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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-02
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad
dress tpostage paid), at the following rstes,
payable in advance:
one year. ...-.---.---....... 40 w
Six months. 9 SO
For any period undsr six months, Fifty
ents per month.
Entered at the Elko, Nevada. Postofice for
transmission through the mails as second
lass mail matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
"THE THUNDERBOLT."
A Heavyweight Knocked Out by
q Clever Negro Pu%iIist.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 16.-The ten
round Sparring match between Mervine
Thompson, alias the Thunderb0lt, of
this city, and George Peters, colored
pugilist of Detroit, tonight, was some
thing of iiZZle. The match was with
two-ounce gloves for rs and 25 per cent
of the gate receipts. Thompson
weighed 220 pounds, while his opponent
tipped the beam at 165. The Thunder
bolt appeared clumsy, heavy and awk-
ward, and the agility with which Peters
kept out of his way made the first few
rounds rather tame i'll the fighting line.
Occasionally Peters would get his man
where he wanted him and
would send him to grass in short
order. When the fifth round
began Thompson had been fioored four
times, and when time was called he
came up with determined look. AS
the fifth and last round progressed,
slight sparring was INDUCED in, until
Peters gave the heavyweight blow
which sent him sprawling over the
ropes. AS Thompson recovered Peters
dealt him several more blows on each
side of the head which laid the thunder
bolt fiat and as limp as a rag on the
stage. He did not respond when time
for the sixth round was called, and ac-
cordingly the match was given to Peters.
Before the fight occurred Thompson
was the favorite among the betting fra
ternity at $50 to $50 without any takess.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
The Miners Strike.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 16. - The
miners are still out in this portion of the
coal regions, and are not disposed to
yield. All the colieries were idle to-
day. The miners at William Penn col
llery did not return to work as pre-
dicted. The Kelley Run miners are
also out and firm.
ASHLAND, Pa. Jan. 16.-All the
miners in the vicinity are still out.
The report that Big mine run colliery,
of the Taylor estate, would start up this
morning has proven incorrect. The
men are to hold meeting. but the
chances are they will decide not to re-
turn to work.
louisville. Pa, Jan. 16.-Fifteen
members of the executive committee
met to-day and decided to hold public
meetings and agitate the strike bitterly
throughout the coal region and along
the Reading railroad. All speakers of
national reputation are to be broug hit
here. Amalgamated Chairman Davis
and aids are visiting all local branches
and labor headquarters, encouraging
the men to hold together. The reported
starting up of the Pottsville Iron and
Steel cOmpany'S furnace is untrue.
The KnickerbOcker Ice cOmpany's la
borerS refused to load Reading cars at
Lunling run dams to-day. The officials
here say that the miners must first un-
cOnditiOnaliy go to work before they
will be treated with.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
The Police Held at Bay,

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Jan. 16.-Frank
Gordon. murderer and forger,i in a frame
house all day yesterday successfully
held at bay the officers of the law who
came to arrest him. The garrison of his
imprOvised fortress consists of
Gordon himself and Maggie Tate,
the woman with whom he
has been living. The besieging
army includes the police force of Will
Transport. the sheriff of the county and
his posse and a goodly portion of the
citizens of the town. The officers
finally gave up the contest, having I'M
derstOod that Gordon had been seen late
Saturday night, when he had announced
that he was going to Philadelphia.
1t is reported tonight that Gordon was
seen to-day in the back yard of the
house in which he was supposed to have
been hiding. He has not yet been run
down by the officers, however. The
amount of the forgery in which Gordon
was involved was about $500. His ac-
complete was arrested and to-day placed
under 81 ZOO bail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
MILLER'S TRAINING.
Something About the Omaha Ban
tam Who Faces the Spider.

