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Nevada "Grubstnkc" Law.

Tho Financial Bullntin grows eatiricnl
over the Nevada "4rubstiko7 law. IL
says:
"And the solons 81 the Nevada lcgis.
laturc have nj last discovered that the
business Of prospecting is thoroughly
p~crmeatcd with graft" wherefore steps
have been taken to protect the innocen
against the operations OF the awily"
prospector. About tho last follow on
earth who needs lcgislnting against 10
the prospector, but tho Nevada leyw
lnture has thought 10 tx him by reauir.
ing that all grubsi axe agreements ahall
be covered by written articles, drawn
up, NO suppose. by duly authorized
barristcrs. aud signed. sealed aud do.
livcfcd IN tho presence u wiinnsaps :,
and, finally filed with tho clerk ~ the
county court III which tho prospect,
work 10 being done.
~ mighty lot of trouble Ia start n
man OF 20 the bills with his burro and
camp outfit and II supply OF provendor
sufficient for Il few weeke. We icnr the
%prospecl"r In inst los,ng n@ reputation
Tor honesty, but then. maybe IL will
lessen thc nuubcr OF those who rise 10
aud cInim u ilalf intores, III eolnc claim
%hcn IL bcRhe to look like a mno.
~ number Of sni,s are nos on docket
III the state Of Nevada IN when n
breach Of good faith on tho part Of the
pfosrcctur IL alleged. These casca ara
usually very difficult to di.cn,mrglr, md
cndicHe litigation often enAues
"BUt 1t II no reflection upon the prpg.
poctor th"7 TO proclaim his dishonesty
lilo is merely becoming 40 % date. or
civilized, rOsiLly, aud he viii aoun be
eligible TO asaociato with the exclusive
OF Wal street.
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THE ono rIcnr BEGINS.

Ono year before the national conven.
ton Of 1904 Senator Foraker took the
measure of another Ohioan Of equal
distinction, and precipitated a situation
that compelled a republican state con.
vention dominated by Senator Hanna t.
demand the denomination of Presidcnt
Roosevelt. One year be fore the national
convention OF 1903 Mr.. Foraker il again
in the field To take She measure of
another distinguished OhioaD, whose
role this time is not that of prospective
rival OF the president, bnt of tho sue.
cessor supposed to be favored for the
White House. II iB a reversal OF roles.
The senator's personal entrance into
the Ohio situation, at The Canton dinner
last week, served at the outset to dispel
certain rumors neither wise nor worthy,
that had preceded his coming. lie did
well to enter for the president, on his
own motion, "a disclaimer OF all respon-
sibility' for the Ohio statements sent to
Washington that president Roosevelt
has drawn u deadline for Senator
Foraker IN his forcuming speeches,
beyond which he would go AT has peril.
As the enato said. The time has noI
yet come when 'deadlines' can be drawn
in debate for anybody to observe; nor
has the time come when any real man
would respect them il they were drawn
Perhaps the further disclaimer was
unnecessary when the senator took upon
himself TO deny the newspaper report
that the president had linked him with
Measrs. Hartman and Rocketeller us
one OF the rich mems conspiracy" The
three occasions Of difference with the
president which the senator reviews
the statehood matter, the Hepburn rate
law II the Brownsville battalion
eplsode-were all set forth with force
and dignity. 1t is proper to say TINT
on the first and third of th. IN the weight
OF argumeD: and of popular opinion is
with the senator aud not with tive presi-
dent. As Mr.. Foraker further says, be
Ia merely Of the -OId schoul--the good
old school, we may add-yhen be de.
clares: -While c~onceding tho right OF
anybody else to differ FROM me, | deny
the right OF any body except by con.
Ell uents to call me to account
For what other and deeper occasion
OF difference there may DO between
president and senator, beyond those
indicated in the la,ter's Canton address,
we need not ask. We may we'll put
aside the rather grotesque fables with
which the incident has been invested.
h fact remains tina: a challenge to the
presidential boom q! Secretary Taft
has been delivered by an opponent
worthy OF his steel, even IL handicapped
by his Identification with conservative
politics. 1t will be necessary for the
TAFT boom to move toraard to some
other Dosture than that OF acquiescence,
reluctant or cordial, on the part OF the
secretary. II the hopes Of his friends
are not premntureiy to be dashed, he
must take the Geld himself more nssc5.
lively than has been his wont, or doubt
lees his wsh to do.-New York Mail.
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business Locals.

