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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
j. M.LYNcn. Editor and Manager,
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
SALUTATORY.

The NEWS greets It's readers this
week under change OF management,
and In assuming his new duties the
editor desires to beepeak for the pa per
the cordial support and friendship oil
the entire people Of the county. In
coming among you we have no friends
TO reward nor enemies TO be revengsd
upon, and 1t shall be our constant aim
TO treat all the patrons Of the paper
with equal consideration and courtesy
The resources OF White Pine county
are varied, and her industries many,
and TO the advancement and upbuild
ing OF each OF these the NEWS will put
forth Its best energies, asking only that
the people show their appreciation and
friendship by endorsing Its efforts, and
Whenever the occasion presents itself,
speak q good work for their no ome
paper.
BY strict attention to business and
an untir,ng effort to give all the news
we hope before many months pass by
TO make the NEWS O welcome visitor In
every household In White Pine county,
and also In hundreds OF others outside
our borders. To this end we ask the
assistance OF all our readers, and trust
that each will use his personal efforts
to induce some others to become a sub
scriber.
To err Is human, and 1t may happen
at times that some OF our
readers may imagine they have been
sighted, but we wish to assure them
thus early that II such oversight Ia
ever apparent the error will bs OF the
head and not Of the heart, and, II the
opportunity is given, will be promptly
remedied
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
THE INsURANcB LAW.

The Valued insurance policy Law
passed by the last Legislature, and
which has just been declared invalid
by the Supreme Court OF the State, Is
matter in which the people Of White
Pine county, as rule, take very little
interest, for the reason that on account
OF she Almost prohibitive rates charged
by the companies doing business in
Nevada, insurance Is . luxury which
the inhabitants of this section have
studiously denied themselves.
The bill In question, simply provides
that insurance companies must, in case
OF loss, pay the full amount which the
policy calls for, and for which they
collect premiums, and as 1t applies only
TO buildings, there seems no good
reason why they should not be COM
PEELED 70 fulfill their part OF the con-
tract, inasmuch ~ they, or their
agents, are well aware OF the value of
the property insured, and they cheer
fully collect premiums on the full
amount. Nevertheless the companies
waged vigorous warfare against the
measure, and finally, when 1t passed
both Houses, instructed their agents to
write no more policies In the State.
The same bill was passed at the pre-
csding session OF the legislature, and
was vetoed by the Governor after ad-
journment. Coming up as unfinished
business ct the last session It was pass
cd over the veto by an almost unani-
nous vote, but Is now declared invalid
by the Supreme Court for the simple
reason that it did not bear the sigma
lures Of the presiding officer and clerk
Of the respective Houses, although it
was duly attested by the same officers
Of the presiding Legislature.
The error, II error It may be called,
was simply clerical one, but Nevada's
Supreme Court has decided that 1t
invalidated the law, and the people
apparently have no recourse. Judge
Fitzgerald refused to agree with his
associates on the bench, and 1t is un-
derstood will write . dissen ting opin-
Inn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
FELL FIFTY FBET.
Miner Meets With Serious Accl-
dent In Pilot Knob.

On Tuesday morning Ole Norberg.
employed in the Pilot Knob mine, was
the victim Of Q serious accident, and
the fact that he escaped instant death
Is almost miracle.
Mr.. Norberg was working in the
drift at the 3o0-foot level, and while
the engine was hosting from the foot
Of the shaft, fifty feet below, he ran
his car out with Q bucket containing
100 or 800 pounds Of ore. The other
bucket was at the bottom, and the un-
fortunate man, in ft of absent mind
edness, pushed his car into the shaft,
not noticing that 1t was open.
The result was that the car plunged
into the opening, taking the bucket
and Mr.. Norberg with 1t. The victim
reached the bottom FIRST, one wheel OF
the car catching on q timber about ff.
teen feet from the foot OF the shaft,
and this fact saved the lives Of the men
who were at work underneath. The
momentary suspension OF the car ena-
bled them to drag the injured man to a
place of safety before it came crashi ug
down.
Norberg was picked up and brought
to the surface, and messenger ct
once dispatched for DIR. Richardson,
who on his arrival, found the injured
man In a seml-conscious condition. He
made the patient as comfortable as
possible and had him removed to tn Q
Ely Hotel, where he can give him con-
slant attention. While the victim Is
badly bruised, no bones are broken,
but the shock to his nervous system
was severe one, and 1t is feared that
there may be internal injuries, but DIR.
Richardson Is hopeful that he will re-
cover.
Silvey Harrington, and Emil Carl
son we're at the bottom of the shaft,
and the former was slightly scratched
by the falling bucket. Bert Brown
was at work at the pumping station
fifteen feet from the bottom, and had
the presence Of mind to steady the car
temporarily, when it struck the timber
at that point, and for a moment de-
layed Its descent. He and Mr.. Carlson
were unharmed. George Paul, who
was handling the hosting plant at the
time, knew nothing of the accident
until the injured man was brought to
the surface.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

