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DEED OF y JEALOUS HUSBAND.
Murders His Wife and Then Commits
Suicide.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Fred Eek, for
merly fireman of Wichita, kas, mur-
dered his wife tonight by cutting her
throat, and then slashed his own from
ear to ear. Mrs. Eek had been en-
ployed in hotel here the two weeks past.
having left her husband, who, she said,
was so insanely jealous she could not live
with him. Eek followed her here. dis
covered here whereabouts, and tonight,
after talking to her moment, made a
slash at her with razor. She ran down
the hall screaming, but he overlook her
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Women as school Directors.

SAN DIEGO Call, March 6.-There is
strong movement here to put women on
the City Board Of Education so as to lift
it out of politics. The Democrats have
nominated women in six of the eight
wards, and the Republicans and Populists
have also named women on tickets for
this board. For the Sixth Ward Mrs.
Georgia A. Matield has been put on all
three tickets, which assures at least one
woman member.
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FIFrY-ruIRD CONGRESS.
Political Complexion of the New
Senate and House.

Political Complexion of the New
Senate and House.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The present
roll call ofthe Senate shows A Democrats.
IS Republicans, one Populist, one Inde-
pendent, and one Farmers Alliance, and
three vacancies. The vacancies are one
each in Montana, Washington and Wy
oming. Should the Republicans even
tually fill all of these vacancies, which
can scarcely be the case, in view of Beck
vith's appointment in Wyoming, it
would give them torty-one. Should the
third party Senators then all vote with
the Republicans ian unlikely SUPPOSE
tion) the Senate will still be tie, with
Vice President Stevenson holding the
controlling vote.
The composition of the House, as
shown by unofficial returns, is, Demo-
Gratis 2l7, Republicans l2S, third party s.
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Tho Freicht Agents.

SANTA BARBARA, March 6. The
freight meu have been hard at work all
day. The examining of the tariffs in de-
tail in comparison with the rates made
by the northern roads has occupied the
full attention of the conference and will
not be finished for some days. No action
has been taken to lower rates for the
Worlds Fair exhibits. Such minor is
sues will be deferred till general tariff
has been fixed. The Southern Pacific
men seem particularly anxious to put
things through.
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
How the Senate Forced Concurronc
on One of It's Measures

on One of Its Measures.
BOISE idaho, March 6.-The Legisla-
ture adjourned sine die at o'clock this
evening. The Senate passed the appro-
priation bill with great amendments.
The House refused to concur, and con-
ference was held, which failed to agree.
Upon this report being made to the
Senate it quietly awaited the hour of s..
and adjourned sine die, compelling the
House to concur or leave the State Gov
ernment without funds. The House then
concurred, having set its clock back to
give time to close up business. The ap-
portionment bill which was passed by
the House, but failed in the Senate, was
one which gave each county a Senator
and provided representation in the
House for the Mormon population of the
southeastern counties.
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santa Rosa Progressing.

SANTA Rosa, March CA company or
ganized with capital of 100000 for the
purpose of building and operating a
large boot and shoe factory has called in
one-third Of the amount OF the stock, and
work on the factory will begin as soon as
a site is secured. \ company has also
been formed to erect a large fruit box
factory. Arrangements have also been
made for the construction of tannery
which will require many Workmen.
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a Wedding at Santa Rosa.

SANTA Rosa. March 6.-Mrs. Rebecca
w. Farmer, widow Of &. T. Farmer, one
of Sonoma County's pioneers and one of
its richest citizens, was married at her
residence on b street here, this forenoon,
to DR.. L. w. Lowry, prominent physi-
clan of Butler, Mo. The wedding was
without ostentation and at its conclusion
DR., Lowry and wife took the train for
Lake County to visit friends.
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MINING SUIT DECIDED.
Several Million Dollars Involved in the
COntrOVersY.

Moscow idaho, March G.-The cele-
brated mining suit between the Tyler
Mining Company and the Last Chance
Mining Company, which has been on
trial in the United States Circuit Court,
has been decided in favor of the Tyler
Company. Last winter the case was tried
at Boise, resulting in decision for the
Last Chance Company. This decision
was reversed by the Circuit Court of APP
peals, and new trial ordered. with the
above result. Several million dollars
were involved in the controversy.
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SWEPT By A HURRICANE.
Destructive WindstOrm on the
East Coast of Madagascar.
BUILDINGS LEVELED Al D A NUIf-
BER OF LIVES LOST.

