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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
THEY MUST CUT - '.'
DOWN EXPENSES,
Storey County COMMISSIONS, S
Wrestling With a Diff
eult Problem.


The following law was passed by the
last legislature:
"ln all towns and cities the tax rate
for the year 1908 shall not exceed 81
on the 500 of assessed valuation, and
therefore such tax rate shall be dimn-
ished annually at the rate Of not less
than five cents on the 500 valuation,
and thereafter the permanent limitation
of the tax rate for such city or town
purposes shall be fifty cents on the 500
Of assessed valuation .a
The tax rate for Virginia and Gold
Hill is $l.75 on the sloo valuation.
but rs cents will be knocked off the
city rate this year. This means loss
in Virginia and Gold Hill Of $1,000.
Figuring how to keep the city out Of
debt is multiplying, the gray hairs on
the heads Of the County dads. Isl
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
More Riots.

Disturbances Of strikers are not near
ly as grave as an individual disorder Of
the system. Overwork. loss of sleep,
nervous tension are apt to be followed
by utter collapse. unless reliable rem
edy is Immediately employed. There's
nothing so efficient to cure disorders of
the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bit
ters. It's wonderful tonic and ef-
fectiye nervine and the greatest all
around medicine for run down systems.
1t dispels Nervousness. Rheumatism
and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
germs. Only 5Oc.. and satisfaction
guaranteed by all druggists.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07

For coughs and colds in children.
Il have not the slightest hesitancy in
recommending Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to all who are suffering from
coughs or colds" says Chas. M.
Cramer. Esq, a we'll known watch
maker, of Colombo. Ceylon. at has
been some two years since the City
Dispensary first called my attention to
this valuable medicine and have re-
peatedly used 1t and it has always been
beneficial. 1t has cured me quickly
Of all chest colds. 1t is especially
effective for children and seldom takes
more than one bottle to cure them OF
hoarseness. have persuaded many
to try this valuable medicine. and they
are all as well pleased as myself over
the results. For sale by all dealers.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
Better Than Pills.

The question has been asked, "ln
what way are Chamberlan's Stomach
& Liver Tablets superior to pillsp"
Our answer is: They are easier and
more pleasant to take, more mild and
gentle in effect and more reliable as
they can always be depended upon.
Then they cleanse and lhvigorate the
stomach and leave the bowels in a
natural condition, while pills are more
harsh in effect and their use Is often
followed by constipation. For sale by
all dealers.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
ROOSEVELT RECEP
TON COMMITTEE.

The following named gentlemen we're
selected in Carson the other evening
as reception committee for the Pres
ldent when he visits Nevada's capitol
city:
E. B. Yerington. T. r. Hotter, Jr.,
B. n. Mcclure, G. T. Mills. Geo. Gill
son, E. D. Vanderleith. ]. D. Torrey-
son, ]. T. Davis. Geo Tyrrell and W.
u. Mackey.
]. D. Torreyson was selected chair
man OF the committee. T. Davis
treasurer and E. E. Roberts secretary.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
TWENTY DOLLARS
PER POUND.
W. c. Williams Said to
Have Opened up
a Bonanza

News comes from Olinghouse can
yon that w. C. Williams has struck
ore worth twenty dollars per pound on
his green hill property, upon which he
recently gave an option to eastern par
ties.
Mr.. Williams has several men at
work extracting this rich ore and it is
estimated that $4,000 worth was
piled on his dumps last week.
This is good news for Wadsworth.
for If bonanza should be opened up in
Ulinghouse canyon the town would
reap great benefits therefrom.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
ASSISTANT.
CONDUCTORS.

The Southern Pacific company has
created new office. that of assistant
conductor.
This official will collect fares and
tickets and the chief conductors du
ties will be confined to running his
train and he win have full control Of
the train crew. Assistant conductors
viii be placed on all passenger trains
except the overland limited.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
Horses Stolen.

