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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-03

After a prospecting trip through
Arizona and southern New Mexico,
Broken Nose Scotty" turns up IN
the Sandals and likes the formation
he says better than anything he
has seen in the southwest.
"Scotty" is one of the miners who
became famous during the Lead
vile boom, and who iaads more
sales than anybody elses After
buying out the family homestead
in Ayreshire, Scotland, the rest Of
his money went as free as wstsr,
and "Scotty" is possibly as poor liz.
pocket as any common miner to-
day. Albuquerque Citizen.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-03
quite OF hamlet among back
countrv bitla

quite of a hamlet among back
country hills.
Such ia the life OF this unknown
Astor. He loved the woman he
had taken for his wife better than
he did his ancestral millions, aud
he accepted the penalty his family
imposed upon him like man. Per-
maps he is happy and contented III
his retreat among the hills. Per
haps- who knows?-Henry Astor
chose more wisely than many
Another rich mans son has done.
Perhaps the loss, il loss there was,
was not on his side, but on that of
the family who deserted him.
The record-union., 1892-11-21

Berry ct al. VS.. the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company has been reversed by Sec
retary Noble. The tract of twenty acres
involved is situated near Sacramento and
was purchased from the railroad by John
IL. Long, who claims that it is valuable
as farming land and worthless for mining
purposes. Berry claims it is valuable for
mining purposes and should have been
excepted from the railroad grant. This
contention was sustained by the Commits
SlOner, but Secretary Noble says: The
preponderance OF evidence is that it is a
pocket mine,' and that the result of the
required labor is too uncertain to war;
rant further operations Secretary No
bic cites various authorities in which the
California courts decided that the mere
fact that portions of the land contained
particles of gold or gold-bearing quartz
rock would not necessarily impress it
with the character of mineral land within
the meaning of the Acts Of Congress of
1867 and 1864. 1t must at least be shown
that land contains metal in quantities
sufficient TO render it available for min
ing purposes. 1t must also appear that
metal can be secured from the land in
paying quantities, and this does not ap-
pear in the case under consideration.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
TIE HOLMES COMET.
Prof. Boss Says 1t is Not Identical
With Riela,s

WIN b1eia7S.
Albany On. W, Nov. 2O.-The caIcula-
tiOns made at the Dudley Observatory bv
Prof. Lewis Boss indicate clearly that the
Holmes comet is not identical with the
comet of Biela, and it will not come near
the earth. week ago the comet had al
most exactly the position which Bielas'
comet would have had if it had been
seen coming on the accustomed track.
The Holmes comet also appeared to be
moving across the face of the sky in
nearly the same direction that Bielas'
comet would move had it returned to
view at this time. But with the LAPSE
OF time, through the exact observations.
the motion OF the Holmes comet appears
to be inconsistent with the idea that it is
identical with Biela's. The difference in
motion is not great, but it is enough.
Prof. Boss states that on account of the
very slow apparent motion of the comet.
it is impossible to obtain very exact
mathematical results from observations
thus far made.
The slightest deviations in the accuracy
OF the observation changes the position
of the comet in space by enormous inter-
walls. Weeks must elapse before thor
OuEhly reliable results can be obtained.
Professor Boss has computed the orbit
of the Holmes comet first only to sup
pNoC tAlsht IL IlON6S III q IdIdDOIlC pain.
and secondly on the assumption that its
orbit is ellipitical. On the first suppo-
sitiOn the distance of the comet is
greater than one hundred millions of
miles; on the second the distance appears
to be about one hundred and fifty
.nillions.
While these figures are liable to be
very greatly modified hereafter. there
appears to be every probability that this
comet is very far beyond the orbit of the
comet of Biela. It also appears almost
certain that the distance of the Holmes
comet from the earth is increasing rather
than diminishing. Why it was not dis
covered weeks or months ago is
mystery, for il should have been brighter
in October than now.
The ascertained facts in regard to the
comet will cause a collapse of public
interest in the matter. But to astrono-
mers 1t will continue TO be of great inter
est, since it presents problems of much
interest, both from a mathematical and
physical point of view
The record-union., 1892-11-21
GIANT POWDER EXPLOSION.
y Workman's Carelessness Causes
Big Shake-Up at the Bay.

