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A. Jenson Of Gardnerville, Douglas
county, was knocked senseless in Carson
one night last week by footpads who
struck him with a sund bag. He had
been paid 81 900 in greenbacks during
the afternoon, and after he was knocked
insebsible the robbers tore all the buttons
off his vest in their haste to gobble the
plumber. But they got nothing.
Luckily. after paying out few dollars.
Mr.. Jensen had deposited the remainder
of the 81, 600 in bank.
On Crandall creek, contiguous to
Cooke City, Montana, is the largest
marble measure known to geology. This
immense ledge was located in 1884 by
William Chick. Robert Vaudeville and
James Smith, and is | 200 feet wide,
over mile long and Of known depth of
over 800 feet. Samples taken from near
the surface and exhibited in the leading
cities Of the East, including Washington
and the Smithsonian Institute have
everywhere been pronounced the finest
quality Of statuary marble.
Kyle, the newly elected United States
Senator from South Dakota, calls him.
self an "Indecrat You won't find
the word in Webster. 1t is
new coinage by the new Sena.
tor, and is a combination Of indie.
pendent and Democrat The Senator
was elected as an Independent, but was
supported by the Democrats, with whose
party he is in sympathy upon all Ma.
tional questions. There will be quite
number Of "Indecrats" in both Houses at
the next session Of Congress. Virginia
Chronicle.
A young Wyoming mechanic has de.
vised new ore car that it is claimed is
great Improvement over the old style.
The inventors name is E. p Glafcke,
and he resides at Cheyenne. The car is
self dumping, one end opening by the
action Of lever. The bottom is an in.
cline to the discharge point, and the car
widens at that end. The chief feature is
a turn.table under the box. By its use
the shooting end of the car can be readily
pointed in any direction on the dump or
in the tunnel. Its capacity is 1900
pounds. A car Of full size is now being
built at Cheyenne. Mining men who
have seen the model are enthusiastic
over it.-Denver Mining Exchange Jour.
nal.
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STATE AND COAST.

