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The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07

Political economists, politicians, and
writer's in general have been puzzled tc
assign adequate causes for the present
hard times, when money is plenty ard
good as gold and crops are abundant.
A writer for Bradstreet's Journal tries
his hand in this matter, and says: "The
dull times were caused by a reaction
from the tremendous stimulus given tc
affairs by the resumption of specie pay
ments, under which the appliances OF
industry and trade and the activities Of
men and capital were multiplied greatly
beyond tho needs of the country in
its normal condition. The liquidation
of the past three years has nearly cor
rected this evil. Stocks of good have
been greatly reduced, production has
been restricted, persons who were not
fitted for the business they had under
taken to do have been thrown into
bankruptcy, men who have abused the
credit system by trading on too small
capital have shared the same fate, and
q large proportion of the more danger
Gus swlndlers and Adventures have
been exposed and thrown out of bust.
ness" The writer concludes from
what is given above "that we are in the
last months of the depression, and that
there will be a distinct recovery OF
business during the present calendar
year. This recovery will of course car
ry with it an advance in prices. We
have, however, no ground for expecting
a great and rapid increase in transac.
lions. There will be no force in opera.
ton like the resumption Of specie pay.
ments or the building of railroads"
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07

The New York Chronicle gives a state.
ment of railway earnings in December.
and also for the twelve months from
January Ito December 81, 1884, com
pared with the corresponding periods o
last year. For the year the aggregate
6s companies being included, was 1886,
600,0 600 against 1926. 800, 900 in 1888
The great trunk lines, such as the Bal.
timore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York Central and the Erie are not in.
cluded.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07

There was consumed or lost in one
way and another during each day of
the year 1884 an average of $1,000 bar
rels of petroleum. Here is the basis
for some entertaining mathematical
work, the aim in view being to deter
mine how long the oil supply of this
country is likely to last. If IS, 200, 900
barrels are consumed each year, there
must be q hole of considerable size left
in the earth's interior, and as the oil
yielding region is not, comparatively
speaking, very extensive, this hole
must ultimately represent more than q
minor fraction of what was once the
seemingly i%nexhaustable source of oil
supply. The conclusion is, that by the
time petroleum fails, ingenuity will
probably have placed electricity at the
command Of the poor and isolated, as
we'll as of the rich and the crowd.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07
certain school districts in Barnes and Griggs

certain school districts in Barnes and Griges
was instigated by a somewhat influential
lobby. who claimed that a colored gentle-
man was lurking somewhere in the fence.
The house bill providing for the appoint
ment " \ Joint cemulittoc Of two from the
council and three from tho house, to visit
schools and other territorial institutions.
passed The council hill incorporating the
Village Of Valley Springs also passed.
III governor announced to both
hHa"ehos tina, liz had approved the bill
passed InNiaN, extending time Tor the pay
meW ot Delinquent taNes and providing for
certain rmhl,r printing tn countcract an
ettN,; Neiu0 wiade Ivy certain Interested par
No$ \ mewos'ai io ooustrss protesting
against She removal ot the United States
ia"% NtI;Se cym rcaaweod To Rapid CITY
WAS ~lm;tNduvci. aud passed both houses
under Il suspension ut the rules.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07

George Stickney, late treasurer of
Union county, charged with %embezzling
S12,4O3, gave bonds has been rear
rested at Sioux City and his bail was
increased.
The remains of A. n. Smith and his
hired man have been found zeal Dead
wood frozen stiff. OF this party of
four who left Valentine for Hat Crock
and were caught in the storm Of the
23d of December, only two are now liv-
ing, young Smith and Heavenly, who
we're rescued the next day after the
storm.
The banking capital of the territory
is 50, 500, 900.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07

