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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18
HUMBOLDT H~oUsE--JoE LANG, Pho
FRTEroR.

TRiEtOh
Ei. Williams, John Morris, John
Hines, j. Wilson, Martin Creon, j.
Brannan, p. Doughsrty. P. ZRnino, J..
Dowd, T%uscarcra; g. O~ude:kirk, Love-
lock; C. Christen, John Rock, Blue.
Jacket; G.. d. Gilmore. Steve Dakin.
LamoilIe; Henry Carey, Ramon Domin>
COS. Hnllcck.
VIM. Crowder. Bullion; Henry WALTZ,
Sacramento; Joseph Hennen, John Ber-
lin, Pleasant Valley; Geo. Flyers,
Mound Valley; A. J. Sharp, Stockton;
A. Rcboule. Lamoille.
A Reboule and son, Lamoille; p. II,
McGrew, Oakland; Joseph Z. Stock.
man, Huntington,
Geo. Grant. Joseph Goff. Pleasant
Valley; II. Cursey, Bruneau; p. Hoff-
man, Denver: J. Tonlin. II. walers,
Blue Jacket, a. w. Brown, Huntington.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18
The Lawr.

The Free Lance says State Printer
Harlow md his staff of artistic typo
grnphcrs are busily engaged i'll getting
out this work. for which there will be n
great demand by the lawyers of the
State. 1t will he issued in one large
Volume, and it is the intention to have
II bound 50 substantially that there will
be no cause for complaint OH that &c.
count.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18
Tho County Commissioner.

The Bonrd Of County Commissioners
met Mt the Court House this morning
pursuant 10 adjournment aud sat as IL
Board Of Equalization. No business APP
pcaring the Board adjourned and ~.
semblcd ns u Board of Commissioners
in extra session for The purpose Of open.
ing the bids for the construction OF n
bridge across the Humboldt river at
Carlin. At the appointed hour the FOL.
bids which had been deposited
,y,.l, A.. II..I, .,.... ......
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18

job printing done with neatness and
dispatch at this Office.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18

Strawberries & Fresh Vegetables re
cievcd daily at the GEM.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18

Ginger Ale NJ the item saloon.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
ARRIVED At AUCKLAND.

Tho Omcers After Maxwell, tho st. Louis
Murderer, Arrive In Aucklsnd-Inter-
view With the Culprit-Ho Will Come
Back Without Trouble and Establish
His Innocence"
ST. Louis, Mo-, July 1.-The RepubI5.
can of this city has received special Ca
blegram from Auckland stating that De-
tectives Tracey and Badger arrived safely
in that city on the morning of the 10Th
ult. Mr.. Gamble, the American Consul,
met the officers and gave them all the in
formation relating to the arrest and ae'
tention of MAXWELL. The latter was
found in custody and answered fully the
descriptions of him given at the time OF
the murder. He has been treated well
by the Auckland jailer and appeared to be
enjoying good health.
He was greatly surprised when the an
nouncement of the arrival of the st.
Louis officers was made. They immedi-
ately had long talk with him, which re-
suited in MaxwelPs signifying his will
lingness to return on the next steamer.
The papers were presented in due torn
and the requisitiOn promptly acknowl-
edged.
The officers made an examination OF
Maxwell's effects and found the field
glasses bought at AlOe's, the hat bought
at Hart Duff's, a lot of clothing belong
ing to Preller and number of articles
with the alias, ''IIugh NJ. Brooks"
stamped on them.
Maxwell still insists that he did not
kill his friend Preller, and that his name
is T. G. D'Augier and not Maxwell. He
is disposed to waive all rights under the
New Zealand law for the purpose OF COM
ing back here and, as he says, establish
ing his innocence. He had very little
money when he landed, but had letters OF
introduction to parties in Auckland and
Sidney under the name of D'Augier
which are believed to have been forged
from Preller's letters of Introduction to
people in the same cities. The officers
and their prisoner will return on the
steamer Zealandia, which will leave
Auckland July 25th, and arrive in Frisco
about the middle of August.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
4 Summary Of the Daily News.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