A deposit of sulphur. and gypsum, has
been discovered near Walters Station,
on the Nevada Central railway.
The Central Nevadan says: Copper
Canyon once prosperous mining camp,
has been completely abandoned. Not
soul is left in the camp.
1t is estimated that the estate of the
late George Tuay will not foot up over
$4,000. He left it all to his two daugh.
ters, Mrs. Oliver Roberts and Mrs. Ii.
loucio Parrot ~
Eugene How'll If Seligman, q, been
in town several days this week. He re.
ports snow.slide last Sunday that
swept portion Of the machine shop away
at that place. No other damage was
done. Sentinel.
Theo Winters has sent II grey hounds
to his Smoke Creek ranch in the hopes
that they will exterminate the coyotes
They are trained to follow the sound of
the horn, and viii give the SLY dog Of the
plains good rustic. la,e
Lutte Hereford and jim Moses, sons Of
p omin mt ranchm u, while range.ridingl
near Fort Bridger, Wyoming, last Tues.
day, fought a duel on horseback. using
rifles for weapons. Moses was killed
aad Hereford gave himself up.
The police find but little to do at pres.
ent Virginia City i. becoming the
model moral town of the State. The
old gentleman who goes about as roar.
ing lion seeking whom he may devour
would find very light lunch. Enter.
prise.
The Enterprise says The late season
of storms has is one way and another
seriously affected the health of about
one half the people of<the Comstock. It
was probably more the terrific three
days gale than the cold weather that
produced thistSsult.' :ii.t.tl
Tn re is a new disease. something like
a combination of cold aad scurvy,
affecting the good and bad people Of Car.
son. They take cold, sneeze, cough
and shiver, and then the teeth get loose
and begin dropping out. Those who have
false teeth are the worst sufferers. -Ap.
peal.
During the last forty years over $780,.
900, 900 have been taken from the Grass
Valley. CAL, mines. The district never
looked so well as it do. to-day. There
is plenty Of gold left. New enterprises
are constantly being started. There is
more gold in the Grass Valley district
than in any like area in the world.
Reno Journal; Captain Warner. Indi.
an agent. has been informed by the
Indians that one Of their number. who
was witness before Justice Linn ct the
preliminary examination Of men arrested
by Constable upsoa few weeks ago for
selling whisky to Indians, has been poi.
soned. The Indian iec.ived two small
hasks of whisky, which he drank, and in
few hours he was corpse, the suppo. |
sition being that the liquor was poisoned. |
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UNITED STATES LAND OYrror,
Eureka, Nevada, May 2s, 1858.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Payday Gold and Silver Mining Company,
whose postoface address IL San Francisco
California. has this day filed its application for
patent for Fourteen hundred and eighty-nine
linear feet Of the PAYDAY mine or vein bearing
silver. with surface ground Blk hundred feet In
width. situated In Jackrsboit Mining District,
County Of Lincoln. and State of Nevada, and
designated by the held notes and Official paat on
hle In this ONCE as Lot No. 50, located upon
unsurveyed land. The exterior boundaries Of
said Lot No. SO being as follows. to wit:
~ BEGINNING % post marked No. !, 8 survey
! bears n 10 deg Is min 4 s4s feet. Tho stove
pipe Of Day Mining Company's office bears N
S6 deg ~ min 40 feet. and the smokestsck Of
Payday hoisting-works bears 8 81 deg as min
900 feet, 70 post marked No ., U 8 survey No 80.
and post No Of . 8 survey No 81, said posts
being identical with the northeasterly corner
monument Of the Payday location, from which
the northwesterly corner monument Of the Pay
Thence. So deg 30 min " ls7 feet, to : point
on the westerly limo Of q survey No 80; thence.
N IS deg ESQ feet. TO post No l, U survey No
80, and thence. 3 "a deg IS min 600 feet, to
post No ?, o survey No. 50. and the place Of
land. which tracts being excluded from this
survey leaves remaining IN area Of IS 23-lOO
acres Of land.
Magnetic variation 10 deg East.
Tho location Of this mine 10 recorded in the
Recorders once Of Lincoln county. Nevada. in
Book Of Mining Notices.. This lode Is bounded
on the east By the Jackrabbit mining claim.
and on the north. west and south by no known
claims. Any and all persons claiming i'd
versely any portion Of said Payday mine or
surface ground are required 20 fle their adverse
claims with the Register Of the United States
Land Once 1t Eureka. In the State OF Nevada,
during the sixty days period of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue Of the
provisions of the statute.
F.H. HINcKLEY. Register.
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No. 923.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevada, February 8. l66O.

Eureka. Nevada, February 8, 1880.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT D. 9
IN APPLETON AND WILLIAM REMsRN, whose
post office address 10 Hike. Nevada, have this
day filed their application for patent for AZ.
teen hundred $4,000 Linear feet Of the CEN.
TENIAL LODE, mine or vein, bearing gold and
silver, with surface ground srx hundred (6OOI
feet In width, situated In Pahranagat Lake
Mining District. County Of Lincoln. State Of
Nevada, and designated by the field notes and
omcial plat on file In this ONCE % Lot No. 40.
In Bee 3. TIP 8. SO Z, Of Mount Disblo Ne.
ridian: Said Lot No. As being described IS fol.
lows, To.wit:
Beginning at post marked No. !, U 8 8, No.
40 and the original location corner, whence
the quarter section cerner on the north line OF
section s, TIP IS, r 80 Z, N d n I. bears N 81 do.
grees W 1428 feet. Thence, South 600 feet 10
post marked No. 2. q 8 8, No. 46 and the origi.
nal location corner. Thence, West 1900 feet TO
post marked No. 8, U 8 8, No. ~ and the origi.
nal location corner. Thence, North 600 feet 70
post marked No. 1, u 8 8, No. Ab and the oriai.
nal location corner, whence post No, I, the
Southeast corner Of q. q. Survey, No. 10, I'LL.
nois Lode, bears 20 degrees W lOl feet.
Thence, East 1850 feet to post No. /. the place
OF beginning. ~ rf fisr
Containing 20.66 acres. .f...s., ID,
With Magnetic variation OF 16 degrees East.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said CENTENNIAL LODE, mine or sur.
face ground are required to Ale their adverse
claims with the Register Of the United States
Land Once At Eureka, In the State Of Nevae.
during the sixty days period OF publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue Of the
provisions Of the Statute.
D. II. HALL. Register.
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for a Patent



