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News Of the Various Mining
Camps of Nevada.

TONOPAH, Sept. 17.-Seyeral men
most heavily interested in the mines
of Southwestern Nevada, who have
seized the opportunity offered by the
slack summer season to go east, are
now returning for the fall rush. AL
most without an exception they ex-
press great surprise at the interest
that Nevada's mining possibilities are
arousing in the East They state that
the average man with whom they
talked about this part of the country
was able to follow any account OF new
strikes and developments in old camps
with ease, as he was we'll posted on
all that has been going on here for the
last year. This leads the Nevada men
to feel more than ever assured OF the
great boom the State Will experience
this fall.
LEDGE RICH IN GOLD.
TONOPAH. Sept. Thames Forman
has returned from the Piper ranch,
which he recently purchased. and says
that several very good properties have
been found in the general neighborhood
of the ranch Perhaps the most i'm
portant of these Is the Red Mountain
Mining Company's ground, a little east
of Pipers. This Is the mine of which
Mr.. Forman's brother made mention a
few days ago on his return from that
section. Mr.. Forman says that it is
stated in the district. and he sees no
reason to doubt it. that the company
has opened a thirty-foot ledge average
assays clear across running from $25
to $50. A hoist has been ordered by
means Of which the company intends
to gain depth on its holdings, and
there are well authenticated rumors
of the erection of a mill at the mine in
a short time.
RICH IN FREE GOLD.
MANHATTAN, Sept. 17.-It is re-
ported here that prospectors in the
White Horse mining district. ten miles
southeast of the new camp of Mon
arch, have discovered quartz float in
the gulches between the hills rich in
free gold. The men are searching for
the ledge or lodges from which the
rock came, but up to the time of the
last report had not been successful
LITIGATION NEARs END.
TONOPAH. Sept. lit is stated
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COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE. Sept. 17.-Captain Croskey Of the
steamship Olympia, while experimenting work
on the vessel this morning. fell into the hold.
He was rendered unconscious for a time but re-
vived on being taken TO his hotel. His right
arm is broken.
The Northwestern Steamship Company an
run, will replace the wrecked Oregon on the
Valdez run.
A Chinese sailor on the fremont on her last
voyage from the Orient fell overheard during
fire drill. He grabbed q dangling lifeline Just
as he struck the water and pulled himself
aboard again.
L. II. Gray agent for a great number OF the
cisco and other California points, said today that
he expected the sailors strike to be settled In
few days by concessions on the part Of ship own
The steamer Rainier sailed from San Fran
cisco this morning with 1900 feet Of lumber
and 80 passengers.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Umatilla sailed for San Francisco this
morning with 200 passengers and a full cargo
The brig w. q. Irwin has arrived at Roche
Harbor TO load lime for San Francisco. She will
also take a part cargo Of lumber.
The United States cableship Burnside went
into drydock this afternoon 70 have new pay
out gear installed.
All vessels engaged in the Oriental -four trade
are scheduled for capacity tonnage on their next
trips out from here
captain H. c. Nelson has been secured to
command the new steam schooner Washington
which has her trial trip tomorrow before en-
fering the San Francisco lumber trade
The ship Lucipara arrived today from Port Los
Angeles making record trip OF sixteen days.
SAN PEDRO, Sept. 17.--The large steam
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To JOIN
! TOWNS BY RAIL.
Work of Organizing Sierra
Pacific Company Is Pro
ceeding at Porterville
MEETING rs CALLED
PoRTERvILLE, Sept. 1.-THE Sierra


