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, 1889-06-20
1T ~ ALL SETTLED.
The Samoan Conference Ends lts Labors
AsntcAbly.


WASHINGTON, June Ia The agreement
between En- gland, Germany and the United
States on the Samoan affairs was signed at
Berlin this afternoon, but will not be made
public until confirmed by the senate.
While it 10 called M agreement by the ofti =
GERS Of the state de partment, Walker Blaine
said this evening that he thought it would
undoubtedly require ratification by the
senate. II the instrument signed were one
regulating the conduct OF two COMMITTEES
towards each other, as, for Instance, be-
tween the Uniied States and Sau,oa, 1t
would properly be designated as a treaty,
but where the instrument signed is to
shape, the conduor Of three governments
viz the United States, England and Ger.
manv. towards u fourth party. Samoa, Its
proper nomenclature Is AN agreement. at
the same time as it Is IL matter stftcting the
foreign policy of the United States, Il Ia
said that it will need ratification by the
senate, and that, therefore, 1t cannot be
made public prior TO its sanction by the
senate. The agreement Is cordially up.
proved by all the members of the confer
ence and by their resp ctive governments.
The best of feeling prevailed at the ter,ni-
nation Of the labOrs Of the com mrlissloners.
BERLIN, June l4.-AmeriCa having aban
doned her principal objections To she sgree-
ment previously y arrived Al the peniputen.
tiaries had only to make unessential modl-
fications In the wording Of the draft ot the
treaty. The draft guarantees the autOn0.
NOUS administration OF affairs under the
Joint control OF Germany and America,
England acting AZ arbitrator In the event OF
differences arising. he sameans are TO
elect their own kiug and viceroy, and to be
represented in a senate composed OF the
prinoipsl chiefs and chambers elected by
the people. Samoa ia 10 have the right OF
levying duties ot every kind The treaty
also stipulates that the Germans shall re-
ceive money indemnity for their losses.
A special court will be appointed to deal
with the land question. The Americans
made their adhesion conditional upon the
ratification of the treaty by the United
States senate. The stains quo will there.
fore obtain in Samoa until DeCsmber. Mr..
Phelps will carry the treaty to Washing.
ton. The Samoan treaty will not be- pub
lished until signed by the American gov.
arnmeut.
, 1889-06-20
A BURGLARS KIT.
He says Ho Made 1,l the Kess Co Fit
One LONk.

He ssys Ho Made al the KeSs 60 F1t
One Look.
The fellow whom Officer Yager found
prowiipg around Canuon's addition
Thursday night, and who was found 10
have u lot Of burglars toe's in his posses.
sion when taken to the city all was ~
amined before Justice Curry yesterday
evening. The tools were ppead out upon
the table and carefully examined, They
consisted OF a oouple of formidable locking
knives. n tile. skeleton keys. about thirty
In number, OF every conceivable shape
and several Rimlets. avis and chiseIs.
Judge Curry q estioned the prisinor close
ly. He said his name was Lanxfosd; that
he came from near Davenport where bis
father and two broth 'rs reside. He ex.
planned that he had made the keys out OF
wire. while on the ranch. 10 fit an impro.
vised lock. The explanation was very un-
satisfactory, az the tools showed the mas
ter hand OF u man skilled in making tools
Of that kind. The prisoaer stated furtn,r
that he had arrived from Davenport on ~
cayuse on the night of his arrest, and
wss searching for a place to camp when
accostpd 10y Officer wager. The cayuse
WAS found tied in the brush near by.
LanRiord did not appear 10 have intelli.
gepce enough for first.clsss burglar. He
IL either an idiot or too shrewd TO reveal
hls true character. He said he would like
to have time to communicate with his re-
lations ut Davenport, and that he would
return here il allowed to 40 He had
nearly $500 on his person when arrested,
and upon drpositin1 this amount IA u
bend. WAS allowed 10 90 He will leave
by cayuse to day and says he viii return.
prove his innocence and reclaim bis money.
He has employed w. Nj. Ridpath to de-
fend him
, 1889-06-20

PRESENT AND FUTURE.
a Journsiisps View Of the Situation In
spokane Pals.