Save those nntural teeth, thereby re
Tain YOUR fac,al expression. DIR. Gill.
'Fnd -ti'c dentist- OfRc. over Dr,.
Store. EIko.
A tue line II S,elson hats a, &
Jacobs. -
Mr.. j.. W. Thompson Inns nut n tenn
OF the street and is prepared to do all
KIDS Of hauling. All work ~nlrns al
10 NIT will receive prompt attention. D..
\ splendid line of shoe at S. jacobs, .
'"r shIe.--A new leal Incubator
capacity, 40 eggs, toy. her with brood'
err VIII sell cheap. INQUIRE AZ Ixnr-
PENDENT Office.
Tie ii. wintermanteI Co.. Jevolers
are prepared 10 do repairing a, Tn. mos,
reasonable rats at their place OF bust.
less Ener"VInR free Of charge ON all
articles snld.
nh'e II nice line Of hats on diaplav
NJ prices. Also maka moo,
''o mats mt the lntest styles, Call and
500 me next door to Pos. Office. Mn.
Il. BUNDY.
.n' sate' certain. reliable little pills
ti'h' DO not g:ipe or eicken are Dad.
Little Liver Pills. Beet 10, sick hand,
a'nes. o'uIousness and lazy livers. Sold
by Elko Druge G..
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democrats Of Ormsby are not taking
any special hand in the game. After
Smyth began voting with the repubh.
cans in the legislature a cooluess sprang
up between Smyth and his coustit uents
and they felt that they had beer handed
a large ripe lemon.
An effort will be male to induce
Stoddard to get in line with Gov. Sparks
and clean the prison slate from end to
end and put none but democrats on
guard. 1t is believed tina when the
old line democrats make plain the path
Of duty to Stoddard that he will Join in
with the Governor and ignore the re-
publican member of the board.
Under the circumstance the re can be
no Other square political course to pur-
sue. Either the board is democratic or
it is not and the party wan, to lind out
pretty quick whether it is democratic or
republican,.
They argue That no matter what may
have been the friction between Stod-
dard aud the Governor over the Railroad
Commission appointments. that 1t Is
his business now to swing in line and
do straight politics.
There is IA storm cloud rising in the
political horizon from democrats who
don't want any monky business when it
comes to handing!out patronage. They
wanted it handed ont from the right
platter and the dope stirred with IA
genuine Bourbon spoon.-Appeal.
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y 1nrly Perish.