ing the hanging in etfigy, in Sphinx county, of
Councilman Day and Representative Miller.
The desire evinced by the members since
the shelving of the capital removal bill to
rush legislation begot undue haste in the
consideration of an important measure re-
cently-the bill extending the time for the
payment of taxes, 1t was the intention Of
the author of the measure, MI. Bowdle,
merely to extend the time for penalty at
taching for non payment of taxesto June 1;
but the bill really extended the time when
taxes should become due to that date. The
error was not discovered until yesterday.
after the bill had passed both houses and
been sent to the governor for his signature.
To remedy the matter in time it became nee
essary to recall the first bill, introduce q
new one to-day and pass it under a suspen-
sion of the rules, as under the old law Feb.
l is the date when penalty attaches. Bills
~introduced;
BY Mr.. Richardson, vaoating certain portions
board Of county commissioners of Barnes county
to appoint. an auditor. BY Mr.. Gamble, pro-
viding for the payment Of the extra eSpendt-
turc occasioncd bv necessary changes N plans
and specifications in building the west wing of
the Dakota hospital for the insane; also,
PROVIDING for insnring the territorial library,
catalogue thereof. for the employment Of an as
sistant librarian for certain periods and to ap-
propriate funds for the same purpose. BY Mr..
Pettigrew, amending the laws governing the ter
ritorial p~enitcntlary.
coUNc1I. BILLS PASSED.
Creating the office of commissioner Of immi-
grafton, providing for the appointment Of q
Commissioner and defining his duties; appro-
priating $4,000 for dormitory and farm in con-
nection with tie asylum for deaf mutes at
Sioux Falls: providing for the issue OF SIS, 500
bonds to be applied in furnishing the
main building OF the University of Dakota at
Fermillion and erecting a dormitory: providing
for the issue of $2O.O0O bonds to be applied in
completing the agricultural college at Brook
ings; providing for the issue of $4,000 bonds
to be applied in completing the normal school at
Madison: appropriating $1,000 for assistant
clerks and assistant sergeants-at-arms Of each
house.
In the house to-day some interest was ex-
slider the bill passed Yesterday authorizing
, 1885-11-14
Lethargy.
dominica Dial.)

(DOWtUtCU DtUt.)
Itis now nearly two years since
the project of an Agricultural Society
was first mooted in these columns.
The YaiSon d6tre of the Society was
the fact that the cultivation of the
soil is the only industry of the island,
on which, consequently, hangs either
directly or indirectly the prosperity
ct the several classes of its inhabit-
ants. That the calling which is the
mainstay of the country should be
without organisation and without any
recognised channel for communicar-
ing its wants TO the Government, and
without the means of united action
and Of acquiring information, seemed
nothing short of monstrous to those
who know the valuable results achiev-
ed by such co-Operant bodies else
where. So after much agitation, not
altogether free from the expressed
misgivings of the timid, the Society
was started, mainly through the per-
Sistent efforts,,of some half dozen men,
on whom, as usual in our unfortunate
island, most of TIE work devolved.
The burden of organizing and carry
ing on the Society having been adj
iusted on the backs of tho willing
horses, nothing in the shape of effort
was required from the members Of the
Society and the outside public, ex-
cept the support of the project by their
contributions, and countenance of its
proceedings by regularity and full
ness of attendance at meetings. But
with the apathy whichis unfortunately
characteristic of our countrymen, the
Society has been abandoned after its
inception, so soon as the first prompt
ings of curiosity have been satisfied,
At the second meeting, held on Satur-
day last, but few members attended,
and although provision had been made
for a number of their friends, the
Court House presented a deserted ap-
pearance. So much for local enthu-
siasm in connection with the sole in
dustry of the island, on which every
Dominican is dependent.
A frequent cause Of the reaction
which follows hard on the Inaugural
ton of any scheme in the island lies
in the ~over-sanguine temperament of
our people, and Of Discrimination to
incur trouble for any long spell OF
time. 1t will not therefore be out of
place to remind our readers, among
whom are to be found the generality
of the members of the Agricultural
Society, that in the propagation OF
, 1885-11-14
THE JAP OF JAPS.

The Jap is preparing for another
series of Entertainments in the Thea
tire Royal. Some acrobatic feats
and Peppers Ghost will be fresh fea-
lures in his programme. After his
new season ceases in Kingston he
will make a second tour Of the island.
Ibid.
, 1885-11-14
THE WALLACKS.

We regret to learn from The Cleaner
of Thursday that, in consequence of
the serious indisposirion ofAlrs. Wal
lack, who is reported TO be suffering
from a severe attack Of m%alarial fever,
she will not be able TO appear for
some tlme.-GoPs NewS Letter (.Ja-
maica.)
, 1885-11-14

ing destitute their wives and families.
The House of Assembly, however,
rejected this measure. 1t remains
to be seen whether this rejection
was not an unwise step.
The island is healthy.
, 1885-11-14
BARBADOS NEWS.
From the Globe, End Nov.)

