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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-11
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE STARTS AN
INVESTIGATION OF BOARDS OFFICIAL ACTS

report?" Douglass. NO, because
we did not think Miller knew what
he was talking about. RE put in the
Goldfeld building at about 100000,
when We were reliably informed that
II was worth twice that amount"
Brooks. You ignored the facts in
that report then?' Douglass. Yes. "
Brooks. You didn't examine the
securities to see If Miller was right
or wrong?" No. We had no right
to. that was up to Miler.'
Broons. When did the commits
sion tako control of the bank"
Douglass. Never"
Broons. How long were the officers
and employers allowed to handle the
assets and books Of the bank after
the closing. October % Mr.. Doug
lass replied by asking lOr the minut
- OF the session of the commission
which were forthcoming, but there
were none at hand tor the meeting
II November and December. Doug
lass said il was duty of the Govern,
or : secretary 20 keep these and thai
he knew nothing about them.
Brooks. "On what authority or
moral ground did you permit the EN-
pioyees of the bank to hold the
replied that as Miller was the bank
examiner and that his report of No
vcmber was believed to be an made
Quate statement Of the condition OF
affairs. the commission did not rely
upon it. He again explained that
the single asset at Goldfield, put in
by Miller at about $20,ooo he. Doug
lass. believed to be worth twice that
sum and also believed that Miller
mistaken in that one item. might
reasonably be supposed to be mistak-
IN in others to such an amount thar
the bank would be solvent when i.
closed.
vent when it CLOSED, what made it
insolv, mt wnen you asked for a re,
ceivcr?" Mr.. Douglass had a deep
think and then replied that the de-
DIeCiation of stocks had reduced the
assets considerably and that tn"
bank had a large line of them, ac
cording TO his information.
TRADIIG ACCOUNTS
Brooks asked the witness why the
commission cancelled the order of
Miller forbidding trading of accounts
and Mr.. Douglass had recourse to
the minutes, which he again found
to be missing. ASKED if trading "a
counts increased or decreased the
assets OF the bank. he SAID he could
not answer that question. but he
thought that some depOsitors benefit
ted and others did not. ana that the
commission had no jurisdiction dur
ing this period as the bank had been
turned back to the directors Nov. IL,
wnen M,ller's first report was receiv-
ed
Brooks. Did the commissioners
AXE a vote on this order turning the
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bank back to the directors?" NO,
replied Mr.. Douglass, but | believe
all three signed the order,' and he
again asked lOr the missing minutes
Brooks. Had you ueposit for the
state for yourself or for any other
person in the bank when it closed?
Yes" replied Mr.. Douglass. II had 4
personal account. | deposited checks
received in my office as secretary OF
state, for collection. deposited
them to save the exchange as they
We're collected in my personal ac~
count. otherwise would have ual
to pay exchange on them.
Brooks. Had YOU any srcuriti. 5
from T. b. Hickey, or any stock in
the Kaane Wonder Mining Company
for this amOunt?" Mr. DOUGLASS re
Piled mo. never received money or
securities to any amount from T, l..
Rickey..
Brooks. Did YOU nave any a2rro-
in the State Bank and Trust Co.? =
Douglass NO. all the money had
on deposit her" for 'Eo state WAS
paid to the state by Mr.. Ryan and
myself after the bank c'Osed."
Brooks. Did you have any agree
mcnt with the officers of the bank
as to their control of the assets and
hoOks?" mo. was the reply.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
MONTANA PROPERTY
LOOKS EHC0URAGING
Bottom of Shaft in Highly Min.
craIized Lime; 4 Good
Indication.

Officials Of the Montana Mining
company. whose operations arc being
watched with moro than usual interest,
report that after visiting The property
they arc very we'll satisfied with cN.
istiuc conditions and feel that they
have every reason 10 anticipate the
making Of big mmc Of their holdings.
The bottom of tho shaft, which IS
now down about 200 feet. is in a very
highly mincralizcd limo formation, and
though no product of commercial
value has rs yet been encountered, Che
showing j. such rs 10 warrant most
sanguuc expectations on the part Of
those interested. The development
work is progressing in u very satisfdc.
tory manner, and viii continue without
interruption.
John Roundy. who for mauv years
WAS general superintendent Of the
knight properties in Tintic. and who
is credited with the making of moro
than ono Of the producers Of that
district, recently expressed himself as
having great confidence in The future
Of tho Montana aud through his long
experience in The flnuc mines and his
general knowledge of conditions aud
formations in the section, he is well
oiuippcd 10 get the best results whcg.
over possible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
SPRING HILL ORE
YET TO Be TESTED
GcneraI Interest Aroused by
Trial Run TO BE Made
Soon.

