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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-10
A GREAT CALAMITY
OUR COURT HOUSE IN ASHES.


Away The Treasurer's Books and
a Few OF the SheriE's all That Are
Left.
The citizens OF Cherry Creek were
thrown into CONSERVATION on the ar
rival of the Hamilton mail Tuesday
evening, which briefly and without
particulars, brought the startling in
telligence that our Court House, with
all the records, was destroyed by fire
Monday morning. No event If We
except The McConkey tragedy, which
occurred just two years ago, has ever
happened in our time IN this county
that so agiIated our people. Already
on The verge OF bankruptcy, this blow
comes to the tax payers of White Pie
al tune when the cup of their mis-
fortunes was already overiloa in1.
The meagre Information received left
no room Tor fixing The blame in any
certain Quarter. But that the deed
was either incendiary, with "a motive
behind 1t, or criminal negligence,
there can be 40 question. In the all
sepee of fuller particulars direct from
Ham lton. we give the following,
which appeared in the Sentinel oil
Wednesday
At hall past 2 o'clock Monday
morning several OF the men, Including
sheriff Bassetl, VINO were Sleeping n,
the " hite Pine county Court House.
at Hamilton, were awakened from
tier sluinoers Ly a roaring noise and
stltlIng smoke. An alarm WAS gwen
Al once, biit before All were awakened
There being six or eight In he Court
House at The tlme-one end of the
holding WAS in ilames, and one of
Tue occupants VINO was sleeping in a
ro"in OH tne upper floor Was Obliged
10 jump from window in order Ia
save his lfe. A rush was made To
resc1e some OF The county records,
bat As the lire orig mated IN the County
Recorders office nothing there WAS
sas ed. 4 like effort VA. then made
10 obtain soue III the County Clerks
hooks, tut that office. to-, Was Ell
wrapped IN tane-, AMI ali Temps
were uilavaiilng. In fact, nothing
Was saved, except IA few 81 The Treas
urer's anil Snerillrs books. .ahe
Court Hon,e stood Oh tho outskirts oi
the town, aud all 1Ilo.e NO ~ forum.
ately escaped - Ith their lives could
4.
meut "a II devoured Tho entire build
ing.
An investigating committee he'll
meeting Monnay aft-inoon In ascer-
tain, n possible. the cause OF the tire,
bat nothing definite or certain could
be learned, except that 1t started in
the Recorders ofliee, some fifteen feet
from where the s,oAe = God.
The builuing WAS constructed in
1863. ami vas no. only "a large two
story structure, but its cost, IL is said,
Exceeded that Of any like building in
NeAa'1a. There was no insurance.
As the telegraph office there was
destroyed, it being in the Court House,
nothing MAS known of the conilagra-
ton here until late last night, " hen
MIR. j. X. Townsend, OF Hamilton,
arrived IN town by private convey
ance. The loss to White Pine county
IL a severe one. inasmueh a its finan-
cial condition IL anything but pros
porous.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-10

Hugh J. Mohan, the young orator
who stunped Nevada in 1880 for
Hancock is reported to be lying dan
gerously i'll in n Chicago hospital.
Whisky and too much high pressure
politics are said TO have led to this
brilliant young mans downward
course.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-10

The Phoebe Record says that on last
Saturday week at Pahranagat Valley
man by the name OF Gus Albright
was killed by Gus DrKay. The trou-
BILE was about The division of some
grain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-10

We hardly need TO toll you here
That New Year comes but once year.
And that man about your size
Should 70 TO work and advertise.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-10
Nevada L~gislasure.

Following Is correct list Of the
members ofthe Nevada Legislature,
which convened in Carson last Nom
day. The hold over Senators are In
dicated by daggers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
TO WORK ONLY ON ORDERS.