y Workman's CareleSSnesS Causes a
Big shake-Up at the Bay.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 20. III AT G:55
O'Clock yesterday morning a sudden and
severe shock, followed Immediately after
by the sound of booming, roaring ex-
plosion; admonished every one who was
awake that another explosion had oc-
CURED somewherein the vicinity. There
was but one shock, sudden in coming
and sudden in going. but there was no
mistaking the fact that it was something
serious that had occurred.
The shock was occasioned by the eX-
plosion OF lot OF giant powder on a side
hill near Twenty sixth and Deharo
streets, which was going to be used by
contractors Warren and NIalley for blast
ing. The rock was to be placed on one
of the streets in that locality leading to
ward the bay.
Mike Sullivan was one of the men en-
ployed in the grading camp. lie started
in to prepare his powder for a blast and
SO far forgot himself and his family as to
go to work with a freshly lighted pipe in
his mouth. This was not the prime
cause of the explosion, though. Sullivan
instead OF opening the cans as he should,
attempted to kick off the cover with one
of his brOgan shoes, in which there were
the usual miscellaneous lot of steel nails.
He kicked the can not more than twice
when the powder exploded causing the
cans to ignite with a terrible roar.
That the foolish man was not killed
outright is short of a miracle. He was
blown into the air and thrown for a dis
tance of seventy-five feet, falling upon
his hands and knees.
When Sullivan recovered from the
shock he discovered to his great surprise
that he was not seriously injured. On
being taken to the City and County Hos
pital the doctors aScerJained that he re-
ceived deep cut on the inside of one of
his legs, but it was not considered to be
OF a serious nature.
In the grading camp were a number Of
hunks, in which the employees slept. The
roof of this concern completely collapsed
and two of the sides were made splinters
Of The cook of the camp, Henry Dar-
ling, was struck by falling timber in
the head and knocked senseless. He was
conveyed TO the City and County Hos
pital, where his wounds were attended
to. They are not serious.
Had the explosion taken place some
what sooner, there might have been some
of the graders killed, as there are about
twenty or thirty in the camp. AS luck
would have it, the men were at work at
the time about 200 or 300 feet away.
The amount of powder destroyed was
between T50 and 900 pounds.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
ers, under control Of the Secretary Of Ag-

eIS, uuuer control OF the secretary OF A q
riculture.
Reviewing the work Of the Bureau Of
Animal Industries, he cites the crafty
ing confirmation, not only by the pre-
vlous history of animals, but in many
cases by distinguished authorities abroad,
OF the diagnosis made by American in
spectors i'll Europe, refuting the exist
ence OF contagious p!euro-pneumonia
claimed by British inspectors to have
been found IN few cases among Ameri
can cattle.
The Secretary then reviews in detail
the work Of the several other divisions of
the department, Office experiment. stations
and weather bureaus, concluding with
detailed statement of the extent and
variety of the contributions planned from
the Department of Agriculture to the
Worlds Fair. He concluded by declar-
ing that the work of the department had
hitherto been but the foundation Of the
work, and says he will be quite satisfied
if in the future his share of credit i'll the
history Of the department will be that he
was instrumental in laying broad and
lasting foundation.
AS the last word. the Secretary ex-
presses his profound appreciation of the
cordial sympathy and broad intelligence
with which tho President uniformly
throughout his administration needed the
needs OF agriculture, its dignity and value
to the country at large.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-Two Chi
nese highlander societies in this city
have declared war and the police to-day
checked what might have been bloody
battle. The On Yek and Sam Up Socie-
ties quarreled over the division of black
mail obtained from the residents of
numbers of houses of ilI-fame in China
town, and during the past two days two
Chinese have been killed by highbinders.
The On Heks sent a formal challenge to
the Sam Ups to meet on Jackson street
and tight to finish. The fight was to
have occurred at noon to-day, but the
police heard Of the challenge and arrested
SIX members of the On Yeks, who had
already arrived at the scene Of battle and
were waiting for their rivals. They were
all heavily armed with big revoIvers and
knives, and two of them wore coats of
mail under their blouses made of steel
rings. The others wore protective coats
OF thick paper. The walls in Chinatown
are covered with placards put up by the
rival societies, detying each other, and
further trouble is anticipated.
The record-union., 1892-11-21

