The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-08-30

known as the Richmond and Eureka
Mining Companies who it MAS alleged
had robbed the Government OF many
millions.
Senator Stewart had these articles
in the Herald read at the clerks desk
III the Senate tn-day, aud denounced
them as false in every particular. He
also had several letters reua from MIR
Macmillan, the last Democratic eandi-
date for Congressman in Nevada,
hon he declared to he a gentleman
and citizen Of high standing. who
was defeated because there were more
Republicans than Democrats in the
State aud not because lac waa ua
worthy To fiji The position. II ap-
peared by MacMillan's letters that he
was the attorney for the Itallans who
were arrested lass Winter, aud that he
was seeking the aid If Senator Stewart
to prevent repetition Of like outrages
upon them.
The citizens Of Nevada said that
Senator Stewart promised them al
that time, which WAS early III the
season. that he wouid try to remedy
the evil by Legislation or otherwise,
and that the construction put upon the
law by the department IN causing the
arrest Of miners for cuttisg timber III
the mining regions was nullhcatlon
of the whole act aud ought to be
stopped. Senator Stewart also had
read extracts from three of the lending
Democratic newspapers OF his State,
VIZ: The Silver State. the Eiko Inle-
pendent and the Eureka Sentinel.
These journalists commented with the
greatest severity upon the persecution
of the people of Nevada in dragging
miners hundreds Of miles from their
hor1es aud suhjecting them To all the
expenses and vexa,ious persecution.
Senator Stewart also had letter read
from George A. Cassidy, the present
Democratic nominee for Congress III
Nevada aud Bank Commissioner under
the present Administration, and who
has served two terms in Congress as
Representative Of Nevada, aud who
resides at Eureka. and is thoroughly
faniillar with all the facts and circutn
srances connected with the whole sub
ject.
This letter fully iudorsed the amend.
maat Of Senator Stewart. condemned
unreseryedly the attempt Of special
agents to drive the department, and
cnntended that the law as it exists
fully authorized the cattlng of this
timber.
Senator Beck, who is n member of
The Committee on Appropriations aud
Of the conference committee having IN
charge the Sundrv Civil Appropriation
bill. here interrupted Senator Stewart
and read letter from Stockslager To
members Of the committee, which WAS
unusually violent aud included the
charges in the New York Herald.
Senator Stewart denounced the
letter as false ia every essential par
ticuar, and conteGded that there was
no timber IN the usual sense of the
terra in the region where the Eureka
aud Richmond Companies were stu
ated. He admitted hat Mr.. Probert,
the manager of the Richmond Com.
rany. was an Englishmsn, but de.
elared that he had been IA useful cti-
zen If Nevada. and that his State was
indebted to him for many inventions
and improvements in mining; that the
mines couldu't have been worked with
out cutting the timber in the vicinity
oil them; that this was what the law
'ntemplated; that hundreds of mill
ions of dollars had been added by the
miners to the treasury of the nation
by the use Of this timber; that the
system adopted and now in force of
harassing the people of the West by
spies aud infnrmers was intolerable
Never in the history Of British rule in
America were such oatrages committed
as are constantly perpetrated by this
sl,eeial-agent system. The sum of
s,35, ,0000 is contained in the Sundry
Civil bill for lawsuits, spies and ia
vestigations, and only $1,000 for sur
veys
Senator Stewart said that these in
vestig,.tions were secret and ample
time and opportunity was always ex.