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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-05

90 HENCE correspondent wishes
us 70 explain tho meaning OF the term:
"From Alpha to Omega" We shau't
do 1t. Wo hive had politics enough
Tor one season, and propose to let up
ON the machine. We never heard OF
Alpha, anyhow, and ms for old Omega,
may no be durnod!-- Detroit Free Press.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10
$1.OO Per Year.
THE TWO ANGELS.

[John G. Whittier, in April Atlantic
God called the angels who dwell with Him above
The tend crest Pity the dearest was Love.
"Arse," He said tiny angels a wall of woe and sin
Steals through the gate of Heaven and saddens all within
y harps take up mournfu that from lost world
swells;
The smoke of torment clouds light bghts the aspho
dels;
Fly downward that under world and its souls of pain
Let Love drop smiles like sunshine and Pity tears like rain
Two before the throne yelled in their golden hair
white wings essened swiftly down the dark abyss OF air
The way was strange flight long; at last the angels
Where swung the neither world red wrapped in ray
less flame.
There Pity shuddern wept but Love- with faith too strong
for fear,
Took heart from Gods amightness and smiled smile of
cheer.
And the Pity quenched the flame wherein 1t fell
And with the sunshine of that sme hope entered into HE'LL
Two unveiled full of joy looked upward to the Throne
Four white wings folded at the Him who sat thereon
And deeper than the of SEAS soft than falling
flake,
Amidst the wings and song the Voice Eternal spake
Wecome my angels we have brought ahoer Joy to heaven
Henceforh its song shall be the song OF sin for
glvenl"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10
THE VAN Wrinkles.

THE VAN Wrinkles.
The legend of Rip Van Wrinkle is a very signif-
cant one, We have no reason to doubt that he
was very much surprised when he awoke one
morning and found that twenty years had rolled
away since he went to sleep, apparently but twelve
hours before.
Father Time had gone on moving with blade
as keen as though Mr. Van Wrinkle had been up
and doing himself
The scythe of Father Time moves evenly too
and fro, with perpetual motion swing the wheel
of progress puts an edge on the blade, and the
Van Wrinkles sleep on.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle left large family to do honor
to his own vocation--slumber.
One of these days they will wake up and rub
their eyes and blink about at the changes which
have taken place and wonder where they have been.
The tree under which they sought shelter, will
have branched out into huge oak, and tied to Its
branches will hang nc bleached skeleton Of their
old time ideas; the rifle which did such good work
in its day, grown rusty and time worn, will fall to
pieces when aimed at the game it brought low
twenty years before Twenty years is long time
to Sleep
Yes-the Van Wrinkles are large family in this
generation. Disturb them not-the wheels OF
progress will turn on without them and the while,
the greatest changes Of the world are taking place.
When they awaken, they will ask you how it all
came about Tell them it was nothing but Educa-
tion-that education did it. Co-education. They
didn't believe in co-educaton-and OF course they
naturally imagined it never would come about.
Tell them during the session of their protracted
nap 2O4 colleges out of the 345 reporting to the
Bureau of Education are ce-educational. Tell
them 1926 medical schools are open to women.
Tell them IS States have admitted them to prac-
tice law, and they have been given the municipal
vote for school affairs, and put Oh sanitary COM
mittees, and made police matrons, and tell them
they still are marching on like the soul Of the de-
funct John Brown.
The Van Wrinkles will be very much surprised
when they hear all these things-they will wonder
where they have been and how they could possibly
have slept through it all. They will be genuinely
surprised and rub their eyes some time ere they
comprehend. Tell them the end is not yet They
we're always under the impression that the sun
shone for the Van Wnkles-but they were mis-
taken. The sun is lavsh-he shines on the van
Wrinkle, but not for them-he shines for growth
and progress always
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10
Vol. II.No. "a.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1889.

