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The National tribune., 1908-04-09
Col. Bi..em and Col. Jefferson pnvI.

Editor National Tribune: After the
close of the Mexican War, Col. W. H.
Bissell was elected to Congress, after
having served with distinction as Colo
mel of the I'd Ill. In a speech delivered
in the Senate, Jefferson Davis, who
had served as Colonel of the 1st Miss,
reflected very severely on the Illinois
troops, taking all the honors of
Buena Vista for himself. He virtually
charged Col. Bissell and his command
with cowardice. The Colonel i'm
mediately replied, characterizing the
statements as false and furnishing
proof to substantiate this. Davis re-
piled in the clustering Southern way
and challenged Bssell to mortal COM
bat. Bissell accepted, choosing rifles.
loaded with one ball and three buck
shot, distance 40 yards, and after each
shot, if no execution was done, the
parties were to advance 10 PAGES. The
fight never came off, but was settled
in some way by PresidentT Taylor. 1 have
seen various versions of this contro-
versy, and 1 would be greatly pleased
if you could furnish the facts.-H. ii.
Mcdowell, No. PIT Mill ST., Pontiac,
Ill.
Will some of the readers of The
National Tribune who are familiar
with this story, give it to u.s. and great
ly oblige the correspondent as well as
other readers of the paper-Editor
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

1. In the Washington Chess Club the
practice is to use the taller one, bearing
a small ball and point above it, as the
King, and the one with a crown around
the upper edge as the Queen. However,
ii is largely matter of local custom,
and the two are interchanged in diff
ferent places. 3 Mrs j. F. b. Stuart
in Staunton, Va, but is now living at
Warren Crescent, Norfolk, Va.
D. NJ, Cold Spring, N. Y, asks: Can
you give me the address of the publish
er of paper called The Chief? 1t is
published somewhere in New York
State, and is devoted entirely. to Civil
Service news.
The Office of The Chief is at As Cen
ter street, New York City.
O. s., Greensburg, Pa, asks: Please
tell me how and by whom the agents
for the pure food people are appoint
ed. and if the soldier has any prefer
ence?
All matters pertaining to the pure
food law are under the Jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Chemistry of the De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. c., and all appointments are recon-
mended by Dr. III. W.. Wiley, Chief of
Bureau, subject to the approval of the
sottiItdiS VI Dty are, VI
thru the Civil Service Commits
sion, and old soldiers have preference
for appointment.
E. H., Alliance, o., writes: / am de-
sirous of obtaining some information
our National cemeteries,
their location and number. Can you
help me?
For full details you will have to
write to, the Chief Clerk of the War
but the National ceme-
teries in4which are inferred the soldiers
Of the civil and Spanish wars are To-
Gated at the following places: Alexan- /
dria,- La; Alexandria. Va; sAndersohl |
Vile, Ga; Annapolis, Nd; Anietam,
Md; Arlington, Va: Balls Bluff, Va.
Barrancas. Fla; Baton Rouge, La;
d. c.; Beaufort, S. c.; |
Beverly, n. J.; Brownsville. Tex: Camp
Butler, H.; Camp Nelson, Ky: Cave
Hill, KY; Chaimette, La; Chattanooga,
Tenn; City Point, Va; Cold Harbor.
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Post Elections,

A C. wildman Post. 5. c.. A. r., Fai-
mouth, KY: Post Commander, ]. ].
Marquardt; Senior-Vice Commander, J.
A. Lloyd; Jr.-Vice Commander, A j.
Neave; Adjutant, J. NJ. Wilson; Sur
geon, N. Schietz; Chaplain. q. t. Simp-
son; Quartermaster, w. A. McGinety;
Officer of the Day, Enoch Sorrell; Off
Ger of the guard, G. w. Mckinley; Ser
geant-Major, s. NJ. Dougherty; O. NJ
Sergeant, A. Waggaman; Delegate to-
Dept Encampment, w ". Boone.
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Comrade Geo. Hedrick, Fort Re-
covery, Ohio, says that he will be 20
years old on his next birthday. He
served three years, and thinks that
every man who enlisted for the Union
before Lee surrendered should be PEN
stoned 81 day; that pensions should
be paid monthly, which would dis
burse money to every County in the
Union and keep 1t in circulation SO ef-
fectively that the banks could rot
hoard it and keep 1t out of use.
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Course Of Treatment FREE

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Mountain Branch, Soldiers, Home.