Two horses and saddles belonging to
E. Oinghouse were stolen Friday night,
one from his ranch east Of town and
the other from Olinghouse canyon.
One Of the horses has since returned.
minus the saddle. There is no clew
TO the thieves.
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CHURCHILL LODGE
NO 26, F. & A. NJ.
Member Initiated and Banquet
Served Friday Night. T.


G. c. Cirac was initiated into mem
bership of Churchill Lodge No. 26. F.
& A. M. at Fallon Saturday night.
The initiation ceremonies were con
Quoted by Master w, H. Sitford. as
sisted by Past Master L. S. Bridges
and H. Richard Condy OF Wadsworth
Lodge No. 25.
After adjournment the members re-
paired TO the New River Hotel where
proprietor Sanford had prepared. a
sumptuous banquet for the occasion.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07

Guy Prtchard and Mrs. P. Wylie
we're marrlsd at Yerington Thursday.
Notices OF 49 births were filed with
the recorder at REM on April fool
day..
Governor Sparks recently sold a
Hereford bull for 81 900 to Califor-
MIA breeder.
The Enright group Of mines, 100
miles north Of .Elko. has been pur-
chased by California capitalists,
A golf club has been organized in
Reno, and forty acres Of ground have
been selected in the suburbs for
course. ,.
Mrs ]. H.. Whited Of Sacramento
and her daughter. Besseg sare taking
an extended tour through Arizona,
Texas and Mexico.
John Hays Hammond has been
made one Of the faculty OF Yale col
lege at New Haven, Conn, with the
title Of professor Of mining engineering.
VIM. Brown. Adolph Frevert and
Win Short attended the ball at Fallon
Friday night They report having en-
joyed "the time Of their lives, !" and are
loud in their praise of Churchill hos
pitalty
Frank Allen is up from Sacramento
visiting his parents. He has been at
tending business college the past few
months and viii! soon accept lucra-
tive position with til, California State
Bank.
Mrs. L. NJ Donelin, Miss Nellie
and Master Eddie leave tomorrow for
their future home at Winnsmucca.
Their departure is regretted by large
circle Of friendst but IWadsworth,s loss
is Winnemucca gain.
George Kelly was killed near Huff:
akers last Saturday by an electric
shock while repairing tho. Floriston
power line. Kelly was a native. Of
Carson aged 81 years. 2 :
The local train between Reno and
San Francisco made Its initial run
Sunday night.
For Rent-Nice furnished rooms
for housekeeping Apply Mrs S.
Anstein. y ssf
Joe Josephs. the present incumbent.
was reelected superintendent of the
State orphans home. s
r. M. Norris is spending the day in
town. He will shortly engage in the
general merchandise business at
Floriston.
There will be children's dance at
Music Hall. Friday night. The ad-
mission will be SO cents. Spectators
free. No grown people will be allowed
on the floor. Good music. Every
body come.
Special Easter opening of Spring
and Summer millinery. Just received
new lot OF Miss ellis stylish hats.
Ladies are cordially invited to call at
| Nevada House Annex.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-07
Local. State
and General

The White Knight.
There is case Of smallpox at
Carlin.
Trainmaster w. A. McGovern spent
yesterday in Reno.
Furnished house for rent INQUIRE
Of Mrs Buchanan.
Lou Kaiser was in from Leetville
yesterday.
Miss Hickey Of Carson is visiting
her sister here. 80
Lieut.. Governor Allen will shortly
make his home in Wadsworth.
Mrs. w, c. Hall and family are
down from Reno for a few days visit
To Let-A four room house. fur
nlshed. oppo.ite school house. Apply
VIM. MACPHERSON.
AttorheyN. A. tiumrnel is in San
Francisco on legal business. i.
#
Goldie billiard is here from Duns-
muir, Cal. for visit to his mother.
The Carson postoffice has been
raised from third to a second class
office. r.
The membership ofisths Tonopaii.
union of The. Western Federation OF
Miners isTeported to exceed 400. i
Mrs c. E. Parke and family leave
soon for Ogden to join Mr.. Park who
has run between that place and
Wells. -
The farmers institute convened at
Elko Friday. George Russell was
elected chairman and Prof. E. E.
Caine secretary.
. The main part of the town Of Duns-
muir. Cal, was wiped out by flames
Saturday. as.~
E. r. Stinson has returned from
Madeleine. He did not take buggy
ride Sunday. - a.4
]. H. Sheehan. w. H. Jackson,
Robt. somfners. Jamgs' Poole, jeff
Poole and Robt. cosaens, all Of olIne-
house. were in town yesterday. @
A. Dondero. charged with the mur-
der IF sXiclqr BYlrz'o,, has s.lts. been bound
oyer: to await, the aestIon Of the grand
jury. His bonds we're fixed at $lo.-
ooo..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06
When Good Fortune Came to Melba
in Disguise.

