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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31
Congress What Will be Done

The time for the meeting of Con-
gress, is drawing near. and tho question
is asked, what will be sun" Of the
most important mes snrss. w:.ich will
come before that body for consideration
and action. The leading political Jour
nails of the country, 40 OF appear to be
readily out-spoken, but waiting for de-
velopment Of public sentiment There
is one great national wrong. which has
been running in some of the Southern
States nearly quarter OF century;
that is, the interference with fair and
honest elections Voters who by the
constitution are entitled to the exercise
of the elective franchise, are every year
driven from the polls by intimidation,
or where they succeed in voting, their
ballots are refused counting. These
outrages have been of so frequent oc-
currence that no we'll informed man,
presumes to question the statements.
So far as relates, to the election of
members of the House of Representa-
tives, the remedy must be sought in
Congress. For all state officers in the
Southern States, where fair and lawful
elections are denied the colored voters,
no method is suggested by which Con-
gress can interfere by rectifying the
wrong; perhaps the states which en-
courage or permit these violations of
the constitutional rights Of voters, will
some time be obliged to respect the law
governing the suffrage wight That
Congress has the power to enact laws,
regulating the election Of members of
legislature, is not questioned. The con-
stitution gives express authority for
that purpose But while it is admitted
that Congress possesses such authority
there are those who doubt the expedian-
cy of exercising it. 1t is argued that the
attempt to enforce national law in re-
spect to national elections in the States
of the South, where coored voters are
disfranchised by intimidation and vio-
lence, would conduce to open resistance;
and that public sentiment in the South
would not sustain any such national
interference in the States IF this be
an accepted fact, then it is an acknow-
ledgment, that this is not government
of law, but of necessity one of policy.
1t is stated that Senator Sherman, in
tends introducing bill at the next
session of Congress, placing the man
agement of the elections of the members
of the House of Representatives. under
the control of the national government.
The substance of the plan of Senator
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31
is stated to be as follows:

Sherman is stated TO DE as IOllOWS:
The President to appoint board of
five canvassers in each state, and three
officers in each congressional district.
The election board will appoint regis
ter and judges of election in each pre-
cinct The election of members of
Congress to be on separate ticket
distinct from that of any other officer;
and entirely under the supervision of
the national government officials. As
has before been remarked in this paper
he who can devise remedy for this
national wrong, which has been permit
ted to exist since the close of the war
of the rebellion, and such proposed rem
edv successfully applied, will deserve
name that will go down in history
with the nations appreciation and re-
memberance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31
A Ray of Light in the South.

Mr.. James H. Cosgrove editor
and proprietor of the Democratic
Re0ycz0, published at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, sends a copy of his
paper. 1t appears the democratic
party which is about the only party
in Louisiana, is engaged in a discus
ion how the taxes for education
shall be raised and how much by
white, and how much by negroes.
On one side, and that the majority
side, it is insisted the taxes shall be
paid on the amount of property
owned by white and black respec-
lively. To this theory of taxation
for schools the ReUie70 says:
Never was there a falser state
ment made or one so easily refuted.
Labor pays all the taxes; pays it
now, and will always until the
crack of doom. No political econ
omist since Adam Smith, has con-
Guided otherwise, and all this stuff
in certain papers about the whites
paying all the taxes because they
own all the property, is not worthy
of moments intelligent considera-
ton"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31
Is the Free School What il
Should Be.

Wisconsin was the first state in
the west to adopt the free public
school system, for which it has been
awarded much praise by the friends
of education throughout the whole
country. 1t was truly grand
achievement in educational progress,
but it is now time to cast about and
see if there be not something want
ing to render the free schools of this
state still better entitled to the name
free. It has been suggested that to
perfect the system the state should
provide the necessary text books for
all pupils attending the schools
The state has undertaken to furnish
free of cost to all the children and
youth of the state of given age, the
benefits of instruction in the essen
tial studies. For this purpose quali-
fed teachers are paid, school houses
are built and equipped with the
proper conveniences adapted to the
needs of the scholars. But there is
one absolute necessity for every pu-
pill, which the state does not provide
that is books for study. 1t might as
well be expected that carpenter
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31

