The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-07
NEWS NOTES FROM
EVERYWHERE
O0ings Of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers

Melbourne.--A recent discovery of
placer ground In West Australia re-
turned 400 ounces of gold dust the first
day.
Cronstadt.-The boilers of the Rus
sian battleshp Alexander III have
been taken out and replaced with new
ones.
washington.-The senate has passed
a resolution authorizing the printing
for free distribution of a recent report
on the sugar beet industry.
San Francoisco.-The steamer Korea
which arrived today from the Orient.
brought 100000 yen in Japanese gold
money at the mint in this city.
Chicago.-Miss Mary Schultz, form
erly an operator Of the Chicago Tele-
phone Co., was awarded a verdict of
$4,000 against the company to compen-
safe her for the loss of hearing In the
left ear. by jury in Judget Hanecy's
court.
Cody Wyoming.-"Buff BILL" 9TH
erwise w. F. Cody, he of wild West
show fame, will not have an easy time
in securing a divorce from his help
meet of nearly forty years standing.
Mr.. Cody does not intend to appear in
court.
London.-The restriction of the bat
tleship squadron of the Philippines has
been withdrawn, and the commander
in-chief authorized to permit his squad
ron to cruise at discretion. not going
north Of Flu Chau. on the Asiatic
coast
Boise. Idaho.-In the town and city
elections which were held throughout
Idaho Tuesday. excepting Boise and
Lewiston, party lines were not drawn
except in a few instances. In nearly
all places the issues were local. the
chief one being that of enforcement Of
the law against gamgling.
Washington.-The navy department
has received cablegram from Com
mander Mason, of the Cincinnati, now
at Shanghai, announcing the arrival
there of the gunboat Helena from New
Chwang. This Is the first intimation
the department has had that the Hell
ena had left New Chwang.
Omaha-Hog receipts Wednesday
were 205 cars. The fat cattle market
was active and a shade stronger than
last week. and the same was true OF
cows and heifers. Stockers and feed
ers ruled about dime higher. Hogs
sold a nickle higher than Saturday.
and the market for sheep and lambs
was steady to easier.
Kansas City.-A special to the Star
from ST. Louis says; U. S. Senator J.
r. Burton, of Kansas. recently con-
victed of receiving fees illegally from
the Rialto Grain and Securities Com
pany, as their attorney. was today
given a sentence of six months in Jail
and was fined $4,000 by Judge Adams.
in the United States district court here.
San Francisco.-Half the asparagus
crop of the state was destroyed by the
recent floods in the Sacramento valley.
The grower now face ruin. The price
of asparagus will be high this year.
The canneries of the state will have no
crop with which to work, and many
peope will be denied employment by
the closing of the industry.
Stockton.--All efforts made to check
the flood waters in the northern part
of this county have been unavailing.
and as result of the high waters re-
peated attack on the levee Of the re-
clamation land there, 1t is estimated
that over $4,000 acres Of the richest soil
in the state are now inundated. the loss
amounting to about s2,000.000.