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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
Probate Notice.

TN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
/ of the State of Nevada in and for the County of
Lincoln.
In the matter of the Estate
of
John T. Gilmer, Deceased.
Notice ia hereby given that #. r. McNamee has
filed with the Clerk OF this Court petition pray
ing for letters OF administration with the will an
nexed of the estate of John Il. Gilmer, deceased
and that Friday the 10th, day OF November 1899
at nine o'clock q. Of said day, at the Court room
Of said court at the town of Pioche said County Of
Lincoln, State Of Nevada, has been appointed a,
the time aud place for hearing said petition and
proving the will of the said John T. Gilmer, de-
ceased, when and where any person interested may
appear aud show cause why said petition should
not be granted and sid will admitted to probate.
II. j. Goodrich,
Clerk of said Court
Dated October 25th. A. d. 1899.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
GRANT, DEWEY AND ROOSEVELT

The words of Grant at Fort Donel
son were, ~ propose to move i'm
mediately on your works"
The words of Dewey at Manila
were, "Gridley. you may fire when
ready"
The words of the Governor of New
York at Santiago were, "Come on,
boys, and we will lick hell out of
them"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
PROBATE NOTICE.

IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
1of the State Of Nevada, in and for Lincoln coun-
ty In the Matter of the Estate of H. H. Lull,
Deceas d.
Notice is hereby given, that the Fourteenth day
of August. 1890. at 10 O'Clock of said day, at the
Court Room of said Court, at the Town of Rioche.
in the County of Lincoln. state Of Nevada, have
been appointed as the time and place for proving
the Nuncupative VIII Of said H. II lull, deceased
and for hearing the application of Joseph Conway,
for the issuance to him of letters testamentary
thereon HI GoopRIoH CLERK.
Phoebe, Nevada, July 27th. 1899
FIR. McNAMEE, Atthrney for Petitioner.
h7-2T lOp.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16

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Enormous demand. Big commissions. Outfit free.
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
NOTICE
FOR CONTRACT BIDS.

By order Of the Board Of County Commissioners.
will receive sealed bids for twenty" cords Of
of gooi cedar wood to be delivered at the Court
House, Phoebe. Bids will be submitted to the
Board on the 4th day of September 1899.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids IL. ]. doopRIoH,
County Clerk and ex-ofhcio Clerh of the Board
of County Commissioners, dated Aug It'll 1899
FL $40 4.p
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
pIiB II "A *
of the
Proceeds of the Mines.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT rHR
~ raxes n the Proceeds Of the Mines for the
quarter ending June so, 1899 dus and psys-
BILE at che Office OF the Assessor at the Court house
The lsw in regard to their c 'liect,on will he
strictly enforced. FkkUDSNrHAL.
Phoebe, Nevada. Aug 9th 1889 assessor
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
NEW TO-DAY
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued out of the Dis
trct Court in and for the County of Lincoln State
of Nevada, aud to me directed and delivered for
uigmen rendered in said Court, the twenty fifth
day Of August A. D. 1899, in favor OF Robert
Thompson aud against John II. Knight, Mary l..
Knight Turner Davis. Mary u. Davis, Mrs. E. W
Edney, John $. knight Sally Mcclure, 't. w Knight
susa r. Daniels, IL. NJ. Daniels, W. A. Rhodes,
Birdie E Rhodes, Jas NJ Wright, Mary &. Wright
W b. Knight aud H. NJ. Knight, for the sum of
Eighteen hundred (sl .sOOl Dollars, debt together
with interest at the rate of per cent per annum
from date OF Judgment. and al acoruing costs and
interest, have levied on the following property
tO.wit:
The Roadside miuing claim, the "Tilden'
mining claim, the "Summit" mining claim, the
Elbow" mining claim, and all water rights con
nected Herewith and pertaining thereto, all of
which are situated in Silver Park Mining District,
about As miles north OF Phoebe, in the couuty Of
Lincoln, State of Nevada.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON MON
day the sixth day of November A. D. 1890 at IL
O'Clock noon will sell all the right, title and in
terest of said defendants in and to the above d.
crided property, at Pioche Lincoln County, New.
ada at the front door Of the Court House at Public
Auction, for Cash in hand to the highest aud best
bidder, to satisfy the said Execution and all costs
JAKE JOHNSON. Sheriff.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16

Spero Docaelstich was up from
DeLamar on Jury duty, He left for
Panaca Tuesday evening, enroute
home.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-16
NOTICE.
To Holders Of Oertifc ates Against