spokane Pals
Col. J. +. Parker. editor of the Walla
Walla Statesman who WAS, in Spokane
Falls several days last week, wrote to his
paper. under date June 6, ~ follows: En-
terprise IL the true magic wand after all.
ana Spokane Falls Is "A living reality OF
the idea. In less than u decade it has
risen from a gravel bed to the finest city
In Washington, and to my mind the
be to the Pacihc northwest what Mime
apolis is to the Mississippi Bortnwe
The people are an exemplibcation OF tie
Tannysoni,n couplet
Men my brothers men he workers, ever reap
ing some hius new;
The deed, thy have done are but the earnest
or The t"iugs they will do.
There enterprise Is infectious, and no
one can remain long amongst them but il
imbued with the idea that this is the
city Of the present and the future. Start
inv in as We are a. one Of the richest
States in the Union, with every product
indigenous to the country close at hand,
the man must be ~ silurian indeed who
cannot ace it, and there are none OF this
kind at Spokane Falls. They have by far
the finest and handsoinest buildings in
the state, and new ones are towering
heavpnword Rs fast az human labor can
create them. II ever a city had advan-
tages and started out in career Of pros-
perity, II is this.
Upon my arrival found them hard at
work getting up subscriptions for the
Penney lvania sufferers. and splendid
result was soon obtained. The Same even
ing came the dire news Of the Seattle
disaster, close ut our own doors. The first
news that came was to the effect that four or
five blocks were destroyed. and 1t was not
until the following morniog that the full
extent Of the calamity was made known
through the morning paper. This started
them up again, and coteries OF citizens
were discussing the matter and the best
TO be done to assist They 6rst sent q
sympathetic dispatch to the Mayor Of
Seattle, Offering everything possible to
help them in their extremity, Mr.. A. M .
Cannon the philanthropic banker. lost no
time ip ordering big carlo I'd of -four
rent of as fast as steam could carry 1t,
and the citizens generally subscribed with
their accustomed lib rali,y. They are hap.
py and prosperous themselves and came to
the front like tue bricks they are. They
even refused ous twenty.dollar subscrip-
tion from an outsider on the ground tnat
they could obtain all :he money required
without outside help. Such men vould
make u city of u desert n thousand miles
from nowhere.
, 1889-06-20
KANGAROO COURT.
How the Prisioners In the County Jaii
white the Hours Awsy.

How the Prisoners In the County Jaii
white the Hours Away.
The prisoners in the county Jail hold
what Ia termed the Kangaroo court when
ever new prisoner 10 placed in Jail.
This is an old time custom and la in vogue
Immediately after a new prisoner is
brought in. He is tried upon some
trumped up charge and is al~ays found
guilty of course. The fine ia generally the
amount of money he has on his person.
which goes into the tobacco fund. II hs
has no money, but hiss tobacco, he is re-
auired to forfeit the same. The jsiler
found the following set of rules la the
jail:
searched by the sheriff, and is subject to a
2. Any person refusing to pay q fine
will b. dealt with AZ the court sees fit.
8. One man will dish out the grub and
tho rest will stand back till 1t IL dished
4. The corridor is to be scrubbed out
twice week and the cells once week.
s InulAter must use the spitoOns.
Q. Any person refusing to aid the sheriff
In the performance Of his duty vii, be
dealt with ss the court sees tit.
Z. All persons must bo present while
tie court is In session.
3. All persnns must take their hats of
in court. and pay due respect to the same.
o. All money collected goes for tobacco
for the benefit of the inmates.
10. Any person found guilty OF treason
will bs punished as his honor sees ut.
IL. Tue rules oi this court will be strictly
enforctd.
~. Any person found guilty Of passing
out notes TO the jailer will be- puniehed
scoordiugly.
Judge. Boors SHORTY.
sheriff TRoY FATTY.
District Atty, i. KELLEY.
JanitOr sra SLIM.
, 1889-06-20
ceedinge be at once begun against Bou.
LANCER.
EXALTATION OF THE DOG.
Quotations showing That He wns In
Former Times Much Despissd.

