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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
w1NNEMUccA NEVADA MONDAY EVENING TO-
HOT ON THE TRAIL
OF TWO CONVICTS

in Washington, across the river this
evening and obtained a ham, a leg of
mutton, several loaves of bread and
some other eatibles and struck out
irto the brush again. Mrs. Whites
house is but short distance from
the railroad bridge that spans the
Sacramento river, and is close to the
main street of Washington, and the
procuring OF provisions in this man
ner was a daring deed.
Officers think the men would not have
hurdened themselves with such load
of provisions unless they intended to
hide away for a time and wanted a
store OF provender sufficient to last
them for time. Mr.. White describes
them as a tall man wearing long
coat and shorter man. who walked
with limp, as though footsore. The
officers are searching for the men,
but the fact Is that the brush is so
thick along the river that the men
could hide there for a month and
thousand searchers could not find
them.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
THE FIRE FIEND
VISITED ELKO

OF company at the age of q. Out
side of G.. A. R.. circles Mr.. Stephens
is making many desirable and pleas
ant acquaintances here, being thirty
second degree Mason.
D. ]. Biggins found a. solid gold
toothpick Saturday morning. bearing
the name of the owner engraved on
the side. 1t can be recovered upon
payment of costs of advertising at the
Club saloon.
Constable Lavoy picked up a couple
OF youthful vags last night, one ap-
parently not over II years of age, and
jailed them to keep them out of MIS-
chief until favorable opportunity
offers to send them out CT town.
District Attorney Warren this morn
ing served notice of appeal upon JUS
tices Robins and Maris. in the case
Of the former against the county of
Humboldt, which was tried in Love-
lock last Thursday, and in which a
decision was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
LAYING IN PROVISIONS

SACRAMENTO Cal, Aug. 9.-While
the armed posses of officers were
searching the brush on the Sacramen-
To side of the river today, using pack
Of fox-hounds to scour the river bot
toms, Fahey and Miller had manag-
ed to set over on the Yolo side of the
river, and, had in all probability, OBJ
tanned a good days rest.
The local authorities of this city
are inclined TO the belief that Fahey
and Miller have made up their minds
that it is dangerous to attempt to
get away from this locality by tan
OF otherwise at the present time and
have concluded to hide in the thick
brush that lines the river bank for
miles until the hue and cry is over,
The officers are led to this belief by
the fact that it is known that two
men answering the descriptions OF
Fahey and Miller. armed with rifles
entered the residence of Mrs. White
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
DIDN'T MONKEY
WITH WOLF
Constable at IOvelOCk Round
ed Up -Four Bad Men
Shooting One

-Four tramps who undertook to
have a good time in Lovelock Satur-
day evening came to grief, and when
No. s arrives this evening will come
to Jail. The county will be richer
by the amount of work the quartette
will be able to do in the way of
beautifying the roads and streets of
Winnemucea and vicinity, and also to
the amount which they paid for four
revolvers they day they arrived in
Lovelock, while they will have gained
only the experience.
Last Saturday four gentlemen left
their side-door Pullmans at Lovelock
and soon after put in an appearance
az the Lovelock Commercial COM
panys stare, where each one pur-
chased revolver. They hung around
town for awhile, and then started in
to make things interesting for their
unwilling entertainers by giving a
pretty good imitation of the old-time
''shoot-up." Here Constable Wolf
took a hand, and went out to arrest
the four hilarious gents. They refused
to be arrested and resisted the Off
Ger in an ugly manner. Then the con-
stable gave them little touch Of the
real thing. and in the scrimmage
that followed was forced to shoot one
OF the men. This had good moral
effect on the others, and they we.e
all in Jail in short order.
The wounded man was shot through
the fieshy part of the arm, receiving
painful. though not necessarily
dangerous wound. 1t was expected
that Constable Wolf and the prisoners
would be up on today's train, which
had not arrived when the Silver State
went to press.
The Same evening-Saturday-
stable Wolf received a wire to meet
the westbound passenger train and
take therefrom an insane man. He
was at the train, but on finding that
the unfortunate passenger was in the
care of a friend, and that he was not
liable TO cause trouble, allowed tie
party to proceed to their destination,
somewhere in California.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
Case and Howard thought to
be Hiding in Berkeley,
California
MEN FORCED TO OBTAIN FOOD
Two Othe Suspects Were Seen
Near Sacramento Satur-
day

