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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Senator Stewart
Sells Out.

A very notable sale took place in
Washington, d. c., just before Congress
adjourned, and a gentleman who just
returned from that city describes it as
having attracted an immense deal of at
tention. Senator Stewart, in pursuance
OF his announced policy of withdrawing
from public life at the end of his pres
ent term, announced that he would sell
all the furnishings of the celebrated
Stewart Castle, as it was called, and
which for years has been ono of the land
marks Of the national capitol. The
house was magnificently furnished, and
was built by Stewart when he first went
to the Senate more than a quarter of
century ago. 1t was leased for time to
the Chinese Minister, too, am told,
but however that may be, the furniture
is described as having been particularly
fine. 1t included number of imported
rugs, magnificent mirrors, celebrated
paintings, authors proof prints, and sill
verware as old as though just dug out
Of the Nevada mines. There was grand
piaro carved and elaborately gilded, a
splendidly carved teakwood set of parlor
furniture, teakwood coming from Bur
nah and being particularly enduring
and expensive. What added to the in
terest in the sale WAS the action of one
Of the Senator's daughters who tried to
stop the sale by getting out an injunc-
tion restraining the Senator from selling
the family portraits. | understand the
daughters are not particularly impressed
with the Senator's second wife, and that
probably had something to do with their
opposition to the sale. Senator Stewart
answered their legal processes with a
long letter in the papers which caused a
great deal of interest and added I'M
mensely to the advertisement and at
fractions OF the sale. lie explained why
he was selling the furniture and what
his future plans were. The result was
that no auction sale in many years has
been as we'll attended and the prices
brought were surprisingly large. There
was the sharpest competition between
purchasers aud everybody who is any
body got some OF the relics from the
home Of the Nevada statesman. 1t is
understood that he will gradually dis
pose of his Eastern property and invest
the proceeds, retaining only his Nevada
farm, upon which he proposes to spend
the remainder of his days.-Correspond
ent writing to the Hartman Herald
from San Frrncisco.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Hartman Orders
1000 Steel Cars.

The Pressed Steel Car Company OF
Pittsburg, Pa, was the successful bidder
on the Hartman car contract let June 1.
1t received the order for 1000 new high
capacity steel cars on which work is to
begin at once. Most of the steel cars
will go to the Union and Southern Pa
ciflc Railroads. The Pressed Steel Car
plants have been almost closed down
for lack of orders. but this order will put
the whole plant in operation. In ad-
dition other orders make an aggregate
OF 1000 cars to be built.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Will Make Hay
While Sun
Shines.

IL all the men who are arriving in
town this week are coming off the Gov
ernment irrigation works, that enter.
prise must be suffering somewhat for
want OF laborers. Men have been ar
irving in Lovelock this week in SQUADS
of from 25 to 80. They are assembling
like mighty army, waiting until the
bloom on the alfalfa fields shall have
reached the proper stage, when the
ranchmen shall start the merry hum of
the moving machines and bid the wait
ing laborers to get busy and make ay
while the sun Shines" In one line. sit
ting on the edge of the side walk, in the
cool shade this week, were counted so
men. 1t is estimated that fully 200 men
have arrived in town this week. They
have come like the migration of birds
to their fayorite feeding grounds.
The ranchmen have been hauling out
provisions in big wagon load lots, forks
in five dozen lots, and other material in
proportion. Fields of 1000 to 1000
acres are quite numerous in the Big
Meadows; while smaller ones vary in
size down TO 20 acres.
A few have begun haying this week
and Others will begin the first OF next.
There will be work enough for all the
men who have arrived this week, and
for more to follow. IL is estimated that
$50 extra men will be employed in the
valley this season. The ranchers wish
To get the men for 5l50 to S1.75 per day,
with So per day for head ackers. The
men want TO get not less than 81 per
day, with more for special work. So
there you have the difference between
"capital and labor"-in this case from
% cents to so cents per day. 1t will
probably be settled according to the
supply and demand
Cold nights have retarded the growth
of the hay somewhat, but the ranchers
are expecting to cul above an average
crop. Loveock Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
The Carson Carn-
iVaI.