Mr. Martin " Brady, Johnson City,
Tenn, has published handsome pam-
phlet descriptive of the Mountain
Branch of the National Soldiers Home
at Johnson City, Tenn. 1t is embellish-
ed with excellent half-tones and tastes
fully bound. Price % cents.
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Head NOISES?
3 90
Treaim enfs
F r EE

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Perhaps your hear
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Even IL 1t IL still
good, you have the
added burden of know
ing that these Head
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PRANG WAR PICTURES.


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SPoTSYLVANIA.

The fight at the Bloody Angle Spotylvana of the
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hours the Union and Confederate forces engaged close
deadly and intensely sangnay struggle which left the ground
incident Of being shot of by musetry fire. showing
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The National tribune., 1908-04-09

SIgHdIs OF HpprOuchInR DeafneSs. Inc Wh1stIc
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VIcKSBURe.

The assault Fort H at Vcksburg thrilling
episodes of that great achievement
fight in the midst Of the of along the whole e the
bursting OF Shells the fierce whz of the
mukey The fighting grenades bayonets
barrels and swords almost picture
resen the planting of the coo the works.
hint of the INN prtal struggle around them
Price, so cents With The National year.
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Deafness Specialist Sproule wants to
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Ore Bodies
opened Up
The Gypsy of the Bristol Con. Is Re.
spending With Ore Shipments.

posed lime, an indication that a
large ore body is but q short dis
tance away; this Shaft is now
490 feet deep.
I'VE are running a long drift
toward the May Day vein in en-
tirely new territory, starting at
a point in the Gypsy; the result
being the exposing of a greaj
body of copper ore of very high
grade. F"
These properties have lone
since produced many tons of tht
copper material, and the recen-
developments are promlsinG
more and larger ore bodies thai
in its long producing history
With such a proposition at hant
with the road to Ely within ;
very short distance of thes
| properties, greater returns woult
follow, than under the presen
long haul to the main line.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
New Find In Highland District

One by merits of district to light the way
of permanent bodies and add the list this week an
ry new proposition near Phoebe personal investigation OF
the discovery looked like another Mendah mine It's there
to be seen by anyone who may visit the claim ,
E. D. Smiley and Mathew Hunter the lucky in the
DEAL and have good be than eated On the
Jennie claim which they located strong ledge through
the claim for considerable distance CHARACTERISTIC OF the entire
country in the immediate vicinity and the boys had started WoA
the side hill thorough prospecting adventure than
anything they started open and had proceeded but
short distance practically the ground removing the ac
cumuated soft wash and very light lime Gaping when large
ore body struck. -,
The body lies angle of about ninety degrees and the
average of three and feet wide Assays taken from an
of the entire body returns OF gold silver
and lead to the amount 25O of the character the
endah ore and by the way it only fifteen minutes walk from
the Mendah shaft
Hunter and Smiley Wednesday afternoon pur
chasing complete blacksmith outfit and other supplies II
their intention make shipment of as roadway
can be made the property which but short distance
Adjoining the new find is the Sego owned by C. D. Osborn
and Eugene Goodrich and the Arena claim owned by j. Good
rich.
Hunter and Smiley will surely be rewarded by their new hnd
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Blast Injuries
Ida May Miner

