The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-04-09
Short Notes of Current
Events.

Denver, Colo-The executive Board
of the American Mining Congress, act
ing under tile plans of that organization
to appoint vice president in each Of
the western states to look after the To-
cal interests of the Congress, has ten
dered the Vice Presidency for Neavda
to Mr. George Wing6eld Of Goldfield,
who has accepted. The Mining Con-
gress is becoming strong, compact
body, with local elf-governing branches
in five important western mining cen
ters and many more in prospect, while
its wide-spreading influence is giving it
great power to cope with the problems
confronting the miner. The prominent
Nevada mining men have been ap-
pointed as special subcommittee of
the American Mining Congress for the
investigation of forestry conditions in
that state, and to receive complaints
arising out OF the ruling of the forestry
bureau as they affect mining opera
tions. o. J.. Smith of Reno is Chair
man. the other members being Capt. j.
B. Mendari of Reno and Frank j. Mich
olas of Carson City, who is the State
Engineer The findings Of this Com
mittee are TO be submitted to the Min
ing Congress in Denver, which will in
tGrn take such matters mp with The
head of the forest service direct. Mr..
Pinchot has pledged to the Whining Con-
gress his personal consideration to all
questions submitted hy it, and has ex-
pressed his willingness to grant reason
able concessions where the rulings of
his department create hardship upon
any engaged in mining. Specific com
plants are invited, since these may lead
to such modification of the forestry
rules as will leave the mining industry
to the greatest possible extent unhamp
cred by restrictions which delay min
ing development. AS Nevada is
choice field for prospecting and explor-
alton, and as the obstacles TO economic
al and profitable mining in many parts
of the state are considerable, all min
ing men who have just cause for com.
plant against the forest service are re-
quested to send their complaints to this
committee TO the end that the mineral
development of Nevada may in no wise
be retarded by any undue restrictions
of the forest service.
PARIS, April THE present situation
in Venezuela is critical. Castro has
many partisans in high places even
among the men recently appointed to Of
fee and all are secretly anxious that he
return to Caracas, says the correspondent
in Venezuela of Steele, in dispatch from
Caracas, published by that paper today.
Public opinion is hostile to Castro and
the Gomez government is the object of
bitter campaign by the leaders of the old
parties suppressed by Castro 10 years ago."
In conclusion the correspondent says
unless the various factions sink their diff
ferences, Castro will profit or anarchy
will supervene. Intervention by the Uni
ted States, he says, is the only solution
of the difficulty.
GUTHRIE, Okla, April 7,-Crazy
Snake, the fugitive Indian chief, still re-
mains in hiding. Up to this afternoon
nothing had been heard from his son,
who three days ago had started in COM
pany with deputy marshal in an effort
to locate his father. Captain Haritage of
Colonel Hoffman's staff, of the state mi
htia, returned to Guthrie today and re-
ported everything quiet in the neighbor-
hood of Hickory Grounds, Crazy Snakes
old home.
Marion, ILL.,, April GA tornado struck
this city today and the town was partly
wrecked. At Pittsburg small town near
here, two persons are reported killed and
several houses destroyed. The storm
struck at $50 this morning. 1t came
from the southwest and was preceded
and followed by heavy rains. In the
business sections several store buildings
were partly demolished and in the resi-
dence section many small houses occu-
pied by miners and families were unroofed.
AS the storm passed across the country it
ripped open barns and other farm build
ings and then apparently spent its force
on Pittsburg. The momentary loss is es-
timated at one hundred and fifty thou
sand.
Salt Lake, April Attendance at the