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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
DESERT LAND LAWS STAND.
Delegate Wilson Tells How Their
Repeal Would Affect Settlers.

Washington, April 7.-Delegate Will
son of Arizona was heard to-day by the
House Committee ON Irrigation of Arid
Lands in opposition to the repeal of the
Desert Land Laws. Mr.. Wilson pointed
out the interest of the railroads in the
repeal of these laws to be this: That
it will be impossible for home seekers
to take up lands under the Homestead
Act requiring five years residence be-
cause the lands cannot be made fertile
until water has been secured taking
two or three years that under the
Desert Land Laws settlers can buy
these lands from the Government,
make their improvements and get the
lands in producing condition before
moving onto the lands.
By repeating the Desert Land Laws
this procedure would be stopped and
prospective settlers would be compelled
to buy their lands of the railroads.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
IMPUGNS OLD TESTAMENT.
Canon in the English Church Stirs
christianity by His Criticism.

London, April 9.-Canon Henson,
one of the chief dignitaries of West
minister Abbey and select preacher
of Oxford and Cambridge Universities,
has raised a storm of criticism by an
article in the Contemporary Review, in
which he entered into the question of
the future of the Bible. In this article
Canon Henson impugns the inspiration
of the Old Testament, referring to ''its
incredible purile or demoralizing mar.
ratives" which are regarded as being "a
pack of lies too gross for toleration."
Letters, interviews and resolutions by
church and lay bodies denouncing
Canon Henson have followed the on
slaught.
Sir Oliver Lodge, a distinguished
scientist, added fuel to the fire by an
article entitled, Suggestions Toward
Reinterpret alton of Christian Doctrine.
This agitation for revised Christianity,
led by such well.known men, whose reli-
gious principles even their critics do not
dispute, threatens to stir the church to
an unprecedented degree.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
WATER FOR EASTERN NEVADA
Congressman Van Duzer Asks for
$4,000 to Sink Artesian Wells.

Congressman Van Duzer of Nevada
on April introduced the following bill
in the House. which was referred to the
Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands:
Section /. That for the purpose OF
testing whether the force of the water
flow that exists under the surface of the
ground in the eastern portion of the
State Of Nevada can be made available
for the irrigation of arid lands. the sum
of $4,000. or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose
of sinking artesian wells.
Sec. 2. That the artesian wells shall
be sunk at such points in Eastern Ne
vada as the Secretary of the Interior
may direct, as In his Judgment viii best
promote the public interest for domestic
purposes for stock and for irrigation.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
HEARST CAMPAIGN SONG.

Sacramento Bee: The Hearst cru
sade for the Presidential nomination il
reminiscent of the palmiest days of P
7. Barnum. Brass bands, fireworks
gaudy posters and circus methods ar
in evidence everywhere. Even vaude
vile artists have been hired to hell
along the fizz-boom-ah programme. Ii
Brooklyn, for instance, singer il
sarieking topical song, part of whicl
runs:
Uncle Sammy needs a man
On the bold and fearless plan
Who is not afraid of Trust or syndicate,
Who will prove himself friend
To all Union Labor men,
Who, to help the weak will never hesitate.
Such man is in the race,
And is trying for the place;
Uncle Sammy is a friend of his, know,
And the syndicate are curst
If William Randolph Hearst
Should be the man to run this little show.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
GOT AWAY WITH $4,000.
Nevada Mercantile COmpany's Charge
Against Former Manager.

Against Former Manager.
San Francisco, April Elm the sched-
ule of the liabilities and assets of the
bankrupt Nevada Mercantile Company,
filed in the United States District Court
yesterday, the following item appears:
"Claim against f. w. Weitzenberger,
former President and Manager of said
corporation for moneys misappropriated
by him, estimated at about $4,000"
The Office of the corporation was at
Tonopah, Nevada. The creditors claim
that Weitzenberger left for Korea last
December.
According to the schedule of assets
and liabilities. the debts Of the concern
will be liquidated and a numerous ar
ray of creditors be satisfied. The sched-
ule places the liabilities at s10,695 and
the total value of the assets at $l1 ,080.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
SOME ESTIMATED POPULATIONS
Nearly Eighty Million of People in
the United States.