The McDade Stake viii be run on
Thanksgiving Day, next Thursday, un-
der the auspices of the Pacific Coursing
Club. J. J. McDade, who is a member of
the club, agreed that if he was elected
Sheriff he would put up 500 as a stake TO
be run off. The entrance will be s., and the
drawing will take place at Corbett's pool
rooms tomorrow evening. Dr. W. E.
Adams Of Santa Clara has entered his
celebrated bitch Twilight, and several
other Santa Clara County dogs are ex-
pected to enter. This will make the
pool-selling exciting. The races will
commence at II A. NJ. sharp.
The sixteen dog stake of the Pacific
Coursing Club, which was unfinished on
Sunday, the 18th instant, will be run off
next Sunday, together with another
stake.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
UNHAPPY CHILE.
Elaborate Plot Discovered to start An.
other Revolution.

VALPARAISO, Nov. 2O.-An elaborate
plot was discovered late last night to
burn down many prominent houses in
Santiago, sack Moneda, seize Captain
Goni and a number of other naval Off
GERS and, if possible, inaugurate a revo-
lutionary movement. The plot origi-
mated apparently in seven regiments of
the line, many Of the officers OF which are
known to be in sympathy with Balmace-
das followers.
AS soon as the plot was discovered the
ringleaders were put under arrest. Car
vallo Ovega, who was commanding the
fifth division under Balmaceda, who has
been in jail for the past three months,
was hurriedly taken from jail, put aboard
a train and brought to Valparaiso, where
he was placed for safe keeping aboard the
corvette Abtao. 4 number of the prom
inent Balmacedists will be placed under
arrest at once.
The Grenadiers and First Artillery,
which are stationed at Santiago. are thor
oughly loyal, and while the discovery of
the plot was kept as quiet as possible by
the Government, there is no reason to
fear any further trouble. The people of
Chile have had enough revolution. and
are not likely to join in any insurrection-
ary movement.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
REID'S VAIL.
Tells Why the Republican Candidates
We're Defeated.

Tells Why the Republican Candidates
Were Defeated.
New YORK, Nov. 2O.-The Tribune
will say tomorrow: The defeated party
is supposed to accept with philosophical
resignation rejected pet policies, and with
the calmness of a fatalist tell himself that
lit was to have been.' The reasons
given for the result Of the recent election
are as numerous as the differences in the
minds OF the two parties. To him that
looks beneath the surface, there is evil
dence that the defeat of the Republican
party was not mainly due to any popu-
larry supposed causes. The chief cause of
the Republican defeat and Democratic
victory is the modern tendency towards
socialism. This statement by no means
implies that the sOcIalistic propaganda
has taken firm hold upon the
citizens of the United States. Its
tenets have but to be sowed in
American soil to bear abundant
harvest. There is not the slightest desire
to overturn the existing Government.
The rawlings of anarchists they repudiate
altogether, but since 1873, ON Black Fri
day, politicians and social conditions in
the United States have been thought OF
on the quiet, and there has been discOn-
tent among certain thousands. Green
backs then had their origin. 1t is within
the last decade, however, that social dis
content manifested itself more markedly
in the formation of political parties,
all Of which, according to the leaders of
them, were destined to glorious futures
when the Democratic and Republican par
ties should be wiped out OF existence.
This unsettled state of affairs showed
itself in the formation of the Greenback
party, the Labor party, Socialistic party,
Farmers Alliance, and finally the Peo-
pies party.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
TIE FROZEN NORTH.
Lieutenant Peary to Head AnotIle
Exploring Expedition.

Lieutenant Peary to Head Another
Exploring Expedition.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-General
Isaac J.Wister, President of the Academy
of Natural Sciences, to-day confirmed the
report that Secretary Tracy had granted
Lieutenant Peary three years leave of
absence. The second expedition will be
made under the academy's auspices.
"There are three OBJECTS said General
Wister, ''in sending the expedition,
which may be briefly stated, as follows !:
First, to definitely determine the north
ern coast line of Greenland second. to
ascertain if any land extends to the north
Of Greenland, and third, to reach the
geographical location of the North Pole,
or get as near to it as possible. The
journey will be attempted over the frozen
surface of the Polar Sea. l imagine the
expedition will of necessity be a small
one. The journey over the frozen sea
will be made by Peary with but one
companion"
The record-union., 1892-11-21
HARE AND HOUNDS.
some Fine sport Witnessed at Ocean
View Park.