BradsIrcc. has beon sending out IN
quiries to tho mill owners of Now
England with a view OF determining
tho condition and prospects OF manu-
featuring, and among others was q
query as to the amount OF work bsiug
turned out on orders as against that
being manufactured for stock simply.
Tho replies TO this question were not
ns many as To some Others, but ample
to Justify general conclusions and af-
ford AN insight into the actual condi-
ton OF business. Tho Investigation,
though especially directed 70 the
wool manufacturing Embellishments,
is yot such rs 70 permit conclusions
10 New England manufactures o. a
whole.
On this subject Of running ON orders,
the most intoreating aud sisnld,ant OF
all, replies were received from lbs os
Establishments. Out of that number "a,
or over half were running wholly on
mostly on orders, 80 others partly so,
and % we're simply pIling up stocks
and Iisk!ng tho conseq ionces aud the
chances Of oyor-productlon. These
figures tell an interesting story. The
industrial depression that has for d
long time been 30 general and so 40.
vorely felt In this country, has result.
cd chiefly from ovor-productlon. Toe
many mills have boon manufacturing
for stock morelyuntil over production
resulted. There was no demand for
what they had on hand oven,
hence the mill was shut down
to "await u revival OF trado,n
and tho disposal OF the i'm.
monse stocks in the mill and store.
rooms and thousands OF laborora were
thrown out Of employment. Labor 70.
mainod idle for months and capital
prohtlcs1.
But these manufacturer have
learned valuable lesson, aud IA be.
fore shown, over one.half OF 1873 ostab.
llahmonts arc working only on orders
while 80 more are partly running IN
that way. Tho most important, and
rs we regard IL, tho most hopeful fac,
however, ascertainod by those inqul.
rlos is that the vast majority OF thes,
mills have determined in the future /,
run only and exclusively on order,
and thus avoid repetition OF th,
losses and evils OF ovor.production
One prominent min official said. uFo,
tho past four months we hay,
boep running on orders, ant
we have sufficient orders TO kee,
VA running Tor some limo on
woIs.ods and cassimeros. lis our In.
tontion 10 run exclusively on orders 4,
Tho future, and not take tue risk n
iarning out goois 10 let tho make
make IT, own price ou.n Ifths polio,
II adopted We shall, m she future, heal
20 more Of depression In The manu-
featuring conters from the folly OF pll
ing up enormous stocks for whicl
there Is no demand and the conse.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
SOME MORE WHISKY sWlNDLEs
Cad Suicide oil IA Young Lady at MRSi.
son, Indlsna-A Brewery RaIded by
Internal Revenue Omcers-A
Fatal Railroad Accident
The Fire Record.
ABis "Gas" Explosion,

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The Daily News
has the following special from Har-
dinsburg, Kentucky, dated the 2lst:
"Two miles from this place there ex-
lists what is known as natural gas
cave, from the fact thata strong flow
OF natural gas has for many years past
been escaping from 1t, 1t is in the
Sane belt az that Of the natural gas
well at Bradensburg, and seems to he
o natural vent for great v0ln, or nat.
ural stor6-hOuse OF this great pb6nom-
snon Of nature. The flow Of gas is tre-
| mendOus, and the pressure SO great
| that the cave fairly Vibrates, and the
| loose rocks tumble into the seemingly
| bottOmlBss pit. But few Persons have
ever venturei into the cave, as the
gas is almost OverpoWering, aud to en-
| ter with lighted torch would bs sim
ply suicidal. a party OF tourists from
! Grayson snd Jefferson counties came
here Yesterday to explOreithe Diamond
and the TalloW caves, two noted caves
in this vicinity, and while here they
heard for the first time of tho natural
gas cave and determined to visit 1t.
They had scarcely entered with their
| lighted torches when there was a ter
rible explosion. which extended
| through the cave for miles. ENplO.
sons were followed by explosions,
there were violent upheavals OF the
earth's crest ana new dOm5s or veats
to tho cave were created, while great
masses Of thick fragments Of what
were once great trees, wore stcewn in
all directions. The shock was felt at
ClOverport, 10 miles distant. The en-
tire party Of six are buried in the
DEBRIS Of the cave, and so great is tho
mass upon them chat many days must
elapse before tho bodies csn DO reCOv.
cred, Tho names of the unfortunate
victims of the accident are as follows:
John Alexander, age %, Burkeyille,
| KontuchY.
j. l.. Reco, age about 45, Orleans,
| Indiana.
Thomas Looney, ago y, jefferson
county, Kentucky.
II. o. Willis, age SO, Grayayu county,
| Kentucky,
Mrs, T. Hysor, Grayson county,
kentucky.
Miss 0nie Allison, Muhlenburg
county, kentucky.
Great excitement prevails. A large
| force Of workmen, headed by Colonel
Horatio Scott, a leading business man
OF the town, GIa endesvoring to effect
an entrance to tho cave, but their task
seems useless, The gas is overpoweF-
ing and work IS carried on with great
difficulty, az no lights can DO used.
Citiz rs from CioverpOrt and sur
rounding country SIRE locking here in
great numbers and will lend ell toe
MD In their power. II Is 2G miles 10 the
nearest telegraph Office, and this is
sUnt 10 Cloyorport by mail,
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22.-rhe story Of
a gas explosion IN cave ne0r Har-
diusDnrg, kentHcky, Is pronounced a
he was goiag 20 write just such q story
| for The press.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
Thr NNhInI,v sninhln

