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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-06-09

May ARE they who have Laughed nj
the story OF tho grCcn steamboat fire.
IMAM VINO rat al tho \ ,iCty valve TO pro.
vent II y nkins" Yet thousands aro
IcpciilnS hi, folly every d,y They
nIo troubled with bi0tcI,cs, piupIri,
eau, tIous. snll rh-um. bolts. cniuunclrs.
n'crls nnI OLD 'sDrc1. and nrr c]"utcntIIg
Themselves with supprcssin. thu tynip.
toms without removing ile cause. ihe,
ut on iGo>u safety valves by which
Nature ~ hririGb nut lIDpd impuritici.
instead VI n>inB Dr.. PIercu's GoIdeh
Medical Discovery, which cures 10y IT,
moving the Cnusr, which IL 10 the
blood. IL is u wonderful blood purifier
nnh mvirointIug tonic.
Do you thIuk the propriciors Of pr.
Snge's Crt,rrh Remedy whull cnur, ms
they have done for mnuy yruis. II stand
ing rcNnf'l oi $500 for n case Of Chinr,l
which tiioy cninpt cure. II they did not
positively know that tho Remedy will
absolutely md permanently euro Gu.
'hIth' sold by diusgista, at ouly BIZ
cents.
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she New

At II meeting Of The Bonrd Of County
Commissioners. held last evening.
Gsorgs II. Mrig., Of Wells. wns appoint.
ell County Recorder to Oil tho vacancy
caused Ivy th, death OF A. Van Week.
Mr. Mcigs Ia well known throughout
tho county MS man OF thorough
business qualifications, honest md up.
right in Ill his dealings. mud no better
selection could have boon made for the
important Office Of Recorder aud OK.
omeio Auditor.
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THO Corbett-Choyn.h, Fight.

n bon'eia. Cal, diSpntoh Of the 9th
inr,nnt "sys:
loo Ch"ynaki md Jim Corbet, fought
th'' morning on q barge on DilIon's
Point, nrHr Bchicin. Corbn,t wore two
"nncc gloves md C~hoyn.ki skin. tiph,
driving gloves, ns his others Ind been
lost. Corhttt sliowed ho vas much tho
better boxer, md C%hoynski could hard.
Iy toucl, him. After twcnty.sevcn
bloody rounds, In which Choynski way
badly ha't"tol. Corbeu go, IN n knock.
out bln~ md o tho light. There WAS
10 Interference by the authorities,
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from Thursdays Daily
aALMAGUNDI.

a. II. Waller came down from Tuk-
enrotn Ly st"ge yo>t,rdny.
Mrs. Ricord has fresh apricots. a.
well us Strawberries Aul cherries.
Commissioners Fred wl,on left by
stage this morning for T~uscarora.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No. is,
X. Of p Mt Castle Hall to night.
Ham Mccain came down from Hal
leck this morning to attend the funeral.
A fund has been started in Berlin for
t t relief Of the Pennsylvania food
sufferers.
Porter ASche's celebrated herse Ger
nldine was in the lot tlken East Tues.
day night.
Pat Kill"n. of st. Paul. has agreed
to fight Joe McAuliGe i'll San Francisco
for II purse Of So. 500.
We arc pie 'sed to that
Judge BiSeluW is much better today
mud nbie to take his position on the
be uch.
7. n. Stone will be r. tanned ma
Deputy Comfy Recorder, M Le is per-
iectly FL niilinr with tue duties OF the
Office.
j.. F. Deu:iI. editor Of the Genital
SeTadan. came mp from Battle Noun
Tain last evening aud stopped over in
town to-day.
Associated Press dispatches from
nany poiuts show nu aggregate collect.
tim dur;n; rI-sl,y for the food
sufferers OF S3Jj.0 0I.
At n meeting Of fonr hundred Panama
Canal shareholders in Paris Tuesday, it
WAS decided to scud q commission 10
Pnnnmn TO inspect the canal works.
John Griffin. who whipped jack
Havlin tho other dry in such remark
able quick time. Is coming to Sun
Fr"rci>co to fight Tommy Warren.
Uncle John Gibbons. the veteran
strge diver aId M old tins friend OF
the late 4. Van Week. came down from
Wells this morning to attend the
funeral.
San francisco hns responded no5ly
to the cries OF distress from tue flooded
regions nf Pennsylvania and promotIy
autographed $40, 900 for the relief Of the
sufferers.
John Alrhorn. for many years em-
ployed rs n carpenter IT, tho CJunst1ck,
was INSTANTLY killed nj Gold Hill last
Sunday 10y n piece Ct lumber which was
thrown from n circular SAW.
Reno Journnl:-Gen. Alser has de
cidrd to spend the Summer in A'askn.
With Senator Sherman in Europe at the
-nrne time. il would seem thut sweet
Peace should he nble 10 wave her white
wings over tie blis,iul scene for q few
months at least.
Narrow chrsted recruits Of tho Prus-
sian army are to be measured monthly,
md those whose che-tI ure not widened
oy ulll are 10 lie discharged RS pTedIs-
posed t. sumption. All are to he
considered narrow host-d whosu chests
are loss i'll circumference bar half the
length OF their bodies.
A Wells correspondent sends us mn
count OF Il race Mt That place betwe,n
n COW boy aud II railroad mnn. in which,
it seems. the Inilroad man won.
Whether there was my money on tho
re.u or not tho writer does not sny.
AS our little paper" is "flird mp with
y grent d,nl OF ndvistuiruts'' We have
no room to sp"ir" for the publication
OF the communication. The writer says,
III take your paper regular" but IL 80
lie takes" il from some subscriber, as
his n"ms does not appear on our books.
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Enterprise "A nIan ~ o.. Dngfeii.
Mass, who does not below Ia too eti.
cncy of prayer. offers 81. 900 to q
church congres ton who will pray for
n given thing and have it como to pasI.
Here is a chance for Johnson Sides aud
his brother Piutos. II tho red men ARC
not barred The Pin,es bring rain
whenever thy h"ld a pos.Sow and
make n united appeal - tho GIost
Spirit.
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A Murderer Arrested.

