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LAND PERMITS.
5atchels Full of Soldiers Declare
tory Statements.
10 FILE ON LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.
Soldiers Induced By Small Money Con-
sIderatiOn to Enter Scheme to DefFaud
Honest Settlers of Their TItIes-PrO-
ceedings to BE Instituted.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The secre-
tary of the interior has received
authoritative information that parties
in Guthrie, Ok, and Arkansas City,
Kan, have ''satcheIs full" of sol
diers' declaratory statements awaiting
an opportunity to fife them on land to
be opened to settlement in that terri
tory, 1t is stated that these parties
heys visited soldiers homes in different
parts of the country and have obtained
from large numbers of old soldiers
powers of attorney to locate for them
(the soldiers) lands in Oklahoma under
sections 2304-05-G0 of the revised
statutes. These sections permit any
ihOnOrably discharged soldier or sailor
TO enter any of the public lands open to
settlement by filing his dec1aratory
statement of his purpose so to do, the
time he served in the army or navy to
be deducted from the term of residence
required under the general land laws.
These sections also permit the soldiers
and sailors to initiate their claiRs
through an attorney
In the cases complained of the soldiers
were induced by small money cOnsid-
Grafton to appoint the parties engaged
in the scheme as their attorneys. These
would Immediately file upon any desir-
able tracts. So successful have they
been, it is said, that thousands of acres
soldiers, when in fact it was a scheme
TO defraud honest settlers. When any
of those settled upon piece of land the
alleged attorney would wait until the
settler had built his house or fenced his
land and then would go to him and de-
'znand considerable sum of money to
irelinquish the soldiers title"
The secretary does not wish to do
anything that would in any measure or
. In any sense abridge the rights of old
soldiers to make homes for themselves
under the law and for that reason he
will not do anything that could be con-
strued into abridgement of their
sights The regulations of the depart
ment, however, provide that the attor
ney of a soldier making an entry must
make oath that he (the attorney has
no interest direct or indirect in the filing
of the declaratOry statement. This
rule presents a method by which the
unlawful scheme may be frustrated.
The secretary will institute criminal
proceedings for perjury against every
person who has made oath as stated
above, and in this way he expects to
put a stop to the many nefarious
schemes by which old soldiers who are
entitled to 100 acres of land are being
swindled. 1t is expected that proceed
-lngs will be begun Immediately.
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THE AENNgssY AssAssINs.

