The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-03-04
NAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Low nm by the young folks of Ely.
'"c Grover Cleveland will be inaugu-
..ted President of the United States
At 70 o'clock to-day.
Senator Comins and Assemblyman
u;ln have our thanks for Legislative
documents.
Dan Mcdonald has returned from a
.ororal months trip to the Southern
oountry, taking in Yellow Pine Dis
srict.
c. Weber, after a months So
ionrn at Carson and a trip to tide wa
Ter is expected home tomorrow
evening.
Mrs B. F. Miller has been quite
i'll during the week with what DR..
Davis pronounces a genuine case of La
arippe. She is now improving.
The lottery scheme hobs up again.
A resolution was introduced in the
Senate last Saturday to amend the
constitution to allow the establishment
Of State Lottery.
The Nevada Legislature has extend
ed the session from 40 to 30 days.
This was necessary to accomplish the
work they have in hand.
We have nothing new concerning
the sale of the Joanna mine and can
not say whether it took place or not.
The weather, which is always a
Meme when news is scarce, is mild
and springlike.
The Legislature will adjourn next
Wednesday, unless they take another
extension of time.
A bill raising the rate of State tax
from 70 to 80 cents has passed both
houses of the Legislature and will no
doubt receive the Governor signature.
From the present outlook there is
going to be considerable mining activ-
ity both at Shellburne and Ruby Hill
this summer.
Governor Colcord has signed As
sembly bill No. 81, licensing the sale
Of cigarettes and cigarette paper. The
license is $3.50 a quarter and the law
goes into effect on the first day of July
+ next.
The Ogden Standard has been hay
ing tough time. It lost IL, 900 a
Month for three years and finally went
under.
1t is rumored that Virginia City
girls are preparing a monster petition
to serve upon the Legislature praying
for the defeat of Boston's "Hoopskirt
Bill"
There is said to be 20 feet of snow
in the Henry mountains, holding back
hundreds of prospectors.
General G. w. Irish of Reno is
getting signatures to a petition to have
him appointed Surveyor General of
3 Nevada.
The Carson News says A bill is
being prepared by generous legisla-
tor proposing the annexation of Ne
Vada to Washoe county.
Nearly all the county officers in the
1tate, with the exception of those of
White Pine county, have asked the
Legislature for leave of absense. It
presumed they are all going to the
Worlds Fair.
Reno Journal: A. G.. Phillips, who
has been taking observations at Love-
locks and vicinity thinks that it is ca
pable of supporting 10000 inhabi-
tants.
Colonel Grandelmyer of Hamilton
has started East with an exhibit of
over 500 specimens which he will show
at the Worlds Fair. The Colonel
and Hon. Thomas Wren will make
the exhibit at their own expense.
Washoe county is doing some lively
mstling for the removal of the State
Prison to Reno. All that stands in
the way is the great expense it would
incur.
The fifth annual report of the Ne
ada Agricultural Experiment Station
as been received at the News office.
Much valuable information to farmers
contained therein.
Little Katie, the six-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. McGill,