Through the criminal darutu uf ,b.ir
guide, who had never henn over tho
ground before, u party ~ woll.known
New York md Nevada mino owners
spent two horrible days and nryb,a
wandering abont Death Valley, a milo
below Greenwater. and would hayo
snccumbed to hunger md thirst had u
not been for tho timely arrival OF -. w.
Dryer and A. ". Cox ~ Willow Cre,L
who expected the pnrty and ON its mi
own up, started out TO look for their
expected viRitore.
In the party wero J. q. Manion former
american Consul TO Il Sonth American
state Governor j. r. Mitchell OF 0old.
iioldi M"x Millor, aou Of OK United
States Senator Warner Miller OF Nav
York; ". f.. Mitchell, wcll.knowp Nav
i0rk mining enigneer; Colonel O, p.
Poser of SnlI LAX, md Manager John
ScarIs of the Daley mino ut Goldneld.
Tho party was Ell rou,e 10 u nina In
tho valley, aud they had as their guide n
phTi owner ~ the claim. who had neyer
been over the route before, but vino had
been given general diteciions by his
partner. Under his guiI ,nce, tho marty
eoon lost its way and the pack nnin,nI
fon over tho rocky trail az d~pstrucIon
below, carrying all Of tho Sator snd.uo
piica the party iHt.
Though travelling only a mile Tho
purity dropped down into the bed OF tho
valley, n drop from Grccnwhtcr OF aimoat
0,ooo fco'. Hero il wandered for lwo
days aiid nights, without food or ws,cr.
through the rocky dcHles md oyot alkoIi
p"tha no monnds. whop help nrpycd
~ Tho porsous Of Cox and Dryer. tho
'onRurs % tho mcmbom Of thu na,,v
Nof" swollen go dat they could no,
"pon thoir mouths, and death wnpld
been q matter Of only n shor, timc,
. Enicfprisc.
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Joe Breariy, II OF the best known
sporting men of Nevada. is iu Reno
from Eureka. where he Is now in bust
ness. He reports the old Base Range
district as looking up although the re is
not the travel through that section that
existed prior to the completion Of the
railroad between Ely and the Southern
Pacific ut Cobra.
Formerly the bulk Of the travel to the
reat copper camp via the Eureka and
Palisadc barrow gauge, However, It is
nov believed that q branch road will
shortly be built from what is known us
Union Switch on the Il. IL r., to The new
camp Mt Bald Mountain. AS this point
is but twenty.seven miles north of
Eureka, it is expected that old Eureka
Will be made the base of supplies Tor the
camp.
Reports from Bald Mountain con.
tinue encouraging aud the railrond Will
probably be tui!t the coming summer.
The proposed route IL un easy one to
build, II will ram up Pine Valley.
tapping rich mineral lands along the
right OF way and opening up the Bald
Mountain district n: the terminal, II
is believed 10y Brearly that the trans.
portation facilities resulting from the
extension Of the Eureka " PaIisnde line
will create great activity.
The T.. Il T.. has become "A real rail.
o aimee mining operations gave new
life to Eureka and the surrounding
camps. The u trip.a-iay service on
the line has been increased to a return
passage journey. Ruby lin has caused
the building up Of the carrying trade OF
he railrond.-Reno Jonrual.
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Cow In strawstack Tan D,v.


Ten days ago William Hoyiscber
residing southwest OF this city, lost
ono OF his milch cows, and feeling
positive that the animal had strayoJ
dway. advertised his loss In the newa.
papers. Tho advertisement, however
tallod TO bring the usual results.
Howischer had abandoned hopo ~,
eVor hnding his COW again, when. ON
passing near n large straw stact an
the farm. his attention was attracted
oy a Noise which seemed to come
from within tho stack. Securing a
lantern no travelled a long, dark ma.
sageway In the stack made nv Tho
stock. Mt tho end Of which ho tonmd
INC missing COW. which had got foai
ia tho passago and could not oxtrIcoto
herseli. She WAS given hor freedom
n o not soon to bo much Tho
worse Tor her Observation-Disclosures.
e,a. D., special In Cleveland plain
Dealer.
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The state prison board Leld a meeting
yesterday morning ,.all the members
Governor Sparks, Secretary Of State
Douglass and Attorney General Stodard
beng present, and also Col. 8. II. Day,
recently appointed warden OF the state
prison. The meeting was a stormy one
in several spots but finally everything
was smothered satisfactorily and Col. 8.
II. Day will be the next warden in &C.
cordance with the action OF the board
several weeks ago, the threatened
trouble being settled satisfactorily by
ar agreement.
AT the meeting of the board the sub
ordinates Of the los warden, the selec
tlon of whom precipitated the trouble
were agreed upon. The original list
had several holes made in il, the princi-
pal one being in the case Of William
Smythe who was slated for the job Of
clerk to the warden. Following are the
appointees ns agreed upon by the new
warden ard tho board.
Captain Of the guarde, Joe Muller,
present lieutenant Of the guards; Lieu.
tenant OF the guards, Jesse NEWMAN, at
present turnkey Of the prison; Overseer,
FREQ c. Fellows, who succo .ds Al
O'Brien; commseary, Martin G.. Cecil
who succeeds Jason BuriuRame; clerk
to warden, John Hill who succeeds
james Lucy. Several changes in the
personnel Of the guards will also be
made. Capt. C%avanaugh Of the guarda
handed In his resignation several days
ago, effective the first OF .he month aud
, MIR. O'Brien expects to engage in min.
ing in the Jumbo district. -Carsor
News.
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CwI snInnn HurcInrIrch .

