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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
HOW Protection PRorEors.

In the Ohio Legislature last Winter,
Senator Williams, Of Cleveland, speak
ing upon the tariff question, among
other things, gave utterance to the fol-
lowing: IL am thoroughly eonyersant
with the working and effect Of u protec-
tive tariff in my w city. There the
benefits of protection have Injured to the
manufacturer almost exclusively. Why,
Sir, | can remember when there were
but two millionaircs in the whole United
states-Girard and Astor. Now l can
name no less than thirty in my own city
OF Cleveland. l have traced the history
Of these millionaires, and found that
their wealth grew out of protected mo
nopolies and through the policy Of a pro-
tected tariff. The fact is that their net
profit is never less than 20 per cent,
and 1t very often exceeds that. Upon
the other hand, the average wages OF
workinginen III the Cleveland manufac-
turing establ shments range from $3.50
to 1878 per year-barely enough to af-
ford a subsistence"
Here we have the whole secret. The
protected monopolies are making a net
profit Of 20 per cent on til ir investments
ut the expense of the whole people. \
protective taril lcSislates three-iourths
of these enormous gains into thgir pock-
cts. This is nothing short Of Legislative
robbery. II keeps the masses OF the
people poor that these petted beueficiur-
les may roll in wealth aud luxury. OF
what use is a Republican form of gov
eminent when nodded into a taxing ma
chine for the upbuilding aud support OF
an untitled arislocracy.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06


A dispatch Of the 2sth from Helena,
Montana, states that horse stealing is
becoming n leading industry in that
Territory. Eight horses were stolen
from the Stage Company at Rock
Springs station, Thursday night by Ed.
Owens and 81. Nickerson who were pur-
sued about seventy.hye miles by a posse
and overtAken. In the fight which
ensued, Owens was shot dead and Nick.
erson was wounded, captured and
hanged.
On the same day seven horses were
stolen from Boulder Valley ranch while
the owners were attending n roundup.
The thieves were pursued by the ranch
men and the stock recovered. One Of
the thieves was wounded by n sho. but
they all effected their escape.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
Iho Northern conn.r-

The Cherry Creek News Of Saturday
says: p. @. Weber (the '.Boss'') ar
rived home from u three months trip to
the Ceur d'Alene. Butte, Wood River
and various other localities in Montana
and Idaho, Monday evening. He made
the trip by wagon, on horseback and
part Of the way on foot. He saw all
there was TO be seen in the country and
experienced more hardship than he an
hcipated- His reduced circumference
fully confirm that there is no
acn in the Boss history of his trip.
Indeed, when his friends beheld him on
his return they thought he must have
been in a long term of training by some
expert to mold him into Q footracer or
light weight jockey. But q recital of his
adventures and hairbreadth escapes
while delyingthrough mountains of snow
and crossing wild, surging rivers, told
the tale Of his reduced a~vordnpois. The
Boss says the northern country is over
u with poor men and very little capt.
tai has gone IN there yet. He thinks
there are few business men in Cnur
d'Alene making anything; that they
would oil gladly leave if they could get
out even. or Wood River he speaks
more favonbly, and thinks it will grow
right along. The Boss says tina: anyone
contemplating a trip up in That country
should provide himself with IA wagon,
sleigh, boat and balloon, TO have ready
for use us occasion may require.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Experiments with srial torpedoes nre
about to be made by the German mill
tary authorities, under the direction Of
Count Won Moltke. A4 ordinary war
balloon is 10 BE- dispatched, fitted with
machinery resembling that Of II torpedo
boat. by means of which the charge can
be projected on the troops beneath.
The PROJECT j. considered feasible, and
the day may not be very far distant
when we shall see conflicts decided by
;orpedoes in the Gir. There seems to
be no limit to the invention and produc-
ton Of instruments Of death and dcstruc-
ton.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

