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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Nevada Meat Market Is Firm.

Reno, New, May 1l.-Nevada cattle
men and packers say the San Fran
cisco calamity will not depress prices
in this State. "When the San
Francisco fire occurred" said II. G..
Humphrey. of the Sparks Humphrey
Meat Company, ''there was shortage
of beef cattle in this State. So strong
had been the demand from both East
and West that the best stock had all
been bought up. The East is still a
bidder for Nevada stock, and if there
should be break in California prices
Nevada stock will go to Chicago. Dem
yer and Kansas City. There is no
reason why the California market
should weaken. San Francisco must
be rebuilt. and the men who Will be
employed to do it will be bread ard
meat eaters" Other Nevada packers
and buyers take similar view OF the
situation.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
DAVIS D0NS HIS WAR PAINT
Insurance Companies Must Pay
Their California Losses or
Be Barred in Neveda

Carson, New, May los. P. Davis,
State Controller and Insurance Com
missioner. is threatening to take a Sec
ond tilt at the insurance companies.
This time, however, his lance is to be
directed not at the life but the fire in
surance corporations.
II any of the companies, says Davis,
that sustained losses in the San Fran
cisco fire, attempt to evade payment of
their just liabilities. they are apt to be
barred from carrying on business in
some of the States. Nevada he does
not commit to this step. but the intima-
tion is there all the same.
In an authorized public communica-
tion Mr.. Davis does say:
1.-The proposed plan of the fire insur-
ance companies to recuperate the losses
by any general raise in rates is wholly
unwarranted. Only a minority Of the
companies doing business in the United
States experienced excessive losses at
San Francisco.
There is considerable discussion re-
lative to companies that will take ad-
vantage of tschnicalities to evade the
payment of their liabilities in Califor-
MIA. This department will keep close
watch upon that branch of the situa-
tion. aud the public will doubtless do
the same, The companies which en-
deavor to unjustly evade their liabili-
ties on quibbles and technicalities will
be pretty thoroughly showed up in the
newspapers, and l believe that such
action on the part of the companies
would warrant any insurance commits
sioner in cancelling their license to do
business in his State"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

long as the management considers
them aud the borrowers good. He said
that in Chicago. Charleston and Balti-
more the banks called in their loans,
but the banks of San Francisco will
start in without calling in loan or in
creasing the rate OF interest.
Although the contents of the outer
vault of the Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company were destroyed, it is now
stated that the books aud papers in the
inner vault were uninjured. There is
not so much as a SINCE on any of its
contents. All the company's most i'm.
portant records are reported just as
sound as they were wheu they were
locked up on the evening of April IL.
The Fireman's Fund has issued an
authorized statement that it will meet
its losses in full.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
NOTES OF CALIFORNIA DISASTER

Bibles born in the maternity ward OF
the newly improvised w. r. Hearst
hospital at San Francisco are each pre-
sented with 800 in cash by Mrs. Hearst.
The California Promotion Committee
has staff of photographers and
writers at work preparing illustrations
and articles regarding conditions in
Sau Francisco and vicinity.
Mrs. VIII Crocker established a tenn.
porary eating place in Union Square for
men who are working on the rebuilding
of San Francisco. A charge of cents
is collected for each meal, but all the
receipts are turned over to the relief
fund.
The Signal Corps Of the United States
Army is photographing San Francisco's S
ruins from balloons. A series of pictures
is being taken to be kept on file by the
War Department. Several hundred
pictures have alrerdy been taken OF the
dierffent buildings, and an order sent
Aot thtoo utiiOuuS, eo ehat t" SohiPAS'S
panoramic picture of the city can be
had.
Already counterfeiters are at work In
San Francisco and the city appears to
have been flooded with bogus 20 cent
pieces. The Secret Service men have
been notified but cannot say whether
the counterfeit coins are manufactured
locally or imported from an outside
plant. The coins have q scorched and
dull appearance, as il they had passed
through the confiagration.
The savings banks Of San Francisco
will reopen for business on the first
Monday in June, which falls ON the
4th. No announcement has been made
of this fact. but depositors in the saw
ings institutions who made inquiries
last week as to when they would be
able to get money were informed that
the opening date had been definitely
fixed by the Executive Committee Of
the Associated Savings BANKS.
1. w. Hellman, president of the
Wells. Fargo Nevada National Bank.
said that at regular meeting of the
Boarl of Directors it was resolved not
to raise the rate Of interest to borrowers
and that no loans should be called in as
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