While Tommy Miller, the Omaha
featherweight, is comparatively I'M
known in Minnesota, it is evident from
the following extract from the Omaha
Herald that plenty of confidence in his
ability is entertained at that place and
that he will face his opponent, the Bel
fast Spider, at the Washington rink,
Minneapolis. Monday night in perfect
condition. That paper says:
cat an inviting resort on the old mill
tary road a vehicle containing Edward
Robbery and the representative sports
of Omaha pulled up yesterday. The
trip was made for the purpose of visit
ing the point where Tommy Miller, the
champion featherweight of Nebraska,
was preparing to cope with Ike Weir,
whom he is to meet at an early date at
Minneapolis in tWenty-rOund contest.
The place where Miller is undergoing
training is conducted by Col. Rowles,
with Dennis Lane holding down the
master workmanship. They are both
old-time sports, and are preparing Mil
Ter for battle which they manifest a
willingness to wager he will win. The
back room of the institution is neatly
arranged with suspended ball, and it
was at this that the little champion was
He was in trim, and to satisfy his call
ers that he was well prepared to cope
with the ''lad of the Shamrock he
gently put several OF the alphabetically
inclined newspaper men" to sleep and
set Manager Rothery and Col. Beck, of
Council Bluffs, to sprinting in good
shape. Miller has reduced to III
pounds and is in the best of condition.
Some of the leading spirits of Omaha
are willing to wager that he will worst
Weir, and not alone this, but that he
can whip Tommy Warren in less than
five rounds. Edward ROthery, his man
ager, will accompany him to Minneap-
oils, and, it is understood, will post
heavy wager upon his man carrying off
the laurelS.
Weir is training in his peculiar way
by running, riding and keeping on the
go all the time. He boxes nightly at
Cardiff IL DonaldSOn'S exhibitions, and
Saturday evening astonished a crowd
by his wonderful feats of high kicking,
as well as his dexterity with the gloves.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
A REST FINALLY.
The Chicago Bicycle Contingent
Leaves MinneapOlis-A Suit Be

The Chicago Bicycle Contingent
Leaves MinneapOlis-AS Suit Be-
gun.
It. T. Roe has begun suit against j. l..
Black, j. s. Wood and W. A. Tanner, at
Minneapolis, to recover 81 900 deposited
by him OH the hittaker-McCurdy
bicycle race. He yesterday left for
Chicago, accompanied by MeCurdy. (
S. Il. Whitaker, the 'cyclist, also left to
go on the road for the bicycle manufac-
turing firm he represents. Before leaving
he made the following statement:
"Yes," he said, 81 have got the worst
of it, I'll acknowledge. / fully intended
to win the race, and knew could do It'll
/ did sign contract to let McCurdy
win, but ii was with Tanners KnOwl-S
edge. In fact, he advised me TO do 1t In
order to pull the other crowd on to bet
more money. He said would get $500
il won. Wood, the stakeholder, also
offered to draw his check for $4,000, to
be given me ii l won. | said: Il don't
want your check. Put $500 up
with Ed Lawler or some responsible
business man to be given me if | win.
They wouldn't do this. Roe never
offered me any specific amount, but said
l would get half the winnings. think
Wood was in with Tanner as much as
Carlisle. There was no race run, and
I'd think Roe should get his money
back" 1t is needless to say that this is
all vigorously denied by Col. Tanner,
who says Whitaker signed contract
to throw the race in order to do him,
and is simply trying to excuse his con-
duct
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
Chips From the Ties.

The Omaha road is open all through excetp
on the PipestOne and Mitchell branches.
The Manitoba is open except on the Water
town, Glendale and Browns Valley
branches, Everything is moving and the
weather is growing warmer. All the other
roads are about In the same condition.
General Freight Agent Bird gives notice
that taking effect Jan. ~ shipments of ben
zine. benzole, gasoline and naptha in barrels
i'll straight carloads, or when loaded with
coal oil, on the Milwaukee will be taken on
the same basis as coal oil, viz, fifth class
The Northern Pacific, beginning Feb. /,
will carry in carloads wire staples, pals and
spikes in Minnesota and Dakota east Of the
Missouri river. They have formerly been
carried as fourth class on each commodity.
President Fisher and James Smith, Jr, of
the ST. Paul Duluth, go East to be gone
some weeks.
Mr.. McCulloch, of the Omaha road, left
last night for Chicago to attend meeting to
revise winter tourist rates and arranging
rates for Mardi Gras at New Orleans.
Mr.. Moore, of the Northern Pacific, has
gone to StLouis to attend railroad meeting
Mr.Oakes. of the Northern Pacific road,
has return from the East and with party
Will soon leave for Tacoma.
Superintendent Clifford. Of the Wisconsin
Central, returned from a trip over the North
ern division of the road.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
A Charge That Editor Keep is Not
Dead, But in Hiding.

