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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Sewage Disposal Serious Problem

Reno. Nevada, Feb. 5.-This city is
now facing a very serious problem in
regard to disposiug of its sewage. In
1903 the Nevada Legislature passed a
bill providing that in four years all
cities and towns should stop dumping
sewage into the streams Of the State.
The four years will be up on March 90.
and as yet Reno has made no provision
for its sewage, which 10 now run into
the Trnckee. A bill was introduced at
the last session Of the Legislature to
extend the time three years. but this
was killed by Governor Sparks. Ssna-
tor Boyd Of Washoe County will now
introduce a bill repeating the law of
1908. bat it Is thought that 1t will be
vetoed by the Governor.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Ely Bank Merger

Ely, Nevada, Feb. 1.-The White Pine
County Bapb has been merged with the
First National Bank. and hereafter the
business of both banks will be done
under the name of the First National
Bank of Ely. A $50. 900 building is now
being constructed in this city for the
new bank. H. P. Clark. of the Com.
mercial National Bank of Salt Lake
City, will be President. and A. d. Myers
of Goldfield. will be Vice President.
A. B. Witcher. formerly with the Utah
Savings Bank aud Trust Company. has
been elected Cashier.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Honduras Lottery Quits Business

AS a consequence of the vigorous
policy of the United States Secret Ser.
vice men and many arrests and indict-
ments, the Honduras Lottery Company
has gone out Of business. Publishers
and printers who produced the tickets
aud lists Of prizes we're arrested al
Mobile last week and the tickets de-
stroyed. The company's officers and
agents havs been in constant danger Of
arrest. The company got q charter
from the republic Of Honduras. which
received about slOo. 900 annually for the
privileges granted. The headquarters
Of the company were at Puerto Cortes.
Honduras. It's agents throughout the
country have been warned that their
services will no longer be required.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
LAND LAW ENFORCEMENT

1t comes with poor grace from a mem.
Der Of the United States Congress to
criticise the strict enforcement OF the
laws governing land entries by Of
ficials OF the Department OF the Interior.
Year after year the President and his
subordlnates have urged the revision of
the land laws. Year after year they
have pointed out the frauds that were
being committed aud the great difficult
ties Of preventing them. Year after
year they have shown how the laws
should bs made more liberal and ra-
lional in some respects and stricter IN
others in order to get good. honest re-
suits. Year after year semi-public or
CARNATIONS such as the National Bnsi.
ness League have added their appeals
in the effort to secure reform. And yet
Congress has done nothing at all.
Finally the conditions have become SO
bad that the President has been COM
PEELED to authorize an order which
prohibits the issue Of any patent till
the facts in each case have been ex-
amined on The spot by an agent Of the
department.
In the face OF all these facts Senator
Carter Of Montana and Senator Hey.
burn OF idaho have been making
speeches In the Senate sharply CRITICS.
ing the administration and denouncing
its rules.
They try to make It appear, says the
Chicago Record Herald. that the rules
as they nov stand are reflection on
the honesty of the entire West. and
they are holding the administration
blamabls because the openings for
pioneers are so much better In Canada
than in the United States to-day that
q bulk Of the settlers are going thither
One would think that the administra-
tion had been guilty Of treason for not
trading of all our bad lands for all the
good lands of Canada years ago.
II there are any Congressman from
the West or the East or any other part
Of the country who are not satisfied
with present conditions they can ac-
complish great deal more by working
hard and steadily to secure a revision
of the land laws than by making
sreeches which have no other effect
than to prove their present irrationality
and their past neglect.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
News Summary