Scene in = New Orleans Court Reom-Ons
Of the italian Assassins Makes q COB6ez-
sion That aIay Lead 80 Important Re
NEW ORLEANS, March S.-The testi-
mOny elected in the Hennessy case on
yesterday seems to have been quite as
startling to the prisoners as 1t was to
the public. When the prisoners We're
brought to the bar, Manuel POlletz, one
of the men who had been identified as
doing the actual shooting, was found to
be greatly excited. His face had yell
lOwish hue and his black piercing eyes
were glittsring like two sparks He
talked in a loud tone of voice in his
native language and refused to take his
seat. He was finally forced into his
chair by two deputies He arose again
and addressed the judge in rapid tones.
He grew more excited IN manner and
finally Matranga was requested by the
court to ask him what was the matter.
POlietz answered IN Sicilian and said
that he wanted an interpreter, as he de-
sired to say something to the court
This announcement created intense ex-
element, not only among the specta-
tors in the court room, but among the
prisoners. who under the steady gaze of
their lawyers refraincd from visibly
showing whatever agitation they might
have felt. There being no interpreter
in the court one had to be sent for.
Baker ordered PoIietz to be taken into
his private office, and himself, the in
terpreter and counsel for both sides fol-
lowed, and whatever Polietz had to say
was said in private. When the 7 orty
Te-entered the court room POlietz was
CHASTITY pale. He was evidently fright
ened, and whatever he had said evil
IDENTIFY affected him.
After his honor had taken his seat on
the bench Mr.. Semmes, of counsel for
the defense, announced that they could
no longer represent POlietz.
The court thereupOn appointed cOun-
sci to defend POlietz.
When the prisoners were remanded
back to the dock POlietz was afraid to
walk with them. He also did not want
to go into the same room with the
others, but he was assured by the sheriff
that no harm would befalI him. He
went in very reluctantly, however.
POlietz is said to claim that he was
not present at the shooting, but knew
of the conspiracy and the causes that
led TO it The men who did the shooting
were only tools, the real leaders and in
stigators not appearing on the scene.
He did not give the names OF the lead
ers, but is said to have implicated some
of the accused and some Italians not
yet arrested as participants.
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$50, 600. while our imports from En-
gland were only SITS, 26s, COG. What pro
tecticnists call the 'sbalance Of trade Ia
our favor ought here 70 be 1901, TAI, 600
According to Blaine's figuring we made
that amount in England in one years
and this ssshrewd and vveather-yviss
navigator ought certainly to exert HIM
self to increase such n profitable trade.
How would some OF his Brazilian free
trade do IN this ease? Although the
Brazilian duties on farm products
which are TO be removed are small, stil
it is doubtless true that Biaine's free
trade viii ''oPen the market there for
another bushel OF wheat and another
barrel of pork" Our farm products
will find a larger sale there, but Our
farmers must not expect too much from
the Brazilian market There are only
about Is, GOO, 600 inhabitants in Brazil
of whom only about 1, 600, 600 are whites
The rest are Indians, negroes and
mixed races. England has u population
of about ST, 600, 600.
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Mr. Blaine prOfessed much concern
because in 1859 1.-THE balance Of trade
In our trade with Brazil was so much
against us We bought $50. COO. 600 worth
OF merchandise from Brazil, while Ehas
country bought only 81, COO, 600 from us
From these figures Mr. Blaine drew the
astounding conclusion that we lost $751;
600, goo in Brazil in q single yearl Upon
the same basis he and his followers
ought TO view with intense satisfaction
our balance OF trade against I'm
gland for the same year In 1889 our
exports to England amounted to S3TG, -
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a Naglocted NEarIlet.

ROME, March. 3.-The American con-
suls in Italy have joined in a report to
the government on the condition of the
trade between Italy and the I'm. ted
States, calling the attention of Ameri-
can merchants to the opportunity Of
fered here for an extension of their for
eign commerce. The cOnsuls both in
the northern and southern portions Of
Italy are confident that the subject has
been presented in such manner that it
can not fail to command public atten-
ton The people of Italy are faVorably
disposed toward American products
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THE PUBLIC DEsT.

Statement Showing Condition of the United
States Treasury.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The public
debt statement is as follows:
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A Convfce.s WfndfaHt.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, March SIN
November last Pat German stabbed and
killed a man named Sullivan and was
tried and found guilty of manslaughter
in the third degree Saturday prom
inent mining operator came TO the jail
and made German a handsome offer for
his mine claim in the VermiIfiOn range
Germans counsel on hearing of the
offer made an investigation and found
that the claim was worth from SIOe, Coo
to 81, OOo, 900
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The big Coke Strike.

OuF makers of coke are protected by
a duty OF 20 per cent from foreign COM
petition The protected manufacturers
have often given figures showing the
great development of coke making in
the United States, as the result, they
say, of protection Well, these pro
tected coke operators IN Pennsylvania
have just cut down wages 10 per cent,
and their 16, GOO men are out on strike
It is IN this coke region of Pennsylvania
that the famous ''pluclz-me stores
flourish These are stores owned by
the coal and coke companies, at which
the WOrkingnen are compelled to buy
all their supplies with tickets which
represent their wages. BY this system
st Is said that the coal and coke workers.
who are mostly Hungarians, are robbed
Of One-fifth of their slender earnings.
And such Is protection to American
1aborPs
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Alliance stores.

