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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26

gas Jets much gas escaped. Through
lack Of ventilation this gas remained
In the atmosphere near the ceiling and
when Durrant went to the ceiling he
inhaled the gas which made him sick.
You are asked to believe that this man
accused Of the murder went directly
down to secure witness to his crime.
We viii show that Durrant was on the
platform lying down. and when King
returned went down to the kitchen to
take seltzer. We will show that upon
the request Of King Durrant helped
King to carry cabinet organ down
stairs in to the Sunday school room.
Then Durrant and King left che
church together. Durrant putting on
his coat at the door. II being Kings
dinner time. Durrant walked with him
"A short distance. Then Durrant re-
turned home. meeting a lady on the
way to whom he told that the gas had
made him sick. After dinner he went
TO the church to an evening enter
tainment.
I'VE will then turn our attention to
some evidence founl In that church.
We will show tha. the marks upon the
u
and that the chisel was found In the
pastors study in tool box. We will
show you, as long as they have intro
duced paper here with letters on II as
compared with letters found in Eman-
uel church. that they are letters writ
ten by Rev. John George Gibson. II
we are to act upon suspicious, We will
show you that there are others who
have been cast into suspicion. and
worse than the defendant. We will
show you that on April Durrant wore
a dark suit of clothes of blue cloth.
while the witness, vogel, said he had
light trousers. We will show that the
eye sight Of Mrs. Leake and Mrs. Cros-
sett is impaired. and that the reputa-
tion of the witnesses. Quinlan. Open
helm and Phillips for veracity Is bad.
II we can prove what we have outlln-
ed. we should have the spirit Of Blanche
Lamont to call upon you to realize the
truth, and II her spirit could come be-
fore you. we believe II would say: Let
the defendant stand out; let him be
free. for he harmed me not
Theodore Durrant is innocent we
stand for his life; We demand his lib
erty."
After a recess. Mrs. Matilda Durrant,
the mother Of the prisoner. took the
stand. She testified that on the morn
ing Of April 3 her son was dressed In a
blue cheviot suit. the blue trousers Of
which she Identified, and the garment
was introduced in evidence. Mrs. Dur
rant stated that her son returned home
that evening shortly after o'clock.
dressed In the same blue cheviot suit.
The family dlned that evening at SIS
o'clock. but the witness said Theodore
had little appetite, and did not look
well. At 8 o'clock thar evening he took
his mother to a street car. and when
she returned. at 11:30 o'clock. he was
In bed and asleep.
Police Sergeant Reynolds described
the chisel marks on the belfry door.
He searched for a tool with which the
marks might have been made. and In
the pastors study found the chisel.
which fitted the marks exactly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
SHE'S A SWEET PEA
A NOVEL WAY OF CATCHING
A BEAU.
This Young Daisy Sends . Plea to swhs-
ever II May conosrn"-Ansvsrsd
By Young Man.

Dunkirk. Sept. 25.-Miss Stelis Stan
ley. who has been employed In the
grape packing house in the Wnltam
Bennett vineyards. near Sheridan. svsz
since the opening Of the season. en-
closed a note In one Of the baskets Of
grapes packed by her on last Monday
morning. which read: whoever gets
this note please write to ne. I ann just
dying to correspond with someone"
The car which contained the baHke1
was consigned to New York CITY. and
as fate would have It TELL into the
hands Of James c. Hamilton. stsllA,
who is a somewhat romantic min Of IS
summers. wrote the note Tor the TO
nance OF the thing only, and abe had
given the matter no further consider
alton until she to-day received q repH
from Hamilton. His letter said In part
that he had been the fortunate one 20
purchase the lucky basket, and waa
very much impressed with that quaint
and charming old Indian name OF etek
Ia. and that he would be glad to come
TO Sheridan with her consent and msut
her. He had seen the snow oc g
winters. was considered quit hand
some. and wound UP the epigtis D.
adding that he was q conflrmsd a.
bachelor. and quoting Lord Byyuus
verse. which reads: Like soms lsos
bird without q mate, my weary heart
Is desolate."
Some OF Miss Stanleys companioo
said to-day that IT. was her C,fi8 Stan
ley's) intention TO invite the gay youzo
would-be benedict UP from Go<haA
and Il IS expected that the rumAnce
will terminate by giving one Of tn
neighboring parsons fee for say1ng
the words which will forever make TO
hearts beat as one.
Mss Stanley Is a remarkably pretty
girl with a great mass Of golden brown
hair, and with rwo eyes oluer than ~
forget-me-nots. She 10 also q very 90
comphshed musician and plays the
mandolin divinely. II Is also said that
MIR. Hamilton Is very wealthy. afthouUA
this statement could not be vert1ied-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Sept. 25.-The United States
mineral land commissioners for Helena
district received to-day further orders
to continue work from General Land
Commissioner Lamoreaux. who wired:
"Your work will continue without
abatement. Have written fully" The
commissioners are preparing to leave
for the field. They will probably begin
work on Gold creek, Deer Lodge coun-
ty. and expect to get in at least four
or five weeks work before winter sets
in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
ANOTHER RACE.
Ives and Others WIZ Go to Milwaukee
and seattIe Right Away.

