The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-26

happy couple. Many friends, too,
searched for the pair, to offer congrat-
ulations, but in vain. for Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeffries were not "at home" The an
nouncement of Jeffries' marriage has
caused a great deal of surprise to the
| public-sporting and otherwise. Even
friends of the champion knew nothing
of his pending marriage. although JEFF
fries has been engaged to his wife, for.
for two years. according to his state
ment this afternoon.
Newark. N. J.-Three firemen were
killed and fifteen others injured Sat-
urday at a fire in a six-story brick
building In Mechanic street. occupied
by Wiener & Co.. saddlery hardware
manufacturers. While the fire was at
its height a score of firemen were on
the roof OF a one-story brick structure
adjoining the Wiener building. An ex-
plosion occurred in the Wiener build
in which blew out the wall of that
building, and three stories of the side
wall of the Wiener structure crashed
down on the firemen. The building on
the roof of which they were standing
was smashed like an egg-shell. and
the men were buried under a huge
mass of brick and timber.
Ogden.-President Joseph F. Smith
of the Mormon church caused a stir
at the tabernacle this afternoon by
telling the congregation that they we e
talking too much and that they must
confine their conversation in the flu
ture to their brethren. The occasion
was the semi-annual conference of the
Weber stake of Zion. President Smith
in addressing the gathering advised
the brethren to be more discreet in
their speech and not talk over the pri-
vate affairs of the church with strang-
ers. He said that it was becoming so
that a stranger could come into the
community and hear everything that
was going on. but that In the future
the Saints must discontinue this prac-
tice and keep their conversation among
themselves.
New York.-For lack of less than
500, 900 Commander Peary's expedition
to the north pole will not start next
summer. The explorer has been unable
to find any millionaires willing To
achieve reflected arctic glory by fur
nishing the necessary funds. Lieu
| tenant Peary thinks he can plant the
| American flag right on the apex of the
| iorth pole for the trifiing sum of $780,
| 100, and he has secured pledges for a
| little more than half this sum, but the
| Carnegies and Rockefellers are not
rushing to his assistance with contri-
buttons, and the prospect of another
| polar journey for Peary this summer
/ aas gone glimmering. He has hopes
ne may gather up the necessary funds
| by next year. There are many who
hink it a pity that the money is not
at hand.
! New York. - Interest grows In the
| Noldica divorce suit. The famous
| opera singer is not pleased with the
| sudden opposition of her husband to
| her very reasonable desire for legal
separation, and more than that. she
| objects to his sensational charges
against herself. Under these circum-
| stances 1t is not ST ange that Madame
Mo- dica should indulge In few per-
| sonalities. In his argument in the su-
| preme court her attorney. James Rus
| sell Soley. alleged that the prima donna
had supported her husband. Zaltan
Doehme. for seven years of their mar
ried life: that during that time she
.ui ned over to him upward of S50O.0O0.
and that when she asked for a divorce
| Doehme threatened in the presence OF
her lawyer to kill both Nine. Nordica
Ind himself.
Price. Utah. - About thirty picked
| men, citizens deputized by the sheriff
| md picked guard or the Utah Fuel
| company, led by C. w. Shores, M. P.
| 8raffet and Sheriff Wilcox. quietly
| left the rendezvous at the company
store at Castle Gate Sunday morning
at 2:S0 o'clock. They marched to the
dead-line below camp. where halt
was made until half an hour before
daylight. Then the greater number OF
cover of the darkness, marched to
Striketown. Before the drowsy senti-
nels were aroused to a realization OF
the situation they were looking into the
muzzles of rifles and were under ar
rest. Soon they were In the street
guarded by men who went there te
enforce the law and place behind the
bars those whose boast had been thai
county to serve a warrant of arrest
In Striketown and take away a pris-
oner."