the independent producers. There is
no way of getting around these proven
facts. The testimony OF the ex.em-
ploye was corroborated by another for.
mer employe. President Ripley's testi.
mony does not need any corroboration.
We presume the Standard attorneys
will make no effort to impeach
him. And they will hardly be able
to impeach the testimony of the
former employees. either.
1t was thought, when Miss Ida NJ 1.
Tarbell had gotten well into her history
Of the Standard Oil Company, that some
of her statements must be incorrect.
They were so strong. the arraignment
was so terrific that, notwithstanding
the fact tht it was backed up by court
records and official reports of investi.
eating committees. many people were
skeptical. Now it appears that if
Miss Tarbell erred ut all it was
on the side OF leniency. Most
people regarded the Standard as big
thief few thought it would descend
to such petty larcency as trimming
half-pint or pint from gallon of oil
in peddling it out to customers.
How many thousands of dollars the
Standard has stolen from the poor in
this way will perhaps never be known.
What we do know is that the time has
come to call a halt on its piracy. This
may mean a few millions less for some
subsid zed universities but the public
needs the money very much more than
the colleges. Salt Lake Herald.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Esmera|da County Is After the Railroads

fixed the valuation of the Carson and
Colorado Raiiroad-now the Nevada
and California-at $500 q nile. The
valuation of the Tonopah Railroad
Company was fixed at $2r70 a mile.
As both roads have long stretches of
track in Esmeralda County and were
regarded as among the best paying
properties in the State. the county
Board of Equalization regarded the
assessments as too low and, in spite
of the act of 1908. which forbids such
valuations being raised, they increased
them to $4,000 a mile. The railroad
companies promptly refused to pay
their taxes upon such valuation and
the county is carrying the matter into
the courts for triil.
Corporations Plan to Control Assessors
1.-The act is purely a railroad measure, !"
said @. E. Mack, who has been retained
by Esmeralda County to assist in the
prosecution of its case. at was passed
by the railroads and the corporations
for their particular benefit. the COM
panies depending no doubt upon their
ability to control the State Board of
Assessors, which is given complete
power to arbitrarily fix valuations,
whether il suits the various counties or
not Tho act ia not valid for several
reasons and it will b. taken before the
Supreme Court, if necessary, to protect
the people of Esmeralda County"
The appraisement Of the Tonopah
and the Carson and Colorado companies
at $2500 and $500 mile, Judge Mack
says, is ridiculous. when it is known
that both are among the best paying
railroad properties not only in Nevada
but in the United States.-Reuo Ca
zette.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
ESTABLISHED 1870.

Claiming that 1t is unconstitutional,
the County Of Esmeralda will try to
render invalid the act of March 13. 1908.
which forbids County Boards OF Equa-
lization raising assessments placed by
the State Board of Assessors upon raj
road, telegraph, telephone. electric
light, power lines, and similar corporate
property. The act, which is alleged to
have been passed through the influence
of a powerful railroad aud corporation
lobby. is now being attacked in the
courts by Esmeralda County and no
matter which way the District Court
decides the case it will be carried to
the Supreme Court for final decision.
The case at issue grows out OF the
refusal of the Tonopah Railroad Com
pany ana the Carson and Colorado
Railroad Company to pay their taxes in
Esmeralda County upon the valuation
fixed by the Board of Equalization
last year.
Suit is also to be entered in Esmer-
aida County against Assessor Bradley
and his hondsmen for the recovery
of 5000 taxes due the county by the
Goldfield Railroad Company, which
Bradley failed to list for taxation last
year.
Ho,o Nevada Raiiroads Are Assessed.
Under the act Of 1908 the Assessors of
the State are authorized to meet once
year to fix the valuation Of property
owned in the State by railroad. telegraph
telephone. electric light and power COM
panies, as well as the value of sheep,
cattle, horses and all other property
that, in the opinion Of the assessors.
can be more uniformly appraised col
lectively than separately.
Acting under this statute the AS
SCISSORS met at Carson last year and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
TO Purify Ely's Water Supply

