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POLLING PLAoLs, INSPECTORS AND
CLERKS. a.

CnrliE-Folls al School house; Inspectors
John Hsrifan DUN Hill, h. L. MoKeiiips.
CLERKS. JCEl htICnEr, VIM. LEor
% Camp Hallecl-Pous 1t Sch, oil house;
Inspectors, J. M..LClsey, u. z. GIelo DRY,
John MURPHY. Clerks, Lee Scranton, ARCHIE
Wilson. $500
Elkc-Poils at Courthouse, inspectors w.
w. Booher, j. D Abel, j. ii. Tsber. Clerks,
Phil ripiett, III. II. Miller.
Auhtil glOn-F0ils .xt' A. w. Browne'o
place; Inspectors, Crank Brown, v. Wulther
DOM IruiLor. Clerks, Lyman Bug bee,
Chauncey GTiSWOld. s
HailGck Si;4iIon--i5o. Is 81 store; Inspect
olB, NJ. Glaser, II. Mccain, q. A, Swan.
Clerks, YIN. RANDOLPH, Andrew McDer-
moi. So. s.- 80 49,
Island Mounlain-Polls ut Peurod's; In,
SpecIorS. Il. fenrOo, Eugene Park, }. L..
Elencn. Clerks, w. Mait.nt w. Slonel.
LGn.oille--Polis at School house;, In.
sp,ctors, Ld,Oaeil, Dallas Gilmore, j. A.
Robertson. Clerhs, Amy Berg, Al. Swilt.
Mound Valley--kolS Ut School6ouse; In
spCc.ors, Oliver Kline, Geo. AtoOoy, I'D Car.
vlne. Clerks, w. o. Clay ton, Jr.. John nSl-
ton. -..;,-..
specLorS, Is L. GouiG, AntoLe Stortt, w. u.
Aanc. Clerks, Joseph Peck, Sam McGip-
ness. ia. y, . -. g.
NE. ttis--F olls Ut hee1ers store;: Inspect
ors, II. hecior, X. pruhty, O.. Bardimass.
C.e. ks, q. b. Irving, He, rs Liuyard.
North Ku oy-Eoli5 Ut SohooI house; In
specto2s. Le G.isHold, Geo. Robinson, w
Woo:ve:tou.. Clerks, A. u. -Dawley, j. w.
Mcdowell. ~ s..,=
railroad - Pills az School house; In
speotors, Chas. Brossemer, Q. Weller, Geo.
Williamson ClorLo, =. j. Flank, Joe Phil
lips. ~. ~
S.srr valley--Pols at School house; lii.
spectors, Geo. Monks, w. W.. Weathers,
John Crosson. Cforas, Wilson Armstrong,
Joe Johnston. II. =.
soutn 70, i;@,FcIis at ScEool house; In.
spectors, Fred Drown, j. @. Mccoy, w. r.
Crane. Clerks, A. M. Grisw old, Dave Ogii:
vie aft- t5.t5 8s5. s
Ruby Valley--Polis at Wines stonestore
house; inspectors; A. ). Thomas, Ras Han
kias, George W, Bartholomew. Clerks, O.
Vaughn, r. Harrison.
Toano-Polls ut School house; Inspectors
Yves johnson, 4. J. Spencer! Sam Jones
Clerks, j. II. Casief, y. Wagner.
1'ecolnG-Pol'D a. gohool, house; Inspect.
ors, JIM. Johnson, .. g. Loo, John Davenpor,
Clerks, p. Moynohan, waltef Gamble.
Tusoarora-APoi's 1t Plupkett's hail; In
speotors, +. q. Plunkett, I'D. Todd, OAR
Coll, Clerks, r. Lowenburs, Cnas. Myers
wells-Polls NJ Sohool house; inspectors
n. Badt, Al Fisher, J. w. Petty. Clerks
Fred Mason. A. W. Gobbie.
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White Rock Polls At SCHOOL house: In
specsors. J. L. Winters. Dave Grtnith
Grant Riddle. Clerks, y.W. Kimberly. L n
Pokue. -
Clover vslley--Polls 1t Clover school
honse; INSPECTORS, warren Ago
Wiseman, Charles LamomAn. Cleras. q. Fl
Roland. r. Woods. -
colu,nb a--Polls At C. J. Judds, house.
Inspectors, b. @. Trland. VIM Burte, ]. Har'
rington. Clerks, J. Silclare, C. @. Judd.
Nor'h Fork-Polls at School house: Tn
spectors, Geo. BlundelL N. She.nr
T. utierford. CLERKS. F. j. Holland, A n
Waii6F Jr. :
: Weilands-Polls ut Weiland's house. In
sIectcrt, r. 1rtltr, AlstiI Gillr1h. oa,
F1tzehnry. Clerks, J. r. Mason Alex. We,
land. - ,g-
Taylor's-Polls at Taylors; Inspector,
Il. Z. Taylor, ]. Il. Strattt n, T. Odpcrs
U. N. Spence, Joseph Hucy.
Bryan-Polls at Frank Buschiazzio,s. n.
spectofs. d. .Agiular, Joe Taylor, Louis
Burkhart. Clerks, Frank Winters, M. J.
Fitzgerald.
o'Neils-Polls. at o'Neil's house. T,
spectors W. T.,o'Neil, VIII. Gilmer. W.
p. Helsely. Clerks, FV. Brainard. O. n
Helsely. -
Salmon River-Polls ut ONCE OF the Sal.
mon River Mining and Smelling co, n
spectors, }. II. Pallenger, 1. A. Dwight A,
Cure. Clerks, A. Crutchfeld, Z. s. Shields
Attest: =
JOHN HENDERSON. Clerk
By w. PATTERSON, Deputy.
sElko, New. Oct 8, 1876.
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tllGlItl PIlglsRslltl,
by III EDO AH p s; E,
ce'uNTH. g MAS 4
SION ERs.
GENERAL. ELECTION.
TUEsDAYNoY 1896

