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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary of Late Events That Are
Rolled Down to Suit Our Busy
Readers.

The collier Titania recently loaded
$500 tons Of coal in sixteen and half
hours at Nanaimo, b. G.
The Southern Pacific will shortly
begin the extension of the Visalia,
CAL, branch to Exeter, twelve miles
east.
Inman, Poulsen & Co. s lumber raft,
containing 5000, 900 feet, is on the
way TO San Francisco from the Column
bia river
Santa Cruz, CAL, Powder Co. last
week shipped 100, 900 pounds of pow
der to Manila, of which 100, 200 is
brown and the balance smokeless.
A new line of railway is projected
from the capital of Mexico, via Popo-
tia, to Cuatro Caminos.
The Spanish war is big advertise
ment for the country. 1t Will hasten
the building Of the Nicaragua canal
and bring increased trade facilities.
At Redlands, CAL, the Lugonia
Water Co. has completed a pipe line
eleven miles in length at cost Of $40,-
0O0. Two hundred and fifty carloads
of pipe were used. Eighteen and
twenty inch vitrified tile were used
for the diverging lines.
San Francisco men are prospecting
for oil in Rincon canyon, near the
dividing line of Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties, Cal. Ten carloads
of wrought iron pipe and machinery
are being delivered at the wells from
Carpenteria station, eight miles dis
tant. Should the enterprise prove sue
cessful a refinery will be erected at
Carpenteria.
Thomas Marshall OF Pittsburg gets
the contract for the structural steel
works of the new postoffice building
at San Francisco. Bids were as fol-
lows: Stewart Iron Works, Cincinnati,
1919, 800; Ed 7. Jones, San Francisco,
SIG, 1887; Risdon Iron & Locomo-
tive Works, San Francisco, $l74,S75
, San Francisco Building Co., San Fran
cisco, STA, S75; City Street Improve
ment Co., San Francisco, $l66, 900;
|. q. Wagner, Milwaukee, Wis, $164,
400; Mcclure & Hall, New York,
$166, 49S; Thomas Marshall, Pittsburg,
1854, 7l5. Marshall promises to have
the work completed by March l, 1899.
Congress votes to annex the Ha-
waiian Islands. The population at the
latest census was 100, 1000, OF whom
81 900 were Hawaiians, "a, 900 Japan
ese, 81 900 Chinese, 5000 Portuguese,
$500 Americans, $3.50 British and 1880
Germans. The receipts of the Govern
ment are about 80, 900, 900 annually, of
which about one-third is gathered by
tariff taxes; one-third by internal tax
alton, and one-third from miscellaneous
sources. The U. S. exports to the
islands are nearly $4,000, 900 this
year. The imports in 1896 were 81, :
O63, 900, OF which about $4,000, 900
came from the United States.
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A New York correspondent of the
California Fruit Grower says that to
tell eastern or northern evaporator men
that fruits must be exposed to a sui
phur bath from six to twelve hours
would astonish them. The evapora-
tors of Delaware peaches, who have
heretofore produced the best selling
fruits ever made, never exposed their
peeled peaches to sulphur more than
ten to twenty minutes, and the evapo-
rators of apples only expose their fruit
to the sulphur fumes for very short
time. The latest method of sulphuring
apples is to pare the apples whole, punch
out the cores and then place them i'm
mediately in sulphur houses. The
fumes rapidly permeate the fruit. The
apples are then sliced and evaporated.
This correspondent calls attention to
the fact that most of the California
fruit is sun dried and not entitled to
be called evaporated. He also says
that there is something in the nature
of the fruit, like the acid in the
peaches and apples which is much
greater in northern fruit than that of
southern and California fruit, which
insures permanent brightness of color.
The further south we go the less
peaches are adapted for evaporating,
and the same applies to apricots, nee
tarines and pears. He says it is an
undoubted fact that il all fruits were
regularly evaporated they would be
greatly improved as compared with
sun-dried fruit.
Notwithstanding the advantages
claimed for unsulphured fruits buyers
are almost unanimous in favor OF
bleached fruits and their argument is,
I'VE want our cotton goods bleached
white, although we know that I'M
bleached goods wear longer, and we
want all our eatables attractive to the
eye, even at the sacrifice OF their eating
qualities.
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SMUGGLING TO BE CHECKED.
Four More Fast Ships Sent to the south
Coast.

