The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-09
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Chicago-William T. Baker, expires
ident and for many years a promi-
nent member of the Board of Trade
and one of the leading capitalists Of
this city. died suddenly. Mr. Baker
was we'll known in the grain trade
throughout the west.
Boston-A decision involving a very
large amount and reversing the find
ing the United States circuit court
was sent down by the United States
circuit court of appeals in the case Of
the Western Union telegraph company
ct al. VS.. the American Bell Telephone
company.
New York-Collector of the Port
Stranahan has just received what is
said to be the largest single contribu-
tion to the conscience fund" on rec
ord at this port. 1t amounted to
s2o6.7O and came from Boston. The
letter accompanying the check was writ
ten by an attorney acting for the con-
tributor.
Eureka, Utah-The fire which has
been burning somewhere in the under
ground workings of either the Bullion
Beck or Eureka Hill mines since last
Monday afternoon is unquestinably the
most serious problem that has confront
ed the people of this place in recent
years. Already there has been one
life lost and a great many narrow es-
capes from death
Tacoma, Wash.-The body of a sui
eide adrift in an open boat was found
by the tug Falcon about five O'Clock
this morning about quarter of
mile out in the harbor. The man was
about twenty-five years old, and evil
dontly a workingman. He had shot
himself with revolver. Nothing was
found to identify him. He hired the
beat yesterday noon to go fishing.
Boston-New York has had the rum
or that the Calumet and Heeia COM
psny was selling copper for 1S cents.
been extremely dull, consumers de-
mands for the time being having been
satisfied, the Calumet and Hecia
company has not sold a pound within
the last few months for less than 1872
cents and is at present holding its
price at this figure.
Honolulu-The volcano of Mauna
Loa, on the island of Hawaii, is again
in a state of activity. The eruption
began yesterday at noon and was re-
ported here today. When the ship
Ormphy, from Newcastle, passed the
island of Hawaii yesterday, from the
summit of the crater a vast column
of smoke, with fire below, descended.
The appearance of the lava flow at
Kilauea is normal, with mild activity.
Henderson, Texas-Wednesday night
a party of young white men went to
the home of Bob Willis, a negro, for
the purpose of fiogging him for some al
legged offense, not clearly stated. The
negro warned them not to approach,
bu, they continued TO advance, when
the negro fired, killing Charles Brown,
young man recently from Georgia.
and wounding a young man named
Gossett. The negro is in the hands
of the sheriff
Springfield, Ill-The National Order
OF Ant-Thief associations has closed
It's annual meeting in this city. The
meeting was an entirely harmonious
one, with the exception of doubt
which arose as to the territories oi
Indian Territory and Oklahoma. II
was finally decided to give each of the
territories an Independent department
until such time as they are admitted
as one state. when the two depart
ments will be merged.
Paris-Wayne Macveagh, senior
counsel for the United States, has ar
rived here from The Hague. having
completed his argument before The
Venezuelan arbitration tribunal. He
sails for New York, October 10th from
Cherbourg on the American line steam
ship st. Louis. Mr. MacVeagh regards
the situation of the case as satisfact-
ory and hopeful. The members of the
council expressed satisfaction at ths
American view of the exalted character