When Good Fortune Came to Melba
in Disguise.
When Nine. Melba. or Mrs. Arm
strong, as she was called then, went
to London, determined to become pro-
fessional singer, she was already a
wife and mother. and. unlike SembriCh
and Calve. she had never known the
sting of poverty. But she was anxious
to start her career at once. SO before
she went to Nine. Marchesi in Paris,
the Australian soprano determined to
save the time it would take to learn
French and Italian by appearing, if
possible, with the Carl Rosa Company.
Nine. Melba finally succeeded in Sc
curing an appointment with Mr.. Rosa,
to whose house she was to go at GER
tain hour.
Nine Melba was on hand, but Mr..
Rosa was not at home. She waited
one hour and did not lose patience.
She even waited four hours. Then she
left without seeing the manager, who
had forgotten all about the appoint
ment and gone out of town. Nine.
Melba has since that day expressed
her delight at the chance which pre-
vented her meeting with Mr.. Rosa, al
though she wrote to her father in Aus
tralia that night that she was coming
home, because her disappointments
We're so great she would never have
the patience to become a singer.
If Mr.. Rosa had kept his appoint
ment and heard Nine. Melba sing he
would in all likelihood have engaged
her for his opera company, and her en-
tire career would in all probability have
been different. 1t is the misfortune Of
English opera to stand always on a
lower level than opera in other tongues.
Nine. Melba would never have had the
opportunities of which she awaited her
self so successfully at the opera in
Paris ana at Brussels.
But she could not know all this on
the summer day in 1885 when she sat
waiting four hours for the impresario
who never arrived, and she says laugh
ingly now that the tears were stream
ing down her face when she finally left
the house to start homeward.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

Dyes for the mustache are no long
er in vogue" said a barber who at
tends to a number of New York men
anxious to do strictly the correct thing,
according to the New York Press.
"a few years ago every man of fash
ion with a red mustache was anx-
ious to have it dyed black. A red or
even sandy mustache was distinctly
questionable. Now a man with a
good red mustache is proud of it. The
color is fashionable again-good old
red, of the true Mrs. Leslie Carter
tint. Nor is it any longer the thing
for men with just a tinge of gray in
their mustache or whiskers to conceal
the fact with dye. The fact that mus
tache dyes are better in quality and
less liable to detection now than they
were five or six years ago has moth
ing to do with the case. 1t is no longer
good form to use them, and nobody
does"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06
BY LAWRENCE REAMER.
Copyright. 1903, by Lewrence Reamer.

OF all the great singers of to-day,
scarcely one has failed to experience
the dark hour in which there seems
no light ahead. But with each singer
it has been a case of darkest before
dawn" the dark hour has invariably
proved a blessing in disguise.
Nine. Sembrich met with her obsta-
Gle at the end of her first season on
the stage. She had overcome other
troubles before that time. but the ne
cessity of leaving the Dresden Opera
House, in which she had been engag-
ed, looked to her a crushing blow she
was not likely to survive.
Il had sung there for a part of the
season" she tells, when it became
perfectly clear that there was to be
no place for me in the company. L
had made my first appearance as Luz
cia' and was to have sung all the color
atura soprano roles. But ! found that
these were taken from me, given to
another singer, or allowed to me only
when she was occupied in some other
way.
Il knew then that for the sake of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