DUBUQUE, Ia, March 9Th
Farmers alliance is engaged In estab-
fishing cooperative stores throughout
the state. To this the business mems
association object and have sent circu-
lars to all jObbers that they must stop
selling goods to alliance men or they win
stop buying of them. Parties were in
the city TO purchase goods for the
alliance and iobbers refused TO sell
them The alliance threatens to re-
tsliate by refusing to patrOnize the
association people.
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The weather and Winter Wheat.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The weather
crop bulletin for February says the
weather for the month was generally
mild throughout the winter wheat
region, attended by excessive pre-
cipitation- The month closed
with a decided cold wave, pre-
ceded by general rains throughout the
entire wheat region, but owing to the
backward condition OF the crop it Is
probable that no serious injury viii re-
suit from this sudden freeze There is
an excess OF moisture throughout the
greater portion of the wheat region and
the month of March opens with general
SHOWS throughout the northwest and
conditions favorable Tor rain covering
the central valleys.
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Brazil. England

Our total exports to Brazil for 1889
were valued at 50, 276, 81, and those to
England amounted to 1919, $50, I31. Our
total exports to all countries being
$3.50, 2s2, 900, it is seen that England took
more than half of the commodities
which we sent abroad.
The vast Importance Of the English
market to farmers may be seen by com
pairing our exports of farm products to
that country IN 1890 with the total ex-
ports of these articles, as in the follow
ing table:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08

THE sudden appearance of war
cloud above the horizon should adj
nonish the United States to be pre-
pared fer naval war at any moment
A magnificent navy, one that could not
be overcome by any nation, would be
the greatest guarantee # pence that
could be given. II would he worth a
Thousand treaties aud hundred ali-
ances. For 20 years The United States
has remained practically deienseless,
without n gun, without a ship. The
revival few years ago Of the telling
that we should have a navy resulted in
a feeble beginning To build cruisers
and battle ships. The building of a
navy has gone on too slowly. The
tariff on sugar WAS taken off by the
last Congress to reduce the revenue of
the country fifty million n year. The
treasury was getting eboked with The
surplus. IL would have been great
deal wiser to have spent fifty million
year for five years IN a navy and al
lowed the tariff on sugar TO remain.
The United Stales must have navy
equal to that or superior to that of any
other country in The world Its cost
Is simply Nm insurance against war,
and II war come. which is most I'M
likely If we are thoroughly prepared
for 1t, we would not be in the pitlful
and defenseless condition In which we
now find ourselves.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Items From the lnyo Index.

Soda from the Owens Lake works is
going out at the rate of two carloads
per trip.
Large shipments are going outward
on Carson Il Colorado Railroad every
train, and they are rushed TO The full
capacity to handle the freight offered
Tom Williams, of Mono Lake, has
purchased the Big Pine Hotel and
stables, with 10 acres of land sur
rounding, and will take possession on
May LIST,
AT the marble quarry all is lite and
activity aud good work Is being dome
OF late the shipments average six car
loads per week.
1t is confidently asserted that the
production of Owens Valley and all of
lnyo county will DO greater the current
year than ever before This will in
clude all agricultural products and
fruit of all kinds, as well as marble,
borax and soda. IL is also certain that
the ore production will be larger than
for many years past. The outlook was
never better tor this section of Caliior-
MIA than ii is at the present time. The
one great need is more settlers and
these are sure to come with the advent
Of prosperous times now dawning.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Laura Jean Libbey's Best.

A delightful iove-story, full OF pas
sion and intrigue, and written in Laura
Jean Libbey's best vein, entitled
" Ulmont Ulvesford." begins in this
weeks New York Family Story Paper.
1t is a splendid story, and will be
eagerly read by the thousands of adj
mirers Of the charming and versatile
authoress of Miss Middleton's Lover"
Our readers should not fail to buy a
copy of this weeks Family Story Pa
per, so that they can read he opening
chapters of "Ulmont Ulvesford," by
Laura Jean Libbey.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
The Mt, OIabio,