New YORK, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Mary T.
Keep, divorced wife of the late Charles
ID. Keep, of the Wall Street News, has
petitioned the Queens county court TO
open the grave in Calvary cemetery
where Mr.. Keeps body is supposed to
be buried, in order to furnish either evil
port claim made by her that Keep is
alive, or if dead, was murdered. Mrs.
Keeps story is as follows: She was
married to Keep in 1872, and owing to
Vaccinations by Cuthbert Mills and
Bridget Mcmahon was led to obtain a
divorce in 1884, Bridget McMahon then
married Keep, who apparently died in
June, 1887, at Long Branch. A will in
Bridget McMahon's favor, dated in
1881. was then probated. Mrs. Keep
claims that this will was null and void
as in 1878 Keep had made will in her
favor and she had furnished the money
to start the Wall Street News. She was
about to sue Keep to recover this money
and also about to apply for annullment
OF her divorce from him, when Keep
was reported to have died
at Long Branch. She was pre-
vented from seeing his body Or
attending the funeral. She has an affi-
davit of the janitor of the building in
which Keeps Office was situated in New
York, that Keep was seen there the day
before his alleged death. The certifi-
Gates of death and burial misState the
age and nativity of the deceased. Keep
had often told her that if cornered in
any trouble he would feign death and
escape by the aid of friends, who would
report him dead. He had also declared
after his eStrangement from her began,
that he would prevent her in some way
from recovering her property. The
business is carried on now the same as
if Keep were alive, and Mrs. Keep al
1egeS that he is alive and in conspiracy
with Mills and his second wife to de-
fraud her. OF else that he was murdered
by them in order that they might get
control of the property, which is valued
at 100000. This, she alleges, would be
possible, from the alleged fact that he
was seen alive in New York the day be-
fore his reported death. An order to
eXhume the body will probably be is
sued tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
THE SPORTING WORLD.
McAuIiffe and DAILY Have Very Lively
Contest Which Ends With the
Honors About Even.
Mervine Thompson ''Fhe Thunderbolt'
Knocked Out by a Small But
Agile Senegambian.
Miller Getting Himself in Shape for
His Bout With Wsir---The Curl
ing at Portage.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 16.-Jack Me-
Auliffe is 81 500 better off tonight than
he was when he left Brooklyn. His
benefit was rousing success. Music
hail was packed to the last row in the
upper gallery. Three thousand people
yelled and cheered as the two fighters,
who both claim the title of lightweight
champions, spared three hot rounds
after two score OF more New England
scrapperS had put on the gloves for s.
minute. Jack McAullffe skipped across
the stage, followed by his brother with
a big Turkish towel and bottle.
There were cries of McAuliffe
from hundreds of Threats and then
everybody yelled for Mike DAILY. He
walked to his corner. McAuliffe stood
at the front of the stage while cheer
followed cheer, and when he could hear
himself speak he said he realized there
could be but one champion, and that he
could not dispute the title now, but he
promised that when he had got through
his engagement he would fight for the
title. Councilmen William Mahoney
introduced the men as Jack McAulitfe,
of Brooklyn, and Mike DAILY, cham
pion light weight of America, and
tntfy StudItu ou Mihc LAZY UocS
just what Bill DAILY tells him to. He was
told to go it easy for round and he did.
McAuliffe sailed right in and punched
his man hard. He would jump way
back and then go at DAILY with a reg
ular Sullivan rush. Time and again he
did this, but Daily occasionally put in
short arm job on McAuliffe. The first
round was in McAuliffe'S favor. After
rest nearly as long as the round they
JUMPED TO THE CENTER
and began some lively fighting. DAILY
fought harder. 1t was really a fight
and not sparring match. The Brook
lyn boy was evidently too heavy and out
of condition. but he showed the GOODNESS
which has won him many ring battle
and gave Daily as good as he received.
The dOwn-eaSter landed some vicious
blows on McAuliffe'S head, but the New
Workers. cleverness always came to his
aid, and he invariably cOuntered on
Days face or body. AS time was
called for the third round Nc
Aulitfe went in like bull and
nearly knocked DAILY out with a straight
left-hander on the temple. That aroused
DAILY and he went in to knock Nc
Auliffe out. 1t was hammer and tOngS
and Daily was getting in some tremen
dOuS blows, when he put in an upper
cut on the New Workers. jaw and
knocked him fiat. The cool McAulitfe
got up and they had it hot to the end.
DAILY did the hardest hitting, but the
general impression was that in finish
fight McAuliffe'S GOODNESS and general
ship would balance the new champions
strength.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
The Irish Leaders Views.