The Owl saloon WIS burglarized some
tin last night and 1868 U We're taken
from the cash register. Entrance a
made 10y the front door, which was
found unlocked this morning. Mr..
shirley, the proprietor, left the saloon
at ll:l5 last night and closed the door
as usual, but he is not positive hat he
turned the key. although he naturally
supposes that he did. About | o'clock
last night, MIR. Cochrane's dog in the
store next to the saloon made a fuss
and the burglary probably occurred at
that hour. The burglar rang up mo
sale on the cash register and cleaned
1t OF its c%onteuts. Nothing else III the
place was disturbed. \ drawer near
the cash register, containing about SO
III nickels was overlooked.
The burglary was discovered this
morning hen the %jauitor WIS cleaning
up. y man entered by the front door
while the %janitor was at work, and
Charley Roberts. day bas tender, who
sleeps IN a back room Of the saloon,
wanted TO know how the maj got in the
saloon. The jinitor told him that he
opened the front door. An estigatioh
was then made and the cash rcglster was
found empty. There Is no clue to tie
.nan or me who dd the job.
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SAVING their way through the steel
walls III the county Jail at Fallon Wed.
nes,iHy morning, five desperate criminals
gained their freedom, and are no being
chased ncr"Ss the country by n sherif's
pIsss. Fears OF danger to the residents
Of the country around Churchill's
county sGit has mnde the chase more
exciting. 1t is believed that the escapes
were aided BY a confederate, and that
they are nov armed. The Jail delivery
wis discovered soon after the prisoners
had liberntcd Themselves. The tools
With which the cells were cut open were
found on the floor, where they had
been hastily dropped hy the criminals.
Tho live prisoners were charged with
i~elonics, two of them awaiting trial for
murder.
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The y. q. u. w. II. L..

At an enthusiastic meeting in Ananias
hall yesterday the y wiul end Unahashed
Order of White House Liars WIS formed
Ex-senator Pandler was selected Chief
Falsitier, Engineer VOLTS was created
Exalted Janitor and ex-Ambassador
Scorer Recording Liar. The committee
on credentials had an easy task, nj
though no PLAIN liars we're admitted,
such persons being Limited TO associated
membership, Unqualified Liars were
made charter members, together will.
Malicious, Inventive, Deliberate and
Absolute LiarR. One liar present at
tempted to gam full membership as n
dIsingeDous liar, but was %blackballed by
every member OF the committee, us he
was considered iucking in sufficient
awtulnesP. h. II. Carryman was elected
ut the last minute as II Wiliful Liar, and
thus becomes n cbartor member.
The order proposes to hold monthly
meetings, at which Senators, Governors,
Ambassadors, engineers, spOrtsmeu and
judges will compete in lying for gold
bndgce. Outside the clubroom the
members speak nothing but the truth,
but their true aw:uIness lis known onl,
only to the White House.
Tho order provides for the admissi ion
Of additional members vino may qualify
M Adju,ant Liars by Official designation
from Washlugton.-Ncx Jones III Is. &.
Post.
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Back From spruce.

a. u, Colwel returned yesterday from
Spruce, where he had been for several
days ON business. tic says that Their
Is considerable activity nom the
miners in the dist rict, who are makiug
preparations to ship ore. Ore is being
taken from the Contact mine by Z. NJ.
Spence, who haa H contract 10 deliver
ten tons a day. a part Of this claim
bcen taken over under II bond by
Hand " Dunn, who have made good
payments IN the purchase price.
The Banner Hin group liz bong work
ed by Charles Johnson with a sInall
force.-Eiy News.
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IncantntIon.