Four More Fast Ships Sent to the south
Coast.
Off Santiago de Cuba (yia Kingston,
Jamaica). With the complete invest
ment of Santiago de Cuba by land and
by sea Admiral San Juan has decided
to strengthen the blockade Of the large
ports of the southern coast westward
of Santiago. For three weeks the
south coast, west of Santiago de Cuba,
to Cape San Antonio has been practi-
cally unprotected. The blockade has
been simply on paper in name only,
with the result that it is known that
quite number of ships have run the
blockade and that an immense quantity
of provisions has been struggled into
Havana.
Most of the blockade runners have
landed their cargoes under the lee of
the Isle of Pines, and thence the pro-
visions, etc., have been taken in small
boats to Batabano, whence the railroad
runs TO Havana, only thirty-five miles.
The majority of the blockade runners
have gone out OF Jamaica, and two OF
them at least are known to have made
several trips. Only last week the
steamer Purissima Conception, flying
the Spanish flag, took cargo out OF
Kingston, ostensibly for Manzanillo,
but probably for the Isle OF Pines.
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite missed
her by few hours. The Purissima
Conception carried, in addition to pro-
visions, arms and ammunition. These
cargoes were undoubtedly Struggled
into the Spanish line and will aid Cap
tain-General Blanco greatly in with
standing the siege.
The admiral has now decided that
the blockade running must cease, and
has dispatched four fast ships to patrol
the coast from Cape Cruz to the Isle of
Pines.
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How I. Tell the Areof. sheen.

Our readers may just as we'll begin
to gather up facts with reference to
sheep first as last. One of the first
things to do is to learn how to tell the
age of sheep, in order that when they
come to buy some shrewd shepherd
may not put lot of old pelters on
them. While it is not wise to look a
gift horse in the mouth, it is always
wise to look an old sheep in the mouth.
At about a year old two large teeth
appear in the front pant of the lower
jaw; this indicates yearling. The
English court of law has decided that
the appearance of these two teeth
marks the change from a lamb into a
sheep.
At about two years old sheep has
four large teeth in the middle part OF
the lower jaw; these, however, fire.
quently appear at twenty months old,
and occasionally two-year-old will
show a yearling mouth, and yearline
two-year-old mouth; this is natural
and reasonable, for nature seems tC
take account OF development rather
than age, and sheep that has beer
pushed to early maturity may reason.
ably be expected to show the develop.
metn in the teeth. At thirty months
old there are six large permanent in
eisors, and at forty months eight,
which indicate a full mouth, or four.
year-old sheep. Extreme age is indi.
Gated by the teeth looking like shoe.
pegs, that is, round and long, and by {
broken mouth that the sheep has be.
gun losing its teeth. Don't buy that
sheep. WALLACE Farmer.
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Military and Naval Insurance.

Washington misrepresentation Gard
ner of New Jersey has introduced a
bill authorizing the President to APP
poin. board of fire insurance commits
sioners at salary of $4,000 year to
adopt rules and regulations for mill
tary and naval life and accident insur-
ance for the military and marine forces
OF the Government, providing the
amount to be paid ON loss of life OF
injury in service, ETC., which amount
shall be in lieu of all pensions for the
men or their representatives These
regulations are to be reported to Con-
gress as early as possible, and $50, 900
is appropriated for the work of the
board.
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SKATER MAY GET THE RANK.
Report ON the Bill to Revive the Grade
of Lieutenant G eneral.

