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SHUT UP THE SHOP.


BISMARCK, Oak. Oct. A.-iSpecinl. T.
During the Cleveland administration post
office was Established in this county mined
Wales, and j. II. King appointed postmas-
ter. II was small aud Insignificant and "a
matter of only four or five dollars year TO
the postmaster Soon after Mr.. Harrison's
advent SIR. King handed in his resignation
and demanded instant relief from his Off
cial duties. No attention WIS paid 10 the
resignation and Mr.. King wrote the depart
ment four times afterw0rd, but received no
answer. Az last, becoming utterly dis
gusted, Mr. King packed up al the Wales
postoffice paraphernalia and lodged them in
the Bismarck postofice for safe keeping.
lie has removed 10 town for the winter and
Wales is one of the things that has been.
The affair has created no end OF talk.
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STYLISH NECKWEAR.

To our numerous Lady Patrons, we
would say Our Department Of Cloth
ing for Boys and Children is more
worthy Of Their attention than ever
Complete in every detail, lines numer-
GUS and varied we feel that we have
outdone all former efforts in the display
We make this year.
The nobby little Jersey Suits are the
admiration Of al that see them, while
the Plush Trimmed Overcoats size 4 To
l0-have induced purchases from ladies
which had never before failed 10 send
east when anything was needed for the
little fellows Fully 1000 pairs Of odd
pairs for the "little shavers," and Elan
mel Waists from 81 upwards.
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HIS AIM WAS NOT GOOD.
a Young Husband Makes several Attempts
Ia XIII 10 Villain.

Ia XIII - Villain.
BUTTE, Oct. Especial. L. =. Feeley
cnmc 10 town this morning and surrendered
himself b. the officers for having shot r.
W. Smith yesterday. Foeley is n Young
man living twelve miles south of Silver
Bow on the Utah a Northern railroad He
was nj Silver Bow yesterday, and when re-
turning he WIS met by his Chinese cook,w
told him 10 hurry home as his wife was in
trouble. lie hastened toward his house
and when short Distance awOy met his
wife, with her face bruised and clothes torn.
She informed him that Smith had attempted
10 outrage her. Smith then cnme out of the
house and Feeley attacked him with a
knife, inflicting deep cut on his arm. The
knife broke and he tried an ax. but Smith
fled. Later Feeley secured Winchester
rifle aud shot nj Smith three times without
effect. He then tried S-calibre revolver
and shot Smith through the left arm. BY
stnnders then interfered and stopped the
trouble. Smith was brought 10 town and
il in Dr. Whitford'a hospital. His wounds
are not at all serious. Feeley waa released
on his own recognizance.
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Confirmed AT boston.

BosToS, Oct. I.-The report Of the traffic
agreement between the Union Pacific and
Chicago A Northwestern is confirmed nj the
Union Pacific Office ot-day. The agreement
il for ten years and covers thirty closely
printed pnges. The longer agreement is be-
tween the Omaha &Iiepublican Valley and
the Chicago, 81. Paul Minneapolis a Omaha
Joint line, via Sioux City, Iowa, to be known
~ the Lake Superior, ST. Paul and Union
Pncfic line. The agreement between the
Northwestern and Union Pacific establishes
line from Council Bluffs to be known
M the Chicago Union Pacific a
Northwestern line. The entire systems are
parties TO the contract except in the case Of
the Kansas division of the Union Pacific.
which at no point connects with the North
western. The agreement provides for joint
trafiics aud trains, the settlement of dis
putes and division Of earnings from through
trains, proportions Of equipment, rates
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THE PARNELL HEARING.


