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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22
Hotel Arrivals.

Following is list Of the arrivals at the
Union Hotel for the past week:
]. McWilliams, Truckee, VIM. E. BALM.
ger, Virginia City; Fred Lula, Candelaria;
7. W. Simpson, Smith Valley; II. w. Lane,
Smith Valley.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22
Dam Broken.

Sometime during the FIRST Of this week
about thirty feet Of the Douglass dam was
washed out. The break occurred in the GEN..
Ter of the dam. A number Of men are now
employed repairing the damages.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22
TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER.

The month has been characterized by low
temperatures and heavy SHOWS. From the
4th to the 9th nearly every station in the
State reported temperature below zero, while
at Elko the temperature was below zero on
the 4,h, 9Th, 9th, 9Th, 9Th, 9th, 18th, I4th,
18th, 10TH, goth, 2Ist, 22d, 26th, 27th and
2Slh, giving monthly mean minimum tenn
perature of "A degree below zero, which is
the lowest reported. From total Of twenty
seven stations reporting in Nevada, there was
but three points where the temperature did
not go below zero--El Dorado Canyon, Gold
Mountain and Virginia City--two of which
are in the southern portion of the State. At
Carson City a minimum temperature Of 40
degree below zero was recorped on the 9th,
which is the lowest ever recorded, in period
Of sixteen years, by nine degrees. The mean
temperature for the State was 2o.4 degrees,
which is al degrees below the normal and
5.8 degrees below the mean temperature for
the State for the same month in 1850. The
highest temperature reported was 1872 de-
grees, at Ell Dorado Canyon, ON the 2Sth.
The monthly range for the State was 1854
degrees. These extremes have been very
severe on all stock on the range throughout
the northern portion of the State. The
weather was generally cloudy, there b.ing
on an average from 20 stations, III cloud
less days, 7.6.partly cloudy days. 30 cloudy
days and go days on which rain or snow fell.
The winds were generally sou,herly.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22
JANUARY WEATHER.
Something for Nevadans to Cut Out
and Paste in Their Hats.

The TINES is in receipt Of the January
Review OF The Nevada Weather Service.
Chas. w. Friend, Director, and ii. f. Will
kinson, U. S. Signal Corps, Assistant. All
Nevadans should cut it out and paste it in
their hats for reference, for the storm of that
month mas never been equaled in the Sage
brush State and probably never will again:
PRECIPITATION.
The precipitation during January was gen.
orally in the form of snow and very heavy,
except in the Southern portion Of the State
where light rains occurred. From all rec
ords the snowfall for the month appears un-
precedented since Nevada was settled by the
whites, while its effects have been disastrous
to stock men, and a complete check to travel
during the latter part Of the month. There
was but one station in Nevada-El Dorado
Canyon-whch did not report snow in depths
ranging from inches at Gold Mountain to
III inches at Ruby Hill, White Pine county.
The average fall Of snow at the 20 stations
reporting was IS ! inches, while the average
precipitation Train and melted snow) was 1881
inches, which amount is 1859 inches above
the normal for the month, and is 3.Io inches
above the average for the month of January,
1850. The greatest amount Of precipitation
reported from any one station was g. 80 inches
at Ruby Hill, following which came Verdi
IL. l. Q
inches. FL Dorado Canyon reports The least
o. 40 inch-.while Gold Mountain reports
only o.6, inch.
These excessive SHOWS so covered the
ground as TO leave all animals on the ranges
destitute Of feed, thus entailing great loss to
the cattlemen. In the northern counties the
loss is estimated at fully fifty per cent. on
account Of starvation and exposure, the
country now being covered with carcasses in
every direction. In the western counties the
loss will not be SO great. All the railroads.
as we'll as the public roads, were impossible
during the latter half Of the month, on &C.
count of the heavy snow, which, assisted by
pitsk WHINE, hePt tuS ioaus uiieu d. last a.
cleared out. On the 18th the Central Pacific
was compelled to abandon their trains on ac-
count OF the immense depth of snow in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, ranging in depth
from few inches to from twenty to thirty
feet, which completely bafled the united ef-
forts Of three powerful snow-plows and thous-
ands OF men with shovels. This blockade
remained intact on the 3Ist Of the month,
while no mails had reached Nevada from the
west during the entire time. This was the
heaviest blockade the Central Pacific has
ever been called upon tn cope with since it
opened. The former blockade of note &C.
cured IN 1874, when the road was closed for
about eight days.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22

