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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
A New EldOradO

What will In a short time prove to be
another great Eldorado of Nevada is
the new camp of Duncan, situated
about twelve miles to the northeast
of Searchlight in the southern part of
Lincoln county, says the eWstern Min
eral News.
For several years number of pros
pectors have had claims around Dun
can located, but without finding any
thing really worth developing until a
few days ago when G. b. Hamstadt
discovered the Peek-a- boo mine the av-
erage assays going over $50 ton in
gold. There is claimed to be an entire
mountain of this kind of ore, all con-
tanned In the great Peek-a-boo lode.
However. this is not the only rich
prospect found in that locality. 70.
lying to the south of the great Peek
a-boo is Dumont mountain. where a
great deal of work has been done and
where some very rich ore has been
found. 1t is thought this will be the
richest mine in the entire southern
country.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
ON POLITICAL SITUATION
Comments on Candidates
Republicans Organizing

From the De Lamar Lode, March
l5:-Politics In the western part of the
state are becoming quite active and
both parties are beginning to organize.
There seems to be no harmony In the
Democratic and Fusion Silver party
ranks. Not only is there a prospect
of dearth of offices In their reach,
but II Is realized that conditions are
not as heretofore, when 1t was an easy
matter for a politician. whether COM
petent or incompetent. to float into Of
fee through the aid of the Fusion
senatorial sack.
Quite a number of prominent poll
ticians, of both the Silver and Demo-
cratic parties, are cropping in the dark
for a leader. OF course. this means
a candidate for the office of United
States senator. with money. A num-
Der have announced their candidacy.
but are not considered desirable on
account of the lack of filthy lucre.
A movement Is on foot to induce
Governor Sparks to enter the fight
for the senatorship. but he is evidently
Hearst representatives have recently
visited Reno and Carson and were in
consultation with Governor Sparks and
other leading Democrats, and rursor
has 1t that IL Hearst gets the Demo-
cratic nomination for president, he
and Sparks win combine to carry Ne
vada this fall.
Yt talx or
whether or not Senator Stewart desires
20 succeed himself. and in the northern
and eastern parts of the state 1t is
reported that Geo. S. Nixon. of Win
nemucca. has aspirations for the toga
and will probably enter the race later
on. Some significance is attached TO
his recent utterances In regard TO his
political standing. For some years he
has been an active and influential
worker I'm the ranks OF the Silver
party, but is now a pronounced sup
porter of Roosevelt and the policies
of the Republican party.
Throughout the various counties In
Nevada, the Republicans are organ
zing and before many weeks the game
will be set. The indications are thai
we may look for a very lively cam
palgn at the coming election.
1t Is hard to tell what inducements
the Democrats will offer the citizens
of Nevada. On the other hand the
| benefits derived at the hands of the
Republican administration are ALREADY
being felt for good. and the state is
taking on new life and vigor owing
10 the conditions In money matters
and the beneficial legislation In regard
20 the irrigation or ard lands.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
HOME NEWS TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
Personal and Local Items OF
Interest to All, Picked
Up Today

Bert Cabos is in from Dun Glen.
G. T. Bond, OF Cain Springs, Is In
today.
Roadmaster Jas. Griffin was In town
over night.
Albert Remusat came in from Thom-
as Canyon this forenoon.
F. NJ Eshelman, of Philadelphia, Is
spending a day or two here on busi-
ness.
A. Konigsberger, of San Francisco,
is interviewing the local merchants
today.
Notwithstanding the continued cold
weather the river has raised slightly
within the past twenty-four hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Cadagan returned
last evening on No from an extended
visit with relatives in Russell, Iowa.
They had a very pleasant trip.
County Assessor Guthrie went up to
Golconda this afternoon to interview
the owners of several large bands OF
sheep, now quartered in that vicinity
There Is a well authenticated rumor
afioat that one of the best known sheep
men In the county is soon to take unto
himself a bride. young lady of Col
conda-
Marino Bros orchestra, departed on
No. today for Battle Mountain.
where they are to play for a grand ball
tonight.
A home talent concert, to be given
at the Methodist church on the even
ing of March 31st. is now in course of
preparation. Further announcement
will be made later.
C. S. Wright has filed notice OF To-
cation of the Aurora mine in Central
mining district: D. J. Hadley also
a location notice. his claim being a
re-location OF the Gray Eagle mine.
in the Central district.
There should be plenty of work for
railroad men of Nevada this summer.
according to a news item which states
that Sacramento alone expects to ship
to the east this season s190,000.000
pounds. or 5000 carloads, of green
fruits.
Marino Bros. yesterday sold the
stock and fixtures OF The Leader sa-
Icon to Clarence Wagner. late of True
kee, Calf. Mr.. Wagner assumed con-
troll yesterday evening and Is laying
his plans for the opening up and con-
ducting of the Leader on a scale that
guarantees its success. He is an ex-
pegienced man in this line of business,
and a very pleasant gentleman to
meet. The Marino Bros. have not de-
cided on their plans for the future. but
will probably return to San Francisco.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
GRAND BALL A SUCCESS
Everybody Had a Good Time
Last Night