On account of the failure Of the air
brakes 10 work the Virginia Midland
Express ran at u"nnccus,omcd speed on
TO the bridge over the James River and
the Washington and New York slcepers
fell through into ten feet of water. The
passengers were taken out through n
hole cut in the ventila'ors in the top of
the cars There were about 40 passcn-
gers. All were saved. After the water
had covered the top Of the windows Mrs.
Farden pushed her two months old child
through the window and held ii above
the water until rescued. The mother
was then rescued.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The New York Times. which for years
has been the leading Republican journal
OF America, in n review Of the record of
Mr.. Blaine asks: "Can (, be that n man
who, rs the Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives. battered his official
influence for private gain; who. rs Score.
tory OF state, mndc tho enforcement Of
n swindiing claim against Il distressed
and pcrishiug sister republic the most
conspicuous feature Of his foreign policy:
n man who has had nc par. or interest
in the work done in tho last FIVE years
toward the pnrifcation Of the pubic
service, is n fair type and representative
OF the party that saved the Union. freed
the slaye and restored the national
crediti'
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
PRoDIcALiTY GOING AHEAD.

The Senate has increased the Legisla-
tive, Executive, and Judicial bill by lust
Si,037, i23. The bill now npproprintes
81, 6i7 ,2GO, or about a million AMI IA
quarter more than the corresponding bill
passed by the Eobesonian Congress Of
two years ago.
The Senate has increased the Houses
River and Harbor bill by 1888 ,0DO.
The bill now aPproprintcs Sl2, 927, 200,
or II million and n half more than any
other River and Harbor bill that ever
PASSED Congress, with the single excep-
ton of the great steal which upset tine
Republican majority in thu Forty-seyenth
Congress.
The Senate is trying to force the
House to agree to the appropriation for
the fraudclad monitors, that historic
swindlc.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tons, against the advice OF Alr. Randall,
and by the ominous vote Of eight to
seven, has agreed to report a Fort and
Fertilization bill apprQpriating 5000
600. This is nearly ten times the
amount voted for the purpose by the
Forty-sev,nth Congress at its first scss-
ion, and more than three times TIE
ainount Of the most cxtravagant bill Of
the sort passed during the last ten years.
Thus million is piled on top of mil
lion. The game goes merrily On. The
reckoning comes later in the year.-Sun.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Since the New York Times repudiated
Blaine. the organs of the Plumed Knight
has charged tina: its hostility to their
chief was due to the fact hat its pro-
prietorwas AN Englishman whose polit-
les was essentially un-Amcrican and
whose views were those of a freetrades-
men. In answer to these charges the
Times replies as follows: "The pro-
prietor o! the New York Times is not an
Englishman. He was born in Vermont.
The Times writer's, without n excep-
ton whatever, are Americans. The
Times is not, and never has been. n free
trade paper. 1t believes, with a great
many ardent protectionists, that our
tariff laws stand in need of revision.
But. in advocating revenue reform, it
has never advocated free trade for this
country. The tariff is one thing, the
Presidency is quite another"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The Washington Star says: 'In n
private letter to a prominent Democratic
Congressman, John Kelly declares that
he is earnestly for Bayord, because he
regards him as the strongest man the
Democrats can nominate. Bayard has
been assured by an influential member
OF the New York delegation TO Chicago
that he has a large support in that State,
and it is predicted that, in the event OF
Cleveland being dropped, Dayard will be
taken up as the choice of the Empire
State. An intimate friend Of the Della
ware Senator said that Bayard had re-
ceived hundreds Of letters from promi-
nent Germans of the country, profIering
their support. He has on every occas-
ion s%nmptuary opposed legislation, and
1t III claimed that this would bring him
many German votes in the States
that are close.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
THE WATER DITCH.