To Holders Of 0ertifc ates Against
The General 0oun y fund.
Notice is hereby givsI that there is
now In the County Treasury, III sum Of s5ls72 for
the redemption of certiheat's OF Indebtedness
against the General Fund OF Lincoln county, Rev
ada and that sealed proposals for the surrender Of
such certificates Will be received BY me, until the
next regular meeting Of the Board Of County oo'n-
missioner, tOwit: Nov. 9th. 1899, IS provided in
the law for the redemption OF such certificates, in
the statutes Of 1897, page A.
j. A. NEsBIIT.
COUNTY TREASURER. Of Lincoln 90.
Pioche New. Oct. 3rd. 1893.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
HANDLES TELLS OF MS TRIP.
Returning Mail Clerk Talks Ol
Northern Deliveries.

A. r. Randies, who has just returned
from trip up the Yukon to deliver MAIL
Is fun of his experiences while he was in
Alaska He left here on the Roanoke In
June with Ave tons OF letters, papers and
magazines. all Of which he left at the vari-
GUS postofiices or gave TO the persons they
were addressed TO. II was one OF tho iarg-
est coIsignments Of mail ever taken 10 the
North.
When Mr. Randles got 10 Dawson he lad
four wagonioads TO leave with the post
master there. II went into the office and
asked the man In charge where he wanted
the mail left" said the clerk. HE SIM
ply threw up his hands, and when II was
left In the hack OF the office there wasn't
room enough "a turn around In. But the
people there have received the first ad-
dressed papers they got In a year and ap-
prec'ate the change.
The department has given Alaska the
best mail service that was possible. and
the Improvement over the ant!uuated de-
lsver.es OF the past will be so great as to
well repay the expense and EFFORT neces-
sary 20 make it,
Mr.. Handles made both trips on the river
on the North American Transportation &
Trading Coinpany's steamboat John cuda-
by. which made the record trip down The
river while he was aboard. Four ,lays
and twelve hours ~as the time the boat
leaving Dawson July 10. The round trip
was made n sixteen days and twenty
hours. including twenty-e.ght hours stop
at Dawson and a day lost In other stoDs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
HILL AND HIS FREE sLEEPERs.
Competitive Railroads Forced I
Throw up Their Hands.

The action OF President Hill In furnish
ing free tourist sleepers to the members
OF the G. A. r. who wish to attend the
national encampment in Philadelphia, ard
the selection Of the Milwaukee and Baiti-
more & Ohio as the official route from
the Twin cities for the department Of Min
nesota and states to the west OF there,
has compelled the other lines to throw up
their hands. They do not expect much
business with these advantages TO contend
with, which amount to a differential OF &C.
IL IL. however. said that the 500 line Is
preparing TO meet these accommoda tons,
and VIII offer lake ride In connection
with the trip II this line enters the fight
II Is possible that rates may 10 consider
ably lower than they are now, and that
Hill will Offer still more Inducements. He
is in a position to give a trip down the
lakes also The effect OF this contest Will
prove highly beneficial to people OF the
campment. The roads have already made
round-trip rate OF SIS IS TO Philadelphia
from Seattle. but none OF them has offered
the free sleeper inducement except the
Great Northern.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
WHEAT SUFFERS FROM RAIN.
Walla WaIBa Crop May ne Damag-
cd II Present weather Continues,

General Manager Joseph McCabe. Of the
Washington 4 Columbia River railway
was In the city shor, time yesterday on
business, AT the Butler. where he regis
tered, Mr.. McCabe said yesterday that the
WEATHER in the Wala Waila country had
been as freakish as that on this side OF the
mountains. and that unless the rains OF
the present wet spell gave way TO bright
weather The wheat crop OF the country
would suffer serious damage
''It rained much OF the time week before
last" said Mr. Mc<>sbe, land after giving
Us few days OF bright weather started
I'm again Sunday and last night II rained
all day Sunday, and hard downpour was
recoried Ter Monday night Hasf Of the
wheat is cut end half urcu, Only one
third OF the crop hss been harvested That
which is IN stack Is all right yet, but un-
less IL dries cut speedily and the weather
remains dry larg enough TO allow the
farmers 10 thresh. they viii suffer much
damage.
The bright weather We have had has
been cool. fer which we are thankful for
hot weather would cause tho rnnisterad
wheat - srrcut, and fAen u would ne
ruined. The damage has not been heavy
Ia date. but unless there il a radical
change In the weather there s no telling
where the destruction with end"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
MEETING or THE HOP MEN.
Principal Growers and Dealers In
the state Convene at Puyaiiup.