Washington. House Commit
tee on Military Affairs has favorably
reported joint resolution reviving the
grade of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the
Army. 1t authorizes the President
whenever he deems it expedient to
appoint a Lieutenant-G General, to be
selected from those officers in the Mill
tary service distinguished for courage,
skill and ability. The limitation in
the bill as to the choice from officers
mot below the grade of Major GEN.
eral' was stricken out by the COM
mittee.
The committee disclaim any idea of
having any single military commander
in view, and assert that the object Is
to permit the selection by the President
to command the armies of the United
States of one who should have higher
rank than any other officer as essential
to efficiency OF management. While
Major-General Miles has frequently
been urged for a Lieutenant- General
ship, the members OF the committee
claim that the resolution leaves it open
10 the President whom he shall APP
point, the appointee, however, being
subject to confirmation by the Senate.
1t was pointed out by ranking menu
Der of the committee that if there
should be battle at Santiago, for in
stance, in which General Shafter
should figure and he should perform
some heroic work, he would stand
fair chance of gaining the coveted
rank. The same is true OF other COM
handing officers.
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Give me your arm minute, he
said to the sergeant, and kneeling
down he deliberately aimed and fired
two shots in quick succession. At
each Spaniard was seen to fall. Bell,
in the meantime had seized dead
comrades gun and khelt beside his
captain and fred steadily.
When Captain Capron fell, he gave
the sergeant parting message to his
wife and father, and babe the sergeant
goodbye in a cheerful voice, and was
then borne away dying.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish was the
first man killed by the Spanish fire.
He was near the head Of the column as
it turned from the wood road into the
range of the Spanish ambuscade. He
shot one Spaniard who was firing from
the cover of dense patch of under
brush. When bullet struck his
bref st he sank at the foot of tree
with his back against it. Captain
Capron stood over him shooting and
others rallied around him, covering the
wounded man. The ground was thick
with empty shells where Fish lay.
He lived twenty minutes. He gave
lady's small huntingcase watch from
his belt TO messmate as last souve-
mir.
With the exception of Captain Ca
prom all the Rough Riders killed were
buried on the field of action. Their
bodies were laid in one long trench,
each wrapped in blanket. Palm
leavse lined the trench and were
heaped in profusion over the dead
heroes. Chaplain Brown read the
beautiful Episcopal burial service for
the dead, and as he knelt in prayer,
every trooper, with barred head, knelt
around the trench. When the chaplain
announced the hymn, Nearer, My
God, to Thee, +" the deep bass voices
OF the men gave most impressive
rendition of the music.
The dead Rough Riders rest on the
summit OF the hill where they fell.
Flowers and grasses cover the slopes
and from the top far-reaching view
is had over the tropical forest. Chap
lain Brown has marked each grave and
has complete records for the benefit of
friends of the dead soldiers.
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place the reins OF government and the
terrible responsibility for the continu-
ance of the war in other hands. In the
minds of all statesmen loyal to the
monarchy and in the opinion of import
ant political elements and social
spheres having influence in Spain the
deal of peace gains greater strength
every day.
Independently of the fear which the
Carlists and Republicans inspire, it is
certain the Government will take
means for placing before the country
the problem of peace. 1t is recognized
that the United States will formulate
terms of peace which will be unpopular
in this country, and that none better
are likely to be forthcoming. Accord
ing to politician whose opinion | have
taken from much everyday contact
with the ruling spirits of the country,
Sagasta, once he has got rid of the
Cortes, will take measures for the
formation of coalition Government,
having as its inspiration Marshal Mar
tinez Campos, General Polaviejo,
Seniors Silvela, Pidal and Generals
Linares and Rivas, retaining the pres
ent Ministers of War and Marine.
Thus constituted, my political
friend says the Government would
proclaim the whole peninsula in a
state of siege, reinforcing garrisons
in the north OF Sain, Valencia, Cata-
lonia and other Carlist and republican
centers, and would then appeal to some
! friendly nation, probably France or
Russia, to make terms of peace. One
difficulty which arises in this project
is the attitude of General Weyler,
whose position in Spanish politics is
not well defined, but in whom many
see leader in the revolution.
General Polaviejo, while at Saragosa,
on his way to Athama, received a tele-
gram from the head Government, caus-
ing him to change his route and return
at once to Madrid. This is an eloquent
fact TO those knowing what is going on
behind the scenes in the political
world. General Polavejo will be sure
of place if government is formed to
support the monarchy and carry out
peace proposals.
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PORTO RICO SAFE.
BY Miles Advice lnvansion VIII BE
Postponed.