HEn0ONAA AMI
A. J. DUMoNT, late Naval Officer at New
Orleans and Chairman Of the Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, blew
his brains out recently at his home in Al
giers. Family trouble was said to be the
cause of the act.
DR.. E. NJ. WILLETT was elected Supreme
Medical Examiner of the Catholic Knights
Of America at Louisville, KY, on the 3Oth.
r. M. THOMPSON, of Washington and of
Nashville, Tenn, has been disbarred from
practice before the Interior Department.
DIR. DOUGLAS declared on the 30th that
General Grant was slowly growing weaker,
but that the condition of his throat was
better than for weeks. General Grant
realizes his condition perfectly.
Hon. WASHINGTON BUSHNELL, ex-Attor-
ney General, died very suddenly at Ottawa,
ILL.,, recently, of heart disease.
BENJAMIN f. JONAS of Louisiana, was
appointed by the President Collector of
Customs for the District of New Orleans.
REV. A. B. LEONARD was nominated by
reclamation for Governor in the recent
Prohibition convention at Springfield, o.
The election in Woodstock, Eng, re-
suited in the return of Lord Randolph
Churchill. At the close of the polls the
votes stood: Lord Randolph Churchill,
522; Mr.. Corrie Grant, 4O5.
JUDGE LAMBERT TREE, State Democratic
candidate for Senator from Illinois, has
been appointed Minister to Belgium.
MALCoMB HAY has rendered his resigna-
ton as First Assistant Postmaster General
and the President has accepted it. Mr..
Hay has for some time been seriously sick.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

AGENT STOLTSTERMER, of the South
ern Utes, arrived recently at Durango,
Col. from his Western trip, and re-
ported that the Indians were very
much agitated when they saw their
dead companions, who were shot by
lawless cowboys, and that it took a
great deal of talking on his part to
pacify them and keep them from turn
ing loose on the cowboys. He says the
Indians finally started home, agreeing
to let the matter drop. He left the
band southwest of Fort Lewis, in
charge of his guide, who has to take
them to the agency. 1t was reported
that when the guide arrived at the fort
station he could not control the Indians
and that they had all turned back to the
mountains. 1t seems that the family
of Indians who were killed were re-
lated to Ignacio, the chief of the South
ern Utes. The chief was very angry,
and was reported as having said that
unless the cowboys who killed the In
dams were arrested and given up to
the Indians for punishment, he would
have revenge by killing as many whites
p the number Of Indians slain.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

TOMBSTONE, ARR, July IA. j. Hunck,
a miner, brought news Monday from From
teras, OF an engagement between the In
dians and whites. three miles east Of From.
teras, in which, it is reported. +hirty-six In
dams and sixteen Americans were killed.
Several were wounded. Yesterday further
information was received through Thomas
Croker, from San Bernardino Ranch, stu
ated on the trail from Fort Bowie to Sonora.
He reported an engagement between the
entire force under Lieutenant Davis and the
Apaches. Sixteen Indians were killed and
from fifteen to twenty taken prisoners. The
loss to the whites is not given.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
The Mexican Central.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 2.-The Govern
ment has officially notified the Mexican
Central Railroad that it must comply
strictly with the terms of its concessions
and provisions of the general railroad reg
ulatons fOrbidding inequality of freight
rates and that special through rates from
the United States, cutting under the Mexi-
can freight tariff, can not be permitted
The Government also warns the railroad
company that it shall investigate cases OF
alleged freight rate cutting, and if proven
legally the fixed penalties will be enforced.
1t is generally understood here that Man
ager Robinson, Of the Mexican Central
Road, has resigned, and that Mr.. Albion
G. Bradstreet, formerly chief engineer of
the Tehuantepec Railway and of the East
ern and Main Central Roads, is named, He
is favOrably known here and has legal
training and extensive acquaintance with
the Government.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
A POWERFUL AGENT.