WAsuIEGToN, Aug. 22,-The inter-
nal revenue bureau is preparing a
schedule OF taxes to DO assessed
against the Great Western, Manhat.
tan, WOo'norl, ano other dlsillors OF
Peoria, Illinois, on account urtho OK.
cess Of spirits over tho EGug8-moasure
found I'M recent shipments madu by
thom ID Philadelphia, New YORK aud
Baltimore. The assessment viii DO
forwarded to the collector a. Peoria for
collection. Tho taxes vI. ur-
doubtedly he paid according n
IN understanding mad when
the spirits, which had been seized ur
examination, wera released, T. is
stat.d, however, that tho payments
viii be m1io undor pro,es, ana that
the distiilers will take steps I'd recover
tho money. Tkeir claim Ter remlt.
TANGO OF tho tax will, 10 is said, ta
based on the ground that the spirits
IN dispute W ere gsuged twice by the
gaugng rod IN the only manner rec0g-
uized by law and duly certified by the
proper officers OF tho government, and
that the action OF tbo commissioners
IN causing - subsequent examination
by Gun muQSura was unauthorized by
law aud not binding on the distillars
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

LAMrAsAs, Aug. o.. Correspond.
once. A Is called meeting or tho
chioiB of tho several liro departments
represented 81 no state hremenis
tourna nsnt, held ut LRmpas2s, Texas,
commencing August IL, 1855. aud at
which Captain w. G. Conner.
OF Dallas, and president Of
the state FyUWUp's association,
was callot 20 mo chair. aud z. l..
Downs, oil Tho Temple Fire depart.
mout, wap /, uUosted D. act ms sOCro-
tary, a committee was appointed to
draft suitable rUs ouluUung, EXPRESSIVE
Of their appreciation of tho innumara-
bio cOurtesiss extended, and the hOs-
pitahlc tr0RtmCut '"O.Ned Rt tho
hands of tho Aood people of the Sui
phur city,
Tho committee reported the follow
ing resolutions, which wero unaui-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, Tho visiting hromen of
the state OF Texas have boon the recip-
Fonts OF many o0urtssies from tho fire.
men and citi9ans II Lampasas, and,
WHEREAS, IL Is meet aud proper
that we, who have been so kindly Ia
vored, should recognize and express
our appreciation 81 their courteous hos
pitalityi therefore, ha 10
Resolved, That the visiting iiramou
extend thor hearty thanks to our hos
pitabln hO,ts, and that In leaving the
CITY OF Springs, naturo's bower, It is
with y thorough recognition OF tho
genuine clrdigiity with which wehavo
beon received and entertained; and be
IL further
Resolved, That we, az n body, res
pfctiuily request tie papers of the
State OF Texas 20 reproduce these res
olutlons, believing that we are "but
rendering unto Cesar, what aro
CWsar's duOs.h And be IL further
Resolved, That 20 the efforts OF Cgp-
tain Il. u. Wilkes, chairman of the
Ciiiz"na committee, and to j. G..
StuttH, general superintendent, Is due,
ton great extent, the success OF our
Tournament, their energy aud their
labor having rendered our meeting q
sour'o ~ mutual qualification and
benefits. aud that copy of these reso-
lutlons b. furnished each of said gen-
| tlem0n.
w. j. Austin, chief Of Denton Fire
departmenti w, NJ. Boyle, chief Bron.
hsm Fire department.; L. Il Downs,
chief Temple Fire department..
Attest; ". e. C0nuor, president.
Z. u. Downs SECRETARY, Committee
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

