Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-04
THE BIG MILL.
JUDGE NCKENNA OF SAN
FRANCISCO SAYS THERE
CAN BE NO FEDERAL
INTERFERENCE.
The New York Herald Secures
Rooms at the Ormsby.

Great excitement was caused in the
city yesterday morning by the report
that Charles Jones, the . S. District
Attorney. would assist the u S. Gov
eminent in stopping the fight.
AS Mr.. Jones has been a warm ad-
herent OF the bill up to quite recently
people are wondering just what ne
meant.
AS a matter of fact, any Federal in
reference in this State would be
illegal in an affair OF this kind, but as
the Supreme Court Of the United
States is always more than ready to
selzs upon any pretext to extend its
authority over a State wben an Cd
p%ortunity cur TO stretch Federal
law over State law, the rumor had a
disquieting effect.
10 that event such a ruling would
carry with it the rule to he followed in
III the %certe0reri ease of the State VS.
Charles Jones, now pending in the
supreme Court of this State. Mr..
Jones was indicted by the Grand Jury
OF this county on the charge OF as
saultiDg the editor Of the APPEAL with
brass knuckles.
The case was called in Judge Mack's
court and the defendants council
moved to dismiss the case, on the
ground that as the assault was COM
mltted on the Postoffice block. the
State had no Jurisdiction. The
motion to dismiss vas overruled as
was also the demurrer to the ipdict-
ment, made on the plea that steel
hhuckie5 were not a deadly weapon
The case was then taken to the Su-
pleme Court on a writ of certeOriri,
where 1t still remains, no decision
having yet been reacheu. A ruling
by the U. S. Supreme Court sustain
Ing the right the Z. s. to stop a glove
contest, allowed by law in anv State
OF the Union would carry with it a
ruling IN the cas- Of the State of Ne
Vada VS.. Jones.
\ dispatch was sent to San Fran
cisco to Interview Federal judges on
n subject ard a reply came that
Judge McKenna had stated in re-
spouse to a question by a Call re-
porter that the Government had no
legal rights i~nterrupting in the mat
ter. his caused a general feeling OF
Joy among the citizens.
Meanwhile Virginia City is put
tng IN a strong bid for the fight of.
lering $4,000 cash. The Enterprize
prints a list of hotels and lodging
houses on the Comstock and the
mount Of people they can hold, Civ
ing an estimate of $1,000 in all.
The fighters themselves. however
are TO be considered and neither will
consent to fight a; such a great eleya.
tlon. 1T is nearly 1000 feet above the
sea level and the principles would he
completely winded in a few rounds.
feople cannot take violent physical
exercise there who have not lived
there al least six months. Another
reason @ the mill not being there is
the TACT that full sized Pullman sleen.
ers cannot be hauled through the
long narrow tunnels of the load
"hlch between Carson and Virginia
IS the most crooked in the United
state. Sieepers are never taken be-.
yond Carson for this eason
The bill introduced by Senator
Mills to reduce the rate of admission
VIII probably be allowed to sleep its
sleep in the committee and never he
called up.
Yesterday the APPEAL received a dis
patch from San Francisco that judge
Mckenna had been interviewed re-.
Rardlng the proposition to stop the
with Federal interference and
had stated bat the Z. S. Government
a no authority to interfere.
Mr. Kaiser OF the Ormsby received
following dispatch yesterday:
New York, Feb. 3:-Proprietor
ormsby House. Reserve three good
for three Herald men who will
be in Carson about March 1st.
James Gordon Bennett