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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
RETRENCHMENT

It 10 evident to the most casual
observer that retrenchment in the
expenditure OF the OF the
county il u pressing necessity, for
under tho present system, notwith-
standing the increase in the tax levy,
bankruptcy is staring us in tho face
unless some means be devised TO 70.
duce tho current expenses OF tho
county. In view OF this state OF af.
faira VIC would suggest the following
plan to reduce expenses without i'm
pairing the efficiency OF the public
service;
Combine the Offices of Ulerk and
Treasurer, and pay that officer sal
pry Of 5000 n month, thus saving the
county 1880 a year.
Reduce tho salary OF the Assessor
To $4,000 n year, q gain to tho county
Of $1,000 a year,
Reduce tho salary OF tho District
Attorney to sl25 n month, and thus
save $500 n yoar,
Continue tho salary OF the Sheriff
at 81, NO n yonr, but compel him to
pay his own Deputy and Juiler, thus
saving the county S2,4O0 n year.
Make the term OF Office Of oil coun-
ty officers four years instead OF two,
and they could we'll afford reduction
in salary, as the expense Of a political
oanvass Ia no small item to the candi-
dates for Office, aud tho extension oi
Che term Of Office TO four years would
obviate this expenditure every two
yearB. :"
II the above suggestions were car.
ried into cfrcot IL would result In n
saving to tho county Treasury Of g.
TOO a year, II very important tom in
tho present depressed condition OF our
financial affairs. 1t Ia possible that a
still further reduction in public OK.
pendituros might be mndo without
sny dotriment TO tho public service,
and tho above 10 offered for tho con.
sideration Of the taxpayers Of Elko
county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
UNJUST

Hon. William Thompson, an active
business man Of Reno, favors n Con-
stitutional Convention for the reason
that double taxation under our pres
ent Constitution is OF frequent oc-
currence and drives capital from the
State, In support OF his assertion be-
lore tho Board OF Trade no cited n
case, in which he was interested
where property was created fictitious
ly by taxing n ranch, the money
which was paid for it, aud tho note
given for the money, which WAS bor-
rowed. Here in our own county, says
the Silver State, and doubtless the
rule prevails throughout the State,
mortgages held by the residents arc
taxed while those held by non-resi-
dents ure not. This discrimination
against resident capitalists is evident
ly calculated to drive them from tho
State, rs they cannot compete with
the nonresident money lenders. AS
the Supreme Court has decided that
mortgages held by residents OF the
State are subject to taxation the only
remedy for the injustice is by chang.
ing the Constitution and giving tho
resident capitalist an even show with
the nonresident ono.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
4 CHANGE

The Democratic party of Nevada is
pledged to retrenchment in public
expenditures. For this purpose it
favors the calling Of u Convention for
the purpose OF revising the State
Constitution SO hat the annual ex-
pcnses OF both State md county
governments shall conform to tho ex-
istiDg circumstances. The present
salaries arc based on n condition Of
affairs which existed when everything
was prosperous and money plenty,
but times have changed md IL il ub-
solutely necessary that a system Of
r~etrenchmcnt DO inaugurated il We
would escape financial ruin.
The State would now be heavily in
debt wero it not that oycr 100000
have been borrowed from the State
School Fund 10 meet current OK
pensos. With Theodore Winters "a
Governor, tho varions State Offices
filed with Democratic officials and a
revised Constitution, Nevada may be
placed on n financial basis which will
insure prosperity, and by q material
reduction in tho rate Of taxation i'm
migration will DO encouraged, our
population increased and the State
made n homo for n prosperous and
happy people.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
Tho Price Of Wool,

The wool growers Of Nevada aro
beginning 10 got their Dyes open. For
twenty-five years high duties on wool
havo been maintained and yet tho
price OF the domestic article Ia lower
than II was under q tariff only half as
high. Tho reason OF II Is as plain Us
the on n nuns face. in tho first
PLUGS we do not produce moro than
half the wool consumed, and 10 tho
second plaoo tho Australian and
other foreign woods possess peculiar
qualities which II manufacturers
must have In order TO produce tho
host goods, The Nevada wool grow.
srs are beginning TO realizo this They
bogin 70 o after years Of experience
that tho higher the tariff tho lowor
she price OF woodland yet thoSonato,
and we boliove our own Senators,
Stewart and Jones, havo boon guilty
OF perpttuating with their votes tho
u ,urbon'sh stupidity OF raising the
WOOL duties still highor.-IVirginia
Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
Tarred and Frathercd.