dresses by Bigger and Dayit.
I,oNDoS. Oct. 9l.-Tbe parnell commits
=. -, -. .;,,;.,., -. -
sun 'eSuiii'u 'S S'..'nEH 'ou"S' '"''p"
Bigger, member OF Parliament, who APP
peared in his own behalf, addressed the
co,,,,;ssior Nficbaol Dayi,, folIouol hin,
:, ~
he salu III auuressihR tne COMMISSION ue
was running counter TO the opinion of the
nsonle of 1reloud who endorsed the with.
~ ,u..,,,..
dfh"hi from the case Oh rarhell anu MS
colleagues. He was impelled To the course
he had ndopted bv The two cardinal prin-
a;,,i..as ~. t;,a -roli,,i,ns o,I,a,o,,,, :,
ViPi'n va I'm INV i'Ni'""H ""ii'itN' W.
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PAnis. Oct. A.-The Figaro publishes an
account Of an interview said to have taken
place between the Emperor Of Austria and
the Prince Of Lichcnstcin, in the course of
which the emperor said ms Boulangism had
been defeated in France, Austria no longer
mad reason to oppose thnt country The
prince reminded the emperor Of the treaty
of alliance between Austria and Italy. The
emperor replied the alliance WIS merely
temporary and the future had many sur
Drises in store
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LONDON, Oct. PA desperate attempt at
bank robbery WAS made at Didsbury, Lam
canshire, to-day. An unknown man entered
a bank, drew a revolver and shot Allen, the
manager He then fired NJ the clerk, seized
$50 and bolted across the country. A crowd
pursued and he WIS soon overtaken. Find
ing escape shut of. he shot and killed him
self Aliens wound is not necessarily fntal
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Looking fora Route

MIssouLA. Oct, 2i.-lSpecial. l-E. H..
Becker. chief engineer Of the Manitoba
road, arrived here to-day with surveying
party. An interview developed the fact
that his party will he augmented here and
he will Immediately begin n survey to as
certain the most feasible route 10 the coast,
Mssoula il 10 be his starting point, and
men will be cent in both directions. There
seems to bc no question hut TINT the road
will pass through this city.
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Lr,Ierer ernIlirnrnisi

NEw YoRK, Oct. @.-George Lederer.
theatrical manager who eloped few days
ago with the daughter of Lawyer New
combe, was to-day indicted for bigamy. He
was arrested and released ON $2,JOO bail.
Actress Clara Chester claims he is her hus-
band by common Inv marriage.
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NEw YoRK. Oct. N.-Prosident Depcw
of the New York Central, said to-day, re-
ferring 10 statement in a morning paper
that there had been nm alliance made be-
tween the Chicago a Northwestern and the
Union Pacific: "rhe statement is correct
The has been traffic arrangement made be
tween the roads, hut nothing further has
been done and have nothing to add"
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A Rio Gran,ie Move.

OMAHA, Oct. 2i.-Trayeling Passenger
Agent 1ibbotts, of the Denver n Rio
Grande, says the combination resulting
from an extension of the Colorado Midland
so M 10 connect as standard guage with
the Rio Grande Western is project of the
Denver n llio Grande. by which II will
have direct line to Ogden and Salt Lake.
ribbetts states his information came from
official sources.
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under competition. and provides that no
competitor shall have advantages over the
parties to this agreement. which goes into
effect November l. The agreement nowhere
goes enst of Chicago, but il is thought here
Il can mean nothing less than through
line from ocean tu ocean by way of the
Boston n Albany and Vanderbilt lines.
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BosroN. Oct. 2i.-The Atchison statement
for the second week in October shows earn
ings. $G!l ,iS3, M against $602,312 for the
snme time last year. The entire subscrip-
tion offered stockholders under the reorgan-
ization plan, IL is stated. has been guar
nnteed and applications arc being made for
additional amounts.
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MILLER HATS.
But another point that will interest
you is our cut on
FALL ovERCOATs,

the Finest at slS. Take your pick for
elsl Those Silk Lined, Wide Wales,
formerly $50, nov sls. Those Beautiful
Kerseys sold for s25, now SIS. Those
Silk Faced Diagonals, worth S2S, now
SIS. There ain't many of them, so TO be
sure OF securing your choice come soon
before they are all gone.
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ST LOUIS, Oct. @.-Early this morning
three masked robbers gained mn entrance to
the residence Of Judge Henry r. Kelley, mud
going 10 the bedroom where the Judge and
his wife were sleeping, one of the robbers
covered them with a revolver whiio the 9TH
ers searched the room for yaluabes and oh
timed $500 in jewels and money.
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81. PAUL, Oct. 9i.-The Pen-Americans
nrriyed this morning and assisted in laying
the corner stone Of the new Y. LEA.
building, Signor Zeraza, of Venezuela, de
livering an address, They were then well
coined by the state and city, followed by q
lunch mt Gov. Merriam's. The afternoon
was spent in driving about the city.
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Oakes Denies tn. story.

NEw loRK, Oct. H.-Prcsident Oakes has
returned from Quebec and says the story
TINT he went there with a view of establish
ing Canadian extension of the Northern
Pacific is entirely unfounded
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15
THE BUCKET SHOP.