could build a house, or that me-
chanic of any sort could pursue a
trade without tools, as that boy or
girl can engage in school studies
without books. School houses and
teachers without books could accom-
plish but little for those whom the
state has determined to educate. If
it be said that majority of parents
are able to purchase books for their
children's use, SO with equal truth
fulness it may be said that majority
of parents are well able to pay teach
ers for their services But there are
many parents who find 1t hard mat
ter to buy the necessary books, and
unquestionably there are cases in
which children have been obliged to
abandon some studies for the want
of text books. Some cavilers may
say if the state may be called upon
to provide books, then next it may
be asked to furnish clothing for the
needy children. Such inference
does not logically follow; the paral-
lei in the two cases does not hold
good. Food and clothing do not
appertain to education; they are not
classed as educational necessities.
The provision sometimes made by
school boards for furnishing the
children of the poor with books is a
charitable one; but there is often a
feeling of humiliation with children
to be classed as dependents on char
ity. Those who say that children
who are poor have no right to in
dulge in feelings of pride, reason su-
perfc1ally. Self respect in school
boys and girls is easily wounded and
should be respected rather than dep
reCated. The bringing the poor ana
the rich together on common level
on the school grounds goes further
to cultivate a right understanding
between the different conditions of
life than select schools can be ex-
pected to accomplish. The boys
and the girls of the rich and poor by
association become satisfied that diff
ferences in pecuniary circumstances
do not make the inequalities in in
tellectual endowments; the poor
hardly ever fall behind the rich in
book learning, when the privileges
are equal, but it is believed in a ma
iority of instances the poor make
more rapid progress in book learn
ing; this can nationally be accounted
for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31
How to Extend our Foreign
Trade.
memberance

A correspondent Of BO0ts and
Shoes says: | have been much inter-
ested in the matter of exports for
years past, and have striven in
every way to ascertain if possible
the cause of their being so light.
I am convinced that the one great
cause is lack Of transportation facil-
tiles. The buyer Of today, whether
in Buenos Ayers or Chicago, wants
his purchases delivered promptly
and with regularity. That we are
not provided with regular direc-
communication with South America
is the fault of our general govern
ment.
If heavy freight is to be sent to
South America quickly and cheaply,
it must be shipped to some English
or German port and then reshipped
to port of destination.
Some of the largest manufacture
ers of boots and shoes in Europe de-
vote exclusive attention to the pre-
duction of goods for the South
America markets. The proprietor
of one located in Switzerland has for
many years made an annual visit to.
this country. His factory is stock
ed with American machinery, he
cuts large quantities of American
sole leather and has, SO far as posi-
BILE, adopted American methods
of working. He has investigated
the cost carefully, and he stated to
the writer that it cost as much to
produced most kinds of shoes in his
country as it does like kinds in
America. Said he: eff transporta-
ton was as direct, regular, and
cheap between New York and South
American ports as it is between Ger
man ports and South America, |
could afford to remove my factory
to America"
What a sorry comment it is on our
enterprise as a nation that we make
the sole leather from South Ameri-
can hides, sell it to European man
ufacturers, to be made up into shoes
for the people who gather the hides
we having no share in the manufac-
turing profits, except on the leather
and none on the transportation pro-
fits. Other nations encourage COM
merce by judicious system of sub
sides.
AS nation we are now so situated
that we can manufacture in Competi-
ton with other nations. What we
need is means for transporting our
products as cheaply as possible to
various markets. These may be
secured if manufacturers and work
men will make a united effort to Sc
cure the necessary legislation. .e
Much is said of the benefits likely
to arise from the grand international
exhibition in 1892. If steps are
taken between now and that time to
increase our commercial marine, and
the establishment of rapid and regu-
lar steam communication with those
countries likely to be buyers, then
the exposition will benefit our manu-
facturers by increasing the export
trade, but if nothing is done in that
direction, the exhibition will be no
benefit to our export trade.-Sclen-
hfc american.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31

REUBEN G.. INMATES, Secretary
of the Wisconsin State Historical So
ciety, is evidently the right man for
the Office he holds. He is calling at
tention to the misnomer of towns
and cities in this state, claiming to
have the Indian name. Not a few
towns which suppose they have the
true Indian name are found mistak-
en-. 1t would be gratifying to hear
what Secretary Thwaites has to say
about the Indian name Kenosha, the
correctness of which has often been
questioned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31

