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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-05-13
THE WYOMING'S GREAT
FIGHT.

The announcement that the
sloop of war Wyoming, now lying
at the Nolfor Navy Yard, has
been condemned to be sold to the
highest bidder recalls one Of the
most gallant fights ever made by
an American waiship.
The United States has q glorious
naval history; but the contest
which the Wyoming maintained
alone against six land batteries and
three ships Of war at Shimonosaki,
Japan. on July JIG. 1868, has few
parallels In the annals OF ocean
warfare. 1t attracted far less at :
tentl"n than it deserved, for at the
time when it took place the civil
war at home absorbed every
thought Of the American people.
But the achievement OF heroic
Commander McDougal and mis-
plucky crew produced u profound
and everlasting effect in the East
The reactionary party in Japan,
which bitterly resented the pre-
sence OF foreigners on Japanese
soil, had been guilty OF many out
RACES against American citizens.
They finally prevailed upon the
to decree the expulsion of
all aliens. One OF their leaders,
the Prince Of Nagsto, fortified the
heights overlooking the important
strait OF Shimonosaki aud fred
upon several American vessels
which came within range OF his
guns. Commander McDougsl. ou
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-05-13
MINING ITEMS.

The Anaconda at Cripple Creel
employs l03 men.
One day last week the Mollit
Gibson mine at Aspen, Col, made
a special shipment of one carload
of ore that was worth $l75,O00.
A mining suit that has beer
pending for seven years between
W. H. Abbott, of Rocky Ford. and
Gen. ID. j. Cook, of Denver, was
compromised the other day by Mr..
Abbott receiving SIS, 900.
A piece of float ore was picked
up in the hills east of this city the
other day, out of which the gold
could be picked with a pocketknife.
Experts say it will assay about
$40, 900 to the ton Provo. utah }
Dispatch.
The Creede Herald reporter
while out among the prospects the
other day, came upon fine looking
prospect in which a man aud his
wife were laboring for all there
WAS in it. The husband was
busily knocking out the rock and
the wife was wheeling the dirt out
to the dump.
Being millionaire has its draw
backs. N. q. Creede, who is the
founder of this great mining camp.
knows this to be a fact. Every
day he receives letters from all
parts of the country, signed by
women who want to marry him
II might be refreshing for these
matrimonially inclined females to
know that all such letters and
photographs are turned over to
his wife. - Creede Chronicle.
The mining law mentioned by
Mexico's President Diaz, IN his
recent message to congress, has
been framed by the secretary of
public improvements and was sent
to the CHAMBER of deputies.
Under the new law no more de
of abandoned mines
will be made. Mining property is
to be held the same as any other
aud will pay annual taxes
and may be subject to common
Legislation. Many other radical
changes are made.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-05-13
THE USE OF CORD. WOOD
IN MATING BLAST
ETIDN ACEC

| l. ~ ItIN aCIsO.
In this interesting connection
Mr.. Herbert Lang read a pape
before a recent meeting of th,
American Institute of Mining
Engineers, touching the fue
charge used at Mineral, Idaho
"The furnace being round JACKIE,
furnace 36 inches diameter at the
tuyeres, the melting mixture being
$50 lbs" In melting, he uses 81
lbs. of coke and 135 lbs. of fire.
wood, cut from dead dry trees
this fuel being equivalent to 1lC
lbs. of coke. From results
attained Mr.. Lang estimates that
the ratio of smelling effect of wood
to coke weight for weight is IL to
27. while the cost of wood was less
than half that of Connellsvills de-
livered at the mine This ad
vantage in cost is, however, the
least advantage IN the use Of wood.
as Mr.. Lang finds wood far more
efficient in burning out Sulphur
than coke, thus allowing the use
OF larger quantity of sulphide
ores in the charge which, he
adds, is "a point Of great moment"
at Mineral, where this kind of ore
predominstes, and where there are,
rs yet, no roasting furnaces. Dis
advantages in the use of wood are
the production OF more flue dust,
and the reduction OF smelling
capacity" which latter Mr.. Lang
estimates to be about one-third,
"but the furnace keeps in good
condition above and below, tuyeres
remain unaffected, the alag Is hot
and reasonably free from valuable
metals, and the conditions OF sue
cessful smelling are met in all
reeoects, except as to the serious
reduction of tonnage That the
wood is not converted into charcoal
in the furnace before it gives any
effect in smelling. and that the
volatile constituents of the wood
are useful before their escape from
the furnace, Mr.. Lang shows from
the fact that I35 lbs. of wood will
produce only 27 lbs. of charcoal, an
amount that is clearly much below
the equivalent of the coke that the |
wood replaces efficiently. More |
over, there is no evidence of free
sulphurous acid in the smoke, and
be befieves that the sulphur forms |
with the volatile constituents Of
the wood some sort OF volatile
compound, the formation of which /
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was the first one of notable activity
oatside the Homestake plants, and
one or two very much smaller ones,
because the railroads have only just
made it possible to get the ore to
the smeltery.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-05-13

