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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-14
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


The Duchess OF Rutland Is a con-
slant contributor to the magazines,
and gives all her literary earnings to
one of the London asylums for the
blind.
Rev. Augustine Francis Hewitt,
who succeeds Father Hecker ss Su-
perior-General of the Paulist Fathers,
was born In Connecticut sixty-eight
years ago. He IS Of literary turn Of
mind, and has written many books.
Associated with him is Father Deshon,
who was at one time looked upon as
Father Hecker's probable successor.
When "Our Mutual Friend ap-
peared it was enthusiastically re-
viewed in the London Times by the
late Mr.. Dallas. Dickens was sc
pleased with the article that he gave
to Dallas the MS. of the story, the
critic metapho horically clasping it to hi.
heart and protesting that he woulo
mover part with the precious thing. A
little while after he sold it to Mr..
Childs for twelve hundred and fifty
dollars.
Gladstone was invited by q West
ern editor to contribute an article on
washington. The English states
man declined in the following words
written on postcard: "I am much
honored by your letter. But I can not
act upon it. Washington is a noble
subject I studied him forty years ago
with love and admiration. But it is
not in my power now to renew the
study. and I should not like to profane
the theme by thin and slovenly work" ;"
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, the London
preacher, receives an average of SOC
letters a day, and he employs three
secretaries 30 answer the communica-
tions which come to him from all parts
OF the world The enormous rev.
enues OF his church, or Tabernacle"
are entirely devoted to the various
philanthropic movements in which
the reverend gentleman is interested,
as the Gmple income derived from
his books and sermons is more than
sufficient for the needs of himself and
family.
DIR. A. p. Happier. OF China, cali
Ing attention to the fact that Arnold.
in his "Light of Asia," estimates the
number of Buddhists at four hundred
and seventy million, and James Free
man Clarke, in his "Ten Great Relig-
IONS" gives the number OF three
hundred million. says: Il regard these
statements as entirely unwarranted
and unsupported by facts" His own
estimate is seventy million. Prof.
Monier Williams states as his opinion
that ono hundred million would be a
large estimate of the Buddhists In the
world.-Missionary Review.
DIR. Sir Morell Mckenzie has a
family. consisting of O wife, two sons
and three daughters. One son is on
the stage under the name of H Fl.
Morell, while the other follows his
fathers profession. Each of the
daughters has special talent, which
she is given every opportunity for
cultivating. Ethel, the oldest daugh-
ter, hes a taste for journalism, and is
! the London correspondent of. Phila-
delphia paper; Hilda, the second
daughter, aspires to be IN artist, and
has q studio, where she paints Indus
triously. while Olga, the youngest, is a
! musician, and has done something In
| the way OF original composition. j.;
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-14
Another County Heard From.

Nagsboo (solicilously)-What would
somr candid answer be to the popular
conundrum: Is marriage n failurep
Mrs Nagebee getting even)- My
candid opinionp Well ahem-- I've
known some failures who were mar
ried. and it's poor rule, you know"
Detroit Free Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-14

1t is estimated that there are 1ss
coiieEes IN tho United Stntes, 4, shG in-
ssat,'t'ons OF learning. and 65,718 stu.
dents In them. -:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-14

In ninn years the Baptist CITY Sfi..
"iHA g "hiludo,ph;a baJ o,,a...lL.s
- 5.>,"' !a!g.a. r,u riy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-14
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ADVERTISING RATES.

s'uri business principles. Apply 1T tho Of
dee for terms.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
Why Hamilton Fought Burr.

Hamilton's son, Philip, few years
before, while defending his father
from political attacks, had become
embroiled in a duel. He had met his
antagonist at Weehawken, opposite
New York, and been killed. Hamil
ton at this time was so impressed
with the noxious influence of the
code that he published pamphlet
against it.
But there were many reasons why
it was difficult for him to decline to
meet Burr. He had formerly sane
toned the practice he now condemn
ed by serving as second to Col.
Laurens in a duel with Gen. Lee. His
own son had fallen three years be-
fore in Gas it was considered at the
time) vindication of his fathers
honor. He was prominent as an
aspirant for the first Office in the gift
of the people. Today a duel would
doubtless decide the question against
him, Then he regarded a refusal to
fight as fatal to his chances. Had he
possessed certain moral strength,
often deficient in some of the Hamil-
tions, he would have acted upon his
convictions. He was too weak to do
this and accepted the challenge.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
George Crook.