Yesterday at II a. M, VIM.
Walsh met with a very serious
accident at the Ida May Mine,
and certain conditions prevented
instant death. He had fired a
round of holes with the excep-
tion Of one and then returned to
light an upper; just as he ad-
vanced near the work, one of
the holes in the bottom of the
drift, which had yet failed to ex-
plode, went off.
DR.. Duckworth was summon
ed and at 9 o'clock last evening
Mr.. Walsh was in the Duck
worth hospital. His injuries are
a very bad compound fracture of
the right leg, the right hand
lacerated, also the right side of
the face and numerous flesh
wounds in the right side. His
condition is not considered dan
gerous, but will take some time
for complete recovery.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29

Manager Brace Of the Bristol
Con-, spent Sunday in town and
brings glowing accounts OF the
results obtained with new de-
veiopment work on their prop
critics in the Bristol district, es-
pecially in the Gypsy mine.
At the present time force OF
thirty men are employed by that
company operating at that point
and the ore shipments from the
mine to Jack Rabbit, thence to
Phoebe over the Nevada-Utah
railroad to the depot, are aver
aging ten tons per day.
Speaking of the general show
ing of the mines Mr.. Brace said;
The general conditions of the
mine are most excellent; two
shifts are working in the main
shaft of the Gypsy, sinking fifty
feet the past two weeks, and the
last round of holes fired. has ex'
posed a copper stained decom
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29

alton concerning these mining
districts is eagerly sought after.
Mr.. Prudential says that there
is more attention now being
given to the mining business by
the investing public than there
ever has been heretofore, and he
says it is predicted by prominent
men in the East, who are thor
oughly conversant with the min
! ing situation, that there will be
great boom in mining matters
in the next two years.
Mr.. Prudential succeeded in
financing the Lucky Star proper
!, ties, and since his return, a cam
paign of active development OF
the properties of this compan,
have been inaugurated.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Florence Lease
Means Much
Property In Stampede Gap
Territory viii Be De-
velOped Rapidly.

Of unusual Importance is the
new lease that has been given
Nathan Fields, Fred Burgess,
John Pullman and C. M. Hind
man Oh the Florence group of
claims in the Highland district,
Work is now being vigorously
pushed on the Florence claim,
the nature of the work being Z
tunnel; a very promising streaE
of high grade lead-silver ore was
in the face of the tunnel wheI
the leasers started and it is pre-
dicted by many familiar with tht
property that this ore body vii
surely increase.
After the tunnel has been rar
a certain distance, drifting vii
begin, and we have been in
formed that with the prope
amount Of work done, the Flor
ence group will be in the shir
ping class before very long
The lease has been given for
term of eighteen months.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Primaries Held
Thursday Last

TIE local democrats had a ses-
sion Tuesday evening and Sc
lected seven to he chosen as
delegates to their county conyen-
ton, which convenes at Picche
on September 10. Thursday, the
day set, great interest was man
Tested at the primary elections of
the delegates and the highest
primary vote that Pioche has
Rad for years. was cast. Those
selected are +. F, Prudential,
J. Bruce Berger, r. C. Lund, j.
B. Clark, Geo. Reed, Chas.
Bithel and j. A. Nesbitt.
OF course, they are all Olsen
men and will give their support
to him undoubtedly at the con-
vention. Win they favor county
DIVISION
1t has been conceded, we be.
lieve, that John Howe of Search
light, will come from the souti
with the delegation Of four anC
possibly more, southern pre-
cincts. The winner in th'
sheriff. ; race will deserve tn,
honor Of the nomination if per
sisrent working counts for any
thing
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
One More
For Sheriff

In the political announcement
column this week appears one
from Delamar. Harry Lawry,
one Of the best known men in
northern Lincoln, is after the
nomination for sheriff and will
appear at Caliente on September
17th, and ask the republicans of
Lincoln county for the place.
We have known Harry for a
number of years in Pioche and
Delamar, and we can recon-
mend him to the delegates of the
convention as a staunch repub-
lican and a good man for the
place. Consider Harry's quail
fcations, gentlemen, and if he
is your choice, there can be nc
mistake,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
New York Market News