Hillsboro is situated in
the center of the great
nillsboro. Kingston and
Elack Range gold aud silver
country, and only Is miles
distant from the famous
Lake Valley silver fields.
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BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

FLoUR-The market continues quiet, with
the posi- ion rather in the buyers favor. Quo
tations are Fine and supers, S3GD4 %; extras
and seconds, $4 25ln4 81; Minnesota bakers
clear and straight. 81 1905 3G winter patent
S%5g5 % 1O spring spring patent tit1I l, % 25S5 %. u
shipment at 5J05519c. In the spot marke ct
there were sales of steamer yellow at 5516c,
and then down to 55c, at which point the mar
ket was weak: High mixed, @551ac; steamer
yellow, 55D5511c; steamer, 5405419u; new no
grade 50p54c.
PoRK-'rhe market on pork provisions is
quoted very strong, with the chances in favor
of an advance, by reason of the great cost of
hogs in the west. At present quotations are
not changed, but they are liable to he marked
up.
BEEF-Firm, especially from the shippers
standpoint Quotations are abe ut the same
MUTToNs AND LAMBS-Easier. with the quo
tations at: Choice lambs, including Brightons
l0c; fair 10 good, SlalD9c; poor and ordinary
112GSc; muttons, choice, including Brightons
7190S1ec; good, 61901c; poor and ordinary, so
&c Eastern veals poor to good, 7GgSc; good TO
choice, S1s5g6c; fancy, l0c.
POULTRY Quiet. Turkeys are rather slow,
with western quoted at ldd l4c for good, with
fancy at l60nl7c- ChickVh~ are easier, with
western quo ed at l2qllc, aud with fancy
iec. II N'''' anu Nv ''' 0'''' ~ ~"
BUTTER Quiet, with the market but little
changed ia the way of quotations. There is a
call for good )utter that Is cheaper than the
best.
CHEESE Steady, with the quotations at:
Northern, full cream, llGll19c; twins, l11A0
l2c; fair TO good, Sih9c; western choice, lUI
ll1sc; fair to goou, Sla9l0c: sage l2D13c- Liver
pool Is cabed at jj5.
EGGs-E Easier, with trade rather quiet: East
ern and northern extra, &803Oc; fancy nearby
higher; hrsts 25G26c: Islands, &c; western
hrsts 25c, Michigan trsts, 26lI261ac: extra, &c;
Nova Scotia hrsts, 26c; held, 20Gl22c; lined,
lSlDl9c; jobbng prices lc higher.
POTATOES steady: Houiton hebrona, soc;
rose, 48g5Oc; Aroostook hebrons 45lp4Sc; rose.
45c; burbanks and white stars, 45yg4Sc for best;
ordinary, 42lD45c; Dakota reds, i6d42c. A few
APPLEs-Quiet: No. l Baldwins, SlGi So
fancy, 81 70, No. 2, 99cGSl. Greetings are
quotable at about 25c less than Baldwins
Kings, 81 1912 So Tolman sweets, 81 75l12
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THE GoULDs THREATENED.
Jay Has the Alternative of Paying $40,
900 or Being Blown Up.

NEW YORK. Jan 4-For some time
threatening letters have been received by
the Gould family which were evidently
written by well-educated German. The
letters refer to events as far back as 1870,
and re late incidents connected with the
partnership between Mr.. Gould and Jim
Fiske and their government of the Erie
railroad. They speak of an accident on
that road in which the writer's father and
mother were injured and on account of
which he demands $4,000 The writer
states that if the $4,000 is not given up
forthwith, Mr.. Gould is liable to be blown
up in his office, or while walking in the
street or riding in his carriage. The re-
quests made that the money be forwarded
to a certain address in Canada, hotel
there being mentioned
Inspector Byrnes, having been informed
of these facts, dispatched two detectives
to Canada. They visited the hotel in ques-
tionraad learned frqIn. It's proprietor that
he had instructions to forward such let
ters to certain town in New Jersey.
There instructions had been left not to
open the letters but to have them read
dressed to some place in this city. The
authorities refuse to give any further par
ticulars regarding the affair. They are
still at work on the case. however. Both
George and Edwin Gould were seen last
night but they would say nothing for pub
licatiOn
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GRANITE STATE CATTLE.
Comm issioners' Report on Tupercuiosis
to the Governor.