Washington, April 9.-The Census
Bureau has issued a bulletin which
gives the estimated population of the
United States FOR 1908, exclusive of
Alaska and the insular possessions, at
70, 900, 389. This is an increase of
3, 709. 1884 since the census of 1900. The
population is estimated for 43s cities
having 10000 or more inhabitants in
1900. According to these estimates,
New York is now a city of 3,716,1 139
inhabitants; Chicago has 1,S73,830,
Philadelphia 1,367,716. st. Louis has
just passed Boston and has almost
reached the 100000 mark. San Fran
80 and Pittsburg are close competi-
tors, the former having 800, ,919 and the
latter 345,043.
In the number of towns and cities
over 10000 inhabitants, Massachusetts,
is in the lead with AZ, containing total
of 2,197,707 inhabitants. Considering
the States, New York leads with more
than half million; Pennsylvania ex-
ceeds six and half million, and Illinois
has passed five millions. But % States
now have less than million inhabi-
tants and IA exceed two millions.
Following are the estimates of Cali
fornia cities having upwards of $4,000:
San Francisco, 355.9l9; Los Angeles,
116, ,420; Oakland, 70,3S6; Sacramento,
0,152.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
New Harrington Block in Elko.

f. L. Woods g. Co. of Ogden, Utah,
have secured fhe contract for the arohi.
tectural work and supervision of new
business block to be erected in the town
of Elko by Attorney E. S. Harrington.
The building is to be q two-story brick,
with basement. and the dimensions Six
S4 feet. The ground floor will be used
for store rooms and the upper one for
offices. The building will be modern
and up-to-date in improvements and
will be heated by steam. 1t will have
an independent water supply system
The cost will be about $11, 900.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Morayian Barley for Nevada.

An effort is being made in the west
ern part of the State to introduce Mora'
Wan barley in Nevada. This barley
has been thoroughly tested in California
and has proven much better than the
Cheyalier, the kind in general use. 1t
ripens earlier. the yield is much heavier,
the Quality is said to be much better and
1t thrives better in dry countries. Mora
Wan harley is said to be larger and
whittier than the kind now raised in this
State. 1t is estimated that its yield Is
at least twenty per cent greater than the
standard kind, while from brewers
point of view it is worth much more.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
cnrsd His Mother of Rheumatism,

"My mother has been a sufferer for many many
wears with rheumatism" says w. ID; How
ard. of Husband, Pa. "At times she was
unable to move at all, while at all tunes
walking was painful. ! presented her WIN
a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain balm anu anu
after a few applications she decided 1t was was
the most wonderful pain reliever she nau !,
ever tried, in fact, she is never without II
now and is at all times able to walk; An oc-
casional application of Pain Balm keeps
away the pain that she was formerly troubled
with" For sale by Mrs. IL. M. schneiders
q Co.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Mormon Declarations.

Salt Lake, April GA notable feature
of the closing session of the seventy
fourth annual conference of the Nor
mon Church was the official declaration
by Joseph F. Smith that no polygamous
marriages had been solemnized with the
sanction. consent or knowledge OF the
church since the Woodruff manifesto
of 1890. President Smith announced
that such marriages were prohibited and
any officer of the church solemnizing
such would be excommunicated. The
conference passed resolution endorsing
the declaration and denouncing reports
that Mormons violate the laws of the
land,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Bill to Repeal Defeated.

Washington. April 8.-By vote of s
to 3, the House Committee on Irriga-
ton of Arid Lands to-day defeated the
bill to repeal the Desert Land Laws.
Those voting against the bill were
Chairman Mondel of Wyoming, and
Representatives Torrill, Massachusetts,:
Dwight. New York (; Marshall, North
Dakota; Williamson, Oregon Cooper
Pennsylvania; Hitchcock, Nebraska;
Bell, California.
Those in favor of the repeal were Re-
representatives. Van Duzer. Nevada;
Reeder, Kansas; Underwood, Alabama.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Packing House For Salt Lake.

Salt Lake, April IA joint meeting
of the Utah Cattle Dealers Association
and Utah Wool Growers Association
was held here to-day to devise plan
for fighting the Beef Trust. 1t was the
unanimous opinion that the only ef-
feotive method was the establishment
of independent packing houses A
movement was started, looking to the
establishment of such plant in this
city within YEAR.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
IMPORTANT WATER DECISION.
Case Involving Right on the Hum
bOldt River Settled.

bOldt River Settled.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Carson last week Judge Hawley rem
dered a decision in favor of the plain
tiff in the case of Rogers against Pitt
and others, involving large water rights
on the Humboldt river. The decree
gives Rogers the preferred right to
$500 inches of water. and perretually
restraints the defendants from interfer-
ing Herewith. The case has been in
the courts for about three years and has
been fought upon both sides with un.
usual ability and vigor.
Judge Hawley's opinion was very
lengthy and was an exhaustive review
of the law affecting irrigation and
water rights in general, and the deci.
sion will doubtless stand as a leading
case on water litigation.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Reno Shooting ARRAY.