The Carsonites propose to simply
eclipse all previous efforts in the way OF
a carnival at their approaching festival
next month. The fete will commence
on July End, and continue to and in
clude the 9th. Many of the features
will be new and except onally novel in
character Great effort has been made
by the committees in securing attrac-
tions OF a classic order, expense being a
small part of the consideration in ac-
complishing this.
The GROWING of the queen will be un-
der the Dramatic Order OF the Knights
OF Khorassan OF this State, and the GER
emony will be very elaborate and i'm
posing, illustrating the days of knight
hood and chiyalry, in all of its pomp and
grandeur. 1t is estimated that over two
hundred Khorassans will take part in
this feature. The Knights will take part
in the Fourth of July parade also.
The bicycle race for the coast cham
pionship between the Reno Wheelmen
and the Oakland crack team, now the
champions, will be spirited and every
effort will be made to bring the trophy
back to Nevada.
Miss Jessie Schultz, one of Carsons
most popular young society ladies, was
chosen to serve as carnival queen. She
had total vote of 1926 and was elected
by majority of 3,165. Miss Kate REX
er was second with vote of I160. Miss
Schultz will make charming queen and
the people can well do homage to her.
Anumber of Battle Mountainites have
expressed their intention OF spending
the Fourth in Carson.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Chance for Timers

1t is proposed that there be held a
drilling contest at st. Louis, says the
Denver Mining Reporter, and we hope
that the efforts now being exerteo to
that end will be successful. II the man
agement can see its way clear to offer
prizes in the amounts suggested, !. g.,
$4,000 to $4,000, it will bring together
in the competition the most expert drill
ers 10 the United States. and be an edu-
cational object lesson to many thousands
OF people who although interested in
mining. have never visited the operating
mines OF the West.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Golconda Notes.
GoLooNDA, June 2l, 1904.

GoLooNDA, June q, 1904.
Mrs. James Buckley departed for Og,
den to- day for months visit.
Mrs A. E. Custer leaves to- morrow for
Salt Lake City.
George Brady departed for Wadsworth
last week after pleasant visit of three
weeks.
Joseph Farren left for Cherry Creek
efter stay of three weeks.
Mrs. George Brady and sister Miss
Lille Polkinghorne. left yesterday for
Stewards ranch.
Crank German, Dave Staunton, j. P
Cronan and @. E. Robins visited oul
town last week.
w. g. Savage spent part of last wcel
in Elko. x.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23

Don't think that
anything is good
enough for your fenc-
es and barns for it
is not. They cost
money and ought to
be preserved.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
AGENTS WfETED.

LIFE OF T. DEWITT TALMAGE. by his
son, REV. PRANK DEWITT TALMAGE aud
associate editors OF Christian Herald. Only
book endorsed by Talmage family, Enormous
profit for agents who act quickly. Outfit ten
cents. Write immediately CLARK Co.,
13a 8. 4th st. Philadelphia. Pa. Mention
this paper.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23

The body of F. W. Tinsman, who was
drowned in the Truckee river, was taken
to San Francisco. Thursday, and cremat-
ed and the ashes was sent to Kirksville,
Mo,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
WANTED.

Special representative In this county and
adjoining territories, to represent and adyer-
tise an old established business house of solid
financial standing. Salary 81 weekly. with ex-
Penses paid each Monday by check direct from
headquarters. Expenses advanced; position
permanent. We furnish everything.
Address, The Columbia, 61O, Monon Bid,
Chscago, Ill.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23

LOYAL REBEKAH LODGE NO. rs. I. O. OF.
meets in Lemaires Hall the first aud third
Friday evenings Of each month at : 30 o'clock.
Mrs. n. Ramsdell, N. q.
La Lemaire. Sec'y.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
RESCUED IN SOUND.
Prominent Young bridgeport Couple
 Picked UP by Torpedo Boat.

Bridgeport, July 2s.-The torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence, which left here to-day bound east cruising, this afternoon made timely rescue of two prominent young persons of this city who were clinging to the bottom of a canoe which was capsized during a squan half an hour before. They were Miss Emily Vinton, the daughter of Edgar B. Vinton, contractor, and Will liam Tompkins. Both are under twenty years of age and set out early in the afternoon in a small sailing canoe be- longing to a friend of Miss Vinton. The latter is an experienced sailor and was managing the canoe, when a sudden gust of wind from the shore overturn- ed it. Both swam to the boat and chung to the slippery bottom until picked up by two boats from the Lawrence. They were three miles from shore at the time and were almost exhausted when aid came.
 Captain Charles IL. Lewis met the Lawrence in his launch and took Miss Yinton and her companion to the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
MONGOLIA SAILS FOR JAPAN.
American steamer Leaves San Fran- cisco With Freight Worth $2,OOO,OOo.