PORTERvILLE, Sept. 1.-THE Sierra
Pacific Railway Company of Nevada is
fast assuming definite form A prelim-
mary meeting of the stockholders was
held last Saturday. meeting of the
original incorporators will be held in
Porterville on Saturday, September 90,
at which time directors will be Sc
lected and officers chosen. Representa-
tives of boards of trade and Of COM
merce, chairmen of boards Of super
visors and mayors in the counties of
Tulare, Kings, Kern, Fresno, Monterey
and San Luis Obispo have been re-
quested to be present and most have
signifled their intention to be here
The call was issued by the Porter
Vile Business Mems Association. 1t
is the intention to constitute a. peo-
p1e's road and subscriptions and stock
are being received ranging from one
share to 1000 shares. Shares are being
sold at par value of $40 each, per
cent of the par value of the stock taken
to be deposited in escrow in any Por-
terville bank to be paid to the treas
urer of the Sierra Pacific Railroad
Company when officers are elected and
the company is ready to issue stock,
which will be about October 1. The
capital stock is placed by the articles
of Incorporation at S1,500,000 but will
be increased to $5.000,O00 at the stock
holders meeting. The road will pass
through Globe, Success. North Plano,
Porterville, Woodville, Tulare, Tagus,
Hanford, Armona, Lemoore. Huron,
Coalinga, Paso Robes, Templeton,
Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Port
Hartford and, If suitable inducements
are offered by the citizens, feeder line
will be built from point near Tulare
northward toward Visalia, ReedIey,
Orosa, Sanger and Fresno, and south
ward toward Delano and Bakersfield.
Otto E. Bashore, an attorney, and ].
w. Davis, merchant. both of this city,
are promoting the line.
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NO DISTURBANCES
IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-Mr. Thomp-
son, the American Embassador to Mex
leo. in a telegram to the State Depart
ment from Mexico City, says that during
the Mexican national celebration yes
terday not a disturbance of the small
est degree came TO his attention, but
that "the most profound order and
good will was noticeable over all the
great mass OF people"
During the celebration. he said. there
were heard throughout the city cries
OF Live America" and Live the Amer
leans"
Consul General Hanna at Monterey
in his telegraphic advices says the var
ious American consuls in Mexico had
reported TO him relative TO the cele-
bratiOn, each saying that peace and
order prevailed. Consul Mills at Chi
huahua reported to him that the cele-
bration there and at Paral was "as
peaceful and quiet as a Quaker meet
ing"
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Liner Brings Valuable Cargo Which Includes
Raw Silk Worth ST, 100000.


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beenhe
and
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are being made to get her OF: she Is damaged
but to what extent Is not yet known: wind OF
shore.
HONOLULU. Sept. i7.-word received from
Midway today states that No compartment Of
stmr Mongolia is fun OF water; Br cable stmr
Restorer and q stmr ttug) Iroquois win leave
this port with Captain Metcalfe and tackle to
render assistance.
The steamer Manchuria entered Honolulu har-
Dor at noon today. Captain Metcaf states that
after ten days repairing he thinks vessel will
be able to proceed to San Francisco under her
own steam
Per ship Santa Clara, from Nushagak Sept II
Had head winds and Gains In Bristol Bay for
10 days. and from Unimak Pass to Point Reyes
was II days.
Per Br ship Juteopolis. from Newcastie--On
Aug 4, r.. Short, a seaman. while painting the
foreguys, slipped and fell overheard: after
swimming around for about a half-hour he was
picked up by the ships boat.
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here that the litigation that has been
pending for some time past between
the Tonopah Extension and MacNa-
mara companies. involving the apex
of the ledge on the MacNamara. has
been amicabIys adjusted without bring
ing the case to trial The suit was
begun in a friendly way TO settle all
doubt on the question. and IL Is under
stood. though not admitted by the men
interested, that The result of the set
tlement is favorable to the MacNamara
Company.
WORK RESUMED AT CLIFFORD.
TONOPAH Sept IT.-Recent arrivals
from Clifford state that the work in
the shaft of the Clifford Mining Com
pany has been resumed on the 100-f0ot
level 1t was on this level that the
recent strike in this property was
made, and the force Is said to be work
feet from the shaft. The CLIFFORD EN-
tension Company Is also at work in
its shaft. and rapid progress Is being
made.
MUCH ACTIVITY AT, BLAIR
TONOPAH. New, Sept 17-Recsnt
arrivals from the new town of Blair. at
Silver Peak, say that the activity
throughout the section Is increasing
rapidly and that the railroad graders
AoFC ICdCHOU pOAHb uNc AAAAAco ETOuA
the end of their branch line 1t Is
expected that the first trains will be
put over this line by October I. De-
velopment on the big Blair property
and on the Mohawk Alpine 10 going
ahead in a satisfactory manner, and the
preparations for the company's mill are
almost completed
RETARDED BIZ WAR RUMORs.
ToNoPAH. Sept 17.-ConsuItins En-
gineer Kerr of the West End and Mac
Namara mines of this camp says that
the work on those properties is pro-
crossing. The construction Of the ore
bins. Kerr says, was undertaken In or
der to increase the shipments OF the
two mines. The MaeNamara stock ap-
pears to be a favorite among the in
vestors here, but all are hanging back
from 1T little because OF the war and
rumors Of war among the stockhold-
ers. 1t is understood that the minority
Of the company Is working to obtain
control, though by just what method
is not stated or even suggested
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U. s. Branch Hyaroxraphic ono.