DUBLIN, Jan. 16.-A reporter of the
Freeman's Journal has had an interview
with Mr.. Parnell. Mr.. Parnell believes
that there is no doubt that grave dissen-
sion exists among the members of the
cabinet, and that gov trnment party
crisis may occur at any time next ses-
sion over some English question. He
urges tie Parnellites ana Radicals to
facilitate government business, and
thus avoid the charge of obstruction.
He says the Liberal-Unionists are GER
tain to separate on English matters.
Mr.. Parnell says the recent reductions
Of rent made by the land commission
are not half what the tenants of Ireland
are entitled to, and urges the party to
take such action as will Oblige the sub
commissioners to re-eXamine the whole
question. He expresses the belief that
the Nationalist will gain three men,
bers in Ulster at the next parliamentary
election
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Lamar. Villas and Dickinson Get
There---Other Lucky Ones.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The senate
went into executive session at l o'clock
this afternoon, and three-quarterS of an
hour later took up the nomination of
Mr.. Lamar. It's consideration lasted
until o'clock, at which time the nomi-
nation was confirmed by a vote of 80 to
26. Senators Riddleberger, Stanford
and Stewart voted with the Democrats.
All the other Republicans voted or were
paired against Mr.. Lamar. and all the
Democrats were in his favor. The dis
cussiOn was almost entirely confined to
the Republican side. The principal
speakers were MeSsrS. Edmunds,
EvartS, Cullom. Sherman, Allison.
Hoar, Hawley, Ingalls, and Wilson, of
Iowa, and Riddleberger-the last named
making two speeches. The line of OPP
position covered the official and politi-
cal record of the nominee. as well as his
age, business record and legal qualifi-
cations. 1t is understood that no
speeches were made by Democratic SEN
atOrs. The voting began at o'clock,
but was interrupted. and nearly an
hours argument interviewed before the
roll call was finished. The nomina-
tons of EMeSsrS. Villas and Dickinson
were then at once taken up and con-
firmed, without debate, and it was Or
dered that the president be notified of
the combinations. The following is I'M
derstOod to be the vote in secret session
on the confirmation of Mr.. Lamar:
Ayes-Bate, Beck, Berry. Blodgett,
Brown. Butler. Gail, Cockrell. Coke, Col
quit, Daniel. Faulkner, George, Cor
man, Gray. Hampton, Harris, Jones, Of
Arkansas; Mcpherson, Morgan. Pugh,
Reagan, Riddleberger, Salisbury. Stan
ford Stewart Turnie Vance Vest
Voorhees,, Walthall, and Wilson, Of
Maryland-32.
Those voting in the negative were
Aldrich. Allison, Blair, Bowen, Cam
eron, Chace, CullOm, Davis, Dawes,
DoIph, Edmunds. Evarts, Farwell, Frye.
Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, HOar, ingalls,.
Mitchell. Paddock, Palmer, Plat
Plumb, Quay, Sherman. Spooner, Stock
BRIDGES.
Those paired in the affirmative were:
Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson. Hearst.
Kenna, PaSco, Payne, Ransom,
Those paired in the negative were
Chandler. Jones, of Nevada; Mander-
son, Morrill,, Sabin, Sawyer, Teller. and
Wilson, of Iowa.
OTHER COMBINATIONS.
Bragg, to be minister to Mexico.
Receivers of Public MoneyS-John
Tracey. North Platte. Neb.; Joseph $.
Swan, Glenwood Springs, Col; A. w.
Sidney, Neb.
Postmasters-W E. Lehman, Hurley,
Wis; f. e. Bennett, Monroe, Wis; E.
j. Farlow, Ashland, Or: j. III. frey,
Aberdeen, Oak; G. w. Lewis, Black
River Falls. Wis: Fred Fuller, Ada,
MIMI: John Mccarthy, Saltwater,
MINI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
RAILROAD CHANGES.