Ten Vessels Wrecked, Only Ten Men
of the Crews Being Saved-NedicaI
Men Of Europe Fear an Epidemic OF
Cholera During the Coming Sum-
NOR Five Hundred New Cases
Noted Daily in the District OF Ka-
menzpodols, Russia.
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last two days was 2.G5 inches. No dam
age. The weather continues threatening.
SAN BGRNARDINo, March "a heavy
rain visited this section for the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. The total for the storm is
2.07, and for the season 1907 inches. In
the mountains three times this amount
has fallen. The Bear Valley Reservoir is
about full. No damage is reported.
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Smollpox at CIackamas. Or

OREGON CITY (Or.), March 6.-There
are two cases of smallpox at Clackamas,
small station on the Oregon and Cali
fornia Railroad, five miles from this city.
Mrs. Benjamin Knox and her youngest
child have developed symptoms of the
disease. Vigorous measures are being
taken to protect the community from the
contagiOn.
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Fatal stabbIng Afrrar.

ORovLLE, March 6.-Von Otto Miller
was fatally stabbed at Norris Ravine to-
day by, man named Griffith. Two cuts
were inflicted, one in the abdomen and
one in the back. The trouble arose over
a building owned by Miller and oc-
cupied by Griffith. The latter is 70 years
old.
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Indiana LeyisInture

INDIANAPOLIS, March 6.-The Legisla-
ture adjourned to-day sine die. The only
legislation of any Importance passed to-
day in the Senate was the House bill tax
ing sleeping-c companies on their gross
parniDus
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Union Sailors in LalI.

SEATTLE CWash.), March 6.-Seven
union sailors were brought to this city
from Port Gamble by Deputy United
States Marshal and lodged in Jail on the
attempting to kidnap the non-union crew
of the bark Katie Flickenger of San
Francisco.
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A Beautiful scheme.

New YORK, March 6.-Henry Clews
was seen regarding a morning paper
story that ne is backing a scheme to
bridge Behring Strait 10 connect with the
Siberian Railway, extending to st. Pc
tersburg, and thus make an all-rail route
to Paris. He said the scheme was beau
tiful one, but he Iroposed to put nothing
in IL I'm. chin
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GREETING THE PRESIDENT.
The White House StOrmed by
Crowds Of People.
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE SHAKE
CLEVELAND'S HAND.

Brilliant Illumination and Display of
Fireworks IN Honor of the Inaugu-
ration-PoIiticaI Complexion of the
Senate and House of the Fifty-Thlrd
Congress-secretary of State Gres-
ham Takes the Oath of Onice.
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a Wrecked Vessel.

SAN FRANcIsco, March 6.-The Captain
Of the schooner Orient, which arrived to-
day, reports that quantity of wreckage
and a vessel bottom side up, forty seven
miles northwest of Point Reyes, was
sighted Sunday night. 1t was too dark
to ascertain the derelicts identity, but the
Captain thinks it too far south to be the
same as reported floating off Cape Flat
terV
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\ Tanner Fails.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-Frederick
c. Anderton, a tanner, has failed for S73,-
G52; his assets are SA ,336. Anderton's
Obligations are in various amounts of
$4,000 and less to a large number of
creditors. The heaviest is the Bank of
California, So, 1856.
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Visible supply of Grain.

New YORK, March 6.-The visible sup
ply Of grain is as follows: Wheat, 79,097,-
600 bushels, a decrease of 467 900; corn,
10, ,2S7, 900 bushels, an increase ofl93, 600;
oats, 5,l59.000 bushels, decrease of 297, =
600; rye, $4,000 bushels, an increase of
1900; barley, l,7l9,0 bushels, an increase
of 133, GOO.
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Politics at Woodlond.

WOODLAND, March 6.-The Democrats
and Republicans held conventions to-
night. and nominated full tickets for the
CITY election In Anril
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I.lttIe Bov Drowned.

SIssoN, March 6.-The 4-year-old boy
of Charles Jettenson, while playing with
companions this afternoon, accidentally
fell head foremost in ditch with three
feet of water and was drowned. .
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Arizona IerislatIye Doinrs

PHGNIX, March 6.-The Assembly to-
day passed Burke's bill to relieve private
billiard tables from taxation, over the
Governors veto. The Council seems il
clined to do the same.
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

All of Cleveland's Cabinet Nomina-
tions Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed all the Cabi-
net nominations. When the doors
were reopened after the executive ses-
sion. sherman presented joint resolu-
ton extending the terms of President
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a Prisoners Break for Liberty.