STEEL rails cost 800 ton in
1866 and all came from England.
Then a tariff of SIS a ton was placed
on them, and they began to fall in
price. With tariff now of $3.50
a ton, rails are sold at $40 ton, and
they cannot be bought much cheap
er in England. Protection seems to
work we'll in this respect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31

The book entitled Choking Back
ward" is destined to be generally read,
and thoroughly discussed. 1t is noticed
as being made the subject of pulpit dis
courses, by many clergymen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-31

Gen. Green B. Raum, Commls-
sioner of Internal Revenue under
President Hayes, has been appoint
ed Commissioner of Pensions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
Anarchists ut Work In Eureka.

The Sentinel of last Saturday says:
About 30 O'Clock last Sunday morn
ing an alarm was sounded by Rescue
Hose Cos bell, which proved to be II
fire IL the Italian row of houses ON
Monroe street. The occupants of the
house-Angelo Guelli, his wife and
three children claim that they were
awakened by the dull thud OF an ex-
plosion, which shattered and set fire to
the entire building. The hose COM
panies were promptly on hand and
soon had the fire under control. The
building, an entire loss, was owned by
Mrs. Ross, and was insured for $500.
The Guef family were all sleeping
IN one room ON tie south side OF the
building, and were not injured by the
explosion or the fire, aud Immediately
made their escape from the burning
building. After which Mr.. Guelf, in
endeavoring to save something, wen;
into the burning building, and was
badly burned about the face, hands
and feet.
Mr.. Gueli of the opinion that pow
der was placed in the north end OF the
building, by an enemy, with the intent
ion of killing him, and perhaps the
entire family. He claims to have
strong suspicion of the party who
placed the powder there. We hope he
has, aud thatihe guilty party may be
brought To justice aud severely pun
ished This kind of Nihilism should
not he permitted in any respectable
community, aud we hope our officers
will be untlring in their efforts to AZ
rest the dynamiter.
The building where the explosion
took place has little bit of hist ry,
being the same from which Phil Par
oni was dragged out by half Il dozen
citizens, in binding snow storm,
thinly clad, and marched out to the
powder house, where they stripped
him to the buff and put tar and paper
on his bare body, tied his hands be
hind him, and left him there TO perish,
But Phil was made OF better material
than his torturers had calculated on,
and he didn't perish. None of the
perpetrators of the develish deed have
ever been punished
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
STATE AND COAST NEWS

Carsen City has 1892 children under
81 years If aye.
Midway, Wasatch county. Utah, has
. had a. epidcne of dipthcria.
Help is scarce for the harvest in
Nevada county at $2.25 day with
board and lodging.
During the year 1888 the Central
Pacific Railroad Co. sold in round
numbers Il 900 acres - land, and the
Southern Pacific Co. sold 100000 acres.
The President has made the follow.
ing appointments for the Carson Mint:
ChaIees II. Colburn nf Carson, Conner,
E. Zabnskle, Meter and Refiner.
The Odd Fellows of Carson Lodge
Nod have sent $500 to the Jotnstown
sufferers. No public meeting. either
Appeal.
Thirteen hundred men were en-
ployed the past year making railroad
surveys through Northern California
for the Union Pacific.
There are 104 prisoners in the Ne
vada State Prison, and three at the
Insane Asylum, who became insane
while in prison.
There are $50 children in Eureka
district between the ages of ana Is
years. This is falling of of "A since
last years census.
The champion pancake eater of Cali
fornia lives at Campton, Los Angeles
county. He recently ate 52 cakes of
the usual size for breakfast.
Purchasers from Wyoming and Ne
braska have been buying sheep
through Eastern and Central Nevada.
They have also been making purchases
in Idaho, and have bought 10000 in
the vicinity of Boise City at prices
ranging from So 10 to 50 35 per head
A Mohawk Valley (Cal.) boy was
bitten three times in the face by rat
tlesnake last week, and was cured by
whisky administered internally and
the outward application of the entrals
of freshly slaughtered black hens.
Last Tuesday evening Wells, Fargo
& Co. brought into Reno on the n. G.
Il o Railroad gold nugget worth
$4,000. 1t was taken from a gravel
claim on Jamison Creek, Plumas
county, Cal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
Masonic Grand Officers.

