Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-01-19
PIC TO rae Faoxr.
a Few Additional Peists Given in
Reference 60 the climber Salts

FnrroR SENTINEL. Some time since .
communication over the signature OF
Mr.. G.. W. Baker Vas Published ! 4
the Elko Independent, intended, no
doubt, to Be very severe upon sone
person who had dared to express
the opinion that Nr. Baker hsd
been either directly or indirectly instru-
mental Ia bringing about the timber
suitsA zow unfortunately upon Us. The
person tia. the Communication was eTi-
IDENTIFY intended to ismolish seems to have
considered IL unworthy Of notice. Mr..
Baker, for some reason. was not satisfied
with bis first manifesto or its effect and in
the Sr1rxu Of the I'd ultimo he returns
TO the attack. In the last article, If one
can gather the real scope and meaning, be
announces that be has not been able to as
sertaia who h&d dared to express the opin-
ion that he was instrumental in bringing
on the " timber suits" but that il he did
End out he would AZ once proceed to per
sonslly ehastiss him. Well, the writer
| afforded him an opportunity, and as yet
\ NHELE HES D<IA ~ k&Art1a
| But il is but justice TO Mr.. Baker to say
| that be has been absent from Eureka ever
| since the opportunity was given him, and
perhaps he intends to infict il upon his re-
| turn. But Mr.. Baker in the meantime has
not been idle. In the SENTINEL OF last
Saturday q card is puhlishsd BY Messrs:
| Gilman, Donnslly, Price, Dorsey and
Fries. generally declaring that the state
msnts in Mr.. Bakers article in relation To
Mr.. Rakeris consultation with those gen
tlemen In April last and his trip to Wash
inston on behalf Of Tuscarora mining
companies were correct and that any nsin-
nation TO the contrary was unjust, etc.
Now, il may be fairly assumed that no one
had ever said or intimsted that Mr.. Bakers
statements in this regard were not true.
Then why this card. / can only imagine
one other reason for its publication. Mr..
Baker must have been apprehensive that
people who knew him would not believe
his unsupported statements and therefore
be called upon the gentlemen who signed
the card to certify TO the truthfulness OF
some OF them.
Now, the writer knew about this consul.
tation soon after it occurred and before
Mr.. Bakers visi. to Washington by one oil
the sisners Of the card. and he argued as
strongly as possible the impolicy OF Mr..
Bakers mission.
Another one Of the signers of the card
told the writer some time after the consul
tation and after Mr.. Baker had returned
from Washington that during the consulta.
ton he understood that there was dang r OF
criminal prosecutions bling instituted
against himself and others; that the penal
ties were severe, and he was under the i'm
preston that upon conviction for cutting
timber upon the public land in this State
. person might be sent to the penitentiary.
If those representations were made the
danger was grossly exaggerated, ss the Of
tense Is only q misdemeanor, punishable by
fine.
Now, in the beginning Of this contro.
vsrsy, q few persons entertained the opin'
ion that Mr.. Baker was instrumental 10
bringing on the climber suits" The
writer gave that as his impression to a few
persons, mainly parties interested, saying,
however, at the same time that there was
no positive proof of il. Mr.. Baker doubt
less heard Of these opinions, but instead o.
publishing a temperate denial he rushed
into print with an exceedingly intemperAt'
article. Not content with that he pub
fishes q second breathing out thrsatings an
slaughter, and not content with that b
brochures Q card to be published by severa
Well-known gentlemen, declaring that som
Of his statements are true. / have rea
!, somewhere that 1.-THE guilty feeth whe
no man pursueth. " or words to that effect
and we are all familiar with the phrase
"methinks h. doth protest too much"
Now, Mr.. Editor, / have said once. and
say it again, that there is no glory in
newspaper war for either Baker or myself
II wide publicity has been given to thi
matter, Baker himself alone is to blame.
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