FOLSOM, Aug 9.-Sheriff Bosquit
at Plaeervi.le received word yesteT-
day evening that the men of one of
his posses in pursuit of the five es-
capped eonviets, who were last seen in
the wooded gulches along the Cosum-
mes river, were close on the trail o.
the fugitives. Late Saturday after
noon TIE five convicts were seen near
Capp's Crossing, about ten mi es east
OF Grizzly Flat. The pursuing posse
was then about two miles behind them
and pressing them closely.
When tie coavicts were reported at
that point the posses under COM
mand o. Sheriff Norman Of Amador
county that have been guarding the
trails in advance of the cou. Sc that
the convicts have taken. were noti-
fed, and during the night it is thought
that the combined posses will have
the eonviets so hemmed in that their
escape will be impossible. A battle
with them is expected at any hour.
Harry Crusz, ditch tender at Da rs
Bar, reported to Sheriff Reese at Sac
rameato early this evening that he
had seen two men sneaking in the
brush not far from the line of the
railroad between Newcastle and
Auburn early this afternoon. One Of
the men had a two weeks growth CT
beard and they carried some articles
wrapped in a sack. He thought that
the two men had escaped from the
prison here and believed they might
BE- Davis and Fahey, who were in Sac
ramento last night
The board of prison directors will
meet here on Saturday next, and it is
probable that they will inves igate
the causes that made possible the
break CT thirteen of the convicts f.om
the prison.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
HELP
REPUBLICANS
Tammany's Return to Power
Not to be Feared by Party
in New York

The recent visit of Mayor Low to
Oyster Bay and his talk with Presi-
dent Roosevelt on a certain afternoon
has been seized upon by Senator P. H.
McCarren as an issue for Tammany
in the fall campaign, says a dispatch
from New York. Senator MeCarreu
proposes to, demonstrate that Mr..
Roosevelt proposes to run the cam
paign himself next year 1t can be
stated that close friends of the Presi-
dent have advised him that the re-
election of Mayor Low and the con-
tinuance of fusion in power would. If
anything, lessen his vote in the city
Lext fall and that chances of Republi-
cans carrying the state will be pro-
NOTED by the return of Tammany to
power in the city.
Figures can be quoted without end
to show that Republicans have al
ways done better here when Demo
Gratis are In full control of the city
government. New York has a large
population which is inclined to vote
against the party in power in the city
government. That was demonstrated
last fall when Governor Odell lost 40,-
900 votes. Roosevelt knows this fea-
ture of the situation as we'll as any
body, and 1t is evident to promote
his own chances in the state next year
the thing for him to do would be to
work fCs the return of Tammany.
But President Roosevelt is not that
sort Of man. He is New Yorker
by birth and instinct, and he loves a
good fight There is no doubt he is
interested in seeing reform win a sec
ond time, because 1t Is not so very
.ong ago that he was a part of the
fusion administration himself and one
of the most earnest of reformers. He
| has been told, and believes it him
self, that his own candidacy for re-
election would be hurt by fusion
victory, but it is evident that he will
continue to wish the fusion govern
ment success whether or not it hurts
him next year.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
TWO CONvICTS LOCATED