qaent and long-continued closing Of
the mills.
But two objections could be urged by
workingmen and the public to the
adoption generally among mill men Of
this course. The factory must remain
idle unles the orders are there to keep
it running. But in answer to this IL
may be said that the country
at large remaining prosperous, and
tho agents OF the mills being active,
suliiciency Of orders may be always
anticipated to keep the machinery go
ing at least three.fourths the time,
where now a workman is fortunate to
get eight months work in the year.
Then again the prosperity OF manufac.
turing will depend upon tho general
prosperity Of the country, rather than
as now having depression in the manu-
featuring centers affect tho entire pros
perity and business Of the country.
That the prices will be higher than
now, az tho public might imagine, can
not DO, for tho same law now governing
that OF supply and demand, will
govern then. II tho demand is active
and crowdipg tho capacity OF the
mills, prices will 20 up; II the demand,
on the other hand, comes from tho
mills for orders prices are lower. The
Same rule operates to-day.
Another, snd perhaps tho most i'm
portant feature Of the adoption of this
policy of working exclusively on
orders in tho manufacturing contors,
is the fact that trade gauge will be
thereby established. AS it is, tho Now
England mills might be working day
aftor day with full force merely TO
pile up stocks for q future trade that
would never come, and yet the couT-
try at large 50 depressed an to be
unable to buy. And yet this activity
by tho factories would naturally create
tho impression of general prosperity
and present things in false and
dangerous light When working,
however, exclusively on orders the
hum OF machinery means business IN
somo other quarter, and just as the
mills arc active and orders plentiful so
is the activity aud prosperity on the
outside, tho buyers. 70 watch the
manufacturing centors would DO to &C.
termine tho activity Of business
throughout tho country.
Another gratifying result Of this in
vestigGtion was the discovery that 2
general roopouing OF tho Now England
mills was taking place, most Of them
working & ful, force on full time and a
general though not universal feeling
of confidence and anticipation Of q
large business prevailing. In other
words the outlook there az here ia
most satisfactory and hopeful and tho
year 1885 will doubtless DO remembered
as ono Of our national "years Of
pleuiy,n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

CoNsULs are shout the only luxuries
We need in the way of a diplomatic
service except, perhaps, minis ers 20
Great Britain and Mexico. We need
moro and better consuls, and they
ought to DO compelled to attend more
closely to their duties, The remarks
o tho New York Sun in this con-
nection come very nosr hitting nail
on the head when it says: 'Tf the
KELLEY case should succeed in demon.
stratlng that our present diplomatic
service is useless humbug, MIR. KEI-
LEY will have done greater service
to his country by not being received
at foreign court than any other an
basaador who ever waS received"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

Poor Galveston! lt IL even falling
behind In its assessment and has to
take tho desperate alternatives Of re-
duclion OF salaries and city scrip TO
meet current expenses. Asoverything
else 10 coming TO Dallas, why not move
Galveston, bodily, mp here-barring
the wharf company We could then
get an appropriation FOR Si5OO,OOo,
cut q canal from Rod river to the
Trinity, pull the snags out OF the lat
ter aud go sailing away to deop wnter
with tho stag horns at the head Of
every ilatboat, les n grand scheme
and we commend II to the attention OF
tho Island CITY,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
SUNDAY. AUGUST 80. 1885.
OWING to the extraordinary pro 5

OWING TO the extraordinary press
ure on our press and employees in the
press-rooms during the past week, by
the demand created by The suspension
Of the Fort Worth Gazette, added to
our normal growth, we were unable,
for the first part Of tho week, to supply
the extra end unprecedented largo
orders sent in, but 3e will hencelorth
remain, as within the past three days,
able to meet all demands. To-day
THE HERALD sends out tho largest
regular issue ever forwarded from it's
Office to regular subscribers and news
agents. Tho issue during the past six
dayB,dailies alone, exceeded 10000 cop
ies, over and above our regular issue.
MEssRs. r. Hoe g. Co, of New York,
have been telegraphed to work az
rapidly as possible In the finishing of
our magnificent now Webb perfecting
prese, which will print, count, cut,
paste and fold, al by the latest and
most improved methods, from that
world renowned establishment. From
year to year wo propose to continue
the Improvement Of our plant In all
necessary and convenient machinery,
appliances, newsS matter, etc. In
the meanwhile, VIC will keep con
atantly in the field full force OF onor-
getic, Intelligent gentlemen, ard will
establish agencies aud bureaus ct
various points, and ask these citi-
zens TO accord to us that patronage
our efforts ana merits may entltle
uA TO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

THE indianapolis Sentinel hlsioupd
distinction with Is decided difference,
a difference that Oxplains Democratic
complaint against our oivh service
commission, Il Is net the law, but
the motbads of applying 10 that sro
complained Of Tho Sentinel says:
"rhoro Is wido difference between
civil service lay aud q civil service
rulo. The former Is law, and there Is
comparatively litlo OF &C.; tho latter
depends on the caprice OF commits
slouor and the approval OF the presi-
dent. II Republican editors kept this
distinction clearly In mind, they
would flud themselves deprived OF
half their stock In trade during tho
present silly season.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. - Special
Treasury Agent Plummer, Of United
States internal revenue officers, made
raid yesterday upon Peter Walters
Enterprise Brewing company, on 40.
count OF their barrels being improperly
stamped. Vhia afternoon tho brewery
was seized by Collector Gerkor and
libel Issued, and suit said to be entered
TO pRualtins.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

THAT proper sanitary regulations
are the rest safeguards of cholera, is
shown In tho fnct that i, is tho poor
and lowly, the people OF the Sums in
Spain who ar9 feeding the Unsuitable
appetite OF the scourge. Reports say
that but fow Of the rich arc attacked,
owing 10 the cleanliness OF their prem
isas. In Maraoill0s, too, the presence
Of the epidemic JIG charged directly to
tbs ,nlsersbly filthy condition of the
city. The yellow fever on the othor
hand Is no respoctsr ofpersons, but
knocks alike "et tho palace and tho
cottage gate"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
ne GlYca The rhInr Arnr.

