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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-02

ooUNT1 OF EIno. IS.
I, A. G. Dawley, County Clerk
and Clerk Of tho Board Of County
Commissioners, in and for said
county and State, do hereby certify
that the foregoing bills were passed and
ordered paid by the Board of County
Commissioners on the 31st day Of
December, A. D., 1888.
A. G.. DAWLEY.
County Clerk and Clerk of Board of
County Commissioners, Elko, Dscem-
Der 81, 1888.
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
A REyIsED VERSION
The Tramp Reign has set In at Forsyth
with Viger.

The Tramp Reign has set In at Forsyth
wish viger.
A special TO the Helena Journal
from Forsyth explained the tramp
story as follows; "A gang Of about
thirty tougb-looking trsmps have
been around this place for the past
two or three days. Last night new
tramp struck the town. and as soon as
the gang found he had some money
and q watch they knocked him down
and relieved him OF his vAluables.
This morning fve Of the gang were
caught breaking into sealed cars In .
west bound train. A few nj nutes af-
ter their arrest four OF them made
their escape and are stlll ut large. The
one that did not get away had his ex-
animation before newly elected Justice
OF the Peace Van Hall He gave his
name ss William Day, Of Minnespolis,
and chains 10 be . switcbman. After
the court had examined two witnesses
mot under OATH the justice sentenced
the prisoner to two years at hard labor
In the territorial prIson at DesrLodge.
Quite crowd had gathered TO hear
the trial and had laugh over the SEN
tsnce. After considerable delay Judgs
MeHueh posted the court Oh The case
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
Changes in Texas Cattle Raisins.

The typical cowboy is with Us almost
. thing Of the past, not simply hec~use
the number Of cattle has 80 decrn~cd
q late, but because the manner q ham
sA.g them has undergone q radical
c6ange. Time was when an Owner a
1900 or 1900 head of cattle vcnh fnl
employment for fifteen or twenty v.1.>-
ros. Under the present syssrzh thrss
men can now perform the functions f1
which five times ths, number were -
quisite few years ago. It~As fcrsasrly
the custom upon our rnohss 10 -ico~e-
herd" the cattle during ne dag and Ia
round them up IN the "bca-grcund- q
pen them up IN corrais for The night
Now We have immense pastures. in-
closed by many miles of barbcd-wir
fencing. in which cattle roam At viii by
day or night The pasture fences are
examined and kept in repair by men de-
tailed upon the ranches for that pnr>
pose. Ten years ago the cattle were
driven north from this State Without 70
gard 10 ser, age or condition. The p,
suit was that Texas was almost drained
Of breeding as well as beef cattle. Nov
there Ia some discretion exercised. and
Il is the exception. not tho rule, To-
cows and calves 10 be driven SUP shs
trail or TO the shipping centers
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
Military Changes

The following military changes are
reported from Washington:
BY direction OF the acting secretary
of war Captain Francis Clarke OF the
Twenty-second infantry, will pro-
ceed 10 his home and await retire
ment.
Trumpeter Charles Pfeiffer, troop c,
Eighth cavalry, now With the troop,
having enlisted under false pretenses,
Is discharged from service.
Captain James A. Finley. assistant
surgeon. is relieved from duty at Fort
Assinni5oine. Mont, and will report
In person to the commanding officer
at Fort Totten, Dakota territory. for
duty at that station. relieving Captain
Augustus A. Delaffoe, as assistant sur
geon, reporting also by letter to the
commanding general OF the depart
ment of Dakota.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
SHEEP INTERESTS OF MONTANA.

SHEEP INTEREs1s OF MONTANA.
Come Important Data on This Interest .
The Railway Record, Philadelphia
publication, speaks thus of one Of the
principal interests OF Montana:
"An important branch Of Montana
agriculture is sheep raising and wo,l
growing. This industry dates its b.
ginning from the fall Of 1871, when
the fret fiocks were brought from
Oregon and California. By . judi.
clous crossing with Merino and Cote
void bucks, = grade OF sheep has been
produced which grows a wool Of fair
length and Of a texture and quality
which is highly priced by manufac-
tarers, being of that particular kind
most satisfactory for mixtures With
fine woods in making h considerable
variety Of fabrics desirable to the
trade; and ss q mutton sheep their
standard rather excels. being pr fer
able In the Chicago market TO Other
western raised sheep. The M ton
wethers, as they are sent out f'ssn
from the ranges, weigh from 100 to Ito
pounds dressed. and compare favor
ably with the best mutton sheep In
the markets Of ehis country. Theee
are now, including lee, s,sprips's lanbs,
not les than l,sss.0oo sheep IN tn
territory, worth 500. 900. xna rn~sr
wool products ., next sprngs ~orsr'
ing Gill be fully s.laa.gua paan<s.
This large uuneer Of snssp ID e~nsd
by les than 50 psrsans or drms. ssD<
Of them h.viux ~ many ss ssu nocks
Of 9, 900 sheep sseh- When q b borne
ip mind that Of the ss.ooo. .so received
for WOO, annu ally, one-hAlf 10 seven
eishths Of that sum Is paid out In car
ing for the sheep and making i'm
provement Of the ranches, an idsa o'
the magnitude OF the indu-try is OBJ
tanned which is worthy Of reflection.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
Communicated.
PROWLING REDSKINS,