CONCORD, N. H., Jan 5.-The board of
commissioners appointed by the last legis-
lature to e1terminate contagious and in
fectious diseases, especially tuberculosis
among cattle, have made report to the
governor and council. 1t says that all cases
coming to the attention of the board have
been considered and if the symptoms re-
ported indicate the existence of the dis
ease, an examination was made.
This work has resulted in condemning
and killing Ill animals infected with
tuberculosis, located by counties as fol-
lows: Belknap county 3, Rockingham z,
Strafford s, Merrimac 12, Hillsboro 81. The
owners have received $162650 or an aver
age of S14 65 per head. In several instances
the disease was traced directly to herds of
cattle brought from Massachusetts.
These facts have convinced the board
that if any permanent eradication of the
disease is to be effected, regulations must
be enforced against diseased cattle from
outside the state, and such an action will
doubtless be taken at an early date.
The comparatively limited area of the
state over which the disease exists has
also convinced the board that, with proper
action, tuberculosis among domestic ami
mails, if not completely eradicated, may be
greatly suppressed
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LAsI YEARS WEATHER.
New England Meteorological Society's fs .
port for 1891.

port for iSg1.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 6-,January was
warm arA wet tie snowfall was normal
and fron.l to ~ inches remained on the
ground at the end of the month. A de-
structive ice-stOrm occurred on the 18th
18th, and on the 25th IA damp snowstorm,
both doing much damage to electric wires
Thunderstorms were noted on the I'd and
on the night of the 18th. February was
also warm and wet with snowfall about
the normal March, the temperature was
about the average and the precipitation
slightly above. Considerable snow was on
the ground at the end of the month in the
northern states while some farm work had
begun in the south.
April was warm with slightly deficient
precipitation One of the heaviest snow
storms of the season occurred on the Sd.
A sharp drought prevailed at the end of
the month. May was cool with little sun
shine and a small amount of precipita-
tion. An earthquake occurred on the 1st,
which is reported as one of the severest
ever experienced in central New England
Low temperatures and hard frosts
occurred on the 5th and 9th, and
lin the many places the highest
temperature during the year was expert
Ch1Cd oi uhc louii. ilail ICli III q
storm on the 26th, which did considerable
damage in central New England.
July was very cold and with normal
amount of precipitation. Frosts occurred
ON the 7th and Goth, and the month as a
whole was one of the coldest months ON
record. August, both the temperature
and precipitation was about the normal
September was very warm and dry.
The sunshine and high temperature
served to greatly forward late crops,
although the lack of rain was felt during
the last of the month. October both the
temperature and precipitation departed
little from the normal. A cyclone passed
up our coast on the 23d, giving high north
erly gales and a very early snowstorm.
The monthly range of temperature was
very large. November the temperature
was near the normal but there was a
marked lack of precipitation. From one
to four inches of snow fell in the north.
land on the 10th and 23d General and heavy
rains fell from the 23d to the 26th and on
the 29th and Both The storm of the 18th
18th began as snow in most sections
in central and northern New England re-
naming on the ground in the north for
several days The ground was bare at
the end of the month
Professor w. M. DAVIS,
j. WARREN SMITH, Director
ACc
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SENATOR PLUMBs SUCCESSOR.
Ex-Congressman Bishop w Perkins Ro-
ceiyes the Appointments.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. " - Governor
Humphrey has appointed Congressman
Perkins as United States senator to fill the
ate Senator Plunb's uneXpired term.
Bishop w. Perkins was born in Roche s
ter, O., and is SO years old. He was edu-
Gated at Kno{ college, Galesburg, his
He served in the Union army during the
late war and rose to the rank of captain.
He was admitted to the bar after the war
and settled at Oswego, Kan He was
elected to congress in 1882 and was re-
elected for three successive terms, but met
defeat a year ago at the hands of the
Farmers Alliance. Mr.. Perkins appoint
ment gives general satisfaction
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The resumption
of the business in the senate after the
close of the holiday recess was marked by
pretty full attendance of senators. Vice
President Morton occupied the chair. The
usual mass of petitions was presented and
referred, comprising several in favor of a
S., 600, 600 loan to the Columbian eXposi
tion on condition of the fair being kept
closed on Sunday.
In the house large number of bills
were introduced McMillin was elected
speaker pro tenn
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THE FREE PASS QUESTION.
Interstate Commerce Commissions De-
cisiOn in Railroad Case.
J.. WARREN SMITH, Direc