1t is reported that Senator w. A.
Clark has purchased the Los Angeles
Herald. He already owns the Salt
Lake Herald and Butte Miner.
That the skating rinks of San Fran
cisco are responsible for the downfall of
many young girls is the unanimous
opinion Of the members o. the Board
of Education of that city. and. in order
to prevent the pupils OF the High
Schools from attending the skating
Kinks, it has been decided to hold all
day sessions. instead Of halliday ses-
sions, as have recently been the rule.
Unless the measure 10 killed when
finally presented for passage in the
general appropriation bill. members Of
the Presidents Cabinet. Senators and
Congressman will have their salaries
increased, beginning March 4. Senators
and Congressman will be advanced
from $4,000 to s7500. while the Vice
President. Speaker Of the House and
Cabinet members will get Si2. 600.
Strange as it may appear. there was
some opposition by the members OF
Congress to the bill to increase their
stipends. One Of the points advanced
is that many Congressman had not re-
ceived a salary equal to the present one
before they became servants Of the
people," Again, it was said that the
cost of living is no greater for them
than for the voters they represent.
Sir William Crookes. noted English
scientist, has discovered a method
which will make it commercially pos.
slble to extract nitric acid FROM the
atmosphere. The importance Of this
discovery is better understood when il
is known that it's application by farm
ers will enchance the productiveness OF
the soil and double the worlds crops.
All fear of food scarcity because Of
overpopulation is now past. according
to the leading scientists. Leading men
of science of all Nations have been
working on the theory for more than a
century, but it was only recently that
even the present expensive method OF
making sodium nitrate was discovered.
Professor Chandler Of the Columbia
University, New York. says that when
a practical working prosess is perfected
every waterfall in the country will be
available for the production Of the at.
mospheric fertilizs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Cheaper Postal Rates on Parcels

two-fold benefit. for it will compel the
express companies to cut down their
present extortionate charges. They
must either compete with the postal ser.
vice OF go out of business.
In great Britain the Post Office does
an enormous parcels business at small
cost. leaving little opportunity for pri.
vate express companies. In the United
States. on the other hand, owing to the
power of the monopoly representatives,
at Washington. the Post Office Depart
ment has always played into the hands
OF the railroads and express companies.
Senator Platt of New York is President
OF one of the leading express companies,
and his chief object in Congress is to
look after its interests.
The railroads join with the express
companies in fighting any reduction in
postal rates, for the railroads are them.
selves heavily interested in the express
business. Thus Hartman controls the
Weiis' rargo company, from whose
enormous profits an immense surplus
has been piled up. which he fluids useful
in his business.
When the people consider the grip of
the monopolies upon the postal service.
aud the fact that Hartman and a few
other men have acquired ownership and
control Of the great railroads of the
United States, they naturally ask them.
selves il it is not high time for change
10 Government ownership OF railroads
in place of railroad ownership of Gov.
ernment. And the corrupting influence
of the transportation interests in our
political system is far greater evil than
the robbery to which they subject the
public in extortionate charges. .-Sacra-
mento Bee.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09

A Joint resolution before the Leg sla-
ture calls upon the California delegation
in Washington to do its best to insure
the establishment Of a parcels post at
rates not to exceed those charged by
American express companies to for
eigners.
The resolution recites the fact that the
express companies give the British Post
Office a fat rate of "a cents ON parcels
M to IL pounds. for all distances be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
But it fails to say that the express
charges ON all American parcels is
enormously greater.
A cheap parcels post is greatly to be
desired, but the resolution does not
strike at the root Of the present excess
ayely high postal rate Of 16 cents a
pound on parcels between any two
points in this country. The reason or
excuse for that high charge is the
grossly extortionate tolls exacted from
the Government by the railroads Tor the
carriage of mails, which are about twice
what the express companies pay the
railroads for like service.
Until the railroads are compelled to
carry mails at reasonable cost there will
not be much prospect OF the greatly
needed reduction in parcels post rates.
But the report of the Congressional
Postal Commission. just published, calls
for decrease of several million dollars
in the compensation allowed these com.
mon carriers, and If this recommends.
ton be acted upon the prospects for
lower rates Of postage on parcels will
brighten.
The reduction Of postal rates on par
cells to reasonable figures will have a
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
MRS. MARY WREN SUED
Administrators in Action in
Which Option on White
Pine Mines Figure