branch Of the United States Hydrogra phic
Office, located at the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners. without regard to nationality and free
of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to
visit the office, where complete sets Of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
latest information can always be obtained re-
garding lights. dangers to navigation and all
matters of interest to ocean commerce The
time ball service has been suspended, pending
the. reconstruction Of the tower Of the ferry
building.
]. +. MCMILLAN. Nautical Expert. in Charge.
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FAILS TO MAKE A RECORD.

VICTORIA. B. c., Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Empress of India failed to
make a record on the initial trip of
the over Seas mails" from Hongkong,
having been delayed by fog. She was
eleven days and thirty minutes from
Yokohama, which is over fourteen
hours more than the record time. A
special train Will carry the mail to
Quebec from Vancouver to connect with
the Empress of Britain, sailing four
days hence for Liverpool.
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TAFT DEcLARED EN- RoupE.

JACKSONVILLE Fla, Sept. IL
Secretary Of War Taft and Assistant
Secretary of state Bacon viii prob
ably not reach Havana before noon
wednesday. The train bearing the
Washington party 10 Port Tampa
passed throsgh here four hours late.
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Tonnage EnEaEemenfs.

The schooner Henry K. Hall is chartered for
lumber from Puget Sound to two ports in the
boy FOR the same business from Grsys Hsrbor to
arrival. ~
The steamer Iaqua has been purchased BY the
Eastern Redwood Company of Eureka.
The City of Para's Cargo.
The steamer City of Para sailed on Saturday
eSanss e1T cargo aRo sE 40s s ws
tributed as follows For Mexico s57s5; Central u,s
$s5s s55s oSS c0l.%bia $500 Ecuador eoo; Peru
Ing were the principal shipments
To Mexico--11 bbls nour, 475 gals wine. a. 600
pse nd onon s q bps pssf STsad ts ~
3453 lbs paste, 400 lbs cheese, 200 lbs dried
fruit fruit - Psss srOeeFss and Provisions
bks candles. i coal OIL 2i 6 G and Rip' i bbi I
bdls brooms, is es drugs 80 css tar, 4 coils
rope. 1890 pk9s tank material, 66A0 lbs starch
cs paints, SO pkgs acid 4sso It lumber i c.
To Central Ameriea--s55o bbls -four. 4o7
gals and 5 es wine, 25s cs whisky. 81 ESQ lbs
Is. stssss.ss ss:sss
goods. % cs salmon, ls45 lbs candy 200 Ibs
raislns, 32,bS2 lbs tallow. 1909 lbs grease.
5000 lbs cement; l5 6 cyanide Of potassium. 60
10 pcs machinery, II tdls steel and iron, eoso o
lbs zinc, drums, 10 cs and Is bbIs tar. 400
kegs blasting powder, 81 kegs white lead 172 o.
coal oil, BIAS lbs soda. ~ cs and bbls oils
81 bdls pipe, 174 bdls millwork, n pkfs acid
II, $50 lbs coke, cyls ammonia, IA pkes ore
cars. IA pkgs railroad material, 24S pkgs tank
material 100 bdls shocks.
To Panama-400 crts potatoes and opions
GAO lbs beans, S07e lbs dried peas. 1900 's ihss
garlic, $500 lbs sugar, 800 bales hay, 500 lbs
chocolate, 2400 gals wine.
To New York-16, ,250 gals WINE $50 Oo5 lbs
70 coiombia--a55a gals wine
To Peru-4724 lbs tallow.
To Germany-5i cs drugs.
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
shfpmentn of PefroI.,