Probably the largest meeting Of men
Interested Ia the growing and handling
of hops ever held in this state will take
place today at Puyaaap From letters,
kilograms AMI trsepAona messages re-
crised Yesterday. it Is assured that tn.
representation viii b fully 50 per cent
@f the total growers and dealers
Tire oS3acf 90 ne meeting Is u geE n
thorough knowledge az the outlook re-
sars.irs The crops and also 20 consider
the pyoha Utilities of the market MANY
other questions ot Importance to both
growers. dealers ard buyers will b. dis
easRrd. and Incidentally a full scale Of
wages fcr employees will be decided ,,fs,r
TIE Wages 0f eiekers have already beer
Hxas, by the association
II te understood sha, tire growers are
wsag siNg sss perfect harmony 80 far
n-v~fsn themselves ard NTH the hn,.-
dealers. sst as the crop wsiI fsrHeah !.
aot ~ - large usual unless later re-
gSsrtS whss summed up change the sraf~-
Fszei2ta based Of scattering researts IL rs
thought necessary Sen make definite az
fanS@Hssf1ss as 60 prices. etc. fssr th,
protection ~ 81 parties essrcerrs.f a
rursfssT ~ dealers. buyers aud gnnisVr-agn
Interest ~ ia s9a growing will atfa,5sg
fT@ga talss city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
NOW own IDAHO PLACERs.
A Boston Syndicate Has Secured
2,872 Claims.

Barry ~ Hnliard. OF Murray. Idaho. a
representative OF Boston syndicate. who
Is guest Of the Butler. has just closed
one OF the largest mining deals that has
ever been perfected In the West. With the
successful elimination OF events the new
company, with capital OF 1.50o,00. be-
claims in the Occur d'Alene mining d,s-
tr,ct in Idaho. The claims are all located
In the famous district In Shoshone coun-
" along the Prichard and Eagle creeks
and within the district where the recent
miners troubles have attracted world
wide attention. Mr.. billiard. accompanied
by Attorney l.. A. Doherty, OF Doherty &
Hepburn. OF Spokane. has been IN West
ern Washington for the past week.
They have been successful In securing
the right OF several patented claims held
hy operators and spectators in and about
Seattle. The purchase Of these claims
cent OF the placer diggings In idaho and
will have as a result the opening up OF
many properties which for months have
been held imperative under patents. The
600
Arrangements are now being perfected
TO equip the property with $4,000 dredg-
ing and hydraulic plant The most IN
proved machinery and the latest and best
methods known 10 scienca will be employ
ID IN a full development OF all the prop-
critics.
me principal Offices OF the new COM
pany. which has not yet been named. viii
be In Boston, with local Offices at Murray.
Active work on the properties Will not DE
begun until next spr.ng. by which time
the machinery will all be In place. The
practical part Of the work Will he under
the management OF II. STANLEY Revatt G..
r and NJ. A., n mining engineer VINO has
lorg been connected with the North Ameri-
can Gold Dredging Company, OF Colorado.
and the Continental Gold Dredging Com
pany IN California. II was largely through
rs recommendations. made after an ex-
animation OF the Occur d'Alene IN 1888,
that the new company was formed and the
consolidation made possible.
The district wherein tho consolidated
claims are located Is one Of the best known
in the West and I'm iss3 when gold was FRS;
discovered there. q caused a stampede 10
Idaho I; Ia twenty niles distant frcm
the Bunker Hlll and Sullivan mines where
all the recent troubles took place. For
years these placer mines were successfully
worked and have been producing gold ever
since Owing "a primitive methods OF work
ing and a lack Of water a large number
OF claims were patented and held for sew
erRl year.
The beginning ~ the new consolidation
was several months ago. when Mr.. Hill
Hard began quietly 90 buy claims in
rrtchari creek from Raven 10 the mouth
81 the creek. and on Eagle creek and the
hills that border on the edge. The gsoie
OF this district about fwenty-shree miles
in length has been purchased and turned
over 20 .he new syrr cate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23