Eureka, Nevada, January %, 1890.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT JOHN
IN CASTLES. whose Post Office address 10
Hike, Nevada, has this day applied for o pat:
emit, for fifteen hundred (16O0l linear feet, OF
the Western extension OF the Emma Nevada
Lode or Vein bearing gold and silver, with sur.
face ground six hundred t6O0) feet In width,
situated In Pahranagat Lake Mining District,
County Of Lincoln, and State Of Nevada, and
designated by the held notes.and official plat on
file IN this Office, Is lot No. A., in Townsnip y
dian, said lot No. Al, being described o. fol.
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at post marked No. 1. 8 S No.
n. and the original location Monument,
whence the section corner on the East boun.
dairy Of Section 70, Tp 8 8. r 60 z N D II bears
North 81 degrees, minutes East 6732 feet.
Thence, South 2A7 feet to post No. 4, W cor
feet TO post marked No. 2. q 8 No. Al, and
the original location monument. Thence,
North go degrees West fifteen hundred (i5OOj
feet TO post marked No. 8, u 8 8 No. n, and
the original location Monument. Thence
North 600 feet TO post marked No. 4, q 8 No,
At, and the original location Monument.
Thence. South 80 degrees East Fifteen hundred
feet to place Of beginning.
Containing 20.36 acres. ~ Aif
With magnetic variation 10 degrees East.
ANY and all parsons claiming adversely any
portion OF said Western Extension Of the En-.
ms Nevada Lode or Surface ground, are re.
CURED to file their adverse claims with the
Register Of the United States Land Office. at
Eureka, In the County OF Eureka, duripg the
sixty days period Of publication hereof, or they
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions IL
the Statute.
d, II. HALL, Register.
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Republicans throughout the country
had reason to be proud of the record
made by their party in the first session
of the Fifty.6ss Congress, but candor
compels us to say that as much cannot be
: said Of the last session, which will be
long remembered because of the series of
lost opportunities that were presented
only to be declined by enough Republi-
cans to defeat them. OF course it is
folly to waste time in criticising what
has been done or left undone, now that
it is too late to change it, but an honest
expression of opinion is always benefi-
cial-to the party expressing it.
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lines for carrying the mails to foreign
countries was passed. by the Huuse. The
President and Mr.. Blaine are anxious
that both Of these bills should he PASSED,
c nsilering them valuabe adju, c's to
the success OF recilr city.
The Senate Las 4dppted a resolution
instructing the co nmlttee ON printing to
inves isstr the printing Of public docu.
ments with All " Of reducing the cost
Of SANE
Senator-elect Kyle, If South Dakota,
is in town. He says he will not enter
the Democratic caucus. but that he will
act sith that larty on the tariff and
financial quss+i ms. providing that party
sticks TO irse caiurga.
Buffalo Bi u is here trying to arrange
with the Indian bnreau for the engage.
ment Of lot Of Iudisus for his "Wild
West" show, which is now in Europe.
He is meeting with considerable opposi.
ton.
Secretary Foster, at the request of the
President, will remain here unit after
Congress adjourns, instead of returning
to Ohio Immediately after being sworn in
as secretary Of the treasury as he had
at first intended, to straighten up his
private bus ne's. He assumed control
OF the treasury on III, sixty second birth.
day, therefore the congratulations were
all double barreled.
The resignation of United States Treas.
urel Houston created no surprise among
those well acquainted with the popular
Hoosier The position has n,v,r been
congenial to him, and he ha, only re.
manned there at the request Of the Presi.
dent, whom he told last fall that he
would not remain longer than the LIST of
March. There is no truth in the stories
about there being hard feeling between
Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Houston or their
estimable wives.
Representative Anderson, of Kansas,
has been nominated to be counsel general
to Egypt. There is q rumor that Sena.
tor Ingalls, is opposed to his confirmation.
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Hon. Jerry Simpson sprung boary.
headed chestnut on the Washington
newspaper men when he asserted that
the republican party was dead. We
have heard that same story at irregular
intervals for many years, but the repub.
lican party goes right along advocating
all that is best and most patriotic for the
country. Many people are sometimes
led astray by glitteriug generalities, as
some republicans were last year, but
they always return to the republican
fold. just as thousands will do next year.
When the republican party dies its death
will be followed by the funeral of republi-
can institutions and the people are not
ready yet to welcome adictator.
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WASHINGTON LETTER. ;