The exceedingly good people Of New
York have made law against the con.
tinued existence Of "Buckett Shops. +"
The Bucket Shop" 30 called because
there, it was said, one might speculate
in grain in as small quantity as bucket.
full, is simplya small copy of the large
gambling establishment, called grain,
produce, or stock exchange. The legis.
latures of Illinois and some other states
have made laws looking toward the
same result. The reason the "Bucket
Shop" is to be squelched is not at all be.
cause II invites people Of small means to
spend their meagre savings in gambling,
bu. because it takes away a certain
amount Of Legitimate business" from the
more respectable" because richer ex.
changes. This is all done ostensibly in
the interest of good morals; but really to
keep np a monopoly Of this peculiar
kind Of gambling. Yet none of the
Legislatures which have passed these
laws would. for moment, dare to Ii.
cepse faro game, wherein the outsider
has much better chance of winning
than when playing against the former
and larger game. II the states which
countenance such a condition are not
rotten, there is no such thing as political
eorruptiOn.
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WANTS A FAR u.
And Is Drinking Good Patch Of Land
Every Month.

Bob Burdette writes as follows: Nv
homeless friend with the chromatic nose
while you are stirring up the sugar in q
ten cent glass Of gin let me give you a
fact to wssh down with it. You saw
you have longed for years for the free
independent life of farmer, but have
never been able to get money enough to.
gether to buy farm. But this is lust
where you are mistaken. For several
years you have been drinking an i'm.
proved yard at the rate Of 100 square
feet per gulp. II you doubt this state.
ment figure it out yourself. An acre Of
land contains 43 5000 square feet. EST.
mating for convenience the land at SAB 80
per acre, you will see that it brings the
land to just one mill per square foot, one
cent for ten square feet. Now pour
down the fiery dose and imagine you are
swallowing strawberry patch. Call in
your five friends and gulp down that 500.
foot garden. Get on a prolonged spree
sometime and see how long time it re.
quires to swallow pasture large enough
to feed COW. Put down that glass OF
gin, there's dirt in it---lO0 feet q! good
rich dirt, worth S43 50 per acre
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iNGERsOL ON NAPOLEON.
What His Thoughts Were While
Viewing the Tomb.

During recent speech, Colonel K. G.
Ingersol said: A little while ago I
stood by the grave Of old Napoleon-s
magnificent tomb Of gilt and gold, fit al.
most for a deity desd--and gazed upon
the sarcophagus of rare and nameless
marble, where rests at least the ashes of
that restless man. leaned over the
balustrade and thought of the career of
the greatest soldier Of the modern world.
saw him walking on the banks of the
Seine contemplating suicide. l saw him
st Toulon. saw him putting down the
n'ob in the streets Of Pals. saw him at
the head Of the army in Italy. saw
him crossing the bridge at Lodi with the
tri.color ian he HAND. / saw him in
Egypt in the shadows Of The, pyramids.
saw him conquer the Alps and mingle
the eagles Of France with the eApler of
of the crags. l saw him at Marehgo, at
ulm and at Austerlitz. l saw him in
Russia when the infantry of the snow
and the cavalry OF the wild blast scat.
tered his region like winters wit,hered
leaves. saw him at Leipsic in defeat
and disaster--driven by million tMyo.
nets back upon Paris---clutched like
wild beast-banished to Elba. / saw
him escape and retake an empire by the
force OF his genius. saw him on the
frightful field Of Waterloo. where Chance,
and Fate combined to wreck the fortunes
Of their former king. And I saw him at
st. Helena with his hands crossed be-.
hind him. gazing out at the sad and sol.
emn sea.
thought OF the widows and orphans
he had made-of the tears that had been
shed for his glory. and OF the only woman
who ever loved him, pushed FROM his
heart by the cold hand of ambition. And
I said would rather have been French
peasant and wore wooden shoes. I
would rather have lived in hut with
vine growing over the door, and the
grapes growing purple in the amorous
kisses Of the autumn sun. 4 would rath.
sr have been that poor peasant, with my
wife by my aide knitting as the day
died out Of the sky-4with my children
upon my knees and their arms about me
II would rather have been that man,
and gone down to the tongueless silence
Of the dreamless dust, than to have been
this Imperial personation of, force and
murder known ~ Napoleon the Great
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COAST NEWS.

