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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03
WATER NOTICE.

All persons using water from the
pipes" in Phoebe are hereby notified
not to let any water "run to waste"
under the penalty of having then
Water Supply cut off.
VIM. H. Clark,
Water Inspector.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03

Notice our great offer of the Farm
journal for nearly five years, both
for back pay and now. Subscrip-
tons with REcoRD one year "a: 90
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03
Death of Mrs. Minnie KesIer

Gunnison, July 90 Yesterday oc-
Cured the funeral of Mrs. Minnie
Kesler, wife of Murray Kesler of
Stateline. Mrs. Kesler had been i'll
for several months, but it was not
thought her life was in danger.
Tuesday morning she was found by
her sister, Mrs Tufts in an uncon-
scious condition. Drs. West and
Andrews were called, but she never
recovered consciousness. Mr.. Kes-
Ter was at Stateline just starting to
come to his wife when he received
the telegram announcing her death.
Mrs. Kesler was formerly Miss Min
ME Kearnes, daughter of II. H. and
Mary Kearnes. The funeral was
largely attended, the deceased being
held in high esteem by the entire
community.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03

News comes from Stateline that at
the Johnny, which was recently pur-
chased by N. P. Dooley and others,
the management is engaged in sack
ing of ore that shows several thou
sand ounces silver and that is glitter
ing with free gold. How much OF
this quality of ore has been exposed,
said Mr.. r. Il. Evans, who has just
returned from camp, none but the
owners and men who are breaking it
down know. Mr.. Evans says that the
avenue into the ore body is under
constant surveillance, no one is per-
mitted to enter it, and everything is
enveloped in an air of mystery. A
shipment of rs tons is promised by
the middle of August, and everything
indicates that it will be the most sen
sational ever dug from that locality
Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03
NOTICE

Citizens are warned from the prac-
tise of throwing rubbish of any kind
into the street. If they overlook
this warning l will have it hauled
away at the expense Of offenders.
Henry Eiler,
Street Supervisor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-03
Pioche Weekly Record

THURSDAY. August 8. 1899.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
THEY AYE DO IT.

The papers of the entire nation are
jumping onto Gar Reed with col
uElns of editorial conde1ning him for
his action in "killing" the Nicara-
que Canal Bill, Through the in
fluence he has il the House and by
the tnantial aid of Mr. Huntington
and other corporationists the measure
is IS dead as the proverbial door nail.
Smaller affairs have taken like
tu1 rs at bone, Through the aid of
a tricky lobby and the influence Of
q corporation the wishes of our own
people have been entirely disregarded
and we are left without the right to
vote for the interests of our small
but indignant community.
AccOrding to the Reno Journal the
people of Reno have been treated in a
like That paper says:
The SO called legislature nov in
session at Carson enacted a law re-
latllg exclusively to Reno, to which
at Least lour-fftbs of the people in
teTe5ted were opposed,
On Friday the Senate defeated a
bill relating exclusively to Carson,
which more than tour-tifths Of the PEG
pie Of that city lowered, and which
was also favored by a majority Of the
Ornisby county delegation. The
funny business is easily explained.
Both the enactment and rejection
was in the interest of wealthy corpor-
atiols,'
1t would seem from the above
that Carson is not alone in It's trouble
and that another community has been
disTegaraded in their interests; that
corporation rule is the one power Of
influence, Il the only1~. 'srres that
are given the upper hanuIl law max
ing Ire those against the people and
for tie chosen few who have wealth
at command and personal influence.
There is but one conclusion to come
to and that is that they AYE do it
the big bugs and the little ones, the
greater fishes of National legislation
and We small sinners OF lesser note,
they aye do it and the day is not far
off hen some will II it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06

General Miles now finds himself
accused. In his effort to protect the
soldiers and condemn the ~rapaClOuS
beef contractors, he a counter to
the pets of the War Department. Pres
ident Mckinley and his party owe a
grea, deal to the meat packers OF the
West who contributed substantially
to tie Republican campaign funds.
Having paid for protection they now
dem. nd it. The News Letter will be
grea ly mistaken if the attack upon
General Miles. and the evident de
sire 70 discredit him, do not react
with crushing force upon Mr., Nc
kinney. The people Of this country
admire Miles, and they do not like
Alger, and they do like fair play
The ob that is being put up on Miles
will not deceive any one. We shall,
BE- greatly surprised if President Nc
Kinlcy does not deeply regret the
part ne is being made to play in thl
investigation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
JUSTICE TO SCHLEY.