Los ANGELES, March G.-While the
prisoners We're being taken frem the jail
to the courtroom to-day, one Jose Garcia
made desperate break for liberty. He
jumped over the wall on Broadway, but
was there recaptured by deputy. When
taken back to the jail he was found to be
badly injured from the fall over the wall,
and he Will probably die.
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HIGHBINDERS At War.
Lively Fusillade Between China
men at San Francisco.
ONE MONGOLIAN SHOT THROUGH
THE BACK.

Nevada City Making Preparations for
Grand Reception to the Grand
Lodge, knights of Pythias, Which
Convenes at That City on May 9Th
Fatal stabbing Affair at Morris
Ravine. Butte County.
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Attacked by Garroters.

SAN FRANCISCO, March &c. Syver-
sen. an employe of the American Sugar
Refinery, was on his way home early
this morning, when three garroters at
tackled him on Battery street. He was
struck on the head with club, and was
also cut on the right hand with knife.
He was picked up in an unconscious
condition. but was not seriously injured.
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Pottery worl.s nostro,-o,,

AKRON (O.), March 6.-The Kiriman
Art, Tile and Pottery Works at Barber
ton have been burned. Loss, 500, ,0O0;
insurance, $1,000.
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The New Secretary of state.

WASHINGTON, March 6. - Judge
Gresham took the oath of Office as Secre-
tary of State this afternoon. Wharton
afterwards signed Judge Gresham's COIN
mission, and the latter will perform a
like office tomorrow for his associates in
the Cabinet, who will take hold on
Wednesday.
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quickly. and almost severed her head
from her body. Before anybody could
reach him he cut his own throat and was
dead.
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Settling Feud In Tennessee.
WHITEWELL, March 6.-The Morrison
and Ross families settled an old feud
with knives. Roy and Taylor Morrison
and VIII Ross were literally cut to pieces.
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DEATH OF H1ppoLYrE TAME.
Brown-Sequard's Preparation Could
Not Save His iTe

Brown-Sequard's Preparati ton Could
Not Save His Life.
PARIS, March 6.-The death of Hippo
lyte Adolphe Taine, the member of the
French Academy, which was announced
last night, was due to diabetes and pull
monary phthisis. he had been suffering
a year, and his condition became ex-
tremely critical week ago, and, acting
upon the advice of Pasteur, recourse was
had to injections of the Brown-Sequard
fluid, about which so much was heard a
year or so ago.
After the fluid had been injected Taine
rallied, and such Improvement was shown
in his condition that his friends believed
he would recover. on Sunday, however,
he suffered relapse. He was able to
recognize his friends almost to the end.
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The Death Rccol.h.

ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Vicar- General P.
P. Brady OF this diocese died this morn
ing after long illness.
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a Newspaper Mans Ambition.
SAN DIEGO, March 6.-James Edward
Friend announces himself as an indie
pendent candidate for Mayor. He is we'll
known as a newspaper man throughout
the coast and is work ing like a beaver.
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Washington senatorial Contest.

OLYMPIA CWash.), March 6.-The nine
ty-fourth and ninety-flth joint ballots
resulted: Allen 10, Turner %, Griggs 10,
Gilman 9, Van Patton 9. The remainder
We're scattering.
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OVERDUE STEAMER NARONIC.
Belief that She Has Gone to the Bot
tom and All on Board Lost.