Spokane Falls claims population of
9, 900.
Lodi is troubled with gang OF white
caps"
Tucson Was jolted by an earthquake
last Friday.
A nine.foot mica vein has been found
up in Montana.
In Oregon wo-pound rolls of butter
weigh 32 ounces. Let US all 20 to Ore.
gon.
1t is said that 10000 sheep persisted in
the last rainstorm in Walla Walla
county, W. 7.
One oil well in Cholame valley, Mon.
terey county, Cal. $40 feet deep, is
yielding 100 barrels day.
An exchange says that one acre Of ir.
rigated alfalfa will net the rancher more
profit than ten acres Of wheat.
A company to encourage immigration
from Scotland has been formed at Spo-
Lane Falls, with capital OF 100000.
Joseph Geckal, tailor, was fined SIS
at Stockton on Friday for calling an
other tailor "scab" aud ''sheeney."
In Oregon contract marriages are not
valid unless the contract is made in the
presence OF minister, priest or judicial
officer.
Salvation Bill is the title by which one
missionary is known in Arizona. He
works among the Indians and reports
good success.
An Oregon man lately dumped $50
sacks of fine potatoes into the Columbia
river because he could find no market
for them.
Says the Redlands Citrograph: When
ever the San Berdoon Courier prints an
editorial on railroads every GO pound
steel rail in the country doubles itself up
with laughing at the rich humor.
The Supreme Court Of California has
granted DR.. Bowers a new trial on his
appeal from conviction of the murder of
his wife. This is the Benhayon princi-
pal case, and is probably the most noted
in California.
Another band OF buffalo which has not
been generally known to have been in
existence has been discovered in the
Bad Lands around the Bull Mountains,
about half way between the Yellowstone
and Missouri rivers, in Dawson county,
Montana.
Chinese capitalists expect to establish
large colony in Lower California, and
to work up direct trade with China in
abalone meat, pearls and shells. With
their mines, fisheries and other indus.
tries they expect to establish large col.
ohy of their countrymen on the PENN.
sula.
Evidence is being taken at Los An.
geles in suit to quiet title to certain
lands containing about $4,000 acres in
San Bernardino county, which the mis-.
sion Indians claim as part of the Pc.
trero Mission Reservation. OF the five
plaintiffs, who are Indians, three are
over 100 years of age.
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NOTICE.

Notice 10 the stockholders OF the Nevada Pa.
cihc Railway Company that the said corpora.
ton by written authority II three fourths OF tn
stockholders and by resolution of the Board of
directors, have sPreed to co 8, lidate its prop
city, rights and franchises with the Utah and
Northern Railway Company. the oregon Short
Line Railway Comp any, Congressional corpora
tions, the Utah Central Railway Company, the
Salt Lake and Western Railway Comp, ny, the
Utah and Nevada Railway Company, the Ogden
and syracuse: Railway Comoany, all corpora
tons of Utah Territory, the Idaho Central
Railway Conpany,a corporation of Wyoming
Territory All stockholders are herebs Lo,ified
that there will be meeting of the 8 ockholder s
to ratiiy or act upon such consolidation, at the
Office Of William F. Deal. at Virginia City,
Nevada. at two O'Clock p. NJ. the 18th day OF
July, 1889.
JOSEPH A. JENNINGS.
Secretary Nevada Pacific Railway Company.
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Direct from tho Front.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, July ., 1855.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
Gentlemen-I can cheerfully and truth.
FULLY say that S. S. S. is the greatest blood
purifier on earth. In 1854 l contracted
blood poison. Physicians treated ME with
no good results. / took half dozen differ
ent kinds OF blood medicines, but, WITHOUT
receiving any permanent relief / was in
duced to try S. S. S. l began the first
bottle with the gravest doubts Of success.
had been so often deceived. But inn
provement came, and l continued its use
Until Pertectlyweil. / have since married,
and have healthy family. No trare of the
disease is seen. Swift's Specific did all
this for me. and 1 am grateful. Yours
trui", J. S. STRADER. rs
lis Dale Ave.
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AT DRuoGIsTs AND DEALRRs
Tile CHARLES A. voeELsa CO.. Baltimore, -

The license law of Sweden forbids any
person buying drink without purchasing
something to eat at the same time.
Brandy is the national drink, and it can.
not be sold in quantity less than two
bottles. AS the poor are unable to pur.
chase drink often in this way. the law is
said to have greatly promoted temperate
habits.
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PUBLIC SALE

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
~ Of county Commissioners, Lincoln county,
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
order OF said Board of County Commissioners
made and entered this day, there will be sold
1t Public Auction at the front door Of the
Court House. at 70 o'clock noon, on the 9Th d.y
property-now owned by said county-in the
town OF Phoebe. said county, and described Ms
follows, to.wit
Lots numbered one ~, two (2). three tS),
Hxty.three 1857 and sixty -four iea) in Block
number twenty-five t25).
r,, J. Q. KELLY. Clerk.
Dated Pieshe. New, Jnss 3, lsso. .
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Answered NJ Last.