New York.-A special to the Tribune
from Washington says: The project to
occupy Porto Rico is now regarded by
the highest military authorities of both
the Navy and Army as practically re-
moved from immediate consideration,
and unless the death rate of General
Skaters army from diseases indigen-
GUS to Cuba is exceedingly high, the
Presidents desire for the prosecution
of a general aggressive campaign
throughout the entire island of Cuba
may be promptly entered upon the
moment Santiago is captured.
This change of plan is largely due 10
General Miles. When the General
returned from Tampa he soon convinced
the highest authorities that the best of
military reasons existed for concentrat-
ing every resource of the Government
for the time being, at least, upon the
support of General Shafter, whose cam
paign was of more hazardous nature
than had been generally appreciated.
Notwithstanding the excellent equip
ment and the retained forces which had
been provided in this Army corps, the
fact that Is, 900 men were to be landed
in strange country in the face of a
much more numerous forces, whose ex-
act strength could only be estimated.
will prove the crucial event of the
| whole war. It's success may be ex-
pected to result in Spains prompt real
ization Of the futility of further resist
ance, while serious reverse, even
though temporary, might indefinitely
prolong the war.
The illusion that the actual possess
sion OF Porto Rico constituted anv
valid advantage from an international
law point was speedily dispelled by the
citation of presidents, the most recent
of them being the acquisition by Japan
| of Formosa at the end OF the war with
China, although the island was in the
possession of China at the close of the
war. 1t was also made evident that
the United States had absolute justifi-
cation which could not be combated by
neutrals, for exacting the surrender OF
Porto Rico by Spain as an indemnity
against part of the cost of the war,
especially as it was universally con-
ceded that this Government already
had the power of eventually debating
the terms of peace.
1t now appears to be conclusively
settled that no further attention will
be paid to Porto Rico for the present,
unless it develops a strategic import
ance, utterly unrecognized at the pres
en- time.
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Characteristic OF butter made from good
milk.
The following directions are given
which are to be observed when pasteur-
izing:
/. Stir the cream constantly while
heating TO I5S degrees.
?. DO not have the temperature OF
the water surrounding the vat holding
the cream above $50 degrees, or it will
give the milk cooked flavor
3. Remove the hot water as soon as
the cream has reached the proper tenn
perature.
4. Allow it to stand twenty min
utes, and then cool rapidly to the ripen-
ing temperature.
5. Add Is to 20 per cent of starter
as soon as the cream is cooled To 80 de-
grees.
6. Stir often while cooling.
:. Use starter in pasteurized
cream, or ripening will not take place
except very slowly
Cream may be pasteurized in the
ordinary cream vat, in channel vat,
or in the more costly but excellent
pasteurizers that are now for sale.
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oEPEW TALks OF IHE War.
Says French Opinion Is Against the
United stateM.

E-0%S" - kaAAae AAr
United States.
London.-Chauncey NJ. Depew has
partly reesnted his opposition to inn
perialism, as the result Of the latest
war Developments and OF three weeks
in Europe. During his sojourn he has
had unusual opportunity of learning
the sentiment OF politicians and Of the
public.
Requested To summarize his views OF
French and English opinion ON war
questions, Depew said: 1.-THE senti-
ment in France is about what it would
be in the United States If England and
France were fighting, and every paper
in the United States were daily abus-
ing the French, denouncing the injus-
tice of their going to war, picturing
them as race OF robbers, shopkeepers
and pigs, declaring that England was
poor and was the under dog, and hold
ing up France as actuated by nothing
but pure brute desire to steal Eng
lands property.
That's what all the papers but
three are doing in France. When we
also consider that France and Spain
are both OF the Latin race and of the
same religion, and that Frenchmen
have hundreds of millions invested in
Spain, we need not be surprised that
the feeling there is practically unani-
nous against us. think only one man
prevents the feeling taking acute form.
That is NJ. Hanotaux, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. But for him the
French Chamber of Deputies might
have taken action, openly siding with
Spain. There is no doubt that had Ma
Mia been Spanish victory there would
have been an illumination in Paris.
When the talk turned on England,
the interviewer suggested that the sym
pathies of the British aristocracy were
largely with the Spanish. DIR. Depew
said he had not found them so. II
have met with many of them during
my visit" he said, "and found them
all enthusiastically with us. The
women are with us. That is the best
test. The majority OF the people do
not want a mere understanding; they
want a hard and fast alliance. If Con-
tinental Europe intervenes on the side
of Spain, Great Britain would go as
far as we were willing to make an alli-
ance {"
Asked ii his opinion on imperial
policy had changed, DIR. Depew replied:
There are difficulties in my position
which did not exist when | took it up.
New conditions are arising all the
while with the progression of the war
which makes it difficult to keep out or
get out of this colonizing business.
We must take into view the temper of
our people, who would certainly never
give any colonies back to Spain. The
transferring of any of them to Euro.
pean power would lead to European
war in sixty days. It looks as though
we would have to paint our white ele-
plant brown and teach him to work. {"
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SPAIN SENDS OUT A LITTLE
"FEELER."
Declares That Peace Suggestions Have
Been NJ ade.