anu sesttie hfSht away
New York. Sept. 25.-Presldent Bray.
ton Ives. Michael Cordozo. counsel for
the second mortgage committee OF the
Northern Pacific railroad. and Lawyer
Howard. representing Elfhu Root
counsel for the third mortgage COM
mittee, will start for Milwaukee and
Seattle to-day. President Ives said In
regard to the Northern Pacific receiv-
ers: Two or three explanations fol
this resignation occur to me. The first
Is the belief on the part OF the recelv-
ers that the evidence which would be
produced at Seattle In support Of my
charges against them would be SO
strong and convincing that they would
be unable to refute II. and therefore
would be discharged. / wish IL under
stood that / have no personal I'll will
toward any one oS the receivers. They
were appointed at the request OF par
" Of INSCRIPTIONS wrecllers and wers
obliged to either continue the same
methods OF management or be false &c
the men who secured their appoint.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
a Fire at Carncgle.

Pittsburg. Sept. e5.-Fire at Carne-
gle. Pa. FIVE miles west OF here. this
morning. destroyed VALDEZ & Fosters
extensive -four mill. Martins lumber
yard. and damaged several other build
ings. entailing loss OF 5000. The
FIRE spread so rapidly Il was feared the
town would be wiped out. but the
Pittsburg department promptly re-
sponded TO a request for aid and soon
had the fire under control
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
IT'S A PITY.
The Best Little Mining Town IN the Coun-
try Completely Knocked Dat.
Special Dispatch 10 the Standard

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Phillpsburg. Mont, Sept. 25.-;Nevea
for the past 10 years has Philipsburs
been 50 dun as II Is at present. There
Is not even a shadow upon which to
hang story.
Uncertainty as to the future Of the
large mining companies and uncertain
ty as to the future OF silver seems 10
be the principal cause OF the uninvit-
Ing outlook for this city.
1t appears that the treasurer's state
ment published some time ago was In
error. and that the county Is In much
better financial condition than w1s
supposed. A special meeting Of the
commissioners has been called &c
straighten the matter up.
Charles d. Mcclure. the st. Louis mil
lionaire. who has been here for q few
days looking over his many mining IN
terests. viii leave tomorrow moruine
for Helena, accompanied BY Frank y
Brown.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. Sept. 25.-John Bean. clerk
OF the district court. resigned his once
to-day in order 10 enter into the prao-
tice OF law In san Francisco. for which
city he will leave tomorrow. Clsrk
Beans resignation was a great surprise
10 everybody. His term was not out
till Jan. I. 1897. He entered the once
In 1887. and has been one OF the most
efficient clerks in the state.
Mr. Bean gives as his only reason for
resigning the fact that he was tired of
the work and wished TO assume soms
independent business.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Sept. 25.-The second gamb-
ling test case. Of the state VS.. Donald
Mitchell. came up In Judge Biake's
court to-day before jury. Judge
Blake instructed the jury TO bring In
a verdict Of acquittal. which 1t did.
The state then appealed. 1t Will be on
this case that the constitutionality OF
the antl-gambling law will be tested
In the supreme court.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
Err Well Patronlrrd.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Sept. 25.-Two new faro
games have been started in Helena on
the strength Of Judge Blake's recent
decision in the district court against
the anti-gambling law. There are
three games In full blast day and night
and each has a big patronage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
The weather.