into blind pool managed by &
dreamer whose mistakes have !
been more numerous than his |
successes and whose last twenty |
million dollar pool for stock
market manipulation met with
inglorious failure.
1t cannot be gainsaid that
there is much truth in the recent
statement of a financial writer
that Lawson's campaign has a
weak point in the fact that ma
| jority of the people who are buy
ing Bay State Gas are doing so
not for the purpose of giving
| Lawson funds with which to
enter the stock market against
the system but rather for the
purpose of making profits in sell
ing stock on the improving mar
ket which they believe Lawson
will create.
Curb mining stocks are hold
ing fully as well as standard
stock exchange issues. The
whole list seems to be bottomeC
solidly on the present level,
Such good coppers as Cumber.
land Ely, British Columbia, Mi
ami, Nevada Consolidated, Ma
son Valley and Greene Cananes
are safe purchases for income
and profit. Dominion copper
looks attractive anywhere under
: 3. United Copper common il
likely to be a favorite vehicle 70.
speculative accounts during tn,
: next few months and a sharl
: advance, both in the common
and the preferred stocks of thi
company is likely to take plac
at any time.
In the Goldfield list, Combin
s alton Fraction seems to be tn
e leader. Goldfeld is buying it fo
, a rise to 81 a share. Goldfiel
I Consolidated is the market sts
;. pie. Its fluctuations are sligf
n and it seems to have no tendenc
Is to do other than advance. Boot
e is strong on the recent develoI
IS ments in the Consolidated Re
IS Top Lease and Kewanas {
III which much is expected,
le steady.
le All in all, there is no reaso
N to doubt that better times al
le better markets are near at hant
ef Distinct improvement is to |
ey noted nearly all along the line.
ay DONALD C. CATLIN.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Mere Dirty
w ater Found

Sunday last considerable COM
ment mas passed about town,
upon the report Of pGmin SAID
to have been extracted from one
of the local water supply pipes
in the Owl saloon. A glass wlth
II number Of small worm Hike
creatures was on exhibition and
claimed to have come through
the supply pipes. Naturally this
created considerable comment,
and ]. G. Brown, c. T. Fitzger-
aid and Dan Williams went over
to the springs Monday. EVery ,
thing about the springs was
clean and in good shape.
The tanks in town are so Old
that to avoid any impurities, The
water company should have new
ones built, thus avoiding any
dirt or unhealthy substance thai
might gain entrance TO the sup
ply pipes about town. The two
interests of the water concern al
Phoebe do not seem to agree az
to when or how the needed I'M
provements will begin, but sure
" it is for the best health con
disions, that the entire system
should be renovated; in fact
reh1ilt
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Political Notes

John Howe, the Searchlight
candidate for sheriff, who will
will ask the democratic conven-
ton for the nomination to that
office, has the entire southern
country delegation, if current
reports are true.
DR.. w. P. Murray is going to
make a hard fight for the SEN
atorial nomination in the county
republican convention.
j. D. Campbell is counting up
his delegation for the convention,
which is near at hand.
Who will the republicans
choose for assessor, treasurer.
recorder and the assembly?
Are you after the sheriff's
office.
Harry Lawry one of the oldest
members of the miners union
in Lincoln county, has delared
that he will have a chance for
the sheriff nomination before the
next republican convention.
No newspaper announcement
has yet been made by Henry
Lee, but he is reported to be
a strong man in the race for the
treasurer's office.
N. B. Harris, who halls from
the Crescent country, says he
wants to go the assembly, if the
democrats are willing.
The town Of Nelson has a can.
didate for the assembly. Mr.
: George Bergman is their choice
e Bunkerville wants a commits
sioner.
y The Muddy Valley will bid fo
! a place on the board of commits
n sioners.
v The Searchlight Bulletin ed
itor has not been convinced ths
. county division is quite tn
proper thing
ID Harry Church of Logan, is or
le of the enthusiastic divisic
n boosters.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29