BERKELEY, Aug. o. Convicts
Frank Case and Fred Howard are be-
lieved to have arrived from Sacramen-
to this afternoon and are now thought
to be hiding in West Berkeley This
afternoon chief of police Hodgkins re-
ceived Information to the effect that
two men answering the description CT
the fugitive convicts had a.igh ed from
the incoming train at Emeryvil.e. He
at once telephoned this information
to Marshal Kerns at Berkeley and =
rected him to keep a sharp lookout
for tho men.
Kerns at once sent Deputy Carey
to Emeryvi.le and Deputy Pickett TO
West Berkeley with instructions to
arrest all suspicious characters, but up
t. late hour tonight the supposed
convicts had not been apprehended.
II have directed my men to keep
a sharp lookout for these suspects, .
said Marshal Kerns tonight, land if
Chief Hodgkins information is cor-
rect think we viii land the men be-
fcrc morning. We have all the West
Berkeley resorts under guard and
should Howard or Case come ints
that part of towL we are sure to
catch them"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
New dd

One of the Reno banks is taking
steps to become national bank.
Miss Nellie Shepardson was beaten
into insensitility by burglar at
neno early Friday morning.
Water in the Carson river is very
CIV and the Italians are standing.
guard over their bitches nightly.
Tho White Pine News states that
the automobile that is running on
he stage route in that section Is q
decided success.
The two-year-old PAGER owned by
DR.. Hennessy worked quarter in
59A seconds at Reno Thursday even
.ns. This promises to be the speed
est cot in the state.
A postoffice as been established
at Sherman, Elko county, and Valen-
line Waltner appointed postmaster.
The mail route will be extended from
huntington to the new Office.
Jas. A. Yerington, one of Nevada's
Fair commissioners, has gone to st.
Louis to let the contract for the bui.d-
ing for the State Building for Nevada,
ana also to make other arrangements
accessory for this states exhibit at
.Lo FAIR.
The Reno and Carson brass bands
will toin issues some time this month
and entertain the people of Carson.
Iho compliment is to be returned and
ne Reno people entertained by the
combined strength OF the two cl,leS.
! he plan is certainly good one and
nc that everybody will help along
About a week ago an Indian drop
ped into the power plant with piece
OF ore the size of a mans fist which
moved god quite freely, numbers OF
mall pieces twice the size OF the head
~ a pin were sticking out OF the
ock. 1t caused much excitement, ana
AL attempts to get any information
from the Indian from whence it came,
Jr whe. e he found it, have been fruit
.ess All he would say was, Me find
aim mountain" 1t is estimated that
the piece of rock would easily assay
$500 in gold per ton.-Lincoln Coun-
ty Record.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
TWO TRAMPS IN THE Tolls
Accused of Stealing from a
freight Car

VIM. Adams and F. Winters, who
are accused of breaking a seal on a
car and abstracting a case of whisky
at Valmy Friday evening and who
were captured by the crew of the
freight train. were given a prelimi
nary hearing before Justice Robins
this morning. The testimony of tAe
train crew was taken. and the case
continued until tomorrow.
Adams does not deny his completely
in the affair. while his partner, W.n-
ters, GcrIes knowledge of the whole
matter. anG claims he was in Reno
at the time the robbery occurred. II ?
escaped from the crew while they were
trying to effect his capture, and was
taken yesterday morning. while he was
trying TO board freight train leav-
ing in the forenoon.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
lie Wants Information

The following letter received from
Oklahoma indicates a desire for
knowledge of the resources and ad-
vantages of Nevada, and particularly
of this portion of it, that should not
be allowed to go unnoticed:
Peckham, Okla, August 5-Editor
Silver State, Winnemucca, Dear Sir:
Will you send me your paper for the
next six months? AS l do not know
your subscription price, l will send
you the same when | receive the first
copy Of your paper.
If there is a real estate agent in
Winnemucca, will you request him to
send me some literature or other in
formation concerning that portion of
Nevada? There are several of us from
Illinois who would like to remove to
Nevada.
Hoping to hear from some one there
soon in regard to this matter, / am,
Yours Very Truly.
A. V. DECKER, M. D.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
APPROACHING THE TOP MARK
Silver States List Never
Larger But Once

