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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-08-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In tho District Court Of the State Of Neysds,
In and for the County Of Elko.
I'm tho matter OF the Estate OF Hen.
ry Drovs, Deceased.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
kN undersigned Administrators OF the Estate
OF HENRY DREvEs, Deceased, to the credit
ora of, and all persohs having claims against
he said deceased. TO exhibit them with tho
necessary vouchers, within Ave months Stter
the fret publication of this notice, to tho said
Administrator at his office in the Town and
County Of Elko, State of NeVada, that being
tho place for the transaction of tho business
OF sid estate.
L. r. MORGAN,
Administrator of The Ratats
of said Diseased. ? ~
July ., ieee.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
Capital Chips.

WASHINGTON, May ID. The House
committee on invalid pensions has re-
ported the bill proposing to remove the
restriction upon payment of the
arresrages on pensions in case of claims
fled before the passage of the bill.
The bill is subs itute for number
of bills on the same subj ct. It author
ICES The Secretary of the Interior to
adjust all pension claims on account OF
dISa oility from injuries incurred since
March 4, 1851, file l on and after July
IL. 1880 and up to date of passage of the
bill. Also directing the secretary to
adjudicate all such claims as have been
allowed or filed, as if they had been
filed prior to July 1, 1880. A report
accompanying the bill says: I'VE place
this bill upon the ground that
it is only legislation upon
subject now practicable, not that
it does full justice. L will
be borne in mind. however, that it does
not prohibit legislation ersafter, that
Will put all pensioners upon equality,
but on the contrary it strengthens Their
claim to supplementary legislation that
will give them arrears. We shall be
able to submit estimates clearly ap-
proximating the cost of this legislation
and for the pres mt venture the assertion
it will not exec I'd $3.50 ,009, 900 land suggest
to the House in tn s connection that 1t
affords the very best means of disburs.
ing the present surplus.
Nominatlon-John W. Browning, of
Colorado, meter of the mint at Denver.
A Constitutional amendment was
offered in the House to-day, by Neal, of
Tennessee, proposing to extend the
term of office of the President and
Vice President to six years and to
make the President ineligible for u
second term.
The Senate spent three hours in a
secret legislative session, discussing
Riddleberger' resolution for the open
consideration of the fisheries treaty
and the Hoar resolution for steno-
graphic report of the debate, to be made
public at the option OF the Senate. Both
were defeated, the Democrats voting
solid against them, and the Repubii :
cans dividing according to individual
preference. The consideration of the
fisheries treaty was further postponed
till next Monday.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office, to-day, by direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, transmit tied
to the Surveyor General of California,
for delivery to the condrmees, Joseph
S. Emery. Nathan w. Spaulding, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Abner Bas-
sett, deceased, and Mary Ann Bassett,
widow, patent for the private land
claim known as Rancho san Jose
Chiquito. The claim Is located in
Monterey County and has a front on
the Pacific Ocean of about fifteen miles.
1t embraces an area OF about S,1Se
acres. 1t is the first California private
land claim patented during the present
administration.
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Supreme Court Opinion.