A Ranoher's Wife Interviews a Cheyenne
With Winchester Rifle.
Editor YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL
Thought 1 would write you a few
outlines Of q little Circumstance that
happened TO lady here on Tongue
river. Mrs. E. Y. Lamb was alone at
her house, her husband having gone
away from home; 1t being Sunday
morning, and not feeling disposed to
get up very early, she was aroused
first BY hearing stealthy sounds in the
kitched. adjoining the room In which
she slept. She thought at first II was
a cat, but after little while she heard
the cellar door raise softly; that did
away with the cat theory; so thinking
Of Indians as the next thing. she arose
ss speedily as possible, and putting on
her dress and shoes caught up o IS cal.
ibre Winches er rife that hung on the
gun rack and unlocked the door that
led into the kitchen and was just in
time to see dushy Cheyenne Indian
disappear through the north window
Of the kitchen. She then unlocked
the front door. and emerged In time TO
see the indIar getting on bis horse.
Without further ado she opened fire
on him, and kept IL up until ae had
crossed the river and the magazine
gave out. She says she does not know
how many shots she fred, perhaps
five, perhaps 500. John can thank
himself that she was an amateur st
rifle practice, otherwise he might have
Jared differently; rs 1t was he got of
scott free. Further investigation In
the cellar showed that be was prepar-
ing TO help himself to all the good
things an Indian Graves; he had sack
partly filled with bacon, sugar, dried
fruits and other things all in together.
but when be beard Mrs. Lamb mov-
Ing In the room above, he thought
only OF escape. II is needless to cay
that her husband will not leave her
alone any more. not through fear Of
her not being able to cope with them
though, for che is on the war path In
good earnest now, and vows she will
shoot the fret on. that comes inside
the yard. Trix.
Brsndenburg, Mont, May Is. 1889.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
Tabulated Returns.
They Yet Show the Republi-
cans TO be in the
Majority.
But Few Additional Precincts
are Heard From.
COMING IN VERY SLOW.
Cove meat sawmiIl and Blatohford the
only Ones. Other Reports.

But two precincts have been heard
Of since last night and at these but
few votes were polled. These were
Bl.,chford and Government Sawmtll.
With these additional the vote In a
tsbulated form shows as follows:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16

and the prisoner was bound over 10
appear before the grand jury. now In
session at Miles City. IL Is expected
that the tramps not arrested will make
an attempt to free the prisoners to-
night"
In point Of fact, the tramps who
were not arrested did not attempt to
free the accused, but be was ssfely
landed In Miles City; the grand jury,
however, declined to indict him, aud
adjourned. He was to-day arraigaed
before Judge Schwartz aud sentenced
to 30 days in jail.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
Court Proceedings.

William Black. who was incarcer.
ated In jail for assault with intent to
kill, plead guilty Of assault and bat
terry yesterday, upon compromise
with the county attorney. who
agreed TO accept such plea in
lieu Of having him stand trial for the
offense charged In the indictment.
He was placed on trial for prison
breecb, and convicted. The court re-
served sentence. A third offense with
which he was charged, that of escape
from prison, was continued till the
next term Of court.
E. J. Williams. the man who is
charged with incest, was put on trial
for prison breech, which occurred at
the same time rs did the offense Of
Black. ]. H. Garlock was appointed
for bis defense. A jury was not OBJ
tsined and the court adjourned until
to-day.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
TaE MONTANA HORSE.
a Tribute to spokane from a southern
Contemporary.

