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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22
No Evidence of
1urder.

Charles CALVIN did not die of strych-
nine poisoning on the 9th Of last July, at
Hobart. Such is the positive declara-
tion of DR.. O. L. Morgan, city expert in
chemical analysis for San Francisco,
says the Grass Valley Union.
DR.. Morgan made careful examina-
ton of the stomach Of the dead man,
and while he found just slight trace Of
strychnine, after hearing all the facts of
the case, he promptly stated that Calvn's
death was not due to poisoning. The
presence of strychnine in the stomach
was declared due to the fact that two
hypodermic injections of that drug had
been given Calvin on the day OF his
death.
The statement of Mrs. George Sand
ers, aunt of deceased, threw more light
on the death than all the other state
ments obtained together. This lady
was in attendance during her nephew's
last illness. She had ample opportunity
to see what was going on and observe all
the symptoms towards the end. 1t was
she who prepared the tiny strychnine
tablets, given on the day of Calvin's de
mise, with view to stimulating the
heart action. The injections were given
by DIR. johnson, on whom suspicion has
rested ever since. Mrs. Sanders was
present when Calvin died, and although
his last moments were spent in agony,
her story disproves that strychnine
caused bis death. There was no twitch-
ing OF the body, she declares, and no
rigidity after death, such as would be
caused by poison.
Whatever may have caused Calvin's
death, it seems to be the opinion now
that it was due to neuralgi of the heart,
which caused him so much profound
agony.
At the time OF Calvn's death DR..
johnson broke down and cried like a
child. What caused his grief will never
be known. Certainly it could hardly
have been love for the stilled form, for
shortly after the funeral he and the
widow disappeared together. Since that
time they were seen in San Francisco,
but later dropped completely from sight.
As far as the murder charge is concern
ed, the officers have now not the slight
est tangible evidence that Calvin met
his death by other than natural means.
1t now seems that the woman received
the insurance called for by her hus-
bands policy, and placed 81, 800 in "a
bank to the credit OF her deserted child.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22
WheW!

The San Francisco papers during the
week reported the filing of a mortgage
on the Palace Hotel property in that
city. covering a loan of 100000 made to
the Sharon Estate Company by the
Hibernia Savings and loan Society. A
second important transaction is the sale
of piece OF realty in San Francisco by
the Sharon Estate Company, for which
that corporation paid $430,000 several
months ago.
In the Virginia City Report of Feb
ruary 26, 1903, W. E. Sharon, the nephew
OF his uncle, said that If Wm. NJ. Stewart
| tried to succeed himself as United States
Senator in 1904, sit will be labor OF
love 90 my part to fight that old fraud
aud traitor" etc.
Can the money involved 10 the recent
Sharon Estate Company's deals in San
Francisco possibly be intended as Billy
Sharon's "love Offering to fight old Bill
! Stewart?
Will Billy Junior really do so much to
further the best interests of the State OF
Nevada, or will it be on his part "labor
/ of love- to make the Sharon Estate Com
pany (Newlands, Sharon and protege
Van Duzer) Nevada only representatives
in Washington?
What a bowling campaign cool
Sharon million would make 10 Nevada
Eureka Sentinel.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22
Shall We Push and
Pull or Get Out
of the Way.

"Heaven helps those who help them
selves" is well tried maxmim embrac-
ing in small compass the results OF vast
human experience. To launch out on
The sea of life to contend or fight for
yourselves is the root Of all genuine
growth in the individual and when this
same spirit Is manifested in the lives OF
many it constitutes the true source Of
what any community town or city may
expect in the line of progress or advance.
ment To he sure help FROM without is
often a necessity, for mo one liveth unto
himself alone" but frequently it is en-
feebllng in its effects and the inevitable
tendency is to rended condition Of com
parative helplessness. To sit on the
stool of "do- nothing" and wait for some
one to come along and build you house
improve the town or city, is to place
yourself 10 the class that will be pushed
off the "track." The burning question
with us as a collection Of individuals is,
are we doing all we can to build up the
town, has every point in question been
examined, is there any stone left un.
turned, have we reached out and grasp
ed the opportunity? Remember to grow
is to expand, whether you be expansion
lists or not. We have reason to be proud
for what has been doue in the last few
years aud those who have been instru
mental IN bringing this about deserve
great credit whether they be town Of
ticials or private citizens. But this will
not su flee for the future, II we will con
tiuue the work we'll begun.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack OF whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X Havi-
land, of Armonk, N. Y, "but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had Consumption IN
an advanced stage, also used this won
derful medicine and to-day she is per-
tectly we'll" Desperate throat and
lung diseases yeild to DIR. Kings New
Discovery as to no other medicine on
earth Infallible for Cough and
Colds. 50c. and 800 bottles guaran-
teed by A. ID. Lemaire d Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22