Terrible Explosion of Gas In n Pennsyl-
vania Coal Mine Causes Widespread DE.
structiOn and General COnsternattOn-
Another Explosion Feared.
SCRANTON, Pa, July about l 80
O'Clock yesterday morning an explosion
of gas which shook the entire city and
caused something like general panic
occurred at one of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Company's coal shafts
in the northwestern portion OF Scranton.
Many persons were startled from their
sleep by the sharp shocks, ana some
thought it might possibly be an earth
quake. Those who were abroad wit
messed a dazzling flash of light, and
thought it possibly was some of the pow
der mills ON the mountain that had blown
up. The idea of such terrific blaze and
CONFUSION being caused by q mine ex-
plosion seemed Incredible. The excite
ment in the vicinity of the shaft was most
intense. The windows of all houses in
Park Place, thickly settled portion OF
the city, were smashed, and the dwell
ings swayed like ship in storm.
The shalt and it's surroundings pre-
sented strange picture. Heavy timbers
were flung nearly half mile away. The
massive foundation of the hosting tower
was moved several feet, and all the stout
buildings, including the engine house,
boiler house and fan house, were disman-
lied. Coal cars were flung from the rail-
road track and smashed to pieces, and
the entire place was complete wreck.
Engineers and firemen employed in the
vicinity of the shaft were badly stunned,
out recovered shortly afterward, and the
wonder is that they escaped with their
ives.
The Clark vein, in which the explosion
occurred, is one of the worst in the val
ey. Gas blowers, which issue from
:revices in the coal, and are quite COM
non there, sometimes become ignited,
causing the wOrkmen a good deal of
Iouble.
When the fire boss, Tunis Evans, WIS.,
ted the mine on Sunday morning last,
lie reported everything all right, but he
lad not been out of the place fifteen min
ties before there was an explosion which
ore the roof of the hosting tower. This
explosion dismantled the farmhouse, and
disabled the fan, and this accou tor
The accumulation of gas which exploded
With such terrific effect. As the fan is
,tll idle another explosion is feared.
The Clark vein in which the gas accu-
nulates SO rapidly lies at great depth,
,eing lower than the three veins known
Is the Dumond Rock and fourteen foot
strata of anthracite.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
DARK AND BLOODY GROUND.

Another Battle Between Kentucky Fac.
lions.
MT. STERLING, KY, July 2.-Tuesday
hight about dark o battle occurred at
Stepstone, a small station ON the Chesa-
oeake & Ohio Railway, about seven miles
from this place, in which DIR. James Car
Ter was shot by rife in the hands OF
lanes Wineman. The ball struck Car
:er in the hip, inficting a serious wound.
negro, whose name your correspond
mt was unable to learn, was shot with q
shotgun in the head, and at last reports
8 dead.
Two factions have existed at Stepstone
ior some time, and the cause of the divi-
zion seems to be the question of local op-
ion, which is in force at that place.
Frank Brown, druggist, was arrested
several times for selling liquor in viola
ion of his druggists license, which only
permits sale upon q prescription from
physician. Tuesday Brown was tried
IN two charges and was fined $50 on one
and acquitted on the other. The two fac
ions were much aroused, and trouble
occurred during the trial. Peace was
with much effort held until dark, when a
general fight broke out between the
friends OF the parties. Several shots were
fred with the above results. More trou-
Ole is apprehended, as each party is thor
oughly aroused.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
THE NEW SHORT LINE.
The Directors and Friends in Consulta tiol
at st. Louis.


at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-The directors an
friends of tine proposed railroad to be built
between this city and Kansas City, called
the ST. Louis & Kansas City Short line have
been in consultation all morning at the
Planters House. The road will probably
connect with the line of the narrow guagt
in st. Louis County, and, crossing the Mis-
souri, River near Hawelrs Ferry, will run
through the country lying between the Wa
bash and the river. The road is to be FAC
miles in length. The officers are: President
II. P. Williams of Fayette; Vice-President
General Odon Guitar of Columbia; Secre
tary, j. A. Cordell of Saline County
Treasurer, J. H. Waugh of Boone County
Those present at the meeting are r. p Viii
liams and j. d. Folsom of Howard County
r. b. Harris of Galloway, E. NJ. Hughes OF
Montgomery, Mitchell CASTILLO of St
Charles, j. II. Cordell and A. F. Palmer OF
Saline. w. b. Steele and E. M. Edward, OF
Lafayette, j. II. Waugh, Odon Guitar anG
w. B. Hale of Boone. The line of the road
and the matter of engaging engineers were
under discussion to-day. 1t is expected that
the engineers will be in the field within
twenty days.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