she u able to leave the hospital Vim - - D
Psul in the hope that the change a climate WA
Improve her health.
Georss +. Heuaner. psssenssr aGent q the w.
derbtlt lines. with hsadQuazten In Post1ands =
IN the city
Ross c. Cline. Pacific coast passsnsr assnt Il
the Wabash. left for Los Angeles yesterday after
spending several days in seattia
w. r. Hamburg has resigned his position - 80
Rotary to the general freight and passenger agent
Of the Seattle 4 International
Attorney and MIA H. g. Struvs and . party a
frends went East on the Great Northern yesterday
Afternoon. They WA stop q Buffalo and spsna
sometime n Nsw Yosh city
LAwrsace ftsaaer. Aosnt foe several sxpeso eoa-
panies ct Pendlston Or. and his sistsr. Mic
Eide Frazier, . prominent young society woman
q the same city. Are In Seattle for fsw day.
spending . vacation
Allan Cameron. assistant general freight aeen4
Of the Canadian Pacific. b In the city from Van
couvef. B. c., accompanied By his wife and Tie
the isttsr's parents. M. and Mn. Wood. Of Brook
lyn. n. 7.
Charles =. Sewell. . passenger conductor On
the Great Northern. has bean appointed train
master for the WillmAr & Sioux Falls divisioa
Of the road. which extends from Sioux Fails 70
Yankton. 8. D.. and 10 . post a considsrahls
responsibility.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
PATHETIC SCENE N COURT.
An A6eettoaafe Husband Tesst6es
to His Wife's Insanity

a pai1etic scene WAS enacted Yesterday
IN the Judges chambers og the criminal
rcart. s9rta~ the examination OF Mrs
f.auiss Csubine rs To her sanity The in
formation had hesr Sied ~ her husband
\ = c1Hhinr. a saloon nan ~ Kent The
tNo sat within a fsw feet ot one another
he answering the questions which ralgAs
Ecnslgn her 80 the asvigrs. ara sAe urging
Hi;h pleading eyes that she had no haiiu-
elrS'sc4s ard ina: n WAS all ralstake--a
terrible mistake
According 10 sAe Testimony ~ Or. J p.
sweeney, Mrs clihira has been suffering
frSss nervous disorders FOR some time PASS;
a23 wife in tire hospital ssrrorixes tire
afF'snfarfs 80 :Aaf she rad - ~ ssncsfraf
W. cell- she arT@arS perfectly lucid ssosr
nf re ss9s ara hrr ease ms err which
tStFys0T5s puzzled fsr = r. VI Miller ard
Ut a. ". SAsrplss, the examining phyxi-
c5HHs. After the exsmlnattsss they censnis-
- AID Il waa Gnaiiy Determined g Ao6
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23

The prospective building Of . nsw
union depot In Seattle has aroused o
great general interest II has been said
in the Post-inteIligencer from time TO
time that such structure was TO Dc
erected, and that In the near future
work would be commenced ~ develop
menfs progress they carry out the truth
of this statement, and there 10 no longer
any doubt that within . few days an
official announcement win be made that
the plans have been formulated and
everything n ready for extended opera
lions.
The proposition. a. II now stands. ID
for the Great Northern. Northern p
cihc and Columbia = Puget Sound. the
railway OF the Pacific Coast Company.
TO unite IN building depot that viii
be- among the finest In the West. II IL
TO be located somewhere around King
street. near the present site Of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific freight
dcpots, where the terminals are already
being improved. and some work toward
that end has been done.
The arguments In favor Of this site
have been rehearsed. II 10 felt by the
railway companies that IL would be
DANA ging TO the future OF the water
front facilities Of the city to have the
station anywhere on Railroad avenue
north OF the coal bunkers Of the Pacific
Coast Company. and have therefore de-
cided to utilize what they consider the
natural site. The interested corpora
lions refuse to state what will be the
exact site. but. however. they admit that
II In to be near the freight depots.
around the end Of South Third street
All three OF the lines have been spend
ing some money In that locality In the
line Of improving the trackage facilities
and otherwise getting ready for the fnal
RI hA thA %r~.t r<
Columbia street. The Great Northern
has several men employed in making
surveys and working out a new plan of
tracks and alterations In terminals. 1t
was said few weeks ago that this was
for the purpose Of moving the shops from
Interplay to Seattle. but IL il now known
that this work Is being done as q pre-
liminary to commencing construction of
the new station.
The combined outlay Of the three rail-
roads on the depot. trainsheds and ter
minals will be at least 81. 000, 900. OF which
$4,000 will 90 into the building and
main shed Of the station. 1t IL the In
tention to make Il a thoroughly modern
station house. with room for al trains
that will come here In the next several
years. and large enough to accommodate
every departing or arriving passenger
train In this city. The overland, as well
as the trains Of the Columbia q Puget
Sound and Seattle h International. will
make II their headquarters. so that ali
travellers on all roads will come to and
go from tho same place.
Developments are not sufficiently pro.
crossed to give any Of the details Of the
new structure. although corps OF
craftsmen and engineers are working on
proposed plans for It, but as soon as a
few formalities are finished relative to
terminals and some property that has
TO be transferred the companies will
tell exactly what they intend to do.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
WAS HE R0BDEDs
"Billy" Belond Thinks There Il .
Job Somewhere.