Shipments of Petroleum.
The British tank steamer Housatonic wsa
cleared yesterday for Mororan, for orders, with
at S64,600. aee
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Memoranda.

LIVERPOOL Sept. 15.-A tug has left here
for St Vincent to tow back Br ship Wray
Castle. previously reported damaged by IRE.
NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Steamer Mongolia,
previously reported ashore at Midway Reef
has jettisoned portion Of her cargo; attempts
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Forecast for San FRANCISCO and vicinity--Fair
ing to westerly.
For Sacramento valley-Fair Tuesday; contin-
ued warm; light north wind.
San joaquin valley-Fair Tuesday; continued
warm; light north wind.
For los Angeles and vicinity---Falr Tuesday:
continued warm; light northeast VIVID. changing
to westerly.
The following temperatures are reported from
Eastern cities for the previous day:
Max. Min
New York Us 80
Chicago ~ 12
Boston .....,................ 90 20
a. G. McADIE, District Forecaster.
Movement OF Steamers.
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OAKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

OAKLAND. Sept. 1T.-Following were the
sales and closing quotations tOdsy on the Oak
land Stock and Bond Exchange:
Morning Session
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China Arrives From the Orient
With Few Passengers on Board

The weather Report.
United States Department of Agriculture
San Francisco, Sept. IT, 1905.
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Movement Of Steamers.
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salmon Vessels Arrive.
where Ia the Hiawathas

Anxious inquiries were being made
yesterday for the ten-ton power schoo
ner Hiawatha. which left Black Dia-
mond on Saturday for Howard-street
wharf No. 2 and has not yet reached
the berth engaged for her. The Hia-
watha depends for her progress on a
gasoline engine and it is possible that
a breakdown of her machinery may
be responsible for the schooner's tar
diness She carries a crew of two men
all told
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

PUBLIC SCHOOLS EAST AND WEST.
The recent celebration of the centen-
nial anniversary of the first public
school established in New York City
has called attention to the fact that
the public school system there is less
than 100 years old, because even the
first schools that we're called public
schools" were not in the sense public
schools as today, with free attendance
to all qualified TO enter The school
that has just been the scene of the
celebration was in its inception free
school only for children whose parents
were too poor to educate them and
was supported, not out of the munich
pal or state treasures. but from the
subscriptions and tuition paid to a
private association called THE Public
Education Society,"" Not until much
later did the so-called public schools
ir the eastern states become free pub
tic schools without discrimination OF
any kind between the pupils.
In the progressive states of the west,
on the other hand-states like Ne
braska and Iowa-the public school
dates back almost to the advent of the
fist permanent white inhabitants.
The public schools, moreover, from
their foundation, have been free public
schools and they have not only kept
abreast constantly of educational
progress, but have been always among
the first to expand into wider fields, to
adopt new and improved methods of
! instruction, to introduce new equip
ment and to aim in all things to keep
in close touch with all classes of the
people.
The public schools of the west
occupy a much more important place
than in the east, because the demo
cratic spirit is much more deeply en-
q enched, to the exclusion of the spirit
of exclusiveness, which has multiplied
private schools in the east. The in
centive for education and repression OF
illiteracy are both strongest where the
public school system has its fullest
sway. 1t is not mere accident that
the average of intelligence of the west
scores higher in the scale than In the
east It is because the system of pub
| lie school education has been carried
to it's logical limit and provision fol
instructing the young is held to be
the first and highest public duty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27
THE CAMPAIGN IN sEBRAsKA.