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2, 1891.
The President is UP 10 his eyes in
work, consequent to the closing of the
session of Congress. and the danger of
an extra session has not entirely passed,
owing to an ugly disposition ON the part
of the Democrats in the House to retard
matters, but fortunately the Republicans
have quorum of their own members
and the minority cannot carry their OBJ.
struction very far.
The direct tax bill, which was passed
by the House, with an amendment pro
viding that each State receiving money
Hereunder must give the United States
receipt in full for all claims, which has
been concurred in by the Senate, is now
in the hands of the President, and will
unquestionably be signed by him.
A bill allowing the widow Of Admiral
Porter pension of $500 year has
been passed by the House and Senate.
The Senate paid Senator Blair, who
was nominated by the President to be
United States minister to China, hand
some compliment in unanimously con.
6rning the nomination within less than
an hour after it was received. Owes
Here's pointer for Republican mem.
bers of the Farmers Alliance: Cover.
nor Tillman, Of South Carolina, who is
visiting here. say that the Farmers al
lance in his State was formed for the
purpose of controlling . the Democratic
party in that State, and that upon ma.
tional questions it will always support
the Democratic ticket. This isn't very
new, but it is worth thinking over by
those gentlemen who aresanguiue enough
to figure upon electoral votes from the
south for an Alliance ticket next year.
Some surprise was recently created by
ex-senator Malone, in newspaper in.
terview, booming Senator German for
the Democratic esesidtntial nomination,
but the cause is now apparent, and it is
creating considerable indignation among
the labor organizations and others, who
had been promised Ast summer that a
new governments printing office building
would oessai9lY be- provided for at this
session, and how the whole matter has
been coolly postponsl until next Decem.
Der. Here are the facts: A committee
OF eminent gentlemen, including the late
Secretary Window, acting under instruc.
lions from Congress, selected as the most
available of the sites offered one that is
in the peighborhood Of the present print.
ing office. Everybody seemed satisfied
except ex-senator Malone, who has a
site which he wants 10 sell the govern.
ment for S250,000. He began active
operations to hang the matter up, and
he succeeded in getting the aid of Sena.
tors German, Cameron and Butler, the
latter making an upgentlemanly and per.
sonally abusive speech in order TO get a
resolution adopted by the Senate post.
poning the purchase Of the site II any
accident causing the loss of life or prop.
erty occurs in the present man trap used
as government printing Office, these
gentlemen must shoulder the rerpon.
sibility.
After one Of the most determined lesis.
lative fights Of the Senate bill allowing
tonnage subsidies to American vessels en-.
gagged in foreign trade, was defeated, aud
the Senate bill authorizing the postmas.
ter general to contract with steamship
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A 81, 900, 900 Carps:

The greatest marvel of all the rich
possessions Of the Maharajah OF Baroda
is a carpet about 10 feet by feet, made
entirely of strings of pearls, with center
and corner pieces of diamonds. This
carpet took three years to weave and
cost 600, 900. 1t was made by the
order of Khande Rao, who designed it to
be present for q Mohammedan lady
who had fascinated him.
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Many years practice have given G. A.
Snow 4 Co., Solicitors of Patents, at
Washington D. c., unsurpassed success
in obtaining patents for all classes Of in.
ventions. They make q specially of re.
jected cases, and have secured allowance
of many patents that bad been previously
rejected Their- advertisement in
another column, will be OF interest to in.
venteS1 patentees, manufacturers, and
all whoshave to do with patents
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The fight in the California legis

The fight in the California legislature
for appointment to fill the vacancy
created by Senator Hearst's death goes
bravely on. Money is expected to play
an important part in the matter, and
Mike De Young, of the Chronicle, is said
to be in the lead as willing to put up
more for the place than any Of his op.
ponents. So the papers say, and if there
is any Truth whatever in the statement,
De Young ought to be sat down upon
till he's as fiat as poor mans purse,
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"a GROwL."