NOTICE Is HEREBY CIV. N THAT ON
= Tuesday, ths Bro day OF November. 1873,
at tho several precincts hereafter named
IDS the county Of IL ko, State OF Nevada,
general election VII be held for the follow
Ing named Stale, County and Township onl-
cCis, which election. shall not b. opened lat.
or than O'Clock q. M, and shall continue
open until 8 O'clock p. m. 80
STATE OFFICERS.
Three Presidential Electors,
One Member Of Congress,
One Lieutenant Governor,
One Judge vi the Supreme Court,
Two R.gents Of the Stare University, Zone
for The Long tenn ana one fer tie Short
Term.)
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Three Assembly men,
One County Clerk and ex-onicio Treas
urer,
One County Recorder ind ex-otioio Audi.
to,
One District Attorney and ex.onlcio SUI
perin1enent of Public Schools, -,
One County Surveyor,
One Pubic Admins traitor,
Two County C1mDi3s tOners, Zone for the
Lon: Term and 10. toe Snort Term )sra
TOWNSHIP O:ElCkRS.
One justice OF lie Peace fer each Town
shiIA
one Constable for each township,
One k.aa Supervisor or each Road lis
triCl.
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Ibtal receipts. ........ $780, 95 81
RRid from county funds. 4,S67 40 q
tHnid from Road fund. -. $40 IL
'Pbid from school fund. 1865 05
Total disbursements. !. .l4,352 C6
'it4 :" S1tiOg ...
Balance in treasury. 49,. 16,443 10
The above balance stands 10 the
-ctedit Of tbei EarbAiS funds as por
TTeasurer's Balance" Sheet, dutel
Sept. %. 1896: ,.4&aaoaoq, "a
TREAsuREE's BALANCE SHEET.
csh il IEs9sREy ts,sL . SEsPd dass Of the
ID genefallco1bty f16ds:.;s <;{ l424i is
ID cash contingent. fund, -, Lila 80
ID indisent sick fund ..r.", 1913 81
Id County school fund ~. 238 IL
Ia officers salary fund. $40 "a
I'd road fond. .IatiiSEH1i 141 55
In County High Schooliu 27S 81
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-: CORRESPONDENCE: .
aessrs. Donohoe. Kelly 4 co..ssn iranch~
Nationel Park Esnk....... .!....".key lcr
-. 81 NATIONAL baIik........ ......... Ihtcfts
Mccormick q Co!..s. Salt Lake Tit!
Utah National Bank ....... 80. 90. Ogden
eVBusiness hours from ga. ~. tolf. VI.
valust'~: psoefs received rnr st1e ,sDin
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SHAVING ......... -. ........
......... HAIR ourr1rs 80. 80.
..........." ........ sBAsrooINe
' Artis.ics ,ly Deas------
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-13
-EFFECI! ]!