An alteration and shooting between
J. G. Martin and Frank Golden occurred
at Reno last week. Golden has recently
erected store and office building on
Center street, the third floor being ar
ranged for a lodging house, and which
was rented to the Martin woman. Re-
ports having been circulated that she
was bringing the place into disrepute,
Golden has been trying to eject her
from the premises. She in turn claims
that Golden agreed to give her five
years lease, and recently brought a
suit, which is now pending. to compel
him to execute the lease. Martin, it is
alleged, recently made threats that he
would shoot Golden, which caused the
latter to arm himself. 1t is said a
red-light sign was placed over the en-
trance to the Golden block and Golden
went to Martin and ordered him to re-
move it. The latter refused. Words
followed, and finally Martin reached
for his hip pocket. Golden then drew
his gun and in the scuffle that followed
the weapon was discharged, the ball
striking the second step. Golden was
placed under arrest, but later released
on $500 bail. He is a well-known
business man of Reno, Carson, Virginia
City and Tonopah. Last Saturday
Golden had his preliminary hearing
and was bound over to appear before
the washoe County Grand Jury.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
Germany Kills American Meat Trad


Berlin, April Gone years operation
of the German Meat Law, which went
into effect in April, 1908, has killed the
American trade in meats with the
Fatherland. The representative of one
of the largest Chicago packing houses
says: "The burdensome provisions OF
the law have accomplished the purpose
of bringing American meat imports to
dead stop. In addition to the enor.
nous expenses of inspection, the Gov.
ernment bars out meats on the grounds
that they are chemically treated, in
spite of the proof that it is not so. The
result Is exclusion, and the price OF
meats has risen enormously in Ger
many"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16

The Commissioners of White Pine
County have appropriated $3.50 to the
Nevada Commissioners of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
LODGE DIRECTORY.
St. Johns Chapter No. 5.

Fhs stated Convocations of st. Johns
Chapter, No. 8. r. A. NJ, will be held at
MAsenic Hall on the Saturday next succeeding
this. pale Of the moon In each month.
II. G. MoTERSEY, H. T.
j. II. JURY. Secretary.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
THE EUREKA NTINEL
TERMS FOR WEEKLY SENTINEL.

Entered at the Postofice at Eureka as Sec
ond class matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30

which it is recommended that Com pany F be mustered out for ineficien- cy." We do not think that the i'm portance and value of this finding can be over estimated. In 1t warning is served on the officers and men of the military establishments of the various Southern States that the public expects them to uphold the law and suppress mob violence in the future. There IS nothing uncertain in the language used in the report of the court of inquiry in anyone's mind that the members of the court thought the lynching of Horace Naples could have been pre- vented by the militiamen had they done their duty It is equally true that there is no doubt In anyone's mind that many another lynching could have been prevented had militiamen acted fear lessly and vigorously in defence of the victim and in the support of the law In emergencies of this character the people of the community look of neces- sity to their citizen soldiers for the maintenance of order and for protec- tion against outrage. It has. pnfor- tunately, however, been proven that they have only too often looked in vain for a fearless and conscientious per formance of this dutq. The trouoIe has been that derelictions on the part of the militia have been condoned just as have been condoned the actions of the mobs. But the report of the court of inquiry, al Huntsville, calls per emptory halt in this condition of af- fairs. and places militfamen of the South on fair notice that in the future they will have to prevent lynching when they are called upon to do so, or else render a strict account to the proper authorities for their failure to do so We welcome the action taken in Alabama as a promise that mob vio- lence will quickly cease in the Southern States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30
POLITICAL POINTS

One caller at the White House today informed the President that the So cialist vote may defeat the Republican ticket in such close States as West Vir- ginia. Indiana Illinois. Colorado and partea fright ne te the agers. and has been hastily communi- cated to Chairman Cortelyou. Debs has gone among the west Vir- ginia miners. and several thousand have cut away from Roosevelt to vote for him. Debs is to make similar cam The Republicans have been counting on the labor vote. Tn West Virginia 1t has been stated that the miners would vote almost solidly for Roosevelt
 In Wisconsin the Republicans are badly frightened over the prospect of a largely from the Republicans. In Mil waukee the Socialists last year cast nearly as many votes for their nominee for Mayor as the Republicans did for theirs; The Democrats elected their candidate.
 In the manufacturing and mining centres of Indiana the Socialist propa . ganda has been gaining steadily. Rep resentatIve Hemenway leading candi- date for the seat of Senator Fairbanks in case of the election of Mir Fairbanks as Vice President has just discussed mitted to the President that the Sc- cialist vote is a puzzle.
 In Colorado, in the cities of Massa. chusetts and Rhode Island and in Washington and Oregon the Socialist labor vote has been making strides and than most people think. although some of the labor leaders. like Mayor Schmitz. of San Francisco, have come out for Roosevelt. .---
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30
A GROWING REGION,