Jessee Atwell that the
repairs on the ditch which for several
days has interfcred with the water sup.
ply, will be completed tomorrow, when
a full head will be turned on and kept
up until after the 4th. As il is the inten-
ton 10 wet down the streets, preparatory
to the celebration. consumers through.
out the town are requested to see that
no water rms to waste on their prem.
Uses. by an observance OF this prccau.
ton. the supply will be equal to the de.
mand.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

a Salt Lake dispath Of the Goth says:
News has just been received here from
the Occur Il klene mines that Dan Fur
Guson, a member of the carp outit, had a
dispute about u woman whom one Steele
had struck IL a hurdy house. Furguson
took up her quarrel and vas hit on the
head with Il siN-shooter by Steele. Fun
guson then pulled his gun AMI shot the
Inter 50 that lac died in a few minutes.
FnTguson IS under $4,000 bonds to await
u preliminary examination.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06


All political advancement thatis made
must be aponrihe plane Of greater hon.
esty ia the administration of public
Affairs. Nothing promotes this more
thar the axity of position in the civil
service. and the steps taken that tend to
the independence of the government,
employee. The TIC thing naturally carry
with them higher ability, and secure for
the government the service Of a higher
grade Of workers. Men Of broader
capacity will seek the service when per-
manency is the reward, and freedom
from the domination OF political masters
Is assured. This has been demonstrated
already IN the brief application ofthe com
petitive examination system under civil
service reform laws in the Federal service
aud in New York and Pennsylvania. The
experiment is now about TO be tried
IL Massachusetts. That California will
be called upon to adopt or reject bust
ness principles in the adjustment of her
civil service to tbs progressive ideas of
the day, is now assured. 1t will be CAL
hornits opportunity to decide whether
she will be Mn ong the first or the last,
to unite in the reform movement. From
the Civil Service Reform Association of
California we have received the first
draft Of an Act il. is proposed to submit
to the next Legislature of this State
Record Union o.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The committee appointed by the citi.
zens OF Eastern Montana. telegraphed
Secretary Teller, urging the immediate
removal Of the Northern Cheyenne
Indians O on the Tongue and Rose.
bud Rivers. There are now more than
300 without rations aul starving, with
nothing TO subsis; on except the range
cattle. which they are killing in large
numbers. Stockmen will make an
armed Resistance, if they are not removed
and the result will lie serious trouble
with the Indians, who are independent
and ugly.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Adviees of the LIST from Salt Lake, are
as follows: 4 company of Mormon emf
grants. that left Liverpool on the 7th of
June arrived yesterday at They
were t~entythIee days on their way.
They numbered 53l. of whom 400 are
Scandinayians.
Frauk g. May and Joseph L. Tomlin-
son. both formerly Of this city, wen;
hunting rear Belknhp, Montana. We'd
nesday evening. May made a circle in
his travel and in the dusk came upon
Tomlinson, who misiJok him for a deer.
and shot him dead.
The Monroe mill, Park City, wa set
on hre last night. A pile OF shayings.
mixed with oil and tar. was found Just
under the roof. BY great ex~ertions the
mill was saved.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The Sentinel says; There are 800
tons OF ore at the Palisade furnace. Two
car loads of flux ore were shipped there
from Mineral Hill a few days ago. The
furnace will now start up within three or
four days more, everything being got in
readiness for the work Of reduction. 1t
Is calculated that the ores from Shredder
District and n large quantity from Mn
eral Hill can be worked at n proftin the
Palisade furnnce.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

READY TO REGISTER,

According to the law tie Registry
books in which the m Of qualified
voters at the approaching election are 10
he recorded, will open on the irst day Of
July, and Registry Agent o. T.. Green
OF this precinct authorizes the announce
ment that he will be ready to register
names tomorrow morning and from that
time on TO November.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