Mr.. EDITOR: Although my taxes are
small. yet they are as burdensome to me as
II paid much more. And as taxpayer,
l feel that have right to criticse those
extravagances that are factors in the crea-
ton of high taxes. l have in my mind the
county hospital. No sooner does the i'm
pecunious citizen become broken down and
debilitated, than he rushes off to the hospital
Even persistent dyspepsia and constipation
are getting to be excuses for admission.
Hence, allow me space to enter my feeble
protest against further continuance of this
pernicious practice. 1t costs too many hard
dollars for the treatment of these unfor-
Inmates, and it is. high time that they should
know that they can save the county that ex-
pense, by the judcious use of few bottles
Of Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla, "a remedy
that within my observation is a sovereign
cure for those too common disorders. II they
won't take it they ought t. DE compelled
to by some law that would meet the case.
Under the circumstances full hospital 10
inexcusable, -honcc this growl
A CITIZEN
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Well, well; that organ of free trade
and starvation prices and wages, the New
York World, wants England to drive ont
the present republican form of govern.
ment in Brazil and take charge OF that
country in order to stop the reciprocity
treaty, which goes into effect April /,
next. between Brazil and the United
States. That's nice sort of business
for great American newspaper t. he
engaged in, isn't it.
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The only fault the democrats can find
N the nomination Of Hon. Charles Foster
to be Secretary Of the Treasury is that
his politics. are too intensely Republican.
II would be well for the future welfare
Of the republican party il they could
truthfully say the zane thing of every
federal Office holder.
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Republicans are enjoying the scrapping
match between the Cleveland and
anti Cleveland democrats knowing that
they are fighting for what is certain to be
an empty honor next years democratic
nomination.
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The Number iGnet state Will bs ! NJ
tfiled W IN 1893.

The following list shows the number
Of representatives each State is entitled
to in the lower house of Congress under
the returns as shown by the eleventh
censu' After the 3rd day OF March,
1898, the House OF Representatives will
be composed of 3jG members instead of
the present number, $50. They will be
apportioned as follows.
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AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Reasons Why IL should be AIopted
In Nevada.

1t tends to- economy in printing the
ballots, by securing one ballot in place Of
many.
1t withdraws heavy expense from
the candidate, and places it where it
should distributed among the voters.
1t leaves less money to be disbursed
by irresponsible committees.
1t breaks the power Of the boss system,
by weakening the effect of fixing" pri.
maries and controlling conventions.
1t enables any respectable body Of
citizens to present candidate represent.
ing their views.
1t encourages independent and intelli.
gent voting.
1t renders the bribery of voters un.
profitable.
1t makes the intimidation # voters
impossible Reno Gazette.
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TIE farmers Of Kansas. N

TIE farmers OF Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri and Iowa are al out to form
trust for. the purpose controlling the
grain and live stock trade Of those states.
No individual member can sell his grain
or live stock to option men or bankers.
The scheme is modelled somewhat after
the whisky trust.
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The newspaper accounts Of the street
fight between editors at Columbus, Ohio,
read very much like those of C,n'ral
American revolution, and the results, two
killed and several woanded, were about
the some
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:. Application having been made and fled In
the once Of the Clerk Of the said Court, BY
Henry ". Turner. for the probate Of the will
Of Louie p. Bets. deceased, also nled with said
application, and for the issuance 70 him OF let.
tiers tsstamsntsfy thereon. dGI
Notice 10 hereby given that ON Wednesday
the 26th day Of November, A. d. 1890 1t 10
o'clock =. =. Of thss day Or 20 soon thereafter
o. said Court 10 in session, said application
will b. heard by said Court ct the Courtroom
thereof, In said County Of Lincoln, at which
time and place all persous interested may ap
pear and contest the same.
&c. KELLY,
November IS, 1880. Clerk Of said Court,
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died.

At Little Cherry Greek, New. March 4th.
Mrs. Lewis Sharp aged 80 years.
II At Phoebe. New, March 9th. Matte j.
Lynch aged 10 years.
At Panaca. March 10th Mrs. KlingsI smith
aged 65 years.
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1t is feared a repe 5ition OF last years
floods will occur On the lower Missis.
sinpi
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8urn.

At Panaca. New, March II. to the wife Of
Geo. X. Riding, q daughter.
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LOST.

Two hoises. One small brown saddle horse,
branded TIT. and Q sorrel horse branded with
squares. A reward of SO will be paid 10
the fnder Of the above horses. to be left at Joe
Cooks stable. s,
JOE BONZANA.
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nEPREs EVra Tiy -.

Cleveland do,er't esem to be ''in it. ;