a Tribute to spokane from q Southern
Contemporary.
The winning OF the Kentucky Derby
by q mountain horse is an event which
will set the far east and the far west to
studying 9 new problem in horse
breeding. IL has long been seitled In
the minds OF horse men In this inter-
mountain region, but II will be new
thing to the tlue grass and California
valley horse raisers. The climate II
California il not more favorable to the
rapid growth of colts than that Of
Montana. II the winters are not quite
so severe the summers are far more
prostrating. Then the food IN Mon
tana. the grass. hay and grain. is faI
superior to that OF the California val.
leys. With these conditions on
the sea level. the Montana horse
would have the advantage. But
Spokane was raised and bred sew
eral thousand feyt above the sea.
He has lived all his lie In light at
mosphere. The consequence is that
his lungs are half as big sgain as they
would have been had he been raised
In Kentucky or In any OF the coast
valleys In California. So when taken
from his home to Kentucky and put
In race with valley-bred colts, the
same difference was realized thai
would be were two engines, each, say
Of forty-horse power putto an extrem,
test. with one driven by a forty horss
power boiler and the other by q sixty.
horse powrr boiler. There 10 no coun
try that raises superior grass and bay
70 Montana; no country where through
the long summer the food keeps more
nutritious. the climate mere bsacins
or where animals are troubled les by
Insects, and while wintsn are cold Il
is not . cold that reduces vitality. The
east and west will have to look out
hereafter for mountain colts-Sall
Lake Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
lCommunieated'l
Somebody is Negligent. Who IL hs

Somebody is Negiigent. Who is hs
Editor YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL
1t should be stated publicly 90 tha,
the alleged guardians of the public
safety In Miles City may know, that
there are many lawless ana desperate
persons abroad within and about this
city. Many people call them tramps;
but whatever they are they appear to
have found place at last. where they
can follow their nefarious business
without molestation, and they come
out rs full fedged burglars, thieves
and highwaymen.
They ask for bread in the suberbs OF
the town, but they burglarize, steal
and swagger anywhere. Soldiers
from Keogh complain that they have
been SHIELD mp" on the bridge by these
trampe. There have been several such
complaints since last pay day. Some
body lie negligent. Who is it2
LOUIS BACH.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS,

Mr.. Daniels, who came In from up.
per Pumpkin creek yesterday, report
ed elk votes cast at Beebe's at 2 O'Clock
the judges locating them as follows
Burleigh s, Loud 4, Middleton i, Redo
0. At Ho,chkiss there were also six
voter, but the candidates voted for
could not be guessed at. At Pring's
ranch the vote was expected to be
light as everybody in the neighbor-
hood WAS busy. The big roundup,
which would have voted there II any
where. was not within reaching dis
lance when Mr.. Daniels left In the
morning.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16

The finest Alternative and Anti.Bl-
ious medicine on earth Is Samaritan
Nervine. $3.50. "Tbe doctor said my
child must die with spasm.. ssmari-
tan Nervine cured him.
WM. E. TANNER, Dayton, Ohio.
Samaritan Nervine cured a friend of
mine who had dyspepsia very badly.
MICHAEL 0'CoNNoR, Ridgwsy, Pa.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16

think quickly, and the body IL still
slower 10 respond. Hoods 5arsaps-
rills is just what is needed. II Is. In
peculiar sense, the ideal spring medi-
cine. 1t purifies, vitalizes and enrich.
es the blood, makes the head clear.
creates an appetite, overcomes TT
tired feeling, and imparts new strength
and vigor 10 the whole body.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16
That Tired IeelIns

Season ishsre again, ard nearly ev-
sryone feels weak, lsnsuid and ex-
hausted. The blood. laden with Inn
purities whIch have been sccumulst-
Ing tor mcaths, moves slugsishly
through the veins. the mind fAib "a
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16

The popular blood purinsr, Hn<1
sauApsrIlls, is having = trsnsr1sss
sAis this season. Nearly svwytety
lakes t. Try Il yours>lf -
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-16

PHrsIcIASs are the only rrofcssionsl
men for whose exclusive use The oov.
eminent provides Il Washington q NJ
circulating library, supportsl u ~
puhhc expense
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
BITS ABOUT WOMEN.