A large crowd gathered on the river
bank, at Sacramento, Saturday, to wit
ness the launching of the new iron steam
yacht Azelea, but all were disappointed
and Mortified when, as she was sent off
the way, she plunged into twenty feet
OF water and at once sank out Of sight.
The occasion Of the mishap was because
she was sent off stern first. a peculiar
innovation on the customary method (?).
Fortunately, there was no one on board.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Another special train conveying troops
from Fort McGinnis to the Preside ut
Mt San Francisco passed through here
last evening. There were 1O7 men, COM
prising companies a and X, Second cav
airy, Captain Nacadams /; Lieutenants
McClernand, Robinson and Pratt.
Box-caEs containing 1913 cavalry
horses were also attached to the train.
These troops go down to take the
places of those recently sent from the
west to Fort McGinnis.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The accumulated pension schemes
now before Congress have assumed the
proportions Of legislative insanity. Con-
gress is considering with feverish earn
es,ness projects which, had they not
reached their present dimensions by in
sensible graduation, would be regarded
rs the cbiineras OF nadmen.
IL is planning burdens for the Ameyi.
can people which will be more oppres.
siyr ihni, those which her standing mr..
mics impose upon Germany.
Intelligent members Of Congress
should pause and consider whittier they
nre drifting.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The Secretary OF the Senate was III.
rectcd to recall from the House the ill
to grant the right Of way to the South.
crn Kansas railroad through the Indian
Territory, in order that the Senate may
order n committee of conference on it.
King introduced n bill npjropriring
$4,000 TO prevent the Introduction Of
cholera in the United States.
In the Iowa contested election case.
Fredcricks Va. Wilson. the House Com.
mittee on Elections decided TO report in
favor Of Fredcricks.
Randall introduced n joint resolution
providing that all appropriations for the
necessary operations of the Government
under the existing law, which shall re-
main unProyidcd for after juno 30, 1881.
shall lie continued, and made available
for n prtiod Of Eve days from and after
that date, unless The regular appropria.
ton bills o pending shall have been
previously enacted. Passed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The Hon. John sherman's opinion O
the Chicago platform is more Just than
hattering. He charitably supposes that
the presence OF &c much bosh in the
platform is due to the hot weather,
which hid an adding effect upon the
brains OF the sages who put it together.
but 1t will be an intolerably cold day
when bosh is left out of a Republican
platform.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Tho New York Sun thinks that ms the
Saratoga Convention was so split IN
among candidates tina, II acted wisely in
not even trying to instruct the delegates
to Chicago, but left them fee TO do what
The emergency might require. or
cour5', under such circumstances, the
majority Of the delegation will nat at
tempt to carry the minority, by mere
force Of numbers, where they do not wish
to go. Union is important. hut 10 be
productive Of good results i, tatst he real
union, not forgetting that the object in
view is not merely to select q candidate.
but to elect n President. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Silver State: Chief Nachcs says the
Piutes are going to have a big faudango
at WadswoTth soon after the Fourth Of
July, at which all the captains are to
report the numher Of births and deaths
~ their respective bands during the
year. A general census of the tribe is
to he taken and I chief to succeed Win
emncca will be chosen.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Truth has n Washington special Civ
ing the details Of an alleged political
plot by which the support of Tammany
is'to be secured to Blaine, the bargain
being between John Kelly, whitelaw
Reid and S. b. Elkins, with Jay Gould
in the background and Dana not uufa-
vombic.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The ReSielie says, VI. J. CnTlcy, ike
well known rrospector, formerly Of Aus
tin, has struck it rich in the Rising Sun
mine, OPhir Canyon, Nye county,
about 90 miles from here. He has in
the neighborhcod of 200 tons of rock on
the dump aud has sent ~ tons to Salt
Lake to be reduced.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

t Tho British House OF Commons on
Thursday evening, by a unanimous vote,
passed to a third reading the bill for the
extension Of the franchise This is the
greatest victory that Mr.. Gladstone has
achieved over the aristocrntic Conseya-
tive party since the passage of his ia
nous bill to disestablish the English
Church in ireland. p
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The bodies Of the man and woman
who committed suicide Mt Fruitvalc Cal.
last Friday have been identified us those
OF August schimslor and wife. schimsler
had until lately, kept saloon In different
parts OF San Francisco.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

An attempt, which promises TO be sue
eessfml, will be made In the Senate dur.
ing the week, 10 take the anti Chinese
bill reported from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. and to substitute
for II and pass the House bill.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