Reno Journal Feb. 2: Alleging that
Mrs. Mary Wren, administratrix Of the
estate Of the late Thomas Wren, re-
fuses to give the deeds to mines on
which he holds options. W. II. McGill
yesterday filed a suit in the District
Court here to compel the defendant to
complete the deal. The option. accord
ing to the complaint, was originally
given by Mrs. Wren to Attorney A. Z.
Cheney. and the latter sold it to McGill.
Dated September 26. 1906. according
to the papers filed. the option was good
for five weeks. The mines named in
the document are the Joanna, Great
Western and q one-third interest in
Joanna No. 2. The mi1es are located
in the Robinson district in White Pine
County. Cheney was to get the mines s
by paying $2974. But according to the
complaint. Cheney sold the option to
McGill. and when the latter asked for
the deed. and offered the defendant the
money mentioned. she refused to make
the sale.
Mrs. Mary Wren is the administra.
trix of Thomas Wren. deceased. At
torney Cheney acted for her as attor-
ney. He procured from her the option.
the complaint says. selling it in turn to
McGill. The latter went to Mrs. Wren
ON several occasions, he says. and asked
for the deeds. The dates specified are
consecutive, an unfavorable answer be-
ing received each time.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Graftinp the Railroad

Mrs. Gussie Wallace was arrested at
Hazsn last week and taken back to
Salt Lake on charge of attempt
ing to defraud the railroad COM
papy. She and her husband conduct a
second hand store in Salt Lake. Mrs.
Wallace shipped carload Of furniture
to q fictitious name at Goldfield. Be.
fore the car left the yards an explosion
occurred but the switch engine put out
the flames. A gosoline tank with ex.
celsior and candle on top of 1t was
found in one end of the car. Both
ends Of the car had been fixed. but one
candle evidently went out. The car
was filed with worthless furniture in.
voiced at $4,000.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09

Class B .034 cents per ton per mile.
Glass @ .03i cents per ton per milo.
Glass ID .027 cents per ton per mile.
Glass E .o27 cents per ton per mile.
These rates are taken from . basis
of an average of six points from San
Francisco, commencing at Roseville
Junction. CAL, and ending at Reno.
Nevada. They make good average.
well in favor of the railroad company
and are higher rates than any they
have for distributing on any other line
on the system out Of San Francisco.
They are 20 per cent higher than the
rates from San Francisco over the
Oregon line to the Oregon State line.
8. A rate on iron ore, limestone and
other common fuxes to be used for the
reduction Of ores. half cent per ton
per mile. Ore mp to and not exceeding
$50 per ton in value, three-quarters Of
cent per ton per mile. Ores between
$50 aud $50 per ton value. seven-eighths
of cent per ton per mile. Ores $50 to
$40 per ton value one cent per ton per
mile, and a maximum for the highest
values of ores of one and one-hah cents
per ton per mile.
These are based on higher rate than
the rate from any of the mining camps
to Denver or Salt Lake and are con-
siderably higher per ton per mile than
the rate now in effect on these values.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09

The Western Pacific Railroad will use
new power drill in cutting through
tunnels. The machine complete. with
driving device attached, weighs 10 tons.
and carries on the face of the wheel 1000
drills. 1t will be operated with 1900
cubic feet of free air per minute. and
will require boilers sufficient to generate
1900 horse power. The machine takes
l50 strokes per minute. with force OF
$1,000 pounds. It is predicted that the
drill will cut through hard rock at the
rate of 10 feet per hour. and that it will
revolutionize the present method OF
railroad tunneling.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Rate ON Coal TO Ely

H. G. Toll, general freight aud pas
senger agent of the Nevada Northern.
writes the Ely Expositor: Taking ef.
feet February 30. the rates on coal In
carload lots from Rock Springs, Cum
berland. Glencoe, Diamondville, kem-
merer and North Kemmerer. Castle
Gate and Clear Greek will be reduced
to s5 so per ton on slack coal. and 50 90
ON soft coal" Soft coal costs 81 90 and
slack about 81. .25 per ton at the mines.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
Elderly Reno Woman Suicides

Dressing in sombre black and placing
her bible on chair by her side, Mrs.
Jerry Bray. an elderly lady of Reno,
knelt by the foot of her bed in her home
at 226 Elm street some time last week,
and placing a revolver against her
breast. sent a bullet through her heart
She was discovered in this position by
her neighbors. who had missed her for
several days and finally entered her
home. That she had prepared for death
and had thought long of taking her own
life was evident from the condition Of
her home and from her own appearance
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
MUST STOP SKATING
University Of Nevada Serves Notice
on the CO-eds