Trains and 2 run daily.
Train runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days.
Train runs Tuesdays. Thursdays and satur-
days
Passenger trains make close connection of
Mound House with express trains Of Virginia
and Truckee Railroad which connect at Reno
with east and west-bound trains OF Central Pa
cife Railroad.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
AtH.wthorne. with United STATES Stage Co.'S
coaches for Aurora (26 miles,; Bodie t37 miles,;
and for Lundy and Bridgeport.
At Luning, lbs miles from Mound Housed.
with Gilmer. salisbury 4 Cos tri-weekly
stages. Qesying Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, for DOwneyville. Grantsviile aud Bel
mont
At Csndelaris. with United States Stage Cos
stages for Columbus Is milesl Silver Peak.
Nontesuma. Aida Valley. Gold Mountain etc.
At Keller. with stages for Cerro Gordro &c
miles,, Darwin (22 miles,, and Panamint
II. NJ. YERINGTON,
RI LAWS, General Superintendent.
Assistant Superintendent.
u. A. BENDER,
General Freight and Passenger Agent.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Lyon County, Nevada.
Feb. Term OF 1890.

The following bills were examined and allow
ed by the Board of County Commissioners at
its regular quarterly meeting. held February
3d. 1890:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
A DELEGATE SPEAKS.

Senior John Alfonso, Delegate from Chill
to the Pan-American Congress, De-
nounces as False and Unwarranted the
Ctterances of n Gillian Citizen.
New YORK, April 26.-Senor John
Alfonso, delegate from Chilli to the re-
cent Pan-American Conference, regrets
that through reporters carelessness
the remark of Gillian citizen soiourn-
ing in this country have been published
as if emanating from delegate to the
conference. The incident makes it APP
propriate, however, for Senior Alfonso
himself to express his views, which he
does as follows:
II regard the mere holding of the
conference as an important matter in
itself. While there may be no imme-
diate results, the work done will
surely bear good fruit in the end. Chilli
desires the trade of this country. We
have been most -courteously treated by
the people here, and L desire to de-
nounce as false and unwarranted the
entire statement made by the citizen
referred to-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

Decision by the Interstate Commerce
Commission Defining Some OF the Du-
ties and Limitations Imposed on common
Carriers by the Interstate Commerco
Act in the Matter of Forwarding Iramc'
WASHINGTON, April 26. The Inter
State Commerce Commission declueu
Yesterday the case of Bennett d. Mat
tingly, distiller of Louisville, N.Y.
against the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany in favor of the defendant. Inc
decision was prepared by Commissioner
Schoonmaker. The Pennsylvania COM
pany operates the Jacksonville, Madl-
son & Indianapolis railroad, and a
branch of this road, lying wholly With
in the State of Indiana, forms the only
connection at New Albany, Ind, be-
tween the Louisville, Evansville ~ St
Louis Consolidated railroad and the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
railway. At New Albany the Pennsyl-
vania company received complainants
grain from the former company, but re-
fused to deliver it to the latter for trans
portation to Louisville, preferring to
take the freight to that point over the
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis,
its own road.
INC pOlItS ucCluSo AL bhiS S""cs
briefly stated are as follows: The pro-
visions of the act to regulate commerce
construed in the light of the principles
that apply to Interstate commerce as
enunciated by the courts of the United
States, must be understood as intended
to regulate all the commerce subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress,
including the agents and Instrumental
tiles employed and the commodities car
ried, with only the limitations found in
the act itself. The provision in the
first section that the provisions of the
act shall not apply to the transporta-
ton of passengers or property, or to the
receiving, delivering, storage or hand
ling of property wholly within one
State, and not shipped to or from for
eign country from or to any State or
Territory as aforesaid that is
by continuous carriage or ship
ment, only excludes from regulation
the purely internal commerce
Of a State, that which is confined within
it's limits, which originates and ends in
the same State. When a State carrier
engages in Interstate commerce it be-
comes a National instrumentality for
the purpose of such commerce, and is
subject to regulations prescribed by the
National authority. 1t can not limit
its obligations in that business, but
must serve the business offered impair
TALLY and without preference or dis
elimination. The National regulations
prescribed are not in all respects co-ex-
tensive with the power of Congress,
and do not provide for ordering through
routes and through rates. While it is
the duty of a State carrier which en-
cages in Interstate commerce to for
ward traffic offered from a connecting
line, there is no authority under the
present act to compel the carrier to for
ward the traffic over a route not oper-
ated or selected by itself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
THE WOOL GROWERS.