after the death of the present lncum-
bent, but in his demise President
Shows successor will be Joseph F..
Smith, with Apostles Brigham Young.
Lyman and John Henry Smith next
In line In the order named. Mr.. Can
non leaves five wives and twenty seven
children, and an estate variously esti-
mated ct from s40O. 900 10 $1,000, 600.
The Immediate cause OF his death was
heart trouble complicated with bron.
ohitia
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
Operations at Hamilton.

In addition to the Rocco -Homestake,
work is being prosecuted on fifteen
other mines and prospects at Hamilton
at the present time, and the people of
that camp are looking forward to q
season of unusual prosperity. Several
prospectors report having struck rich
ore, and expect to begin shipping In
the near future.
P. ]. Donahue, mining expert OF
Salt Lake City, spent several days at
Hamilton last week inspecting the
Rocco -Homestake and other proper
ties in that vicinity, but it was impos-
sible to learn the names OF the parties
in whose interest he was working.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
WORK OF TnB ASSESSORS.
White Pine County HAS No Cause
for Complaint.

Assessor J. B. Williamson returned
home last Friday night from Carson,
where he had been In attendance at
the meeting OF the State Board Of AS
SCISSORS, and IL, as . whole, well pleased
with the work accomplished by that
BODY, as he has good reason to be.
Through the personal influence oi
Mr.. Williamson . concession was
granted to White Pine county In the
matter Of assessing stock cattle, re.
ducing yearlings, two-year-olds and
cows, and in this county, Lincoln and
Nye these animals will henceforth be
assessed at Gle, while In all other coun-
ties throughout the State the assess
ment will be uniform at el7.
Beef cattle are to be assessed at q
uniform rate OF s32.5 so per head, less
the cost Of getting them to . shipping
point which practically leaves the val
uation to the Judgment OF tho local
Assessor. Milk cows will be uniformly
valued ct e25, with sheep at e2.5o and
rams at s5 per head. Thoroughbred
cattle are to be taxed uniformly at
$50.
The valuation OF the track OF the
Central Pacific Railroad was fixed 1T
go, 900 Q mile, an advance Of %, 600
over former years, and 1t Is possible
that the company may contest this &C.
tion, In which event the State may
have TO wait for the revenue from this
source couple OF years, and perhaps
longer.
As Q whole White Pine county has
no cause for complaint at the action oi
the State Board of Assessors, but on
the contrary the taxpayers Of this
county will be benefited by the result
of their labors. The reduction In the
State rate from sl to 80 cents has been
more than met by the increased val
uation Of property In the richer coun-
ties, and White Pine, Lincoln and Nys
will not be called upon to contribute
anything toward making up for this
advance.
Land values, stocks OF merchandise,
etc., are left to the discretion OF the
Assessors.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
Osceola Placer Mines.