my career 1 must leave the Dresden
opera House. | had not sung before
that year and had saved no money, so
the prospect of having to seek anoth-
er engagement under those circum-
stances was not agreeable. l asked
the intendant for my release from the
company. 1t was Immediately grant
ed. l had expected to remain in Dres-
den for years But l made my farewell
appearance, aroused a strong feeling
against the director of the opera for
permitting me to leave and then Won
dered what 1 was going to do. l was
an unknown singer with just four
months experience behind me.
4 decided to so to London to seek
an engagement with Gye at CoVent
Garden. That was audacious, but pos
sible. l was engaged as the soloist
of the musical festival at Cologne to
sing The Seasons 1 received enough
money there to make the journey to
London. l sang for Mr.. eye, was en-
gagged for five years at Covent Garden,
and in reality began my career.
The necessity of leaving Dresden
was the most fortunate thing that
could have happened to me, although
it seemed a catastrophe at the time.
If l had sung there year in and year
out l might never have been anything
more than a German singer in a pro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

OF all the worlds autocrats, none is
more interesting than Archbishop Ca
sas Nuevas. the cassocked despot of
Guatemala, and none use that power
more benehcently. This is the more re-
markable because Central America in
general, and Guatemala in particular
has for generations been dominated by
military dictators ruling under the thin
disguise of constitutional presidents.
The Archbishop towers above these
dictators as the greatest dictator Of
them all. He tried in vain to become
President. and through that very fail
ure became more powerful than any
President Guatemala has known. Here
is the story of how it happened:
Many years ago, when Barrios was
in the hight of his power in Guate-
mala, there lived in that country a
rich planter named Senior Don Casas
Nuevas He was the only man in
Guatemala who dared to openly with
stand Barrios. He was the only man
whom Barrios feared. Wealthy, we'll
born. influential, clever and attractive
in his personality. Don Casas Nuevas
soon gathered a strong party around
him and became one of the most pop
ular men in the country.
He was of a fiery, ardent nature, and
his tastes were military While still
young. he sought to become an officer
in the Guatemalan army, but Barrios
refused him a commission, fearing his
popularity among the people too much
to put him in a position to influence
the soldiers also.
IF l can't go into the army" said
Casas Nuevas to his friends, III have
an army of my own"
Forthwith he set to work to organ
ize one among his friends and the la
borers on his large estates. He was
the richest man in the country, owning
turquoise mines, opal mines, coffee
plantations, and coca walks. Even the
maintenance of his own little stand
ing arm was a luxury he could we'll
afford. The force was better disci-
plined, better drilled, better paid and
better uniformed than the regular
troops of the government. Barrios
ordered it to dsband, but dared not
try to enforce the order.
Then, when the time for the cleo
ton of President came around, Casas
NueVas ran as candidate against
Barrios. This was an unheard-o of piece
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06
Emma Eames' Darkest Hour.


Two years later Emma Eames was
a fellow pupil of Nine. Melba at Ma
thilde Marchesis school in Paris.
Nine Eames made her debut two years
after the Australian soprano. She
was engaged first by one of the direc-
tors of the Opera Comique, and it
was settled that she would appear
there as Violetta in La Traviata," a
role which she has, curiously enough,
never sung during her career.
M. ParaVey was the director by
whom she was engaged. 1t was i'm
possible for her, however, to make the
manager fix a positive date for her APP
pearance. There was a satisfaction
in having been engaged, but the sus-
pense of having no idea as to when she
would finally get before the footlights
wore on her until she determined in
the vigorous style that has always
been characteristic of the soprano, to
have the date definitely settled or to
try to make an arrangement with some
other director. Months had elapsed,
and she was no nearer a debut than
on the day she had put her name to
the contract.
She went to the office of M. Para
vey and laid her ultimatum before
him. She must know positively the
must be free to make other arrange
ments. She said that boldly, al
though her voice was tremulous and
she wondered where in the world that
other debut was coming from. M. lie
Directeur stared at her in astonish-
ment and tried to advise patience. But
the resolute young woman from Maine
had come there with a purpose. In
the end she obtained her release and
IN, ac Nz,ho ha
had left Nine. Marchesrs lessons.
There was to be all the struggle
over again, l thought to myself as 1
left the Opera Comique," Nine. Eames
says, when she tells the story now,
land 1 wondered whether l had not
been foolish in giving up chance
when nothing else was in sight. I
have a habit of never losing courage
in myself, however, and that thought
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

