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Show NORTHWEST NOTES. Mason Johnson, a Carson youth, captured cap-tured a live, eagle recently which had a rabbit In its talons. James D. Carter of Nebraska hns bctn appointed carpenter In tha Sho-shono Sho-shono Indian school, Wyoming. Tho United States transport Nero arrived ar-rived nt San Francisco from Manila on tho lust., having lnft Manila December 1. John L. Bardwell, n retired trior-chant trior-chant of San Francisco, was found dead In hts bed. Ho was a prominent plcueer of California, a member of the vlglllanco comtnltte of 1850. Tho board of trado at Vallejo, Cal., has sent n letter to tho secretary of the navy and another to tho house commlttco com-mlttco on tho naval affnlrs, urging that somo of tho new ships of tho navy bo built nt government navy yards. Jervls Joslln, of tho jewelry firm of Joslln and Park, died at Denver on tho 4th. Ho was ono of the pioneer merchants mer-chants of Denver, and Ills firm has branch houses In Salt Lako City and Choycnno. Charles Forknor, treasurer of Lassen county, Cal., Is dead from an overdoso of morphine Tho Lassen county officials of-ficials aro Investigating the case, and nt tho same tlmo tho books of tho county treasury. An unknown man who acted In a suspicious manner In a Valoucla street blcyclo store, San Francisco, has been taken Into custody. When ho was searched 8340 In gold notes wns found fastoncd to tho Insldo of his vest. Tho Republicans of the Montana legislature leg-islature gavu Thomas 0. Marshall of Missoula tho complimentary nomination nomina-tion for United States senator. Ho received fifteen of ninety-four votes, less than one-third of enough to elect. Al Colfax, Wash.. James Hardwlck, a barkeeper, was shot aud killed In a saloon by G. W. Campbell, a plumber. Tho two men quarreled and Hardwlck struck Campbell over tho head with a beer bottle, whereupon his antagonist shot him through tho heart, killing him Instantly. Preliminary steps havo been taken in Denvor for tho organization of tho "United States 10 to 1 Money League." Tho object of tho organization is to assist lu tho fusion of political parties on tho basis of blmctallsm. It( Is -ex-"pcclcdlluTlcoguo "will tnko a prominent promi-nent part In politics. Engineer Ed, Cano was seriously, injured in-jured at Ca1rlIn7NeV'no5iraVlast week In n most peculiar manner. Kane wns assisting his fireman In cracking coal when tho fireman accidentally acci-dentally struck him In tho head with tho pick, the point penetrating tho skull above the right eye. On Thursday night at 8 o'clock a small comet was tlisccrnablo atl'iocho, Nov., In tho eastern quarter of tho sky at an ascension of 45 degrees. Tho tall of the comet was lllto a small thread hanging down nnd when looked nt through a field glass was very bright. It was In sight for an hour and a half. Tho Colorado legislature met at noon on the 4th Inst, nud organized by electing elect-ing tho ofllcers chosen by a joint caucus cau-cus of the silver parties. Wllltm G. Smith (Silver Rep.) la speaker, and A. B. Gray (Pop.) chief clerk of tho house. John H. Schormcrhorn (Silver Rep.) It president pro torn, and Harry N. Sales (Dcm.) secretary of tho senate. W. E. Cassln, agent of tho Indian department, Is In Carson tn dlstributo 400 deeds to land to the Indians In that vicinity. Each non-reservation Indian gets 100 acres of land, which In twenty ilvo years they acqulro tltlo to. This land is mostly crazing land, which the Indlnn can lcaso If ho so desires, but cannot sell until the twenty-live years expire. Most of thu laud Is In Douglas county. Ono of tho greatest engineering problems over originated in tho stato of California Is now undor consideration considera-tion by tho California Debris Cotntnls ston. It Is uothlng lest than tho diversion di-version of the cntlro flow of tho Yuba river. Tho project Involves tho outlay of upwards of a million dollars. It calls for tho condemnation of many thousands of acres of land nnd the construction con-struction of many iiiIIch of main canal and levees. A shooting ntfalr between sheepmen In which two Mexican borders wero wounded occurred nenr Rawlins on tho 5th. Frank Williams, ono of tho parties to the controversy hns surrendered surren-dered himself to tho authorities for trial. Tho parties to tho conflict both tell a very different story, tho Mexicans Mexi-cans claiming that they wero ambushed by Williams and his companions, while Williams claims the Mexlcaus fired upon him without provocation, and bo returned tho flro lu self-defense. The outside doors of the vault of the Phoenix, Arizona, National bank woro blown open by dynamite about 1 o'clock Friday morning, but thrco men who attempted to rob tho bank vera frightened fright-ened away before tlioy could gain access. ac-cess. A. K. Willis, a farmer living near Brighton, Colo., has been robbed of 97,000 which ho had In a bureau drawer. Herman Matson, a tramp to whom Willis had given shelter, hns disappeared, disap-peared, and is suspected of having the money. |