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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
OFFICIAL LAW BREAKERS.

It appears that Nevada officials are q
privileged class, who can violate the
laws of the State without fenr of pun
ishment, or even the risk Of having
their misdeeds published. when dis
covered. Upon the fimsy pretext Of
saving the cost of advertising, tho
pampered pets in the State Capitol.
nearly oil of whom have their duties
performed by deputies, whose salaries
are paid by the taxpayers, have defeated
the amendments to the Constitution,
and according to the Carson Appeal.
systematically violated the law requir-
lug bids for contract to he advertised.
Men occupying exalted positions are
permitted to shamelessly violate the
Act prohibiting drunkenness in office,
and other officials, whose duty 1t is to
enforce that Inv. wink at the offence.
aud il turn violate their official oath by
not arresting tho transgressors. Now,
If officials are o privileged class, not
amenable to the lava, the MASSES
should know It. as it will not excite
such unfavorable comment when 1t ia
generally understood that only ordinary
mortals are accountable for violating
the s.atutes of the stato.-[Silver State.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
THE FINEST ASSORTED STOCK
In the Country.
Orders by mail solicited and will receive 90
much care and attention rs II custom
ers were present to choose. /,
In sending for goods always remember
M. REINHART,
Eiko, New.
A wore 20 our Patrons.

The year 1883 is drawing to close
at which time it is customary to make
annual settlements and prepare for the
opening Of the New Year. We pay
cash for paper, ink, type and other
material, az we'll as cash to our work.
men. hence like any other business, it
requires cash I" publish a newspaper
Under these circumstances we arc un-
der the necessity of calling upon our
patrons for prompt settlement of their
accounts both for subscription and adj
yertising.
Thete are o few, q very few, sub-
scribers who have paid nothing for the
lNDEPENDENT since Jan. /, 1887, al
which time wo took control of the
paper. To such persons We have ouly
to say that we cannot publish a paper
for nothing. We have waited patiently,
trusting that their remittances would
come ia due time; We shall continue to
send them the paper until Jan. /, 1889,
at which time the INDEPENDENT will be
discontinued TO all subscribers who are
two years in arrears. We are CON-
PEELED to take this course as matter
If self-protsction, but we trust that No
one will be dropped from our subscrip.
ton list. Please take notice and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
1870 2w.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
4 10 OlOcRNSI.

A fearful disaster occurred on the
Mississippi near Plaquemins, La, on
last Monnay evening. From q dispatch
dated Plnqusmine. Dec. %, we con-
dense the following;
The burning of the steamer ohm H.
Hanna lust night near this place Was
Que of the most terrible river disasters
that ever happen in Southern waters.
The loss is very heavy. About thirty
persons perished in the fames aud n
large number jumped overheard and
were drowned. Among the lost are
Captain James s. Holmes and First
Clerk Samuel R. Powell. Captain
Holmes was terribly burned. One OF
tho deck hands who escaped says there
were about 100 persons Oh board and
that only about dozeu could be found
alive. The engineer aud pilot were
saved. All who escaped were burned
more or less severely.
The boat had reached point short
distance above the town when negro
roustabout nenr the boiler-room ran out
on deck and shouted that the boat was
on FIRE. John Cullen, Que of the stok-
ers, was ut his place at the time and,
seeing the flames bursting forth from
the big tiers of cotton near the boiler,
ran to the engine room and gave the
alarm. Engineer Merriman took in the
situation at glance aud vt once sound
el an alarm by blowing the steam whis.
tie aud ringing the bell In IN in
slant flames shot through the cabin and
over the sides of tho cotton, enveloping
the entire boat. Clerk Powell was up.
stairs at the time and when ha saw the
flames he heroiually RIM through the
smoke which filed the cabin aud tried
to rouse the sleeping people. He
kicked a. the doors, ami in short
tim almost everybody was awake.
Then there was confusion worse con-
founded. The frantic leople ran to the
different exits to make their escap E, but
the boat was piled high with cotton and
tie passnee-ways were filed with
smoke. Many dropped before they
were able to got to the forward part OF
the boat aud were dead when the steam.
er vent down.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Hot Lunch, glass of beer or cigar for
25 cents at the Humboldt Brewery Sn-
Don.
Striped and Checkered Eainsooks,
Sateens, Yosemite Cheviots and Indigo
Shirtings at ]. Rosenstock's.
Ladies', Mems and Children's Fall
and Winter Hats just received at Res-
enstoek's. Call aud see tlIem.
Just received from the East q large
invoice of Mems Clothing at
81. RE1SHART's
Roseustock has just received a hae
line of ladies' Fall and Winter Dress
Goods, Novelties. etc. Call and make
your selections before the stock is
roken
Just received at Remnants, fine as
sortment OF plain aud fnuoy Dado
Shades in all colors; furniture coverings
in Ramie, Petit Point and Spun Silk.
9-l2 1w.
The finest stock Of Ladies' and Chill
d,en's Hats in town, also an endless
variety Of Notions and Fancy Goods,
which must be sssD.to be appreciated,
osENsTooK's.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
EO.s SALE.

