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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Communication

ED. BULLETIN I'm your columns
of the 18th instant appeared an anony-
nous communication, under the
caption IAN Inquiring Tax Payer
being, evidently, Intended as a per.
sonal thrust in the dark at my personal
character, by one who seems to be
either afraid to announce his name, or
is ashamed of it. At first thought, l
intended to pass the article unnotlccd
and permit it TO sleep in silence as
still and obscure as the name of TAX
Payer" who either has no name, or
has such q one as he is morally afraid
or ashamed to announce in connection
with his communication. 1t is due to
myself my friends and to the host of
honest, manly tax payers of this county
that should give the correspondence
above referred to, at least, a passing
notice. Mr.. "Tax Payer (?) will You
give me and the public your name
through the columns of the BULLETIN,
that we may know with whom we are
discussing the matters contained ia
your anonymous articles Come out
from your concealment, if YOU are a
true man. l will then discuss the
matters contained in your inquiries
fairly, through the medium of the
BULLETIN (space being perm itted) so
far as proper to discuss the same in a
newspaper; but, understand me, l will
not try the actions pending against
Babcock or against Babcock ct al,
through newspaper media. Neither
will hazard any chances OF winning
these eases in Court by revealing any
part of the line of trial that belongs
solely to the District Court, at the
hearing of these suits. They will be
tried in due time, and the matters Will,
doubtless, be set Alright by the jndg.
ments of a Court of competent juris-
diction. Inasmuch as you, Mr.. Tax
Payer" have made thrust at my per-
sonal character, you have now an
opportunity of redeemlng yourself in
a measure. Show to'nryself and tothe
public. by open publication of your
name in the BULLETIN, that, no;with-
standing the false step you have taken
yoR still possess the native ring OF
manly courage, and moral -ectitudc,
and would not he guilty of that foulest
of assassinations, viz the assassination
of your neighbor's good name. and
from ambush. Awaiting and expect.
ing your prompt answer, am air.
very respectfully, ETC.,
d. J. LEWIS,
Dist. Atty of Esmerada Co, New.
Hawthorne July II, 1884.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
on for Alaska.

Governor Kinkead writes that he
will remain in Washington week or
two arranging the details of the
organization of the new Government
of Alaska. After that he will go to
Carson to arrange some private bust
ness which will take him several days
and then he Is off for his new field OF
labor. He says the weather in Wash
ington is sweltering and he longs for
a smell of sagebrush and Nevada's
sweet air.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Dist. Atty of Esmeralda Co., New.
Hawthorne July II, 1884.
Not Enough Indians for tho Worms.

Not Enough Indians for The Worms.
A Sxeetwater man sends the follow
ing army worm news: Some ten days
since the army worm appeared fifteen
miles below here, on the East Walker
River, and has cleaned up everything
except common grass. Where grain
and vegetables are to be found the
worms are particular about their diet
and live high as long as they can.
They will, however, soon have to come
down to grass. On the Italian ranch
(Lew Finney's old place. they have
left nothing but the fences and house.
On the ranch about sixteen acres OF
potatoes, nine of cabbage and other
things in proportion have been
destroyed to the value of $4,000. Last
Sunday there was just enough wheat
left for their supper and light break
fast next morning. They have not yet
made their appearance here, but n
worm expert says the fly has come.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Tho Brea lers wouldn't "Shoo"

Sometimes the ladies get independ-
ent and 60 To the lake in what are
known by the society. name of hen
parties. A few days since some ladies
went down in this woman's rights
style, and, on entering the water found
the breakers rather too energetic.
They found peace of mind by holding
on to each other, and, when a big
white cap approached, their female
instincts made them vainly flap the
skirts of thsir bathing snits and
shrilly shoo' the appro aching wave,
but the waves wouldn't " shoe"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19

All chewers and smokers bear in
mind that the Peoples Cash Store has
Just received a large consignment OF
all kinds Of tobaccos, which will be
sold twenty per cent cheaper than you
can buy anywhere else in the State.
Call at the Peoples Cash Store and
try plug of Horseshoe, Cable Coil or
Climax. Don't forget to bring along
the coin
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Express and Mail Hours.