Brigad1er-G General George Crook,
in command of the Department OF
the Platte in the Military Division
OF the Missouri, it is we'll known has
been promoted to the command OF
the Division, taking the rank and
Office of Major-Gen Terry, resign
ed. He thus assumes responsibilities
where his experience will be of the
greatest service.
The General thus promoted has
little over five years to serve before
reaching the age Of retirement, and
he was at the head of the list of
brigadier-generals. His reputation
among the Indians is signifed in the
name "Gray Fox" which they have
given him.
George Crook is a native of Ohio,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
A. Practical success.

The Spreckles beet-sugar enterprise
in Santa Cruz cd unity, says the. San
Francisco Call. has proved a practical
success and thereby the world is furn-
ished with anothet illustration. of Claus
Spreckels' sagaciV. This latest sue
cess Increases the business prestige of
Spreckels to an enormous extent. He
said the enterpri,e would succeed and
was sanguine. in the face, of. failures.
He held that precious experiments had
not been properly made and could not
be considered as true tests. The beet
sugar factory at jacksonville. has been
running two weeks and atcrushing of
$50 tons of beets a day has yielded 40
tons of sugar: The enterprise is high
ly appreciated by the farmers of the
jacksonville region and: the people of
the town for the very excellent reason
that it has deteloped one, season of
prosperity and insured more. It is to.
be hoped that Mr.. Spreckles will look
into other industries after he has fin
ished with sugar: A man of his INTEL
hgenee and force should not confine
his attention to. any one product.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

ance Of the overwhelming testimony thas
had accumulated against him, for he was
unaware Of the fact that his tool, O'Douuell.
was in custody and had made clean breass
Of his own criminality. When the lawyers
were about to give MP In despair, ono Of
them suggested the advisability Of bringing
Kavanaugh and ODonnell face to face, This
was quickly done and when Kavanaugh saw
ODonnel he turned deadly pale. His eyes
began to creep out OF their sockets and his
big frame trembled from head to foot.
H." no was stammering when O'Don-
nell made him start by saying: .It's NO uae,
Tom. to hold back. They've got us on the
hip. and the only way to save ourselves ID to
tell the truth I've told 1t, and you'd better
do the same
Kavanaagh reflected . long time, and
finally said he would make . statement il
they would n OF press him too hard.
"Wc make no promises" was the quiet but
emphatic rejoinder.
The plumber then gave sensational mar
rative OF his own part in the conspiracy He
corroborated ODonnell in every particular.
He admitted having met the gaugsr on tho
street and having hired him to procure
juror.
who hired you!" Mr.. Haynes asked in
confidential whisper. a. he drew his chair
closer to Kavanaugh.
Nobody"
After considerable questioning, Kavanauxh
finally said: SWELL, made my reports 10 W.
s. Forrest, the attorney.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

and isabout sixty years of age. After
he was graduated at West Point he
appointed to a Lieutenancy in the " as
in the Fourth Infantry. This was in
the year 1852. During the Civil War
he rose from the rank of Colonel to
that of Brigadier- General in 1862,
and Major-General in 1864. He
commanded the army of West Vir-
ginia in the Valley ofthe Shenandoah.
When the war ended Crook was
serving as Major in the Third Intan-
try, and was brevet Major-G General
OF the United States army. He had
risen to be a full Brigadier- General
in the Regular Army by the year
1873. His promotion is appreciated
by army officers generally, as that
of a capable and active soldier, who
has earned his rank.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
Eccentric Funeral Directions.
m the Louisville Courier.

From the Louisville Courier.
The funeral of DR.. 81. III. Tucker,
an eminent Baptist divine, which
took place at Atlanta a few days
ago, was unique in many respects. DR..
Tucker left a letter giving instruc-
tions concerning his funeral. He di-
rected that he be buried in coffin of
wood that it might rot. He instruct
ed that prayers be offered for any
body connected by affinity or con-
sanguinity with lis family: for any
BODY who had ever done a favor or
good turn for him or his family; for
everybody who had injured him in
any way. There was to be no ad-
dress of any kind at the funeral and
no music, only prayer an1 reading
of Scripture. His orders were car,
ried out to the letter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
VENEZUELA RICHES.