The Salt Lake Tribune Of April 8
says: Nuggets ranging from fine dust
to 800 valuation have come from the
Osceola placer mines in White Pine
county, New, which is miles in extent.
Gold Is found in all its gulches and bars.
1t has a wonderful promise ahead of It,.
T. P. Watkins extracted s1260 from q
small piece Of ground in one of these
gulchss which he cleared of with ten
days water last summer. The year
before he had twenty days water and
cleaned up $2l00.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

A. c. Cleveland OF White Pine, E. s.
Harrington OF Elko, Williams oi
Churchill, Flanagan Of Washoe, Hickey
OF Ormsby anu Mcmillan Of Story are
mentioned as the Republicans from
among whom will be chosen the sue
cessor of United States Senator Jones
On the other side, 1t Is conceded that
+. G. Newlands will be the Democra tic
Silver candidate, with G. d. Van Duzer
In the lead for the Congressional nomi'
nation. But 1t Is early to speculate on
these possibilities, and another year
may remove some Of the candidates
from the political arena.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
MINING NOTES.

p. r. Farnsworth left Salt Lake City
last week with q force Of twenty ID We
miners to resume operations In the
mine OF the Hornsilver Company at
Frisco, and both mine and mill are
again yielding their full capacity.
1t is announced authoritatively that
P. L. Kimberly has secured control Of
the Golden Star mine adjoining the
famous Annie Laurie property on Gold
mountain, Utah. Mr.. Kimberly own
cd nearly half Of the 300, 900 shares In
the Golden Star, and within the past
few days purchased the $50. 600 shares
OF Pet Ryan at about q per share.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

II. C. Chambers OF Salt Lake City
died at the Lane hospital, San Fran
ciso on April II from the effects OF On
operation for appendicitis. The de-
ceased Was one OF the best known
mining men on the coast, and besides
his large holdings in Utah and Cali
iornia was Interested In several Nevada
mining properties, including two OF
three at Eureka. He was 80 years ol
AGE
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

Speaking Of the State Teachers In
stitute, which was held at Carson last
week, the News says the visitors went
away with only the pleasantsst mem
ories." II they got away from Carson
with anything more material and tan
gible than memories, they were
moro fortunate than the majority oi
people whose business takes them to the
State capitol.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

The Pacific States Floral Congress
will meet at San Francisco on May II
for o three-days session. The scope OF
the Congress includes the States OF
Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona
and California. Persons desiring to
attend may take advantage Of the one
fare round-trip rate made for the bene-
fit OF those desiring to see President
Mckinley, who will arrive In San Fran.
cisco on NAV IA,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

Governor Sadler last week sent q
telegraphic invitation to President
Mckinley requesting him to visit Ne.
vada on his coming tour, but rs
oil the details OF the trip had previous
ly been arranged, the President was
obliged to send his regrets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

~The NEWS will pay special atten-
tion to the mining news Of this
section, and those In tsrested in the
mines Of Ely and vicinity will find in
this paper each week q full report Of
tho happenings In mines and mills.
Send in your subscription and keep
posted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

when they are as we'll developed, may
rival 1t In richness, but until that time
comes the Chairman must be recog.
nized IS Nevada's biggest mining prop
osition.
cYANIDrE0 THE TAILINos.
The old NIL shut down last week, t,
prepare for the excavations for the new
buildings, and Professor Smith has
taken advantage Of this opportunity to
cyanide the tailings on the old Lane
dump. There are about $50 tons Of
these accumulations, which 1t Ia
thought will yield about % d Son, and
as it viii pay to handle ores contain.
ing values of % or over by this process,
the tailings viii yield . good profit.
THE ELECTRIC PLANT.
In addition to Its other improvements
the Chairman Company is making soma
radical changes in Its electric system.
For this purpose the plant was closed
down on Monday and Q new Pelton
wheel is being installed in the power
house. A force Of men is also at work
on the fume, and new Is inch pipe Is
being put In place Of the wooden hume
formerly In use. When these improve
ments are completed the capacity Of
the plant will be increased from about
go to l76 horse power. The demand
upon the company lately has been
greater than could be met, and when the
plant again begins operations 1t will
number among its patrons the Ely
Mining & Milling Company, whose
mill will be lighted with electricity, and
as soon as possible the, mine will also
be lighted by the same means.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