from first tor Ia b
 
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hours later. | criticised this statement as
being as vile a SANDER US ever was uttered
on the stump don't suppose that Mr..
fairchild was aware Of the falsehood OF
the charge that he indorsed lie only made
the too common mistake OF adopting. with
out investigation. an error which had be-
come current In regard to the case"
Nfter quoting literally from the records.
Senator Hoar makes public two letters jus;
received from two Of the members Of the
cabinet ot President Grant. fays Senator
Hear In this connection:
Il have received letter from Governor
Cox, who was then secretary of the In
terror In Grants cabinet. He dwclt In the
Same house with Attorney General lioar
during the summer until the meeting OF
congress on the LIST OF December. 1861. and
was the judges intimate friend. He would
have known OF this matter II II had been
known. both as n member of the cabinet
and from his familiarity with Judge Hoar
Governor Cox says In part:
II would say that have always regarded
the charge that the supreme court was
packed TO reverse the legal tender decision
in Hepburn VS.. Griswod. ms one OF the
most curious instances Of declaring m I'M
warranted conclusion from a mere coin
cidence. When | originally heard the as
sertions made carefully reflected TO see
whether | could recall any fact that sus-
tanned II. could not. Every incident per
tanning TO the appointment NJ Judge to
fill tho vacancies was, so far as my recol-
lection could reach. exactly what high
minded men would wish and exactly what
all who knew Judge lfoar would eNnert
from an attorney general having his high
ideas OF public duty
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TrJan, Texas. December 5.-Tho San Js-
c!an fresoytory OF the Cumberland Pres-
hyter.an church concluded its business sea-
s'-s tcacy. AHA has been one OF the most
infsirug sessions that the presbytery ha.
ever he.l. very high ground was taken
80 az i.AtH 81 cautqn work.
4-.c .aOlto VI lAo .ane.ai assembly, Ed
uo4tic- Lcio:e OnnAauun.' was Endorsed
90 tac motto % this Pgosbytcry. The one
y0las nan under the care ot the Presoy
terry preparing Tor he ministry Is IN scno1l
a. funit2 university, Tebnacana, Texas.
Two weeks OF the time Of each minister
IN tac llosOytery - at the disposal OF the
committee o1 pastors and supplies to be
s4ea IN holding meetings at points where
chuTcu,a might be built up
lr committee on SABBATH observance
rcr0mmcndcd that tho ministers and elders
Use their influence to stop all sunday eX
cursioaa. also that they discourage all
sunday travelling, such as going more than
sabbath days Journey in going to and
from appointments and Prcshyteries.
ne committee on publication recon-
mcudod that tie church papers, viz, the
Cumberland Presbyterian. the Obresver.
'he Houston Cumberland Presbyterian aud
the Texas church Helper, be taken and
read By the church members.
The following resolution was adorned:
7 hat the san Jacnto Preshytery here
after require IFS ministers to give written
report OF how faithfully they have per-
formed all the requirements OF the general
assembly in taking collections for the va
ricua boards that II they fail to take the
required collections or give satisfactory
excuse for failing. they viii be censurei
by the Presbytcry
hr vs.. $ Stevens ~ Alvin was appointed
preshytorial Chriatan Endeavor supern-
teudent
The Houston Post was thanked for pub
fishing reports OF the proceedings of the
Prcsbytery.
The prosbytery adjourned Ia meet in
July 1889. with the IIopewcll oongrcga-
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Killed His Ncirhhor.