The following are the opening and
closing hours OF Express and Post
Office, until further notice:
Wells, Fargo II Co.'s express Office
opens at Z A. NJ; closes for north
at 500 A. NJ; opens at $50 A. M !;
closes for south at 800 p. M; opens
at 4:l5 p. NJ closes at 7 80 p. N.
Postoflice, opens at 7 90 A. NJ. Mail
going north closes at 500 A. NJ going
south closes at B :00P M. Office closes
at 1880 p. NJ.
y. A. KNAPP, JK..
Agent and p. NJ.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Intelligent Opinion.

John P. Irish, editor of the Oakland
Times, q stalwsrt Democratic journal,
went to New York a few days before
the Convention met, and after survey
ing the political field, he came back to
Chicago, and being interviewed by II
reporter as to what be thought of
Cleveland's chances to be elected said
at is almost certain that Cleveland
will be nominated, but he cannot carry
his own State. | am just now from
New York and know the opposition
to him does not end with John Kelly.
Mr.. Cleveland is very obnoxious to a
considerable class, and | honestly
think if nominated he will lose New
York to the party by 10000 majority"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19
Another strike In Aurora.

Judge Seawell and John Neidy are
striking il rich in Aurora. Yesterday
word was received in Hawthorne OF
still another strike, which is even bet.
ter and richer than the one OF which
An account clipped from the Bodie
Free Press is given elsewhere. Every
thing looks well for the great Aurora
boom, which is surely coming.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19

The mill in Garfield is under good
Roadway. They are working all the
men they can ON construction and viii
probably have it running next month.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-07-19

The following are the latest copper
quotations from the Chicago markets:
Ingot-Lake, 14A@i43tc; Baltimore
Standard, t4a4c b.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fire in tho dry goods store of Partridge & Co.,
Detroit, inflicted damage Of about $40, $50.
Peacl, buds throughout Ontario have been
completely destroyed by the recent severe
weather
Colonel Joseph Gushing. one of the pioneers in
the circus business Of the country, died yester-
day at Dover, n. H.
John Sfawber, dry goods, the Oldest merchant
in Wapakoneta o., has assigned to A. NJ Kuhn
Liabilities, $50 000 assets, $50 000.
Near Huron, D. n, on Saturday man
named McCrosley shot and killed his brother
in-law, named Myers. Family troubles.
Raisin growers of California have forwarded
petition to Congress asking an advance of two or
three cents in the duty on imported raisins
Two Dalton. Ga, young men, named Flowers
and Ward, we're run over on the Western q At
lantic railway yesterday and instantly killed.
B. ". Hall. the Chicago contractor who
skipped from there with 81. 600 due his employees
IS in Toronto and defies the United States au-
thor1ties to extPadite INN.
Mrs Lille Lanrtry. the English actress, yes
terday took an assignment of mortgage for $l2,-
0O0 ON real estate IL New York city She is the
owner of several houses there,
John l.. Campbell, Of Clarion county Penn
sylvania undergoing two years sentence in the
Allegheny county work house; escaped on Sun
day night by digging through an eghteen-inch
wall.
Eugene G. Gunnison alias E. B. Clifford. for
some time past business manager of the North
western Live Stock Journal Cheyenne, commit
ted suicide yesterday by shooting himself in the
right temple.
jerry Kelleher and Patrick Feeey, employees
OF the rubber works, at Maiden, Mass, quar-
relied. to-day Fee1ey pushed Kelleher into
grinding machine. kellohers arm was torn off,
and he is thought to be fatally injured.
The large Touring mill of Hill Bros. at Free
port, Pa, together with a thousand barrels of
-four and several hundred bushels of grain and
the firms books was destroyed by fire on Satur-
day night Loss, $4,000 partially insured.
st. Boniface Catholic Church, of Buffalo, has
been closed bM Bishop Ryan and the pastor,
Grysotum Wagner. ordered back to the cathedral
The trouble grew ost OF the official board refus-
ing to recognize the authority of the priest rela
tive TO the election of trustees
Leonard Weindel, president of the Weindel &
Werthlin Manufacturing Company, St. Louis,
shot and probably fatally wounded his wife
while under tlSs influence of liquor They were
quarreling at the time. After thcshootng Vein
del left the house, and has not YET been arrested
On Saturday afternoon Oliver Lane, wife and
child arrived at Perkins, T. T.. from Iowa. and
drove out to n claim When they reached the
shanty ii man jumped out, struck Lane and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Minor Notes.