How the Same are to Be Gatheredin by
Messrs. Sabln and Seymour.
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram,
Ex-senator Sabin was in Washington
for an hour and met Hon. George M.
Seymour OF Saltwater, who had Just re-
turned from two months trip to Venezuela,
south America, where the two companies of
which Mr.. Sabin is president have extensive
lnterestss The large enterprise ts the build
Ing OF the Carneas l. Laguayra railroad. Ar
engagements have been practically completed
Tor the building of this road, which is six
and q half miles long, four miles and $50
Feet OF which will be tunneled through the
mountain The road will connect the cities
OF Carneas, the capital Of Venezuela, and La
guayra. the principal seaport town of the
country The cities are now connected BY a
ROAD over the mountains twenty six miles
long, which takes zig-zag route and is mar
row gauge. The new road will be broad
gauge and will connect with the Venezuela
Central and the Carneas l. Valencia road,
the two principal roads OF the Venezuelan
states. Work is expected to begin on the
road In sixty days. and it is estimated that
It's completion will take three years. 1t will
be run by water power. which will also fur
n1sh motive power for all the electric ligh,
plants and paper mills The road has right
OF way of 1000 feet on either side of its
track. and it is expected that
SUFFICIENT SILVER ORE
WILL be taken out to build the read Mr.
Seymour is enthusiastic over the prospecrs
OF both the railroad company and the Ameri.
can Telephone company (consolidatcd) The
latter company has the sole right to manu-.
facture paper in Venezuela for twenty-iv
years, the sole right to use electric lights fo1
twenty five years. and the sole right to uss
telephones for nine years. The paper mill ID
already in operation and three telephone ex-
changes have been established The plants
already in operation pay the company S48,-
600 year over all expenses, and the capac.
ity Of all is being increased. The cities Of
Carneas, Laguayra and Valencia are now be-
ing lighted by the company, and in the lat
ter place there is no competition with gas
The new railroad will connect the seaboard
with country of over million inhabltants
and Is expected to do a business of $780,
900 yearly. MI. Seymour will leave for
home tomorrow night and will meet Mr.
Sabin in Chicago. when they will both re-
turn to Saltwater.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

beth considered ranchers., The. correct.
application of the word ranch, how.
ever. will hardly admit OF its being APP
Piled to the farm. There is about the
word reminder of the low-browe6
hacienda and, its attendant cattle range
the hum of wild bees, the odor of horse.
OF the saddle and hacamore and RATA,
and OF the big Spanish bit There. is.
attached to tia suggestion OF. freedom
and unrestrained. hospitality, of bad
grub and good horsemanship, of the.
romantic and lamented past.
And to the rancher (the owner of the.
grant who lives. on it), attaches the
same in some respects hallowed. at
tributes. He is generally liberal and
singuaarly venerated by the wild tribe
about him. He is their oracle, and
when he announces that cattle paw
better than horses. it becomes a prov.
erb with those wild riders and the j.
reinmakers, and. other hangers-on of
the grant. Maybe years after he has
been laid to rest in grave which is
shaded by the rude caves Of the ado be Sc
ranchhouse, when conditions have
changed and: new methods prevail, the
theories Of the rancher survive am ong
these scattered COMPANIONS of his.
earlier days. and what he taught them
came to them from an. authority
which was and remains beyond dis
pute.
Yet considering the ranch cattle
man in the abstract he is fossilized-.
an lnhabltant OF that amber, the last
decade. He.owns la ds so extensive
that he could. scarce See across it if il
were stretched out il a straight; line.
Yet he cannot prevent the. accumula-
ton OF real estate on his person. Liv-
ing streams;run Through his domains,
but he never takes chances on catch
ing cold by bathing in them. He owns
fine stock. but only for breeding pur-
poses. He rides a wild-eyed bronco
that he himself broke before he ever
saw a railroad or a telegraph wire,
He might load his table with the
choicest viands of earth, SO wealthy is
he, yet he asks for no better than, his
herders get-fried cabbage, bacon and
beans, and bread that would sink m an.
if he went swimming after eating it.
There is no romance lingering on the
horizon of such a life. The odor of
horse and hides is elifying for change,
but fresh air is better for stead Y. thing.
ana little civilization is. agreeable to
meet with, mixed In with the WAYS of
the frontier. 'Alf and 'alf gives tone to.
the stomach, even on q. ranch.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
KISSED THE FLAG.
Socialists In Chicago Greet the Stars
and Stripes With Derision.