Following is uperntendent Shock
ley's weekly report OF operations at
the Mount Diablo:
The east drift on the seventh level is
in $50 feet. The east DRIFT IN the sixth
east near the face of the drift shows
about foot wide. and assays SO.
The Slope from the sixth east does not
look quite so well, but sill shows con-
siderable $50 ore. We have just start
ed sinking the Wine to the seventh
level, and there is a foot of $50 ore
showing in it. We are Stopping the
ore from the west drift from The inter-
mediate between the fifth and sixth
levels and the ledge shows little ina
provement where We are working
We are driving the east intermediate
drift between the fifth and sixth levels
and have a loot of $50 ore showing in
the face. The ore in the stope below
the fifth east has given out in the cast
end and we have stopped sinking here:
tbs west end shows two feet of $50
ore. The west Slope on the fifth level
is giving little $50 ore. The south
cross-cut from The fourth east is IN 16
feet and has passed through some small
seams Of $40 ore, and the ground Is
much more favorable for ore than it
was in the DRIFT. We have started to
drive south cross-cut from the third
east The stope above the third west
shows two feet of S35 ore. The stope
below the second east shows some i'm
provement the ledge being larger than
it was last week The Slope west OF
This above the second east is giving
considerable $40 ore. The stope west
of this above The second level shows a
bunch of 500 ora that looks promis-
ing. The slope between The first and
second east shows foot of $50 ore.
The stope above the first west shows
only small amount of $50 ore
The mill has been running steadily
during the week and is doing good
work.
W II SHocKLEY.
Sup'f and General Nnnappr
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
The Holmes Mine.

Following is the report OF operations
at the Holmes mine tor the week end
ing April 4, 1897
The Sutherland tunnel has been ad-
vaneed 10 feet during The week The
face still continues in low grade ore
The Slope above this Level is preduc-
ing The usual amount of ore assaying
about 80 ounces. The north Slope
above this tunnel is producing 60
ounce ore. We are also drifting north
from the main tunnel on scam of
ore assaying about 80 ounces.
The tenth level-5outh drift has
been advanced 16 feet during the week,
and we have struck an ore body in this
tunnel that looks very promising, as
saying 55 ounces, and no doubt it is
the same ore body found in the Suther-
tunnel on the seventh level.
The little tenth lsvel-Thu Slope
above this level is producing some ore
assaying IS ounces.
The eleventh level slope from the
Yankee winze is producing the usual
amount of 65 ounce ore.
The new twelfth level Slope is not
looking as well rs at last report; pro-
ducing some ore assaying 25 ounces.
First shalt level-The upraise from
the Lawrence stope has been advanced
five feet during the week the face still
continues in low grade ore. The Wine
$50 feet south of the Corkill winze is
down SO feet, the ore in the bottom as
saying about so ounces The Corkill
stopc is looking well and producing
the usual amount of ore assaying
about 80 ounces.
The first intermediate level west
Slope is drodncing some 25 ounce ore.
The east Slope on the first intermediate
il not looking as we'll as at last report,
producing some ore assaying 20
ounces.
Fourth shaft level-The winze is
down 25 feet; bottom IN low-grade
ore.
The mill has been running steadily
during the week, crushing 1851 tons.
The teaching works are gong along
in a small way producing the usual
amount OF sulphides
d. II. JACKSON,
Superintendent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
The New Gold Fields.

Many adventurous spirits are finding
their way from Nevada and California
into the new mining district which
was recently discovered in Nye county.
The first locations were made by Geo.
Montgomery, who with three COM
panions, passed through Hawthorne
last Fall fully equipped for thorough
prospecting tour. He was very sue
cessful, and some Of the specimens he
exhibits from gold quartz lodges are
enough to enthuse the most cautious
miner From all the information now
TO hand it must be admitted that it is
not a poor mans camp, but what it
may develop into Ia the future remains
to be seen when the county has been
thoroughly prospscted There are a
number of parties now in the field.
and report from one or other will be
received before loag. 1t will be time
enough then to pass opinion upoa the
district.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
the WEEKS NEWS

Train wrecking is a capital offense
in California.
j. c. Quinn has been appointed Rev
enue Collector at San Francisco.
Sixty-one carloads of oranges
passed Reno going East last Monday.
The Union Pacific road will shortly
negotiate mortgage of S250,000, 900,
the largest on record
The present engagement of Edwin
Booth at Brooklyn is believed to be
the farewell one of the great TRACE
dian.
A scheme is on foot to cut up large
tracts OF land in Mason Valley into 40
and S0-acre farms and organize a
colony.
Miles Wing was arrested in Carson
on Tuesday for beating his wife, and
placed under $500 bonds to keep the
peace for six months.
The residence of George Cagwln of
Carson was set on fire by his little son
last Wednesday afternoon and was to-
tally destroyed. Loss, $1,000; insur-
ance, $1,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Protect Your Health.