Mormonism in England is meeting
with q warm reception. AT Sher-
bourne in Dorsotshire last Thursday
evening several Mormon elders wore
holding q PROSECUTING meeting Mt
which there were about soven hun.
dred women and thirty mon. Sud
denly the place II besieged by tho
husbands, fathers and sweethearts Of
tho deluded women, who broke In,
seized and gave tho four eldors n
sovore whipping. They then released
them upon their promise that they
would leavo tho town. But tho pros.
poet OF securing SO great n bnul OF
young women for the haroms In Zion
was too much for the "pricsts," and
thoy returned and hold another mcot.
ing when the outraged people again
appeared, marched In ond secured
threo Of tho Saints. Ono was ticd
and dragged through the streets, two
were stripped, inrred and feathercd,
whilo tho fourth made his escape.
This is rather n summary way Of
disposing Of these oily tongued mio.
scenarios, but tho outraged husbands
and fathers OF those deluded women
aro justified IN adopting sever moas.
ures to protect their homes from tho
entertainments Of those recruiting
officers for tho haroms OF wealthy
Mormons,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
II NEW EA,,ufR-

The new tariff Law went into effect
yesterday. Il increases the duty on
tlD platest 70 euch an extent that =
syndicate a Eastern capitalists sill
establish tin plate factory ut . cost
o. about 100000. This plaut will
cover several acres OF ground. and
will give employment 10 about six
hundred men
Consider for . nemeat what this
m sans. An Investment OF 100000
npon which the stockholders vM de
rive q profit from the increased price
OF tin. which ia a necessity 70 all, more
especially to the poor Supposethese
tin plate manufacturers should be-
content With 4 per cent per aEnum
on their Investment OF S7,00o,o0o;
this would mean q revenue Of $4,000
n year, paid by che people OF tho
Unitod States on tin v3re. Every
article OF tin ware used by the people.
from the cbild's tin cup ia the paid in
which the laborer carries his lunch
must contribute to raiss this enor-
nous revenue. and what arc the bene-
hts to be derived from this great
Industry? Employment is to DO
given to six hundred men,, and the
suterprising capitalists nre to derive u
profit at tho expense OF an Increase
ja the cost OF the necessities Of tho
poor. On this subject the Silyor
State says;
The increase in the tariff on tin
plate will inoreiss the price OF the tin
pail in which the workinsm4n carries
his dinner, but no is willing to stand
the rise because the manufacture OF
the tin plate gives enploymsns to a
fow hundred men, Compare this
bono6t with tho rcnonetiz Ition OF
silver and see tho difference. In this
State alone the free coinage OF silver
would give employment to at least
twenty times six hundred m,a with
out enhancing the cost OF anything
tho workinsman uAos and without
jnjur ng any person except the gold
kings who want money made scarcer
to enhance its purchasing power.
"Wny, then should not the people
OF Nevada, who would derive more
benefit proportionately from FREQ coin
age than Eastern manufacturers do
from tho increase IN duties OIL Jun.
ports, work for thor own interests and
rend a man to Congress who wIll
work with mi ;ht and main, regardless
OF party decrees and caucusos, for the
full reconciliation OF silver? The
partisan who, ut the time OF its pas
Bago, could not see that tho Sherman
bill was n fraud surely must have his
eyes opened by this time as tho price
OF silver bullion has fluctuated more
than that OF copper, iron, wheat o
nny other commodity in tho market
since tho passage Of tho act"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
THE LEelsLArls.s TICKET.

4 number Of the best citizens in
ElkO county are IN favor OF ~electing
a uon.partisan Legislative ticket, and
the same course OF procedure is
recommended in Humboldt county.
Ga this subject the Silver State OF
recent date says:
Conaderate men Of all parties deem
it OF greater importance 70 the AK
payers to hare representatives who
will devote themselves to reducing
State and county expenses rather
than the advancement OF party inter-
ests. The State and many OF the
counties which compose it are IN debt.
The rate ct State taxation is the
highest in the Union aud in several
counties taxes arc higher than the
interest rate on approved securities
in many OF the older States
Let the Central Committees or
conventions Of both parties select
three good and true men from both
parties, to represent this county in
the Assembly, men who will be under
no party obligations, except to vote
for United States Senator, and the
Silver State will, to tho best OF its
ability, endeavor TO show the people
OF Humboldt why they should be
elected. In State matters, partisan
ism should be- a secondary consider.
alton TO everybody but the prores.
sional politician while the reduction
OF expenses is OF the greatest import,
ance to every Nevadan."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
Generous.