Statement to the WooI-Growers of the
United states Issued by the National
Association of Wooi-Growers of Action
Takin in Regard to the Proposed Wool
Tariff.
WASHINGTON. April 25.-The National
Association of Wool-growers last night
issued the following statement to the
wool growers of the United States:
After consultation and careful study OF
the proposed Tariff biil-known as the Nc.
kinney billiard with the appreciation OF
the wool growers present, we have Joined
in recomme nding to the committee on ways
anG means the following rates of duty for
third class wool: On such wool the value
whereof shall be thirteen cents, including
charges, the duty shall be thirty two per
centum adj valoren, and on such wool the
value whereof shall be over thirteen cents
including charges, the duty shall be fifty
per cent adj valorem
These rates are slightly lower than those
in the proposed bill upon the very inferior
grade. but are higherupon the better grades
which come directly in competition with
our quarter blood and common wool and
we therefore request your earnest efforts to
secure the enactment OF the bill into law
with confidence and faith that it's effect will
be to place wool growing again among the
prosperous industries of the country.
lSigned.l L. DELANO President.
GEORGE II. WALLACE
Secretary Wool Growers National Associa
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
LATE NEWS iTEMS.

IN the Senate. on the Goth, the day
was devoted to the calendar. Senate
bill to carry out, in part an agreement
with the Sioux Indians Of Datota for
the sale of a portion of their reserva-
ton, and appropriating $1,000, 900 for
| the purpose, and House bill to pay A.
II. Worry, of Connecticut, for use of gun
patents by the Government, amended
by increasing the amount from $50, 900
to S125. 900, were passed........In the
| House, in the absence of Mr.. Speaker
Read, Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, acted
as Speaker pro tenn, and the session of
the entire day, lasting up to eleven
o'clock at night, was passed in the
effort to secure a quorum.
On the 25th one hundred and fifty boys
at the Planet mills in Brooklyn struck
for shorter hours. Their demands were
conceded, and the boys went to work
again on the Goth.
THE tifty-eighth anniversary of the
birth of General Grant was fittingly OBJ
served, on the Goth, (the 9th being
Sunday by the Americas Club of Pitts
burgh, by banquet to which so dis
tinguished guests sat down. The toasts
and speeches occupied the hours until
midnight.
THE wife of Steve Brodie, of Brook
Ign, the bridge jumper, has been mis-
sing since the 18th. On the 27th Brodie
offered $1,000 reward for any informa-
ton as to her whereabouts.
CHICK BROTHERS of Haverhill, Mass,
discharged all their shoe cutters, on the
Goth, on account of a disagreement
about wages.
GEORGE PFAFF, aged twenty-four, one
of the employees of the Unicorn silk
mills at Catasauqua, Pa, who was in
jured during the late fire at the mills,
died, on the Goth, of his injuries.
IN the celebrated case of Emma Cam
eron, who has claim against the Gov
eminent for damages done during the
war on her place. Cameron HILL near
Chattanooga. the Senate committee, on
the Goth, agreed to report authorizing
the Secretary of War to pay Mrs. Cam
eron whatever he shall find to be due
her.
BALTIMORE, Md, was visited, on the
the 27th, by destructive hail-storm, in
which the stones were as large as a
mans fist, some of them rugged and
sharp on the edges as steel blades
Nearly all the window panes in the city
were broken.
CASPER SoER, the head clerk of the
Newark, n. j.. Post-Office was COM
mitted to the Trenton jail, on the 21th,
in default of S., 900 bail for embezzling
SIS, 600 from the money order department
of the Newark Post-Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mrs. Coct<reIi'S Tea.