WASHINGTON, May H. The Supreme
Court, to-day. rendered an opinion su =
tanning the decision of the court below
in the case of Plant Mahon, appellant,
vs.. Abner Justice, jailor of Pike County,
Kentucky. This was an application for
q writ of h06eGS corpus. arising ont of
the celebrated Hatneld-McCoy ven
delta, and is brought here ON an appeal
from the circuit court, which declined
to issue the writ Mahon, who is citi-
zen of West Virginia, was indicted in
1882 by the CIrcu Court of Pike County.
Kentucky, on three charges of willful
and deliberate murder. The governor
of West Virginia refused TO comply
with the requisition of the governor of
Kentucky for Mahon's person. In Jan
uary last, Phillips, as agent for Ken
lucky aud othera, seized Mahon
in West Virginia and forcibIy carried
him into Kentucky. The governor of
West Virginia made formal demand
for Mahon's lease, which was refused
and application was then made for q
writ Of habeas corpus. It was con-
tended on behalf of Mahon that the ac-
ton of Phillips was q violation of the
constitution, without due process OF
law, while counsel for the. State of
Kentucky maintained that the act of
Phillips in siezing Mahon was unau
thorized, but that the State of Kentucky
was fully justified in holding him when
found within her borders, and that the
question of how he came there was not
one TO be considered. Any remedy
sought to be applied, it was asserted,
must be brought against Phillips for
trespass, and not against the State of
kentucky. Justice Bradley dissented.
The Court also rendered an opinion
in the case of George Benson, appellant
VS.. Juan n. Navarro. Mexicsn consul
general, and the republic of Mexico
This is an application for a writ Of
habedS corpus brought here by an ap-
peal from the circuit court for the
southern district OF New York, that
court having denied the application for
the writ. This court sustains the de-
| cision. This suit is known as the Patti
ticket sWindling case of the City o.
Mexico.
The Court also rendered an opinion
denying the application of Coy and
Bernhamer for writ of babeaS corpus
These cases are better known as the
tally-sheet election fraud cases, anC
grew out of frauds alleged to have beer
committed in Marion County, Indiana
| in the election last November. Coy
and BeTnhamer were convicted of COM
pliciEy III the frauds, and it was con
tended on behalf of the prisoners tina
the Federal court had no jurisdiction
to try them, as the alleged election
frauds concerned only the count,
ticket and did not affect the congress
ional election. The opinion is by Jus
tice Miller, with Justice Field diss ent
] ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
The Sugar Trust.

New YORK, May 1.-THE Attorney
General to-day began the investigation
of the sugar trust on petition signed
by Hugh J. Grant, Richard Croker
and Thomas F. Gilroy, whose COM
plant against the sugar trust has al
ready been made public. They claim
it illegal for number of reasons. The
defendants counsel declared that com
plainants were well-kncwn politicians,
who had introduced a bill in the State
Legislature, making it crime to COM
bine for the purpose of fixing prices
of commodities, and that this bill said
nothing about a combination to fix the
price of labor, and that this movement
appeared to be for the purpose of ar
raging labor against capital. 1t was
wholly for political effect. 1t was un-
fair and unjust to subject the sugar re-
finers to these annOyances to serve
some one political end.
The Attorney-General will make
known his decis on, as to whether or not
he will proceed against the trust, in
about two weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
Be ems Death.

CHICAGO. May 1.-the mystery of
General Martin Beem's death was to-
nj 5ht made more peculiar than ever by
the action of the Veteran Union League
organic alton, which undertook to in
vestigate the matter. A report from
the COMMITTEES charged with the task
was submitted to the meeting of the
league this evening. The gi.t of the
report was that General BEEN had been
murdered, but thatn blame attached
to his wife. No explanation was vouch-
safed for such state of affairs. The
committee asked for additional time to
probe deeper into the subject. By a
vote of the league this was granted,
but later re consideration was moved
and the committee discharged, thus
apparently shelving the whole business,
so far az Ger eral Beem's old comrades
are concerned. One feature of the
meeting was the reading of a strong
letter from Mrs. BEEN, demanding,
virtually, v n1ication or prosecution.
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In THE CAPITAL CITY.
Proceedings in Both Houses
Of Congress.
THE BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
The Tariff Bill Still Occupies the
Attention OF the HOuse-supreme
Court Opinion - General.
SENATE.