tom ana All on Board Lost.
New YORK, March 6.-The White Star
steamer Naronic is still among the miss
ing craft. She is now twelve days over
due, and there is not 4 single trace of her
whereabouts. The overdue Italy, which
it was thought might possibly have the
Naronic in tow, arrived to-day, and re-
ports that she saw nothing of the missing
freighter. Not few express the belief
that the big craft with her crew, passen-
gers and valuable cargo, has gone to the
bottom.
HAD ON BOARD a SHIPwRECKED CREW.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-The British
steamship Byzantine, from Rio Marino
for Philadelphia, was sighted tonight
passing the Delaware Breakwater. She
signaled that there was a crew of ship
wrecked seamen on board. 1t is not
known if the crew is that of the Naronic
or not, but among snip people it is be-
lieved the Naronic's crew were the ship
wrecked people.
LEwEs DELI, March ct is thought
here that the Eglantine had aboard the
ship-wrecked crew of the barkentine
Chiselhurst, from Port Royal, S. C.
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Gresham Resigns the Judgeship.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Judge Gres-
ham has filed his resignation as Judge of
the Seventh Circuit Court and it has been
acceDted
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CINCINNATI Ohio, March 6.-George
Bean. the actor, is very low and win prob
ably not recover. Bean has been playing
Cy Prime in The Old Homestead and
Saturday night was stricken with apo
pleXy. A coincidence is that William
Dean, who played the same part, was sud-
denly stricken and died when the COM
pany was here last year.
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Postmaster-General Wanamaker.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker viii leave Washing
ton on Wednesday evening for tour OF
California and Mexico.
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Professor Barnard at Nashville.

NASHVILLE CTenn.), March 6.-Pro-
fessor Barnard, of the Lick University,
lectured tonight at the Theater Vendome
to packed house, upon 1.-The Astron-
omer and His World" Barnard is a
Nashville man, and an immense -outpour-
ing greeted his public appearance.
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the KINeuoa OF SIAN

The difficulty between France and
Siam, which few days ago looked as it
it might involve all the great powers OF
Europe seems now to be in fair way OF
settlement, the Siamese having com.
Piled with all the demands of the French.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Denver Tribune says the Siamese are
anxious to gain the friendship of Uncle
Sam. and have an idea of establishing
legation in this country. and they will
send some Of their ablest men here to
pave the way. Siam is one OF the least
known of the countries of Asia, and the
society people Of Washington are reading
up that they may talk intelligently to
these princes of the Far East, 1t lies at
the lower part of the peninsula Of Farther
India, and is cut of by the Gulf OF Siam.
The mighty river Menam runs through it
from north to aouth and the whole
country is network Of canals, In the
winter large part of it is covered with
water and the people 60 from house to
house and from place to place in boats.
The city Of Bangkok. which lies on the
Mepam. about twenty Eve miles from it's
mouth. is the Venice Of the Far East 1t
contains 100000 people. and 1000 of
these live in houses which float upon the
water.
Bangkok 10, in fact, sort OF river
city, and it is stretched for distance OF
ten miles up and down the banks Of the
Meuam. Siam is about four times as big
as the State of New York; it contains
about 10, 600, 900 people, and the country
and the people, body and soul, belong to
the king The king has the right to
every mans labor, and any woman whom
he calls must enter his hsrem. He has the
most arbitrary power Of any king OF the
East, and he Ia one Of the rich monarchs
of the world. His palacHu Bangkok is =
magnificent structure, with golden
elephants guarding its entrances. 1t has
twenty five acres Of ground about it. and
1t is said that 5000 people live within
the palace walls. The king is said t.
have 800 wives, bpt the queen, who II
the chief Of these, is his maiesty's hal
sister. She is very bright woman anc
has made herself noted for her charity
She rules the harem, and smokes ciga
rettes and chews the betel nut.
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SENATOR srEwAar MIsREPRE-
.,ENTED.

The other day the New York World
published wi hat it said was an interview
with Senator Stewart on the silver ques
ton. The interview was telegraphed to
the San Francisco Examiner and other
gold advocate journals. 1t stated that
the Senator admitted that the Sherman
law would be repealed without a substi.
tute on the assembling of Congress, that
he had no hope for silver, and that the
silver advocates would be willing to ac'
cept almost any kind Of q compromise.
The whole thing appeared to be lie on
the face Of it. and now the untruthful.
ness of the interview is confirmed. Upon
reading the dispatch the editor OF the
Winnemucca Silver State telegraphed
Senator Stewart 10 relation to it and re-
ceived the following reply
NEW York, July 81, lS93.--To Silver
State, Winnemucca, Nevada | was mis-.
represented. / have written a letter
correcting it. WIN. NJ. STEWART.
At what point will the deviltry of the
gold conspirators stop! They have
bought up President. portion of Con-
gress, number OF the leading newspa.
pers OF the country, and fearing that
with even all these aids their nefsrious
schemes cannot be accomplished, they
resort to Misrepresentation and calumny
A nice picture for the honest American
to gaze upon, surely
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-03