Here is something that will make us
all weep. "Tenderly she laid the silent
white form beside those that had gone
before. She made no outcry, she did
not weep. Such moment wac too pre-
cious to be spent in idle tears. But soon
there came time when it seemed as II
nature must give way. She lifted her
voice and cried loud and long. Her cry
was taken up by Others who were near
and it echoed and re-echoed over the
ground. Then suddenly all WAS still
What was the use of it all? She would
lay another egg tomorrow"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark,
writes. For II years l suffered from
yellow Jaundice | consulted a num-
ber OF physicians and tried all sorts
of medicines, but got no relief. Then
/ began the use of Electric Bitters and
/ feel that / am now cured of . dis
ease that had me in its grasp twelve
years" If you want a reliable medi-
cine for Liver and Kidney trouble,
stomach disorder or general debility,
get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed
by A. d. Lemaire & Sons. Only SOC.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-10-22

LOYAL REBEKAH LODGE NO. IS. l. o. o. f.
meets In Lemaires Hall the first and third
Friday evenings of each month at 7 30 o clock
Mrs. n. Ramsdell, n. q.
L. A. Lsmaire, Sec'y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Hospitality and Sense.
From Golfers Weekly.

Americans. however critical. have a way
Of doing thirgs in public without the sense
of measure. We whoop a man to a dizzy
height for nothing. and drop him for the
same reason. Suppose good-humored
grocer should make great deal of money,
use 1t to pay princes debts, get thus into
the faster wing of British society, acquire
a title, buy lot of yachts and show eQua-
nimity in defeat, certain reward should
normally be his. Unless, however, he has
more money and cheerfulness, need he be-
come a public parsonage and the cynOsure
of every eye? Is 1t dignifed that he be
looked upon as a national figure or the ma
TONS guest, as Mr.. Chamberlain would be,
NJ de White or M. Waldeck-Rousseau?
Even, We will say, as Meredith, Ibsen or
Tolstoi might be? Is there not great
trail Of Barnumism In our cities than we
need, with all due appreciation Of that Illus
trious exponent of publicity? We read with
resignation that a marrying duke has i'm
ported his solicitors to make sure of more
liberal settlement from his purchaser than
was secured a few years ago by predeces-
sor We are also willing to read with resig
nation a few hundred columns about the
CHEEKY. Irish grocer. If. however, any,
thing happens to these gentlemen to shake
them from their unstable pedestals, their
fall will be observed with equal resigna-
ton. If the President Of the United States
responding to such feelings as these, ever
should. however. tactlessly, draw the line
on some of these ill-proportioned celebra-
tons, he would lose nothing In the opinion
of comprehensive thinkers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Borrowed All the Furniture.
From the Utica Journal.

From the Ctlca Journai
curious story concerning an easy meth
cd of starting in housekeeping comes from
jefferson county. A Watertown lady owns
a house in small village and occupied it
prior to May 80 last but ON going to that
city to live she locked it up, leaving the
furniture inside. A few days ago she went
to the village TO see how her property was
getting along and greatly to her surprise
she found that the furniture had disappear
ed. A little later while looking around in
the vicinity she saw a brand-new pump.
which she had recently purchased. in the
we'll on the premises of a neighbor. Fol-
lowing up this clue, she called at the house,
and there found her entire outfit of furni-
ture carpets and dishes. The dwelling was
occupied by a man and his wife who had
been married only couple of weeks and
the former said he had found the house of
the WATERFOWL lady open, and believing
that the owner would not object, he had
borrowed the goods. He was evidently re-
rentant, readily returned the furniture, and
paid the lady $40 for its use. This seems to
be an instance where housekeeping is one
thing and furniture keeping another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
USE OF SOAP,
Theory Of Its Being Injurious Not
Likely to Stop Consumption.