Gui.irpi BOrni. who Last Thursday
night killed ~ Carson Ciiy. Clement
Hinnimn ovcr II gnmo Of cards. WAS mr..
rcstol NJ Reno hy Constable Upso,,. lie
had purchn srd n ticket TO Sacramento
and had taken n seat ~ a passenger
coach which il hoiug used ~ waiting
room. thinking DO was on thu wcnt.
bound train. so snys the Gazrtte.
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From Tuesdays Daily !
SAI.nSI.GNDI.

Mr. and Mrs. J.. ID. Abel left This
morning for their home near Font HAL
lock.
The annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge L. Il i. N, of Nevada. "Opens Mt
Hiasonic iinll in Virginia City next
THe.dny. tie lllh Instant.
Regular meeting Eltu Lodge No. 10
+. X A. 81. at their H.tGl to.nipht.
Important baSines requires q full ut
teudnnc= Of the mentes :.
See notice Of fio,,i for sale mr. rent
Anyone dcsirimg to engage i'll business
will fnl this II g'ol opportunity to
make proiiuLl: investment.
The W. L. Smith Co. have placed III
awning i'll ronto Of their store t. protect
their team aud delivery wagon FROM til.
tiereo rays Of the Summer sue.
WIN. IIareltiue cauo down from
Hal!eck this morning in reSpons. 10 II
Telegram announcing tho serious illness
oil his oil friend 4. Van Week.
A lis Of bills allowed Ly tho Com.
mi-sionrrs at their meeting Yesterday
appears to day. Tie general business
was concluded to-day, Il reI.Crt OF which
will be publ she'd ~tD.inurrow.
Z T. nrod arrived last evening from
Island Mountain. lie reports great
sonrci'y Of water in thai vicinity. anil
this will Interfere with his hydraulic
minirg during the prrsent season.
County Auhit"r a. Van Week was
talon serIuns'y III yest-rdny afternoon
with Inflammation Of tie stomach,
snreIcrduced by the inoIdiuata uSe O..
ice water, mud this morning his case
was cousid-rel very critical.
Com"cu;'ng on the arrival OF Dr..
Frton!Hn at Carson the Tribune say:
1t must lie n pleasure to huvo ones
eye or ear operated on by him, even
though lie fails t. euro" How do YOU
know ''he falls to cure?" Rather un
"ncomrl.n.eituiy Compliment TO the
GocioT.
Slve! State:-Frank Martin. OF Battle
M"un'nin. shipped two car loads Of
wo,I-sonc sc. 600 p~ouuds-to San
Francisco. whose it IS soil LIST week
i'r Is cents per pound This IL u
Oet'es price than wool shipped Etst is
bringing.
Chinese capitalists expect TO osiah-
fish II large colony in Loser Culiforlin,
and TO work up q diIect trade with
China in nbnl,ae mrnt. pearls and
shells. With their miL0s, fisheries and
otter industries. they expect to esiab-
lish u large colony OF their couItrymen
permanently Oh tne peninsula.
rev invention t. prevent collisions
ut 'er. consisting OF II small pinte fixed
ut the side Il the vessel, has been very
successfully tried 90 tho Thnmes.
Electricity is lilo active ngemt. Tue
apprUnrh Of another vessel within two
miles causcS - belt to .oUud, and an i'll
dItnting arrow shows the direction
whence It comes.
Virginia Chronicls:.-Iu the first
IN, Ire weeks of II~arri>on's A~dminisrra-
ton $4,000 nppoiutm rnts have boon
maze. or l,nj) pr week ns
Hgrinst 400 per week il the fr.t
tTe:vc weeks of Nr. CIrvelnnd's Adj
minist ntiou. Mr.. liurIison's efficiency
appears to be hTo tim $ aS srrn, rs tina,
OF his predecessor. Besides. Pro,i' ont
Cleveland found every oil Q flied 10y n
Republican,. while President Harrison
has been exercising hiI industry upon
the comparatively few Democrats whi,h
WOO appointed 10y hi4 predecessor.
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A Threatened Epidemic.