Interstate Commerce Commissions Do
cisiOn in Railroad Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l. - Commissioner
Veazey finished yesterday and the other
two members of the interstate commerce
commission (Morrison and Knapp ep-
proved the decision on the free pass ques-
ton, raised by the informal complaint of
Senator Chandler against the Boston and
Maine railroad
AS was anticipated, free passes are il
legal, but the effect of the decision is
made prospective and not retroactive. AS
to cases like that of newspapers getting
passes for advertising-wh was really
the case first brought forward by Senator
Chandler-in which there is some consid
Grafton for the passes the commission
reserved it's decision, pending more ex-
tended investigation.
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Headed or.

SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. 4.-Eighteen con-
traband Cinnamon were captured here
yesterday by the deputy sheriff and the
customs inspectors The Cinnamon
landed early in the morning in the woods
north of the city. A citizen saw them get
off sloop. The sloop escaped.
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WATERFOWL CATTLE MARKET.
For the Week Ending Jan. o.
AMnIrSr nE sporE AT MApErr

Brighton hides, 6QDSc e u; Brighton tallow,
H3c; country hides, &c; country tallow, &c.
each: dairy skins, Soc each; bull hides, 3Isc
a b; COW skins, 3lIjc.
Prices of Northern and Eastern Beef Cattle
-CAoice, 46p534c e ID live weight; second quail
ity, 304Ic 3 lo; third quality, cows and
course oxen 2lB3c " d.
Northern ana Eastern Beef Cattle-4c o D
live weight.
Mich Cows and Springers- There were but
few mich COWS offered, in fact the sheds were
destitute OF any kind of good stock.
Sheep and Lambs-TheTe was a steady sale
for choice stock at iGp5l4c y b: others from 80
4c e % live weight
Veal Calves-G54c e %. The market is firm
for veals and inferior lots are bringing good
prices. few drinkers we're sold at 2G25sc
b u.
Swine-There were but few country swine
in the market and these were offered for 234c
q D, live weight.
Western Beef Cattle-There was prime lot
of beeves from Chicago that sold readily at
6lSc 2 D, live weight
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Gaiiaeher's Murderer Arrested-

NEw YORK, Jan. 5.-John III. Stedman,
Boston gambler and thimble rigger, was
arrested last night for the murder of
James III Gallagher in Boston. Stedman
stabbed Gallagher in the neck in Camp
bells barroom on Dec. 19. Stedman will
be held to await requisition papers.
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The doctor is confined in cell made OF
open iron work, and the guard can see
every move he makes. A constant guard
is kept over him.
Judge Furman says he will do all in his
power to secure another trial for the doc.
tor. The judge claims that the doctor is a
poor man and that if he had enough money
to procure the necessary witnesses the YER
dict would have been different.
Or. Graves Chances Look Slim.
DENVER, Jan 5-Dr Graves does not
feel hopeful of securing new trial The
record of Judge Rising stands before him
constantly. The man who sat on the
bench and conducted his trial has never
yet had case reversed in the supreme
court, and he has exercised extreme eau
tion in the present case, Within five days
DR.. Graves must appear before the bar
of the district court and be sentenced to
death, and he must suffer the extreme
penalty within thirty days unless granted
a supersedeas by the supreme court, but it
is not at all likely that that body will re-
verse the decision. Judge Furman says
he will carry the case to the supreme court,
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Crooked AImshouse Clerk

