The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-01
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fishing junks were lying O.. swatow
on November s, according to advices
just brought by the steamer Athenian,
typhoon swept down upon them, as
a result of which at least 300 of the
junks were disabled or sunk and
thousands of lives we're lost.
London-The correspondent at To-
kio of the Daily Mail says that Ad-
miral Alexieff, Russian Viceroy of the
far East has sent the battleship Bo-
tavia and three torpedo boat destroy
ers to Chemulpo to support Russia's
demands for redress in connection
with the recent affray between Rus
sian and Japanese sailors, regarding
which the Russian Minister at Seoul
maintains an unyielding attitude.
klamath Falls, Or-Saturday the
town marshal of Bonanza, little
town 20 miles from here, locked up
two Indian youths for being drunk.
Three hours later the Jail and county
buildings were in ashes and the char
red corpses of the two Indians were
pulled from among the debris. The
conflgration was evidently started
by the attempt of the Indians to burn
their way through the walls to free
dom.
Jackson, Miss.-Governor Longino OF
Mississippi has the charter of a pro-
posed negro lodge of Elks under ad-
visement, and will soon pass upon II
finally. The chances are that the Gov
ernor will approve the charter. There
is considerable stir among the Elks of
Mississippi and protests have come
in at a lively rate. Threats are freely
made by the Elks that they will take
the matter into the courts to have
the charter declared void if the Gov
ernor grants it.
Honolulu.-Charles S. Dole, nephew
OF Ex-Governor Dole and a noted
Stanford university athlete, has met
with a serious accident. He was out
riding in the country when his mount
polo pony, fell and threw him. Dole
pitched on his head, and it is fear
ed suffered concussion of the brain.
His condition is critical, but hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Dole was to have been a member
of the Hawaiian polo team which will
visit California and play a series Of
games there next spring.
Baker City, Or.-While Chief of Po-
lice Kilbourne was taking Jas. Welch
to the city jail for drunkenness the
prisoner suddenly turned upon Kill
bourne who is an old man, and beat
him fatally. Wtlch knocked Kill
bourne down, jumped on him, broke
three ribs and kicked out all his teeth.
Two men passing rushed TO the OFF,
GERS assistance or he would have
been killed outright. The physicians
attending Kilbourne say that death
is approaching. Feeling runs high in
the city, and OF the chief dies Welch
may be lynched.
St. Paul-The year 1904 will be a
thirsty one along the lines of the
Northern Pacific system. The man
agement has decided to extend the
order, which has been in force for
several years, requiring strict sobriety
while on duty, by new order that
will be put in force January /, abso-
lutely prohibiting the use Of liquor at
all times, and making "quiet drink
sufficient cause for the dismissal Of
employees. Officials of the system,
when asked to explain the reasons for
the new order, simply say that sober
employees are the best employees, and
that it has been found good practice
TO limit the drinking. and that they
believe it equally good business judg-
ment to prohibit 1t entirely.
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