An Ely dispatch of May IL says:
The people of this rapibly-growing min.
ing camp are considerably agitated over
the pollution of Murray Creek. the
main water supply of the city. Several
weeks ago company was formed to
build water system, but it will be a
year before its pipes will be laid. and in
the mean time the people get their
water from the creek which ruus
through the city. Dozens of stables
line its banks and scores of surface
vaults are within close proximity to its
banks. At public masr meeting held
to discuss various matters Of local in
terest it was strongly urged that meas
ures be taken to purify the water sup
ply in order to guard against epidemics.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Blair Mines Again Reported Sold.

A report comes from New York that
Martin L. Effinger has just concluded
the sale of the celebrated Silver Peak
mines which have. for years. been the
property of the Blair estate. The pur-
chasers are nearly all residents of Penn
sylvania and it cost them $4,000, 900.
The deal has been under way for over a
year and several times it was reported
as having been closed. Once Schwab
was pictured as the buyer. The Silver
Peak group consists of 10 patented
claims. located eight miles from the
town of Silver Peak. During their
period of operation they produced over
81. SOC, 900. but have long been idle.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Wadsworth May Be a Dry Town.

Wadsworth, one of the best known
towns in Western Nevada. once rail-
road city of considerable magnitude.
may soon be dry town. the only one
in the State of Nevada. This distinc-
tion is about to be thrust upon the
place by the Interior Department of the
United States Government, as the In
dian bureau fears that liquor is in some
manner finding its way into the hands
and stomlchs of Piutes quartered on
the Pyramid Lake reservation. The
whole of Wadsworth is within the res
ervation lines.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

Some very interesting light on Stand
ard Oil was shed Thursday IN hearin z
under way before the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Chicago. A form
er employe gave details of how he had
bribed clerks in the employ Of indepen.
dent companies aud railroad employees
ia order to ascertain what the Stand
ards competitors were doing; he said
that agents were compelled to sell from
205 to POS gallons of oil out Of a tank
that held only 200 gallons aud that
three different grades of oil were often
sold out of the same tank.
President Z. P. Ripley of the Atchi.
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway also
gave some damaging testimony. He
said that after letting the Standard use
the railroad right of way for a pipeline
the road increased the freight rates on
crude oil and lowered the rate on gas
oil. Gas oil was controlled by the
Standard. Some independents were
producing crude oil. The intent of the
increased rate was. OF course. to force
the independents to use the Standard s
pipe line at rates fixed by the Standard.
This seems to have been the effect, too.
because Mr.. Ripley testified that since
the increased rate was put into effect
his company had transported no crude
oil.
So in single day we find the Stand
ard convicted of giving bribes, of steal
ing from the public and of arranging
with great railroad company to rob
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

has been Investigating the subject and
has obtained figures from the War De.
partment showing what IL has cost to
express supplies and their shipment to
San francisco to relieve the earth
quake and fire sufferers.
These figures are understood 10 show
that the express companies have re-
ceived more than $500. 600. snd have
eaten a great hole in the Governments
appropriation. They have charged full
rates. it is alleged, and the Governments
has been forced to allow this in the
emergency. as it could not wait for
-snortation. 1t is expected
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Tuscarora Mining Deal Goes ThrougI

The Tuscarora mining deal that has
been pending between the owners of
the mines and the Mayham syndicate
has been closed and the property has
changed hands. Deeds conveying the
interests of the Young America Gold
Mining Company, the Dexter-Tusca-
rora Consolidated Mining Company and
Edward d. Woodruff and wife to H. j.
Mayham are now in possession of Re-
corder Grover of Elko. The considera.
tion mentioned in the deeds aggregates
$l95. 900. upon which are mortgages to
the amount of 100000. The transac-
tion was closed May 4. The transfer OF
this property to Mr.. Mayham opens NJ
a new era of prosperity for Tuscarora
One hundred men will be put to work
Immediately and the mill and cyanide
plant Will begin working the rich ores
Virginia Enterprise.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