Mr.. LEE WELTz. a well-known nur-
seryman of Ohio, has been authorized
by the Commissioner of Agriculture to
procure in Russia such seeds of timber
trees, shady ornamental trees, plants
and fruit trees, as in bis opinion may
be acclimated and made to thrive in
our Northwestern States and Terri
tories. Cherries, plums, apples and
other fruits of excellent quality and in
many varieties, and many kinds of
woods flourish upon the steppes of Rus
STA under conditions of exposure which
prove disastrous to the indigenous fruit
and forest growths Of America. Mr..
Weltz visits Russia at his own expense,
and upon private business, but under
takes this work for the department.
which pays simply the expenses of col
lection and freight.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

On the shores of Casco Bay, six miles
from Portland, Me-, in the locality
known as Falmouth Foreside, there
exists a water course that is unique
among the springs of the world. From
the bottom of deep canyon that runs
up from the bay through bed of
quicksand that engineers have been
unable to sound there comes a stream
of water in volume sufficient to sup
ply small city, and in chemical
purity unequaled by any known water
Neither drouth nor rains diminish or
increase its flow.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

On June 20, at the close of business
in the Dead Letter Office at Washing
ton, in charge of the new Superintend-
ent, j. b. Baird, every branch and SUBJ
division was up with its work, state of
affairs that has not occurred for MANY
years. The ordinary dead letters are
now ''passed" or disposed of in two
days, and returned on the third day.
This degree of celebrity in the disposal of
dead letters has not yet been reached
in any other country in the postal
union, and has never before been
reached in this country.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

LIEUTENANT HANNA, with his Apache
prisoners, arrived at Fort. Bowie, N.
NJ, on the I'd. He did not 60 to San
Bernardino owing to rumors that the
prisoners would be taken from him
and killed. There was great indigna-
ton against the Indians. The squaws
were said to be worse than the bucks.
They torture the dying and mutilate
the dead. The capture of a large
quantity of ammunition at the battle
of Opulo will greatly tend to shorten
the campaign. There are now only
about sixty bucks in the Sierra Madres.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
THE managers of the Irish Parlia-

THE managers of the Irish Parlia-
mentary party have issued an address
to the Irish electors in England advis-
ing them to vote for Tories in prefer
cnce to Liberals at the coming general
election. The address says: LAS the
Tories intimated their disapproval of
coercion, do not oppose them at the
polls. Indeed, We unhesitatingly say
vote for the Tory candidates, as the as
surances given by the heaters of the
Liberal party are wholly inadequate. F"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
THE CHICAGO ELECTION FRAUDS.
Mackin Gets q Sentence Of Five Years In
the Penitentiary.

the Penitentiary.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The jury in the
Mackin perjury case returned yesterday
afternoon, having been out exactly an hour,
with verdict of guilty. The punishment
was fixed at five years Imprisonment In the
pententiary. AS the last words of the YER
diet were pronounced Mackin slightly paled
and clasped his hands together as If in a
Spasm of pain, but this lasted but moment
and he chatted snilingty with his brother.
The jury was unanimous from the start
Is to Mackin's guilt and there
was very little discussion over the term of
imprisonment. The delay in reaching the
verdict, an hour exactly, came from the
fact that the jury sent for and read over
part of the evidence. The prisoner was at
once taken to Jail, where he remarked to
reporter, who had inquired how he felt
about the verdict: "Well, you know, me
boy, there are great changes come in many
mems lives, but we amt through yet. I'll
fight it to the end. The last bridge isn't
crossed yet"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

Troy, N. Y, July 1.-The steam yacht
Otis Smith blew up while lying at the
dock at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
The explosion was tremendous, and
shook the houses in the vicinity as if BY
earthquake. George Roberts, the en-
gineer, who was just going on board,
was severely injured. No one else was
hurt. The fires were banked last night,
and the theory of the explosion is that
some malicious person went aboard and
closed the doors and fastened down the
safety valve. The boiler was new and in
good condition.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

CHICAGO, ILL, July lat two O'Clock
yesterday morning. south bound freight
train on the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago Road, crashed through q bridge
1T Delphi, Ind. As the engine and tender
had crossed the bridge crash was heard
In the rear, and all the cars, with the ex.
eeption Of the caboose and two others
plunged into the river. The cars that
went down were loaded with lumber.
Two spans OF the bridge, which was Q
high one, gave way just after the engine
had crossed. One brakeman was seri.
ously injured, and another ID missing,
and II supposed to have gone down with
the cars and drowned.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

