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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03
TIE NEVADA I.EGISI.ATUnE
Twenty-sccond Day.

wo undertook 10 give a daily synopsis
Of tn duinss ~ the Legislature, tnker.
from the Tribune, but the frequent non
arrival OF that paper a@ well ns other
exchanges. has thrown IN compl"'.l ~
r.. From tho proceedings Of tie
seventeenth dry the next jump il to the
twenty-secoud day from wh.ch we clip
tho following:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03
tESATE.

8. u. No. 80. 10y Osborn To MP
proprinte money for Improvement u;
State University, nD~proptintss 5000,
Committee OH Education. .
The custom Of reading "A bill by ab
breviition, first time, nui by title
second time W., broken, in reference 10
this b u.
y. Is. No. 80. by Co ins-To amend
All Act renting Ia County Commission.
era. Provides that Commissions shall
be allowed TO roll to county to the
amount Of $50 mont hU" ircd to
judiciary Combi tee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03

It is L lie hoped th"u h.. that tie
result Of this -l-ciion will. despi.e H.
The rrickery aud cunning with whiGh it
has been planned. teach these gentle
men that the people are not so l,y III
the sc-ls OF morality ~ tue uuaniui;y
with which it n-sei the Legislature
WoulI ie ID ole {" suppo>e. II ce:t 'inIy
Wou.,l, il the voters could be around
and shown the true in~aTduess Of the
thing. nnl tue danger to all other III
terests III the State that lie in the nc
cdmulation Of such q ylst corruption
fund in the Lands OF the ring. II il.
b.ckers are even now strong enough to
make the legislature so subterviert 10
their wishes, how silI it be wh,u they
nre handling Tie millions ths; are 81
p rteI I Il w from III We wi siuiplS
b. as Louisiana is to-day, n LIT ry-rii-
den St ate. only our STATION will 10 a.
much worse iiIau ners ms our population
is smaller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03

II we mrtt have n lottery aud raclr
person must ass ume his m her share o.
tho disgrace aud infamy Of the thing
Let thu State run it aud tate all tic
prniItI. and then e rc!i Sill receive solne
compensation for I cir share OF the
c ,%ntunirly. But, first, let IL not have a
Lottery ut nil.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-03
Assembly.

by ~Poujade--A. Is. 50. on Act to
amend an Act relating to elections.
Dill relates to payment Of clerks q
o eItiuns Referred ~ Committee on
Elections.
By ponjaic-A. y. g. M Act to pro-.
vile compensation for magistrates TAX.
ing testimony IN certain cases. Kc.
f,rtcd TO COMMITTEE Oh Jndiria,y.
by ALEU-, Of ~Storoy--A. Is. 90. MI
hrt 10 promote the pleasure Of people
visiting public places. lNn hnt- al
b5nnria to he over ibfcs inches from
tbe hrad.1 Referred to Committee on
Elucrtion.
Ivy Johnson-h. Is. 40. nm Act re-.
Ia.ing ~ water rights aud manner Of
locating and acquiring Referred
10 Comni.iee on Agriculture.
By Allen. Of Cbutchil-A. II. ~. an
Act 10 restrict gaming. tRsfers 10 stud
horse poker AMI dJn y.roky. Referred
10 .nn.n 90 Pablo d erals.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
COOKING MAIN
DAVE WILLIAMS TRICK.

