Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-01-03
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down gambling games.
In one field on the Glenn ranch,
Colusa county, recently thirty-two
B-mule teams we're counted at work.
]. C. Hunt, a blacksmith at
Rough and Ready, Nevada county,
is missing, and foul play is sus-
pected.
About two hundred men engaged
to work upon the new sewerage sys-
tenn at Albuquerque, N. NJ, struck
Tuesday for higher wages.
The Northern Pacific Express
C6mpsny at Spokane Fall has been
robbed in 4 mysterious manner of q
package containing u, 800.
Rich discoveries of tin ore are
reported at Llano, Texas, and much
excitement has been created and go
prospects have been located.
John P. Lee is being tried at
Bridgeport, Mono county, for the
murder of his stepfather, William
H. Reinbort, last November.
Dan Shanklin shot and killed
Dr.. G. C. Willis near Tombstone,
A. T., Wednesday. The trouble
was over wages that. Shanklin
claims was due to him. ~
Mrs. Nettie Parker attempted
suicide at Stockton Wednesday.
She worked as domestic to sup
port herself and two children, and
became sick and respondent.
The citizens of Willows arrested
for alleged election frauds were al
lowed to 60 about their business
under bonds. They do not appear
to fear investigation. On the con-
trary they have invited it.
The Mayor Of Portland, Or, has
appealed to the Union Pacific to
take steps to relieve the distress and
destitution caused by Withholding
from discharged railroad hands now
in Portland the money that is due
them for wages.
The damage done by the recent
storm to the work on the Seattle
and Montana Railroad will amount
to about $4,000. It was chiefly
on the crib work along the shore in
the neighborhood Of the Edmunds
aud Richmond beach.
Two syindless have been working
Santa Cruz. They promised to
buy up timber claims in Washing
ton, paying 1000 for them, but the
parties who were to 60 to Washing
ton to enter the claims had to de-
post $25 for good faith,
The embalmed remains Of Count
and Countess Parish Hochkefer
were to be shipped Thursday for
Trieste, Austria. Hundreds viewed
the remains at San Diego, which
efe encased in caskets of rolled
steel and richly ornamented.
The first through passenger train
Of the SEVER branch Of the Rio
Grande Western reached Manti,
Utah, Wednesday, and was met by
1000 citizens. Speeches were made
and : banquet was held at the
Mormon Tabernacle. A ball end
ed the rejoicing for the day.
The San Diego Chief of Police
dos not believe Cummings, the
Missouri bandit, is in that section
of the country. 1t was reported
that he was seen there by a man
from Independence, Mo. There is
. standing reward of several thous-
and dollars for Cummings, dead or
alive.
San Diego dispatch says: Officer
Weller brought into custody an un-
known wild man, captured in a
canyon shout fifteen miles east Of
the city. He lived in a sort of den,
which he had dug out inside of the
canyon. He was placed in the
cell for the maniacs. He could not
speak but grunted like q wild ami
NAL.
Labelle, the skiing Of opium
smugglers," who escaped from the
United States Secret Service officers
vhila being conveyed from his home
At Port Huron, Mich, to Detroit,
shout two years ago, by jumping
through . car window, has been
caught at Olympia, Wash, where
hs was driving . laundry wagon
under the alias Of Boulanger.
The Vancouver telegram says:
Charles Gabriel, the discoverer Of
the l5-foot coal seam on Jumbo
Island, il we'll satisfied with both
IL sxtent and quality. He will
sopd ct once TO England for a coal
sxpert, obtain his opinion as to the
best method of opening the mine,
and then proceed to take out fuel.
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