Now Peace proposes to hear all complaints on both
sides-rght the grievances through an able Court
of Arbitration, composed of the best minds of the
Nations of the World, working under code of
law, that the nations establishing arbitration have
given their agreement to-.
II is an encouraging mark of civilization that
history can mean something besides war.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10

THE Womans Illustrated World has discovered
that "te real Mary who 6 Had Little Lamb is
now so wears of age and resides in Somerville,
Mass Her name is Mrs. Mary E. Tyler. When
a child she lived in the little country village OF
Sterling. Mass, not far from Worcester, and had
pet founding lamb, which really followed her to
school and hid under her seat When the little
lamb made its appearance before the school it
caused such disturbance among the scholars that
.tbe teacher turned it out John Roulstone wrote
the original poem Of three verses, but two more
were added by Mrs. Townsend"
FROM Cedarville, Ark, comes the following in
curry
the WoMANs CHRONICLE the Sd of August see an article
nm 0rresposty of Her Sex" Which did you intend to do
get after the Gazette champion Mrs Lucy Parsons and
Socialism?
The writer evidently believes himself capable OF
reading between the lines, in the editorial OF last
week. and we refer him to q second perusal OF the
same The CHRoN1oLEs sympathies are with Mrs.
Parsons only in so far as she is ''put forward"
(accordiug to the Gazette) "to do things from
which responsible men would shrink" The Ca
zette, in taying up its point on the ''irresponsi-
bility Of the sex,' entirely lost sight OF the ven
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10

MISS CARRIE j. BARTLETT, the first woman
preacher in Dakota, has accepted call from ALL
Souls church at Sioux Falls South Dakota, to the
Unitarian church at Kalamazoo, Michigan. She
was educated in the West, taught school for sew
eral years, and did acceptable newspaper work be-
fore she entered the ministry.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10


that "women were put forward to do things from
which responsible men shrink" Ii the CORE
sponden is friend of the Gazette, he better skir-
msh about and help that journal catch the cat.
The National View man cogtaes on the subject
of women being admitted to the Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary, and says chat another milestone
on the path of progress has been left behind. He
says one point now will conclude the question.
"Has woman the capacity to comprehend and the
ability to teach when the requisite means and abil
tiles are placed within her reach?
''Certainly, this once conceded, and there can be
but one intelligent conclusion. And that must be
on the side Of the woman. And furthermore, this
is only to be determined by trial. Give them a
chance. They are entitled to this and they ought
to have it. Anything less will only show bigotry,
prejudice and obstinacy Of that portion of the
male sex who oppose it.
'.But this is not to be borne much longer The
obstacles that have blocked the way are constantly
receding, because, as we know truth is omni-
potent and free discussion is her glorious arena.
1t is only necessary to keep the ball rolling
Results will follow as sure as night follows day."
Brain capacity will one day be not question Of
sex-but Of intelligence
God speed the daylF
IT is a notable and praiseworthy fact that the
change of customs is notably in the right drec-
ton. The Peace Congress lately in session in
Paris, France, made one of its departments for
work to bear upon the moral and economic in
fuence Of peace
This section comprised the influence to be ex-
erted upon all public and private schools OF in
structon for the young; the rewriting of our his
tories, and leaving out the prominence there given
to war, and replacing this by the facts of the
economy of patient labor of tongue and pen, and
all the moral forces that have ever been in action
to build up any great State or government To
compute the cost of war, in its loss OF men in
armies the enormous expense of standing army,
its ornaments, war vessels, armores, etc. The
moral influence of peace brought out the frightful
condition of barrack life of the sodiery, and the
destruction of our young girls in these sinks OF
pollution.
lit was the grandest sight have witnessed on
earth" writes the correspondent, "ths meeting
of men and women Of all nations-their hearts
fred with the holy zeal Of our Divine humanity as
given by our prophets Peace on earth good will
to all Frederic Passy in his opening address,
said the causes Of war we're when grievances ex-
listed and complaints were made-they would say
keep still; you must say nothing and hence
grievous wrongs we're allowed to accumulate with
no redress but that of an outraged and wronged
people, oppressed beyond endurance and the
breaking forth in war against their tormentors'
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-08-10

AT the Normal College of New York recently,
one thousand girls applied for examination, and
over GOO passed at an average of over % per cent
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
UNION DYNAMITARDS.
Their Attempt to Blow Up
StevensOn's Brewery.
ONE CONSPIRATOR sQUEALs.
He Makes a Clean Breast of the Whole
Plot to Inspector Byrnes, of
New York.

I Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
New YORK, April 1.-The explosion,
presumably of dynamite bomb, which
occurred February Sth in the area of
Stevenson's brewery, has been found to
be the work of Labor Union men, four OF
whom are in custody at police headquar-
ters. One of the four men Inspector
Byrnes has in charge confessed and told
OF the guilt of the other three. The in
former is Henry A. Fitzgerald, formerly
walking delegate of the Ale and Porter
Brewery Employees Protective Association
who compose Local Assembly $500, en-
braced in District Assembly 40, Knights
of Labor. The men implicated and who
are in custody are John O'Connell, Presi-
dent of the Local Assembly; Patrick F..
Close and Thomas Reardon, members of
the Executive Committee. O'Connell
was President of the Executive Com
mittee and undertook to bring
Stevenson to terms. The prisoners con-
stituted the committee at the time of the
explosion. According to the informer's
statements, the committee went about to
lnN6ub bOtA0 ECuolu0 WIlcIcOy DloN6ueOu
would be made to recognize the Union
and discharge the non- Union men. The
first plan was to send Union men to the
brewery to apply for work and state that
they were not attached to the Union.
The men who might secure employment
under this disguise we're to place grease
in the beer and ale vats. Several
applicants who visited the brew
cry failed to get employment.
The conspirators, then, contrived to blow
up the brewery. The engine Of destruc-
tion, it was planned, should be exploded
in the engine-room. An opportunity to
reach the engine-room was not afforded
the conspirators, and the dynamite was
finally used in the area. The detectives
who have been on the case learned
recently that O'Connell stated at meet
ing that it was one thing to blow up
the brewery, and another to prove it.
Inspector Byrnes, after securing Fitzger-
AIDS confession, took him before the
grand jury on Friday, where he repeated
his confession, and indi ctments were
found,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
THE CASHIER GOES TO CANADA,
But Feathers His Nest Well Before
Taking Flight.

CHICAGO, April IA special despatch
from Anoka, Mimi, says: The doors of
the First National Bank closed last even
ing. The cashier is in Canada. There
is woman in the case. p. f. Pratt,
the cashier, went to Minneapolis a
week ago last Thursday, and on Friday
the bank officials we're startled by
notice from the Merchants' Bank of st.
Paul that the account Of the First
National was oyerdrawn $40, 900. A mes
senger was at once dispatched to st.
Paul and the discovery was soon made
that Pratt had drawn out about So 900
due the bank, and about twice as much
more on his check. The bank examiner
was notified and gave the books hasty
overhauling. Enough was learned
to show that matters were in q
bad way and that Pratt is short
nearly 100000. Not knowing when
or where the end might be, the directors
concluded to place the bank in the hands
of the examiner, and he will appoint
receiver. 1t is impossible yet to tell the
extent Of Pratt's viliany. The banks
correspondents, both in New York and
Chicago. also allowed him to overdraw
the amount of $4,000. In addition
to this, he raised about 100000
on his personal note endorsed by
Mrs. Nelland, an aged widow residing in
Dayton, who trusted Pratt to manage,
her business matters to large extent.
1t also appears that Pratt, in company
with II. S. Sparks, of this city, had
been specializing in wheat, and Sparks
account is overdrawn $10O 600. Last
summer the good people of Anoka
we're Mortified to learn that Pratt
was on intimate terms with
a handsome young woman of
doubtful reputation. The scandal soon
became public property, and his wife
took her two children and went to Bos-
ton, where they have since resided. Soon
after this, the grass widow also disap-
appeared, but it is alleged she has since
lived in Minneapolis, where Pratt eup-
ported her and their illegitimate child.
There was quite a contest in the bank
directory at the January meeting over
his position on account of this scandal,
but it was finally decided he should close
up certain business matters with which
he was familiar before severing his con-
nection with the institution. 1t is be-
lieved his stealings began at that time. |
The President of the First National
Bank is H. L. Ticknor, a we'll
known business man CT this city and one
Of the pioneers of the Northwest. The
capital stock of the bank was 10000. |
Unless matters prove worse than expect |
ed, depositors will probably be |
paid in full. AS yet no step has
been taken to hunt the absconding
cashier, but a reward for his capture
will probably be offered at once. AS he |
mas had weeks start he is undoubtedly |
safe in Canada. 1t is learned that he |
disposed of all his property in this vicinity |
;ome time ago.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
A RUN THROUGH FLAMES.
Terrible Experience On a.
Passenger Train.
SPEEDING OVER BLAZING TIES
Surrounded by a Sea of Fire, the
Engineer Makes q Successful
Dash for Life.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, April 7.-During
the terrible gale and fires of last week q
train from the East had terrible expe-
rience, two miles east OF Mount Vernon.
A destructive fire was raging at that
point and the dust and smoke made the
surroundings as dark as night. The
engineer plunged the train into the dark
ness, and the first thing he knew he
found the ties on fire for nearly mile
ahead. He checked the train, fearing to
advance lest he should find no track
and there, in the suffocating smoke and
heat, with blazing ties under
meath the train and flames on each side
of the track, the crew sought to ex-
tinguieh the flames and save the train.
The passengers became excited, and
pleaded to be released from the death by
fire or suffocation that seemed so near at
hand. For time escape seemed i'm
possible, and several of the passengers
gave up. Several ladies prayed aloud,
and on all faces were pictured the fright
natural to mankind when death appears
to be only few moments hence. The
| train crew and passengers worked heroic
ally. Men bent forward, gasp
ing for breath, felt their way to
the tender, and found water to
dash on the burning ties, while othere
went ahead of the engine to see whether
it was safe to move ahead. Behind the
road was on fire as far as the eye could
see, while ahead all was darkness and
mystery, but it was death to inger in
that cauldron of fire, and when their sur
soundings either meant movingor death,
the effort was seen to be worth the at
tempt and start was made. The sus-
pense and horror of the few moments
required to pass over the burning track
and through the terrible heat and smoke
cannot be expressed, but the train finally
pulled out of the flames into fresh air
and safety.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
More settlers for OKIahoma.