Cold and moisture combined have a
;orporising effect upon the bodily or
gans, and the digestive and secretive
processes are apt to be more tardily
performed IN Winner than IN the Fall.
The same is true, also, of the excretorv
functions. The bowels are often slug
gish, and the pores of the skin throw
eff but little waste matter at this sea-
son. The system, therefore, requires
opening up lillle, and also purifying
and regulating, and the safest, surest
and most tn orough tonic and altera-
tive than can be used tor these pur-
poses is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Persons who wish to escape the rheu-
matte twinges, the dyspeptic agonies,
the painful disturbances of the bowels,
the bilious attacks, and the nervous
visitatlons, 30 common at this time of
the year, will do well to reinforce their
systems with this renowned vegetable
stomachic and invigorapt. 1t i'm
proves the appetite, strengthens the
stomach, cheers the spirits, and reno
Yates the whole physique.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Mill Creek Items.

The following items are clipped
from the Index:
Charley Fisher failed to obtain the
exclusive right to stock Mono Lake
with salt Goldfish and smoked herring.
He will now try the experiment of
planting canned oysters along the
shore.
VIM. O. Lundy has started with
Nays teams for Carson-the first trip
of the season. He had no trouble IN
crossing the summit with procession
of fourteen animals.
The school will start up on Monday
Several gray headed old fellows wish
that they were young enough to at
tend. 1t would be so nice to get
birched occasionally, under the cir
cumstances. Under what, Jim9]
Louis Amiot's old bell-mare was
killed by a vicious COW the other day,
and the Frenchman is heartbroken.
The defunct equine had herded mules
for quarter of century and knew
the brand of every animal on the east
ern slope of these mountains.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Notice..

We desire to inform the people of
Hawthorne and the travelling public
generally that we have purchased the
restaurant business formerly conducted
by Charlie Chung, and will conduct a
tirsl-class house. Shell oysters and
fresh salt water fish will be constantly
on hand; also every delicacy the
market affords. Our bakery is the
best in town, and we will supply Gus.
TONERS with fine bread, cake or pies.
Give us a trial.
CHUNG LEE,
JACK LEE.
Hawthorne, March II, 1891,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08

The CHICAGO Worlds Fair promises
to surpass its predecessors in the mag
nitude and magnificence of its display.
All the nations of the world will par
ticipate in it, and the several States of
the Union have voted already over
$4,000,000 in its behalf. About $l5,-
100000 has already been raised by the
general government, the city of
Chicago, and the several States. Many
cities and countries are approprating
large sums for the exhibit, and in
dividual enterprises will contribute
literally.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
Our Charley.

Washington papers are giving it TO
Acting Governor Laughton in red hot
doses. The Spokane Review accuses
him of maintaining paid mistres.
while holding a high office; of receiv.
ing sack Of s. 800 to nix voters and APP
propristirg all but $500 To his OWE
use; of maintaining an open sidebeard
OF the choicest liquors and ci CARS, and
OF be,raying his lrusi to the people
who honored him.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08
W. II. SuoCKLEY,
Sup't and General Manager.
The California. Nevada g. Santa

The Bridgeport Chronicle says:
Trains will soon commence running
on the California, Nevada & Sante Fe
road. On Monday last tracklaying
was to commence on the extension Of
the road from Wagner to Walnut
Creek, and when this is completed the
work of extending the road to Bridge
port and Phoebe will probably be in
augurated. A. NJ, Bee, formerly OF
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, has
accepted the position of Superinten-
dent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08

THE Arkansas Legislature ordered
the painting of portrait of Jefferson
DAVIS. 1t was received on March 26lh.
and placed over the Speakers desk
1t took the place of the portrait Of
Washington, that has been hanging on
the wall for the past 90 years
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-04-08

THE California Legislature passed
bill forbiddlng under heavy penalty,
the killing of deer, antelope or noun
tain sheep IN the State for the next two
years from date of approval. 1t also
forbids the destruction of wild duck
eggs.