Likely to Stop Consumption.
From the London Chronicle
1t is extremely improbable that the letter
of "Colonist," regarding the use of soap
as injurious, will cause any great drop in
the consumption of soap; its use extends
over too long a period to be lightly dis
carded. Pliny is the first to mention soap,
and he declares 1t to be an invention OF the
Gauls though he prefers the German to the
Gallo soap. 1t was manufactured in this
country in early times, for Richard Of
Devices, writing in the reign Of Richard L
quotes the words Of a French Jew, who
wrote still earlier: AT Bristol there is no.
body who is not or has not been q soap
maker, and every Frenchman esteems soap
makers as he does nightmen.' In the reign
or Edward | soap was evidently largely
manufactured at Coventry, for Robert Of
Gloucester has the lines:
Soap about Coventry: and iron at Gloucester;
Metal, lead, tin, in the county of Exeter
In London the first soap works was estab-
nshed in 1924 but those persons who travel
from Liverpool street to Stratford have
Hason for wishing that soap making had
remained at Bristol. Soap seems to have
deteriorated in Elizabeth's reign; historians
record that good soap was almost an impos-
sible luxury. and clothes had to be washed
with cowdung. hemlock. nettles and refuse
soap, than which, In Harrison's opinion,
there Is none more unkindly SAVIOUR" In
III the government. evidently like Colo
mst, thought the use of soap should be
curtaiied. and imposed a tax of q penny a
pound, gradually raising the imposition I'M
til in 1916 1t stood at threepence. The tax
alton was abolished in 1853. Was 1t at that
period our degeneracy commenced? There
the once popular question, How ore you
Off for soap?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
LOAN COMPANIES.
LOAN COMPANIES.
LOAN COMPANIES.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Metropolitan Loan and Trust Company

beg that they have opened Office
Washington c. and propose lending money
goods pianos all kinds of furniture the lowest
with safe business principles They
large consequently better and lower
any the doing business in the city Loans
Ten $4,000 dollars upward The goods
left your possession publicity recording They allow
paid off before maturity They allow
without charge In
fear being entering place where the public will
If in need of money, them CALL If
money you therefore preserve this
If have loan elsewhere and need
money, do not hesitate to call upon them
No Deduction From Loan You Get the Full Amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

struck even from this ill-omened designa-
ton. 1t was borne by an inclosure-on a
low lying farm-to which a couple of gates
that were kept strictly locked gave access.
The occupier was a little gentle old lady.
common sense 1t was her custom to re-
ceive reports and pay the mems wages In a
little room that communicated by a sash
window with the passage of the house along
which the farm servants filed. She was
sitting at the opening, as usual, one even
ing, when the fogger's rough head made it's
appearance. please, ma'am, ''he said,
thrusting something toward her, I've "a
brought ee the kays O He'll Cater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

10000 SHARES GOLCONDA
Consolidated Gold Mines Company, for sale, at
20 cents per share (par 81 .0O) an Eastern Oregon
bonanza mine now producing $4,000 month.
choice investment for any one. Apply to
NORTHRUP & COMPANY, $50 Broadway, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Unexpected Reply.
Ernnn Iudf

From Judge.
The chronic bachelor finally turned to the
quiet man who had taken no part in the
discussion.
Would you. sir" he said, marry the
best woman in the world?'
~ did" was the reply. ,l.lfs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
FINANCIAL.
Fiscal Agents of the United States in
China and the Philippine Islands.
INTERNATIONAL.
B A N K / N G
CO RPORATION,
Washington Branch,
14I5 G STREET.