The Clay county jail was burned on Saturday
night, entailing a loss Of $1,000
A new paper has been established az Shoals
called the Martin County Democrat.
A half interest in the Huntington Democrat
has been purchased by Col j. b. Mcdonald; of
Columbia City.
Miss Hattie Wooster. of Montezuma, has a
well preserved Spanish siXpence one hundred
and TIVE Years old. The date is quite plain, l7S2
She has had it near half a century, it having
been given to her for a keepsake when she was
but an hour old
Alexander Shircliff, of Shoals, who being tried
and found guilty of bribery. and his punishment
fixed at two years and six months at the States
prison, escaped after the verdict was brought
into court was arrested by Sheriff Pipher, in st
Louis, and now languishes in the Martin county
jail
Rev. J. NJ. Townsend, of Richmond, secretary
of the National Missionary Society of the African
Nj. e. Church, has gone to Europe. He goes to
London, to accept from the contractors and
builders an iron mission church. which he will
ship to the island Of Hayti, whittier he also
goes to superintend its erection.
Last Sundays indianapolis Sentinel published
a letter from Montezulna, stating that Graham
Earl, to escape being killed by train on the
railroad bridge crossing the Wabash at this
point, dropped through into the river and swan
ashore. The story has no foundation in fact
and was the invention of an over-zealous CORE
spoudeut.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

of two days later published full account of the
case and showing the reasons for the charge.
Mr. Wooster had been for many years an active
temperance worker and had thereby incurred
the wrath of the lower element. Efforts were
made to trace up the case, but as yet there have
been no arrests. In December letter was re-
ceived here, copy of which was published in
the journal, wherein Mr.. w. and others were
threatened with death if they did not cease their
temperance work. No attention was paid to
these threats, and lately, having thor
oughly studied the subject, Wooster has
lectured occasionally wherein he told of facts
coming within his own observation during his
residence here, and also before that time. On
last Thursday two anonymous letters were re-
eeived, wherein he and several of our most
highly respected citizens were charged with
counterfeiting and of having been reported to
United States Attorney Holstein for so doing.
A telegram being sent, Mr.. Holstein returned
answer that he had no such charges. Such
charges affecting the integrity of the people of
Montezuma, it is but justice to say they will
compare favorably with any other community in
the State and it is only very few who are en-
gagged in this disreputable business of anonymous
letter writing. The town board have offered
reward for the arrest and conviction of the
guilty parties, and active measures will be taken
to secure their punishment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Cable Notes.

John William Montague, Earl of Sandwich, is
dead. He was born in 1911 In politics he was
a Conservative.
Anglo-American cable shares have risen on
the report of disputes between the projectors of
the Mackey cable.
4 number of Socialists recognized q detective
in tavern in Pesth, and badly beat him. He
is now in a precarious condition.
Earl Granville declared in the House of Lords
that the interview between Gladstone and the
Gear, at Copenhagen, last autumn, had no po-
litical significance.
At meeting of Anarchists of Paris, resolu-
ton was adopted to adhere to the declaration of
the New York Anarchists, approving the attitude
of the Fiennese Socialists,
Prussia has proposed to the Bundesrath to
prolong the snti-socialist law two years The
speech from the throne at the opening of the
Reichsrath, on next Thursday. will advocate the
completion of measures of social reform.
The Pope has appointed Cardinal Ledochowski
archbishop of Posen. 1t is announced that Prus-
STA consents to the reinstatement of the Arch
bishop of Cologne. Disputes between Prussia
and the Vatican in regard to the vacant sees are
thus settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

