Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-01-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

DIG dul luS VIZ HN0N eN'
pletely destroyed by fire asst week
Ex-Mayor William Land has re-
tired from the Western hotel in
Sacramento, Cal, which he conducted
since 1871. He turned over the bust
ness to his two oldest employees,
Ferguson Burns and Alexander Nor
rison.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral James L. Barstow has resigned.
The probable result Of this will be
that Postmaster General Wayne will
take under his personal control all
inspectors who have heretofore been
under Bristow.
Attorney General Moody has de-
livered an opinion in response ITO the
request of Secretary Shaw to the eff
feet that the secretary Of the treas
ury has ample authority to purchase
silver bullion in the open market for
the purpose of continuing the coinage
subsidiary coins.
The armored cruisers Montana and
North Carolina will be built by the
Newport News Shipbuilding com
pany at a cost of So, 574,O 900 for each
vessel, and the battleship New
Hampshire goes to the New York
Shipbuilding company at its bid of
50, 1853, 900.
Three freight train robbers are
under arrest in East st. Louis and
the joke is certainly on them. They
stole thirty one bars of silver bullion,
valued at $25, 900 and then sold the
valuable loot to a junk dealer for
STA, the men thinking it was lead.
The silver was destined for the
Philadelphia mint.
Unless the present Congress en-
acts legislation looking to the regu.
lation Of freight rates, the president
will call a special session. This is a
semi official announcement made after
the President had concluded a con.
ference with the leaders of Congress
on tariff revision and the question o.
increasing the powers of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
George Fl. Williams, ex, Chief Jus
tice of Oregon Territory, ex- United
States Senator, Attorney General il
President Grants second Cabinet anC
the first choice of the President fol
the Chief Justiceship of the United
States. now mayor of Portland, ant
a MAI with the snow of eighty. tire,
winters upon his head, who was in
dicted by the county grand jury o
Multnomah county a few days ago OF
the charge of malfeasance in office
has been %honorably acquitted.
Nan Patterson will be tried again
for the murder of Caesar Young
Last week May Irwin, the actress
offered to furnish bail in any amour
up to $50, 900 for her release, bu
District Attorney Jerome opposes
her release on bail. Miss PattersoI
appealed to the courts and on Fri
day Of last week Justice Greenbaun
of the New York State suptem.
court denied her application for bail
pending a new trial. Before th
recent mistrial Miss Patterson's bal
was 500, 900.
AS the result of a disappointment
in love and a determination never t.
recognize men in any business Oh
social relations, Miss Sarah Jackson
living near HilIsboro, Ind, has mad.
her will and provided that onl
women shall act in any capacity il
connection with her funeral. None,
is set apart to meet all necessary ex
pense, but none Of it is to 90 to mel
If women can be found who will dis
charge the duties to be performed
Miss Jackson met with a disappoint
ment in love As years ago, sine,
which time, it is said, she has neve
spoken to a man.