Declares That Peace Suggestions Have
Been MI de.
Madrid.-It is reported here that the
peace conditions suggested by the
United States include the possession of
Porto Rico, the independence of Cuba
with an American protectorate, naval
station in the Philippine Islands, AMI
coal depot in the Canary Islands.
Washington. = The announcement
from Madrid that the United States
has suggested peace conditions with
Spain was received here with great in
terest for the reason that the report
was regarded as "feeler" set afioat
with the distinct purpose of developing
the state of public feeling in America,
as well as in Europe. There is no
basis of fact for the report, for at the
State Department it met prompt and
unqualified denial at every point.
No overtures have cone to the depart
ment from any responsible diplomat as
yet, looking to the contamination of
peace. Still it is known that some of
the representatives of the European
powers here, realizing the serious
inroads that are making upon European
commerce by the continuance of hostil-
tiles, stand ready at any suspicious
moment to sound our Government as
to what conditions might serve as a
basis of negotiations for brief period.
These diplomats would naturally close
ly watch the effect upon the people OF
the United States of such a rumor as
this coming from Madrid, and if the
general sentiment seems to incline to
the acceptance of some such conditions,
they would be quick to advise their
governments in the expectation of re-
ceiving instructions to approach the
Government of the United States on
the subject.
The terms suggested in the Madrid
dispatches seem calculated to tempt
that elements in the United States
which. realizing the impotence .oi
attempting to restrain altogether the
popular desire for territorial acquisi
tion, seeks to confine it within the
lowest reasonable limits. The condi-
tions are such as naturally might sug.
gest themselves to the Spanish element
most inclined for peace as proper
basis for negotiation, although it can.
not be expected that they wonld in.
italy comply with the demands of the
| United States.
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1t is custom almost universal.
though perhaps more prevalent in the
West than in the East, to use the farm
horses at field labor, and even on the
road, unshod. If the feet are kept
level, and if the roads are not too stony
and hard, there is seldom any harmful
effects, and sometimes the practice is
quite beneficial to the feet. But, un-
fortunately, either from ignorance or
carelessness, the feet of the barefooted
horse receive little or. no attention.
While nature had great capability for
adapting herself to circumstances,
and making, as it were, the best OF
them; still, there is point beyond
which it is dangerous to go, and if the
hurtful results are slow, they are none
the less sure. The leveling of the feet
is of great Importance, and by this is
meant that the length OF the toe from
the hair at the top of the foot, or coro-
net, to the edge at it's ground surface
should be the same for each foot; also
that the sides of the feet, or quarters,
as they are called, be of equal height,
as likewise the heels.-American Gull
tivator.
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The Colviile Reserya,ion.

The Indian appropriation bill now
pending on the conference report re-
tains an amendment making the min
eral lands in the Colville Indian reser-
walton in Washington subject to entry
under the mineral laws, the lands
allotted to Indians or used by the Gov
eminent for any purpose or by any
school being, however, exempt. This
amendment applies to the southern
half of the reservation, and another
amendment retained provides that the
lands allotted to Indians or used by
the Government or any school on the
northern half shall not be subject to
entry. The right is granted to cut
timber for mining or domestic purposes
on the unallotted lands of the northern
half, and the Secretary of the interior
is directed to compel allotments on that
half on the surveyed and unsuryeyed
portions.