San Francisco, July 29.-The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia sailed to-day for Japan and China via Honolulu and Midway Islands. She carries about 5000 tons of general freight valued at about $2,OO0,O0O, consisting mainly of flour, sugar. canned meats. leather, freight cars, lead cotton, lumber and iron together with large number of sealed packages supposed to contain machinery. The lead is consigned to business firms in Kobe and Yokohama. The Mongolia carries 173 passengers in her cabin, and 265 in the steerage. The safe arrival of the Kobe at Yokohama had little effects on war risks here In surance on the Mongolia's cargo is de- clared neutral and not contrabrand. ' and remained at 2 per cent.
 If the Vladivostok squadron has not left the eastern coast of Japan when the liner arrives at Honolulu on August 4, she will be held there She will al~ so stop for orders at Midway island.
 The steamer Gaelic, of the Occidental line, is still held at Midway island, where she has been for three days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
IDENTITY OF ASSASSIN
 NOT YET ESTABLISHED
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS UNABLE,
 THUS EAR, TO PLACE HIM.

His AccompIiee Jew-POiiee Awure
 some Time Ago of Plot That Was
 Maturing Against the Emperor
 Cabinet Member Notified that Party
 of Fifteen Anarchists Had Arrived in
 st. Petersburg.
 St. Petersburg, July SO.-3:50 a. m The police have not as yet establish ed the identity of the assassin of M. won Plehve, or of his aecomplice, though it has been established that the former is a little Russian. which ac-. counts for his noticeable accent. The accomplice is a Jew.
 It has developed that the police for some time past have been aware that a plot was maturing against the ern- peror. and notified one of the minis ters that party of fifteen anarchists had arrived in St. Petersburg. severel arrests were actually made some days before the assassination of the minister of the interior, and the police had the assassin's house marked and trap set for his arrest on the night of July IA. but he did not return home.
 The bomb which the acconpliee dropped in the canal after the assas~ sination has been recovered by the po- loce. It is foreign made, though it is believed to have been loaded in St. Pet ersburg It is small and melon-shaped, and is believed to be fully as power full as the one that killed von Plehve.
 The requiem service at M. von Plehve's house tonight was most i'm Ipressive. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers. Madame won Plehve and her son were present at the ceremony. as also were many off, cials and diplomats. A nun in the hab- 1t of her order knelt before the coffin |intoning prayers for the dead These prayers will be continued without in terruption until after he interment.
 The emperor was not present at the requiem tonight, but lie will attend the funeral Sunday afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
BULLET WOUND IN BREAST
WE'LL DRESSED YOUNG MAN
 FOUND IN CENTRAL PARK.

Declares an Attempt Was Made on His
 Life, but Police Thing He Tried to
 Suicide Declines to Give His Name
 Sends Letter to Guest at the Martha
 Washington Hotel.
 New York, July 29.A we'll dressed young man who was found in Central park to-day with a bullet wound in his breast, after declaring that he had been shot, declined to give the police his name or any details of the alleged at tempt upon his life, He is in a serious condition at the Presbyterian hospital. The police diseredit his story and be- lieve he attempted to take his own life.
 The only clew to the mans identity is furnished by the name Dana" on |llis underclothing and a gold watch bearing the initials $. |. D.
 He gave the name of Frederick Court- |ney to the police, but at the same time informed them that it was fictitious.
 After his arrival at the hospital he |sent note to Mrs. E. w. Dignon, a |young widow registered from Philadel- Iphia at the Martha Washington hotel. The text of the note was as follows:
 This may be my last letter. was Ishot this morning, and am now in cus- Itody at the Presbyterian hospital. Can you make an excuse to my employer? Gall him up and say was called away. Don't give your name. They don't know Ime here, and never will. There was no signature.
 Mrs. Dignon said she knew the name Iof the man who sent the note, but she |refused to divu1ge it or tell anything about him..
 Later an attorney who said he repre- lsented Mrs. Dignon called at the hos lpitla to see the wounded man, but he was not allowed to do so.
 T know of the young man only drought his clinet,' he said, land I lhave no intention of making his name public. He is a man of good standing, land it would hurt his business prospects very much if his name became public with this thing. know nothing what ever about the shooting"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
LooKs LIKE INCENDIARIsM.
Second Fire at Professor Fishers House
 on Prospect Street.