WAsBryGroE, May 14.-The Senate
at2p.m. went into executive session on
thu fisheries treaty.
Stewart offered bill proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States so as to reduce from two
thirds to a majority the vote in each
house overriding Presidential vetoes.
Hoar, from the committee on privi-
reyes and elections, to which had been
referred certain resolutions of the Indi-
ana legislature concerning the election
of Turpie as United States Senator.
made a report and asked to be dis
charged from further consideration OF
the resolution and memorials Thereby
confirming the title OF Turpie to his
seat"
Vest offered a resolution for the ap-
poi1tment OF select COMMITTEES to ex-
anime fully ell questions touching the
meat product of the United States, and
especially es to the transportation and
whether there exists, or has existed any
combination of any kind by reason of
which the prices of beef and cattle have
been so controlled or affected as to
diminish the prices paid to the pro-
duC4r without Iessening the cost to
the consumer
Bills reported and placed on the cal
endar:
The Senate bill to reimburse the State
of Nevada for moneys expended and
obligations incurred in the suppression
of the Rebellion, and for guarding the
overland mail and immigrant route.
Tae senate bill authorizing the pur-
chase OF site for building for tho
United States Supreme Court.
Stewart offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for statement as to
the existence of any regulation IN his
department under which lead ores con-
tanning gold or silver are admitted free
of duty, and If so, uad9r what law;
also as 10 the amount of lead ore and
silver ore imported during the past ten
months.
After the discussion of some other
measures and the passage OF the House
bill ena bling the executive department
and certain bureaus to participate in
the Ohio Valley centennial, the Senate
took UP the animal industry bill as I'M
:, inisaed business, and then the presid-
ing off Ter, presumably under order,
ordered the galleries cleared.
The doors were closed and the Senate
went into executive session. When the
doors were reopsned the Senate adj
ioulnsd.
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JOHN READING.

CEEDsMAN AND FLORIST, OFFERS ONE
y of the finest, healthiest and best grown
stock of plants for the house and garden.
Cut flowers a speciality. Floral designs of
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at figures to suit The increased demand
this season for my seeds and plants assures
me that they give satisfaction and 1 trust by
prompt attention to continue to merit the
confidence of my patrons. My increased
facilities for growing plants and cut flowers
are such as t. enable me to fill all orders,
large or small, OH short notice. l shall add
two more large greenhouses this summer,
making my establishment.oneo OF the largest
between Chicago and San Francisco. P O
Box, 35S. Telephone, 731. JOHN READING,
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
Iuuudating the Country.

CHICAGO, May IA a-aDispatches to
the Associated Press from several
points along the upper Missouri river
give accounts of great losses to prop
erty owners and vast inundations; the
levse thaqproteets the hay bottoms gave
away at an early hour this morning and
the men engaged strengthening the
levees had to run for their ives.'' An
opening 100 yards wide was made and
the water rushed through and Into the
bottoms with roar. COuriers fastened
through the bottoms warning the
farmers of the break and there was q
wild chase driving live stock to the
high lands. The bottoms are in Illinois
and embrace about 10000 acres of land,
and reach from point opposite Loui-
siana, Missouri, to point opposite Han
nibal. at they broadcast place they are
nearly five miles, and the overflow
makes a great and turbulent sea. At
and submerged IA 600 acres of the low
land, 5000 acres of which were planted
in wheat. The leyee broke about six
miles above Quincy, Illinois. Ga the
Missouri side, the break at Alex andrla
acres CT land. in the midst of which is
a modern Venice. with impromptu
crafts of all kinds and sizes. The water
floods the town of Alexandria from two
to six feet deep. The people were in
manner prepared for the flood and the
suffering is not great. The bottom
was planted in wheat and corn
and the farming community reckon
their loss at6gures aggregating $500 600
Most of the live stock has been driven
to the bluffs. The stu alton at Keokuk
is becoming very serious, the railroad
yards, being entirely submerged and
many mills compelled to shat down.
At the government works, at Keokuk,
the stage was 10 feet l inch-five inches
above the high water mark of 1881, and
within twenty. five inches of the highest
mark on record. that of 1851. At Bur-
lington, Davenport and other points
the water at 10 o'clock tonight is
within few inches of the highest mark
known and is steadily rising. Many
establishments near the river are
flooded and goods are being hurriedly
removed. Hopes are expressed that
the rise will cease soon.
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IMPORTANT Decision.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The Supreme
Court rendered a decision in the case Of
the United States, appellant, VS.. Nc
LaughlIn ct al, from the Circuit Court
of the United States, for the northern
district of California. The suit was
brought in this case by the government
against the Central Pacific Railroad
Company and Mclaughlin ct al. as
holders OF patents FOR lands lying along
the route of the railroad between Stock
ton and Sacramento, and claimed to be
a part of the grant to the railro ad COM
pany. The government claimed that
patents were issued for this land as
railroad land by mistake. The mistake
was, that the land was within the
exterior boundaries of the Mexican
grant, known as Moquelokma's grant,
which formed the basis of
contest. The railroad company
contended that the eastern
boundary was only Intended to 20 to
the foothills, which would make the
territory described containing nearly
twice the amount granted. Grants of
that kind, it was explained, of certain
quantity to be located in larger area
are called floating grants. Ihe gov
eminent commended that the lands
within the exterior boundaries of this
grant were reserved from sale or other
disposition, being under examination
in the courts, and that the railroad
grant did not take effect at any point
within the exterior limits of this Mex
lean grant, the railroad having been
located across the grant. This was
true with regard to public reservations
of lands, such as Indian or military
reservations. 1t was also true with re-
gard to Mexican grants of specific lands,
while they were under examination,
but the company commended that floating
grants were not subject to this, and,
hence, obtained patents to the land in
dispute. The court decided that the
eastern boundary of the Mexican grant
was, as the railroad company claimed
it to be, and, therefore, most of the
lands outside of its exterior limits, and
as to them the patent was valid. Sec
Ond, that the law OF reservation did not
apply to floating grants further than
to satisfy the quantity granted, and,
therefore, the remaining lands in dis
pute were also free, and the patent was
good as to them also. The decree of
the court is affirmed, and it is further
ordered that this decree be entered,
nunc pro tune. as of October 10, 1877.
Gases IL and IL involved the same
points as those set forth in the above,
and were decided similarly.
Justice Miller announced the follow
ing order: 1t is now ordered that all
ca SOS on the docket not decided. and all
other business OF the term not disposed
of by the court. be and the same is
hereby Continued until the next term
OF court.
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HOUSE.