Hyah dem frogs a talkin' funny,
Yonder In de crick?
Dem is all magicians, honey.
Practicin' a trick.
Dey is conjurin' out de bloomin'
An dc butterflies,
Things new shapes will be asaunin'
Right beto' yo' eyes!
Muttertn', sinGin', sooldin'. ecreAnin',
Hahd TO understand
But deyu have dis oil place seemiD'
Jes' like fairy land!
-WasbiuGtop S,nr.
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Exposing the Murds rous Conspiracy.

A Hawthorne dispatch Of the 24th to
tho Reno journal says:
w. T.. Claiburue, "a member oil the |.
w. W. testifymg today i'll the Preston.
Smith murder trial, stated that \. T..
Joh"sOn. one OF the indicted men, Of
Tered $3.50 to any person who would kill
Diamontield Jack Davis. Johnson, tile
witness said, had promised the man who
would carry ont the anarchistical deed
the support OF the union
C!aIhurue stated that johnson had
demanded III his presence to know why
Silva's murder was put of; and Joe
Smith. who is accused, 'replied that Silva
had not shown himself at his door long
enough for the |. ". W's to get at him.
Silva was killed a day after the dialogue,
Claiburne said.
ClaibuiUe said he had seen the
automatic guns brought Ia the union
hall for the purpo4e Of killing Silva.
Roudebush. the president. has been
indicted, but has escaped.
Jerry Sexton, Vincent S. Joho. Ben
Donnelly, Il, Elmer Vice, \. f. John
son, Walter Campbell, Harry Rodgers
and L.. D.. Jardine are the men indicte d
yesterday by the grand jury. They will
all be called as witnesses in the Preston.
Smith trial. An attempt will be made
to show that they are accompIi:e s OF The
men now on trial.
The chief witness today, Claiburne,
Is a college graduate, ex lieutenant OF
the United States army, n lawyer Of
seven years experience and son OF a
prominent southern family. He Joined
the |. W. W. when he went to Goldfe!d
last October. He was forced through
circumstances to become d miner.
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n Thsts 81 SntnnI"r Weather.
Rhyolitcrs have hal a tusto OF ummer
already. iho Uli-Jimr e%Inrtslecvo
brigade has beer waxing about the
sirccts IN a mnk, JDugelf -at-lIomc
fashion, feeling perfectly comfortable.
thank on, just "a common sense peopIe
alwaya do.
a Tow complained, but there ate those
who would complain, even II everything
they could think of wOnld bc handed
them on a silver platter Blu. tie old.
tuner enjoyed II. fin made himself
comfortable, md it brought back
memories OF old times. Last ummer
is 4oId times 10 the average Bullirog
citizen who lives so much ir so short a
time.
But warm ms IL appeared ~ the snn.
SHINE II was not go warm after ali
never uncomfortable III the ehaac. Tho
thermometer on the warmu.t day never
registered oyer 0j ia the SHADE. That
10 just iieGI atmosphere Tor most
people.
One glorious feature OF the weather
of THE country IL that Tie hottest daye
are followed by cool nisbts. The citizen
may swelicr ~ tic heni all LAY, II he ~
compelled TO bp exposed to the sun, but
ct night no may repose peacefully be
tween two blankets mud breathe pure,
snow peaked scented air. driven
Into h@ nostrile by n st,G bfeez, TIA, 70
everything IN it4 wakc.
To Tie sick, BnIlffog summer IL Il
TO the healthy, II Ii stimuIan,
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HowrHE $. p. is
HELPING SEvADA(0