ASM-N. A Cemmodioas DWELL
ing House containing six
tssa ROOMS, closets. hall, etc.,
nicely furnished, with wood-shed and
onthouses complete. Surrounded with
hop vines, ornamental and finit trees.
ETC., ETC., with four lots in q high state
of cultivation. Title guaranteed.
Apply to-:
Ed. J1Hgs,
Blaine, Nv,
or TALBOT & FArRIHeroE,
Elko, Nevada,
1916 u.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
Z. Undertaking.

Having purchased of Brown 4 Hos
kins their interest in the Undertaking
business, 1 am now prepared to attend
to all calls in that line. I will also at
tend to the repairing and upholntering
Of Furniture, etc. Shop on Commercisl
street, next door to Brown Il Hoskins'
old stand.
6-5. N. r. PHrERsoN,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
Look HePoS

We heve just received q large stock
Of Ladies' Hats. Ladies' Dress Goods,
consisting of Ginghams. Linens and
Woolens, and Gentlemen's Clothing,
all of the lntest and most desirable
styles. Call and inspect them.
1926. J. RoRRHsrocK.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
TEXAS SIFTINGS.

The sIFTINGsis 81 1epage
leading
original humor is acknowledged stand the head
published has
SETTINGS
them further.
will have the privilege of this offer.
REMEMBER that TEXAS SIT 1NGs is offered this
this been offer
each for So.
get
~.
should o.
New York 7FE@
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-28
EaOTEL ARRIVALS.
Depot Hotel-Clark X tsreea, Pro-
prictoPh.

VIM Moore, ElkHrd; Mrs King,
Omaha: Miss Gordon, Wells, Samuel
Mem uilon, Jno Crosson, Deeth; Allen
Fisher, Wells; Stephen Dakiu, @ d
Gilmore, Lau ollie.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17
A Nation NiOurnS.

The body of General Sheridan on the day
after his death, Law in the main parlor, which
he occupied since his arrival at Nonquitt a
sheet covered it. and its appearance showed
how well the embalmer had done his work.
The body was encesed in loose, light under
wear, and presented a most natural appear
ance.
The process Of embalming has been con-
GUIDED the utmost care having been taken.
The body lay in tie front Iarlor. 1t pre-
sented a natural appearance, only the lower
limbs being at all emaciated. The chest ana
BODY showed but little effects Of disease. All
the distinctive features of the face were clear
" preserved. The fam liar iron gray mus
tache and goatee were shaved Oft, and the
cean shaven face presented calm appear
ance.
Wnen the doctors declared HIM deal, Mrs.
Sheridan could not behave it. She took him
by the shoulder, and implOred him to recog-
nize her, but in vain. and as the cruel truth
forced itself upon her, the devoted wife,
overwrought by the elimination of her sor-
sows fell to the floor. Up stairs the children
slept ignorant of their fathers death. They
had babe him Good night for the last time.
When thew awoke Mrs. Sheridan told them
of their loss, and the scene became pittul-
The father always petted his children. Little
Phil can hardly comprehend what has
happened. Mrs. Sheridan has borne herself
nobly through all the sickness, and now she
bears herself as a brave mans wife should.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mrs. LANGTRY is worth $500. OO0
JAMES PAYN, the novelist, has eleven
daughters.
THE German Emperors favorite flower is
the blue obelia
WILLIAM H. has followed his father in be-
coming Freemason.
MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT pays her
physician $4,000 year.
EDISON says he tries nothing that doesn't
promise dollars and cents.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has been reading
the proofs of his autobiography.
THE Queen Of Denmark has been made
deaf by bug crawling into her ear at night.
EMIN BEY, the African explorer, IL famll-
iarly known in Germany as Edward Schnlt-
ger.
QUEEN VICTORIAis troubled with insomnia,
and at her age there is no remedy for the al
Fiction.
ToLsToI. the Russian novelist, is to be pro
ceeded against by the Russian authorities fol
insanity.
THE new German Field Marshal, Prince
George of Saxony, is heir presumptive to the
Saxon crown.
EX-SENATOR DAVIS, the wealthy West
Virginian, was once a brakeman on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
QUEEN MARGHERITA. of Italy, is as viva
cous as any hig born lady untrammeled by
cares of the State should be.
GOVERNOR Bob TAYLOR of Tennessee goe.
to barbecues, plays the fiddle, dances with
the girls and runs foot races
GENERAL HARRIsoN's wealth, it is said,
does not exceed 900, the income from
which is not more than $500.
MRS DELLA TUDOR STEWART PARNELI,
the mother of Charles Stewart Parneu, Ii
about to mount the lecture platform.
MRS LANGTRY's two children have come
to this country with their grandmother, and
will remain here permanently, 1T Is said
SINCE the death of the late Marshal Le-
boeuf of France, only two marshals or that
country survive, MacMahon and Canrobert
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17