Lake Charles, La, December Il. L. b,
Kirkman, Il prominent citizen and city
clerk OF Lake Charles. was shot and in
stanily killed last night by s. Routh Walk
or commission merchant OF this place,
and lately from Opelcusas.
There had been some trouble during the
day between the men. who We're next door
noighDors, and IA Kirhman was uassing
Walkers house after supper he was Killed.
There were no witnesses to tie AFFAIR and
the murderer claims self-dcfeuse. lie
promptly gave himself UP and ,as lodged
in jail.
kirkman will be buried tomorrow r,o'n-
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uonr Defends His brother.

Worcester, Mass, December e .-Senator
IIoar has written letter defending his
brother. the late f. r. IIosr, attorney gen-
made during the recent presidential cam
paign. Mr.. IIoar says In explanation OF the
letter;
about fortnight before the election,
when on my way TO a dlnner of tho Norfolk
club, | read In a morning paper that Mr.
ury. had repeated in a speech before the
reform club the statement often contra
dlctod that the supreme court Of the
United States had been packed to reverse
the decision Ia Hepburn VS. Griswola In
which tho court held the legal tender act
was unconstitutional. At the dinner q few
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FRISCO WANTS The FIGHT.
Corbett Has Signed Another Linz
tied Contest Agreement.
PHYSICIANS SAY SlIArKhY IS HURT
Hands of the Court for DISPOSE
tiou-Othcr sporting News.

San Francisco. Cal. December 6.--Thore
is a prospect that Corbett and Fitz5immons
may be brought together in this city i'll a
ten round contest. The Olympic AthletIc
club. one of the oldest and most influen-
tlal institutions OF the city, has offered
purse OF $4,000 to fight ten rounds under
its management. Corbett has accepted the
proposition, which will now be laid before
Fitzs.mmons.
The directors OF the National Athletic
Athletic club sent the following statement
today TO the Associated Press, explaining
the clubs position relative 10 the titzsIn
mons -Sharkey contest:
TO protect the gool name OF the club.
and as matter OF justice to the public, we
left nothing undone 10 determine the cor
rectness OF the cain maze by rltzslnlilols
that Referee carp mad robbed hlm of tue
accession over shalkey.
"A committee VI Sax physicians, two Of
whom were designated by me moining pa
rors, examined SharAey ana concurlvl In
saying that he had been injured.
Apart IRON the medical examination
rendered by the club the lrecautIcn was
taken to stop payment of the check lor
$1,000. SO that IL fraud had been perpu-
trated by anybody upon the club and the
public an investigation would reveal the
same and the guilty party brought to just
ice. 4 he matter is now in the hands of
the court and the club is awaiting anxious
ly the result Of the judicial inquiry.
lSigned)
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4 Judge Drops Dcnd.

jamestown. n. Y. December 6-Judge
William Henderson of Randolph, Catarau-
gus county. dropped dead at his home late
last night Heart failure was the cause as
signed by the physicians. Judge Hender-
son was born December 4. 1896, at Tully,
Onondaga county He studied law, was
admitted to the bar and in 1873 was APP
pointed by Governor Tilden to the county
court tudgeship and later TO the supreme
court OF the Eighth judicial district. Since
n retirement from the bench in 1877 he
has practiced law at Randolph.
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Tale of Ship,vrecIs.