Mills, from the committee on rules,
reported ana the House adopted with
out discussion or division, a resolution
providing that general debate on the
tariff bill shall close on Saturday.
Woodourn, of Nevada, introduced a
bill for the erection of public building
at Reno, Nevada.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole On the tariff bill.
Hatch, of Missouri, said protective
tariff had Injured 10 the benefit of man
ufacGurers alone, and that farmers and
the consuming masses had no share in
those benefits. He was opposed to the
present system of protection, and re.
GREETED that the pen ding bill pre-
served every single feature of that
system. The measure was simply a
proposition of the modification and re-
duction, but the PRINCIPLES of protection
were fastened on the country and all
that could be hoped for to-day, and all
that the bill sought to accomplish, was
q reduction of the amount of taxation
collected by the government and put
into the Treasury. He argued at
length in favor of the pending bill.
Symes, of Colorado, said that the
President had shown an entire want oil
com prehension of the whole tariff sys-
tenn, when he told the farmer in one
paragraph that the protective tariff
was wrong an1 in the next attempted
~ show the manufacturer that he
rfguld be benefited by the placing of
raw materials on the free list. The
President had forgotten or ignored the
fact that the placing of raw material
on the free list would ruin the agricul-
tural, mining and other industries
of the country. He argued that it was
the capitalist, monopolist and import
ing merchant and those who derived
their incomes from bonds and some
other investments, who were ciamoring
for free trade, and tGat it was the en-
pleyer, workingmaH and those who
built up the industries of the country
who demanded protective tariff. He
would make the protection of American
labor from foreign competition the
keystone in the arch Of American insti-
tutions. He would protect the laboring
men of America from importation
and the immigration of convict and
pRuper labOrers, as we'll as from the i'm
portation of the products OF their work.
Function, of Kansas, argued in favor
of pro lection,
: O'Neill, of Indiana, argued for put
ting lumber, coal and iron on the free
list, because he thought that in these
products the country could compete
with the world without there being any
tariff on them.
Thompson, OF Ohio, spoke in opposi-
ton of the pending measure. and said
that the surplus should be devoted to
rebuilding the navy, to restoring our
commercial marine to the proud posi-
zion it once occupied, to the develop.
1nent and improvement of internal
transportation and the payment of
,TSSeral pensions to old soldiers, who
have made oil the promise OF our future
possible. People will not complain,
| they will sanction aud approve 1t all.
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WolsUley's Defense.

