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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07

George Sanderson, proprietor of a
lodging house in Virginia City, was
found dead in front of his room, with
blood streaming from his head. 1t was
found that a bullet had passed through
his lread in front of the ears, and his
wife has been arrested for murder
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07

The Times Review says the Grand
Prize Company win have upwards of
49, after paying off its April bills.
This is nearly as much as the entire
property Of the company is selling for
on the Stock Board.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07

The ball given by the Military Com
pany at Elko was grand social sue
cess. The soldier boys in their gay
new uniforms were the great attraction,
and civilian in broadcloth stood no
show whatever with the ladies.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
Rnking Powder.

Everybody's Baking Powder is as
good as ours, and LEVY & Cos Ideal is
better than them all. No alum in ours
unless You want it,, and it will rzsise a
man in his girls affections every time.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
NOTICE
To Water Consumers.

AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF ONE CENT
per square yard will be charged hereafter for
irrigation OF vegetables, etc, in addition to
regular rates Consumers will please govern
themselves accordingly.
m7-lw WATER WORKS COMPANY.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
Rcupena Der,

The DKPof BAKERY man delivers fresh
bread twice day-fve loaves for 25
cents-at any part of the town. mis-
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
Free Lunch

Don't forget it boys! Free lunch
every night at A. d. Williams the
Palace Saloon.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
And WHY Is IL?

Why does everybody go to LEVY &
Co.'S store for their goods? Answer
Because that is the place to get goods
cheap for cash. mill
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
NUMBER 4.

ONE OF KAlSEB WILHELM'S JOKES.
The German Emperor, after inspect
ing the new barracks of the Second
Guard dragons in the lfonecrstrasse
Il while ago, cOntrived, while chatting
with the officers in the mess room, to-
write Il few words with Il chalk pencil
upon the tunic of the senior regimen
tai captain, unpcrceiVcd by that Of
1icer. This done the Emperor left the
room laughing heartily, accompanied
by the colonel of the regiment, Prince
Frederick Of Hohenzollcrn, whereupon
the senior staff officer present walked
up to Capt Won :, and, to his utter
CONSERVATION, proceeded to unfasteH
and remove his cpaulettes. tncon-
cious OF having committed any derelic-
tlOn of duty, Won :. remained motion
less while this omiHOus operation was
performed, but his painful perpleXity
gave place TO jubilant eXultation when
the lieutcnant-colonel produced pair
of majors cpaulette~, and deXterously
buttoned them to his shoulders. The
words hastily inscribed by the En-
peror upon Captain Won SIS uniform
were 'Zum major befoerdert " pro
NOTED to major, and the subsequent
details of this genial surprise had been
arranged by him beforehand with the
liCutcnant-cOloncl. 1t is said that, in
his reio:cingat his unexpected advanc-
meut, the ncWlY-madc major called up
the senior nOn-cOmmissiOned officer of
his squadron, and said to him; Ser
graui-major, the squadron is.relieved
from duty to-day. Let the men have
"a much TO drink a. they please. Ipay
for ALL
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
A Modern Miracle.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. IA young Nor
wegian named Rosendahl, from Min
neapolis, gave an exhibition yesterday
of walking on the water. 1t was II
complete success. With his feet Sc
cured in two small boat like structures
the young man walked rapidly and
easily on the surface of the water.
The pecuiarity of Rosendahl's inven-
ton is the possibility of making prog
ress 10y an actual walking movement.
There was no striding back or side
ways, but a straight forward walk at
the rate of at least three miles per hour.
Thousands of spectators witnessed the
feat and the crowd was very enthusi-
astic over the young mans success.
The swell occasioned 10y passing tugs
did not disturb the walker to any no.
ticeable degree.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
The Indian school at Forest Grove.