has been very oppressive. The days
have been hot and close; and even
in the higher localities the heat has
been more severe than usual. There
has been no rain. The invigorating
eject of the copioCs showers referred
to in our last Summary is wearing
off, and in many parts Of the island
the canes present a parched, withered
appearance. The backward conli-
ton of the cane crop coupled with
the want Of rain is causing serious
anxiety in agricultural circles. 1t
seems lhat unless the rains are more
frequent, he crop reaped in 1886
viii fall far below that reaped in
1885. ..
A letter has lately appeared in the
Agricultural Reporter signed An AJ-
senteo Proprietor and purporting to
have been written in London, This
letter in effect charges the managers
of plantations with taking the oysters
for themselves and only leaving the
shells, for the proprirtors. We have
no idea who is the author Of this let
ter, nor can we hazard Il guess, for it
is hard to believe hat one who either
is interested in Barbados or has any
knowledge of the condition of affairs
here would write such a gross and
malicious libel. This letter has Justly
reused the indignation of all classes
in the community. Whoever may be
the author, we have no hesitation in
saying that he is badly advised,
Barbados will in all probability be
represented at the forthcoming Indian
and Colonial Exhibition to be held in
London. Some months past the
Executive Committee proposed to the
House of Assembly that a sum of
G300 should be granted to defray the
expenses of causing Barbados to be
represented at this Exhibition. This
proposal was rejected with scorn, and
The Executive Committee was charg-
ed with having so little regard for
the we'll being of Barbados as TO make
such a proposal. A reaction has hap
PLY taken place. The Agricultural
Society aud commercial body have
%petitioned both branches of the Lpgis-
lature to reopen the question and
cause Barbados to he represented.
The petition, so far as we can judge,
is likely to meet with the success it
deserves.
There was a meeting of the House
of Assembly on Friday night last,
pursuant to adjournment, at which
there was a sparse attendance of
members.
The hon. Attorney General in a
speech of some length, moved the
second reading of his Bill to regulate
emigration from this island. The
hon. and learned gentleman in the
course of his remarks pointed out that
the Government had been forced to
bring forward this Measure in the in.
~1
, 1885-11-14

not leave their dependents to be a
charge and a burden upon the coup-
try. It was, therefore, provided in
the Bill that those who intended 60
ing, should 60 before an officer APP
pointed for that purpose and record
their ages, occupation and residence,
and if they have dependents, and
whether they were going to take
them away or leave them. In the
event Of the latter they would have to
prove that they were provided for.
MIR Peterkin. DR.. Gaskin, and
DR.. Bayne condemned the Bill as
interfering unnecessarily with the
liberty OF the subject. Mr.. Grannum,
Mr.. Cortle, and Mr.. Greaves support
ed it, Upon a division the Bill was
lost BY a majority of one. After dis
posing of some other business, The
Resolution granting f100 for the
upkeep of a Botanical Garden pass
ed, and the House adjourned until
Tuesday at II O'Clock.
The work of the Legislature has
not of late possessed much interest for
the general reader. The Bills have
related chiefly to legal reform. The
resolution that $4,000 should be
granted to pay the Royal Mail Sub
sidy for 1886 was postponed by the
House, on the ground that Barbados
contracted 10 pay $4,000 per annum
towards the Royal Mail Subsidy on
the express condition that "Barhados
be made the head quarters Of the
Company in every respect" This
condition has not vet been complied
with, neither does it seem as if there
is any intentions to comply with it.
Barbados has been made the "Hrst
port of cali" but that is not what was
intended or wished. We are all well
aware that this refusal to grant the
subsidy until the condition above re.
ferred TO is complied with, in no way
affects the Roy al Mail Company.
The British Government have entered
into a Contract with the Company
and must carry it out. This question
of granting or withholding the $4,000
is one between the Imperial Govern
mpnt and ourselves, we however
highly commend the action OF the
House in the matter. Until the con
dition is complied with let the subsidy
be withheld.
The advertisements inserted in the
local papers by Mr.. Gadpaille, the
Agent OF the Panama Canal Com,
panv, offering $3.50 TO $500 per day
TO all labourers has created a vast
amount of excitement amongst our
labouring population. There is now
an emigration fever, and hundreds
are going to Colon upon the faith of
these advertisements. The rumours
as to the fate OF these %emigrants are
very conflicting. The Agents of the
Canal Company are publishing and
posting all 0ver the country copies of
letters supposed to have been sent by
some of the emigrants to their friends
and relations in Barbados. In these
''posters" Colon is described as a sort
of Ell Dorado. Other letters have,
however, been received, in which
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28
"MEA-