Officer Adelman, of Peoria, who killed the
notorious burglar Jerry Houlehan, has been ar
rested for mauslaughter.
There are now $50 inmates of the Soldiers
Orphans Home, at Bloomington. greater mum
Der than ever before in the history Of the insti-
tuition.
DR.. w. L. Smith, of Streator. whose name
was connected with a sensational shooting and
abortion case some time ago has been acquitted
of the latter.
The reports for the Joliet penitentiary for
February show I,34 prisoners on hand Feb l.
and i4l March l, with thIrty-dv discharges
for the month.
BY the death Of an uncle Of P G. Seaman,
one of the leading dry goods merch,suis oi Free
port. Dr. hts become one Of four heiIs to large
coal proper ty in England The estate is esti-
mated 10 be worth 81 G09, 000
Henry. Stagner, sixteen years old son Of r.
G. StHmer, farmer living near Bloomington,
has mysterously disappeared On the 22d ult.
he sent to KuInleT. town few miles off,
and has not since been seen or heard from.
Ono hundred and fifty citizens of Decatur and
vicinity have formed game protection club,
and it has been decided to stock tine SanGamon
with game Ash. masking it good fishing Stream.
Fish viii be secured at once from the United
States Fish Commissioner, and the game aud
fish laws will be rigidly enforced hereafter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
BERTHA Won HILLERN.
A Piece of History from the Life of Noted
Female Pedestrian,
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
This 'Fraulein' Bertha Won Hillern. so called
may have become accustomed to painting during
the last ten years, says Mr. Hermann Raster in
the Stats Zeitung "for where is there a
limit to the possibilities of human life!
But she is neither fraulein, nor
has she any claim by birth to the name
Bertha, Won Hillern She is a village girl
from the vicinity of Frier, near the Rhine, who
came to America ten or twelve years ago and,
at that time, knew about art as much as about
the book Of Zendavesta. Her name we do not
remember; it had two syllables, and sounded
something like Fobel, but cannot say
for certainty. A former employee of the Chi
cago library was, at that time, trying to start a
real estate Office, but found it uphill work
to obtain customers. By some accident she
met this young girl, who, by the way, could
not talk word of English. Learning that the
girl was very strong on her legs. and noted
among her acquaintance for a rare endurance
IN walking, the real estate agent conceived the
idea OF arranging foOtrace between this woman
and widow by the name of Marshall We may
be mistaken about the name, but remember that
the proceeds We're to be used to pay off a mort
gage on some widows property.
Before the race was fully arranged the lady
brought the girl to the editor of the Staats-Zei-
tung ana asked him to propose some well-sound-
ing, Ii possible, German name the would-be pc
destrlan might adopt before the public in
stead OF her right name. She herself
proposed a name she had probably seen
on the sign of some clothing store, for
it had a decidedly Semetic flavor The editor
was Just looking over an English translation of
.Geyer WallY, by Wilhelmine Won Hillern, and
Jok1ngly proposed the name Won Hllern adding
the misunderstanding surname Bertha. The
subject of this christening process did not under
stand one word, as the conversation was carried
on in English, but sat looking as dull and in
different as possible. When the conversation was
over the editor wrote the new name for her on a
piece of paper that she might learn it by heart
perhaps she has kept this certificate of civil bap
tlsm up to this very day, but still more likely
she has learned her new name so well by heart
that she has entirely forgotten her homely peas
ant name.
THAT is the way the famous and Celebrated
pedestrienne and nowadays artistic, Bertha Won
Hillern, received her name and her patent of no
bic birth If it is true that since that time the
girl has become good painter, we should be
very glad of it on account of Mrs.
Wilhemine Won. Hillern, who at the time
was highly indignant at the abuse of
her name by a pedestrienne This indig
nation was, of course, quite superfuous for in
this country, where hundreds of negroes are
called Caesar, Napoleon, Bismarck, Washington,
Dan Webster, etc, even the greatest of men
loses no pearl from his crown of glory if anybody
steals his name for stage name. ."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Lagrange County.

Special TO tie Indianapolis Journal.
LAGRANGE, March 3.-The Republicans of La
grarey5 comfy NET in mass convention ON Satur-
day. Every township was well represented, and
tlse feeling was united and harmonious. Dele
gates were chosen for the congressional district
convention, at Auburn April TO- delegates to
Che Indianapolis convention in April and dele
gates to the state convention at Indianapolis in
June. a few stIaws were taken to feel the SEN
fin}ent Tor presidential candidates, James G.
Blaine rscossing the highest number, Senator
Ban HARRISON next highest
The following are the names of the delegates
to the State convention: j. Mcdonald o. W.
Parrish, Jas. Smith. F. II. Halbert, John Rams
hey, o. B. Taylor, H. NJ Belts. G. P. Robinson,
4. NJ. Spaulding, f. L. Church, F. Davis, John
Cation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
DYNAMITE oUTRAGEs.
The English Police Tracing the Authors of
the Recent Explosions.