Piltsburs mud Allegheny. which hnvc
n population Of 2J5. 900 who drink tho
waters OF the A'lsghauy ri7cr. down
which tho corpsrs ind debris from
Juhustnwn mnst flow. unless ,topp Il
above, are in danger Of mn epidemic.
The water IL thick with mud. Bodies
have been found for II d~istAncs OF thirty
nlleI.
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Nobody

The Kingston q. IT, Shaft says:
Wednesday,. while passing by tue Cop
per king Company. We saw a sign Ia .
window u a neat l:t,ls frame cottage.
1t was pathetic in the extreme, when
one corsidera the lon1iin-sa Of tho
miuor. away out in the hills. deprived
OF the comforts OF homo and tho joys
Of tho fair sex. II Simply read thus:
"wnnt'd-A vito. Apply within; no.
body barred :"
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From Mondays Daily.l
hALMAEUNnI.

llaileck this mcIning.
Attorney J. l.. Wines left Saturday
evening for Sau Francisco.
w. s. Clayton E-q. camo in from
Mound Valley this morning.
George ~linssc-l WAS %nppoiutel fore.
men o: the grand jury ~imparneicd this
morning.
Silver has dropped to 9lX. What's
tho matter with Harrison uud the l;e-
publican patty?
j. ID. Abel came in from his ranch
nc"r Font lI"lieck 10y his own col.vr-
vance this morning.
L. 81. Baum. OF Palisnle, cane IN
Saturday evening, topped over hi gut
and returned yesterday morning.
1t is never too la,e to mend. hut il
the rnendiug had been lone earlier the
pntck would have hten smn'l,r.
Commissioner Fred wilson c>me
down from Tuscrrorh Yesterday to at
'"S VI tue bo'id VI oom'
"0'' '''""!'
+. G. Bymnn. President of thu
I'Ncnrora Water Works. came down
from rn.cnrorn yesterday nnl left last
evening for Sun Francisco.
Three car loads OF live fowls pn's-d
'hfoh%h thiS morning. Two "f the cars
were ht'ei mp with wirO cages eSpec-
Inl'y designed for Tia. purpose.
Milloon says John l.. Sullivan il Mt
Tending 10 his training in good shape.
IL" has also become qii'e clover in
wrestling. as MEllopn admits thai john
haS thrown hi'n iniriy twice.
George RuE:lrs. James Dr,ia's
jnurneymnn hgrneSsrmaker. l.i, sud.
denny Saturday evening for California,
'e'N!hS MS "iic nhd chilh here No
cause Is known for his sudden depart
"fe.
VITA. will no'v beromc OF Or. Biner's
hA''e'''N b-'l" .dIS ~ tIs Parlp EI-
position: The Enicrpri.. saws: ..TI,
~ ""'' WI" h'' represent u.s.
'S''s '"'' "''"ne 'Pi''e"' 10 our
''''''' ""o "r'e OF time
The dispute nbou' the race horse Al
narrow has been nnlicshly settled ut
h'crane"t". In consideration of $3.50
u the payment oil NIL cost, incurred
.i,, III
-,
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MIS- 81. l'"'r arrived yesterday
''"'"'"E ''c'' F" n'on'' i" visit 1" ii'eod'
"'i' ''i''''eS NJ SAT- LAKE Chy. Her
"'"'"o'' A'"'h N'h''H'"lhs' hal the
'"'|'"'''"e )" "''o MS 'h'iy stable nj
'"i' h'"o S"S Pnf'iuI y destroyed ny
"'c o"'"'"ny morning.
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Iron Wednesdays Daily
BALNAGUSDI.
See notice Of Sh.rihrs xnle.