Chr CAGo, Aug. 22,-Dutchy O'Keele,
now in tho Joliet peniteutiary Tor
stealing ballot boxes from the Third
precinct, in the Third ward, is begin
niog TO tire of imprisonment and has
told friend tho whole story of the
steal, with tho exCop ion of ono mans
name, In the hopO cf having nu ar-
paRl mVd3 20 the governor for his par.
don, lie says tho ballot boxes aud
ballots are intact. IL is said he
meatlons as persons who planned the
steal, throo prlmiuent local pollti-
piana
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

LOUISVILLE, Avg 2l.-A spec
salsi A ffeisai ttNn on tbo Chess
peake, Ohio & Southwestern rod,
going wet Wss VIE kad nesr
Adatus SNi oh, Kentucky, aud IN
gineer Tom : srrl, with his fire.
msn. and > brakeman were killed.
conductor Goodman was badly iu-
Jured.. sY.aa
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

THE dispatches y,from day to day,
that all is we'll between Russia and
England, but the latter power con-
tinues its active preparations in In
dia and its active assistance In fortiIy-
ing tho s.ragelic points in Aighanis-
ian, while the car doesn't dare alb
sent himself from homo before author
izing war credit, lift should become
necessary during bis absence,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23
Cappizeiinaso ualI

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. b. The
steamer Meriposa, which arrived from
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, to-day
brings tho news that the schooner Po
hnklei during a sudden squat ,capylgod
oil the we 80 coast Of Hawaii, near thC
Kan district. All on board waru thrown
into the water. Two of tho crew man
aged to get IN boat, which had
boon 0stCru oi tho schooner, and
ro Cued two otb0r sailors, bus the can
tain, his wife md Two members Of the
crew we're chased by sharks and
drawn under the water before The
iescu0rs were ghlo to reach them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

If the Knights of Labor begin the
boycotting plan in this State they will
soon drive popular sympathy aud sup
port away from their order. 10 meet
their grievances In fair, square
manly way, without Attempting tC
bulldosc or boycott, will insure them
friends and active assistance. NJ
other course will win. The threa. t
boycott tho Marshall jewellers ia ridic-
ulous, and poor policy. 1t sounds
moro ike European than roxas
liam.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

THERE j. bat ono regrotful fosturo
connected with the burning Of the
eight old wal ships at Port Washing
ton, Long Island-the entire American
navy wasn't consumed. Only out OF
such ashes viii tho new naval Pho.
MY pripo.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

IL this mornings HERALD wo pub
lish at longth GOVERNOR GmBs' views
on prohibition. 1t ia an able discus-
sion of the distinction between local
option and general prohibition, ana
the relation that Democratic princi-
pics bear to tho two phases of the
question. This statement OF political
facts, in relation to the local nnturo of
our government, viii strike many
who have never fully con-
aidercd tho question, and his
conclusions win bo hard to reiuto, and
n ho 10 correct, and the majority OF
the Democratic party In Texas take the
samo Wow Of prohibition, It is not
likely to become political issue. By
reference to tho history Of legislation
In Texas and other states h5 shows
that tho Democratic party, as q party
has never opposed local option, but in
pursuance OF the principle Of locsliziug
government, 10 has always, when pre-
sentod ga en- issue, opposed gonerEl
prohibition. GBBs may DO too can
aid and talk too freely TO bC
successful "a a politician, but he
never talked moro % tho point than
In this interview, and II will put many
to thinking OF tho true relation of our
government 10 the question at issue.
This opposition to general prohibition
Is not based on tho same grounds as
those OF other prominent Democrats
and no shows that tho porty Is com,
mit.oi TO the right by local option
This stand on tho question Is decided,
and seems 10 DO sustained by Demo
cratic precedent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-23

THE freight agents arc gathering in
Galy on 10 arrange tho terms Of tho
big Texas pool. BY and by tho Stato's
representatives. will gather IN Austin
and then It viii DO tit for tat. lie
laughs host who laughs last.