Mrs Senator Cockrell gave charm
ing tea in Washington recently in
honor of Miss Cameron and Miss Briggs,
OF St Louis. In order to give Missouri
ladies an idea of the affair, the follow
ing is taken from st. Louis paper:
The rooms presented pretty spring like
appearance, decorated with few potted
plants and flowers, while through the win
dowS streamed flood of sunshine. Nearly
every one who came in wore cluster OF
flowers, which added greatly to the general
effect. The hostess wore gown of black
velvet with full front of cardinal silk, Nj ISIS
Briggs light blue China crepe, and Miss
Cameron white and lavender India SILK
The other ladies of the receiving par
ty We're Miss McLaren, of st. Louis,
in black lace and Jet; Miss Harlan.
daughter of Justice Harlan, in French
gray, and Miss Danisren, dark blue
silk. In the tea room Mrs. CockrelPs young
daughter, who Will not make her debut for
several seasons yet, wore Il gown OF light
blue cashmere, and was assisted in dispens-
ing the Inequalities of the table by Miss
Ernst in liz lit blue India silk and Mrs Wal
thall in white silk Among the guests were
General Greedy, General Robertson, Mrs.
Howard u. White, Mrs. Arson G. McCook.
Mrs. General Rochester,, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Richardson Glover, Mrs James Morrill,,
Miss Batchellor, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Miss
Matte Mitchell, Mi SIS Handy, Lieutenant
Barrett, Lieutenant Russell, Miss Gussie
Wilson daughter of Colonel John NJ. Will
SOM Miss E.ena Porter, Mr.. Charles Camp
bell and DR.. Ewing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
THE ST. LOUIS SEER.

Rev. Iri II. Hicks Forecasts for May
Storms and widely-yarying Tempera-
lures will Prevail.
ST. Louis, April 25.-Rev. ri R. Hicks,
in the May number of Word and Works,
just out of press, gives the following as
the forecasts for May weather:
The disturbances originating the last OF
April will reach its climax about the 1st and
I'd of May. 1t will be very warm between
April % and May 4, not covering the whole
country at the same time, of course, but
starting in the West, and causing a hlgn
temperature, by turns, over the whole con-
tinent in it's progress to the East. Storms of
much energy will result after the same
progressive order, with very cool wave
following in their wake and reaching the
Atlantic about the night of May 8. Tho
reactionary movement will be central on
the 9Th, touching the 5th and 9TH in their
eastward progress with rising, high tenn
perature and storms. The regular fall OF
temperature will follow, in all probability
reaching the frost line in the North about
the 9Th, 7th Sth.
The second marked storm period for May
is from the 10th to 18th. Mercury and ''Nut-
cam are both central on the 18th. The
equinox of Mars. reaching forward from the
26th, has upon the field, and the
moons last quarter is in the forenoon OF the
18th. These factors combined with the fact
that we have not yet passed out of the
forces i'll the combination unknown to us,
indicate storms of very great energy about
the 11th 12th 18th and 18th. Within the
limits here given dangerous storms are
more than liable to cross the country, jeop-
ard izing property and lives. Should such
arise, there will be timely tokens of their
approach and ample time for all proper and
prudent self defense to those who count the
subject of sufficient Importance to watch.
Of course, the usual cool wave will follow
the storms-this time a full grown one
gradually surrendering its grip for the
There will be good reasons for watchfulness
when clouds appear about the 18th and 18th.
Very cool nights will follow.
The last regular storm period for the
month Will be from the 22d to the 26th. There
is much tendency to an aggravated atmos-
pherIc condition, at times, when the moon
is at her first quarter, which falls the
period will concentrate it's force on its last
days, or will be prolonged against its nor
mai time. in continued rains up to the reac-
tionary movements on and about to the goth.
The outlook for May is that there will be
heavy and general rainfalls, with much cool
weather, rising into abnorma1ly high tenn
perature during the passage of storm CEN
tiers on and about the danger days Earth
quake phenomena will result about the same
times, the most probable being about the
18th and 18TH,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
Fatal Explosion in u Drug Store.

DELAvAN, Wis, April 25.-An exp1o-
rlon OF dynamite yesterday afternoon
in the cellar of the drug store of H. T..
Doane, wrecked the building, breaking
windows several blocks away and dam.
aging adjoining buildings. The roof of
the drug store was blown high in the
air, and this was followed by sheet Of
flame which enveloped the entire build.
ing. -Four men We're in the drug store
at the time. Mel BARNARD and DIR.
Patrick were rescued, the latter badly
hurt. Doane and an unknown man per.
1shed in the flames. Heavy Prevails on
either side prevented q great loss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01

MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi, April 24.-Last
evening Joseph ?. Anderson was prob
ably fatally wounded by G. R. Buchan,
civil engineer from Pittsburgh, who
was walking with the formers wife.
Mrs. Anderson had been separated from
her husband, but he was still jealous of
her. Buchan and Mrs. Anderson were
out walking, when they were joined by
Anderson. A L uarrel ensued. and An
derson drew a pistol. Buchan was too
quick and shot MIN twice. Anderson
then fired several shots, but apparently
without effect. At last accounts Buclau
had not been ca ptured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
ANOTHER BAD BREAK,

The Point Pleasant Levec Gives Away
Most of Tensas Parish, La, in Danger
Immense Loss Entai1ed by the Brea k
in the Morgansea Levee Hundreds of
Homeless Families-Thousandso of Cattle
Drowned--The Relief Steamer Dacotah
at Work.
New ORLEANS. April 24-The Point
Pleasant levee, Tensas parish, twenty
three miles below Vicksburg, broke to-
day. 1t was Il very important levee.
Most of Tensas Parish will doubtless De
flooded.
Superintendent Grant of the Texas &
Pacific road says that twenty million
dollars worth of property will be ire
trievably damaged by the break in the
Morgansea levee. The people ought to
have spent $780, 900 in saving the levee,
rather than let it break and then mako
great fuss about sending relief.
Every plantation in Pointe Coupee
Parish has been flooded from the Bayou
Sara break. Hundred of families are
homeless. All the levees are broken.
Thousands of cattle have been drowned.
1t is probable that many persons in the
interior have persisted.
The relief steamer Dacotah last night
found groups and scores of people,
whites and blacks, some with babies in
arms. They were huddled ON knobs
between the broken levees. The
steamer gathered them in. Many starv.
ing cattle were passed.
A family named Luke, consisting OF
fifteen persons, were rescued by the
Dacotah. They owned large planta-
ton, a well-flled store and one hun.
dred head of stock. A crevasse sixty
feet wide occurred right in front OF
their house Monday. and the flood de-
stroyed all their property. The family
narrowly escaped, but managed to reach
the levee above the break. Many sim
liar tales are heard.
When the Dacotah reached Bayou
Sara yesterday She had one thousand
head of cattle and five hundred people
aboard. After landing them she started
on another relief trip.
President Glynn of the police jury
says thirteen parishes will be over.
flowed in that district
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01

BosToN, April 26.-Mrs. Mary Crims-
lick, a middle-aged lady living at the
North End, has been arrested for con-
spring to kill her husband by poison.
She told her desire to be rid of her hus-
band to a physician, who was attending
him, and the physician gave her harm
less concoctions which she believed
were poisons and which she admin
istered to her husband. The physician
had several interviews with her at his
office. and each time she came she asked
for stronger potions. Witnesses were
in concealment and evidence was pro
cured sufficient to warrant arrest
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01

Thomas J. Ward and Andrew j. Car
roll, the Lathrop saloon-keepers, filed
papers the other morning in suit for
damages against E. G. Kinney and wife,
NJ. $ Bonnam and wife, Rev. j. l..
Carmichael and wife, \. NJ, Perry and
wife, Mrs. Pauline Stuckey, Elder 4. B.
Jones, Charles p. Jones, John w.
Walker, ". l.. Thompson, Steve Fagin,
j. III. Brooking and Walter Fagin.
Ward sues for his entire stock, although
nothing was touched but the liquors.
He estimates his damages at $1,000.
Carroll sues for his entire stock, valued
atS2G0 All the parties sued intend to
fight the case. The crusaders will make
an effort to have as many indictments
as possible found against the saloon
keepers. II is thought an effort will be
made to have all the crusaders indicted
by the grand jury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
A REGULAR DELUGE.

Gainesville, Tex, Visited by Regular
De1uge. which Swept Away Forty DWELL
ings and Caused the Loss of One Life.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, April a6. "A ter
rife storm rain and hail struck this
city Thursday night, deluging the
streets to the depth of three feet, and
destroying over $50, 900 worth of prop
erty. The cloud-b burst was preceded by
a four hours rain, accompanied by thun-
der and lightning. A creek which flows
through the center of the town rose up
and swept away forty dwellings, but the
whole city came to the rescue and only
one life was lost.
Yesterday morning washouts were re-
ported on all the railroads, and all
traffic was suspended on the Santa Fe
Crops have suffered, many farms being
under water. Mrs. eastman died OF
fright while being carried from her
home.