See notice Of Sh.rif-s xale,
Geo. II. Ncigs. oil Wells. is in town
today.
We Roget to learn that Judge Bige.
low is i'll aud coniinrd TO his brd.
Mrs. Eieord receives fresh straw
berries uul cherries every day ~ ex-
press.
The weather is su'try and the appear
nnccs lock th%rent:uins nS though We
might have IL great storm.
J. w. Odds. Special Agent for the
New York Mutual Life INSURANCE Co.,
is in town looking up the life insurance
business.
Hugh Tate. who hns been employed
in tho ruSc ,rurn Trailing CJ's store for
several months. cime down by stage
yesterday.
Nothing of Importance WINS transacted
in the District Court yesterday. A
number Of eases We're pl.ced on the
civil .alendar.
1t is not often that thunder is hearl
IN ti:is~ country. but We had a little SIRE
made this afternoon which accompanied
Il nice shower. d
Hrs. Wolfe. mother of Mrs. Dr..
Meiss aud tue tie M,s. W. +. Smith,
let LAST evening Tor her home in Stock.
ton. California.
indianapolis has wiiat no other city in
ihe Cni.el States can bJnst of-n me H.
hrr III her Guy Council III the ST ito Peni.
'ents"'y regularly drawing his pny.
The Chicago Mnii tells Of n COW De.
! longing t. n farmer urnr the city, that
! gave birth I" L c.l and two Lambs
ana tina, NIL nrs in a thrifty conditan.
Sam Yip Jah. one of the Chiunmcn
chaiycd nj VI lw iukse with ~aSsaulliu.
itil- children. WAS fund ErIliy. Tho
! pernliy Is thirty hte years imprison-
u.cnt.
A mnn ut Pot Huron, Mich. who Inns
sold the city s~ercmteen acres Of land for
the cemetery, has n.erted III the deed
the curious p.uviSu that no liquors
.hnil be sold on tie premises.
Silver Sttte:- There ARE vague but
in'er"S;ing ri mus to the effect that the
Star Route sery CO will shortly be ill.,
vesiiHtted, nnd tn 1t u god many able
Democratic obi & holders will bs shown
up in IL very bad light.
Joe Henderson arrived this morning
from Am ArGcr, Michigan, where lie
has BEEN a;ten ling tn University. lie
will ,penl the Summer vacation with
his parent. anl return t. hi. studies q,
tue opening Of the Fall term.
Eight lace horses pussed through Icy
last evenings expr=ss. Seven OF them
belong to Potter A>he nal are Ell route
to Cl syclind. Ohio, ih- other being tue
famous REM hnrsr. : usation. OWE
10y rhos. kenring. which goes 10 Chi.
c,go.
The Oldest hank notes are the flying
iDUrGS" or CONVENIENT money" FIST
issued in CANA 2.797 q. G. Originally
The notes were is-nrd 10y the treasury,
but rxperimce die n;cd II change to the
banks under Government inspection
aud control.
The prr.on who robbed James Brnin
OH the 2Sth Of My has been diseuy.
cred, arrested md vii lie returned to
llso for ttinl. lie viii probably bu
awarded n contract To work for tue
State. as a COOL hnruo ,slnakxr is need.
ei at The Pen.teu,inry.
The Examiner in~iinra'es that Chicago
detectives have not good horse sem
WHEN it sayS:-''rhc Chicago detectives
have taken n horse into the work of
searching for Cr0nim's murder-rs,
D0nhtirss it would Ue n considerable
improvement il horses were substituted
for tho wh"lO Chicago detective force -
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THE WEEKLY INDEFENDENT.
From Saturdays Daily. |
LN kGISDI.