Wall street hates to admit it,
but the fact is nevertheless, that
the market of the past week has
been a Lawson market The
various big pools that have been
manipulating stocks during the
mast few months seemed to have |
stepped aside for the time being. |
They apparently are letting the
Boston operator carry things
along pretty much as he pleasas.
Perhaps they are merely taking
his measure and organizing
themselves for the slaughter
which is pretty sure to come
sooner or later; but the fact of
the matter is that at present they
are in retirement and the Boston
plunger is having a field day.
The best financial opinion in
New York is that stocks must go
higher before they can be marked
for any :. great decline. The
country is like an athlete before
the running of a race. 1t is
gathering strength for another
period of prosperity. tits incon-
ceivable that there can be any
! important depression in the
stock market, or recession in the
price of shares until business has
materially improved. 1t can be
conservatively concluded, there,
= fore, that any recession at the
present time will be unimportant
! and temporary. Stocks are very
i likely to have another upturr
within the course Of the mex
three or four weeks. The
: shrewd speculator will buy OF
the declines, for the presen
anyway.
In the curb market Bay Gas i
the leader. Lawson seems to b,
religiously carrying out his pro
| gram to sell large quantities 0
the stock on an ascending scale
~ There is no reason why LawsoI
cannot put the stock up. He i
playing his own game; there ar
no large blocks in hostile hand
hanging over the market. 1t
lie reasonable to believe that he wi
n in the course of time, carry tn
s. stock to a figure quite a littl
d higher than the price at whic
oI the shares are now selling. TE
t. public should not forget, howevt
y that in buying this stock, the
" are simply putting their none
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Big Stock
Deal On

The Salt Lake Telegram of the
9th, gives an account Of a big
deal in the Boston & Phoebe
stock held by Chas. S. Miller and
A. w. Scott. Phoebe arrivals in
Salt Lake tell Of seeing a $40, 600
check. which had been rendered
for certain options which would
mean the control of the property
to Boston men.
The terms of the deal is not
known, but it is said that Scott
and Miller viii be the recipients
of one OF the largest sums that
has ever been taken down for
mining properties in Pioche.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
Inspects the
Marble Fields

Mr.. John H. Bott Of the firm
of Bott e. Sons, who have an
immense plant at Brigham City,
Utah, spent several days here
this week inspecting the inn
mense marble deposits in the
vicinity of Stampede Gap. This
property is Incorporated by local
people of Pioche and the general
report of Mr.. Bott on the quality
of their product, has been the
means of the owners to at once
begin preparations toward eX-
tracing the marble and granite
for local markets.
Mr.. Bott is an old and exper,
fenced man in the stone bushes;
and he declares, after making
the most thorough tests OF tht
marble. that it is superior to an!
Vermont or Georgia production
it is free from any spar or othel
minerals that would tend to de
feet the block after it has beel
cut and polished. Few peopl
hereabouts realize also, that tn
granite deposits adjoining tn
unlimited field of marble, ar
almost as valuable as the whit
stone. We will await with cor
siderable interest. the results {
the opening of this immens
marble deposit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-08-29
State Body
Selects Men
Republican Convention at
GOldfield Finishes LabOrs
In One Day.

The republican state conven-
ton, held at Goldfield, Saturday
last, selected the ticket and also
passed a very strong resolution.
which will make the individual
vote practically, elect our next
United States senator. The reso-
luton is along the lines of SEN
ator Newlands proposition and
it is almost certain that New
lands will have his party en-
dorse the same thing in sub
stance. The ticket named is as
follows:
For United States senator, P,
l.. Flanagan, of Washoe.
For congress, H. B. Maxon, o.
Washoe.
For justice of the suprem,
court, Hugh M. Brown of Nye
For presidential electors, H
| A. Comins Of White Pine; j. G
Thompson Of Esmeralda; w, R
Thomas of Lincoln.
For state regents, long term
A. A. Codd of Esmeralda an
Oscar J. Smith Of Washoe; shol
II. s. Starrett Of Lander.
The resolution concerning tk
.IU. S. senator is in anotht
column.