The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-24
NEWS NOTES FROM
EVERYWHERE
Ooings Of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers

Vienna Sept. 22.-The Austrian govern
ment has ordered twenty two torpedo
boats from a Glasgow firm
Washington, Sept. 22.-Today's state
ment of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, si4s,154.S5l; gold. ss1, $50. .14l.
San Francisco, Sept. 23-Joe Cans, the
colored pugllst. mas posted $1,000 as q
| cash forfeit to bind match with Jimmy
Britt at 1873 pounds for the lightweight,
| championship of the world
st. Louis. Sept 22.-The board of lady
managers of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position has abolishe. the office of secre-
tary because of friction between the In
cumbents and persons connected with
The board of lady managers.
Washington, Sept. 22.-The commits
sioner of the general land office has
withdrawn from all forms of disposal
276,4So acres of public lands lying with
n the Great Falls, Mont. land district
, on account of the Sun river irrigation
| project.
Boston, Sept. 23.-A fire broke out in
the Gillett Safety Razor companys fac
| tory on Atlantic avenue at o'clock this
morning. Twelve men at work on the
top floor had great difficulty In reach
ing the street. At 3:15 it was said that
NJ hoA
Of the building.
Birmingham. Ala. Sept. "a neigh
Dor passing the residence of ]. c. Maben.
president of the Sloss-Shefiield Steel and
Iron Company, today found on the front
steps a pickle Sottle with a burning fuse
attached. The fire was ext .nguished,
and an examination of the bottle showed
that it contained enough dynamite to
wreck the building No clue.
Sydney. c. B.. Sept. 2a.-The steamer
Arctic. commanded by Captain Bernier.
with the Canadian expedition unuer Ma
jor Noodle. sailed from this point for
Hudson Bay and the north. The party
will remain three years Captain Bern
ier expects to make an attempt to
reach the North pole in the Arctic after
completing the present trip.
New York, Sept. 23.-An oversupply of
cantaloupes from Colorado has caused a
slump In prices In the New York mark
at L. 70 hat
the supply is nearly 100 per cent above
that of normal years. The choicest
grades are quoted anywhere from 50
cents to 81 a crate. The commoner
grades are being sold for less than
freight charges.
Chicago. Sept. 22.--As rapidly as the
change can be brought about, the man.
agement of the Burlington system has
determined to substitute the telephone
for the telegraph in dispatching and oper-
ating both passenger ana freight trains.
The announcement was made today az
tests that have been in progress for
several years on various parts of the
system.
Detroit. Sept Frank c. Andrews.
former vice president of the defunct City
Savings bank of this city. whose over
drafts caused the failure Of the bank and
who is now located in New York, where
he went after his release from Jackson
prison on parole by Gov. Bliss. today
inserted in the local papers an adver-
tisement announcing that he will pay
The claims of $50 depositors whose names
are given Andrews says he will continue
to pay other depositors as fast as he
can.
Redding Calf Sept. PA bolt OF
lightning struck a weeping willow tree
seventy-five feet In the rear of the POST
office at WeavervilIe. Trinity county.
yesterday afternoon. stripped the tree
and killed four horses that were stani-
ing near it. The fash also fired the gas
oline tank at the Goetze ice plant near
by and knocked down several people
in various parts of the little town. The
lightning came in a single fash ana was
unexpected. The damage done amounted
to $1,000.
Fancy Sweet Potatoes. pounds Tor
Csc. at Browns. s-zs-"