The following Grand Officers were elected
10 serve for tho ensuing year at the annual
session Of the Grand Lodge +. & A. NJ, held
in Virginia city last week: c. W. llinchliife'
Of Austin. Grand Master: j. W. Eekley. of
Virginia City. Deputy Grand Master; j. W.
Hubs. Of Gold I'LL. Senior Grand Warden :
Frank Dell. Of Reno, Junior Grand Warden
II L. Fish, of Reno. Grand Treasurer; c N.
Noteware, Of Carson. Grand Secretary; Phil
nogle. of Carson. Senior Grand Deacon, G.
W Grover, OF Elko. Junior Grand Deacon;
W. Z. Killeng. of Battle Mountain. and I. j
Leach. of Tuscarora. Grand Stewards.
The Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons.
In session at the same place, elected the fol
lowing officers: NJ r Grand High Priest,
Phil. A. Doyle; II. L. Deputy Grand High
Priest, J. II. Hubs; Y. Z Grand King. Isa-
dore n. Levy; X. L. Grand Scribe, s. Bur
lingame; II. Il. Treasurer. charles A. Bragg
r. L. Secretary, C. y. Noteware; Z. Captain
Host, Albert Lackey; Z Royal Arch Captain,
j.. w. Eckley V. Rev. Chaplain, Geo. r.
Walker; E. 0rgsnist, Vim. Oates; T. Guard.
4. s Kincaid.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS.
The Senate Committee DESTROYS of
Obtaining Informs tionr


Fhe following circular has been sent
IL til" press of Nevada:
SPECIAL COMMITTEE on IRRIGATION ANDl
ARID LANDS, UNITED STATS 5aSATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Juno l, 1889
To THE EDITOR OF THE WHITE PINE
News, Ely, New: Sir-As you are
aware, the United States Senate has
appointed II Special Commission on
Irrigation and the Reclamation of Arid
Land, and charged it with an inquiry
into those subjects. SAID committee
will meet at ST. Pau! August lst next,
and on that date will commence its
tour OF field investigation. 1t will be
accompanied by Director Powell of
the Uuitcl States Geological Survey,
and by an engineer expert assigned to
It's service.
The committee desires the active
Cooperation OF tie newspapers pub
lished within the dry area = that l.,
West OF the Tooth meridian ol vest
lontitude-in the work of arousing
public attention to TIE importance Of
this great subject. 1t especially asks
for their aid in gathering data and
the collection Of facts. 1t is unneces-
sary to recapitulate to you what those
facts are, but their collection will be
matter of essential service in laying
the foundation of intelligent opinions
for legislative and other action in the
future. Each district and section
should endeavor to secure as full Il
presentation of its own condition as
may he practicable.
IL will prove OF value to the COM
mttee's work If copies of any publ
cation you may make are sent to the
committee.
Feeling assured that you compre-
hend the importance of this inYestiga-
ton, aud asking, therefore, your active
aid III such ways as your judgment
the committee leave tile
matter win you.
Communications, papers, reports,
maps, etc, may be addressed: U. ;.
Committee on Irrigation (care U. 5.
Geological Survey, Washington, DC.
Letters of inquiry may be directed
to Richard j. Hinton, Irrigation En-
ginecr (care Director 7. S. Geological
Survey, Washington, D. G.
The Special Committee consists of
the following Senators: Hon. VIM. NJ.
Stewart, Carson, New, (Chairman),
Hon. z. b. Plumb, Emporia, Kansas;
Hon. Frank Hiscock, Syracuse, N. Y;
Hon. w. B. Allison, Dubuque, Iowal
lion. X. Jones, Washington, Arkan-
sas, Hon. j. IL. Reagan, Palestine,
Texas; Hon. \. p. German, Laurel,
Mary land.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
Another Fatal Accident at Phoebe

Early on the morning of the 18th a
cave occurred in the Phoebe Consoid-
aied Compauy's Raymond Ely min.
in an OLD Wine which was being re
opened from the tenth to the eleventh
level. David Davis WIS caught in the
debris aud died after eight hours i'm
prisonment, although the miners made
every effort TO rescue him, aud were SO
near that conversation with him was
kept NJ until his death.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
Seattle is giving work to all men
who want it at 50 a day.