Washington. Sept. 25.-Montana-
Fair. northwest winds. cooler IN east.
ern portion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26

Constnntlnuple. Sept. 25.-Advices
from Hoderia in the Arabian province
OF Yemen. report 100 lives were lost by
a landslide. which overwhelmed the
village Of Hudey.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of Mrs. Lottie E Wilcox,
of Granada, as q candidate for County
Superintendent of Schools subject TO
the will of the republican county
convention. Mrs Wilcox is the widow
of the late Eugene Wilcox, well
known throughout Prowers county as
one of the most active and untiring
republican workers in the county
from its organization to the time OF
his death. She is the mother of five
children with limited means for their
support Mrs. Wilcox is lady of
character and intelligence and has q
good Massachusetts, education. She
will make a popular candidate if
nominated, and good superinten-
dent if elected.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24
C. D. BALDWIN.

The most horrible accident that
ever occurred in Denver was the
collapse of the Gumry hotel caused
by the explosion of the boilers in the
basement Sunday night Over thirty
people were killed, some of them liy-
ing for several hours in the wreck
and suffering untold agony, but be
ing suffocated by fire before help
could reach them. One OF the few
supposed to have escaped is the en-.
gineer whose carelessness caused the
explosion
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

The Ohio democratic state eonven-
ton met this week under the tutorage
Of Senator Brice. II endorsed gold
and the Cleveland administration,
and nominated Ex-Governor Camp
bell for governor. Mr.. Campbelrs
views, when an Office is in sight, are
as easily changed as those Of dem.
ocratic e.iitor. He has in SIX years
run on three separate platforms: first
demanding that the money be issued
by state banks, I'd free coinage of
silver, and Sd gold standard. II he
lives another six years he will prob
ably make the rounds of the prohibi-
tionists, A p. A. and Coreyites.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

Cleveland has now carried enough
of the southern, central and western
states to make it certain that he will
have no trouble in controlling the
next democratic national convention.
The question now agitating his party
is will he take the nomination him
self or give it to one of his friends ?
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

An investigation has been made of
the long senatorial deadlock in Idaho
last winter, and the only case where
positive evidence of bribery was
shown was that of the only preacher
in the Legislature.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

Probably the poorest shooting ever
recorded in the west was the scrap
between the Cook gang of bandits
and posse of citizens in New Mex
leo last Tuesday. Two hundred shots
were fired and one man received a
slight flesh wound. Such gunners
wouldn't make much of score in
ole of our rabbit hunts.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

After a weeks delay the democrat
ic state central committee in Ken
tucky finally got their candidate for
governor to enter the debate with
the republican candidate.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

The indications now point to VIC
tory for Senators Quay and Cameron
in the Pennsy lvania republican con
vention to be held on the 2Sth of this
month.
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24

The republican county central com
mitsee met last Saturday and called
the convention for September "a
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce
MRS. LOTrIE 4. WILCOX

as candidate for County Superinten-
dent of Schools, subject 10 the action OF
the Republican County Convention
The Lamar register., 1895-08-24
THE LAMAR REGISTER.

battered at the Pcstoftioe at Lamar, Colorado.
as Second-class Nail Natter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08

Under and by virtue OF the above
order, public notice Is hereby given
that I viii, at II o'clock ~, on
Tass 2y, tlo 18th Day Of Novoul-
bsr, A. .. 1894,
Sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash in hand, all the right, title and
interest Of the County of White Pine,
State of Nevada, III and to said prem
ises, and claim to, of and relating to
the said property above and hereto
fore described.
j. B. WILLIAMSON,
County Treasurer.
Dated October 18th, 1894.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
Various Topics.