Uo Tries Two Schemes for Working a
suindlc. bat f. Ieaten az last
Dave Williams was the smartest telegra-
phsr Of the day Quick viited and fertile in
szpcdIcnts. ho ran up TO Virginia City IN
1865 when the mining world was lying awake
nights expecting 20 hear the decision in the
famous Chollor ond Wide West claims
Whichever way The judgment went meant
fortune for The FIRST man that got the news
Williams boldly entered The Office at Viz
gna City and openly engaged The three
wires running % San Francisco by fling
copy of q Newspaper for Transmission. The
court was iardy and tho newspaper was OK
Laustgd before the decision was announced.
Williams then passed a Bible over the couu.
ter, telling the staff to grind ont On that on
three wlo- Agents Of brokers, who had
been sent 70 Virginia City on the same mis-
sion. mmbled 20 tle dea. oul induced the
manager % wire % headquarters for special
Instructions The question Of priority on
three wires was raised, and the pro .dcnt
wired back that priority could only be
claimed 90 a single wire and not on Tie
whole system Williams YVES knocked out,
but fortune favored BIN 10y delaying the de-
c.son several days Hastily collecting
camping outfit and hiring a wagon, The
piueay operator started for the brush, where
be concealed l.mseil at a spot convenient to
ihe telegraph line.
Tho wire was tapped, and receiver and
wnmttar cut into the circuit In this way
Williams learned everything that passed over
the wires Nothing Interested aim until one
day tho electric spark flashed the news Of the
decision. q weeks vigil bad almost ex
laustei the patience oftle desperate schooner
Ills acute car detected the first announce
mcnr and, instantly grounding the wire, be
broke tho circuit and then cutting ia be took
up the story and sent an opposite decision
through s cipher was so apprse bis con-
cdorltes in San Francisco what way TO buy.
The ingenious swmdie fortunately was trus
tgateI Oy 49, Xoun,z who was chief opera
tor n this city Ho detected Williams char
actcristc style 10 the sending. and knowing
.l9t Williams was not supposed TO bee ban.
ling key in Virginia City he ordered Tie
bogus and cipher dispatches 70 10 detained
Ills suspicious were further confirmed by
Virginia City messages beginning % arrive
from Tic regular operator These facts, en-
bracng the languages Of both dispatches,
were compared over the wire and the fraud
xposed This ended Williams connection
with the telegraph system of the Pacific slope
His talents were diverted TO stock iobbing,
10 which De realized and d.Sipatod several
fortunes san Francisco Examiner.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

An incident 10 a Fourth avenue car con
tanned just a giain OF beauty An the seats
wore occupied. when an old, poorly dressed
woman entered at Tortysec0nd street The
first ono TO offer bis seat was q well built,
clean cut gentleman considerably under tie
middle age. DIS face smooth shavon and firm,
his eyes clear and aiart, his whole bearing
engaging and graceful Tho poor old woman
was one of those loquacious creatures who
often tals away in an innocent manner 20
stranger, AMI so. after thanking tho man
who lad given her q scat. SIZE told him Of her
intended trip to New Jersey 70 SEQ her mar
uod daughter Sue wanted TO 60 to the
Christopher street ferry, she said and didn't
Snow, Tor tho lite OF her, how 10 do It. Her
now acquaintance listened politely to all she
said, and assured her that he would SEQ that
sho was transferred 20 the blue car at Eigh.
t.onth street, which runs TO tho ferry.
The Centemans bearing toward the simple
Oh woman was gaining tho admiration Of
every ono in tie car, be was SO patient and
vood natmcd with her. at Eighteenth street
hoaoppeI thccar Just then the desired other
ear shot across. Rushing 70 the front plat
form. the obAgmg gentleman called loudly
tothe driver Of the cross town car. Then be
helped the Cd woman from ono car % the
other raa back, and smiled good hnmore1ly
over all The trouble be had been put TO-
Tho vr.tor recognized this good Samaritan.
10 vas Cornelius Vanderbilt lie had choa'
% DO somo unusual conductors work on one
VI bis ow~ lines OF cars New York SUI.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
CHINESE SUPERsTlTloNs.

Domestic troubles arc sure 10 come upon
ono who married within hundred days after
funeral
If a young mother goes to see ebride the
visitor is looked upon as tho cause Of ans
calamity that may follow.
A bride may be brought homo while aeofLlr
Is ia her husbands house, but not within l0c
days after coffin /; carried ont.
II bride breaks the heel Of her shoe in go
mg from her fathers to her husbands house,
1t is o,rinous Of unhapplness in her new rela-
tlons
a piece of bacon and q parcel Of sugar art
hung on the bacl. OF a brides sedan chair a.
a sopto tn demons Who might molest her
while on her Journey.
A BRIDE while putting on her wedding gar.
ments, stands in round shallow basket.
This conduces ~ her leading a placid, vel
rounded ito IN der future home.
A bride must not, for four months after hen
marriage, enter any house IN which there has
recently been a death or birth, for if 2he
does 50 there will sureIy-De qiiarel between
Der and the groom.
\ girl who is pertaking OF the last meal shs
Is to eat in her father house previous 70 hel
marriage sits at the table with her parents
and brothers; but she must eat 10 more than
hall the bowl OF rice set before her, else her
departure viii DO followed b. continual scar.
city in the domicilo she Is leaving.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