Mr.. John Crocksr died Juns I4th at
his residences in Clover valley, having
just past his Sixty-fn. year. Mr..
Croker was born in Baltimore. Mary
Land. June 2. 1924. At an early age he
vent to Cincinnati. Ohio. from there to
jacksonville. Indiana. and thence to
Burlington, Iowa, where his father and
mother made their home. In April
1850 he Crossed the plains and located in
colomA. Colorado county. California.
where, in connection with John Mar
chant. recently Of Palisade, Nevada, ho
kept the American Hotel. He resided
at COiomn tU-nty-ihree years, and was
one Of the 6rSt. If not the first, to ship
ffnit from that section over the mouu-
tain. 10y rail from Auburn, which bust
ness ~siterSaris proved To be quite an
industry. In 1873 he moved his family
to Placrryille, to gave his children the
benefit of the academy at that place.
where lac left them anil came to Glover
valley, Exc county. \ vada, where lie
resided up to the time OF his death.
Our friend LUre his terrible agonies
with remarkable iOrtItude. Six pail
bearers laid him carefully in the grave.
There heath the tear-wet mound, amid
tie sobs Of true friends, was laid the
dead body OF this beloved man OF honor.
The funeral services were conducted 10y
Elder James n. BGeese o: the Baptist
Church. 4 true friend, a loyal citizen,
Il mighty man for right, u loving father
and tender husband were all united in
John Crocker, whose death to us is u
calamity. Mr.. Cracker was married to
Miss Kate Nrngelker, of New York
City, who. with two daughters aud one
son, survive him. One son fell asleep
about two years or more ago. CI'ifoT-
MIA papers please copy. \ FRlESD.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28

LONDON adyiees Of the goth show that
the political situation is sill unsettled.
A cable dispatch says: Political matters
are moving briskiy to-day. and people
are taking an active interest in the is
sue. This morning Ponsonby, Private
Seer ,tary to the Queen. delivered to the
Marquis OF Salisbury = massage from
Her Majesty. The Marquis, imnedi-
ately upon rreSipt OF tine message, { lr-
graph-d To Sir Michael Hicks-B~ach.
Arthur Bslfour. William Henry Smith.
aud Sir Richard Ashton Cross. that he
desired to meet them in council. In a
short time the gentlemen named were in
conference with the Marquis Of Sails
bury in his house.
A report is current in some quarters
hat the Gladstone Cabinet mas conclud-
Ell to give all the aid that may be in
their power to enable the Conservatives
to take Office. 1t is also said that the
Cabinet adopted "A resolution To this
effect. There are other reports, how
ever. that the Tories nave refused to ac-
cept the responsibility Of the incoming
ministry under existing circumstances.
aud that Mr.. Gladstone will RESUME the
p emiership.
The GlId-tonc Cabin, I met this morn
ing aud discussed the scoI t Of assurance
o! aid to carry on the government which
1t i proposed tina; the Liberals shall
give to the Cons, rvaiiyes.
The Pail Mall Gazette. in an editorial
article. says: The opinion is growing
that nothing will break the e1i-iin.
deadlock but the return to office of Mr..
Gladstone.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28
Terrific Exploston-

A News, Pueblo. Colorado special OF
the 18th says: At $40 this Afternoon the
large powder magazine belonging TO the
Colorado Coal aud Iron Company, half
n mile south OF the Bessemer Steel
Works, near this city blew up. 1t con-
tanned $1,000 pounds Of black powder
and "A quantity Of dynamite. The eH-
plosion was caused by John Weaver,
an employee OF the steel works, firing at
the magazine with u Winchester ride.
Weaver WAS instantly killed, and his
companion, Charles N,lson, fatally in
jured. Buildings within a radius Of two
miles were more or | IS injured.
Later reports from Pueblo are to the
effect that the damage to the buildings
in the vicinity is Gully slight. When
found, 10th men were horribly mangled:
limbs broken and eyes blown out. Both
presented II pitiab!e appearance. The
place where the magazine stood Is indi-
Gated 10y a b!ackened hole in the groun:
twenty by thirty feet and ten feet deep.
Nelson i reported dying.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28
John ROACH n TEARS.