TUESDAY night last week B. c. Light.
foot. an old Grand Army man, was
brutally murdered in Denver, Colo,
by an italian saloon keeper named Arats.
The murderer was placed in the county
Jail aud the murder discussed next day
by the people. Threats of lynchiug were
made, but little attention was paid to
them. Wednesday evening there was q
mass meeting Of the unemployed, and
when the speakers were through, gray
haired man wearinga Grand Army uni
form, shouted "Follow me-" A crowd
Of 5000 men followed him TO the county
jail. When they reached there the crowd
was swelled to 10000 at least. The doors
were battered down in short time, the
guard overpowered, the murderer drag.
ged out to the street, pulled up to the
limb Of tree and his body riddled with
bullets. The rope broke and the body
was dragged by the neck through the
mud to the corner Of Seventeenth and
Curtis streets. in the heart Of the bust.
ness portion Of the city. where it was
strung to q telegraph pole.
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ALL ABuUT FREAKS.

IT IS stated that double.faced lizard
has been found near the Dslles, Or. This
10 regarded as wonderful freak OF ma
ture, which il undoubtedly is. But how
about the double faced men now occupy.
ing high positions In Washington : What
kind Of freaks must they be classed with
natural or artificial? The Democratic
Platforms pledged to maintain the eq1al-
ity of silver and gold, and before election
Cleveland pledged himself to support
that platform. After election he turns
around and announces that silver is
base coin and should be suppressed. His
Secretary of the Treasury, Carlisle. has
for years asserted before the people that
the life and prosperity Of the country de-
pended on the equality Of gold and silver
as money. But Immediately after get.
ting an office from the Janus.faced Pres.
ident he turns his head and denounces
one of the acts that he has advocated the
greater portion Of his life. Now which
is the greatest freak, the double.faced
lizard at the Dalles or the double faced
officials at Washington. And the coun-
try is awaiting to see how many double
faced members OF Congress will be found
when the vote is taken on the silver
coinage bill. As the three national par.
ties at the last election adopted clause
in their platforms favoring the equality
Of gold and silver, it will be interesting
to watch and see how many Janus faced
freaks Cleveland will have as followers,
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NEVADA NOTES.

OF the forty-two applicants Tor
teachers certificates in Storey county,
nineteen succeeded in obtaining first
grade certificates and twelve secured
second grade certificates.
A Mason Valley man employs girls in
the bayfield,. He speaks enthusiastically
of their hay pitching abilities, and says
they get on: early, never go on strike
and do not smoke cigarettes.
Indian Bob the Piute policeman, was
observed last evening conducting
miscellaneous crowd of his countrymen
out of town. Bob carries a key to the
Cooler" and any Indian who has the
temerity to dsobey his orders is prompt
ly jailed. Reno Journal.
The Battle Mountain school board
elected Dakota man principal of the
school and California lady assistant
teacher. That is poor encouragement for
young people who graduate at our State
University to qualify themselves for
teachers. Reno Gazette.
The Star OF Empire is turning east
ward. Several families with four horse
teams and old style emigrant wagons are
travelling over the old immigrant road
through Lander, Eureka and White Pine
counties, on their way from California 10
Oklahoma Reno Journal.
Miss Laura NJ. Tilden of Virginia has
been admitted to practice before the
courts of Nevada by the Supreme Court.
She is the first lady to be admitted in
Nevada. She passed very creditable
examination. and was highly compli.
mented by the Judges from the bench.
Lieutenant Governor Poujade, who ia
ex.oficio State Librarian, is getting the
State library in excellent shape. Last
week $50 volumes of old reports were
relegated to the attic to make room for
new books. The reference books alone
are worth small fortune and almost any
question can be answered by consulting
the encyclopedias and books of reference
now in the library, News.
Charley Wallace, after an absence oil
about four months, returned home last
Tuesday. He travelled extensively in
the eastern states, and on his return took
in the Chicago Fair. He says the eastern
people are not educated on the silver
question, but thinks the silver men viii
get away with free coinage; that in many
localities the gold bugs are changing
their views on the silver question: -
Eureka Sentinel.
Judge Cheney has decided very i'm
portant water suit at Lovelocks, Hum
boldt county. He gives the plaintiff
Just water enough to irrgats their lane
under the best management. They
claimed the right to all their ditch would
carry and asked for the removal of tn,
Pitts dam, higher up in the Humboldt
which was refused. The decision is o
great value in giving Nevada farmers al
opportunity Of using the surplus waite
of the streams.