted that u connecticut
genius In that section of the country
invented scalp which passed muster
for a time.
III the California courts shall decide
that the railroads need not pay taxes,
will they also decide that the people
need not pay fares? II is poor rule
which will not allow the people one
end OF it.-Reveille.
The railroad men, says the Silver
State, say the snow on the summit OF
The Sierra Nevada IL from twelve 10
hiteen feet deep on AN average and In
many places the drifts are twenty
hve and thirty feet deep.
w. Vernon Case, indicted for grand
larceny. pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced by Judge Bigelow at Elko last
saturday to one year in the State
Prison. He should had received at
least six months extra for spelling his
middle name in full.-Times Review.
Cord-wood saturated with kerosene
was fired in the basement OF tho
oregon State University, Tuesday
night, hut the flames were discovered
and extinguished before much damage
was done. The incendiary act Is sup
posed TO be the outgrowth OF quar-
rel between the faculty and the
students.
Lieutenant Rhodes has received
$4,000 from subscriptions for gallan-
try at the "City OF Columbus" wreck.
While waiting the Secretary of the
Navy's permission TO divide with his
comrades on the "Dexter" he pur.
chased each new uniform.