The Suns Washington special OF the
18th SAYS: The board which examined
the Dolphin" for Secretary Whitney
handed him its report yesterday morn
ing. Captain BeIknap, Commander
Evans and Nj. Herman Winters do not
desire another trial trip to satisfy them
that the ship is bad. Not Il Of them
believes her to be ~seawurthy. Even on
her first trial trip on the smooth waters
Of Long Island Sound. she demonstrated
her structural weakness. The report
will be unpleasant reading both for John
Roach and the advisory board. The
responsibility for the failure of this
..pioneer vessel Of our new navy Is n
divided one. The plans were few aud
thew we're executed ~ an unHorkmAn-
like way.
The advisory board designed the ship
for speed, AMI now that her log is dual-
ly recognized, it turns out that she did
not make the required ii teen knots, even
in the alleged successful third trial trip
on the Sound. while i'll order TO meet the
ift. en knot, sea speed required by law,
she should have run seventeen or eight
cen knots III smooth water. The de-
sign Of the ship, considered as n dis
patch boat, i absurd. Sue cannot
make speed aud cannot defend herself.
The only use for IA gun on such II ship is
for fore and nit fire, and VT. her SIX
inch gun can shoot III neither Of thrs dI.
rectiUns. She cannot fire at II vessel
which she may be pursuing. nor one
from which she is dying. Ia order tn
d. either she would be obliged To- send
u bail through IA small hamlet of houses
that has Ice II built on hcrd,c OK. One #
these houses is called "SnciuI Hail. -
and this sufficiently indicates the use To-
which 1t va, iu,rnded to put the Dol
phin.' The report is a sad story Of an
inefficient advisory board, and of "a cum
ming ~shIphuildcr, who was "a week too
late III asking for the acceptance u. his
vessel. II Roach had been u week
earlier, Chandler could have tied a.
the wharf Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
this graceful addition to the useless
hunks 81 our navy.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28
Z" mm oursr1on.

n New YOik Hsnl6. . few days
ego. Published in its Washington dis
patchs the sch-ms for siivsr Legislation
which in 70 be pnshed before the next
Consrrs4- Il comes before the pubic.
u l. avsr5ed. with the endorsement Of
C-oag<s.nAn Weaver. Of Iowa, the
1Osubacksr. and senator Jones, of Ne
Ssda. and Hill, Of Colorado. II is as
follows:
Fina-ISsue certificates ON the deposit
Of silver bullion at Its L ~. ct price at
she time Of the deposit expressed in dol
lars, which shall stand es the declared
value Of the certificates while in the
hands VI tn, pablo. The average value
Of silver for the previous month might
b taken AZ the market value at the time
OF deposit.
Second-Such eertihcat,s to be made
legal tender for all purposes except in
transactions between private parties.
Third-Tb-y shall be redeemHble in
Lawful money. or at the option of the
Government in silver bullion Mt its mar
ket price Mt the time Of redemption.
Wh.n received into the Treasury for
dues To the Government Ur redeemed in
lawful morey. they shall be held and
paid ouI again Ms 9th currency; but
when redeemed in silver bullion, t lie
cancelled and destroyed.
fourth-The coinage OF silver to be
suspended until required AGAIN to meet
the actual demand for silver dollars.
On the coinage OF any billion the certi-
hcAtes representing the bullion shall be
cancelled and de 1 .o.ed.
Fifth-Frhe;ionnl silver, or at least
abe half dollar pieces, to be made full
wight and full legal tender, and the re-
dsmption Of subsidiary silver to be dis
continued.
SiIth-Withdrnw the one and two.dol-
lar legal tender notes without reducing
ths total volume Of greenbacks; also,
abe 6ve-dollnr bank note. and issue one,
two and fYe-doliar coin notes, based
on the silver dollar low coined, dollar
for dollar.
STANDARDIZATION and recon the trade
dollar into standard dollars or fractional
coin.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-28
Palisado Reduction Works.

Last Wednesday snys the Silver State,
NJ. S. Bonnileld bought those works for
Il. +. Wilson at Sherif's sale for $li..
500. As o ~ Mr.. Wilson gets his
concentration works started at Gnlcna,
he will start up the furnace at pnlisnde.
as he has several hundred tons Of ore
there, aud nn my quantity can be- pro-
cured. MIR. Wilson IL one OF the lead
ing mining men Of Eastern N,yada. aud
his mines II yer looked So well and
never paid III much ms nov lie IL now
clearing 1900 per dry with u hvc.s'nup
gold mill IA Gnlrna, nah says he can
run II to $500 per day net profit after he
gets his concCnirntors comp, ted.