177TH DAY-The Senate amendments to
the Army Appropriation bill were under con-
Sideration in the House during the greater
part of the day, the pending motion being that
of non-concur in the amendment appropria-
ting $500 for repairs to the sea wall and
wharf at WilletS Point. y. Y. After debate
the amendment was non concurred in with
out division, as was also the amendment ap-
propriating $500, 000 for the manufacture or
purchase OF cannon and carriages. Mr.. Bur-
nes opposed the establishment of gun fac
tory at WatervIiet Arsenal
17STH DAY.-The House non-concurred in
the Senate amendments to the Army ApprO-
priation BILL also in the bill providing for an
appraisers warehouse in Wv DIRK city, and
committees of conference We're ordered -.
The Deficiency Appropriation bill then
considered in Committee of the Whole the
entire time being takeL up with speeches on
the subject of pensions MessrS. Hovey, Nc
CutcheOn and Mchinney delivering lengthy
addresses.
18TH DAY-Debate on the French spolia-
ton claims began in the House when the
fourth section of the General Deficiency bill
was reached. 1t apprOpriateS S141 COG. 63 to
pay claims which have been favorably re-
ported by the Court of Claims under the act
of January 20. 1855. No action was taken
An amendment Ge11 to the General al
army volunteers was ruled out of order 49,.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from Governor Green, of New Jersey, pre-
senting to Congress, in the name of the State
v.
and Philip Kearney, to be placed in Statuary
Hall in the Capitol On motion of Mr..
Phelps of New Jersey, a resolution was
adopted assigning August 81 for the consid-
Grafton of a concurrent resolution accepting
the statues and returning thanks TO New
Jersey therefor.
1SOTH DAY.-A joint resolution was re-
ferred authorizing the Postmaster General to
appoint a commission of three persons TO in
vestigate the subject of the rapid transit OF
mails in the city of New York and the ada
cent postal districts A bill was introduced
to establish interstate minimum rate OF
wages in the United States. The rates of
wages are to be placed as follows: Every
male citizen or alien over twenty-One,
who may be employed as a laborer
in any capacity, shall be entitled to
and shall be paid not less than $50 per
lay of ten hours; every woman of over
eighteen shall be paid not less than 81 and
avery minor over fourteen and under eight
en shall be paid not less than seventy five
,ents per day. The Inter State Commerce
Commission is to assume charge of the opera
ions of the act and 5 !. 600. 600 is appropriated
20 carry it into effect. a message was re-
,eived from President Cleveland announcing
he death of General Sheridan. On motion
If General Hooker the House adjourned out
" respect. a committee of seven was ap-
pointed to confer with the family in regard
o the funeral, and to take such other action
Is may seem appropriate or necessary under
he circumstances.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17
A MIDNIGHT COLLISION.
FriShtful Accident to an English
Excursion Train