| The Militia National Encampment at
Philadelphia broke up on the 9Th.
The overdue steamer Gallia, of the Gu
nard line, arrived at Queenstown on the
morning of the 9Th and proceeded to Liv-
erpool.
THE clearing house returns for the week
ended July showed an average decrease
of rs compared with the corresponding
week of last year. In New York the de-
crease was 1913. The returns showed inn
prOvement on the preceding weeks.
BIG BEAR, the Canadian rebel, was cap
tured near Carlton by the mounted police
recently. He said that he and his band
were on their way to surrender, having
run out of provisions.
ACCORDING to advices by the steamer
Oceanica, 1.-THE conlagration which occurred
May 20, at Toyama, Japan, was of ex-
ceptioRal magnitude, destroying 5,917
houses. No estimate of the loss was given.
WHILE a number of young men were
firing brass canon at Fultonville, N. Y,
on the 4th, it went of prematurcly, killing
William Van Voast and so badly injuring
Charles Maxwell that he died soon after
ward.
A CABLE from Auckland, New Zealand,
of the 4th, announced the arrival there of
the police department messengers sent
from st. Louis month previous, and the
acknowledgment of the requisition for W.
P. Lennox Maxwell, who murdered c. Ar
thur Preller at the Southern Hotel in st.
Louis April 4, and fed to New Zealand.
GENERAL MCCooK, Ex-Governor of Col
orado, in a recent letter to Secretary La
mar, maintained that the leases of Indian
lands by ca'tlemen were illegal, and that
the effect of such leases was evil and de-
moralizing. The Indians had no power to
grant such leases, nor had the Interior De-
partment any legal authority to assent to
them.
An Ell Paso Mex special says: The
north bound train on the Mexican Central
Railway killed Mexican sheep herder be-
tween Basmente and Diaz. The engineer
was arrested and conveyed to the Chihua-
hua Jail. There were several other Ameri
can engineers and conductors in Mexican
jails on account of unavoidable accidents,
like that stated, and it was believed that
these frequent arrests will result in inter-
national complications.
A VERY sanguinary meeting of Socialists
was held at Chicago on the 5th. The
speakers exhorted the meeting to procure
guns and pistols, as they would probably
be wanted in the near future. The strike
on the street railroad was getting worse.
A FIRE at Bangkok, Siam, May 81, de-
stroyed the saw mill Of -Grassi Bros, and
other property estimated at 100000 A
number Of lives were lost. Nine bodies
were recovered. More were believed to be
buried IN the debris.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

lit was reported that large mercan-
tile houses i'm Vera Cruz, holding Mexi-
can custom house certificates in quanti-
ties were refusing to settle their dues
with anything else, maintaining that
the Government must recognize its
own certificates. The National Bank
of Mexico had paid since June II twelve
million dollars on its notes presented
for redemption.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

The sons of General Garfield APP
peared prominently in the class day
exercises of Williams College, Williams
town, Mass, recently. James r. was
one of the Marshals of the day and
Harry A. pronounced the Grafton. His
subject was SOCIALISM," and the adj
dress was delivered in a deliberate,
manly and attractive way.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

The Pope has issued an order di-
recting the Ultramontane newspapers
published in Rome to maintain friend
" attitude toward the Italian Govern
ment. This action of the Pope implies
an important change of policy on the
part of the Vatican.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

SECRETARY LAMAR has appointed his
SON, L. Q. c. Lamar, Jr., as his steno-
grapher and private secretary, to fill
The vacancy caused by the promotion
of E. P. Hanna. made in February
Loot
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

CINCINNATI, o.. July 2.-The Cincinnati
Price Current says the total number of hogs
packed in the West last week was 195, 600,
as compared with 125, 900 the corresponding
time last year. The total packed to date
from March was FATS, 900, distributed as
follows:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
CURRENT COMMENT.

NEARLY all the glass works of South
ern New Jersey put out their fires on
the LIST for two months.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

The abstract of the Newfoundland
census for 1884. just published. shows
that the total population OF Newfound-
land and Labrador i ct present l96. ALL
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09

A FORCE of volunteers has defeated
the Sanchez band in Cuba, and cap
tured Commander Pedro Estrada.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-09
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Condition of the National Treasury Ut tho
End OF the Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The debt state
ment shows q reduction of the debt during
the month of June of $500, 900. The fol-
lowing is recapitulatiOn of the debt state
ment (neW fOrm):