him with shirts on the first trial He has
saved up little property and he wants &c
invest it somewhere, and Aunt Medlaw
wants TO sell out this store. So he's go
ing TO buy II and I'm going to keep 1t on
condition that marry him.
"Oh. Ellar'
"Not such a very hard condition,
either" said Ella. Because he's very
handsome and very pleasant. and ] like
him very much; in fact, ] believe I'm In
love with him. There, now it's all out.
And do believe, Eva. we're the two
happiest girls In the world. and all
through Aunt Medlaw's thread and
needle store"
"Well. WELL" grumbled MIS-. Medlaw,
$50 the girls ara gone. and I'm all by
myself again. 1t Is rather lonesome.
They were nice girls--but the young
men found it out as well as me. Young
men always do find such things out"
Baltimore Daily News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
Inck of the Rabbit,s Foot.

Congressman Dougherty, Of Florida,
is an earnest believer in the rabbit foot
10 says that when he was first noini.
mated there was great opposition to him.
One day during his campaign no was
training lot Of young hounds and they
scared up a rabbit which ran into q bury.
ing ground and disappeared under O
tombstone. When he went home he
mentioned the circumstances, and his
friends decided that he must have that
rabbit. Some Of them were so supersti-
tious that they vowed they would not
vote for him unless that rabbit wos
caught. The moon was shining brightly,
and q party went out one night and
caught the rabbit. One Of the feet was
cut of and mounted. and Mr.. Dougherty
says he carried it and was elected in
spite Of the odds against him. New
York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
No sales Of loose tobacco to-day.

NO sales Of loose tobacco to-day.
Sales of loose tobacco for week ending
February 9, 1889, amounted 10 9l9,12t
pounds Highest price for the week
500
A prominent tobacco commission
house reports a very satisfactory sale Of
a large lot OF wrappers to-day.
\ large tobacco commission house re-
ports sale of twcnty-sevcn hOgsheads of
wrappers and filters to-day the largest
portion of the lot were rTappers
A prominent tobacco commission
house reports sale of wrappers to-day.
a large tobacco commission house re-.
ports sale Of twenly-seyen hogsheads of
wrappers to-day
A prominent tobacco commission
house reports good sale to-day of wrap.
pcrs 20 a home manufacturer
Messrs. Darlington & Co. report sale
Of a few hogsheads OF wrappers to-day.
a prominent tobacco commission
house reports sale of ffty-seyen hogs
heads sun-cured tobacco This week, and
add that they could have made very COM
siderable sales had they been disposed 10
have made slight concessions In their
prices
a large tobacco commission house re-
ports sale of twenty hogsheads of wrap
pers in the last day or Two
seabrook's, BancharJs s, Traders, Old
Dominion, Centre and Shelburues
Warehouses report deliveries to day 52
hOgshcads
Tobacco inspector Office reports In.
spectons, 81; reinspections, III.
Once of United States collector Of In
'ernal revenue reports collections for
week ending Saturday, February 9th,
1850. as follows Tax paid, tobaccos,
s32 1905 cigars, &c, Sl21324; sum
dries, SlS9ll; total, Sl013215.
There were some sales az auction to-
day, which. together with the private
sales reported above, make 2 very con-
siderable volume of business transacted
to-day, which, considering the fact that
it is Saturday, usually duh day in the
tobacco market, shows an active, buOyant
market, aud | fee sure that colory and
desirable old stalks are bound of neces-
sity TO be very much higher in the near
future. G. Mel.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, February 9.-Cotton nom
inany firm; middling, 1O91Otc. Flour
fairly active and steady. Wheat-South'
ern strong and higher; Fultz, and Long.
berry. sl@110; No. ? Southern, $40
1902; Western easy; No. . winter red
spot, 034@0g5c Corn-Southern firm
and wanted white, l4iic.; yellow, 400
4Sc; Western frmer mixed, spot, 400
40tc Oais FIRM Southern and Penn.
sylyania, S0W8lc; Western white 800
3lc.; Western mixed, 2903lc. Rye,
dull and easier at js@J8c Provisions
quiet and steady. Petroleum quiet re.
fined $500 Coffee quiet and steady
Rio cargoes fair, l1tc sugar quiet and
steady. \ soft, G5c.. copper steady at
decline refined, lj!glGc. Whisky
steady at Sill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
The Great File Invention.