Some Fine sport Witnessed at Ocean
View Park.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 20.-Some fine
sport was witnessed at Ocean View Park
to-day. All the dogs entered were speedy
ones, betting was lively, the hares were
all good runners and the best dogs won.
irrespective of luck. Most of the races
were long ones. AS the natural result.
most of the favorites won.
The preliminaries were as follows:
Charles Wieland's Examiner beat James
Byrne's Nellie BLY,, Charles Wieland's
John w. beat j. McCormack's Sir John.
George Dougherty's Peter Jackson beat
T. j. Cronin's Bobby b., James Byrne's
Occidental beat NJ. }. Healey's Plumas.
L. j. Cronin's Jennie q. beat j. herri-
gan's Honeymoon, L. Ford's PennyroyaI
beat p. kerrigan's Strange, L. j. Cronin's
Magpie, j. Elynn's Governor beat ID.
Boland's Danny B., P. ID. \ Nolan's Dash
away beat George Dougherty's Nellie
Dixon, ID. Garvey's Garryowen beat NJ.
J. Healey's Molhe II.
First ties-EXaniner beat Peter jack
son, Occidental beat John w, Jennie G.
beat Pennyroya, Depend-on-Me beat
Governor, Dashaway beat Garryowen.
Second ties-EXaminer beat Jennie c.,
Depend-on-Me beat Occidental, Dash
away ran bye and was Withdrawn on
account of lameness.
Final-Depend-on- and Examiner
ran without result.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
RAGING PRAIRIE ERE.

Everything Swept Before It-Famflies
Barely Escape With Their Lives.
OMAHA (Neb.l, Nov. 2O.-An Omaha
Bee special from Newport, Neb., saws:
One of the worst prairie fires Rock County
ever witnessed started to-day. while the
wind was blowing hurricane. The
fire started one mile east OF Bassett.
spreading three or four miles in either
direction, and sweeping everything be-
fore it. The damage at this writing is
impossible to estimate. The farmers
aided by two hundred people, bv hard
fighting saved thousands of dollars worth
of property. Several families We're COM
PEELED to seek fields, lakes, wells and
caves to save their lives. -Four or five
farm houses, with barns and granaries,
were burned. As near as can be learned
no lives were lost. The ire is still burn
ing in a southwest direction.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
Special TO the REcoRD-UNIoN.


HOMESTEAD Pa.), Nov. 20.-The great
strike at Carnegie's Homestead steel
works has been declared of, after five
months struggle, which for bitterness
was probably never equaled in this coun-
try. The army Of strikers finally decided
to-day to give up the fight. This action
was taken at meeting of the lodges of
the Amalgamated Association at Home
stead, this afternoon, the vote standing
10l in favor of declaring the strike off
and 81 against it. The labor officials adj
dressed the members, and in plain words
told them that the strike was lost, and
advised them to take steps to better their
condition. Their remarks met with con-
siderable opposition, but when the vote
was taken it showed a majority of ten in
favor of declaring the strike Off
A member of the Advisory Board said
to-day that he had been trying to get the
strike declared of for some weeks. as he
knew 1t would lose, and it would have
been better for the men, as a great many
more Of them could have gotten their
places back. Those who cannot get back
are in a bad fix, as the relief funds will be
stopped, and many hundreds of them
have nothing TO live on.
The people in Homestead, especially
the business men, are highly elated over
the declaration of the strike being off. for
if it had continued much longer it would
have ruined the town. Many business
houses fell into the hands of the Sheriff
since the strike has been on. The strike
at one time involved nearly 10000 men.
and the loss in wages will reach, it is
said, in the neighborhood of $1,000, 600.
Then there is an immense loss to the firm
which cannot be estimated, but which
conservative people put at least double
the amount lost by the men in wages.
To this can be added nearly half a mill
ion dollars paid to State troops and costs
to the county of Allegheny for riot, trea-
son and other causes growing out Of the
strike. At least thirty-five deaths were
directly or indirectly caused by the
The record-union., 1892-11-21
THE CONCESSION RATIFIED.
Agreement for the Shipment of Mer.
chandise Through Mexico.

