The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FROM HOME AND ABROAD.

over seventy lives NSiS Ao7' " va
sinking of the French steamship Lach-
al off the Canary Isles last week.
Senior Polo Y. Bernabe has been ap-
pointed Minister of Spain to the United
States in place of Senior De LONE, re-
signed.
Joe. Letter. the present king OF the
Chicago wheat pit, sold 5,0Oe 900 bus.
of Nav wheat on Thursday of last week,
thereby netting about $500, 600
Counterfeit half dollars are being ut.
tered in St. George Utah. They are
OF excellent workmanship, but they are
dead to the ring They bear the San
Francisco Mint mark and are light in
weight
Angels Camp, Cal, had narrow
escape from destruction by fire last
week-Thursday One old colored wo-
man was burned TO death. The fire
was subdued by stream from an by
draulie monitor The loss WAS about
81, 500.
The defense has about closed their
case in the trial OF Euile Zola the
French novelist, in Paris. NJ. Labor,
counsel for the defence, made an elo-
quent plea for his client and at the end
received an ovation from the specta-
tors. The verdict i awaited with sus-
pence in Paris.
Congress passed a joint resolution
this week appropriating 5000, 900 for
the purpose of saving the valuable guns
and machinery on board the Maine. A
contract has already been made with a
wrecking firm and the work viii be
pushed as rapidly as possible. The hull
will be raised II possible and bonus of
800. 900 is offered 10 the wreckers If
they can tow her 10 New York
Miss Foances L. Willard died in New
York last Friday morning after three
weeks Illness She was President of
the World Womens Christian TEN.
perance Union and welded a great in
hueneo among temperance circles and
organizations. She has worked inees-
sanity in the cause of temperance for
many years, and her death viii be seri-
ouslv felt.
Nineteen OF the dead from tho Maine
were buried in Havana last Thursday
with great civil. military, naval and &C.
clesiastical ceremonies. Ground for the
burial of all the Maine dead has been
presented by Captain General Blanco
and tho Bishop of Havana in the beau
tiful cemetery of Havana. The total
number of lives lost according to Off
cial figures are 24s of whom about $50
have been recovered.
The Spanish cruiser, Yizeaya arriK-
ed in the lower harbor Of New York
last Friday and was conducted TO safe
anchorage within the harbor next
morning. \ guard of police and ma
rines win patrol the waters around the
vessel during its stay to avoid all danger
of It's being molested by eranks or Gu
ban sympathizers in revenge for the
destruction of the Maine.
Two important bills of great interest
to the Western States were introduced
in the House this week. The drst,
known as the California mineral lands
bill, provides for the classification Of all
lands, amounting to some six
or seven million acres, in the public do
main. 1t Is probable that the bill will
become law as Speaker Reed is said
to favor 1t and will allow 1t to come up
for argument soon.
The second bill was introduced by
Shafroth of Colorado, on Tuesday. 1t
provides for the ceding of all the arid
lands in the public domain to the States.
The development of these lands has
been greatly hindered and rendered al
most impossible by the General Gov
eminent because the water rights all
belonged to the States. 1t is thought
that if this bill becomes law, thou
sands of acres In California and all
the west which have hitherto
been valueless, can be brought under
About three-fourths of the
public domain will be thus transferred
to the States.