The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-04-27

says GhaG ne mas Deon OmCldlly INFORM
ed that the Mint at Carson is to be
abandoned. It ID believed that this is
the end of the Carson Mint.
The latest from Carson regarding
the Mint, are that instructions have
been received from Washington to the
effect that only impaired bullion,
amounting to about a million dollars
be shipped to San Francisco, leaving
the fine silver and the coin, amounting
to about $4,000, 900 in Carson.
Henry Piper was arrested in San
Francisco, Monday. Piper was en-
ployed in the Deposit Meter Depart
ment about two years ago, when E. B.
Zabriskie was Meter and Refner, and
is charged with. having fraudulently
carried off granulated gold from the
Mint in his dinner bucket.
Everything in and about the De-
Lamar Company's operations appear
to be going on quite satisfactorily. The
mill is constantly grinding away on
ore with but very little noise, but it
seems to be rather dusty surround
ings. Lode
1t is claimed by the mint officials
that the telegraph wires have been
leaking, and the ''suspects" have been
kept posted on detective messages.
Detective Harris proposes to demand
an investigation of the Western Union
Company.
There il a water famine in Candle
laria, and the residents are obliged to
get their supply of that liquid from the
locomotive tanks. The pipes that con-
vey water from the White Mountains
to Candelaria burst last winter and
have not been repaired. Bulletin.
A Washington despatch of the 18th
said that Mr.. Preston Director of the
Mint, ordered the $500, 900 in gold
bullion and 100, 600 ounces of silver
now at the United States mint at Car
son, Nevada, be shipped at once to
the mint at San Francieco. The in
ference ID that the Carson mint will
soon be dismantled and the machinery
shipped to Denver for use in the COIN
ago mint to be established there.
The Dispatch: There seems to be
some foundation for the story that the
Southern Pacific is raising the black
list against the strikers, as six or sew
on of the old hands have gone back
to work recently on the Truckee Di-
vision. The boys have one experience
with strikes.
The Virginia Enterprise says the
explanation of the alleged leakage is
is very simple. The dispatch printed
in San Francisco and other papers
were sent from Chicago in the regular
telsgraphic news report and was CIV
en- ont by the Chief of the Secret
Sirvice himself.
The Utah Constitutional Convention
adopted section making 8 hours
days work on all works carried on by
the State. County or municipal gov
eminent, and making it the duty of
the Legislature to pass laws providing
for the health and safety of employees
in factories, smelters and mines.
A man was tried in Reno last week
on two charges--one of catching fish
with a grab-hook, and tho other of
catching fish out of season. He was con-
victed in both, and the case has now
been appealed to the Supreme Court.
Attorney Summer6eld, who is the auth
or of the amendment to the fish law,
which was thus put to the test, was
the Attorney for the defense. Gazette
The Treasury officials have just dis
covered a new and dangerous conn-
terfeit S5 note. 1t purports to have
been issued by the American Exchange
National Bank of New York;is of the
1892 series, check letter F and has a
portrait of Garfield on it. Warnings
have been sent to banks, with full
description of the counterfeit note,
which is Photographic reproduction
of the genuine. ,