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Ice cream VII tie served with the
~ ~ N"'"S '''''s 'niS e'en-
'' WV" '''"'n TO-
1..c.,.
"'s' 'oAn /. Wright and her son. Of
hN' alley ca'nG down from llaIIeck
~
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Ion. u. d. Foley arrived from the
wet "n LAST evenings train nad left
;" ""'h '"''Ni'
ni'HH'TheS from ohlthom' report
IN" hh'i'"S "' i'ch IRON mines within n
hn"f' d'St'"ce "i Gninr'e.
II ,i,e-t CnIlen i, /, t,,yn y, Lusir..s
conrrrtsd with his Office OF w'ntcr Com
mi'.I"ner for the Owyhcc District.
J. f.. Wiur.. tb,, Fur.ln At,o,,cv
will cn ems, an n VIII, ,o hi. mo,hcr me-,
Other rrI,tive. ,hcu, N, oo,h i,s,,r,
Misses Un,tic CI.,k ann Hath.
Rrsnu,t,ck l,ft hi, mo,nirc for fla.
Hurholdt Uouse where they will xi.,,
for IL ru.,tb
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W,n-. Of Rub, Va ley CANA do,u an
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''o''"'e h' "'" 3'"'h o"f'iinA Giii'
h'- "'"n arrested 81" a Charge oil Big
hmE' hH''"@ 'n'fr'e' TAO m=n within
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onr'''" wa W" D'"''r ~ Ho Gran "e'
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VI" '''o'''o ''f"s """'o"'
GEORGE D. smith, o"nor OF tho Elrn
mine ut inHc'r"rn, came down Oh
ye''"id'E'H stage ana lett Last evening
i"f ""'' r"hc'Neo lie Thinks the snlc
OF "'' '"'lc VIII 10 '"hSnh"'''ed SON
Attention is directed to tho circular
~" " 'o"'"S oihco w"ieh
"'i' Wv "'N' ''efN
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-06-09
sudden

A dispatch was 7, ceivcl here last night
from Calm Announcing the Sudden
death Of Joseph Jrrret at thst Place Mt
. O'Clock r. n. yesterday. Deceased
has br"u II resident OF this county foI
twenty yeaIs or more. aud for many
years owned n ranch in Independence
Valley, near TuscIrora. This hu sold
10 Frunk Ci.nsnon, nitor which he took
up n ranch on North Fork whore lac La,
since been eueng-d in the stock BUSH
n'ss. lie left ITO family, never having
been mnfricd.
We arc unable 10 learn the circum-
stances uf his henth further than that
he NRS attIckJl with iun ,mnntlon Of
the bowels which proved fatal; but how
he Unopened 10 Ice ut Calm, or how
lang he had bopu there wu did not
learn.
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jack tho clipper.
A London dispatch Of the 4th instnnt

A London dispatch Of the ith Instant
snyI: a
A parcel containing Tho lower portion
OF II womnn's body cut In halves VIVA
found in the Thnncs Mt HorcIy Down
this morning. Another parcel in which
were u wnmnu's Thighs. WIS picked up
at patterson. both Wrapped ia pieces Of
n wUman's drawers. on which tho name
"Gush9r'' w,s marked. The rcmains
had rr3biLly been in the winter &,
days. 1t Is ioirol TINT "JacE the Rip.
per" has Rgniu icon ut work.
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Tho Funeral.

A large conc"urss Of synpstbirinE
friends followed tho remains Of tbs i.'s
A. Van Week to the Cernsiery uasra
they were dsPoni'sd in their dual re-t.
ing place. funeral ceremonies bling CON-
ddctei =: the grave by the Rev. Porter.
A II token Of respect to tue me,no,y
Of a distinguished eiliz Ii tho GRAIL
Jury attended the funeral in q bndy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-06-09

BAN Kendall. in IA recunt interview
concerning the Democratic ouIl ,nk.
made the following remarkable uial,-
ment: Il think it looks the best kind
for us. l feel suro Of the next Hou,s
ard the uext President. We fellows
have all got to get toG' thor. and I n.u
cortniu that We will. mud Vr will whip
them out OF their 10 Jts in 80"
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ADVERTISING I

viii he msdo as low a. Is consistent with
s'or business principles. Apply at tho vi.
nee FOR terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-02
GREAT DAYS FOR THE THRIFTY.