A frightful railway collision occurred at
midnight Tuesday, near Hampton, Wick,
England.
A train of empty freight cars was turned
by blunder of the signal men on the wrong
track and dashed into a train filed with eX-
cursioniSts which was coming along at full
speed The locomotive and guards van
Of the freight train mounted up
over the locomotive of the paSSen-
ger train and landed on the foremost paSSen-
ger carriage. Two of the passenger car
riages were teescOped. Both trains were
piled upin mass of ruins. out Of which
arms, hands. legs and heads proIruded, and
the screams were terrible. In the darkness
the work of rescue was difficult The driver
and the stOser of the passenger locomotive
and four passengers were instantly killed,
and from twenty to twenty-five injured, four
Of them fatally.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17

Islsr DAY-The resolution instructinv III.
Committee on Finance to make an investiga-
ton of the cottou-bagging pool was adopted
- The Speaker then appointed the following
members of the Military COMMITTEES as the
House Conferees on the Army Apuro-
priaton bill: Messrs. Townsend. Mash and
Laird. . The Senate bill making an appro-
priation to enable the Government to be rep
in Columbus in September and October was
discussed, but the bill was lost at last for lack
Of a quorum, only l5O members being pres
emit
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17
Sketch of His Life.

General Phillip Henry Sheridan was born
in Somerset, Ohio, on March q, 1881, in a
house that is still standing near Columbus
and had come to America three years before
his birth He began to earn a living for
himself in 1874 clerk in a dry goods
store.
He got on we'll till he read that there was
vacancy at West Point from the Somerset
district So he sat down, without asking any
body's advice, and wrote General Richie, the
Congressman, plain, homely application.
The General knew the Sheridans we'll, and so
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17

THE Eighth Cavalry Regiment is oI It's way
from Concho, Texas, TO Dakota, making ths
longest march a regiment has made since thu
war the distance being 1900 miles They
make FROM sixteen TO thirty six nailes day
and expect TO reach Dakota September l.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-17

The following executive order was issued
by the President as soon as be received the
sad news:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
prefer, Lightning 10 IIemp.

"Whad's de matter with de electricity"
The question was asked in New York by Dan
Lyons. chief of the Whyo gang, an hour after
he was sentenced to be hanged on July H.
Dan had read the new Law abolshing the
moose and substituting electrical stroke as
a means of death for capital punishment.
The electrical method was to be applied only
to men condemned after next Jan. 1. Lyons
has now asked his counsel 10 petition the
governor for respite until next year, in the
hope that the new law could be so construct
ed rs to apply to him, but a careful
reading of the statute does not
support any such hope. Lyons will have to
be hanged in the old fashion, and he is very
much disappointed. Two other murderers
are under sentence for execution on the same
day that Lyons will be hanged. One is
Charles Giblin. who shot to death bakers
wife who would not return to him the eouH-
terfeit bill which he had tried to pass on her.
Giblin is weakling, morally and physically
"a wan, eongumptive fellow who was an un-
unskilful sort of counterfeiter until a greater
crime ended his career. The third uutor-
tunate creature is an Italian woman Chara
tlgnaralc, who is so FRUSTRATED by
dread of the gallows that the Tombs'
physician would not be surprised if she
should die of fright. Her crime consisted
of borrowing her lovers pistol, follow
ing her hated husband into the street aud
shooting him there She speaks hardly any
English and an Italian priest consented TO
introduce the subject to her. This was easy,
because the poor womans mind could not
be kept by him on the subject of religion.
She was filled with horror of the gallows and
would talk with him about nothing else, after
she understood that she was sentenced to die
on July II. He found that her terror was
mostly physical, aud she brooded constant
ly over the process of hanging. When the
change of method was described to her, she
clasped her hands joyfully and exclaimed
that after allshe wouldnot have to be choked
to death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
A Long Bridge.

The bridge across the classic 0xus,
on the line of the Russian Trans-Cas-
plan Railway lis l ,000feetlongerthan
the Brooklyn bridge. Theentireroad
is u remarkable piece of engineering.
1t was consideredimpossibleto main
tain a railroad through the shifting
sands of the Kara Kun desert. But
Gen. Annenkoff, by covering part
of his railroad with clay, by placing
in his embankment layers of the
branches of n desert shrub, and by
cultivating along parts of the route
many thousands of the desert plants
the roots of which retain the sand, has
thus maintained his road bed with
out deterioration. The problem of q
water supply was solved by bringing
water in pipes from the mountains
that skirt 200 miles ofthe route, also
by canals from Murghab, while ar
tesian wells are the scouree of supply
between Merp and the Oxus. In a
region that is destitute of fuel, and
where the cold is at times intense,
petroleum has been utilized to drive
the locomotive and to heat the 60
railroad stations along the way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Going DAT to Fish up So 900, 900.