New York, December 1.-TWO of the
sailors rescued from the fun rigged bark.
entine Mary T, Kimball have Just reached
TINS city a third survivor is still In a
hospital at Liverpool. Eng All the 9th r
members OF the crew persisted ma the re-
suit of a storm and Tho wreck of the shin
in September.
The Mary 4. Kimball left Mobile. Ala.
on August IS, bound for Guantanamo.
cuba with a cargo OF railroad ties. Her
captain was James Bowers. September -.
while 900 miles off the Sout hern Il of
Cuba. heavy gale was encountered After
suffering hardships almost indescrihabl,
only three men, named Jtffers, Gosh and
Madison. remained ont Of the original crew
twelve days after the wreck of the Mary
T. Kiuball. these three mon were rescued
by the Norwegian schooner s. y. Hansc,
Captain Rasmussen bound from Appalachi
cola. FLA, TO Liverpool with a cargo Il
resin Tho ship-wreckod sailors were taken
to the Liverpool city hospital on Ncvcmher
rs. Jcilcrs and Madison applied to tho
American consul for assistance and were
returned to this country on the steamer
tmbria, which arrived today. Gosh will,
be sent back as soon as he RECEIVERS from
his illness.
The rescued scamcn are unable TO give
a complete list OF the crew OF the Mary
I. Kimhall So far as they are abe to de-
scribe the officers and crew they say that
James Bowers was captain, that a man
known only as Flood was first mate: that
n man known only as Charley was Sec
ond mate. The cook and the steward were
both white. Roth We're about SO years ols
The sailors were all from Mobile, Their
ramos were given as Peter l.. Mitchell
Peter Madison. James Iefiors and Elijah
Gosh. All four OF the sailors were colored
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Miners Surrender.
afternoon

Leadville, Colo, December G-ill
morning John Ramburn, who wa, pr,fas,
Of the Cloud City Miners union vhsa D
Coronado and Emmett mines were llt,iirl
George b. ilendrick, former secretary I
the union and now member Of The a,s
tive committee. and Edward Dewar, prev;
secretary of the union, walked ia!u d
she!isf's Office and stating that they ursi
stood that they had been indicted b. b
grand jury. said they were ready 70 b
taken into custody. The sheriff thsltrS
took charge of them. The three ua q
said TO have been indicted for mute
though this will not be officially annatax
Until an application for bail is miai 7
them.
Today John Walsh was arrested q
Jailed, having heen indicted for afHss
the Coronado mine.
Intense excitement prevails and las "
is full Of rumors that several Of TIE
dictod men have fled from the city
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Vice President Stevenson. who is now In
the citv. VIII call tho snpa.e "a ordor =,
,o.., ,-,to,.a.. r-, CT
Ie "'N' u"' o. tIe sea-
ioh VIII DC devoted almost entirely TO re-
ceiving the Presidents message providod
f. ia scnt 4, nm Nora,., =. n. .,,..
80 "e' any
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opening prayer committees viii be appoint
cd TO notify the president and III, h,use
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- - anu
'|"uS 10 F'VeiNe any communication ana
proceed with business. The senate viii
then. in all Probability. take n recess untl
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES.
Complete Rcorgn nizntion of General
Traffic Dcpn rtInrnt.

Chicago, ILL.,. December complete re-
Organization OF the general traffic depart
mont of the Southern Pacific VII take
place on January /. C. +. Smurr has been
appointed general traffic manager in place
OF Richard Gray. who retires on account OF
Ill health with full pay. j. NJ. Crawley,
assistant general freight and passenger
agent at Los Angeles, goes to San Francisco
as general freight agent. C. w. Luce as
slstant general freight agent at San Fran
cisco, takes the same position at Los An
Eeles James Harsburgh will take charge
OF me company's passenger affairs at Los
Angeles.
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TRAINS MEET
DOTH Engineers s.s; and rs..,,
Brakeman kllI.1 y
HE SIGNALS WERE Rs.p M,
one so. Crew ~. Coo. I" Size, 4.
DEAD nelons,a sa. a = e's'

