The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-27
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Savannah, Cain the United States
court Edward J. McRee and William
McRee of valdosta. pleaded guilty 70
thirteen indictments charging them
with peonage, and Judge Speed SEN
fenced them to pay a fine of $1,000 in
two of the cases and suspended SEN
tence in the others. The fines will be
paid.
Washington.-The question of the
disposition to be made OF the cruisers
Cleveland and Denver, which after be-
ing given trial trips were found lack
ing in contract speed, has been con-
sidered for some time by Secretary
Moody, who has decided to recon-
mend to congress at the regular ses-
sion a remission of the penalties.
New York.-Physicians of Suffern.
n. Y, and Ramsay. N. Y. have made
new discovery as to the cause of
diphtheria. This disease has been epi-
demic in those towns for some time.
After an investigation the doctors have
corcluded that the cause is the burn
ing of leaves in the Ramapo noun
TINS, which leave peculiar poisonous
irritants in the smoke that has de-
scended on the villages for some time.
New Orleans.-All indications point
to a brilliant winter race meet of the
Crescent City Jocky Club. which will
be inaugurated Friday. The number
Of runners is larger than in previous
years, and the class of sport promises
to be of higher order. Many of the
good performers, not only of the east,
but also from the west, are in the
stables. AS usual, the event of the
opening day will be the Inaugural
Handicap.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-Sheriff Webb and
deputies have arrived at Casper with
Tom O'Day. Friends of the prisoner
lay in waiting for the posse, intending
to deliver hin, but were not success
1cl. They succeeded, however, in get
ting away with the bunch of stoleE
horses found in O'Day's possession
when he was arrested. O'Day is cara
fully guarded by large posse of arm
ed men on account of threats to lynch
him and also for fear his friends may
try to rescue him.
Honolulu.-Major General MacArth-
ur, who has arrived here TO study the
military situation in the Hawaiian
Islands, says that the main feature
of the defenses of the territory is the
protection of the naval station at
Pearl Harbor He advocates a reduc-
ton of the forces at Honolulu and de.
c,ares that the occupation of the other
islands is not an important matter
frcm a military standpoint, while
strong defensive position.
San Francisco.-Samuel Rainey, for
many years one OI the iIlOSl pIoIilhSuI
politicians in the state, died yester-
day of heart disease at his home IN
this city He was born in New York
and was 65 years of age. Mr.. Rainey
had not been in good health for sew
erai weeks and had ON number OF
received visits from DR.. Jas.
Ward, his family physician. Yes
terday morning just before O'Clock
he called his wife and said that he felt
he was sinking. In few minutes he
was dead.
St. Louisa commission represent
ing the supreme lodge of the colored
knights of Pythias is in this city to
complete the plans and select site ;
for the international Pythian temple.
At the biennial session of the supreme
lodge of the order held here last Sep
tember the commission was appointed
and given full power to act in the
matter st. Louis has offered bonus
Of 5000 for the erection of the temple
In this city The building according
to the plans will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, and will be used
as a permanent international head
quarters for the supreme lodge of the
)rder