The English Police Tracing the Authors of
the Recent Explosions.
LONDON, March 3.-The police are doing their
utmost to discover the authors Of the dynamite
plots, but the clews are not very promising.
They are now trying to find the oabman who, a
little before the Victoria explosion, drove three
with an American trunk to a certain house.
Notices have been circulated describing two
hish-Americans who arrived at Waterloo sta
ton from Southampton on Feb. 10, having an
American trunk in their possession. An Irish
man named Nellis has surrendered to the
Greenock police who says he knows the murder
ers of Lord Leitrim.
The two Irish Americans who reached London
from Southampton on Feb. II have been traced
to the Waverly Hotel, Portland street They ar
rived on Feb. 20 and left on the 25th. They are
believed to be the authors of the outrage. A
portion of the valise containing the internal ma
chine found at the Paddington station has been
discovered in their room. The authorities offer
u reward of 81, 900 for the detection of the
authors of the outrages.
In the Lords Baron Waveney urged that
communication in regard to the dynamite ques-
ton be addressed to the authorities at Washing
ton.
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary of State,
appealed to the Lords whether it was not desira-
Die to observe perfect reticence III regard to the
steps to be taken. The government was weigh
ing the question with the utmost care. Mean
while all luggage imported or lodged at railway
stations was subjected to rigid examination.
A Paris dispatch says: Jas. Stephens, the
well-known Fenian, expresses the opinion that
Irishmen in America will render it impossible
for any Cabinet TO yield to Engand's demand in
regard to the dynamite agtators.
The French authorities are aiding the English
detectives in their efforts to discover the dyna-
mite conspirators. Fenians are alarmed at this,
and are preparing TO remove their headquarters
from Paris and Geneva.
A Havre dispatch says
Maurice Liston, Dillon, and Ryan, the four
suspected dynamiters, are now in this city.
Three suspected Irshmen sailed on the steamer
st. Laurent, on Saturday. for New York. The
steamer Canada, from New York, was searched
on arrival here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04

At the Ohio reception last week was stand
ing beside Colonel Dudley. the Pension Com
missioner when a lady, noticing that he looked
at the hundred couples who were whirling about
in the maze of STRAUSS waltzes with a wistful
eye asked, ''Do you not dance Colonel" mo"
was the reply with smile, Il danced
my last dance just before the battle
of Gettysburg lot of us out on
picket duty and skirmishing about
came to an old Dutch oven, beside which we
found three buxsm German girls baking bread.
We stopped to chat with them, and an old man
appearing with a fiddle we improvised dance
then and there. 1t great fun and we went
into the bat lie next day all the better for it. Be
fore the fight was finished, however, shot car
riea off my leg and stopped my dancing forever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
INDIANA Politics.
List of Delegates Selected by the Repub-
Hcans of Parke County.

List of Delegates Selected by the Repub-
Hcans of Parke County.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, March 3.-The Republicans of
Parke county, in mass convention. on Saturday,
appointed the following delegates to the State
convention of June 10: Hon. John Fl. Lindley,
L. II. Adamson, R. H. W. Mickey, J. r. Nc
Coy, Jerre Morris, NJ. G. Hixon, E. Doty, j. H.
Kerr, J. r. johnson, J. D. Wright, Robert
Kelly and John c. Reddish
To the special congressional district conven-
ton, to be held at Charlottesville, on April 10:
Hon. 7. N. Rice, j. D. Adams, S. Harlan, w.
Fl. Towel, jackson Allen, Joseph McAdams, B.
Lewis, A M. Jacks, j. S. Cole, Henry Johns,
A. D. Tomlinson, William Jarvis, Milton Rob
ison.
To the regular nominating congressional con-
vention (when calledl A. Darroch, A. R. Nc
MUrty, r. H w Mickey NJ. R. Staunt0n, J, II,
Outland, r. Bradfeld, H. Williams, NJ. A.
Johnston, Eli c. Brattain, H P Hooker, Joseph
Sturgeon, Moses t. Kelly, B. R. Garland
To the special State convention, April II: Hon
B. G. Hobbs, j. C. Ward, John H Baldridge,
William Carmichael, Hiram E. Hadley.
TO the judicial convention when called) P.
T. Noel, II. E. Hadley, James Alexander J. c.
Swain, James Blenn, j. q. Punteney, S. Coble,
W. II. Fulinwiaer, Enoch K. Morris, B. w.
Dooley.
The convention was largely attended, adj town
ships being represented. 1t was the most har-
monious gathering ever held in the county, No
instructions were given to the delegates.