During the month of April 10, 444
immigrants arrived in the United
States, against SO, ,22O in April 1894.
For the ten months ended April 1894.
the number was 254, 944, while for the
ten months ended April, 1895, it was
1913, Cpl.
A new telephone company, the
Southern Standard, has been organized
to operate in Tennessee, Kentucky
and the Carolinas. The capital stock
is 81, coo, 600.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals at Boston, on May 18, hand
ed down decision in the Bell Berlin
er telephone case, affirming the valid
ity of the Berliner patent.
One result of the increase in the
price of petroleum throughout Ger
many has been to cause inventors to
apply themselves to attempting to de-
wise some sort Of substitute for the
stapla.
The May retnrns Of the department
of agriculture chow an increase in
wheat Of 15 poirts from the april
average, being 81 D, against Sid last
mpnth and 81. ( il Nay, 1894
sccording to several Southern news
pa ners t c United States Government
intends to axe an exhibit, at the At
lanta, exposition, of ori isinal packages
If aotton from all parts Of the world,
showing the various methods used for
baiing-
The Dispatch says the request of
the passenger conductors to be allow
od to chain gang between Wadsworth
and Ogden has been granted through
the efforts Of Supt. Agler and the boys
on this end are correspondingly happy.
According to report of the United
States Geological Survey on the coal
product Of the United States for the
year 1894, the output shows decrease
Of nearly 11,500, 600 "short" tons
from the product Of 1893 and de
crease in value Of over $22. $50, 900.
New York Mail and Express: Why
should the United States be drawn into
an alliance with England, our tradi-
tional enemy, against Russia, our an
cient and trusty friend? The British
press is full of an "Anglo-Sa Saxon alli-
ance," urging a combination with
Japan to defeat the extension of Rus
sian prestige in the East.
Bradstreet's, New York: A Wash
ington dispatch says that large oppor-
tunities for the introduction of Amer
ical machinery and the investment
of american capital are offered by the
peaSe agreement Japan has just effect
ed with China. A provision is made
that China shall hereaf er be open to
the introduction of all forms of modern
machinery, and that such machinery
shall be admitted free Of duty. Ameri-
can cotton machinery should benefit
special from the naw opening present
ed, as should also telephones, electric
lights, printing presses, and many
other devices of civilization which
heretofore have been kept out of
China.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The
April fire loss in the United States
was III, ,018, 150, which is 5000, 900
less than the loss in April, 1894, and
gain of more than So, 5000 over
the same month in 1898. But the
loss for 1895 up to May 1 is $40, ,513-
zoo, while last year for the same time
the total was $42, ,553, 100. At this
ratP the United States will loge in the
next century by confagrations over
oli ooO,000,O0O. tits fearful leak,
ana very little is being done to pre-
vent it,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL.

Folsom, G N, Republican. -, 125
Pratt, A G, Silver Party ..... 253
Observation-Disclosures OF STATE PRINTING
Dooley, N p, Peoples Party. -. "a
Eckley, j E, Republican ...1 113
Mccarthy, J G, Silver Party PIP
Morris, James, Democrat .... 3
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
sTRUCTIoN.
Cutting, II G, Silver Party. =. 21O
Kaye, A e, Peoples Party $50. 80
Ring, Orvis, Republican -. .147
Sears, S S, Democrat .... 8
FOR REGENT STATE UNIVERSITY (LONG
TERM.
Deal, W E f, Silver Party -. .234
Haines, J w, Republican. 124
Hyslop, John w, Democrat. :, 6
Webster, William, Peoples Party 21
FOR REGENT STATE UNIVERSITY (sHoRr
TERM
Patterson, W II, Republican. 1872
Starrett, Fl S, Silver Party 250
Wiseman, A III, Democrat Il
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Pouiade, J, Republican ....... 81
Talbot, Geo f, Silver Party :. ..292
The following table gives the vote for
County officers by Precincts;
ELY, Pree1mes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY.

REPUBLICAN. PEOPLES PARTY.
j. H Marriott. .48 D. C. Mcdonald :. :. 70
SHERIFF.
w. Rynearson 80 Ben. Payne. 40
COUNTY CLERK.
D. R. Collins =. Al NJ. b. Garaghan. . so
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
f. X. Murphy. ..48 A. r. Stearns. ....76
COUNTY TREASURER.
j. B. Mathewson "a j. &. Williamson, 97
COMmI 3siONER UoNG TERM).
VIM. Hendrie -. .55 Alex Muir 62
COMMISSIONER (sHoRT TaRAD
Martin Guptil 81 Calvin Harlick - 80
JUSTICE or THE pEAeg CAD.
d. H. Jolly -. is
John Weber, independent silver Party y...76
CONSTABLE (EAY).
Samuel Parkinson 50
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
Notice of S ale.