AS a result of the labor being done
by the enterprising and hustling rep
resentative of the S. F. Bulletin, B, D..
Forrest, who is still in town, the list
of subscribers to the Silver State and
Bulletin has taken another upward
jump, and is now within a half-dozen
OF the highest number ever delive
In Winnemucca since the combina-
tion was affected and the two papers
offered for the low price of 25 cents
per week. The increase dates from
about the 10th of June. since which
date there has been hardly day when
at least one new name was added to
the list, and frequently more thau
one. Mr.. Forrest has rounded up the
big bunch, however, and when he
leaves town, the Silver State will be
going into a larger number of homes
OF the city than 1t ever did before,
in company with the Bulletin, which
is conceded to be the best city daily
that comes to Winnemucca. and is
certainly the most popular.
By actual count there are twenty
three families in the city that borrow
the Silver State and Bulletin regularly
every evening from their neighbors
who are not afraid of being roasted
and read it; one lady boasts that she
never subscribed for a Winnemucca
paper in her life, but that she sponged
off of her neighbors. and had read
every chapter of the Silver States
story, "Graustark," and all Of "Abner
Daniel that had been printed up to
date. Why people will do this rath-
er than pay the small sum that would
bring the two papers to their door
regularly each evening is mystery;
but it shows how anxious they are to
read the news, and attests the popu-
larity of this paper. Furthermore 1t
speaks we'll for the generosity and
good nature of the subscribers who
are willing to be sponged OF Of.
Now Is a good time to subscribe; il
you have never read the two papers.
you will wonder how you have ever
got along without them. If you have
been reading your neighbor's. don't
do IL any more. Come in and give us
your name and If you do that, we'll
do the rest-we'll supply you with all
the news while 1t is news. You'll
have a chance to subscribe; Forrest
will see you-nuff ced.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
Turkey and france May War

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Central
News companys Vienna correspondent
wires that dispatches have been re-
1eiyed from Constantinople to the ef-
fect that the French Ambassador has
informed the Grand Vizier Said Pasha
that if the Turkish troops do not at
once evacuate Bilma in the Soudan
chat France will forcibly drive them
out
The same dispatches say that the
sultan has advised resistance OF the
demands made by France.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
PENSIONING
ITS SERVANTS
S. p. Follows Lead of Other
Roads-ThOse Who Are
Eligible

Thfrty-f1ve employees of the Southern
Pacific company who have outworn
their usefulness in the Kentucky cor
poration have been retired from ac-
tive service with the company and
placed on the pension list. There are
no Salt Lake division employees among
those who have been pensioned.
1t is also stated that the following
named general officers are slated for
early retirement:
Joseph L. Wi!cut. secretary of the
Central Pacific. the Southern Pacific
and other roads in the Pacific system.
Captain N. T. smith, treasurer of
the Southern Pacific company.
T. H. Goodman, general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific COM
pany.
Jerome Madden, land agent of the
Southern Pacific company.
]. M. Hanford. paymaster of the
Southern Pacific company.
E. Black Ryan. tax attorney of the
Southern Pacific company.
All of the above officers are over
the pension age limit of 20 years and
all have been in the service of the
company for more than the prescribed
twenty years.
! M lnlnUoC mh hn haUa
Of 20 years and have been in the SER
Vice twenty years or over are TO re-
ceive pensions on the basis of l per
cent per annum of the average sal
ary received for ten years previous
to pensioning for each year of SER
vice. For instance, an emp.oye whose
pay averages $1,000 per annum for
ten years prior to retirement and has
been in the service of the company
thirty years would receive a pension
equal to 80 per cent of $1,000 or 5000
per annum.
Between the ages of so and 20 years
employees ineapaciated for further
work may be retired by the pension
board, provided they shall have been
in the service twenty years or more
The employees make no cont. ibution to
this fund, the pension being paid in
full by the company and without any
condition, the employees being at
liberty to engage in other business
after being pensioned should they see
fit.
Penioning those who have grown
old and gray in the service of the
Southern Pacific company is but fol-
lowing the lead of such great corpo-
rations as the Pennsylvania, the Illi-
nois Central and the Chicago and
Northwestern roads, which for some
time past have shown their apprec-
iation of the long years of faithful
service performed by aged employ es
! by granting them the privilege of
retiring on substantial pensions.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10