The boys of the B. OF L. F. fully
sustained their unquestioned reputa-
ton as entertainers last evening. and
gave everybody who attended the ST.
Patrick's Day grand ball q drst-ciass
time. A more enjoyable party has not
been given this season. and Il 10 re-
marked today that very few OF the
dancers left until the last dance was
over.
The decorations were much admired
and reflected a great deal OF credit
on the members of the order who ar
ranged them. The Auletti orchestra
furnished the music. and. the floor be-
ing In tip-top condition. there was no
reason why the dance should not have
proven a success.
large number who attended were
from other towns. but the efforts OF
the floor and reception committees
made them enjoy themselves as much
as any OF the home people.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Labor Troubles lnCreas ID


Sacramento. March 1.-THE serious
ness of the conflict between the en-
ployers of labor and their employees
in the building trades In this city was
increased last night, when at a meet
ing of the Contractors association II
was decided to close the planning mills
AS result of this determination the
carpenters represent the only branch
of the building trades at work in this
city today. the electrical workers hav-
ing been practically locked out yes
terday.
The employers In this branch were
not notified OF the decision to call of
their workmen In time to make this
part OF the tie-up complete yesterday,
but before night notice had reached all
and to-day none of the electrical work
ers affiliating with the building trades
are employed,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18

There was one tremendous explosion.
attributed to the blowing up of the
magazine in the arsenal. The sailors
were uncertain as to the location. be-
cause the officials forbade answers to
any questions.
A two funneled cruiser anchored near
the Retvizan-probably the Diana
was struck at the water line and set
afire. Eighty aboard perished. The
Russians sank five old steamships In
the entrance to the channel in line with
the Lighthouse. reducing the navigable
way to the channel to less than 300
feet. The channel is marked by buoys.
Warnings have been received here
confirming previous reports to the ef-
feet that the Russians have laid mines
along the Lao Tung peninsula and
that neutral vessels are obliged to show
their colors five kilometers off shore
and await a Russian pilot.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
A Diplomatic Padre

The recent dry spell In the southern
part of the state brings to mind q
good story told on Father Ubach. the
venerable Spanish priest in San Diego.
and vouched for by himself, says the
). +. Call.
The Indians OF Southern California
have a legend that there are alternat-
lng periods of seven years of drought
and seven years OF plenty. In the mid
die of one of these dAy seasons del
egation of Indians visited the father
and requested that the customary
prayers for rain be offered. Father
ubach stepped out on the porch and,
looking at the parched earth and the
cloudless sky, then at the weather
vane on the church steeple. replied:
Mot today. my friends. not today:
when the wind Is from the southeast,
then | will pray for rain"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Had a Small Beginning

The special commission named by
the Baltimore insurance people APP
pointed to enquire into the origin of
the late fire has formulated its report.
They state that the fire originated from
outside causes in the Jas. Il. Hurs,
building. The fire boxes in the boil
ers were shown to have been drawn
before the blaze started. 1t is the
theory of the commission that light
ed cigarette or a cigar must have ig-
nited infiammable material in the cell
lar. which smouldered until the fire.
men discovered the smoke and began
work. 1t is suggested that the open
ing of the doors caused vent for the
flames.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
SHOT HER HUSBAND
But the Little WOman'S Aim
Was Not Good