While a small boat engaged in repair
ing the telephone cable, Saturday, b,-
tween Benicia and Port Costa was living
near the latter place, she was run into
by the ferry boat Solano. and the four
men who were in her were drowned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The plaintiff in the Cotton trinl now
in progress has filed n petition in the
Superior Court of Sonoma county. pray
ing Tor The appointment Of n receiver for
the Central and Southern Pacific rail-
roads. The petition sets forth the facts
OF the bringing of the suit against the
defendants, and then makes the allega-
ton hat since the suit was commenced
the defendants have Intentionally.
always pursued the policy which has led
TO n great depreciation in the market
value OF the companies securities. 1t is
charged that the intent OF this policy il
to effect the assctts Of the companies,
that in case the suit be decided against
the defendants they would be able 10
plead inability to Salty the judgement.
The defense is given ten days in which
to show cause why the petition should
not be grontcd.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

While a gang Of twenty-five convicts
were at work at Plymouth. England.
Tuesday, one Of the number threw a
large stone at the solitary Warden. which
struck him on the head. inhic,ing a
stunning blow. The entire gang then
rushed for him. 4 life convict, named
Stevens, oatstEiPped the others, sized
the Wardcn's rifle and ammunition and
fired upon the advancing conyic,s, six
Of whom were seriously wounded. Whca
his ammunition was exhausted Stevens
clubbed the i've Others with the rifle md
when assistance arrived was completely
exhausted. Details Of the affair were
promptly reported to the G~ov,rumcn:
Home Secretary, who gave orders that
Stevens should he Immediately released
from the prison and rewarded. When
the good news was made known to
Stevens he tainted.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Special reports in regard to choicra
in France, give n greater number Of
deaths than the official returns. Roch-
ard, Chief Of the Naval Health Depart
mcnt, reports the number Of victims at
Toulon is eight TO ten dolly, that The
aggregate Of deaths is II in the navy
and 81 in town, and that there are G9
patients in the Naval Hospital.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Carson Appeal: Major Dennis, Of the
Times-ltcvicw, took lea with STrs.
Langtry a few evenings since, and the
Lily, when she babe him good evening,
solicited his photo to send to the Isle OF
Jersey. She WAS very mnch struck with
the Wild Tuscnroran bsauty md said
that his age didn't make any difference.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Monday night a negro named Busby
entered the residence Of j. Latch. ut
Waco, Texas, and attempted 10 outrage
his wife during the husbands absence.
Her screams brousb, the neighbors lust
"s tie negro had finally overpowcrcd his
victim. Busby was arrested and identi.
fed 10y the lady and her two children.
a cuff button, lost in the struggle fur.
pishes damaging evidence against the
negro. The jail il guarded.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

Will you suffer with Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint shiloh's vitalizor is
guaranteed to euro you. Sold by +. +.
Mullcs.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06


In the Housc Randall submitted u re-
port from the Conference Committee on
the Naval Appropriation bill, anuounc.
ing their inability to agree on the chief
items. The disagreement being on the
appropriation for new cruisers and the
continuation Of work upon the double
turreted monitors. Randall said moth
ing but M instruction from the House
would cause the conferccs 20 yield on
these two points, because they had not
the confidence in the manner of the
construction Of these cruisers that war
rantcd further expenditure Of pnLlic
money in order TO duplicate them, be-
sides there was not thrown around these
propositions that safeguard in the eX-
Pcnditurc Of money which the present
circumstances known to the country
warranted, and which should he thrown
around a department which was how
subject to investigation. lie trusted tho
House would select some other confercc
than him.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
ReLL OF

The following is the Roll Of Honor of
the Public School at Fort Halleck, for
the month of June. 1884:
Whole lumber Of pupils enrolled. .2s
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

shilob's Cure will Immediately curc
Group, WhoopiHg congh and Bron,h hits
For sale by r. i. Muller.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06
DIED.

BrEs-In Elko, July I, 1884, Bernard
Bien, q native Of Berlin, aged IS years
and ii months.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-06

The President has ordered that tho
ourt.martial shall meet in New York on
September 18th, for the trial Of Judge
Advocate Swain. Gen. schoaeld will
bo President OF the court.