"A dozen good reasons why you
should keep an account with
this Bank:
NUMBER FIVE: This coun-
try's foreign commerce is
transacted through foreign
banking houses located, as far
as Washington is concerned, in
New York city. The Interna-
tional Banking Corporation,
with equal equipment and COW
ering much wider foreign field,
provides an American institu-
ton for those who prefer to do
business with such, and as it
deals direct with its own
branches it is able to transact
this foreign business at the
lowest cost. The Washington
branch by means of elaborate
cable codes is itself in instant
and direct touch with all the
banks at foreign points. This
is worthy of note.
Continued in next issue.)
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
FINANCIAL.

THOMAS J. FISHER & CO.,
Incorporated,
14I4 "F" Street Northwest.
SELL all classes of Real
Estate in District of CO.
lumbia.
RENT all classes of
properties.
Make LOANS at lowest
rates.
Place INSURANCE in
strongest companies.
What Can They Do for You?
THOMAS J. FISHER & CO.,
Incorporated,
1414 "F" Street Northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

From the Detroit Free Press.
We could see how he handled bis yacht
But (such was the distance) could not
Tell half from three-seyenyhs,
Or seven-eleyenths,
30 we said: Hes not far from half -sho<.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13

Northwest of Longmont a few miles.
many large orchards OF fruit are lost.
There are about 5000 acres OF beets
about Longmont. and the tops OF these
are cut TO ribbons.
Perhaps the heaviest single loss in
this section was sustained by the Emp
son Packing Company. This concern
had more than 140 acres OF peas that
were ready for the harvest. every aero
Of which was pounded into the ground
by the hail. The company estimates lis
loss on these peas alone at $4,000. In
making an estimate of the total loss
in this section, the spring wheat L.
made the basis. though It is very diff
ficult matter to even approximate.
First reports put the loss as bigh as
81 ,0O0, 900, but this figure is known now
to be very much too high. One Long
mont miller estimates the loss OF 2eo.-
900 bushels of the yield of spring
wheat, while another places II as 3oo.-
900. II the loss be placed half way
between the two estimates the lose on
spring wheat alone will be nearly $500
600. However, figures made by con-
servatiye business men who have care
fully canvassed the situation place the
total loss to this farming community
damage is very heavy II could easily
have been worse, and the wonder OF 1t
all is that II was not worse consider
ing the character of the storm.
Greeley adyices state that the dam
age of the severe hailstorm Of Wednes-
day to the country one mile wide and
from five to six miles long. lying between
North Pleasant Valley and South Lone
Tree valley. about nine miles east of
Greeley, is now estimated at fifty per
cent. loss as far as grain is concerned.
with a good prospect for three-fourths
of the usual potato crop being har-
vested.
The storm spent Its fury on the north
side of the Platte valley. Kersey and
the country south escaping.
II is difficult to estimate the loss in
dollars and cents. as many OF the farm
ers hope that the potato and beet crops
will compensate for the loss OF grain.
but a conservative estimate places the
loss in the district somewhere In the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13

and the small cyanide plants of this
district.
The following statement was given
out for publication this evening after
a committee from the district had
failed to effect settlement OF tho
troubles in conference in Colorado
Springs with the officers of the reduc-
tion company:
"A committee Of District Union
No. /, Western Federation OF Miners.
left for Colorado Springs this morning
to interview C. NJ. MacNeill in rela-
tion TO demands recently mado upon
him for an increase OF wages and
shortening the hours, and we got no
satisfaction from him. He treated us
courteously, but would offer no reason
or compromises. The conference last
ed only about half an hour.
"The miners Of the district will be
called out
THE demand was that Mr. Mac
Neill pay the same scale OF wages and
have the same hours as the Telluride
and Portland mills-wages which we
consider sufficient for a man to live
on. No demand was made for a re-
instatement of former employees. as
there is none.
Mr.. Meyer was not present, but has
been advised and is in full accord.
This matter has been under con-
sideration ever since the former
strike. For at least ten days we have
given 1t the most careful thought"
Following is the number of men en-
ployed in the mines that will be af-
fected by the strike: stratton's Inde-
peEdence. $50: Portland. 500; vindica-
tor. 125; Ajax. 100; Elkton and iessees,
100. Anaconda lessees. 100; Findley. so;
Mary Mckinney. 80; Strong. so. Gran
ite, 80; Gold King. 2G. total. 1861.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13
First United States Family.