Socialists In Chicago Greet the Stars
and Stripes With Derision.
CHICAGO, Special: When the stars and
stripes were raised at the socialist mass
meeting in Vorwaert's Turner hall
the flag was greeted with hissea There
were probably q thousand men and women
in the room at the time, all the seats on the
floor and most of the seats in the gal
lerles being filed. The banner was brought
out by the janitor, and when he unfurled it
30 that the red, white and blue could be seen
the Kissing commenced. He fastened the
pole SO that the folds Of the flag fell on the
stage at the foot Of those who were to be
speakers, and as he did so the Kissing in
creased in volume. Probably half of those
In the hall joined in it. The red flag
was then unfurled and fastened on
the opposite side of the platform. Imme-
diately the Kissing ceased, and was sue
ceeded by burst Of applause Men cried
~bravo" and women clapped their hands and
waved handkerchief After this denonstra-
ton Martin Schmiedinger was chosen chair
man of the meeting. He introduced Sergius
E. Shervitch of New York AZ the first speaker.
Schervitch spoke in German, and began by
declaring the hanging of the anarchists to
be the gravesr crime ever perpetrated in
America. This statement and every sta To-
ment Of the sort that he uttered was loudly
appiauded. He said he was proud OF the city
in which that execution occurred. because
he felt that one day it would be the Paris
the city Of revoluttons-of America An aw-
full discomfort was smouldering in the hearts
of laborers, and would soon burst forth in
the fiery revolution. He said it was useless
and Idle to think that this revolution would
be peaceful one. The other speakers all
took milder tone
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
Clothing of British Clergymen.

Can anything more absurd and less
impressive be imagined than the hat,
clothes and boots worn by the Brit
ish clergymen who throng to Lon
don in May? A nondescript seedy
hat, generally of the sideawake de-
scription, a longcoat cut like SACK
a pair of baggy trousers, very much
''knee'd," huge pair of square toed
6ulgy boots and agingham umbrella
make up a costume which is at once
grotesque and disreputable. The
old fashioned clergyman used at
least to dress like q gentleman, and
the Roman Catholic priest has a
peculiar and unmistakable style of
his own. / quiet fail to see, there
fore, why the modern cr,rate should
array himself like q cross between q
broken down undertaken and a cafe
waiter out of work, -Labouchere in
London Truth.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
A Boy. and Dol Both Heroes.

At Bourbon, the most neglected port
in the French Indies, says the Phila-
delphia Press. a nal mber of vessels rode
at anchor. Suddenly q tidal wave was
signaled and a cannon shot conveyed
the order for all vessels to leave the
port. The crews hastily regained their
vessels and in less than half an hour all
ships. but one had ls4t the port The
one which remained despite the order
was large brig. On whose deck not a
living soul could DO seen. A second
shot was fired and the brig slowly
pivoted, and with tapping sails made
for the open sea. An hour later it was
discovered that the entire crew Of the
brig had been detained on shore and
the only living creatures on board were
q lad Is years old and the captains
dog. sf.a .
In order 10 obey the order twice
given the lad must have Lett the anchor
chain slip and cut the hawser, but
where could he got the strength to hold
the helm against . cyclonee Three
days passed and all the vessels had re-
turned to port but the brig, and fears
gained ground. Suddenly on the
morning Of the fourth day naked
mast vas seen against the horizon.
Like stick at first. it grew longer
and then hull appeared All the sails
were furled and the. hrig-for it was
the brig-was sailing under masts and
eordage only. kept en- her course by
her little jib hsisted one-third high.
A quarter OF al hour later a tug was
at its side. The brig was brought back
after more Than three days terrible
strife with the elements.
After seeing no one come, the boy,
knowing that to stay was destruction,
had let the anchor slip. sawed the
hawser, and, grasping the helm, set
her head for the sea. Slipping rope
with a running knot larboard and star
board, to prevent sudden lurches, he
remained at his post with the dog,
sleeping and waking, nearly 100 hours.
The colonlsts raised subscription
for him and he was sent to the Marine
school, wheace he came out an ofacen
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
Saved by . Chance.