On E-FUspeCt CAEcGhs
 There was a small fire at the house of Professor Fisher, at 460 Prospect street, last night. The house, which was badly damaged by fire last March, is being rebuilt, and there was no one at home at the time. A barrel of shaw ings left by the builders caught fire. Officer Fallon and MT. Hart, an insur- ance man who lives, next door to MT. Fisher, discovered the fire at the same time and both ran to the box at the corner of Prospect and Division streets. While Officer Fallon pulled the box, MT. Hart timed No. 6's apparatus, and found that 1t arrived at the fire just three and one-half minutes after the alarm was rung. The fire was quick ly put out on the arrival of the ap- paratus No other damage was done other than the burning of the barrel and it's contents.
 It looks rather suspicious that the fire, the second one in that house late ly, started at the top of the barrel of shavings at that time of night and burned down to the bottom of the bar rel. The police are investigating the matter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
YOUNG MAN LOSES $e4e.
After Riding short Distance on Trol- ley cnr-Took Two Years to Save It.

After Riding Short Distance on . Trol-
 ley car-Took Two Years to Save It.
 Francis w. Ford, of no Lawrence street, lost or was robbed of $242 about 6 o'clock last evening. MT. Ford is. about tWenty-one years old, and the money represented his savings for the last two years, he having deprived him self of many things in order to save it. At ten minutes of six last night he came down Chestnut street, and when he was within about 150 feet of Chapel street he put his hand in his pocket and saw that his money was safe. He then went to the corner and boarded a car. lie was on the extreme left of the seat on which were seated four others be- sides himself. The money was in his .left-hand pocket. and in order for any one to take it out they must have reached around him to do so. Never theless, when he reached the corner of State and Chapel streets he put his hand in his pocket and the pocketbook with the money in it was gone. He no- tified the starter at the corner of State and Chapel streets and also at the cor- ner of Church and Chapel streets. He then went to police headquarters and notified the detective bureau,
 MT. Ford does not see how he could lose it out of his pocket nor does he see how it could have been taken out of his pocket while he was on the car. It is gone, however, and no signs of 1t have yet been seen. MT. Ford Is very much broken up over his loss and has offered a liberal reward for it's return.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
WRIGHT AND WARD YIN.
Defeats wrenns in an Exciting Match
 in Eastern poubIes championship.


 in Eastern Doubles Championship. Boston, July 2s.-B. c. Wright and H. Ward won ali exciting five set match from R. ID. Wrenn and B. L. Wrenn, jr., in the semi final round of the eastern doubles championship tennis tourna- ment on the courts of the Longwood cricket club to-day. In the first set the persistent lobing of the Wrenn brothers kept Ward and Wright con- stantly in the back courts where they did not show to their usual advantage. X H. H. Hackett and F. B, Alexander won over H. F. Allen and R. Leroy in straight sets and will meet Ward and Wright tomorrow afternoon.
 In the singles B. Q. Seaver caused the surprise of the day by taking three straight sets from E. W. Leonard. The summary:
 Eastern doubles, semi-final round H. Ward and B. c. Wright defeated E. D. Wrenn and B. II. Wrenn, Jr, S-6, 4-6, II. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexander defeated H. F. Allen and R. Leroy, 6-S, Longwood singles, fifth round R. c. Seaver defeated E. w. Leonard, 6-S, 6-S, 6-4.
 H. Ward defeated A. Goldman by de fault
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
oAsTRo,s HIGHHANDED WORK
seizes Property of New York and Bur-
 nludez Asphalt co.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 2s. Ambrose Howard Garner, the former managing director of the New York and .Bermudez Asphalt company, who was recently appointed receiver of the conn pany as a result of the suit brought by President Castro, accompanied by At torney- General Iribarren, arrived at Guannaco yesterday on the VenezdeIan gunboat Bolivar, and, backed by Ven- ezuelan soldiers, took possession of the properties of the company, including the asphalt lake, against the energetic protests of Captain Cooley, the compa- Eny's representative.
 The steamer Viking, belonging to the company, escaped seizure and reached this port with the news of the govern me1t's drastic action.
 Foreign companies residing in Ven- ezuela are alarmed over President Cas- tro's aggressive policy, which is direct ed also against French, British and German companies
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
KILLED BY EXPRESS TRAIN
BoDY OF YOUNG GIRL HURLED
 INtTHE AIR.