When | lived in Chicago queer chap
invented cheap way TO make files. A
bit Of hot steel went into his machine
and the file was made at single blow
and fell into tank Of strong mineral
water 70 cool. Then bare armed work.
man thrust in his hand and felt around
and brought it up for inspection. The
Giles thus made were a little imperfect,
but were good ones. and he explained
that the machine was q small expert
mental one and could not, Of course, do
perfect work as large and powerful
machine would. Capitalists wentSround
and examined the machine and saw him
heat the steel in hand forge and put it
In the machine, and saw tie rcd hot file
come out and drop into the water. and
they tried the Gle with their own hands
on iron which they had brought from
home and found it excellent Tho only
secret was the chemical water into which
the files dropped, and which gave them
edge. A company was formed and
money was paid in freely to enable the
inventor to make a SC; of large machines.
and when that was done no disappeared
Il was a fraud. lie had bought good
files and defaoed them a little. and
stocked his tank with them. His ma
chine stamped the bit Of steel into file
shape, and it dropped into the water
with the files, and his workman, who
was in collision. felt around and brought
up file instead Of the steel. Port
land Argus.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
POPULAR SAINTS.

st. Agnes Is the patron Of maideu,.
st. Hubert is the patron Of hunters.
St. Monica is the patron Of matrons
st. Sebastian Is the patron Of soldiers
ST. Pancras is the patron Of childhood
ST. Blase prevents and cures sore threats
St. Apollonia IS invoked against toothache
ST. Vincent dc Paul is tho patron Of chart
ties
St. Maxima is the patrou Of virgins and
wives
St. Barbara Is invoked for the last sacra-
ments.
St. Thomas Aquinas Is the patron Of
schools
St. Roch is invoked against contagiou,
diseases.
St. Camilas Of Lells IS the patron Of
hospitals
St. Sabine Is invoked against govt an(
rheumatism.
St. AIoysiIs Is tho patron OF youth, purity
and studentS
St. Joseph, spouse OF the blessed Virgin
Mary, Is tho patron Of the universal church
Catholic News.
St Benedict Joseph Labre il Invoked
against lightning.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT.

RfcuMoND, February 2.
The net decrease Of tobacco IN the
worlds open markets for the past year
has been small 70 Dec embcr 1t was
only about 1900 hogsheads, while the
decrease mp TO January !, 1883, Tor the
year previous was about $4,000 hogs
heads The accumulation has been low
grades Of unuseful iobaccos, which Is
seli'evident in all the markets There
are no markets OF note on the other
hand that are not wanting and paying
good paying prices for desirable
stock When there IL too much of one
kind, whatever il NAV be called prices
will sink. There il much truth in q
translated saying. TOO much OF any
thing is good for nothing" There ia
not 100 much good hurley, but goo bur
ley, old or new, is sold very readily ut
paying prices. There Is surely a de-
hclcncy in. and good demand for. fine
brights, old or new, while IL
is only this, really, and not merely
comparatively common, that is a drug on
the market As smaller cron will
naturally always receive more careful
attention than an attempted large one.
anu uli' IT pays h'AA'lf tunt ilFff seems
but one way out Of the low price plane.
and that Is decreased acreage and
Az increased quality carefully pro.
portioned to apparent demand, which
is the very opposite OF the blind theory
and abused practice Of making the biz.
ge,t crop, of whatever description
chance may turn it out to be- in order 90
OVercOmea deficit due 10 declining prices
Every unintclligeni and INSTRUCTED
effort Of The kind but sinks the planter
OF tobacco deeper into debt OF all else
he may do it seems very clear 10 rs that
this hapbazzard crop making j. most
ruinous Of all
We see. and we know, that dark to-
baCCO and common crops generally can
not be made without great loss in every
way at present ruling prices. What
then, will improve prices but a smaller
planting, is but plain, practical cues.
tiOn easily answered. ID.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

New Yong February 0-Flour steady
AT slightly higher prices; City Mills extra,
$50 S51j for West Indies; Minnesota
extra, $30j0S36j. Wheat easier; No.
I red, State, slOj; No. DO, 98ic Corn
frmer; No ? mixed cash, 45c.; do.
March, 44ic Oats frmer No.
white State, 3l9c.; No. 9 do, SOc. Lard
firm and quiet; February, S797. Pork
dull; mess. Sl3l Sl325 for new Sugar
Refined steady; cut loaf and crushed, Sc;
granulated and mould \, &c Coffee
firm; fair cargOes, l1sc
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