Reno. Nevada, February The au.
thorities of the University of Nevada,
headed by Matron Kaye of Manzinita
Hall. have put ban upon skating, and
have issued an order prohibiting the
''oo-eds" Of the hall from visiting the
rinks. either for the purpose Of looking
on or skating. While the male students
have not been interfered with. it has
been announced that an order including
them under the same rule will soon be
issued.
The only explanation given by mem.
bers of the faculty regarding the order
was that they did not think that the
Kinks were uplifting to the morals of the
students. Any one of the students dis
covered breaking this new rule will be
subject to immediate dismissal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09

Old. mellow and thoroughly mstured-
it possesses every essential Of genuinely
fine. Kentucky liquor--thats Why l. W..
HARPER whiskey is the most popular
Sold bv The Eureka Cash Store and the
Ruby Hill Mercantile Company.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
BeatifC LOdQe No. 7, (. Of P,

Meets every Tuesday evening at its Castle
o'clock, from October to March 81, and at
7.So o'clock from April to September 80.
All Brother Knights In good standing are
tratsrnally invited to attend.
NJ. NJ. FLETCHER, @. @.
Attest: d. E. NosTRosA K. of r. as.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-09
EUREKA LODGE DIRECTORY.
Eureka Lolge No. l6. F. & A. N.

The stated communication Of Eureka Lodge
No. 16, F. & A. NJ. will be held at Masonic
Hall on the Saturday Of or before the full of
the moon in each month.
w. H. RUSSELL, w. NJ.
JOHN HANCOCK, ST.. Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-06
RUM0R Is WAR
MAY BREAK OUT
BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN
JAPANESE REiNFoRcEmENTs
SENT TO DISPUTED TERRI
ToRY--cHiNEsE DESTITUTE.

Toxic, Sept 5.The number CT Chi
nese troops is increasing daily in
Kwsngo. the territory In disnrte be.
tween China and Japan. The Chi
nese commander has warned the Jap
anese commander that he must desist
from any attempt at administration
aud withdraw Immediately.
The situation is doubly critical, be-
cause Of the presence of a few es-
capped Korean soldiers, who are try.
ing to incite the Koreans against the
small force OF Japanese representing
the Korean government authority.
Japanese reinforcements are proceed
ing TO the territory
Fifty Chinese laborers recruited
for work on the Japanese govern
ment railway have been prevented by
the police from landing at Kobe. The
are destitute and without
means to return They are refused
assistance by the government, which
asserts the contractor alone is re-
sponsible. The contractor had pre-
viously obtained official consent to
import coolies. but the activity CT
abor guilds Influenced the govern
ment to refuse the aliens admission
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-06
MI MORTAL TO
VIM. NJ 'K|NL[Y
THIRD MARTYRED PRESIDENT
or UNITED STATES DEDi-
Gated AT BUFFALO,.
HUGHES MAIN FIGURE
Governor Of New York State Was
Principal Spcaker--Monumcn
of Vermont Marbic--cost
Over 100000.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 5.-As TIE
t.crowning feature cf the Old Home
Week celebration Buffalo today d d
gated handsome monument erected
jim honor Of President William NJ
Kinlcy, who fell victim to the assae-
sins bullet while holding a public re-
.ception at the Pan-American Exp
sition here six years ago tomorrow,
The dedication was one OF the most
hilliant affairs Of its kind ever seen
here and attracted thousands iii
visitors from all over western New
York and many from across the
Canadian line. Governor Hughes was
the central figure of the ceremonies
and the principal speaker. The dedi
cation was preceded by Il big mill airy
parade IN which the Grand Army vet
Grams, veterans Of the Spanish war
and numerous other military and
semi-mllitary organizations took part.
The monument occupies com
panding site In Niagara Square. op-
posite the Horse In which lived and
died President Mlllard Fillmore The
monument is of Virginia marble and
consists CT shaft with scuiptured
lions at the base. The total height
is 80 feet the height of the base
being "a feet The cost of the Mono
rial exceeds 100000 and was sup
piled from the mexpended balance of
The New York State appropriation for
the Pan-American exposition he'd
here In 1901 The architects OF the
monument were Carrore & Hastings
% New York City, and the liuns we're
sculpturcd by A. phinster Proctor
Also Of New York.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-06
MANY ARE HURT
IN RACE RIOTS
WHITES ANGERED BY MANY OUT
RACES DRIVE BLACKS FROM
BELLiNGHAM, WASH.
IN JAIL AND HOSPITAL
Arc Four Hundred Victims Under
Police Guard--BIacks Are Natives
of Canada and British
Subjects.