Seattle is giving work to ull men
who want it at 81 day.
A $4,000 mill Al Kent, Wash. Ter
rttory, wa, Destroy by fire last week.
The Roo Gazc' and Carson APP
peal have brought suit against the
State IL recover Tic full amount of the
bill for advertising the State special
election.
VIM. Hayes and Cesar BLY,, convict
ed in Humboldt county of passing
counterfeit money, were sentenced to
three years and two years ald six
months respectively, by Judge Fitz-
gerald
Al recent meeting of the Board of
Elko County Commissioners it WAS
ordered that special tax of 30 Cents
on each 500 valuation of the taxable
property in Tuscarora school district
be levied for srhoo! purposes.
Bonds to the amount of 81 500, 900
of the Los Angeles and Pacific Rail-
road. 10 rim from Los Angeles to San
Francisco, have been tloated in Lon-
don.
Miss Eva Rock of Los Angeles vis-
tied a shooting gallery at Catalina
Island one day last week and was
killed by the accidental discharge of
target gun in the hands of the pro-
prietor. He did not know il was
loaded. The girl was II years old.
Twenty tons of strawberries are rot
ting on the vines in the neighborhood
of Portland, Oregon, because the
growers cannot sell them at even three
cents a pound. Many berry growers
will pillow up their patches.
An exchange conains this interest
ing item: If John Jones, who twenty
years ago deserted his poor wife aud
babe, will return, said babe will lick
the stuffin out of him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22

received at this aillcr Thursday morn
ing
SELIGMAS, June II. 1889.
FRIEND DAVIS: Have just iearned
the sad news of Eugene n. Robinson
death. He died in New York city
last Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
He was born in 1848, believe. This
is hard blow for White Pine Yours,
y. MUIR.
With the demise of Mr.. Robinson,
a peculiarly active mining man has
passed away. Born To afiluence and
left princely fortune when he be-
came of age, he soon became promi-
ncni spcculator on Wall street and
looked horns with such giants as
Gould, Drew aud FISK. lie l. repufed
10 have iost heavily III his youthful
battles with the bulls and bears Of
Wall street.
In the early los he turned his al
tention Ia the West and became min-
ing Spectator. He organized the
Sweetwater Mining Company IN New
York, which In time became possessed
OF IA vast amount of mining ground on
Treasure Hill. This property he
worked for several years, but II was
operated more as a speculative than
a legitimate enterprise. About two
years ago Mr.. Robinson transferred
his active operations to Seligman,
Il new mining camp which lie To-
Gated on the west side of White
Pine Mountain. There he has done
great deal of work and erected
one of the finest concentrating mills
Oh the Coast. But this latter venture,
too, seems to have been failure as
"a legitimate mining venture. Very
little has been done there since mill
WIS comp. etcd last Fall. Since Mr.
Robinson went East last January, he
became interested in some valuable
mines in Tybo, to the development
of which lac intended to devote his
time this summer, aud it is partlcu-
larly unfortunate for Typo that his
life was cut short at this time.
Mr.. Robinson was n Presidential
Eleetor from Nevada at the late cleo
tlon and east the vote of the State for
Harrison last February.
Personally Mr.. Robinson was nan
who had strong likes and dislike. To
his friends he was true and cordial IN
all his relations; To his enemies, ar
those crossed his imperial viii, lie was
bitter and unreenting in his hatred.
A prince among men, by nature, edn-
cation, aud social training. WAS Eugene
\. Robinson. Whence his spirit hath
flown required n special train, for he
WIS not Of the common herd.
Many people in White Pine will s.n-
cerely resret his untlmely death.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22
Dams washed Out.

]. A. Blossom, who arrived from
Battle Mountain. says he learned be-
fore leaving home TINT the dams In
the Humboldt at Thomas Nelson S
ranch near Stone House, we're washed
out by high waite This seems IN
credib' Q down here where the river Is
almost dry. Mr. Blossom SAYS there
is thee feet of water pouring over his
dam west Of Battle Mountaln.-Silyer
State.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-06-22

The receipts at the Tabernacle con-
cert in Salt Lake last week were be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, s5 per cent
of which will go to Seattle and tho
rest to Johnstown. Apostle Cannon,
Mormon, and Rev. Mr.. Hiff, a Meth
odist, offiGiated.