The promotion Of Schley, the real
hero OF Santiago harbor, the old sea-
dog who put his teeth into the Span
ish feet, and did the fighting over
Sampson, the tricky humbug who
tried to gather lau1els that did not be
long to him, is an act that the entire
country Except Simpsons brother
in-law) will applaud.
1t was justice to a brave aud cap
able man and the whole country is
rocking with applause.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
The night has a thousand eyes,

The night has a thousand eyes,
The day but one.
Vet the light of the whole world dies.
With the setting sun.
Just take a couple of thousand eyes to
Chas. w. Friend, with his new and i'm
proved Instruments, for testing the eyes
he will tit them 50 we'll the sun Will not
be missed.
Have you noticed those beautiful under
skirts in Miss Taylors' window only s. 81
each.
If you want to see what kind of values
$. b. Cohen's IRE offering just take a look
in his show Y i1dow. .
There will be a popular musical ser.
vice at the Presbyterian church this even
ing, to which the public are cordially i'll
vited. AntIphonal selections will b(
rendered by two responsive chOirs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
A Reduction Sale.

Mr.. Belcove. the %jeweler, has de-
ciled 10 clear out all his silverware and
novel les at a big reduction and the
salei i now on. Take a look ct some of
the bargains he IS now offering. He
needs money for the staple articles he
will carry during the summer, so they
go cheap.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
Nevada LAND Interests.

1t having come to the knowledge of
Senator Stewart while in Nevada that
indians were allowed to take up lands
in Carson Valley which he considered
in violation of law, he has introdu ced
a resolution in the Senate calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior to furnish
him the facts. 1t is rumored that out
side spectators are using Indians for
thelr own schemes by getting them to
Jake up lands and then buying them
for almost nothing. 1t is also sug-
gested that the Indians are being used
to take up lands near the headwaters
of the Carson so as to balk any irriga-
ton enterprise that may be started I'M
less the spectators receive their price.
Senator Stewart intends to put a stop
to his practice.
The following is the Senator's reso-
luton, which was adopted by the
Senate:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-06
INDIAN LANDS IN NEVADA.

Mr.. Stewart submitted the following
resolution; which was considered by
unanimous consent, and agreed TO:
Resolved by the Senate, That the
Secretary Of the Interior be. and he
hereby is, directed to inform the SEN
ate what Indian reservations exist in
the State of Nevada and the date of
their creation. whether by statute or
departmental order, and to transmit to
the Senate a list of the allotments of
lands to Indians, together with a map
showing the several locations and the
Indian reservation in which they are
contained, also the names of the in
spectOrs or other officers of the United
States who officiated in securing such
alIotments, with reasons therefor.
Resolved further. That the Secretary
Of the Interior be, and he hereby is.
also requested to make no more allot-
ments to Indians in Nevada until the
next session OF Congress,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
Strange Duel.

Letters from Buenos Ayres rive de-
tails of a remarkable duel OF which
the famous Italian fencing master,
Cheyalier PM, was the hero. PM re-
Gently opened a school OF arms, In the
Argentine republic, and. having been
subjected to some criticism by a local
journal, told the scribe in his own
frank, pleasant way what he thought
OF him. Reparation was demanded and
pistols were the weapons selected. The
conditions of meeting were singular.
The adversaries were to be placed back
to back, and at the word of command
were each to take fifteen steps forward
and then turn around and fire simulta-
neously. On the ground the me were
placed as arranged, and, at the given
signal, began to march forward, one OF
the seconds counting the steps. PM
had only made five strides when he
heard a report and the whistle of a bull
let past his car. He turned and saw
his adversary with the smoking pistol
in his hand. PM. in a furious rage,
dropped his weapon, rushed at his man
and gave him a sound threshing with
his fists. The seconds took sides for
their respective principals and a gen.
cral melee went forward until some
gendarmes arrived. Pini's adversary
then took to his heels, and has no,
been seen since.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29