Little by little the details of the
mysterious shooting affair of two days
ago are coming to light, and in its
entirety it promises to be quite a SEN
sation, the Carson News says.
1t occurred up Kings canyon, short
distance from this city.
1t appears that worthless drunk
en- husband went home at about :
o'clock in the morning and found his
wife waiting for him In fear and
trembling. Former experience had
warned her of personal danger when
he returned In that condition and she
had her little children all dressed and
leady to move.
Her precaution was justified for the
head of the household at once got out
his trusty shotgun TO thin out his fam
lily. The wife had secreted revolver
| in her dress, and taking her chill
dren ran for a neighbor's home some
distance away.
The husband and shot gun ran after
them and overlook them just as they
were on the verge of shelter.
Before he could get his heavy gun
in operation. however, the plucky lit
tie mother, defending her children,
got his range with her rapid-fire and
laid him low. The bullet from her 49,
calibre revolver struck him In the
right breast and plowed along within
comfortable distance of his heart. 1t
was 1. close call. and a very little
deeper would have made good hus-
band out of detestable brute.
The wound, however, is not danger
Gus and the man will recover. All de-
tails of the affair have been kept very
quiet. but the whole affair Is likely to
be aired in few days.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
NEW SCHEDULE Of
PENSIONS
Embracing d New Ruling In
Regard to the 65-
Year Limit

Commissioner of Pensions Ware,
with the approval of Secretary Hitch
cock. has promulgated the most i'm
portant pension rullng that has been
issued for many years. II directs that,
beginning April 10, next, If there is
no contrary evidence. and all other
claimants for pension under the gene
raj act of June n, 1880, who are over
ez years old. shall be considered as
manual labor, and shall be entitled to
So a month: over 65 years. to IS; over
6s years, to $40, and TO over 10 years,
S12, the usual allowances at higher
rates continuing for disabilities other
than age. The order Follows:
This order shall take effect April
13. 1904, and shall not be deemed ret
loactive. The former rules of the Of
flee, fixing the minimum and maxi
mum at 65 and rs years respectively.
are hereby mod fed as above"
The order itself Is preceded by a
preamble which. after citing the law,
says the pension bureau has establish
-
erage nature and extent of infirmity
of old age. That thirty-nine years ar
ter the Mexican war congress. in 1887.
placed on the pension roll all Mexican
war soldiers who were over 81 years
old.
Commissioner Ware. in speaking of
the new ruling, said:
There has long been in the bureau
a rule fixing a maximum age limit at
s12 for IS years. This was made dur
ing Mr.. Cleveland's administration by
Commissioner Lochran. The 65 year
minimum limit has been in force long
time in the bureau. The act of congress
which was passed in the latter part of
January, 1887. and approved by Pres
ident Cleveland. put all the Mexican
war veterans on the pension roll thir-
ty-nine years after the end of the Mex
lean war 1t would seem that to- SOL
diers of the civil war who fought vast
ly more and longer, DIS good rule
ought to apply.
"The order could not have been is
sued earlier, because it is only now
that the thirty--nine years fixed by
the congressional limit has been at
tanned. The civil war ended in 1865.
There is an advantage to the gov
ernment in the use of this order. be-
cause every old soldier who has at
tanned the age of 62 years is able to
prove, almost without possibility OF
doubt, that he is one-half disabled
from earning his support by manual
labor. This being so. it seems un-
wise to put an old soldier to the ex-
pense of time and transportation to
go to a place where a medical board
can examine him TO find that fact
out, and on the other hand 1t seems
unnecessary for the government te
keep boards established and then pay
SO for the examination of a soldier when
the result of the examination can be
so accurately foretold."
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
NEWS NOTES FROM
EVERYWHERE
Doings Of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers

Dallas, Texas.-A tornado struck the
village of Neyland Thursday, demol-
ishing a number of houses and doing
much damage to property. One person
was killed.
Chicago.-General X. r. Thomas,
who was recently ousted as federal
app aiser at the port Of Chicago,
dropped dead. Heart disease Is sup
posed to be the cause.
Detroit Henry r. Thurber, a well
known attorney Of this city, who was
private secretary to President Cleve-
land during his second term, died yes
terday. He was operated on for ap-
pendicitis two weeks ago.
Washington-M Miles, wife of
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.
retired, is lying i'll at their home in this
city. Her condition has been exceed
ingly critical and although some Inn
provement is noted no hope is held out
for her recovery.
Omaha.-District Attorney w. S.
Summers was shown the Washington
dispatch saying that he would be re-
moved from office as a result of the
Dietrich Investigation, and refused to
discuss the matter, remaTking, Just
say that silence is golden
San Francisco.-The Delaware wit.
nesses in the case of Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin. accused of murder. have ar
| rived here. The court room Thursday
na fn hn
nation of talesmen was. continued but
up to noon only one had been accept
ed as a juror, making ten jurors thus
far secured.
Tacoma, Wash.-At the meeting of
| the Ancient Order of Hibernians here
resolutions of sympathy with Russia
/ in the Russo-Japanese war were ad-
opted chiefly on the ground of the al
! lance. between England and Japan. II
was ordered that a copy of the resolu-
tions should be sent the Russian min
/ lister at Washington.
Washington.-Com William
! Z. Sewell, late governor of the Island
of Guam. died Thursday at the general
hospital, Mare Island, California, as
a result of intestinal disorders. He was
taken i'll several weeks ago at Guam
and was brought to San Francisco on
the station ship Supply, arriving there
| March 1st, since which date he had
been under treatment at the hospital
Omaha, Neb.-Major William H
/ Bean, u. S. A., committed suicide yes
| terday by shooting. Ordered to the
! Philippines. he had his trunks packed
/ this morning and taken 10 the depot
Immediately afterwards he asked his
wife to play on the piano and while
she was playing he thrust an army
revolver to his hight temple and fired
The bullet lodged In his brain and he
! died almost instantly.
Telluride, Colo.-Mrs. Stewart For
bes. wife of the secretary treasurer OF
the Telluride Miners union. who was
deported by the citizens alliance has
taken up the matter of her husbands
banishment with H. V. Pearcef. vice
consul of the British consulate at Den
yer. Should Mr.. Pearce fail to guar
antee protection to Mr.. Forbes upon
his return to Telluride she will appeal
to the British ambassador at Wash
ington Forbes Is a British subject.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN. STATE
late News NOles Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

Mrs. J. D. Abel, resident of Elko
county since 1873, died last Sunday.
Placer mining Is to be resumed at
Pine Nut, Douglass county. by Carson
people.
All Chin Gin and Virginia Eldud were
nesday.
Placer mining is to be resumed in
the gulches west of Mill station on the
v. & T. railroad.
w. ]. Smith, a former Empire rer-
chant. has become totally blind, says
the Carson News.
Seven crews have been laid of on
the Southern Pacific. due to the OPEN
ing of the Lucin cutoff.
There is gap of only 200 miles to
fill to complete the Clark. railroad from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles.
A Reno John Doe is under arrest for
use for fertilizing his garden.
A test of 5000 pounds of Donnelly
Mountain, Humboldt county, ore at
Reno returned $3.50 per ton in gold.
A woman invaded the Washoe club
rooms at Reno Wednesday night and
marched her spouse home with the
muzzle of a gun to his ear.
Almost every day the Salt Lake pa
pers report the arrival Of Tonopah ores
in that city. Among the lot arriving
last Saturday were two carloads from
the Nevada Alpine.
Receivers have been appointed for
the New York and Nevada Copper
company of Ely and will ask the court
for an order to sell the property. The
liabilities are about 100000, but the
company has expended over 100000 in
development work.
Jim. Richards safe In his store at
Fallon was robbed Sunday Of a sack
| containing $500 In gold belonging to
| sand dollars more in the safe was not
touched. The money was simply abb
stracted and there is no clew to the
| thief.-Dispatch.
| Alex Baird and Edward Mulcoy have
taken a thirty days contract from the
Giroux Consolidated company at Pilot
Knob to sink the new double compart-
ment Alta shaft as deep as they can
in that length of time. The company
furnishes steam. timbers. etc, and
pays off those employed In addition to
allowing so much per foot to the con-
tractors. The shaft is now down three
hundred feet, and the contractors are
forging ahead at the rate of one set
per day.
A man dressed In a uniform called
at a residence on North B street a
few days ago and to the lady who
came to the door stated he was col
lecting for the government, and If
she felt like contributing 1t would be
thankfully received. The CRATER said
she could see by the uniform he was In
the employ of the government. but as
he tried to see what was In the
house the lady slammed the door in
his face and sprung the lock. 1t is not
known whether he tried to work any
one else or not.-Enterprise.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Utah Statehood Question