N PURSUANCE OF AN Or
"A DER of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of White Pine
County, State of Nevada, made and
entered of record on the 9th day of
August, A. D. 1894, which said or
der is as follows, to-wit:
Oa motion it is ordered that the
County Treasurer of White Pine
County sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand, all of the
following described property to-wit:
All of the right title and interest
of White Pine County of, in and to
that certain real estate heretofore
owned by and belonging to the New
Consolidated Mining Company, and
which was purchased by the said
County of White Pine for delinquent
taxes levied and unpaid fol the year
1898, upon sale made on the 10th
day of January, 1894. Said property
being what is known and called the
Stanford mill property, consisting of
OllG oO-sC1tliiP Iuo1 Va HILL, OliSlllC3
boiler pans, settlers, and each and
all machinery and articles of every
description. in, at and about said
mill, or contained therein, and the
mill site Whereon said mill stands, to-
gether with all tailings belonging to
said mill, and all buildings upon said
mill site heretofore belonging to and
owned by said Company, consisting
of dwelling house and some seven
other buildings, including assay office
with all it's contents. All of said
property situated, lying and being at
Eberhardt, in the County of White
Pine State of Nevada.
Said County Treasurer is hereby
directed to give legal notice of such
sale and to accept no bid for a less
sum than $4,000, cash in hand, for
said property.
w. @. GALLAGHER,
Chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners of White Pine
County, Nevada.
: test
II. 3. GARAqHAN, Clerk.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
OFFICIAL RETURNS.

The total vote for State officers in White
Pine County is as follows:
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WHITE PINE NEWS
Published every Friday evening by
L. L. ELLIOTT.
Terms of Subscription.

One Copy, one year by mail S. 90
One Copy, six months by mail ...... 3 90
One Copy, three months by mail. ..... 2 90
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-06-08
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JOB PRINTING.

YHE NEWS Office is supplied with every
| facility for executing all kinds of Job
! Printing in frst-class style and at
y living rates. Orders solicited.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-30
Laid ont All Night.

Last Wednesday evening Edward
Hart, of Mardis, left the store at
Charleston on horseback to go to his
ranch a few miles distant. 1t was
showing at the time and as he rode
along his hands became cold and
numb and he laid the bride reins over
the saddle and slapped his hands to
restore the circulation. While en-
gagged in this his horse SHE'D and he
was thrown to the ground, breaking
one Of his ankles. Being unable to
walk he was compelled to lay out all
night with the thermometer way be-
low zero. When found the next day
his left foot vas badly frozen. He was
brought to the railroad yesterday and
to-day came down on No. 4 and was
taken to the hospital: 1t will likely
be some time before he is able to get
out. n.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-30
wild Dogs of Egypt.

In Egypt there is a a of dogs that
were once domesticated, but being
starved they threw off the yoke of
civilization and became wild again.
These runaway dogs have taken pos
session Of the hills. They would be
the happiest dog in the world we're 1t
not for the intense heat of the sum-
mer months, for which they have a
holy terror. To keep comfortable,
following, the fashion of rich people
who live in Nice during the winter
and TrouviTle and Paris during the
summer, they have two dwellings,,
one facing the west and the other the
east.
From daylight until noon they hide
themselves in their dwellings toward
the setting sun, from noon until even
ing they remain hidden in those fac
ing the east. At night. having no
fear of the heat they spread over the
country, hunting for food.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-30

Statistics show that out OF $50 girls
who are graduated from colleges only
ten per cent get married. The girl
who learns no Latin and Creek and
can keep her mouth shut while a man
is talking love to her, seems to have
the best chance for matrimony.
Carson Appeal:-Langeyin. n of
the missing witnesses in the Heney
trial who has been somewhat scarce
for the past two weeks sauntered into
town yesterday morning and was sub.
Poenaed as soon as he showed up as a
witness in the case. The son however
Is still missing.
A San Francisco dispatch OF the
18th says: General Dickinson con-
tinued reading his affidayits ON a mo.
ton for a new trial in the case OF
Theodore Durrant this morning
Dickinson complained that although
the witnesses had been excluded from
the courtroom during the trial, that
newspapers had persisted in publish
ing the testimony.
N H.