The door squeaked this time. and the
young wife started in her sleep. awoke,
and half-rose in her bed.
Donaghuc, at the same time, heard
the shuttle of feet in the room below.
He paused and listened a. the top Of
the stairs.
Even though the man had heard the
door squeak he had not left the back
room.
Donaghns tripped down the stairs as
softly as a cat. He had been In n tight
fix before, and he was never clcverer
than when he knew that he was In
danger.
But luck was against him. There
was a fur rug at the foot of the stairs.
The floor beneath was polished. He
slipped and fell, and in spite OF him
self he uttered an exclamation that was
p~rofane enough 10 be Enthusiastically
masculine. He heard the man rush
from the library. and how 1t all hap
pened he hardly knew. but some way
or other he managed TO dash into the
dark parlor, to throw spen the window.
and Jump out.
He expected to fall at least eight or
ten feet. lie did not fall two. lie had
jumped out on a porch. evidently, for
he could see the railing In the moon
light, There was one thing to do-to
hide directly. beneath the window in
the shadow and wait. He knew his
pursuer wonld be there In n moment.
He knew there would be a hue and cry.
sim. there was a chance.
True enough. the man came to the
w%indow-but, 10 the infinite surprise
Of Donaghue. he made no cutlery. He
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29

moment. Tn 1ugh. Beauty was a thing
Of little value to DonaEhue. Ills own
Maggie was hardly cursed with the
fatal gift OF beauty, and she was quito
,s Jealous az other wives. He stepped
softly and quickly to the dressing-case
at the other end OF the room. He
picked up a pcrfumed lace handhcr-
chic. and threw II away impatlently,
although In his more youthful days
n lace handkerchief he would nave
considered n prize CT no mean value.
Below II he found what he wanted
aud cxpectcd-a locket and chain, n
jawcicd watch. q heavy bracelet. n
pin. and what seemed to him a hand'ul
Of rings. lie held them all IN In the
moonlight and noticed how thry
sparklcd In his trembling hand, and h"
smiled with delight.
There's nothing the matter with
this" said Donlghue. almost aloud.
"Shc won't look 30 pretty In the morn
ing, aficr she has cried for an hour or
Two. Shc', cry. OF course. but shes
rich, and can afford to lose them. she
can get others just like them. Her
husband will buy them for her just To
keep her pretty mouth shut about his
being ont so long. HANGED " ! see
how he can keep away long enough to
give u fellow like me n chance to make
q living"
lie turned and looked AT her. H'
fclt Ike adding n stolen kiss In tn,
| other Jewels he had taken. He almost
laughed aloud at the thought ~ sucl
q man rs he kissing such II peerless
beauty as the woman who lay on thu
bed before him. And he was just abou
to depart as peacefully as n socia
caller, when suddenly he heard thu
slamming OF the front door In the hal
below.
"Iler old man" said Donaghue. for
getting that he was probably n youni
man; 'and I'm caught Caught-bur
plary--ten years at least. I'll Kill him
hut I'll be caught whether ] Kill hin
or not, and" (self-upbraidingly) T"
could have got away easily enough
hadn't stopped To look at her"
Again he stepped quickly to the doc
aud listened. He heard footsteps !
! tho hail beneath. The man had steppe
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
CHAPTER ".

Looking up, I found John Mortimer's
eyes still fixed upon me with a steady
glance, half puzzled, half troubled. He
made a hasty. resolute attempt to
change the conversation, and succeed
ed: In a few minutes Meg was gaily de-
scribing u plans for summer holidays
in August. She had forgotten me and
the pleasure OF tormentlng me.
I'VE are going to Cornwall" and she
sighed. "Cornwall's quiet--that suits
father; and CORVALLIS cheap-that
suits mamma 1t doesn't suit us at all.
Dora and | hate hills and cliffs: we
Ike ~promenades and bands and ten
mis-. It's a frivolous thing to confess
We don't care! We detest cheap places,
and. IL there's n thing worse than a
clcap place. it's a quiet place! Are
you also coming to Cornwall, Mr.. Nor
timer?"
NO: ! am going to Brittany. II my
present plans hold good"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
CHAPTER III.-cContinued.)