Tho YclIees wiz not serye in tao Turkish
Mmy, because their religion lorbids them to
m.qco with tao hated Masulmans, but
escape hy pa.ng good round communication
Zee yearly Tho people are al The lowest
stage of civilization, with 10 hope Of rising
SO lcuc as shel Adi's rules are In force
Under the influence Of their conditions aud
Of tae pleJudicas o. their ueighbJn against
Acm. they have becoIne q sinister, malicious,
rlachcrous people. Tho rito u Hospitality,
20 sacred among tho Bedouns, is unknown
among them no ono can Zee. safo among
them They attach no value 70 human life.
To thcsa ordinary dangers are added those
ac. Ing from the embarrassing etiquette Of
conversational intercourse with them, for if
any ono inadvertently Iets escape the word
devil. Satm. or anything sounding Ike Il, he
commits mortal clense, and % cut oily lis
bead ia God pleasing act and sacred dutyC Of
.he Yczidec, the fulhllmcnt Of which viii
insure hiG. . place IN paradise. Several let-
llrs arc Ia like manner wholly banishei from
tho language, chiefly those which contain tho
sound OF % "shun," also the Arabic word
aa'let, THOU ART damned which was spoken
hy God u the fallen angel when ho pitched
tim into le.L Therefore all words contain
mr similar sounds are 81 aside AMI other
combinations not belonging TO any language
are used IL their stead -Df. l. e. BrovsA
" Popular Science Mos!h!y.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

Tic tr,asmcF q lao Peoples Passenger
railway, IN speaking the other day O. odd
characters to be found % tAs cars, said. Il
know woman 50 lcvogt ana roligioasly
strict thai sle never has. aud says She never
viii ride !u ouT cals on Sunday This sams
woman takes the transfer tickets she gets
from tho conductor ai.l gives them - others
so that they may raie tree We ha,e traced
her repeatedly She is Wei oil. aud 5 ono
Of the mos active church workers II thocity.
So far Is know there Is no other religious
incoasis.crry In Der Ike. - Philadelphia
Pres
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10
C1icago Markets.

CHICAGO February 9.-Wheat opened
fairly active and irregular Corn weak
and lower Oats strong and &c higher.
Provisions, higher. CIosngs: Wheat
February, S1OOb; May, SlO3b; June,
oslo Com-February, 3lc; March sac.
May, % C. Oats-Februafy, 2Jc.; Marcn,
2jtc May, 27tc Probationary,
sll20; March, SlL3j; May, Sl1.55.
Lard-Februarv aud March, 1910 May,
$3.50. Short rbs-February and March,
50; May, SG1j.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

Noah Stropp, l3-year-old white boy.
was killed at lbs fathers home on Le-
page street. The manner Of his death is
most unusual. All the rear portion Of
his skull was blown away by charge Of
water fired from an old army nus.et. a
relic of the war. The boy and his sister
Younger than himself, were Ilaying to-
gether in the kitchen. Securing an old
musket, which had not been fired for
twenty-seyen years, he unscrewcd the
barrel from the stock, filled the barrel
with water and placed the breech end in
the fire OF the stove. Calling his little
sister to come and hear the water in
the bagesl boil" he leaned over and
placed his ear TO the munle of the
weapon. As he did so the explosion 90
CURED, and the boy was Instantly killed.
being blown several feet away and hav.
ing lhs head nearly carried oil. The bar.
rel Of the musket contained a charge
whish had been placed in It during the
war. The boy was not aware Of this
and was merely in search Of fun. New
Orleans Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

Professor Morso, Of Salem, Mass, has Go
yised a simple stove for warming rooms by
means Of solar heat II consists Of shallow
box, having a bottom Of corrugated iron and
aglass top. This device IS placed outside thu
building, 80 that the sun can shine directly
unto it. The rays pass through the glass, aud
are abeorbed by tho metal. heating IL 70 .
high temperature AMI warming the air OF tho
box. Tho air which on sunny days rises 10 a
temperature Of % dogs F., i, conveyed into
tho room which Is to be heated Now York
Telegram.