Tho test run on orc from The Spring
Hill mine at Cow camp has not yet
been made n; the Pittsburg Silver Peak
company's mill, hut il viii be made
soon. according to the Blair Press This
orc has been taken at random from
seven different workings Of the Spring
Hin. aud considerable interest is being
manifested not only by those interested
in the company. hut by mining men
Of this section generally, in the result
of this run. Whether this ore pre-
sents = good milling proposition is Of
great moment, as there Is a vast body
of it-practically Il mountain Of it
900 feet in width and 1000 feet long.
Considerable prospecting has been done
over this, and. If II is demonstrated that
IL can be reduced readily. the Spring
Hill property has ono Of the best prop
ositious in tho country Tnc orc is en-
countcrcd only a few feet below the
surface.
At present tho work on tho Spring
Hill is being confined to their tunnel.
which viii cut the ore body at n depth
Of about 200 feet bv about 600 feet
Of work The tunnel is now in orc at
a distance of fifty feet. tho working
having been extended only about five
feet of this distance recently before
cncountcring the orc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
DETAILS Of THE
PROPOSED MERGER
Nevada Con- .-CumberIand-EIy in
tereSts Have Finally Agreed
on Terms.

Commenting on the merger Of the
Nevada Consolidated and Cumberland
Ely properties. which will be consid'
former company, TO hc held November
., the News Bureau, Boston, says:
Stockholders arc TO vote the iSsu
auce of 100000 shares Of new stock
TO he offered in exchange Of the BOO
600 shares of stock of the Cumberland,
Ely Copper company on the basis OF
ono share of Nevada Consolidated stock
for each thrcc and n quarter shares of
stock of the Cumberland Ely company.
"lt Is declared that this action is
recommended TO the shareholders by
the unanimous vote of the board OF
directors.
"Thc above action is the result of
many conferences. and the action WAS
accepted by large minority interests
only when it was shown that the Gug-
gcuheim interests were IN such control
OF Cumberland Ely that no other out
come was possible. and Cumberland.
Ely stockholders might have been worse
on had tho Guggcnhcim interests boon
defeated in thcir plans and remained
IN the management with 10000 shares
OF stock
''It is claimed that Nevada Con>oli-
dated stock will now be made 10 sell
al a price which. when the above plan
goes through. will permit Cumberland
Ely stockholders to get higher price
than the present quotations for their
stock, though with Nevada Consolidated
at ~. 81 cnchangc basis places Il
value of S13S per share upon Cumbcr-
land Ely stock,
cit is only fair TO state that the
basis of exchange is u plan fathcrcd
and carried out by the Guggcnhcim in.
tcrcsts, and that had it been possible
To prevent the absorption on any such
basis. minority interests would have
used every cndcavor so TO do, for they
believe that by such terms the advant-
ages lie wholly with the Nevada Con
Solidatcd, but there was no advantage
to hc gained by further opposition. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
COLUMBUS CON. HAS
TURN ON TOBOGGAN
Iron Blossom and Colorado Are
Weak in Sympathy With
Market.

In common with numerous other
stocks, nearly all OF them in fact. which
have Of late been subjected 10 bcarish
influences, Columbus Con. has had its
turn. the prico having dropped about
20 cents within the past two days. The
stock sold for % cents Wednesday, and
at the close of tho trading Thursday
morning sales were recorded rs low as
IS cents. the closing quotations in the
afternoon being ~ cents. There have
bccu no unfarorablc developments at
tho mine, and the fall is attributed 20
the general lack Of confidence in the
market,
Iron Blossom continued IN It's down
ward course in the morning. selling
at 62 cents, though at the afternoon
call il strengthened up some and closed
at IS cents. Colorado was dealt in
10 some extent, also. aud accordingly
suffered "A drop Of 10 cents during the
day.
Though the Ely stocks werc not as
strong as on the day previous, the
prices held mp comparatively wcll. and
minor sales were recorded, Local brok
ers are dcsirouS Of having these stocks
listed on tho local exchange, and il
is probable that some action 10 this
end Will be takcu i'm the near future.
Sales Thursday amounted 20 l06.375.
for which was paid SII.750.1J.
Closing quotations and detailed saileS
follow:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
How to euro a Cold

Be as careful rs YOU eau. YOU will oc
casionaly take cold. and when YOU do
get medicine Of known reliability, one
That has an established reputation and
that is certain to effect a quick cure
Such n medicine is Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy. 1t has gained world
wide reputation by its remarkable cures
Of this most common ailmcnt. aud car
always be depended upon. 1t acts on
nature s plan, relieves the lungs, aid;
expectoration, opens tho sccrctions apd
aids nature in restoring the system "a
a healthy condition. For sale by al
Jruppists
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
INTEREST RENEWED
IN YERIHGION CAMPS
Building of SmeIter Follows
Proving Up of Great Cop
per Deposits.