II Is estimated that rs q result Of the
labors OF the State Board OF Assessors,
the valuation Of taxable property in
Nevada will be increased between $40, =
600. 600 and sl2, 900, 600.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

Apostle George Q. Cannon OF Salt
Lake City died at Monterey, CAL, on
Friday morning, April II, after pro-
tracted illness at the age OF 10 years.
Mr.. Cannon would have succeeded to
the Presidency Of the Mormon church
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

The new Superintendent OF the Ely
Mining and Milling Company has been
appointed, and will arrive in Ely the
latter part Of this month, but for pri.
vate business reasons his name Is with.
held for the present. He will take
charge Of the company's affairs here
on May l.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
Cut In the Price of Lead.

The settling price for lead, which
has ruled at s4.0O for eight months
past, was reduced to $3.50 last week,
and 1t is believed this quotation will
rule during the remainder OF the year.
A heavy surplus OF lead In the market
is given as the cause of the reduction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

The bill amending Article X Of the
State Constitution, providing for the
taxing of patented mining claims, has
been vetoed by the Governor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18
IN THE DEEP CREEK COUNTRY
Work Beelns on the Sandwich Is.
land Group Near Cherry.

Eugene Norris, agent for the Sand
wich Islands company owning val
liable mining property near Cherry
Creek, White Pine county, left Eureka
last week with two men to put the
property In shape for inspection. The
president Of the company will arrive
here from the Sandwich Islands In
July next in company with a number
OF capitalists, and 1t Is expected that
the mine will be put on producing
basis without further delay.
This is patented property, and 1t
is said the ore body, in which three
shafts have already been sunk, is one
Of the largest in the State.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-18

BLANK LOCATION NOTICES, in
proper form, have been printed at this
@oce, and are now for sale.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
CHAPTER 25s-H. F.. No. ga.

AN ACT providing for the drainage Of
lands In certain cases, prescribing tfe
powers and duties Of county commas
sfoners and other officers In the prem
:. tses, and approprfating funds for the
payment Of assessments against state
lands affected thereby, and prescribing
penalties for the violation thereof, and
repeating certain acts therein mentioned
and referred to. $3.50.
Be It enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Minnesota: - -,
$ Section L The board OF county com
lnfssfoners OF any county shall have pow
sion, when they shall find the conditions
stated In the second section OF this act
to exist, to cause to be CONSTRUCTED as
hereinafter provided. any ditch drain,
county; and such ditch, drain, creek, or
other water course may, in whole or in
part, follow and consist Of the bed OF any
stream, creek or river, whether nayigar
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
Approved April II. 1901.
CHAPTER 254-H. 3

CHAPTER 254H. r. NO. 422
AN ACT to appropriate money To rein1-
burse Charles s. Schurman for his ex-
penses Incurred in the contest ,5of his
the State OF minnesota, for the year
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
1oN1S ,'-. =

one Thousand nine hundred and one
1oO1J. IT, .-s-s.. -.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Minnesota: $50
Section l. That tho SUN OF one num-
dred and thfrty-eigtht dollars G$13a.0o) is
hereby appropriated out Of any money
in the state treasury not otherwise APP
propriated to be paid to Charles S. Sehur-
man. a member of the present house OF
representatives OF the State of Minnesota.
to reimburse him for his expenses incurred
In the contest for his seat in said house,
instituted against him by one Samuel
DeaFing. That warrant payable to said
Charles S. Snhurman, or hits order, for
said sum be drawn by the proper officer
Of the State of Minnesota, and delivered
to him or his order for payment.
Sec 9 THIS act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April fifth, 1901
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-15
A New TRIAL THIS TIME
limitations That an Effort Will be
Made to Move the Case.
REV. GaTTIs' VERDICT FOR $4,000
Won Victory in The Lower Court, But the Su-
preme Court Set Aside the Jury's Yer
dict. Prominent Attorneys
Appear in Cas-.

