The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-22
In YEARS GONE BY
(From The Silver State Files)
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

explosion in Havana harbor Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock There was ter
rible destruction of life among both
officers and men.
Great CONSERVATION was caused in
Washington because of the fear that
the explosion had been caused by
Spaniards, in which event the coun-
try would probably be precipitated
in war with Spain.
Later is was stated that the ex-
plosion was undoubtedly an accident
and the excitement subsidized some
what, though advices from Washing
ton say the explosion is attributed
either to the Spaniards or the
Cubans.
The Maine took fire after the
explosion, which occurred when
the men where asleep in their hunks
and burned and sank.
A Washington dispatch says that
the cabinet was in session all day
discussing the terrible catastrophe
Two more battleships were ordered
to Havana.
At last accounts two huadre6
bodies had been recovered and the
same number was reported missing.
The wires are in the hands of the
Spaniards, consequently it is i'm.
possible to get any information ex-
cept that which they desire to have
sent out.
A dispatch from Key West, Fla.
says that reliable adviees are to the
effect that Captain Sigsbee is under
The impression that the warship
Maine was blown up by floating
torpedo and that he has communi-
Gated his impressions to Washing
ton asking at the same time that
the navy department should send
naval engineers and mechanics to
investigate the explosion.
1t was windy and cloudy today.
The Alpine Land & Water com
pany is negotiating with parties
N San Francisco to erect a sugar
beet factory in Douglas county.
The percentage of sugar beets
raised in Douglas is far in excess of
my raised in the country and this
large percentage has attracted the
attention of capital in California
and the east.
AT the called meeting last even
ing for the purpose of considering
the advisability of giving the teach
ers a reception at their April in
stitute, George S. Nixon acted as
chairman.
1t was moved and carried that
the citizens of Winnemucca tender
an informal reception to the teach
ers on their arrival on Monday
evening, April a, 1898.
The following committees were
appointed:
On entertainment: Mrs. G. S.
Nixon, Prof. Winfrey, Rev. Hamm,
Mrs. d. S. Truman, Moses Reinhart.
On reception and introduction
Mrs. A. w. Card, Mrs. G. H. Nease.
Mrs. P. B. Roberts. G. S Nixon, G.
w. Summerfield, F. C. Robins, the
teachers of the Winnemucca schools.
school trustees and county superin-
tendent, and that they be en-
powered to chose other assistance so
far as it may be deemed neces-
sary.
A letter from A. J. Bowie. an
hydraulic miner now at Dawson.
throws a somewhat different light
upon conditions now prevailing in
that bleak region. Speaking of
prices, he said he had just paid
SO for a bottle of frozen ink. that
meat was S1.50 pound, flour
S1S5 a sack and candles 81 each.
He says in all sincerity that candles
are a great luxury for breakfast
and cheaper than almost anything
else.
Here is an impressive warning to
the thousands who are rushing
heeldlessly to the gold fields:
There is not the slightest doubt
that many poor fellow has died
en- route here and will never more
be heard of. A man who came in
the other day via Dyea told me on
the way down he saw mems arms
sticking up out of the ice (the
body being out of sight, grasping
oars, planks and pieces of wood
which the poor fellows had grabbed
as they were drowning in the ice
foe.
"The famine here cannote be pic
tured in too awful a form. and
soon the fuel will give out on us,
as men cannot work without food
and there is no food for wood
cutters. Yesterday a poor woman
in town who earns scanty living
by making fur caps was sitting in
her cabin with her feet resting
under a sheet iron stove Ca mere
sheet iron box). Not being a
capitalist, she had only green wood
to burn, and not much of that.
This kind of wood gives out very
little heat, and when the poor
creature tried to arise from her
seat she found that both feet had
been frozen as far as the ankles.
Needless to say she had to have
them both amputated.
An Ohio editor says that hay
fever is caused by kissing grass
widows. A Missouri editor saws
that it is caused by grass widow
kissing cow by moonlight. An
Iowa editor says it is caused by a
fellow kissing the hired girl while
she is feeding hay to the COW, and
I Kansas editor is of the opinion
that it is caused by missing the
girl and kissing the COW.
Yesterday it was reported that
the condition of Charles Muller
of Golconda was somewha i'm