Since the copper properties nf the
Terington district have to large cx
tent been proven mp beyond the uBccr.
tain Stage Of The prospect, and the cree
tion OF u smcter has bccu promised hy
the Mason Valley people, mining mcu
axe dcNOtino thcir interests 10 that part
of the country with renewed energy
II is understood HAT the construction
work ON tho new plant. (which is located
ut Hot Springs. near Wabusku, vii.
bc started not later than December l.
while in the meantime building mater
ial and equipment win be shipped out
as rapidly MS it is furnished by inc
manufacturers,
The plant viii bc connected with the
mines by the railroad which is now in
process OF building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
FORENOON SALES.

Bullock. 1000 at Ic.
Colorado, 1870 at Sl.35, 30 at sLS1l: 100
at sl.35. buyer thirty days; 200 at Il 32a.
seller thirty days; 1oO at s1,324, seller
Columbus. 300 at 79c. seller sixty days:
SS at & seller seller sX xty Ssys 5sys 200 200 at at SG
seller sixty days: 600 al ne. 100 at 16c:
200 at 75c; 4O0 at 1tc. seller sixty days:
800 AT 7iC: 1900 at I2c.
East Crown Point. 5000 al &c: 500 at
Grand Central. 500 at So 900 at s2o2!.
Indian Queen. 20OO at sac; 1000 at &C.
Iron BLOSSOM. 700 al CSC; 100 at 64c:
$500 at 62c: $500 at SIC; 500 at 66c. buyer
sixty days; 800 at 65c: buyer sixty days;
l00.at 66c; 500 at 65c. seller sixty days.
Mineral Flat 1000 at 4lc.
Provo, 1000 at 7ac.
Seven Troughs. 1000 al lOc.
Sioux, Con: 6l0o at s7c; 1000 at SEC.
seller sixty days.
SwAnsnn 1000 at tc.
Tlntic Central. $500 at &c.
Uncle Sam. 200 IT 5Sc: 100 al SIC.
Western Naysda, 500 at l5c; 1000 at
ilic; 800 at ifc.
shares sold. $3.50.
Selling value. S19,0GI.I5.
. OPEN BOARD,
Beck Tunnel 500 at iIc.
Colorado 600 at $i.G2A 200 at 81 Is.
Columbus, 600 al re; 100 at 7Sc; 500 a
1lc. seller sixty days; 400 at 7Oc, seller
East Crown Point 1000 at &c.
IRON Blossom, 1000 at sc, buyer sixty
days.
Mineral Flat. 800 at 4sc
| South Columbus Com. 5000 at &c; 1000
at Tic.
South Iron Blossom. 1000 at &c.
Shares sold, %, 200.
Selling value. S62i3.5o.
| AFTERNOON SALES.
| Carisa, Zoo at csc,
, Cedar Talismap 400 at dse.
Colorado. $50 at 81 SO: 500 at 81 81.
buyer thirty days; 800 at 81 .325: 800 /
| 2l.52l. buyer sixty days; 100 at ~ so; 1000
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
GUGGENHE|MS BUY
WOODMAN PROPERTY
Consists Of Thirteen Patented
Claims of Recognized
Value.
GOLD MILL WILL
BE ERECTED SOON
Workings to Be Repaired and
Put in Shape for De
yeIOpment Work.

information is given by local inter
ests in rhe Deep Creek mining country
of the sale to the Guggenheim people
Of the property Of the Woodman Min
ing company ~ that section, the con
sderation. II is said, being S2sO.OOO, to
he made in three payments. The prop
egty transferred consists Of all OF the
Woodman holdings in the Clifton dts'
iriut. thirteen patented claims If all
some OF the locations being the oldest
in that section, with gold production
10 the extent of some 100000 to their
credit. The ground was originally owned
by the late Col. j. L. Woodman, and at
the time OF his death passed 10 his
heirs. who organized the Woodman MIN
ing company for the purpose of exploit
ing the possessions,
The ground included in the sale is
recognized by mining men familiar with
The conditions. as being among the most
valuable in the Clifton district. The
gold properties in the group arc the
BoDuemort. Alverado and Cane Springs,
while the copper gold showing IN the
Frauky is said 10 be n remarkable
one. The vein on this property IS said
10 have been opened up to width OF
250 feet. and il runs the entire 800
feet of the length of the claim. This
property adioins the western boundary
of the Lucy l.. claim.
Il is understood that an eastern on.
gineer viii visit the property affected
nv the sale within the next few DAYS,
and that work on the improvement and
development OF the ground Will he start
cd IN the near future. y tftv.ton
gold mill is TO he erected and equipped.
tho same to he ready for operation
within ninety davs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