Mrs. Duniway has visited the Gov
ernment Indian schoola at Forest Grove,
and here is what she has to say of it:
We had heard much while in Ia
coma and SteilacOom about the kid
mapping of these young Indians by
Capt. Wilkinson, under an order from
General Milroy, and took occasion to
ask the children, while all together,
to state the facts from theirown stand
point. All who were pleased with
their present quarters were asked to
raise their hands. Forty hands went
up. All who wanted to return were
asked to signify it. Not II hand was
raised. Peter Stanup, young In
dian, and evidently the spokesman of
the school, arose at the close of our
address and stated that all the Puyal-
lup Indians were ready to send such
of their children as the Captain
wanted, until by some mistake among
the white folks it was proclaimed that
General NIilroy had sent an order to
take them by force, at which, very
naturally, the parents naturally re-
belled. But he said none of the chill
dren were taken without the parents
consent, and several that the captain
wanted he did not bring, because their
fathers were not willing. The Indian
woman who was senttojail had broken
the law 10y stealing IA child from the
Puyallup school. That child was not
in this school, and had not been. The
principal fuss, he said, had been made
by the white folks who had not be-
lieved in the captains experiment,
and so had opposed it, So far as he
knew there was no dissatisfaction
now. The girls of the school are
taught To cook, wash, iron, sew, wash
dishes, do chamber work, etc, and the
boys are taught farming, horticulture
and trades. We personally know
some thousands of white children
whom we'd be glad to see rs well pro-
vided for and as practically taught in
the ways of honest work as these
wards of the nation.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

Mexico, though one of the richest
countries in latent resources, is yet
one of the poorest in realized wealth.
Mexico owes to European creditors in
bonds and other obligations cl25, ,00O,-
900, and to the United states about
S2,700,000. No part of the principal of
this European debt has been paid dur
ing the last twenty years, nor has any
interest been paid since 1861. For II
country of such immense natural re-
sources this might not be considered
a formidable debt, were it not for
the small amount of industrial deVel-
opment. There are probably single
mines in MeXiso which would yield
an amount equal to the entire indebt-
edncss of that country.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
4 Thrilling Account of the Loss of the
Vera Cruz.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.--The New Yorl,
Hcrdtd is publishing a thrilling ac-
count of the loss of the Vera CrU<,
written by Mr.. Owens, one of the sur
viv.ors and companions of Gen. Tor
| bert. The following is II synopsis: At
o'clock p. NJ. on saturday, the 2Sth
day of August, the captain predicted II
| hurricane from the rapid fall of the
barometer. The heavy freight was
nearly all thrown overheard in antici-
patton of the coming storm. The cy
clone first struck the steamer about
30 minutes afterwards, the wind being
in Il north-easterly direction. So
great was the force and velocity of the
wind that walking on deck became Il
dangerous matter During the even
ing three skylights in the main sa-
loon were carried away, and the wa
ter which swept the decks came pour
ing down into the cabin, washing out
the state-rooms with such IA violent
rush of waters as to nearly drown
many of the now frightened inmates.
Gen. Torbet was thrown violently
! against table and was severely cut
on the right cheek. BY midnight the
passengers generally were sitting or
lying upon the floor of the main sa-
loon, conversing and assisting each
other; good cheer was the rule, and
many exchanges of wit and humor
were INDUCED in. At o'clock A. NJ.
Sunday a heavy sea cXtinguished all
the fires, stopping the engines. The
donkey engine was after considerable
trouble started and set going until the
ship sank.
The captain sent word to the pas
sengers that they must assist the crew
or the ship would go to the bottom.
They complied Immediately, but all
their work was of no use; the sea kept
breaking over and filling the vessel.
No excitement prevailed; even the
children were wonderfully quiet and
reasonable. Life preservers were ar
ranged and each passenger assumed
one with the greatest composure.
Gen. Torbert appeared like II sunbeam,
laughing and joking with everyone,
at the same time rendering efficient
service to any and all who needed it.
The storm became most terrific. The
sea was lashed into fury, and such
waves, wind and rain as was then wit
messed is indescribable.
AT twelve minutes past 4, Sunday
morning, the sea broke into the en-
gine room, then crashed into the sa-
loon with noise like that of u bat
terry of artillery. The water was knee
deep on the floor, and the passengers
feeling assured that all hope was ut an
end proceeded to bid each other fare
we'll. Never before under such cir
cumstances did passengers behave
with such coolness. No excitement,
no selfish outbursts of lamentations
but with quiet determination, as II
one spirit animated all, they bade
each other farewell, and boldly faced
the inevitable. Paris, the first offi-
Ger, and the second mate, with one or
two Of the crew, took To a boat, but
they were all killed before they could
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