ANOTHER woman composer has made
her mark-Mme. Helen Manletell, whose
opera, Florence" has just been brought
out with fair success at the Royal
Theater, Stockholm.
Miss CAROLINE A. WooDNAx. whc
graduated last year at the Institute Of
Technology in Boston, is now professor
Of zoology at Wellesley College, and
Miss Eliza e. Maltby, who studied two
years at the Institute, is assistant pro-
fessor Of physics at Wellesley.
Miss MARY E. ALExANDER, Of West
Philadelphia, Pa, has the best record
ever made by man or woman in examin.
atoms before the Civil Service Commits.
sion for certifcation to the executive
departments for appointment. Her per.
centage is ninety-four out of possible
100, which is just two or three points
higher than any body else's mark.
THE women Of Kansas are far ahead
of those OF all tho other States Of the
Union in progress. They put Prohibi.
ton in the constitution, they have full
municipal and school ballot, co-educa.
tion in its State university, and mum.
Der Of women preachers, doctors. and
lawyers in larger number than any
other State. The assistant attorney
general is woman, and women are
farmers, bankers, county school superin.
tendents, editors, printers and mer.
chants. Women serve on the school
boards in every county, and there are
women treasurers Of school boards,
superintendents Of schools, register oj
deeds, and at Cottonwood Falls the 10
lice Justice Is woman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28

Report Of tho Chief Of the Bureau OF Con.
afructfOn.


Report Of tho Chief OF the Bureau OF Con.
struction.
WAsHISGToS, Nov. 2S.-Theodoro
Wilson, chief Of the Naval Bureau Of
Construction, in his annual report gives
tho following statement of the condition
Of the navy: The United States has at
present four steel cruisers and steel
dispatch vessel in commission. Tho
baltimore, Vesnvius, Petrol and
Charleston have had their trial
trips and may be expected soon
to take their places in the cruis-
ing feet. There are twenty-one wood
and seven iron steamers still useful and
serviceable. With the completion Of
the vessels now building and appro-
priated for tho United States will pos
sess ten armored vessels, thirteen
single turreted monitors twenty
one steel cruisers or gun-boats, two
dynamite cruisers, practice cruiser
for cadets, an armored ram, one first
class torpedo boat and seven iron steam
ers. The work of rebuilding the navy
Is progressing very satisfactorily and
the results accomplished during the last
six months are sufficient guaranty of tho
purpose Of the department to advance tho
work with tho utmost rapidity and OF its
energy and success In the perform
ance OF the task. The vessels already
under contract and building Mt navy
yards are progressing favorably and
some arc rapidly nearing completion.
The expenditures Of the bureau during
the last fiscal year we're q, ,227,712 and
the estimates for the next year amount
to -. 27l. 492, including the S4, OO0, 600 for
hulls and outfits Of new vessels hereto
fore authorized by Congress.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
SAD TRAGEDY.

An Insane Woman In Michigan Forces
Her Daughter to Take Poison and Swal-
lows Dose Herself fSoth Are Dead.
MosHERvILLE, Mich, Nov. c3.-On
Monday Mrs. Nathaniel Strang, Of
Mich, tried to kill her
self and her daughter with aconite, as
she feared that murdercrs were after
them. A doctor saved tho women, hut
Mrs. Strang remained in q state OF great
nervous excitement. During tho tenn
porary absence Of her husband she filled
two tumblers with . solution
Of paris green, and handing one to
her daughter Maud, handsome
girl Of eighteen, and taking tho other
herself, she drank her own dose and
forted the girl at the muzzle Of reyolv-
er to also swallow the draught. Mrs.
Strang died about midnight in horrible
agony, and her daughter an hour or two
later. Maud insisted to the last that
her mother had forced her to drink the
poison; said shc did not want to die, and
begged piteonsly Of her friends and the
physician to save her life.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
BIG COAL COMBINATION.
Syndicate Forming to Control tn
Mon0ngNhela Valley Intercsts.

A Syndicate Forming to Control the
MonOng~hela valley Interests.
New YoHK, Nov. 21.--A Pittsburgh
special to tho Post says: 1T is an
nounced that a syndicate, headed by
Colonel w. II. Simms, Of New
York City, has been organized
for the control OF the Monon-
gahela valley coal region, which sup
plies Cincinnati. Louisville and tho
river trade. The mines and vessels arc
to DO turned over to the syndicate in re-
turn for stock. Options expire on De-
cember Is, and before that time details
will be arranged. The magnitude of the
trust may be obtained from the following
figures: The Monongahela valley is dis
trict embracing 1000 square miles.
There are 125 mines, employing nearly
$4,000 diggers; 1900 vessels are used in
transporting the coal Of the companies.
$500 men operate the vessels. Twenty
million dollars is said to be invested
and the annual prodsct is valued at
SIS, ,OQO, ,OOO."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
A Town Rum by Women.