Job Somewhere.
Chief OF Police Reed submitted the case
Of Carl Johnson q Klondiker. who claims
he was robbed In the Original Mug sa-
loon, to the police and license committee
Of the council yesterday afternoon. John
son told his story. the substance Of which
was given In the Post-Intell,gencer yester-
day morning. At the next meeting OF the
council the matter win probably come up
for discussion. The chief said he intended
10 make an example Of somebody In con-
nection with what Is known as Drunk
rolling
william Belond. proprietor Of the saloon.
Is indignant at the charge made by john
son against his place OF business. II have
been In business here eleven years." said
Beiond. "and have never conducted q sa-
loon where robbing was permitted There
seems 90 be something back OF this mat.
ter. Until recently I never had any
trouble.
1T In easy enough for man TO say he
has been robbed. no matter whether ne
has or not, and Il is accepted as true This
man came to me and said he did not want
10 make trouble. but that he had placed 80
in my safe through my bartender When
the bartender came / asked him about the
matter and he said that johnson came into
the saloon early In the morning and called
for drinks. which he could not even pay
for. let alone place 80 in the safe for keep
ing.
II cannot understand this attempt to get
my license. although know who pushed
Johnson up to making this charge"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23

seattle Traction Goa Assessment
IL Raised Sal 400.

TIE board of tax equalization outdid t.
self yesterday in the way OF Increased as
sessmenfs. The Seattle Traction Com
pany was raised from SIS. 20 TO 3laS so. an
Increase of su.sn The highest previous
increases have been slano ,he Trar-
ton Company was represented yesterday
before the hoard by Judge Thomas Burke
and Manager George Blanchard They
flied no protest against the raise
Other increases were made In the as
easements Of the S5imson Mil Co from
s-2.s's 10 sT5.S15 and J. W. Ftiklns from
80 10 81 loo
Reductions were MAD. for Jules Rede,<-
hrir,er, from tls.nN 10 i2nV and for
Burke & Mclean. from 1880 to 3scl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23

The Illinois Central Will soon recasv.
from the Brooks works the largest loco,no
tive IN the world. II will be i2-xne4l
freight. With cylinder y inches N aiarra'
ter and 5e-.nch stroke There vii, he
eight drivers Of g. inches diameter. ars
Al @-fnch 1ues IN the boiler each Il ssa,
ana y OF an inch long. The weight OF the
engine will he 2tsG0 pounds and MIR
tender 1sssss pounds. The total wesxn,
will De tons greater than the manr1.n
engine turned out ~ the same st,rx I,
year ago for the Great Northern The mar
pull will % g 60 pounds or 8 Der cen,
more than the Great Northern engine
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23
WANTS MIG DAMAGES.


CDo8u00 As m08Webb S0eo W. No0o~
dsas Paetae Railway.
In the United states district court yes
terday Charles NJ. Maxwell brought SUIT
against the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company 20 recover <500e damages for per
S0nal Injuries. 1s25 for the loss OF dia-
mond ring and tG5 for medical attendance.
The complaint Of the libclant alleges that
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company ~
tho owner Of the steamship Athenian and
that prior to August II last II chartered the
boat 10 the government for use IA q trans
port. The railway company was required
under the charter TO furnish and pay all
employees on the boat during rs trip TO the
Philippines. On August II plaintiff was
engaged In putting In an electric light and
steam plant In the vessel. While passing
through the hold he fell through a trap
door, 10 which the attention OF the officers
OF the boat had been called by another
man having fallen through. He landed
on q coal pile and sustained bodily intu-
rics AZ a result Of which his leg In para
iyxed In the fall "a diamond ring valued
at 81, dropped from his finger. The COM
plant alleges that plaintiff - capable OF
earning $50 per month at his blu ,iness.