LONDON. May 14.-The House oil
Lords was crowded this afternoca with
people who desired to hear Lord
Wolseley's defense. WolseleY said he
could not see how an unpI ejudiced per
son could construe his remarks INTO an
attack upon the government. In the
position which he occupied in the a@-
ministration of the army he could not
fail to be fully aware OF what Stan
hope had done and was doing to render
the army efficient. He admitted the
present government had done much
toward improving the military defsnse.
He still adhered to the evidence given
before The commas on OF inquiry ,
word for word, and had nothing what
ever to withdraw. AS long as the navy
was as weak as it was now, the army
could not hold its own, dispersed Rs 1t
was all over the world. The defenses
at home and abroad were in Il
bad condition. the ui itary forces
were not organized as they
should be; they GId not gusr-
antee even the safety of the
capital. ne did not want to create
panic. but he maintained that the coz
dition OF the country was such that if q
force OF leo, QUO men succeeded IL effect
ing landing ana were properly handled
there was no reason why they might not
take possession of the country. He
made this statement with full ap-
probation of his responsibility. He
had. been tempted to resign On Saturday
afternoon on reading what Lord Sails
bury had said. The House could not
take the initiative in the matter, but
he placed himself in the hands of the
Premier. He old not intend to cast
slur upon the government; he had en-
deav0red, to the best of his light, to
serve his sovereign and his country.
(Cheers.)
Lord Salisbury held that his stric-
lures upon Lord Wolseiey's statement
at recent dinnor Were f0lly
warranted. At the same time
he accepted Lord Wolseley's disavowal
OF any intention to ATTACK the govern
ment. He only hoped that if Lord
Wolseley had occasion to assail the adj
in future. he would do so
in the House. He trusted Lord
Wolseley would not take the matter too
seriously. He should regret the gen
calls leaving the service as the greatest
blow that could fall on the military au-
m nistration. Lord WoIseley's state
ment regarding the weakness of the
country's defense would be seriously in
quired into. Meantime, he deprecated
the practice OF officers speaking over the
heads Of the government, and thus de-
stroying ministerial authority aud
shatterlng the administrative machine.
(Hear, hearD
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struble, of Iowa, said among the
things, some commsndsble aud some
despicabte, done by the present admin
istration. atleast three could not escape
the condemnation of the people. The
President had first attacked the silver
dollar, then the greanback, and then
the protective system under which the
government had grown and prospered
aud by reason of which it had attained
financially, commercially and intel
lectually, the proud distinction &C
corded it by the civilized world. The
committee then rose.
On motion of Carrick. of Wyoming
the Senate bill granting to Wyoming
GAO acres of land on the Fort Sanders
military reservation for fish hatchery
aud other public purposes, was taken
up and passed.
Adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
The Labor Conventions.

CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE delegates
to the two national conventions, Union
Labor and United Labor, are coming in
rapidly. The Union Labor convention
will meet at noOE tomorrow at the
Odeon. The United Labor at the same
time at the Grand Opera House. Jesse
Harper, the most prominent man in
the United Labor party, is here. DR..
McGlynn is among the foremost of the
United Labor parties on the ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
Suit for Damages.

PrrrsBURe, May 1.-THE father of
Minnie Rose Parsons. the young lady
alleged to have been abducted recently,
to-day began suit for damages sgsinst
Ensign Ryan. of the United States
navy, and ]. II. Nerd. A process was
granted fo- their arrest.
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snow in Michigan

MARQUETTE, Michigan, May IA
snow and sleet storm has prevailed for
he last twenty-four hours, and snow
is still falling rapidly.