From the Philadelphia Record.
before two months shall have
passed said DR.. Seth Pancoast last
night. Il propose to land in Phila-
delpbia 100000 worth of gold
and silver bars and precious stones
now lying in the bottom of the At
lanfic Ocean, the treasure of the
sunken English sloop-ofwar De
Braak, which went down in 179S. =
The main obstacle heretofore to To-
eating the wreck, the Doctor says,
has been the variation of the me-
ridian, which has been accurately
solved by Observation-Disclosures
Adams of the United States Navy,
who has been granted a leave of alb
sence by the secretary of the navy to
further prosecute the search for the
De Braak. He will act us the chief OF
the expedition, which is the second
one fitted out by DIR. Pancoast to
search for this wreck. The steam
boat Long Branch of New York has
been chartered for this expedition,
and after undergoing repairs she will
take on board a full complement of
submarine divers, experts and Off
GERS in charge of Lieutenant Adams.
Everything will be under strict
navy discipline. The spot
where the wreck is said to be
is about a half mile off the
point of Cape Henlopen, and with
the powerful pumps from the steamer
it is expected that tho mud will first
be washed away, and then the divers
will land the bars of the precious
metal on the deck ofthe Long Branch.
A revenue cutter will be asked for to
protect the treasure. The headouar-
ters of the expedition viii be at Cape
May point. The De Braak. in which
the treasure is supposed to be buried,
sailed from Falmouth, England. on
on June 3. 1897, for the British
West Indies. She was commanded
by Capt. James Drew, with a comple-
ment of sc men, and in the following
May arrived off the Delaware Capes.
While under mainsail and reafed ton
sail she capsized and sank with the
captain and 80 officers and seamen.
The rest OF the crew escaped in the
ships boat and pilot boat. which
was waiting to take the pilot ashore.
Two hundred Spanish prisoners also
went down at the same time. The
DE Braak was licensed privateer
under the English flag, and while on
her Journey across the ocean over
hauled two prizes, both loaded with
the specie which DR.. Pancoast and
Lieut.. Adams viii endeavor to bring
rom the bottom of the ocean.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

DIS result OF eating ice cream in restaurant
at David City, Neb. All are suffering from
cramping Of Che stomach and bowels. at
tended with vomiting and psreing Thedoc-
tors say the ice cream hadpoison ofsdme kind
in It, but are unable 10 tell the MIXTURE of it.
The restaurant keeper is a Han of experience
and an old resident.
John Mrtiill, Green Bay brakeman. met
with a narrow escape. He was standing on
the cahoosa Of freight as the train ran into
Ninona, and was warned by the whip to
duck for the bridge over the slough He
raised his head again and was struck by the
main span crushing him through the window
OF the lookout on to the floor Of the ear. He
was badly bruised, but broke no bones and
has no dangerous injuries. His escape was
remarkable,
Dan WestiAll, an engineer on the Union Pa
cific, was severely injured in au accident tif-
teen miles fsom Miles City. The engineer mo-
ticed something ahead and in alarm reversed
the engine and called 10 the fireman, Ed
Starck, who jumped for his life, he himself
standing at his post of duty, Scarcely had
Stark reached ground when a mass of earth
and rock came laundering down the bluff
striking the engine fairly between the drivers,
She ran ahead twenty feet, then topped over.
Not till he saw the trucks leaving the track
did Engineer Westfaii attempt to escape. As
he jumped his left foot and ankle were caught
under tia tank as the engine turned over and
were badly crushed.
Lightning struck the farm house of Ole
0.estad, ten miles north of Hunter, Dakota,
killing 0lestad and his wife. Some neighbors
passing the house next day noticed the forsa-
en- appearance of the dwelling and forcing an
entrance, found the terribly mutiated bodies
lying on the floor. The only child, an eight
months old baby, was on the bed uninjured.
The building had caught fire from lightning,
but n heavy rain prevailing extinguished it.
0lestad had sent for his father aud mother
only few weeks previous, and they arrived
from Norway in time To participate in the
funeral They knew nothing Of the fate OF
their children until their arrival at the farm
house. 0lestadwas popular and wellto-do
farmer,