thAE En
What Is the matter, Kitty?' he
asked, in n grave, kindly tone, when
he had looked at me for some minutes.
Nothing" I returned quickly. DO
look as though something was the
matter?"
yes, very much" he answered
quietly, after a moments pause.
threw my work away from me, and
looked across at him d~efantly, desper-
ately, with a sudden passionate i'm
pulse to pour out in bitter words all
my anger and resentment.
Yes, something is the matter!' 1
exclaimed.
Il knew that" he replied, in his
quiet, kindly tone.
looked at him quickly. my breath
coming and going In little excited.
angry gasps. And in a moment. as I
looked, my fash Of courage vanished.
My heart was beating fast still, but
beating In a frightened. futtering way.
L ought to understand your moods
by this time. Kitty" he continued gen.
thy. II knew in a moment that some
thing had worried you. Tell me ali
about IT,"
Tell him all about II! I had sud
denly realized that nothing could in
duce me TO tell him a word about It.
l could only wonder at myself for my
" temcrity for having said so much.
looked away hastily out of the win
dow mt the organ-man and his monkey
and the growing troop OF ragged chill
dren.
oh, 1t was nothing!" returned
hurriedly. Something vexed me. 1t
was nothing--not important"
IL surprised me that he did not urge
me any further. lie sat regarding me
gravely and ~thoughtfully. There was
something OF anxiety in his eyes when
turned my head again and surprised
his glance.
"Oh, Mr.. Mortimer"
The exclamation came from the door
way. Meg stood there. her hand on the
door, and looked in and hesitated, cvi-
IDENTIFY trying desperately { think o.
som excuse for hastily retreating. As
John Mortimer rose and went to meet
her, she came in reluctantly. looking at
him with a half-deprecating, half
laughing glance. her blue eyes twink
ling even as she mutely apologized. She
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29

That's where your sister lives?"
yes"
Il don't think I would go 10 Brit
tany TO see my sister If | were you"
why not?"
"Oh, she don't deserve Il. I don't
like your sister. Mr.. Mortimer-you
don't mind my saying so, do you?"
Mr.. Mortimer smiled quickly, yet
half reluctantly.
How did you come to know my Sis
ter?" he asked.
II don't know her; | don't want to
know her-I don't like her! | read an
article of hers one in one of the dull
magazines-the magazines that father
takes in. II was on Girls OF the Nine
tenth Century ! dare say 1t was very
clever-I know 1t was very horrid, sar-
castle, superior, hateful! She was a
girl of the nineteenth century herself
once. ] suppose, zee is she nearly
ninety?"
She Is Just thlrty-six, Miss Meg"
Poor thing!"
We both laughed at the lo~ng-drawn-
out pity Of Meg's tone.
AT thirty-six ! can imagine that one
may feel a hundred!' she said feeling
ly. Still one may feel a hundred with
out feeling SO superior about II. Father
gave me the article to read: he thought
II would do me good, and 1t didn't"
"No; you don't seem to have been
benefited. l confess"
1T only made me rejoice to think
that I lived in the nineteenth century.
Girls in the last century were much
less frivolous, az well az less independ-
emit; they thought less about their hats
and dresses-made their things last
spoke when they were spoken TO, and
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
BY Author Of "Hetty," Etc.

Meg, don't!" | cried helplessly. "Mr.
Mortimer doesn't want to hear"
On the contrary. he's looking most
eager" said Meg, p~rovokingly calm.
From all we could gather, Mr.. Morti-
mer, Kitty's to renounce the higher ed
ucatlon and take to ladylike accom-
plishments- Jam making and the put
ting OF feathers into her hats. Now.
what would you say was going to hap
pen? You don't know, of course?"
II wish / did"
Kitty, you know, was destined for a
governess--"
I'm to be a governess STILL" I in
terposed. The plan isn't changed
nothing could change 1t. l want to be
a governess!"
You want to be n governess?" re-
peated Mr.. Mortimer slowly, in a some
what puzzled tone. Well might he be
puzzled! Times beyond number l had
confided to him my utter detestation OF
the post Of ~preceptress told him ]
would rather sweep rooms, make match
boxes. sell apples at street corners
do anything! Nevertheless
81 shall love to be a governess!"
declared, with steady decision.
"Kitty-my dear, dear kitty!" ex'
postulated Meg.
IL shall love it," I repeated, with de-
fiance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29