What is kiss!" is question that
has agitated the world for centuries.
The great problem is solved at last. DR..
Henry Gibbons, in recent lecture at
San Francisco, described kiss as ana.
tomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis
oris muscles IN state Of contraction.
There!
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

The Kingston "a. IT, Shaft says:
Wednesday, while passing by the Cop.
per King Company, we saw sign in a
window Of neat little frame cottage.
II was pathetic in the extreme, when one
considers the loneliness Of the miner,
away out in the hills, deprived of the
comforts Of home and the joys Of the
fair sex. 1t simply read thus: Wanted
"A wife. Apply within; nobody
barred"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

A Mississippian boasts Of having had
the ague for twenty.seyen straight years
with only one break OF three weeks. He
set out to beat the SHAKES at their own
game, and there are LEO pounds Left Of
bin yst.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

~ GENERAL DIRECTIONS. MIR a pill Of
tread or dough saturated with 81. Jacobs Oh. II
The foul cannot $40 fos' force down the throat.
Mia some corn meal dough Nth the OIL. Give
1othin9 else. They will Jaaully cot and be cured.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

RATS TAILS. M. Bert sewed the tip
Of the tail into the back OF the rat. AT.
ter it had taken root in its new position,
he cut it off close to its original point of
insertion. The rat now wore tail re-
versed in position, the former tip being
the root. After some time it was found
that the new tail was sensitive. Conclu.
sion, the nerves Of sensation can carry
impulses each way. DR.. Koch has re-
Gently performed this experiment on
forty rats. In thirty cases the tails
united satisfactorily, but never, even
eight months later, was any sensation
present in the new appendage. f cien-
tific American.
Chicago Ledger: SANDER is like tin
kettle tied to dogs tal---very good fun
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Clothing Department.

In this Department we offer
bargains superior to any here
tofore given in this vicinity
and CAL special attention to
our stock of Overcoats and
Suits for Men, Youths and
Boys; Hats aud Caps, and our
extensive line of Boots and
Shoes.
Gents Furnishing Goods In
great variety and Of the best
quality. An examination here
will most certainly convince
you.
Our prices on Buck Gloves
are SO per cent lower than
f3rmerly, and our Stock the
Largest that has been carried
for years.
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Notice to Creditors.
Estate Of Il. $. cLApP, Deceased.

n oT1CE IS Hereby GIVEN BY THE UN.
~ dersig, ed. Executor Of the Estate Of h.
.. Clapp, deceased, 10 the creditors of and al /
persons having clsims against the sal deceased
70 OK, ibtt them with the neces airy vouchers
within fonr months after first publication of
this notice. to the said j. P0uJADE, at Phoebe,
In the county of lincoln.
Dated May 80, 1889.
J.POUJADE,
Executor Of Estate of r. 8. Clapp, deceased,
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Bakersfield. Cal. Oct. IS. 1883.
l have used st. Jacobs Oil for soiehcad Of
chickens with prompt permanent cure. One
bottle will cure 10 to Is chickens; 2 to 8 drops
cures Whcczes. JAS BETHAL.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

The fastest time ever made in the
United States by locomotive was made
on the Reading road, near Woolten, on
the 29th ult. The locomotive was Just
turned out of the Baldwin Works. The
eight mile run was over level track at
full speed. An average Of 80 seconds to
the mile was made, which is equivalent
to 90 miles an hour.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

The smallest horse in the world made
its appearance at Racine lately. 1t is
the property of F. X. Bull, is a, Shetland
pony and weighs ~ pounds. 1t is two
feet . inches high and feet 3 inches
long, and resembles dog more than a
horse,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-06-15

Nevada raises the best wheat in the
world. James Sullivan sent some to the
World's Fair at New Orleans that
weighed 68 pounds to the bushel. The
State 10 but in her infancy yet in an
agricultural point Of view. When she is
little older she will grow wheat that
viii weigh 90 pounds to the bushel. -
Tex.