The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-15
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III A41C IOAlAh VI July
Louisville, KY, July 14.-An Even
ing Post special from Lexington, says:
The room occupied by General Cas-
sius NJ. Clay, at Whitehall. has been
stripped of weapons by an order of the
committe appointed by the Richmond
court to take charge of his affairs.
OAKLAND, July 13.-Because he
neglected to turn out the lighted
burner Ct his gasoline stove when he
started to fill the tank this morning,
R. H. Simmons, an employee Of the
Southern Pacific railroad had his
hands and face horribly burned in the
kitchen of his home at 705 East 14th
street. His wife who ran in to help
him extinguish the blaze, was also
burned, but not seriously.
st. Louis, July 1.-THE sealed YER
dict of the jury. read in court today,
finds Mrs. Minnie Cummings, charged
with killing her husband, Dennis
Cummings. April IS, 1903, guilty CT
murder in the second degree. The
penalty was fixed at ten years impris-
onment in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Cummings will on July 20 be tried for
the alleged murder Of her third hus-
band. Edgar M. Harris, who died in
October, 1902.
Ell Reno, Okla, July 13.-Lieut-Gen.
Nelson A. Niles arrived at Fort Sill to-
day. and tomorrow morning at 4
O'Clock he will leave there for a nine
ty-mile ride on horseback to Fort
Reno. Relays CT fresh horses are ar
ranged for each ten miles of the dis
lance and every precaution has been
taken to insure the long ride beng
made within ne scheduled time. Gen
Miles is familiar with every part of
the route, having hunted and soldier
ID in this section for years.
Toxic, June 25.-The United States
Minister has received a report from
the American Consul at Cheefoo that
al American merchant vessel was re-
cent? y~attacked by pirates who are
now active off the coast Of Kinchow
n Sinking province and whose
headquarters are on an island off Fee
now of the same province. Viceroy
Yuan, in compliance with the United
States Minister 5 request, has sent two
Chinese warships on an expedition
against the pirates.
iey, alias Lee Brown, the negro who
killed policeman Louis Massey at Ev-
apsville, is giving the Jacksonville re-
iormatory officials a great deal of trou-
bic. He arouses the guards about
midnight and pretends to be dying
Or. Sharp has to be called and soda
tives administered. Brown, or Tins
.ey, fears to be taken back to Evans
vile. In spite of his he
IS improving and soon win be well.
Kew York, July 14.-Some 20, COO
skilled mechanics in the building trade
teturned to work today under the mod
fled scale of the Employers Associa-
% $4,000 by Wednesday, unions with
hat membership having voted to ac-
cept the terms of the employers, one
Of the effects of which is to do away
With walking delegates and refer all
disputes to a joint board of arbitration.
With the mechanics a large number
Of laborers returned to work and op-
a~rations may be resumed by material
supply men.
Tacoma. Wash, July IA body of
N~enty-four stevadores who went
Town to trim the cargo of coal on the
collier Lelanwa struck his morning
because the officer wanted only TWEEN
ty men. The striking iremen who
vent out yesterday, came back this
morning and said if they were given
breakfast they would return to work.
This proved to be only a ruse on
the part of men, for after getting
breakfast they refused to go to work
again.
jacksonville, KY, July 14.-With
1874 witnesses summoned the examin-
ing trial of B. Witherspoon, who was
connected with the murder of JESSE
Burton at Darlington July 4th, and
who was returned last week where the
prisoners had been taken to escape a
mob is being held here this afternoon.
owing to the excitement Judge Civ
ems has ordered that all p o en-
tering the court house during the pro
sIess Of the trial will be searched b.
the sheriff.