The first republican county conven-
ton, preliminary to the 1906 cam
paign in Nebraska. will be held this
week. II is of the utmost Importance
that republicans throughout the state
shall at the outset understand the po-
litical situation and govern themselves
accordingly, with a view to insuring
party success in the fall.
For the coming election a complete
state ticket will be put in nomination
at the convention In August, including,
besides the governor and other state
officers usually elected, three railway
commissioners and a candidate for
United States senator. Candidates for
congress will be nominated at separate
congressional conventions and voted on
at the same time and legislature will
be chosen by the various representa-
tive and senatorial districts.
There is no question but that on the
issue of Roosevelt republicanism Ne
braska will be recorded squarely in
the republican column. Despite all at
tacks upon the president, the great
majority of our voters are today more
strongly attached to him than ever be-
fore, and eager, not only to give him
the loyal support in congress that he
deserves. but also to follow up the
work he has been doing with work
along the same lines in the state house
and in the legislature.
The thing OF prime importance, then
for Nebraska republicans is to put tc
the front men. not only of character
and ability, but also thoroughly in har
mony with what is known as the Roose
veltian program. This has specia
reference to known devotion to the
public interests and freedom from cor
poratlon strings. Democratic opposi
ton may be depended upon to take
advantage of every mistake the re-
publicans may commit. The wiser
course is to give the democrats no op
portunity to make political capital.
The rank and file of Nebraska re
publicans are imbued with the RICH
ideas and need only to be aroused t.
the point of enforcing them in caucus
and convention. If they but take con
troll the republicans will not only con
tinue ascendant at the state house, bu
they will also have a solid Nebraska
delegation at Washington to reinforc'
President Roosevelt in his champion
ship of the peoples rights.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

RURAL MAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Adjustments in the Postofice de-
partment make It clear that the rural
delivery service is entering upon a
new stage of development. Heretofore
it's main effort has been to install serv-
ice. and so immense was the demand
In the farming communities. that until
recently every energy Of the depart
ment was insufficient to establish new
routes as rapidly as called for. No
branch of the government has ever
had so amazing a growth as this serv-
ice which, having a total appropria-
ton of only $4,000 in 1898, requires
$2S,20O,000 for the ensuing fiscal
year
But the policy of the department
will henceforth turn more to the
efficiency of the service, although that
has not been neglected In the rapid
exte nsion. The major part of the agri-
cultural regions requiring service has
already been covered by carrier routes
but the records of the fourth assistant
postmaster general show that service
has been installed in not few cases
where it is not warranted. These will
be weeded out, or rearranged, or serv.
ice reduced, while at the same time
new routes will be steadily established
as the circumstances require.
But 1t is to be anticipated that the
department will be more rigid in super
vision and in requirements upon
patrons. Where they fail to show ap-
probation of the advantages of free
delivery by lack of patronage and
neglect of the public roads the service
will be curtailed or abolished alto
gether, while 1t will be improved and
extended to neighborhoods that do ap.
preciate and use 1t.
The great mass of the farm popula-
ton is keenly sensitive to the benefits
of the service, whose popularity in
creases with its growth; and. having
now got free delivery In operation in
most of the rural field, the department
proposes to spare no effort or expense
to make 1t the hest in the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27

not fail to be important in the educa-
tional, charitable and benevolent fields
Of church effort, as we'll as in the more
strictly evan gelical field.
More broadly still. the tendency
which fuses varieties of one great de-
nominational species is also steadily re-
ducing the barriers between the larger
divisions whose policy of maintaining
in the same neighborhood separate or
CARNATIONS, even though they be weak
and Unsupported, is more and more
felt to be unnecessarily burdensome
and futile, especially in the small
towns and sparsely populated districts,
1t is all evidence of a growing spirit
of fraternity as we'll as of a clearer
perception of the duty to conserve re-
ligious energy and devote it to more
practical ends.