John Nj. Egan, of the Manitoba, to
Go to the st. PanI & X ansas City
Road.
John M. Egan, the present able gen
eral superintendent of the Manitoba
road, will, on the LIST of February next
sever his connection with the latter
road and take the position of general
manager of the st. Paul & Kansas City,
formerly the Minnesota & Northwest
ern, 1t has not yet been definitely
settled what other changes will be made
in the latter road. Raymond Du Puy,
who has been the general manager,
will become vice president, and il
is expected that some other changes
will follow. These, it is understood,
have been practically settled upon, but
as there may be some variation from the
schedule even after this, no further an
nouncement is made at this time. Mr..
Egan is regarded, and very justly, too,
as one of the ablest railroad men in the
Northwest. He has a very easy and
quick way of turning Off vast amount
of work in short time. This was OBJ
servable in the way he watched over
and crowded forward the great extern
sion of the Manitoba road the past sum-
fller from MinOt to Great Falls and on
I'D Helena
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
Speaker Carlisle Ill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Speaker Car
Isle was taken with a congestive chill
while at dinner this evening, and at
midnight his condition is reported as
serious.
Speaker Carlisle has not been well for
several days and complained of feeling
badly. This evening while at the din
ner-table, at the Riggs house, he was
taken suddenly and seriously i'll and
reached his room with the utmost diff
fculty. DR.. Sewers was promptly
called in, who pronounced the attack a
chill of the cOngestive order and admin
istered the proper medicine and advised
the speaker to keep quiet for several
days, as he was in great need of rest,
and his nervous system greatly i'm
paired. The illness of Mr.. Carlisle will
doubtless prevent him from presiding
over the house for the next few days
and he may be compelled to give up his
trip to Georgia, where he expected to go
Saturday to deliver his speech on
Revenue Reform" At 1 a. m. the
speaker was somewhat improved and
the high fever that he had early in the
evening had slightly abated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
An Anti-Socialist Bill.

BERLIN, Jan. 16.-An anti-socialist
bill submitted to the reichstag provides
that all offenders shall be expatriated
or suffer total loss of citizenship, ac-
cOrding to their offenSe. This new
measure against socialists has been in
trOduced because it has frequently hap
pened in cases where men have been
expelled from one district they have re-
sumed the agitation of their doctrines
h1 %aeh Tere R Reor s n46S6
that the punishment of expatriation
shall only be enforced when qualified
magistrate declares that it is admissi-
BILE. In the lower house a telegram was
read to-day from the crown prince, in
which he expressed his thanks to the
nation for the sympathy that had been
Offarad him
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
THE READING STRIKE.
The Employers Determined Not
to Accede to the Mems De-
mands

to Accede to the Mems De-
mands.
READING, Pa, Jan. 16.-The Reading
railroad officials have added a large
number of special officers to its force.
The new men are TO be stationed in the
coal regions to guard the cOmpany's
property. A number of slight disturb
ances were reported north of the noun
tains to-day, but no one was seriously
hurt. The trouble occurred at Mahanoy
Plane and was caused by strikers inter
fering with nOn-uniOn train hands. The
Reading officials are now showing a
very bold front and intend pushing the
knights to the wall, and violence may
be expected at any time. Passenger
engines on the road are to be
supplied with soft coal on all branches.
Some were started out to-day with that
kind of fuel, and the engines not being
Intended to burn soft coal, the fremen
are having hard time of it. No coal
has been down the road to-day, and it is
not likely that the total output to-day
will exceed 100 cars. Coal is extremely
short In this city and dealers say the sup
ply will not last more than ten days. The
worst feature of the strike is the suffer-
ing it is likely to cause the poor people
in this valley. They cannot afford to
buy in large quantities. and with many
yards empty it is hard to predict the
misery a prolonged strike may entail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
WITH STONES AND BROOMS.
st. Paul Curriers' Off for the Con-
tests at Portage, Wis.

The members of the st. Paul Curling
club who will compete in the grand
curling contest at Portage, Wis, this
week, left last night on the Milwaukee
road with stones and brooms, and with
good assurances of victory, although
Milwaukee is coming into the contest
with no less than eight Kinks. Unfor-
tunately, owing to the weather and
several members of the club being snow
bound in the country, the st. Paul club
will be represented by only two Kinks.
The skips are John McCull0ch, the pres
dent, and w. w. Lorimer, and the
other curriers' are William Rodger, james
Baxter, Alexander McCulloch, j. G.
Hinkle, c. G. H. Smith and George Net
Teton. The Kinks were made up on the
train on the way down. The competi-
ton for the Morgan, Mitchell and dis
trict medals will probably keep the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
The American Association.

CINCINNATI. o., Jan. 16.-The Ameri-
can association of base ball clubs is in
secret session to-day to select an eighth
club. The seven clubs were fully rep
resented by Charles F. Byrne, j. j.
Doyle and F. A. Abel, from Brooklyn;
w. Ii. Whitaker and w. S. Kames,
from Philadelphia; William Barnie, II.
r. VonderhorSt, from Baltimore; +. ID.
Robinson, G. w. Howe and j. A. Will
Jams, from Cleveland; George MunsOn,
ST. Louis, and l.. j. Hauck and George
FL. SchmelZ, from Cincinnati. James
Whitefield is here from Kansas City to
urge that clubs claims upon the assOci-
alton, and has strong showing OF the
financial backing of the club.