Struck Again us It Descends and Car
 ried Several Rods--sarah McNIchoIs
 Instantly Killed While Crossing
 James Street Bridge-Was Returning
 Home from Work at the Candee Rub-
 Der Compnny--In the Middle of the
 TrestIe When struck.
 Sarah McNichols, seventeen years old, of 164 Cedar Hill avenue, was struck by an express train on the James street bridge shortly before o'clock yesterday afternoon and instantly killed. Miss Mc- Nichols lived with her widowed mother,
 Mrs. Margaret McNichols, her father, Patrick McNichols having died some time ago. She was employed at the Candee Rubber company and was com- ing home from work when the accident happened. As it was shorter for her, she was in the habit s crossing the tracks over the James street bridge, near the Cedar Hill depot on her way to and from work
 Miss McrJichols was right in the mid- |dle of the bridge yesterday afternoon when the express train which is due in this city at S;52 o'clock came rushing down the track. It was almost upon her before she saw 1t and before she could get out of the way it struck her and hurled her up in the air. As her body came down the engine struck it Iagain and carried 1t several rods be- lyond the Cedar Hill station.
 As soon as possible Engineer Bannon, who was in charge of the engine, stop lped the train and rushed to the girl. He found that she was dead and that nothing could be done. After a few moments delay the train then proceed ed on its way to the depot.
 The body was carried into the Cedar Hill depot and Medical Examiner Bart lett was summoned. He made an exam lination and stated that death must have been instantaneous. The girls skull was fractured and the entire body
 was badly cut and bruised. After fnak- ing his examination he ordered the body Iremoved to Sisks undertaking rooms land 1t will probably be taken to her Hate home to-day.
 The train which struck the girl is one of the fastest on the road. It is known
 as express No. 53, and was in charge oi
 Conductor Cone. It comes into this lefty every afternoon from Boston by F way of Springfield and Hartford and
 makes no stop at Cedar Hill, hence il was going at good rate of speed when the accident happened.
 Miss McNichols was we'll known ir this city where she has a host of friends who will be deeply grieved to learn o1 her sad death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-30
AMERICAN CLAIMS TO BE
 PRESENTED TO RUSSIA
CONFERENCE 1T THE STATE DE-
 APARTMENT YESTERDAY.

Attorney Representing some of the
 Cargo Owners of the Knight Com
 mander Sees solicitor PenfieId-sen-
 timent Among officials That Russia
 Has Gone Too Far-Cannot be Per
 mitted to Pass Without strenuous
 Protest.
 Washington. July 29.-WiIliam Myn- ders. a New York attorney, represent ing some of the cargo owners of the steamer Knight Commander. sunk by the Russian Vladivostoh squadron, called at the state department to-day and had a short informal conference with Solicitor Penfield respecting a formal presentation to the Russian government of the claims of the owners for a destroyed cargo. It was arranged that written brief should be submit ted later on embodying the legal points sought to be made in this case,
 It is clear to the officials here that, regardless of any rules which Russia may have laid down for her own gov ernment respecting the sinking of neu- tral ships, the practice, opposed as it is to all modern principles of information al law. cannot be permitted by this gov ernment without a strenuous protest.
 As already indicated, there promises to be a good deal of difficulty experi- enced in determining the actual owner ship over the cargo of the Knight Com mander. and. in fact; there may be sev- eral owners and of various nationaii- ties. Had the vessel been taken before a prize court, as ill the case of the Ara bia, it would have been much easier to determine these questions than it is now, when all the property is destroyed. There have been no fresh representa- tions lodged by the state department to-day on the subject of the Arabia or the Knight Commander, and it is an nounced that ample time will be taken | in the consideration of these cases.