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. IA warrant was
sworn out before Judge Hadley yesterday
for the arrest of Charles B. Marsh, conf
Dental clerk and bookkeeper at the state
almshouse, for embezzlement. The warrant
has been placed in the hands of Lowell
officers, but Marsh has fed and is sup
posed to be in Chicago.
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TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Camp of GarEa's Followers Put to Flight
by United States Troops.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. A dispatch
to government headquarters here reports
that Saturday Lieutenant LanghOrn, with
ten regulars and posse of deputy mar
shals, struck a camp of revolutionists
three miles from Lascuevates. The revolu-
tioiists ran, leaving everything, escaping
into the dense thicket. 1t is not known
that any of them were hurt, although
many shots were fired after them.
Colonel Pablo Munoz, one of Garza's
heutenants, was captured, as were many
important papers and the horses and
eQuipment of nine reyolutionists
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NEW HAVEN, Jan. about ten days
ago, Whitney B. Blakesley and Albert
Hine farm laborers of Hamden and Beth.
any respectively, quarrelled over some de-
tail of farm work. Hine struck Blakesley
over the head with stick of wood.
Blakesley has been in a critical state ever
since and died last night
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Statistics for Temperance Folks.

BOsToN Jan. 1.-The number of persons
arrested in 1891 for drunkenness was 81
1896; number ARE ted in 1890 for the same
offense, 23,970. lhese figures show that
the police make more arrests under the
new drunk law than ever before There
were 3640 more arrests for all causes in this
city i'll 1891 than in the preceding year.
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Walt whitman,s Little Visitor.

CAMDEN, N. j., Jan. 5.-The condition Of
Walt Whitman remains unchanged. He
ate toast yesterday and drank some orange
juice. Walt Whitman Fritzinger, the 10
day old nephew of his attendant, was at
the poets request taken into the sick
room. The infant was laid in the sick
mans arms and he fondled it for quite
WhiIa
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Or. Graves Chances Look Slim.
Death of General Meiss.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--General M. G.
Meigs, the noted engineer and quartermas-
ter general of the United States military
forces during the late war, died at his resi-
dence here Saturday. He was born in
Augusta, Ga, May 3, 1916.
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Jeweler Horne Explains.

NASHUA, N. H., Jan. Letters were re-
ceived here from George Il. Horne, the
missing jeweler, yesterday, dated at De-
troit, stating that heavy liabilities caused
his unceremonious departure.
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Attention., If you desire fine head of
hair Of natural hue and free from dan
druff, Halls Hair Renewer is the best and
safest preparation TO accomplish it.
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NEW HAVEN, Jan. The Chinese am
basSador to the United states arrived in
this city yesterday from Washington. The
party was entertained al dinner iy Presi-
dent Marlin OF the Marlin Repeating Arms
company The minister Ea- placed a large
order for rifles with rue .ugur1ny.
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A HeartIes. Young Villain.

NEW YORK, Jan. AIN Harlem, early
yesterday morning, drunken man was
waylaid. beaten, robbed and then thrown
into the river. His slayer is Henry Turner,
10 years old He confessed that he was
responsible for the mans death.
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Good I

PANAMA, Jan. "A Lima dispatch to
The Star and Herald says that in event of
war with Chill. the United States would
surely have the active support of Peru, as
well as Bolivia
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Logs Broke from ,Ioorinp..

LTvERMoRE FALLS, Me-, Jan. 4-The
Androscroggin river is the highest it has
been for three years. The breaking of
several booms has allowed thousands of
looS to pseape
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For Chilli?

SAN DIEGO Cal, Jan. 4-The cruiser
Charleston began taking on supplies Of
ammunition from the cruiser San Fran
cisco yesterday. The San Francisco also
began taking on supplies No order has
been received yet, beyond requiring the
vessels to be ready for sea at moments
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And Now Costa Rica is with Us

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA reciprocity ar
rangement was signed yesterday between
Secretary Blaine and Senor Calvo, diplo-
matte representative of Costa Rics at
Washington. AS the arrangement has
first to be ratified by the congress of Costa
Rica its publication must await the action
of that body
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es-R. PECEFTT, JR.,
.4fIoa7aeY zn1 C0unSelIOa' ut ZU1p,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
8ock 80
Bradford, VT.
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BulkeIey Is Governor.

HARTFORD. Jan. 5.-The supreme court
has unanimously sustained the demurrer
of Governor Bulkeley. Judge Carpenter
dissents from the opinion, but agrees in
conclusion.
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Prefers the Newspaper Busines..

lean deputy consul general here, has re-
signed his position and viii shortly re-
sumo the business management of the In
dianapolis Journal
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WINDSOR, Vt, Jan. 2.-Stephen III. Bell,
for the murder of his wife at Fairfax, Dec.
20. 1889. was hanged here Yesterday.