Agreement for the Shipment of Mer-
chandise Through Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.-A Times
Democrats City of Mexico special says:
The new concession for bonded ware
houses at Guaymas, which was recently
granted, has been ratified. By its pro-
visions, on and after April, 1898, mer-
chandise is to be admitted from the
United States at Nogales duty free for
transportation over the Sonora Railroad
to Guaymas, where it may be either
stored in bonded warehouses or for
warded by ship to any the Pacific ports,
import duties being collected at the final
port of entry.
The concession is Of great value to the
Sonora Railway, enabling it to serve
widened trade and capture a considerable
share Of the extensive import trade of the
Mexican Pacific Coast, which has hitherto
supplied itself with American goods by
steamer direct from the United States.
Considerable stimulus will also be given
national shipping interests engaged in
coastWiSe trade.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
Suicide at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 20.-An unknown
man committed suicide here to-day by
poisoning himself. He left a lengthy
statement saying that he was one of the
worst criminals in the history Of the
country and that he had been chased
over two continents by officials Of the
law. He stated that he had been married
thirteen times; in fact, made business
of marrying for money. He further
claimed that be was of good family. and
that he was the only one who had ever
disgraced his name. The statement was
siCned "Blacl1 John.u
The record-union., 1892-11-21
HIGH WATER UP NORTH.
The Streams Raging Torrents - The
Valleys Flooded.

Valleys Flooded.
TACOMA (Wash.), Nov. 2O.-The high
water of the Green, White, Puyallup.
Stuckeen and NisqualIy Rivers still flood
the valleys between Puget Sound and the
Cascade Mountains. All travel on the
Northern Pacific is suspended except to
Portland. The work men had Just fin
ished rebuilding the washed out ap-
proaches to the bridge across Stuck cen
River on the Seattle branch late last night
when the treshet increased and again took
the approaches ont. A large force Of
workmen is now rebuilding them for
second time. The passenger train from
Tacoma passedlover going to Seattle a few
minutes before the approaches were car
ried away. When the train got to Black
River junction it found the approaches to
the bridge there gone and the passengers
had TO be transferred.
Work on Bridge No. 215. at Palmer,
will probably be finished by Monday
night. a bridge of piling is being built
to replace the truss bridge, one hundred
and fifty feet long, that was carried away
by Green River, which is the swiftest
stream west of the Cascades, and is now
higher than high water of year ago.
Hundreds Of men are at work there
Kent, in the White Rivey Valley, was
from four to twelve inches in water
to-day. A number OF families were
obliged to move.
Reports tonight say the floods have
began receding in the valley. The
Northern Pacific expects to start trains
to Seattle Monday afternoon, and East
Tuesday. The wires are all down across
the Cascades.
A dispatch from ClelIum says Kittitas
County is having the greatest floods ever
known there, caused by the rapid
melting of the great fall Of snow in The
Cascade Mountains, which has turned
every creek to a raging torrent. A seven
foot dam at Lake Kutchess, belonging to
the irrigation company, was washed out,
and many county bridges damaged.
The record-union., 1892-11-21
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
The American Delegates Arrive al
London.

London.
LONDON, Nov. Ex-senator Allison and
party, en- route to the Monetary Confer
ence at Brussels, arrived at Southampton
shortly before o'clock this evening and
got up to London at o'clock. All Of the
American delegates viii start for Brus-
sells at IL O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
The Senator said he could not disclose the
instructions given the American dele
gates by the State Department, but his
opening statement would consist largely
of setting forth the reasons of the Ameri-
can Government for proposing an inter-
national conference. He expressed the
belief that the outcome Of the conference
would justify the action of the United
States in obtaining it.
A Chronicle correspondent at Vienna
says: 1t is stated that at the first meet
ing of the conference the Italian dele
gates will give notice of the secession of
Italy from the Latin union.
The StdBddrdS correspondent at Brus-
sells says the conference will probably
sit until January, with a short holiday for
Christmas. King Leopold will give a
tete in their honor in December.