CHICAGO, April IA meeting, under
the auspices of the Chicago Oklahoma
Settlers Association, was held here to-
day, for the purpose of organizing a
colony to locate in the newly opened
territory. Two hundred men enlisted.
1t is intended to start the members from
this city April Goth. They will reach
the Indian Territory line on the evening
of April 21st, and enter Okla
boma at noon next day. The
chairman OF the meeting gave a
glowing description of the new
Territory, and cowboy who had been
across it several times spoke of the dan
gers the new settlers viii have to avoid,
Newspaper clippings were also read stat.
ing that there were more men waiting to
enter the Territory than there were
homesteads, and there would, doubtless,
be much fighting. Notwithstanding these
announcements every man present sig
nified his intention of going ahead.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08

prising citizens of Chicago, who very
rarely tackle town which does not
exhibit striking evidences of vitality r.
They see an elegant new city hall air .,cet
ready for occupancy, and lord . court.
house in course of arid con-
struction. On every hp, I'D they see the
evidences of the IS .JoO 600 which have
been, during the past twelve months,
put into noble business blocks and ex-
quisite residences. On being told this is
the year of the "busted" boom--that all
this was done otter he so-called collapse
they draw breath of astonishment
and wonder what in thunder Los Ange-
les county would do with full head on.
Going out into the country they find
that they cannot walk a mile without
stumbling over a railway. They see
railways to the right of them, to the left
of them, before and behind them, and
fad that many of these tracks belong to
the most high-sounding transcontinental
railways in the country-the Southern
Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe,
/ and Sunset.
Taking square look atthis country, so
intersected with railways by which they
can reach New York, via Sacramento,
an d the Central & Union Pacific, Kansas
City via the Atchison, and New Orleans,
via the Sunset, they realize that they
are gazing upon acres that discount the
old land of Goshen-acres that will bear
every thing grown upon the footstool
from the orange, lime and pomegranate
to the cereals, the fruits of the temperate
zone, and the potato, and they
naturally conclude that Los Angeles
has been very much lied abou
in the eastern and northern and centra
California press. When they reflect tina
the three million six hundred Thousand
acres of Los Angeles county are WASHED
for nearly hundred miles by the waters
of the Pacific Ocean they at last-st leas
those of them that have any sense-real
ize the future of this city and county, ant
know that its possibilities are as illimita
, BILE as they are charming. That settles
once for all, the abuse of the eastern ane
upper California press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08