Bellingham, Wash, Sept. 5.-Six
badly beaten Hindus are in hospital
and 4G0 frightened and half naked
sikhs are in jail and the corridors OF
the city hall, guarded by policemen,
and somewhere between the BelIing
ham and British Columbia line are
$50 natives of India, beaten, hungry
and half clothed making their way
along the Great Northern railway,
bound for Canadian territory and the
protection Of the British flag The
long expected cry, drive out the Hin
dus' was heard along the water front
last night The police were helpless
and fer five hours mob Of half n
thousand white men raided the mills
where the black We're working, bat
tered down the doors of the lodging
houses, and dragging the invaders
from thcir beds escorted them to the
city limits with orders to keep going
The mob kept up its work until early
this morning when Larson's Mill was
NiSilCu duu Huuulch DldthS WEI
brought in from there,
Racial feeling hah played no small
part in the affair. The whites have
been replaced in the mills by blacks,
who have become bold and insolent,
many instances of women being push
ed into the cutters. insulted on street
cars, etc, being reported. The Hin
case is being placed before the Brit
ISL authorities,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-06
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
Made BY Dynsmiters TO Blow Up
House in Chicago-lnmatcs
Narrowly Escape.

Chicago. Sept 5.-An explosion in
the store Of Stanley r. Graham,
dealer in paints and wall paper. No.
li9 North State street, at o'clock
this morning, partially wrecked the
building and three out of bed several
persons asleep on the second floor,
but injured no one. The detonation
was heard a mile away. and the
guests of the Virginia Hotel. near by.
as we'll as occupants Of houses in the
vicinity. were awakened. and all were
for a time excited and a few ran into
the streets.
The explosive is believed to have
been gunpowder. All the windows In
the building we're broken and the
contents of the store demolished. The
families of +. c. Hall and VI. G. Clark
occupied the second story and Clark
was thrown violently from his bed.
The explosion is attributed to the
"dynamiters. who have been. as is
believed by the police. trying to re-
venge themselves upon Chicago
gamblers. But why Mr. Graham
should have been selected as victim
If their vengeance Is at present TN
known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-06
BRAVED FLAMES
FOR TEDDY BEAR
LITTLE GIRL MOUNTS SIX
FLIGHTS OF STAIRS DURING
PALMER HOUSE FIRE IN CHI
cAGO TO RESCUE PET.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-The love of a
child for Teddy Bear" Tuesday
night oversame childish fear of fire
and smoke at the Palmer House blaze
and led a little seven-year-old girl to
brave death by suffocation and climb
six flights of stairs in the hotel, TO
rescue her woody bedfellow.
The child whose affection for her
fuzzy. loose jointed, odd-looking pet
would not allow her TO enjoy her own
safety, after she had been carried to
the street by her father, while her be
loved bear was in danger. is little
Miss Catherine Harris. daughter Of
M II. Harris. of Minneapolis, veal
thy mine owner in Arizona.
Tuesday night shortly after II
O'Clock father and child were awaken
cd by the smoke from the fire in the
basement of the Palmer House. Hast
lily donning sufficient clothes to make
him presentable Mr.. Harris grasped
his daughter in his arms and carried
her, clad only in her "nightie. safely
to the street.
All the way down the stairs. though
the child cried broken heartedly for
her Teddy Bear and the moment she
was released from her fathers arms
she watched her chance and slipped
past policemen. hell boys and all en-
ployes OF the hotel who were guara
ing the entrance to the stairs Up
she climbed, six long fights. to her
room. smuggling in her bed she found
her treasured pet.
Then. even as her father and done
with her she grasped it close in her
arm and through sitting smoke made
her way again to the street and her
parents side before he knew that
she had left him.