The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
SUMMARY OF THENEWS
AS GATHERED FROM OUR BX-
CHANGES.

The Phoebe Record s Delamar Cor
says that the appointment
of Alex. [. Harrison as postmaster IN
Delamar has been confirmed by the
Senate and the change in offices VIII
occur next month.
Arthur Hamilton, q well known resi-
dent of Silver City attempted he com
NIT suicide by blowing out his brains
last Friday. He succeeded In inhletlng
a severe flesh wound in his cheek, but
will recover. Ill health was the cause.
The case of the State vs.. Sheriff
Brockliss of Douglass county, comes up
before Judge Mack in Genoa next week.
1t is probable that change of venue
may be granted and that the case may
be tried in Storey county.
G. c. Powning of Reno. a man well
known throughout the State for his
enterprise and public spirit, is reported
to be very sick and not likly to recover.
A later report says that he is gradually
improving.
The Delamar company's steam wagon
is putting in time breaking roads 1t
makes ten-fcot track and walks over
ordinary sagebrush land with perfect
ease. Four trail wagons are now en-
route from Milford. Each wagon will
carry four cords. Record.
A militia company has been organized
at Elko with the following officers: Cap
tain. G. F.. Sanders; first lieutenant,
Walter Henderson; second lieutenant,
w. II. 0'Neil; junior second lieutenant
II. N. Riddle. J.. Wintermantel was
chosen orderly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ent.
Capt. Cooke aud Col. Church, the
well known mining engineers, arrived
from New York the first of the week ON
their way to Bald Mountain. where ex-
tensive mining operations viii soon be
inaugurated. Free Press.
The Nevada company of lone, have
purchased the old Citizens mill below
town and now have a large force of men
at work tearing down the same. The
mill will be moved to lone and annexed
to the mill recently bought from the
Bray eompany.-Reveille.
z. c. Snyder, editor of the Argo-
haunt, was arrested ct Elko last week
on q charge of criminal libel preferred
by w. w. Booher, editor of the indie
pendent. The libel suit is the result Of a
vicious newspaper war waged for some
time past between the parties.
The Virginia Chronicle states that
TWO bands OF sheep were sold there las
week, one of ,, 900 head at 81 head
!
head. The sale included the camp out
fits. broncos, saddles and all the be-
longines of sheep camp
Vice President Maxson visited the
Comstock this week and through the
assistance of the various mining super
intendents a fine exhibit of ores from
Storey will be sent to the Omaha Ex-
position. A liberal display Of ag icul-
tural products will be sent from the
Carson valley. and Uashoe should not
"a out}one by our neighboring eoun-
ties.-Journal.
At Virginia City last week, S. c.
Douglas was convicted OF assault with
intent to do bodily harm and was SEN
'enced by Judge Mack to pay $500 fine,
which he paid. 1t will be remembered
that some weeks ago, Douglas, who is
IN old man, took two shots at Gussie
Melville, the keeper of house OF i'll
tame. The woman's life was saved by
= corset steel, which stopped one of the
bullets.
The cases OF the Elko county ranch
ers who were accused of stealing lum-
Der from Fort Halleck, were tried in
the U. S. District Court at Carson on
Wednesday of last week. The jury
failed to agree, standing 8 to for con-
viction. Upon the jury being discharg-
ed, the defendants pleaded guilty and
asked for the mercy of the court. Judge
Hawley fined each of them 800, which
amount the Independent says will be
contributed by the residents of Elko.