While we are doing our best to secure
better position for women. there ex-
lists . peaceful and luxurious little State
where men are not allowed to trade, and
all the commerce and business Is entire
" in the hands of the women. Imphail,
the capital Of Manipur, lying between
Assam and Burmah, is . city Of luxury
and amusement. All its inhabitants are
happy, Notwithstanding the fact that
there are no schools In the State and
coinage is unknown. The women arc
the only traders in the whole State, and
as such are held in high esteem. On
market days, the long, straight road
from Bishenpur to Imphail - crowded
by groups OF picturesquely attired WON.
en- hurrying to and fro. They carry on
their heads aneatly-made square basket,
containing . surplus stock Of their own
or their husbands industrial skill, and
this they barter in the market, return
ing in the evening with the proceeds to
their families. They are very proud OF
their responsible position, and are look.
ed upon with reverence and admiration.
untempered by any spirit of envy, by
all their male belonginga-Women's 8
Gazette.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
Cannon.FirinE from, . Height.

OF all the indispositions land there
are many created by tho exhibition, the
most curious is that which is caused by
the firing Of the cannon on the Eiffel
tower. Every evening at ten o'clock,
when the gun is fired for the last time in
the day, it is not unusual to see pro-
1uced = sort of frenzy among the young
female visitors to the exhibition. Under
The already strong impressions produced
oy the illuminations, the luminous
fountains, ETC., when the gun Is dred
;hey seem to be seized with a verita-
Die panic. 1t appears to them that
sudden catastrophe, such rs great Are,
,as taken place. Cries of admiration
escape from some and OF terror from
'thers, when fainting, attacks Of hys-
eria and OF prostration occur. The sub
ect has attracted the attention Of Prof.
,harcot and other pbysicians.-London
Lancet.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The biographies Of one thousand two
hundred and eignty-six Russian women
writer's arc given In Prince Galigni's
biographical dictionary.
George Kennan, the writer Of the
articles on the horrors Of the Siberian
prisons, has been made member Of the
Polish National Alliance in token Of his
good work in the cause Of humanity.
The late Zachariah Stoyanoff, presi-
dent OF the Bulgarian Parliament, and
the most forceful political leader and
ablest writer on civil subjects in that
country, was once penniless herd-boy.
Pierre Lott, the French novelist,
lives the life almost Of . recluse. Ho
detests progress and invention and
avoids the books and journals Of the
day. At one time he lived in Turkey,
and while there adopted the dress and
manner of life Of the people. He still
has love for Oriental luxury, and has
fitted his house up accordingly. He Is :
man Of wealth and can therefore live IS
his fancy ydictates.
a toy shop-keepcr living at Bury Sc.
Edmunds. q town in Suffolk County,
Eng, was the original Of Smile, ono Of
Dickens characters in Nicholas Nickle-
By He says there was no exaggera-
tion OF the condition of affairs at the
hall, and corroborates every thing, even
to the administration by Mrs. Squecrs Of
her favorite remedy Of flour Of brim.
stone and molasses." He ran away from
the school when he was fifteen years old.
Paul Dn Chaillu, tho writer and
traveller, Is fifty-two years Of age. He
Is under the average height, round
shouldered, and not at all handsome.
Ills face is strong and his forehead COM
manding. He has French blood in his
veins, which Is shown by his vivacity Of
manner. He has an inexhaustible fund
of anecdotes, and his conversational
powers are great. He has done vast
amount Of work, but is in fine health.
His long journeys in African junglcs do
not seem to have injured his constitu-
tion at all.
The most profitable book ever print
cd, at least in this country, was Web.
ster's spelling book. More than 10000.
600 copies Of this production have been is
sued, and could DIR. Webster and his heirs
have enjoyed the royalties from It they
would have found 1t moro valuable than
the cave of Monte Cristo. Yet DIR.
Webster wrote It that no might procure
the means to support himself while en-.
gagged In other work, notably his die.
tionary, which was really An elaboration
Of the spelling book.
II remember that Louisa Alcott once
showed me card she had just received
inviting her to distinguished gather
ing Of literary celebrities, and adding,
in fiattering foot-note, some such as
surance ss that without her presence the
gathering would be like ring withou,
its jewel, says writer in the Common
wealth. do YOU know how that makes
me feel?" she said. "As II somo ono
knew had died OF starvation, and ther
bread in plenty had been heaped upor
her grave. The girl in me, to whom
such letter and such a bidding as that
would have been Joy like wins, died
long ago. The tired woman who bear.
her name grieves for her sake that al
this comes too 1ate.'