The debt statement shows the reduc-
tion of the public debt during August
to be Si2 ,021, l67; cash in treasury, S96,-
66S, $50; gold certificates, -, 500, 800; sill
yer certificates, Sl3, l3S, ,04O; certificates
of deposit outstanding, S1l 100000; re-
frnding certificates, 81, ,l06,45 legal
tenders outstanding, S3i6, l,0l6; frac-
tional currency outstanding, s., 800.
The assistant treasurer at New York
has been instructed to purchase $500
900 in bonds on account of the sinking
fund.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

The Prussian government is now
doing it, best to punish Hamburg for
allowing Il socialist candidate TO be
returned to the reich>tag. Its first ct-
fort is to deprive the town of fts free
port. This cannot he done without
some trouble, but meanwhile the goV-
crnment proposes To connect Berlin
and Altona directly by rail, 50 a. to
make Uamburga Il "Way station The
Hamburg merchants are terribly cN-
cited, and American and English ship
pcrs and buyers are not much pleased.
Bismarck would like TO get Bremen
and Hamburg into the circle of his
crushing tariff, both from the profit
that he would reap from it and be-
cause the present prosperity OF the
tree ports is in striking contrast with
the unhappy condition of those who
pay the new taxes. For instance,
Oldenburg, which is only half an
hours nde by rail from Bremen, pays
four times a. much for tobacco, and
three times a. much for cotton goods,
sugar, tea, rasins, figs, almonds, and
dozens Of other articles much used, a
the lucky men of Bremen do. The
Oldenburghers are all poor; the
Bremen burghers are all rich. The
inquiry naturally suggests itself 10 the
contribute To the government three
times the proper price of an article of
consumption, whep we get nothing from
the government in return for our
money! When people begin TO pro-
test vigorously against taxation, they
are ripe for revolution. The shadow
H., 4 Z -
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

/ be got free. Quartermaster O'Neil
and sailor stood at the wheel until
the ship sank at o'clock in the morn
ing. The ship broke in the middle.
The waves rose in their fury to Il
height of 80 feet; they were not in
swells or ridges, but in sharp peaks
like sugar loaves. When we went up
one it was not to go down on the other
side, but to be turned over on the top
and sent rolling through the air to the
opposite one. The wind wsls so terrif-
fic that when Il plank raft or trunk
reached the top of wave it was
hurled through the air with terrible
force among the living and the dying.
Owen says he passed none who We're
not bleeding from wounds thus in
tlicted. Half the passengers Were
either dead or dying within l5 min
utes after taking to the waves. Owen
passed Wallendge and his nine year
old son cinging to different pieces of
the wreck and about ten yards apart.
The boy looked as calm and handsome
as when playing in the ships saloon
two days before. The stewardess was
.jammed in the saloon among doors
and tables, and went down with the
ship. Owen caught hold of the side
of the dining room, % feet by -, to
which Thomas Gambool was cinging.
They threw Off their life preservcrs
and stuck to the fragment of the
wrecked vessel for n hours; two
thirds of the time they were under
water, but they held on until they
struck the surf on Monday morning at
1 o'clock. The raft went to pieces in
he slIrf and they wprp overt turupI ms
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