HELPING NEvADAt?)
The Southern Pacific Co. has OF late
years been posing rs a great benefactor
to. the State OF Nevada. Some people
have been made to bellows that the rail.
road company hnd turned over a new
leaf and was dispossd To assist rather
thar retard the growth Of our State. II
is not until yon begin to do busineas
with the s. L. people, however, TINT you
lind out just how liberal they are, and
mining men 10 the Y~efinRton district
who have contemplated installing plants
to work their properties arr inst now
figuring what percentage Of their prop
eriy they can retain from the Railway
Company after pay ing the freight rates
ON material into the di5ttict. There is
going to be much construction work
done IN tliis district this summer IL
decent rates can be obtained, but IL they
cannoi the distric, viii not progress
very rapidly,
We have been digging into The freight
rate question a little aud lind that the
rate on structural steel from Pitteburg
TO Wabuska Ia practically $50 per ton,
or from $500 to $4,000 n cnr according
10 what the car holds. On email track
iron the r0te Ii ABOUT 80 per ton of
$40 per ton more than tie rails cost.
Tho rate on fire brick, which 10 n hing
companies use q lot OF for furnace work,
is si.05 per cwt. from Missouri River
common pointe, making The brick,
which originally cost $50 per l00C, cost
about s91 per 1000 at Wabusks. Every.
thing else In the way Of construction
material is Ia the same proportion, aud
tho strange part Of tbs situation is tint
while the rates ON briGk are slO5 per
cwt. from Missouri River points, stfuc.
taral sttel sl.as per cwt, wrought iron
pipe t2.23 per cwt., castings. sI.as, iron
roofing, s2i3;li b rate on all these sup.
pBes from tho came points IN lhe East
TO Sacramento u only 75c pet cwt. Tho
rates on frst.clase freight from Hazen
to Webusks In carload l0Ls, a distance
OF less than forty miles, is $40 per ton.
Lumber 10 carried from Ttuckee to
WHbuske, a. distance Of a little over 100
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w hat she Wanted.

An old coIored woman appeared al
the court house OF a Carolina town
not long ago. -Am yo' de ledge
Oh ~reprobates, sahf' she asked, cauti-
ously opening a crack Of the office door:
~fes, en the judge nt probate, auniy;
what can | do for your WINS the smiling
reply. im sab! Tank sab! Use heah
cause NAH ole man done died :ietestcd
an LEI TO lii Intid cls, an All winter
DO 'ptnted to be dere execptIoner, Of yo'
please sah!-
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card Of Th.nl..

Our sincere thanks arc hereby ertsnd.
ed 70 the Masons and Odd Fellows and
to all others who assisted Is during the
sickness. death and burial Of our beloved
husband and father. Out Of the full.
ness of u hearts. NO thanks You.
Respectfully you're,
Mrs. j. LaNo AND FAMILY.
Elko, Nevada, April %, 1907.
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School Election Notice,

Eik". Nevada, Apri. n. 1877.
atn special InertInR ni the irustrea
OF Eia School Distinct held on above
date, II resoluti"n u wiibdraS The call
'"r All election on the eth ire. aas
passed.
Because OF defect in the special az, it
III deemed advisable to proceed under
the General School Bond Act AZ soon
AZ II certified copy Of the same cnn be-
procured.
j. A. McBRIDE, Clerk.
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Notice uf DIaapp-arauc..

Any one hnving knowledge Of the
whereabouts Of John Is. Mckenzie, will
confer Il great favor upon an anxiuns
mother by communicating with her.
Party was last seen aud heard from III
August, 1906. mt Ltne City. Nev. leav-
there i'll company with one Mckay.
tie Ia a miner by occupation.
Address MB. James Mckenzie. ivan
stou. W!oming.