-
Former Tiniss N uch DespIssd.
A correspondent of Boston paper has
given much study to the subject OF the dog,
aud DISCUSSES thus learnedly on that ,lu h
Ietted animal: The fashion of paradiDk
the dov belonYs to thA world Of to-day. u
is supposedly an English fashion, there
fore to I've initiated. But how different In
England! In vaat domains where Vrooms
and lackeys look after them they are ad-
United to the masters hearth on occasions
aud attend him out OF doors. But one must
horses. Animals do not live on equal
terms in London wi ish men or women. In
what well.bred London houses does
bulldog live with familyr
With this 1t 10 like many other foreign
fashions which we endeavor to initiate,
but only in part. without regard to the
condition, circu instance or social bearing
Of the case. A house that one has to en-
ter by way of u dog is not an agreeable
one. He is not wholly odor ess in a room.
This is not his fault, but it isa reason
why he should not be thrust upon ones
society. II Ia the attitude and altitude
given him by man to which object; ergo.
ii Is man that offends me--nan who is
dog bitten. confess share something
of the Jewish repuRnance to the
dog when see him lifted 40 entirely out
OF his natural element and made to play
70 important Il part alongside OF man
But consid deied only in the light OF good
breeding. ia 1t not serious ohense to
this when the dog Is permitted ii social
position which nature never designed him
fsr2 allude to persons 80 blinded by
their dog love that they hesitate not to
call ut u friends house in company with
the animal, and hesitate not to walk him
into another's drawing room Gould want
( consideration and ill-breedinR 20 be-
yond thlsp In our Boston athenpum,
among the printed rules framed and
hanging on the wall, is one TO the effect
that mo dogs are allowed inside the
library" Yet day after day visitors enter
with all sorts OF dog pets. from the huge
mastiff to the terrier!
1t il curious to observe how directly de.
rogatory to the dog are the teachings Ia
the Old and New Testaments, therefore IL
il comfortable to reflect it one does not
share the worship given by man to the
dog that at least the sympathy OF Holy
Writ is with him. For example: By
the Jewish law we know the dog was de-
clared unclean and was very much de-
spised. The most offensive express ION
they could use WAS to compare man to
dead dog. Christ excludes dogs, sorcerfrs
and idolators from the kingdom Of heaven.
How about the id3lairy of dogp
The name WAS sometimes put
st. Paul calls the false apostles dogs. BE
ware of the dogs" 'ls thy servant n
dogp" MY darling frcm the power Of
the dog" "Ye shall cast it to the dogs"
Not bring price of dog into the house.
"rhe dogs shall eat Jezebel." For dogs
have com passed me" And one might
muliply texts of this sort aud nowhere
, 1889-06-20
SUICIDE OF w. Is. CLARKE.
Tho Only sapport Of wido we'd Mother
--Aiiness and Dependency tho Cause.

A. about 10:45 yesterday forenoon. at
his room In Mrs. Servenpou's lodging
house in the postofiice building, William
b. Clarke, piano player we'll known
around towa, sent 3S-caliber bullet
through his brain. Clarke was formerly
connected with the Comique orchestra,
and went to Montana about two month.
ago. On Friday he returned 10 this city
and took room vt Mrs. Seversoa' =,
where he had roomed before. Hs told
Mrs. Ssverson that he had been i'll ever
since last winter. and had returned to
receive treatment from his former phys,-
clan, DIR. Catterson, anj believed he would
soon get we'll. About 1880 yesterday
morning Mrs, Severson knocked At Clarke's
door, and was told to come In. He WAS In
bed. and In answer to the inquiry as to
how he was feeling replied that he felt
about the same. Mrs. Severson told him
she would get him something 10 eat. He
answered, 81 do not feel like eating any.
thing now, but perhaps | may by the tin.
you get 1t ready" The laudlady stepped
into an adjoining room and in
about three minutes heard the repor}
OF y pistol. knowing that Clarke always
had pistol, which he had remarked to
h r, ''was his best friend" she ut once
opened the door of his room, and saw him
lying In the same position in which she
had left him. Blood was running from u
bullet wound in the right side o. his head
and the fatal pistol was still in his hand
REViEw reporter visited the
room soon after. The bullet
had entered the right templc,
we'll back The brains were ooziDg from,
the wound and the pillow and sheets were
dyed in blood. The suicide had evidently
taken the pistol from under the pillow.
placed 1t to his head and red while lying
down. He never recovered CONSEQUENCES,
and died about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Deceased leaves u widowed mother and
sister who reside at North Temsecal, near
Oakland, CAL, who were In q measure de-
pendent upon nim for support, and
to whom he frequently sent
money. Although Claiming to be only
% years of age CLARKE had wife and two
children in California, but was divorced
from his wife a year or two ago He had
some trouble with woman in this city a
few months ago, since which time some
Of bie friends claim he had not been of
sound mind. He had worked steadily
while in Montana. and $l39 and u gold
watch and chain were found in his pockets.
Coroner Mclean summoned jury and
held an inquest over the remains, the ver-
dict being that deceased came to his death
by "a pistol shot fred by his own hand.
Mrs. l.. g. Clarke, mother OF deceased
and Msss Kittie Clarke, bis sister, have
been notified by telegraph, and until an
answer 10 received it Is not known what
disposition will be made of the remains.
, 1889-06-20
fOuk BIG EVENTS.
fhe Cable aud Electric ROads and Two
Railroads Approaching Com pistion.