Washington Post: The Rev. Wilbur
f. Crafts of Washington was in De.
troit last Monday and attended
meeting of the Pastors union of that
city. Presumably influenced thereto
by an address which he delivered the
union adopted this resolution:
Resolved, That we authorize a Pc
tition to congress that If the investiga-
ton now on prove that Utah has not
kept the contract by which Il agreed
to suppress polygamy as condition OF
statehood, and if the investigation
proves, as now seems probable. that
Utah does not maintain popular gov
ernment, but is under the theocratic
government of the Mormon church.
that congress shall rescind the state
hood obtained and forfeited through
fraud"
1t Is possible for a man, or an asso-
citation of men, to be deeply learned In
some things and extremely ill-inform-
ed as to others. The Post entertains no
doubt whatever that high average OF
natural endowments and scholastic cul-
ture obtains among Detroit clergymen.
That they are well versed In theology
and In general literature need not be
questioned. But the adoption of that
resolution proves them to be as ignor-
ant of the relations of the states to the
central authority. under the constitu-
ton, as they were before they left the
cradle. - Can a man be held le-
gally responsible for any contract
made by him during his minority" OF
course he cannot On the same prin-
ciple, a territory-an embryo state
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Declares Roosevelt invinCible

Minneapolis, Minn.. March 17.-At the
Minnesota Republican convention to-
day to elect four delegates at large to
the national convention at Chicago
Governor Van SAINT was introduced as
the Hero of the Merger"
He declared that the party had In
Roosevelt an invincible candidate and
that it occupied an impregnable posi-
ton.
No tariff schedule. he declared. could
be SO sacred that II could not be
changed with changed conditions. TIL.
tariff should be revised. he urged. and
revised by its friends and not Its ene-
mics.
Reciprocity. the governor declared
was the battle cry to couple with
Roosevelt.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18

can make no agreement with the gen.
eral government that will be binding
on the state or states that may be
created within its boundaries. 1t is
clearly within the rights of a new
state to frame and adopt a new con-
stitution. and she can put into 1t any
thing not inconsistent with the consti-
tuition of the United States. Each of
our two political sovereignties is abso-
lutte in its own sphere, and the sphere
of each Is wide.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Elegant Spring Clothing

We have just received new sample
book from Strauss Bros, of Chicago,
showing their unequalled line of spring
and summer goods for mems suits,
vests and trousers. We have never
seen so fine a line of samples. or so
extensive a one.
Let us take your measure for suit.
We guarantee a perfect fit and abso-
lutte satisfaction. Prices from s12 per
suit up. CAN and look al the samples.
E. REINHART & CO.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
In White Mans Style

County Clerk Van Etten has is
sued marriage license to George
Walton to wed Miss Jennie McGeary.
Both parties are Indians, the groom
being a graduate OF Carlisle and the
bride a resident mahala. They were
married by a minister and will take
up their residence in Loyalton.-Carson
News.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
Returned From Paradise

Dr. Fasting. the optometrist. return
ed last evening from Paradise. and is
again at the Shone house. where he
may be seen Thursday. Friday. Satur-
day and Sunday.
He had a successful trip. and. of
course gave satisfaction to all who
consulted him. 17-3t
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
THE WOOL MARKET.

st. Louis. March 17.--Wool steady:
territory and western mediums. 1s@
20; fine medium, 15Ql7; fine. 14G16.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-18
THE MARKETS
Latest Quotations
|, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIVE STOCK Quotations.

Omaha, March 17.-Cattle-Rac aceipts,
4,500. Slow TO 10 cents lower. Native
steers. s3.40Q5: cows and heifers. s2.70
"a; Gamers. s1.yoQ2.6o; stockers and
feeders, $2.75Q440: calves, s3@5.50;
bulls, s2.40@3.50.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; strong; lambs
dull; western yearlings. $4.50Q475;
wethers. $4Q440; ewes. $S.5o@4lo; com
mon and stockers. s2.75Q4.50; lambs.
S5Q5.S5