Ask the average man what he knows or thinks about Indian Territory and he would probably tell you that 1t is mostly desert or woods, chiefly inhab- ited by wild Indians and wild beasts. He would probably describe 1t off hand as a region where few but savages dwell, or care to dwell, and would be surprised if you told him that it was a really civilized country.
 Yet that average man would be ex- ceedingly wide of the mark, for the Territory is about as far from an un- civilized country as one can well i'm agine, as only a few figures from re- cent statistics will show. For exam pie. there are now something over 200 newspapers published in the Territory, twenty of them being dailies, and there are now 232 banks doing business there. are keeping pace with the rest of the country, and when we add that there are now 4,500 miles of railroad, either in operation or in course of construc- tion. it will show how they are keeping up with the outside world. Not many people regard the Territory as a cotton producer yet the estimate for the pres ent year is 400, 900 bales, and the corn crop will reach 40,O00.OoO bushels Va rious other crops loom up in the same way, all going to show that this sec tion Is coming forward as rapidly as almost any portion of the Union. It ought to be a State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30
ISO2-IoO4.

Senator German is quoted as saving the present political situation reminds him of conditions at correspondine date in 1892. He was in charge of that campaign and there Is no doubt while not the titular head of this one. he Is giving Judge Parker his loyal support and his very best counsel at headquar- ters in New York. He is a ripe hand at the purely dexterous side of poli- tics and the Democracy may feel as sured there will be no lack of skill in the further prosecution of the National Commi.tee's business
 The significant feature of Senator Gorman's interview is the reliance upon the sober good sense of the people just as was the case in 1892 Beginnins with October the fight will be pushed with the utmost vigor on all possible lines opening themselves for the work of the committeej but after all com
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30
WANTS A RAISE.

The Galveston News suspects that General Corbin had a trump hidden up his sleeve in connection with his re- commendation that army officers be not allowed to marry without permission of the War Department. He has been the recipient of no little guying and crit icism in consequence of his position. but as The News understands him. what he is really driving at is increased pay for army officers. He makes the argument that the present pay of of fcers Is not enough to enable thems to support themselves and their families, if they marry, in a style required by the honor and importance of their po- sition. That Is the argument he gives to the public, but his real object is said to be raise in salaries,
 This Is really an ingenious plea and it may be both plausible and substan- tial No doubt it costs officers and their families more to live now than at some former periods, just as 1t costs private individuals more. If that is true, his argument against marriage Is merely shrewd plan of convincing d liberal government that its officers, including himself. should be more lib- erally rewarded. so that they may not only live independent but may be bet ter able to dazzle the eyes of the com mon people when, off duty in Washing ton and other cities. We suspect Cor bin of being a slick duck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30
PLAIN MEASUREMENTS.

Why should man occupying the po- sition that Senator Fairbanks does. and with his opportunities for securing in formation, wilfully misrepresent exist ing conditions? Only a short while ago he made a speech in Baltimore in which he positively stated that the losses sus- tained by Baltimore in the great fire were exceeded by those she sustained during the last Democratic adminis- tration." And to make his partisan meaning clear. he further asserted that this loss was due ito the overthrow can administration.
 The Senator and other Republican spell binders should remember the words of Moses to certain Israelites: Be sure your sins shall find you out" for they may rest assured that Some Democrat will draw the hard figures and put them to shame for their mis- representations In this instance The Baltimore Herald shows by indisputable facts that during the four years of Clevelands last administration Balti- more gained seventeen million of dol lars on the tax value basis, and that during the same time the State of Maryland, instead of losing, as Fair banks further asserted. gained thirty million dollars in taxable values. These figures knock the Fairbanks assertions fatly out. but we doubt if he will mend
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-30

mittee can not accomplish very great ity where there is listlessness, but as The New York Herald is fond of say ing, The people must decide" and they will decide, of course. As in 1892 there is not much street corner gossip and exchanging of views, the making of predictions and the making of bets. We recall that In that year as late as the first week in October. many good Dem ocrats saw no reason to hope for suc- cess in November, and yet the tide came with overwhelming force There is this marked difference in the appeal made by the respective candidates then and now. Harrison had made a very acceptable President. He had been a partisan, but a high minded one. Mir Cleveland's appeal was largely a per sonal one. The people confided in the rugged honesty of the individual. Judge Parker naturally will not make so pow erful a personal appeal as Cleveland did but he emphasizes with all suffi- cient directness by his own judicial balance and poise, the turbulent and unruly quality in his opponent and so makes 1t an issue as between two types of men. At the same time the funda- mental differences between the two par ties are made clear as they have not been since 1876. This country Is nat urally Democratic and we look to see it assert this in notable way at the election in November. Assuredly there can be no reason for a man to hesitate how he will vote. In sophomoric phrase the Republicans are an intrenched plu- tocracy bent on seizing greater plum der; the Democracy stands squarely op- posed to the plumber principle and it ought to get the vote of every man who Is not directly or indirectly inter- ested in maintaining the plunder sys- tenn.