Archbishop was the ablest man in the
country, and that his counsel and as
sistance in the running of the govern
ment were essential to the national well
fare. Barrios was a good Catholic,
too, and sincerely DESTROYS of preserv-
ing harmony between church and
state.
When Barrios was assassinated by
one of his numerous political enemies
his successor, from the same motives
fell just as thoroughly under the sway
of the Archbishop.
The Archbishop is now over seventy
years of age, but a foreign military
officer who stayed with him recently
in Guatemala City reports that he is
still as fiery and autocratic, as full of
life and energy as he ever was. He
is a tall, stately old man, with a hand
( some, swarthy face, deep-set, piercing
eyes, and a military carriage. A
| stranger would take him for a soldier
rather than a priest, and, indeed, he
| prides himself on being a member of
the church militant.
He still maintains his own little
! standing army, just as he did in the
| days when he fought Barrios for the
presidency. When he became Arch
bishop, HE obtained authority from
| Rome to establish an Archbishop s
| guard, on the lines of the Papal Guard.
! The regiment of the Guatemalan army
is half SO well equipped or half SO
! carefully trained as this little force.
1t is the Archbishop's pet hobby; he
takes the greatest delight in inspect
| ing and drilling his men.
Casas NuevaS jealousy guards every
! jOt and little of his power, but, like
many great men, is careless of the
outward signs of his dignity. He may
often be seen going about the coun-
try, or even walking in the streets OF
Guatemala City, attired in a dilapi-
| dotted Panama hat and an old white
| linen suit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

The humblest peon or the poorest
washerwoman does not hesitate to
stop him in his daily walks in order
to present a petition or relate a
grievance. The Archbishop listens
sympathetically, and always sees that
justice is done in the case, whatever
may be the personal inconvenience to
himself. He is beloved throughout
Guatemala as the friend and protector
of the people, the man who remedies
abuses, Furnishes oppression, and cares
for the welfare of the peasant.
The Archbishop has a great business
head, too, and is a real statesman.
The legislation and commercial policy
for which he has been responsible in
recent years have made Guatemala the
most prosperous of the Central Amer
lean states
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

was disbanded, and Casas Nuevas set
tied himself down, at the age of be-
tween thirty and forty, to study for
admission to the priesthood. Into his
new task he threw all the energy and
enthusiasm which had marked his
political career. Naturally, he found
rapid advancement in the church.
A few years after taking orders he
went to Rome, and there, by reason
of his intellectual force, made many
powerful friends among the cardinals
of the Curia. He was promoted from
one high post to another, until at last
the archbishopric of his native land
fell vacant. Who could better fill it,
argued the Papal authorities, than the
high born, wealthy Gautemalan, who
/ had attracted so much notice in Rome
! by his talents and his success in every
work he had undertaken?
So Casas Nuevas, who had left
Guatemala practically as an exile, re-
turned as an archbishop. Barrios was
still in power as President, but the
whirligig of time had brought it's re-
venge. The man who he had forced
into the priesthood BECAUSE he feared
his power had, by that very act, be-
come the greatest man in the coun-
try.
In Guatemala the church is the
dominant power. So great is the cler-
zeal influence that even the President,
the cabinet, and the Congress do the
archbishops bidding, when he wills
it. The church is the richest and most
powerful in all Central America, and
the people are devoted to it. With the
possible exception of Colombia, Guate-
mala is the chief stronghold of the
Roman Catholic Church in Latin Amer
lea.
Casas Nuevas welded his power to
the uttermost, and he yields it to this
day. At first Barrios tried to stand
against him, but was soon glad to
make peace. He recognized that the