at 81 2Is, seller sixty DAYS: 200 at 81 .2T5
Columbus, 100 at Tic, seller sixty days
500 at 71c: 100 ut nc.
Dragon. 1000 at 1oc; 1000 at lOc. buyer
sixty days.
East Crown Point. 1000 al olc.
Iron Blossom 500 at Coo. 1000 at SEC.
seller sixty days; 1900 at Sc: 1900 at &c.
seller sixty days; 500 at Csc, buyer sixty
days; 2600 at Csc; 900 OF SIC: $500 at CSC,
buyer sixty days; 1900 at Csc
Little Bell. 200 at Sl.62j; loo at 81 60.
buyer sixty days.
Mineral Flat. 1000 at fic
Ohio Copper. 100 at Sl.g7l.
Provo. 900 at Sc,
silver King, 20 at $500
Sioux Consolidated 400 al SIC; 400 at
6Sc
Tintic Central. 1900 at 5lc: 100 at &c.
Utah Consolidated, 500 AT 7ic.
Shares sold. 30,725
Selling value. sl9,2S0.
OPEN BOARD.
Colorado, 800 at s1.275; 100 at $3.50
Uncle Sam. 100 ar SIC: 2OD AT 58c.
Shares sold. $500.
Selling value, sll51.oO.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
BOSTON MINING STOCKS.

c. r. Klugcr. the 1ewe1er. 1000 Vir-
gipia avenue, Indianapolis, Ind, writes;
81 was so weak from kidney trouble
that 7 could hardly walk q hundred
feet Four bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cleared my complexion, cured
my bsckacbe aud the irregularities dis
appeared, and / can now attend 10 bust.
pess every day and recommend Foley IS
Kidney Remedy TO all sufferers, as it
cured me after the doctors and other
remedies had failed" T. J. Hill Drug
company, so West Second South
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
OLD C0MST0Ck HAS
REFUSED TO STAY DEAD

Every day sees increased activity and
new finds on the Comstock. and IL Is now
believed that the old camp. which ono"
was the banner camp OF the world. will
soon DC again at the head Of all mining
.ities. The wonderful new strike on the
,So0-foot level of the Mexican continues
o increase in value. and new vein OF
ich orc has boon reported on the 2000
foot level OF the Ophlr. The output OF
the Ophir for last month was double that
OF the preceding month. and the output
of the Savage mine is becoming much
greater New work Is being done in
nearly all the properties. and this month
VIII see large increase IN the number
of miners employcd.-Eureka Sentinel.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Mining Notes.

Manager Tony Jacobson OF the Coum-
bus properties at Alta Is sun IN that
camp, and n telephone message from the
mine TO the local Offices of the company
yesterday stated that he had found no
new developments to report.
Manager George w. Lambournc of the
Daly-Judgc company left yesterday morn
Ing for Park city. where he will visit
the minc and attend TO business matters
before his return.
Manager Sam II. Trcoar Of the Utah
Metal properties at Bingham was In this
city Yesterday. attending 10 business
matters. Nh, Trcloar stated that at tho
present time he has nothing OF public
interest 10 give out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Royal Stale Bread Depos
Open 3 to 5 D. m. daily. Entrance on
Third South. Good bread very cheap.
Nnvada News Agents.

Nevada News Agents.
Esuvard-A. G. Pcsco.
C;oldfeld-Louie Polin-
Ha~ibornc-Louic Polln.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lowuey.
LoVelock-Bibe Bros.
Midss-Mrs. G. A. harrington.
Rawhlde--Louie Polin.
Reno-Hotcl Golden News Stand: Ro-
ysnthal g. Arnanka.; Shepard Son,
Yerington-F. NJ. Burner.
WHINE & Chase,
Cobre-Ricberd Richards.
Cherry Creek-GTey & Collins.
Flko-Whecler Co
Eiy-Gracc 3. Faxou: Harville Station
NY Co.
McGill-M, Herman; Walden & Bur
,ett.
Rhyolitc--The Crescent
Pioche--Ploche Drug Co.
Caliente-John Shicr; Thomas Him
street,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
JOE BOWERS LEASERS
EXPECT TO SHIP

4 lease covering one year has been
signed up by Henry Began and Louis
Colvin on the old Joe Bowers property
near Silver City. and i'm view Of the de-
On the ore bodies ~ the mine. they en-
poet 10 have a shipment on the market
iu the near future. The lcssers arc con-
iidcut that they have n good proposition
in sight and expect from the outset TO
make much better than wages for their
IL.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Ore Shipments,

The orc shipments as reported a the
local Offices Thursday. follow. Taylor
Brunron 10 cars Utah. ! car Idaho. Pio-
neer, . cars Utah.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Metal Quotations.