Denver. Aug. s.-The Republican
this morning says: To Denver belongs
the distinction of being the birthplace
of a direct lineal descendant Of Alvar
Nunez Cabeza de Baca. who was the
first white man TO set foot on what is
now the United States. making the dis
covery in 1928. The child was born
yesterday morning at Q o'clock to Mr..
and Mrs Vincente NJ. Baca at their
home, No. 1856 Vine street. and is the
first male child of the direct line. who
can claim Colorado as his birthplace.
The boy will be christened. after his
famed ancestor. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de
Baca.
The boy is fine child of seven
pounds weight. with the black hair and
eyes of his Spanish ancestors. and can
boast of an ancestry reaching back to
the year 700 A D.. when one of his
forefathers was first heard of in Span
ish history as a general who won a
great battle from the Moors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13
FiIlplnos Dislike New Coinage.

Manila. Aug 6.-The effort of the
United States government to Introduce
its new currency into the Philippine,
islands has not met with the success
that was anticipated. Although large
quantity of the coins minted at San
Francisco have reached the islands.
there is considerable prejudice against
their use. The bankers OF Manila. hav-
ing become convinced Of the necessity
of action in the matter. held a confer
ence with Governor Taft. and after a
full discussion. promised to render the.
government all the aid in their power
to secure the acceptance OF the Ameri-
can peso as the standard Of value. and
the general use of the new coins.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13
CARNEGIE'S GIFT
TO DUNFERMLINE

London. Aug. SIN handing over to
fifteen representative citizens of his ma
tive town, Dunfermline, who were his
guests at Skibo castle early this week,
n trust deed transferring to them 81
500, 900 in five per cent. bonds of the
United States Steel Corporation, and
Pittencrieff park, Andrew Carnegie ex-
planned the objects he had in view in
these words:
ut is an experiment, the object of
which is to attempt to introduce Into
the monotonous lives of the toiling
masses of Dunfermline more of sweet
hess and light, to give them, especially
the young, some improvement, some
eleyating conditions of life which their
residence elsewhere would have denied.
so that a child in his native town will
feel. however far he may have roamed.
that simply by virtue of being such,
his life has been made happier and bet
ter"
Mr.. Carnegie added that he had pro-
vided for this experiment in his will
more than twenty years ago. but his
retirement from business enabled him
to put the scheme into operation during
his lifetime. The problem set to the
trustees was: What can be done in
towns to benefit the masses by money
in the hands of the most public-spirit-
ed citizens?" If It was proved that
good could be done. the trustees would
open new fields to the rich, which. Mr..
Carnegie said, he believed they would
hereafter be more and more anxious
30 find for their surplus wealth.
Mr. Carnegie exhorted the trustees
not to be afraid of making mistakes,
TO try many things freely. but to dis
tr Ia
with the masses and constantly aim
ing to improve their tastes and give
Dunfermline something beyond what
what was possessed by other cities.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-13
Northwestern Colorado Excursion.

Denver, Aug. s.-"Seeing Routt
County and Learning Northwestern
Colorado" Is the latest excursion
scheme. 1t has Just been unfolded to
the Chamber Of Commerce by W. +.
Ripley of Hayden and Denver.
Mr.. Ripley. who is interested in
Routt county, purposes getting togeth-
er a party of business men and taking
them on a three weeks 350-mile trip
by stage and rail through northwest
ern Colorado. The plan is to carry
the excursionists by rail to George
town, where they will be loaded into
four-horse carriages and conveyed to
Frazer river, Grand river. Grand
lake, Kremmling, Yampa. Steamboat
Springs. Williams forks and Trappers'
lake, the headwaters of White river.
Mr.. Ripley says he has an ideal camp
equipment. and will supply fine cui-
sine.