In order that all interests shall be
represented, he has recommended that
the commission consist of seven persons
and be made up as follows: One Sena.
tor, selected by the president of the
Senate; one Representative, selected by
the Speaker of the House; one officer Of
the Postoffice Department selected by
the Postmaster General; one represent
alive of the publishers Of daily news
papers; one representative of weekly,
semi. weekly and tri-weekly newspapers.
and one representative of the publishers
of periodicals and magazines, the last
three to be appointed by the President
of the United States from among those
recommended to him by representative
publ shers Of such newspapers and
periodicals and seventh member to be
selected by thesix whose manner of
selectiouis SO specifically provided. An
appropriation of s25. 900 is recommend
ed to defray the cost of the investiga-
ton.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

At st. Paul. Mimi. on May IL the
Government won q complete victory
over the General Paper Company.
which was charged by the Attorney
General with entering into an Illegal
agreement with other concerns in re-
straint Of Interstate commerce. The
defendants had refused to furnish tes-
timony and the order for the dissolution
Of the combination was granted. The
decision, which is Of considerable i'm.
portance to publishers. has already re-
suited in q material decrease in the
price of paper.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

The Reno Jail is so full that nine
prisoners convicted of minor offenses
were ordered to get out to make room
for people convicted of mora important
offenses.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

the subject Of second
class mail matter
with a view to ascer-
tanning what modi-
fications of the pres
ent second-class laws
are necessary, the
commission to rem
der its report to
Congress not later
than December 10,
1906.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
WOULD MODIFY POSTAL LAWS
Recommends Congress Establish
Commission to Inquire Into
Second-Class Mail.

Postmaster General Cortelyou has
recommended to Congress the appoint
ment of commission to inquire into
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
Van Still Has His Nerve

Congressman G. ID. Van Duzer is
making arrangements to publish new
paper at Nina, one of the southern
Nevada towns. He expects plant
from Chicago within the next six
eeks.-Reno Call
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19
GRABBED FOR RELIEF FUND
The Express Companies Charged
Full Rates and Absorbed
$3OOO.O00

A Washington dispatch of May 10
says: That great share of the Gov
ernment money appropriated for the re-
lief of San Francisco sufferers has gone
to enrich the express companies will be
charged on the floor Of the Senate in
the consideration of "ndment to
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-19

under control of T.
merce Commission.
Senator La Toilette. who has an
amendment to subject express CON-
panies to control exactly as railroads,
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28
War on Bad Business

special cable dispatch York sun
Is this very significant paragu phi;
THE heevo general aat Amer
business methods viii take than
reorganization life companies clean
tho stables Ceasu European belief in
honesty fair doaing DO lons time before
public opinion side OF conf
aeace In American corporate reform"
Bishop that when asked BY the London
reporters concerning ndastoaay exploited IN
the English press real difference he
tho American people that the Americans
dirty linen public
good answer American people do wash their dirty linen
In public.
Il is a blessed practice may We long practice H. II 1t
Is not establishes that VIII no,
be washed at all
The worst thing about belief that American
business methods basis OF the fact II the truth
1t Is NOT only tho scandal which ryea Europe
ground suspicion.
It's memory back tho paeRins of fosn investors ia
Erio aud Atchlson ,,..
remembers shiphullh Il remembers tho shppail''
Jersey exploittunna
the life insurance revelations
II has before It the the raioad witch had
repuc for probty.
With trckefy abroad u
Is not because opportunity % make g so
For a generation have teea radins reputation Tor
business honesty which CENTURY To &C
quite II redcenng aHd feverinF 70 old
standards
There ia unpirasanness washing dirty linen In
public; thins Is that WE ARE WASHING II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28
Fine Display Of Artistic
Photographs