An UNGRATEFUL TRAMP Last
sunday morning, says the Walla
Walla tRi0H, as the steamer Atmotd,
Capt. Gray. was about to leave Texas
Landing, on snake river, man was
found on board who had not paid his
passage, and claimed To be without
money. Capt. Gray gave the man
half dollar to pay his fcrriage and
then ordered him put of'the boat. As
Capt Gray started TO the pilot house
the man drew revolver and fired II
shot at the Captain, cutting OLA bit
OF his coat near the back part of the
shoulder. lie fired another shot, which
passed between the legs ofthe steward,
cutting hole in his pants The man
was knocked down 10y deck hand be-
fore he could do more shooting, and
securely bound. He was brought 10
Wallula and thence taken back 70 Al
mota, where he was turned over to the
civil authorities for trial. The stew
ard was lucky in being bow-legged.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

The necessity of learning a trade
becomes at once apparent when we
notice the idle young men all over the
country. Many are willing, yes, anx-
iouS TO work, bat having no especial
calling there is no need for their SER
vices There was day here when
any young man of good address could
apply for a situation one day and get
il the next, but that day * past. The
young men of to-day will do well to
apprentice themselves TO some me-
chanic or tradesman and learn thor
oughly work which will soon make
him capable Of working for himself
and thus avoid the odious title of the
wheel-horse.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

TIE c. p. II. R.-Nr. Geo. Revett,
of the Canadian Pacific railroad, writ
ing from Yale, B. c., to friend in
Portland, under date of August 2Sth
says: our railroad work i progressing
satisfactorily. We have 1900 men at
work covering adi~tance of nine miles.
The line now under contract extends
from Emery Bar 70 SaVonas Ferry, n
distance of rs miles. In this distance
there will be - tunnels, varying from
l00to 900 feet in length. The climate
is superior To any on this coast during
the summer months, but in Winter,
if reports be true, is not very satisfac-
tory. Last year, am informed: there
was not less than II foot of snow on
the level. Should we have such Il
Winter this year we cannot work men
except in the tunnels during the VIM
ter. months, which We propose t. do.
Eighty miles up the country from this
point, at u place called Nicola, the
climate j. very favorable for Winter
work, 50 the greater portion of our
force will he moved up there during
the next six weeks and remain unit |
Spring when they will be brought
down to complete the work here. This
viii give us an opportunity of working
all the year. The country through
which the road j. being constructed is
n vast canyon, and on either side
mountains covered with perpetual
SNOW. Nale j. ut the head of naviga-
tion on Frazer river the current eight
miles pcr hour.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

|. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-otiice, whether directed in his
name or anothers, or whether he has sub
scribcd or not--is responsible for payment
=. If person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears or the publisher may
continue to send il until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper /, taken from the office or not.
). The courts have decided that refusing to
AXE newspapers and periodicals from ihc post,
Office. or removing and leaving them uncalled
FOR il prima lacia evidence of Intentional
Grand
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

One OF the Boston national banks
was $500 short in its cash account re-
Gently, and all attempts to trace the
missing money were for the time un-
availing. \ day or two later IA team
ster living in Mattapan came TO the
window and asked The teller if they
corrected mistakes lie was told,
"when in error we do" He then passed
a Sl01 bill, remarking that he only
owned 500 out OF it. lie had drawn
a check OF about $500 two days before,
and did not discover the teller's mis-
take until he reached home. The
bank presented him with q 500 bill for
his trouble.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

The Bodie stage was attacked by road
agents at 1 o'clock Sunday morning near
Wellington station. A fight eusued between
the messenger and foot pads Mike rovey
shot one OF the robbers in the face killing
him instantly, and WAS in retarn shot Ia the
arm by another robber. They drove the
second man oil aud took Dovey TO farm
house for treatment. While they were away
robber came back aud made the driver
throw down the box from WAich he took
$500
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
Among the curiosities of the census

Among the curiosities of the census
in 1t. Louis the discovered fact OF the
existence there of Il man whose name
was Adam, who was married To "A wo-
man named Eve. The two were born
in Chicago on the same day, and went
from there To st. Louis together, an
act which the Chicago papers call be-
ing thrust out of Paradise, and which
completes the analogy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
JOSEPH II. FLETCHER,
Attorney and Counsellor At Law.