VISITORS IN WASHINGTON FORCED TO PAY
THREEPoLo FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BED. s1o
Washington, March Specisll Strangers who
intend to visit Washington to witness the inaugu-
ton should come provided with return tickets and
money 10 pay heavy ransom. Talk Of +" q war
tariff Why, II isn't circumstance TO the
" tariff taxes which every stranger within Wash
lngton's gates will DO forced to pay between this
date and March ). Already prices have ad-
varced fifty 10 500 per cent The bootblacks
have doubled their rates which will De trcbled
tomorrow Lodgings which could be had for one
dollar last night, cost three tiaes that sum to-
night In the majority OF cases the keepers OF
boarding houses and lodging houses who have had
their accommodations and prices registered by tho
Committee on Public Comfort have repud Iated
their promises doubled or trebled their rates and
multiplied their accommodations
person who was sent with one Of the COM
mittee's messengers to-day 10 find quarters for a
friend, was furnished with list of vacant rooms
and the rates therefor. In every place he found
that the rates were two or thee times higher
than the rates given TO the committee. and
double or treble the increased rates were demanded
in advance IL person desired bed to himself.
In many houses every room aud largo closet
has been stuffed with cots, and in soma cases
even the bathrooms have been transformed into
bedrooms. The weary and luckiess stranger who
occupies one OF the cots which cost
fifty cents aplece, and sleeps under
blankets which cost rs cents each, will have
to pay % per night for the luxury on March 2
and 4. For single room In q third-cIass hotel
50 per night is demanded; and II person insists
upon having bed to himself the rate IA $40.
For meals visitors viii DO compelled TO nay about
three times the regular prices. Tho COMMITTEES
on Public Comfort Is most energetic and Efficient
one. and II cannot DO blamed for tbs rapacity Of
the persons In whose honesty and deccncy
1t placed some confidence. Evs-H sdy
who has anything 10 sell Yin the
way Of food, lodging or other commodity or SER
vios such ~ win be in demand during tbs next
three o. four dazk seems n hAse heen SUDDENLY
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sezcd by On irresistible desirc to deece every vic
itor and accumulate a fortune inside Of o week
OF course the pisoards bearing the legend Be
ware of pclrpockets,' wlioh stare one in the face
IN every public place, are not intelfded to warn
the unwary pilgrim against the iodsing-house
sharks and other speculative individuals who
have designs upon the purse
To-day was fine. and the ave-
nues and streets through which tne
inaugural procession win march In bravo array
on Monday, II General Greedy keeps ms word in
regard to the weather. began to put on holiday
attire. Hundreds of decorators were at work.
and before nightfal the fronts on scores Of dingy
buildings on either side Of Pannsylvanih-ave.
we're hidden by spick-and-span new banners and
steamers and flags; the National colors were
everywhere and acres Of bunting sTayed In the
mild breeze. For March came In like lamb
The stately columns on the east facade
Of the Treasury Building were hidden
behind bright new garrison flags from
the Government stores The Signal Bureau had
contributed literally. and the front Of the build
ing occupied by the Department Of Justice was
generously and appropriately decorated with a
fine assortment of "cold-waveS flags caution
ary' signals and other devices by the signal corps
The spectators who have built huge stands
OF rough pIanl1s-stands enough to seat $4,000 or
10000 people-had begun some feeble attempts
TO hide the uginess Of the structures under cheap
but expansive areas Of red, white and blue cotton.
tile colors OF which will run together upon the
slightest provocation of moisture. Upon one OF
the stands the proprietor has avfshed money to the
extent Of building log cabin, ornamented with
an artificial, IL not artistic, Coon
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THE aoRInINAL NOBLE MANI

Washington March 1 tspccIaD.-J. C. Stewart, Of
webb City. Mo-, 10 10 town. He h the Aoripnsi
Noble man, General Noble having been first men
toned by him probable selection for the Secretary
ship OF the Interior after talk he had with General
Harrison about three weeks ago. Mr. Stewart was .
delegate to the Chicago Convention and voted for
Harrison on every ballot. IIo Is the owner n '>us
Of the largest lino mines In the country a. LIS
come on to "whoop It ups for Missouri at 81 In
aguration. He says that General noble VIII be here
tomorrow morning General Alscr is also expected
from Detroit tomorrow and his arrival may or may
not have something to do with tbs Palmer boom for
the socrcisryship OF Agriculture Ex-senator Warner
Miller arrived late this evening and took room at
tho Arlington hotel He expected 10 stay until
after tho Inauguration.