RAILWAY, N. J., Special: What was one Of
tho nearest approaches to . f-ightful acc,-
dens in the annals Of railroading occurred
hero here to day to the fast Philadelphia OK
press train on the Pennsylvania railroad.
The engine, Just a. It reached the east end of
the long bridge east Of Main street. jumped
the track and was followed by i've cars. The
train ran along the ties for two hundred
feet. when the couplings broke between the
care and each car took shoot in different
direction, tearing up the rails and ties. and
digging into the stone ballast road-bed.
when Che cars finally stopped the passengers,
who were naturally badly frightened, came
out of the wrecked cars unable to compre-
bend what had happend. The only persons
Injured were two ladies who were cut BY
living glass The accident was due to the
spreading OF the rails, which were new, and.
il in said, had not been properly spiked BY
the section men who laid them.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
EXTRAORDINARY CONSPIRACY.

Buying Jurors in the Cronin Case
Create q Sensation in Chicago.
What threatens to prove a conspiracy Of
almost unequaled magnitude against the adj
-Wtuistration of Justice began to leak out in
Chicago last week. Two deputy sheriRs
we're arrested on Saturday on the accusa-
t1ons Of attempted jury-nxing in the Oronin
.mnrder tria.
.Last Wednesday, said MI. Mills, Attorney
Lougenecker's right hand man, IAN honest
young man, who ID employed al q foreman
da large establishment in Chicago. was ex-
.amtned and excused for cause" 1t is UNDER
stood, though not stated by Attorney Mills,
chat the name of the venireman attempted
g be bribed is George s Tachappae de is
the foreman for B. '. Page 4 Co., oil mer-
chants. sThursday.. said Mr.. Mills, "a very
prominent citizen Of Chicago entered the
oourtr room and very privately communicated
q the counsel for tho state that his fore
Gian, the venireman in question, before
Aelng called TO the jury box, had been ap-
-yroached by bailiff Of the court with an
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

occurred on the Big Four road half mile
west Of Trautman's station. A wrpcking
train collided with freight Engineer Nor
rie, of the wrecking engine, was instantly
killed and Fireman Whitestone was fatally
injured. Two trAmps and the brakeman of
the freight were also killed. The wreckinx
train was behind time. Both engines were
completely demolished and tho loss will
reach $50, 600 Several Of the crew were
injured
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
RANCH LIFE.
A Re5rmed Cowboy Humorist Prefers
More Civilization.

The Humdrum Life Of the Fossilixed Cattle
King Enlivsned By the Appearance Of the
City Youth, Who Tries to Re q Vaquero
and Succeeds
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

it takes more than such an experience
to suppress the new boy, He may be
slightly discouraged, but he is not sup
pressed.
He adopts progressive methods after
his initial experience, and from riding
the spawned and wind-broken plugs,
with "a quarter of century behind
them," he goes up by easy stages I'M
til he can lasso a coyote from the
worst bronco of the broncos, and then
he caps the climax and makes the se-
date old vaqueros envious by mount
ing and riding the bull calves around
the field. Before he returns homo a
streak Of lightning would not be too
rapid for his riding gait.
As one sits looking at the boy, the
man who owns the ranch comes along.
He looks healthy and wears d collar
less white shirt with the bosom fres-
coed with tobacco juice and inlaid with
axle grease. The Man-who-owns-the.
ranch is not his Indian sobriquet blu,
that is his position in life. The coun-
ty register refers to him as q rancher,
and the pushing people, who are max
ing the world hum around him, as {
mpssback. The rancher is distinguish.
ed from the ordinary squatter on ,
small parcel Of land by the Technical
appellation seattle man." They az,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-08-10
THE SONG OF THE WIND.

Who hath an eye to find me?
Who hath a chain to bind me?
NV haunts are earth's fair forests, fields and
seas.
break the sunlight into dancing flakes,
And BLUR the pictured dreams of sleeping
lakes,
Hither and thither going where | please.
Men see not, but they hear me;
They love me, yet they fear me.
An nature breatheS and moves at my COM
mand.
Sometimes daily with maiden's tresses,
Or bear faint odors from far wildernesses,
Then strew with wrecks the desolated land.
Well may the seaman tremble
When I with smiles dissemble.
For ne'er a spirit had such changing moods.
From waiting heavenward the white
winged ships
Under propitious skies, I seize my whips
And lash the tempests from their solitudes.
Who hath an eye to find me?
Who hath chain to bind me.
The vagrant roamer of the homeless sky?
Before the hoary mountains were, lived;
For ages murmuring through their pines
have Grievpd
That alone of all things ne'er shall die.
j. p. Ritter, Jr., in Belfords Magazine.