The Cable aud Electric ROads and Two
Railroads approaching Completion.
Herbert ID. Scr,bner. an expert con.
nected with the Tomson. Houston Electric
company of Boston, is ut the Grand. He
has come to Spokane Falls to superi uts nd
the construction of the electric road. He
has built more electric roads than
any other man 10 the country,
and his company has just taken
- contract to put down 6tty miles of road
in Boston. He states that IL all the condi-
tions are favorable he can build the Spo-
kane Fails road Ia six weeks. but it may
be three months before it is Completed and
in running order.
MIR. Scribner expresses sstonisbment at
the progress OF this city and he says he
ha. never seen city in which there is
such business actively az there il here.
fe is just now frcoi Pullman, illinois
where he fitted out system for the Pull
mans. The cars for the Spokane Falls
road are now in process Of construction
| at the famous Pullman worbs and will
he the finest that can be built.
Work is progressing satisfactorily on
the Monroe street bridge. The Boone
street bridge is completed, both the wagon
bridge and the upper structure for the
cable road. An amicaole arrange
ment mas been about arrived at
between the Cable Railway Company and
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern people,
by which it is thought there will be no
delay ia the construction of the road, and
the cars will be running by the ist of
| August. .. ...... .. .....
Between the first OF August aud the
| first Of October the city will receive a
! large impetus from the completion of four
great enterprises--the Spokane & North.
ern, the Gale road The electric
motor line and the Rockford
! brauch rhs frat named will
bring to Spokane Falls the rich asricul-
tural, mineral and timber products of the
| Colvile country. The latter will connec.
this city with the Union Pacific and O. X.
| 4 N. systems and afford direct commuui-
cation with the far famed Palouse country.
| The rapid transit railways will cover ten
miles of thoroughfare in the city.
, 1889-06-20

about 6 p. N. One Of the passengers
stated to u REVIEW reporter that thu d-.lay
vas caused by the bridge b,nv bu, md over
n gulch west of the Clark Fork crossing
near the Montana line, the day before The
bridge had only been TEN pOrarily 6x-d up 20
allow the passenger train to pass Friday.
after which u permanent bridge WAS COM
meDced, and WAS not completed IN time
for the esstbound train, causing delay Of
about seven houys
, 1889-06-20

tact as presiding ofYiUsr. Count Hsybsrt
hoped they bad reached O soiutbop VI a
difficult question.
In The International convention OF print
ers now ~ session ut Denver some talk
WAS occa,ioped by = proposition that hold.
ers of International rtrtihc.tes shall be
buried NJ the expense oi the I r. u. Con-
siderable other business ~ Importance was
transacted ami the cInysntion will adjourn
to-day
, 1889-06-20
MORE SHOOTING.
A Msu Shot ut bv Nm Unknown Fsrty 81
the CuIniQue.

Last night Mr.. Waterman bought some
drinks at the bar at the C0niique tnsater
when some trouble arose over tue change.
Hot words we're exchanged and the
bartender commenced throwing bottles at
Mr.. Waterman, who ran outside.
rs he ran out some one fred txo shots ut
him, but who t1e person WAS that 6red
the shots IL unknown. Captain Martin and
Officer Lewis we're unable to lind out who
the party Was. They searched one Or two
men suspected Of the shooting. but found
no revolvers. They searched thu pramis-s
around the Co,nique In expectation Of
finding where the gun had beeu thrown
to the uau that tired at biu. He yav.
securit, tor his appsarnoc. iu pvIicv court
to-day 3 p Ntr.
, 1889-06-20

Al Pine Ridge Agency. D. T.. commits
sionsrs held council with the Indiana
yesterday afternoon. Governor Foster
and Major Warner talked ut length, ex-
plaiuing the provisions Of the bill, etc.
The ludiaus talked the matter over and II
IL probable they will expect several days
talk before taking any dseioad scti0o.
, 1889-06-20
Cone, e,..astioa proees.lS.gs.