MURAT HALsTEAD has been boosted
into SO conspicuous a position by the
vengeful vote Of certain line of United
States Senators that it is very probable
the Republican party in Ohio will put
him forward as candidate for Governor.
This might be gratifying to the pride of
the rejected editor; but we submit that
Halstead can do more to get even with
his Senatorial enemies and to reform the
abuses that have obtained in elections
for United States Senators by sticking
to his editorial chair. He can WELD
greater and more effective power at the
head of his paper than he can in any
political Office to which he could be
called.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
TO LOS ANGELES.
Another Overland Railroad to this
civ. t

G1tYs
Another overland railroa d to Los An
geles is announced, and those at the
back of it say that they mean business,
and will do more construction work than
they will talking. The projectors are
Eastern men named Messrs. H. B.
Chamberlain, j. G. Montague, Jno.
Hurlbut, S. S. Harper. f. W. M. Brow,
Phil 7. Feldham and Ben B. Lower, and
they have incorporated at Denver with a
capital stock of 100000. The
new line is to be called the Dem
yer, Colorado City and Pacific Railroad
Company, and as st present outlined will
run as follows: From Grand Junction, in
Mesa county, Colorado, down Grand
river to q junction in Green river as
nearly as possible upon the water grade
to be hereafter established, through the
Territory Of Utah and the States of Ne.
vada, California and the Territory of
Arizona; thence to the mouth of the
Colorado river at point where it
empties into the Gulf of California, and
by the most feasible route to San Diego,
Los Angeles and San Francisco; and
also to build line of railroad from
the junction of Green and Grand
rivers, running north up the valley of
Green river by the most feasible route
for junction with the Union Pacific.
The projectors are very sanguine about
the affair, and, in the figures they have
drawn up, estimate a through annual
travel of $4,000 passengers, at two and
half cents mile, yielding revenue of
$l2, ,5OO,0 900. To this they add $3.50, 600
for local travel, and "a 900, 900 for freight
receipts, bringing the total up to So, O00,-
600. On the other side they estimate
the expenses as follows: Cost of main
tenance, $3.50, 900; rolling.stock, s545, 900;
transportation, 81 ,500,000 miscellaneous,
$205,O00; total of $3,000,00O, thus
leaving a net balance per annum of
SO 100000. The cost of constructing and
equipping the proposed road is estimated
at $50, 900, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
A SCENE
In the Executive office at Sacra-
mentO.

In the Executive office at Sacra.
mentO.
Assemblyman Young, of San Diego,
entered the Governors office one morn
ing, and handing a formidable looking
paper to Waterman, told him it was a
memorial urging him to appoint certain
parties to the Superior Judgeehips, created
in San Diego by the bill then pending.
Watsrman-It's no use. I've picked
out two men for them places.
YouDg-Perhaps when you see that
the entire bar of San Diego and the lead
ing citizens of the county generally, have
recommended the gentlemen whose
names | have urged upon you, you will
consider it best to defer to their wishes.
Waterman-I defer to nothing. know
what want, and don't care who the
lawyers may wish to force into judgeships.
l have the power to appoint and shall
exercise it.
Young-You have the power TO ap-
point; but you should exercise that power
in way to be consistent with your duty
toward the people.
The Governor was waxing furious, and
reared and stamped around the office.
He then exclaimed:
81 want you TO know, sir, that l am
Governor o this State" and repeated
this 80 often that MIR. Young got tired of
it and quietly said to him that he was
glad to know that such was the case from
himself, for it was generally believed
outside of the Executive Office that Bo-
ruck was the Governor.
Then commenced "a scene that could
only be equalled in lunatic asylum.
Waterman foamed and fumed, and
stamped on the floor, and grew louder
and louder in his asseveration that he
was Governor-he, none but he. He
pitched into Boruck and Martin, and
finally rushed into his private sanctum
and locked himself in. e
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-08
Am ExnIorinr Parry.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 16.-A strong
newspaper syndicate, composed of some
of the leading dailies in America. has
just been consummated by A. j. Miller,
of this city, for the purpose OF scientific
exploring expedition to the unfrequented
portions of Central America. The ex-
pedition will consist of Mr.. Miller as
manager, Professor Darragh naturalist
and taxidermist. Prof. J. Roy Brown
geologist and William H. Venable, OF
Atlanta. This is the second journey
made by Mr.. Miller through Central
America and his experience and famili-
arity with the natives, their language
and customs, will be valuable to the
present enterprise in exploring Ameri-
cas- clark continent"