Oflicc nm stairs in Sohns & Schuelc's build
ng Main street, Vancouver, W. /.
~ Particular attention given to convey
anciny and the examination Of land titles.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

The aerolite which fell in Emmett
county, Iowa, in May, last year, has
been sold to the British museum for
So, 800. 1t is said to be the largest me-
teoric stone ever seen in America; it
was unlike any other well authenti-
Gated rock that ever fell from the
heavens upon the earth. 1t was COM
posed of earth, triolite, iron, nickle,
cobalt, phosphorus, copper, sulphur,
lead, silver, gold, silica, magnesia,
alumina, soda, lithia and potassium,
and all distinct, yet altogether like
the particles of a granite block.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16

Gen. Wade Hampton, as the repre-
sentative man of the south-the Sec
ton which gives the democratic party
all its positive strcngth-tells the coUn-
try that the present contest on the part
of the sodthern democracy j. II contest
for "the same principles for which Lee
and Jackson fought four years" and
for which he himself stood side by side
with the Nirginians and other men of
the south who poured forth their
blood.n
Hampton is one of those city eX-
rebels who for years have been a-Sum-
ing the virtues of patriotism, fairness
and moderation before the country.
1t has been II still hunt for power. De-
feated in the direct objects of their
wicked rebellion against the national
government, they have for years been
trying to get power to rule the gov
have been talking sweetly and gently
to the north, while bulldozing the
south. This ypocrisy sometimes
is serious division in the democratic
ranks, which threatens loss of the state.
Hampton in his great eagerncss to ac
commodate the quarrel, so as to assure
success in this final effort of the south
to gain its objects, makes Il speech
there intended only for local consump-
ton. But unfortunately it was ge-
ported and got into the northern news
papers. 1t really reveals nothing new
rs To the uf,inauS of brigadier politics,
but ii is worth notice rs an authori-
tive avowal of the feelings which lie
h., k..a ~ t,Nft thA-n hA ha, 81 .r
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
THE INDEPENDENT

Is Published every Thursday.
]. j. BEESON EDITOR.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-19
Colonel SOlon's Cistern Water.

"Tve bin workin' like all poss-
essed to-day" said Colonel Solon
last evening as he borrowed pipe
from the local editor.
$50, what you been doing?"
"My wife, ye see, has the rheu-
matiz an twas wash day, so she
sez to me, sez, Solomon, the wa
ter in the cistern's out an / can't
wash without cistern water, an my
rheumatic is so bad that | can't
fetch it. 'Suffishently profundi-
cated,' seq /. Sally III bring the
water An l bro't twenty-five
pals full of water from my naber's
well an poured it into that cistern,
an then / pumped out every drop
for the washin'. NIitey hard work !"
"Wby in the name of common
sense didn't you pour the water in
the tubs, instead of turning it in
to the cistern, and then pumping
it out again ?" said the editor.
"Coz," said the Colonel, bristling
up, "coz in the name of common
sense, she had to have cistern wa.
ter to wash with, yer darned fool"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-19

A good story is told Of a prom
inent Troy clergyman. At the
close of the morning service the
other day, the pastor read the re-
cord of marriages and deaths
which had taken place in the par
ish during the past year, and, hav-
ing finished the reading, expressed
the hope that the record would be
largely increased during the next
twelve months.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-19

The cardinal virtues.-Old Par
son (who has once been curate in
the .parish): "How do you man
age to get on in these bad times,
Mr.. johnson I" Far mer.-"Well,
sir, about as bad as can be. Last
year we lived on Faith; this year
we're living in Hope and next
year I'm afraid we shall have to
depend on Charity."-Punch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-19

A prayer meeting was in pro-
gress in the church in Mount Ver-
non, Ind, and political process
sion, mistaking the lighted edifice
for the hall 10 which n mass meet
ing was to be held, marched in with
banners flying, to the music of a
full band, and gave three cheers
for its candidate. The clergyman
invited the politicians to remain
"for their souls's sake," but they
declined.