The Washiugtou & Idaho Railway Com
pany com mnenced suit in the district court
yesterday sgainst Dennis q Bradley and
john Il. Peterson. and also against Fran
CHS Read and J. n. Miller TO haye eertaiu
property condemned for right Of way for
their road ...,r- .s
Mary D. rnielmsp has filed papers In
The district court for divorce from her
husband, Frederick Thielmsn, ON tho
yroonds OF dasertiou. .....tI ..t
, 1889-06-20

The WOODEN mills of San Fraucisco have
closed down altogether, first ou account Of
limited demand for their products, and
second because they were not able to make
anything by reason Of low prices In the
Eastern markets. This 10 the result Of
high prices for fuel. yar ago coal
ran up TO ia per ton iu that city,
by reason Of scant supply; and just
as every available vessel Was brought
into tie trade to remedy this
difficulty. the great Newcastle GOLFERS
strike came along. This put them 40 tar
behind that they could never catch up
with the procession AZ yet no WOODEN
mill in Oregon or Washington has been
compelled to suspend operations. They
have water power In abundance and are
located 10 u great WOOL producing region.
Hence they wilI prosper when San Fran
cisco wool manufacturers, with far greater
capital. will be compelled 70 20 10 tho
waii.---Eieleua journal. y .nillsY-t. $50
, 1889-06-20
Wumru Wnnt. = Pl.. Il

DKSSER, Colo. June l5.-A Cheyenne
special says; Al the territorial conven-
tiou Of woalen h-id here to-day resoln-
tiop was adopted requesting the o,niins
eopstitutional Convention Co incorporste a
souan's suffrage piroh IN thn con-tita 4
tOa
, 1889-06-20
a Snlnll Blass.

An alarm of fire called the department
oat about no0u yesterday, tbs oocA, ion b.-.
ing burning wooished In the rear OF b.
Lowapberx's res,eencs on East Riverside.
The 6re Is supposed to nave been started
by children playing with matches. Water
was thrown promptly, and in n short tune
tn. Hamea were eOb(us.i i.'t
, 1889-06-20

Tho French ser ate has forwarded to tn"
public prosecutor a report on the cxs- Oi
General Bou n.er aa3 ndvises that pro.
, 1889-06-20
ruth Dead

LAKx CRY, Uoi Jup. l5.--=Ns~ton q
Moore. An old.time freiphs.f murd-s-d
his young wife and then ol-w his OVu
brains oUt. Tn. cause !. supl.o.sG to be
Jealousy.
, 1889-06-20
rrynsr's Exam iaa, Ion.

Chas. Brandt, VINO WAS 70 seriously cut
by Charles Tryner near the Washington
street bridge. nss 80 far recovered as 70 he
able to appear on the street. Ths exami-
nation of Tryner. VINO is still in Jail. will
occur Monday befors Justice Curry. l
, 1889-06-20

Al-I Pearson aud 4 J. Flanagan came
d"~u from CLARKE Fork yesterday and are
resistsr.d at the Windsor
, 1889-06-20
The Burnsd BrtdGe-

The wpstbound train due hero It i0:45
A. ~. did not arrive hers yesterday until
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-07

and succeeds L. 3. Morgan. (D). who
was appointed to tho Office by tho
Board Of Commissioners. Tho Board
of County Commissioner. is composed
of all new members; Stanley Rigsby,
CD, Was elected for the Long Term to
succeed Jno. B. Bradley, (D), who re-
signed last Summer, and tho vacancy
caused by suoh resignation was flied by
Geo. Russell on appointment of the
Governor. r. p. Hamill, (R), sue
oeeas F. Honeymsn, tR), az Short
Term Commissioners, and Fred Wilson,
(R), was elected for two years 10 fill
the unexpired term of Mart Smith, (D),
who was elected for four years from
January, 1887, but having died during
his incumbency, the vacancy caused by
his death has been filled up to the
present time by Geo. H. Bird by the
appointment of the Governor.
We believe va have good corps Of
officers who will take pride in conduct
ing the affairs of the county to the salts
faction of the people and to their own
credit, and the INDEPENDENT wishes
them success in the several positions Of
trust to which they have been called by
the snffrs GEE Of ..hs:s te!le= c;!;=e2G.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-07
Notice to Teachers.

W. G. Love, District Attorney. and
ex-oficio County Superintendent of
Schools. desires to inform the public
that ha has appointed as members of
the Board of Examination, Mr.. w. w.
Booher and Mrs. Josephine Taylor who
will act as a Committee of E K animation
for all applicants for teachers' oertifi-
Gates, and certificates will be granted
only TO those found worthy by said ex-,
aiming committee who alone will be;
the judges of the qualifications of appli.
SAINTS.
The first session Of the Board of
Examiners will be held at the school
house in Bko, commencing next Fri
day, Jun. 18th. at 8 o'clock, P. N :, when
Mass Bruce, Miss Plumb and Miss
chnPin, as we'll as all others VI b desire
TO apply, viii be examined as to their
qualifications for teachers' certificates.
All who desire to. pass an examination
at that time will please DO on hand
promptly at the time specified. Al.