San Antonio, Texas, p,.
,'lFh''u' wreck occurred q , Z. 81
ia'i.c railroad near s,,a.. :, = ss'iss
s .s. seventy niles cas-, Of 1, ~ w
m ,n'S morning 1'' at 7''i o'clock ia VITA ~,
i"'n lost their lives. Two Ia, ,I a., :
1T 's.' trains camo toss,a., Nm. .''''s
At lu'' speed in fog and a, Ii, T. ny !
s',ep grade in bo;h direction. -
The east bound train had sr.., !, !.
en- a blind siding at Sandy For. !. y
SECTIONS of west bound train. \. -
. tue cast bound train wen. to d., - :
Nh'n the second section Of tn. We, ;. s
train passed they read III, 49,, W
ara thought it was the third ...,,,, :. =
'"'Nea out OF the siding and .t,,,s :
at full speed.
a dense fog cnvelopcd the two ,,,,,,,
ihg trains which met in ,.y !,
e"'' 'r''h going at a rapid speed !, !.
inc opposite grade. Each train e,-.
crew of five men. half Of whor, v,..,,
instantly and two others seyer,,, ~
not seriously injured.
The dead are: T. p. Cody ,,a r. 4
Brown, engineers; VIII Holt an, 81.
Atkins firemcn. and VIII Heard. s,,
nan.
A relief train was made IN IN M, =.
and with corps of physicians and s-,s.
hurried to the scene Of the v,,,t ia,
brought the dead and injured tsr W.,
of the accident spread rapidly tbr,,,s-
the city and when the relief traia IN.
bearing the dead, all Of whom VEN n.
dents OF San Antonio, a large crowd M
cred at the depot and tie s:ene ., ui,l /,
the bodies were removed from the ar Vi
very affecting.
The two engines are conulets M.
and the track was badly torn up
Through traffic was resumed l,n u,
afternoon.
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Washington. December 6.-'rhc report OF
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior Roy-
nolds for the present year shows the policy
In the administration Of pension affeirs.
1t states the decisions. rulings and practice
and the following out OF general plan for
securing equity. uniformity and Justice in
the determination of appeals
The assistant secretary says:
The liberal and generous split which
prompted the enactment OF tho pension
laws has been the guide Of the department.
in their construction. kormer adjudica
lions have not been disturbed, save where
fraud, error in law or mistake WAS APP
parent.
Figures are cited 10 show the significant
reduction OF pending cases for the irst lime
in eight years. he work of the office
during the past year was devoted to con
siderirg current appeals. The action OF the
commissioner CT pensions was reversed IN
2O56 OF the new cases ruled upon. The
srGEo stlon is again made as to the advisa-
liitty OF sich legislation us will lodge N
the Federal courts the right Of anyone on
lehalf OF the government to ask better pro-
duttlol to the pension fund Of those labor
Ing under legal disabilities. The following
are also suggested.
Justice demands the universal applica
lion Of common law rule fl proof OF mar
fiase' state Laws govern and lead to a
denial of titles in cases which are equally
mcritorious.
That the rights OF minor children who
claim under the act of June q. 1870 should
be defined with more certainty where the
soldier dies. leaving no widow SURF ing.
The act OF August .. 1892. relates to pen
sionable titles NJ those womeN who uarved
as nurses during the war of tue rebellion,
Tile Is confined to those who served in
Icgimcntal post camp or general hospitals
The refusal Of the war department 10 rccog
rize those rs properly employed who served
in the FIRST three classes mentioned tends
to defeat their title and renders this ror-
ton of the act nuga'oiy. Attention is in
yittd to be in order that the proper lcgisla-
ton nay be enacted To relieve any deserv-
Ing claimants OF an unjust and unnten-
ticnal discrimination.