stood in the middle OF he room TOT a
minute. as though hesitating whether
70 70 or stay. She took off her pretty,
shady straw hat, and shook her mar
free into loose, airy, pretty waves u
curls: then suddenly she bauished the
thought of r~etreating, sat down Dcside
me on the sofa and gave herself UP u
the pastime OF tormenting us.
Bending forward a little, with n ell
how on her knee, and her pretty chin
on her little pink palm, she could race
us both. Now her eyes glanced mis-
c~hievously into mine, now suddenly,
with a swift smile, into his. And how
bewitchingly pretty she looked all the
while! found myself wondering with
n sudden eagerness, and a strange sick
ness Of heart. what John Mortimer
thought OF her prettiness.
''Kitty's to leave school, Mr.. Morti-
mer," she told him presently, in an
admirably simple, natural tone. did
You know?'
bowed my head lower over my
work, conscious that my face was grow
ing crimson, and that " pairs OF
eyes were watching me.
SIS that truce" he asked.
Mamma says SO. For some newly
arisen and mysterious reason, Mr.. Nor
timer, Kitty is to blossom forth at once
into n grown-up lady--aren't you, Kit
ty? She's to turn up her hair and
learn how to make jams instead OF
Latin prose. Mamma, you must know,
awoke this morning-or, rather. this
afternoon-in a most astonishingly do
nestle mood. She descended upon us
in our sitting-room and took our
breath away. What do you think she
GaA7"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
THE BURGLAR.


Donaghuc knelt at the door and put
a practlced ear to the keyhole. There
ives q faint sound OF breathing, so still
that Donaghue pressed his rough ear
stll closer to the brassy aperture In
the door and listened even more intent
~. His small eyes glistencd in the dark
hallway like the Eyes OF a cat Che had
been nicknamed THE Cat" for thi4
very POPULARITY. but there VA n II
In the house to see those %glistcning
eyes a v the servants, fast asleep two
stories above. and the occupants " this
one room. He had watched that house
three preceding days and nighte. ""
knew that II was occupied Ivy a YOUNG
man and his wife-eviden;ly newly
married and beyond doubt rich. II"
knew that the servants were a cook
TWO maids. and n butler. and he had
almost worked out In his mind jus
where the pretty wife placed her jew
elry when she went to bed In the So
ond-floor room. and just what mean
the husband took to secure his probd-
bly, well-fllcd purse.
Donaghue was patience %pcrsouillcd
and he received the reward that nj.
patience deserves. His thin face broad.
ened into asmile as he realized the fac.
that the breathing was that of n WON.
an. and that she was alone.
When one Is in the habit OF mnlinl
social calls of the description thai
Donaghue was making It is much bet.
ter to find husbands away from home
the servants and occupants OF the
house all asleep. and the policeman or
the beat quite out OF hearing.
Donaghue was not In the habit O
entering the mansions OF the rich b,
the front door. OF being ushered int,
the presence OF the hostess by a liv
cried funkey. OF making polite inqul
RIGS concerning her health. and depart
ing. after leaving his card.
The fact was. Donaghuc shrank fror
notoriety. He preferred a quiet on
trance by the window wholly unot
served II possible, and. departing. lei
not his card nor anything else was q
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29

valueand at the same time portable, In
deed. Donaghue was not the tall. hand
some fellow that most heroes are. IN
the contrary, he was of medium height,
spare, SLOUGH. and had a genera, a2-
pearance that was anything but pre-
possessing.
Dead easy" said Donaghue to him
self. "A young married couple. as ]
thought. and husbands away on the
loose. She's calling his name In her
sleep. But I needn't expect him until
morning. and when he does come home
he'll probably be drunk. That's what
call dead easy"
He turned the knob OF the door and
opened 1t the fraction OF an inch. His
small eyes g%listened in the dark as hc
found that the door was not locked and
that in all probability 1t would not
squeak.
THE easiest thing I've struck In my
twenty years experience" said Don
aghue. again to himself-a remark that
was noteworthy only because DON
aghue was little over 20 years Of age.
ana, therefore, must nave Dcsuh MIS-
efforts to get on in the world at quite
an early age
Slowly aud with INFINITE care he
opened the door and entered the room.
Four feet from him, as he stood al
most breathless. with his hand still
clasping the knob OF the door, lay the
sleeping form OF a woman. A flood OF
moonlight from the window fell upon
her and melted the pink OF her cheek.
the cream OF her throat. the lace OF her
night-dress. and the white shee. that
wrapped her. into n s~emi-golden hue.
The undulation caused by her breath
Ing made her look like q dropping lily
swayed by the gentlest OF breezes.
Great heavens thought Donashue,
what a beauty" He could hear her
family mutter the name Paul Paul"
at intervals, and he had a vague con-
sciousness of q certain disrespect for
Panl. whoever he might be. A man
must be a brute to leave such q wom-
an alone at night. Hs fingered but a
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
A Hooded d

When Tom Hood was passing his
honeymoon In the country he killed
an adder n day. Tell your father"
he wrote to his wife's sister, In de-
scribing the incident, that they are
called adders because two and two to-
gether make four"