The metal quotations furnished by Nc
CornIcll g. Co, Thursday. follow: Silver,
sic; copper II 9-i6c; lead. ST. 80
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Ore and Bullion.

The orc and bullion report. posted by
Mccormick SS Co.. Thursday. was as fol-
lows: Ore received. sl20.0O bullion
shipped, ss0.000; total. 100000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Now York Mining Stocks.

James 4. Pollock * Co. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Billings. Mont,

October 25th, to Goth, inclusive. Tick.
cts on sale from Oregon Short Line
points TO Butte, October 22nd to 25th,
good for return TO November 4th, See
agents for further particulars.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
NEW YORK CURB CLOSE.
Nevadas in San Francisco,

James a. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers furnish tho following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Boston Copper Market.

James \. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following, received
over thcir private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
UNLISTED STOCKS.

SdlcS-Bingham CcnUal- l-St5ndard. lUUU
at S5c; 500 at 35c seller thirty days;
Federal Ely 800 at 1Sc.. Cintah Treas
ure I'm. 5000 at Ioc; Mcdonald Ely, 200
at i5c 1900 at iSci Ely Witch 200 al soc;
100 at 2Ic
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
Utah Audit and
Accounting Co.
Uncorporated.)
slo-31l Utah Savlnoa 6 Trust sulidlns
Telephones: Bell 1881, lid. 3aSa.
Uncorporated.l

SPECIAL LTT--AuditIng Corporate sns
Individual Books and Accounts. Systemssa
Using and Handling Office Work anu
Records .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

BOSTON COPPER RANGE.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
NEW YORK listed STOCKS.

NEW YORK CURE RANGE.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-02
WESTERN NEWS.

Every saloon in Ottumwa, Iowa, was
closed December 22nd as the result of
a religious revival.
Alderman Bath House" John Cough
lin of Chicago, accused of assault and
battery on Lyman Atwell, a newspa-
per photographer, was found not guilty.
Two slight earthquake shocks last
ing less than three seconds, were felt
at San Francisco and in the cities
about the bay December 22d. No dam
age was done.
President Frank Trumbull of the
Colorado & Southern railway has con-
firmed the report of the sale of that
road to the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, which makes 1t part of the
Hill system.
Practically the entire business sec
tion of Ravia, Oklahoma, a town of
1900 Inhabitants in Johnston county,
Oklahoma, was wiped out by fire
Christmas Day. the loss aggregating
about $4,000.
The dates for the National Encamp-
ment G.. A. R., at Salt Lake, will be Au-
gust 9th to 18th. This announcement
was made at Milwaukee by Phil Cheek,
Wisconsin's member of the executive
council of the G. A. r.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads, through the Burling
ton, will establish through service
from Chicago to Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland before the opening of the
AlaskaYukon Pacific exposition.
Quicksand which has been dfscov-
cred underlying the site of the new
S20,000,000 depot of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad on the West
Side in Chicako will add about half a
million dollars to the cost of the struc-
ture.
William H. Bartlett, a millionaire
Chicago broker and owner of the ia
nous Bartlett ranch in Vermijo Park,
New Mexico, was badly injured there
on December 23rd by the falling of
his horse. His left arm and shoulder
were broken.
Peter Claudianes, the Greek charged
with dynamiting the home in Oakland,
Cal, of former Supervisor James L..
Gallagher, the star witness for the
prosecution in the San Francisco brib-
cry graft cases, has been found guilty
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Nebraska Anti-saloon League,
which held its state meeting at Lincoln
and practically re-organized, is to take
the initiative in a movement which its
trustees believe will become national,
looking to the closing of the mails to
liquor advertisements by act of Con
gress.
Robert Emmett Fisk, for thirty-five
years editor of the Helena, Montana,
Herald, and confidential friend of Pres
ident Garfield and James G. Blaine,
died December 2Sth, at Berkeley, Cali
fornia, aged seventy-one He served
in the Civil War, attaining the rank
of major, and established the Helena
Herald in 1867.