The Gattis-Kilgo case is set for trial
at Oxford in Granville Superior court
on Thursday of next week.
This is the now famous libel suit, in
which the plaintiff, Rev. T. j. Gattis
was awarded a verdict of $4,000 by a
jury in Granville Superior court.
The case went to the State Supreme
court on appeal, where a new trial was
granted last May The Supreme court
held that Judge Hoke erred in the court
below and declared that the commune
cation by DR.. Kilgo which was al
legged to be libelous, was privileged
one
The case now goes to Granville county
for new trial. There are intimations
that motion will be made by the de-
PENDANTS for the removal of
the case to another county on the ground
that a fair trial 'connot be had in Gran
vile.
The defendants in the suit in which
the plaintiff asks for 100000 damages
for defamation of character are DR..
John C. Kilgo, President of Trinity Col
lege, Mr.. B. N. Duke. the well known
tobacco manufacturer, and Mr.. w. r.
Odell, of Concord. a prominent cotton
mill man, both of whom are trustees of
Trinity College. The plaintiff is Rev. T.
j. Gattis, a prominent member of the
North Carolina Methodist Conference.
The suit was based on a statement by
DR.. Kilgo derogatory to the character of
Rev. Mr.. Gattis, which was given wide
circulation at the instance of trustees
of Trinity. Among the libelous state
ments alleged by the plaintiff against
Mr.. Gattis was between a mans hiding
himself by the highway and making. a
victim of an innocent traveller, and
man, who, in the dark, assassinated
character send me to the woods with
revolver and let me murder my pass
er by rather than malign my fellow
countrymen."
The trial at Oxford last November
was one of the hardest fought legal bat
ties that has been known in the State
in many years. A brilliant array of
lawyers appeared in the case. The at
torneys for the defense, who will appear
in the case at oxford next week are ex-
Judge w. j. Montgomery, of Concord;
Winston and Fuller of Durham; Mr. II.
T. Hicks, of Henderson,; Gen. b. 5.
Royster, and Mr.. F. P. Hobgood, Jr., of
Oxford. The prosecution will be repre-
scented by Mr.. Cyrus b. Watson, of
Winston; x-Judge A. W. Graham, of
oxford; Boone, Bryant and Biggs, of
Durham; Maj. Guthrie, of Durham; Mr..
S. M. Gattis, of Hillsboro, and Mr.. A. A.
Hicks, of oxford.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-15
STRANGE STORY OF ABDUCTION.
A Mother CLAIMS Her Daughter After Nine
Years of Separation.
(By the Associated Press. }


Columbia, S. c., Nov. ia strange
story of abduction was made known here
today when Mrs. McNeill Wilson, of Dade
CITY, Fla, arrived and claimed her daugh-
ter, Loula. who had been stolen from
nome nine years ago. A man named Mil
Ter was boarding with Mrs. Wilson. He
was eccentric and wrote book Twenty
Years Tramp, or A Trip Through He'll. Z"
He disappeared, taking the child with
him. A few months later the little girl
was found and taken home. Not long
afterwards she was again stolen by
young man named Henderson and not I'M
til today had the mother seen her child.
Henderson evidently represented Miller.
for the latter, now living at Lake City.
few months ago sent the girl here I'M
der the name of Mary Young. He said
the child was an orphan and care on
his hands, and as her grandfather came
from this State, Miller confided her to
the Ursulne Convent here.
She is bright, attractive girl and was
taken into the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
G. Sandffer. She knew there was some
mystery in her life, and as soon as she
had gotten away from Miller began to
make Investigations into matters refer
red TO In a letter of Miller's, which had
fallen into her hands. She got the
names of parties in South Florida, and
after weeks of correspondence found her
mother.
Mrs. Wilson had heard OF her daugh-
ter's being in convent in Selma, Ala,
and had heard of her indirectly a number
of times. Once her elder daughter went
to Canada on a fruitless errand in an
swer to letter. Two years ago the
mother received a photograph of her
child, but the postmark gave no clue.
r She left here for Florida today and
expects to find the relatives gathered to
receive the lost child. The Reunion of
mother and little one was affecting.
Mrs. Wilson's grand father. Mcneil,
went from Charleston to Florida during
the Indian War, and having captured an
Indian chief was made a captain in the
United States army.