A letter receiver flom E. Reinhart,
daled at ST. Moritz, Switzerland, July
"A, states that he is now at one Of
the prettiest spots found in ali "a .--s
travels. He says that the altitude of
st. Moritz is so great. and the tenn
perature so low that it is necessary
to have fires in the hotel at all times.
He is being benefited greatly by his
travels and rest, and is enjoying the
trip.
The handsome new front of The
Leader saloon arrived Saturday and
is being put in place today Dave La
Point is doing the work, which is a
guarantee that that part Of it done
at this end CT the line will be first
e,ass in all respects. The fgoat was
made in Reno, and is certainly a great
over the old one. The
interior is one of the lightest and
p.easantest rooms in tie city.
-e-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
five Buildings, With Nearly
All Their Contents We're
Burned
DRUG STORE HEAVIEST LOSS
Mr.. Taber Estimates it at ST..
900 More Than Insurance
All Will Rebuild

A fire which destroyed five build
iugs and their contents visited blko
saturday evening, breaking out about
- o'clock. The total loss is in the
Reighborhood OF $4,000, with insur-
aEce approximately half that amount.
rhe fire originated in the clothing
store CT S. Jacobs, starting from a
gasoline stove. 1t is stated that the
hrst cause was a tailor who attempted
To light and use the stove, or a gas
cline heater for his irons, while in
al intoxicated condition. This rumor.
Gowever, the silver State was unable
% verify or disprove.
The heaviest loser is j. NJ. Tabor,
the well known druggist. Mr.. Taber
was in Winnemucca yesterday morn
ing, and stated to a Silver State re-
porter that his brick building was
curned completely with the exception
d the side walls. These were left
5tanding, and are appaI emily in pretty
good condition. Everything in the
store were burned, as were also nearly
all OF Mr.. Taber's household goods, as
ne occupied rooms over the store with
ais family. Mrs. Taber and their lit
Gle child had retired for the night,
Ind it was with difficulty that they
were awakened and taken f.om the
building in time. The building and
.tock will stand him a loss OF fully
$4,000, and on the two there Was
insurance to the amount of $4,000 In
the Norwich Union. Mr.. Taber will
.ebuild at once, and will start up in
he drug business again today. His
visit to Winnemucca yesterday morn
ing was for the purpose of getting
uom Brown Bros. a stock of the most
necessary drugs, and it is fortunate
for Elko that an ample supply was
SO near at hand, thus obv.aing the
delay incident to securing a supply
nom the city.
The drug store Joined the Jacobs
clothing store, and these two buildings
we're the t1st to burn. S. Jacobs lost
stCre and stock, amounting to about
% 900. partially insured The building
was owned by the Henderson Banking
-ompany.
Dr.. McDowell's office, together with
It's contents, including library, sur
gical instruments, etc, was total
.Oss. Amount and insurance unknown.
The Genital telephone exchange.
office and Equipment, and the West
lern Union Telegraph companys office
were entire.y destroyed. Their loss
was not given, but will be light as
compared with the others.
Mr.. Taber stated that all the build
iLgs viii be rebuilt in a short time.
ano the town will be no worse on
than before the nre; in fact, it will be
Dettered, 1or the reason that tue Lew
OuluIngs put up will be better than
the old ones were. Fortunately, at
me time the fire broke out, there was
40 wind to speak CT, but notwitnstand-
M this c0ndItIon, had it not been for
the walls OF the drug stoie being OF
e4ick, tne entire business portion OF
me town would have beea destroyed