Meon q Wills. Shu recently par.
chased The Photographic studio Of
Esaan 4 Efieksnn are display tnE \
uumbgr If beautiful specimens Of
artistic photography IN their shoN
easaa at the entrance " The Eiiui
building Doth Miss Noon aud Mf
Wills are from Naw York city and
arc artists ~ exceptional ability ana
she fine quality II their uofk VII
undoubtedly via them q place
afuonE seAitia'a heat photographers
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28
NOTICE TO WATER
CONSUMERS
I'M DIST NO. 3

Water rent dne In June. for June.
July aud August II unt paid BY
June 80. becomes delinquent Die
trict comprises All the city north ef
Gaier stresi ffum the bay % the
lahs Metered water due from the
1t 20 the goth q each month he.
comes delinquent on the z0th. 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28
ADJUSTMENTS IN SEATTLE,

A
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a gram First race y m
Recreation Park Seattle ~. Z
a san Francisco. 80 . IA I
Grand Opera House Henri 4
eta craaman In "Nary. Mary,
Quite Contrary
Seattle Thsatur FfaNley 4
Company IN "fhe WIFE
Third Avenue Thuater--- =
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orphsym rheatsr-Nsuae 4
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pantaoes Thea,sr--vaads =
q vile .
Central rheatss - VaaAie' .
= vlilo =
lake Union Pavilion Relet =
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Madison Park Psviilee q
. Dancing Wednesday and sun Z
q daY niEhta
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28

George messenger left hers 20 20 "a
pen MaineH, and what was our as
constituent when he came IN Monday
and introduced his wife. who uHod
~ be Miss Cooper of pen MoineHs
t.aorss warka Tor the Rock Island In
the freight department and IL a Hlea
Is boy We 40 not understand how
he got such nice looking giti for
a wife. Washington. Iowa. Democ 9
rat
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No finer ride On the sound than
that 20 the T.. = navy yards at
Bremerton. where the famous hat
sfsahlp or~goc ard the largest
training ship IN the world. the fhis-
aatiphlA, can oe seen. Also the gov
ssnfnant dryaack. cruisers AMI tor
rsda beats Beats leave Pier ar
erneH daily. 80
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STAR DUST

By Josh"

New York nut that desan't mean
anything. The flasten American bah
team was received that way ones.
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MY ancestors cnme ever In the
amYfloNer," he aaid proudly
'rhat was a aalilnE vessel. WASH I
itq#
Hof course "a was"
i heard father Say several tlmns
that they tried u set him over iu T.
bot ho pfsefrcd one ~ the bis I'm
rra"
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A WORD FROM JOSH WISH

A thin skinned
man thinks ovfY
pin and tack
scratch wuA made
by an ax.
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Having lived ~ years IN a peni-
tentlarY. Anarchist fieftinan ought
10 be able 90 stand Emma Goldman
for two
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Everybody says the window "a
Lanes Is the most unique Arch
Wolff hos ever coutriyed. Il n cers
iainly good one. FROM a timely az
Klein. the ahoemaher. 81 James 81
49,
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strawberry shorteake Il now a
daily Occurrences. GAINESVILLE, O,
Enterprise.
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The Pennsylvania has discharged
a man fpr Eraftiag lie grated ~
tho eumpany'H expense
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Bio Dance at Leschi
Park TONIGHT

A fine. new. solid maple floor has
been laid. makifs the et.achi Park
pavilion thn largest. finest dancing
hall in tho Northwest. Wagnef'H
fuH orchestra.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-28

DROP IN AN sac I'm SPIT.
10 not spit on the tlpau caspl-
doris are made fuF that purpose
sign In naruesyiile. ohio. Common
Pleas courtroom
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Almost time Tor the W. c. +. U. 10
get after TON fiat
"araclaun isn't Mrs GawneY The
skinny thinEf u must be emhaffna=
aing 10 show It the way she does.
show itt How p
why. she's worn holes through
her sIaYns Al the elbows"
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Buy Your Fireworks al
Piper & Taft's

iAaag6 Second az Bring the chil
area deWn aud let them select just
" lag they Nant Come before tbs
rush and while the stock ss com.
plete
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Dunn 4 Co. Phrenologisss. ttit
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