Alien g, Bragg, who was rendered
$500 ny tho Board Of Trade for scr.
vices as Secretary Of that institution
during the year, has declined TO re-
cciyo tho amount, as no thinks the
Board OF Trado has moro uso for tho
money in prosecuting It's good wt.k
.ibSn himsoli. lltcno Journal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22

Va. where he has been rendered Good
position rndor Mr.. VI. g.. Tyler
Dr. Samuel Rodgers, who was presiding
elder on this. Southern NJ. f., district last
year. has been made presiding elder Of The
Baltimore district. instead Of being retained
as pastor at ~tauntOn.
The Countess Of Meth has sent ninety
pretty badges Of her order 10 members Ol
the POhick branch.
Mr.. Henry Williams. Of Pennington. Md.
who taught the Hon. John :. Barbour and
his distinguished brothers at a private
school i'm Culpepcr county fifty years ago
was in the city the other day.
The government building is being given a
spring cleaning. II is said that the GUS
toms deputy VIII only get 100 hereafter
instead Of s. LOO, and the collector will get
s2iH i'm addition 10 the fees for collections
made Should politics rule il is thought Mr.
'orbctt viii take the deputy pOstmastership
instead, which pays Sl.lOO.
Potomac Lodge Of odd Fellows had their
hity-hrst anniversary celebration tonight.
The gathering consisted Of some two hundred
members of lodges from Fredericksburg.
Washington. OccOQuan and this city. After
cXcmpifyug the work and comforting the
third decree, they adjourned 10 the banquet
hall below. Covers were laid for two hum
bred and fifty. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED with bunting and cYcrgrcens. and
there were four tables. The menu consisted
OF every delicacy Of the season. About
one hundred ladies attended. The largest
delegation was from Myrtle lodge, Of
fredericksburg. After the rcpast tOasts
were proposed and responded 10 by num-
Der OF odd Fellows and other members of
fratemities. among them G.. VI. Whiteham.
Of fredericksburg. Mayor DOwnham.
Messrs. i. a. Reed, Antony Armstrong and
Hubert ~nOwden. Of the Gazette.
Dr. Harrison Wagner. the express COM
pauy suit0r, was taken 30 Stafford by sheriff
Kennedy to-day. after spending the night in
The station house here.
Dr. Dame lecturcd at the Opera House TO-
night. 10 was literary treat General
Corso. Commander SmOOt. and Colonel Ar
thur Herbert occupied seats ON the plat
form. The Doctors uttcranccs were ire-
qucuty applaudcd.
At the Young peoples second Presbyto-
riau meeting tonight. interesting reports
were read regarding Brazilian missionary
work efforts. and a musical programme was
carried ont most successfully.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
EDlSON'S PURPOSES.
lie VIII Build Reduction Works for Gold
Ores.

The Charlotte q. CD Chronicle Of yes
terday published the following authorized
interview with Thomas A. Edison about
his intentions in North Carolina:
81 have been for some years working at
my laboratory on "A process for working
gold sulphurots: in fact these experiments
have continued nearly twelve years. Dni-
ing that period ! have received many
thousand samples of ore for test from tie
Southern gold belt as we'll as from all parts
of the world. Having perfected a process
for milling every species OF sulphurrts. no
matter how valuable or changeable their
contents, the next step was 10 md the sui
phurets. and 90 personally investigate the
innumcrable fairy stories with which ! had
been regalcd for many years hy mining
men and owners Of mining property.
MY first field Of Investigation is the
south. as this region is pre-emincntly the
home Of aurilerous sulphuret ores. 30 far
have. Nith my expert, Mr. Burns, visited
seventy mines. The experience gained en-
ables me 20 pretty clearly ascertain the as
say value of the statements made 90 me
REGARDING them. as well as 10 obtain gene
ral idea of the veins in this region, and the
reasons which have caused mining venture :
tO be failures In nearly every instance.
These failures have been attributed 90 the
fact that the mills were unable % work the
sulphurcts. and when a point was reached
where the sulphurets became the principal
ore. the mine was abandoned.
II cannot agree with these statements.
While the above may Doe one Of the reasons,
there are others as well; for instance nearly
an the veins are narrow and the cost Of rait-
ng ore excessive; in addition 10 the eXces-
.iye cost per ton OF ore, Is the small output
and the large general expense chargeable to
the same. Again, the dec0mp0sed ore from
the surface down. say sixty feet, is very
rich and easily extracted, and melted
while below this point. tine assay value ~
the ore diminisbos, the cost Of extracting
and milling increases, while the output de-
minishes.
Another reason Is that the country rock
In this region is fery much distorted, max
ing the veins tortuOus and uncertain. Not
one mine in twenty has any value Whatso-
ever. yet there appears 10 bee some GOOD
mines among them. / have selected Two
which propose testing with diamond drills.
N these tests are satisfactory, ! shall open
the mines and expose sufficient ore % war
rant the erection of Reduction Works
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
MRS M'VEIGH BURIED.



Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, March H. Special.
The funeral of the late Mrs. william ~
Nc Weigh took place from her late resi-
dence on -. Asaph street. near the post
office this afternoon. attended 10y large
number of citizens. Rev. Mr., James ].
Vance of the Second Presbyterian church
conducted the services, with l'eN. git.
NOurse. late pastor of the First Ihurch' nUi
now Of Elizabeth, y. >. Two heaDllui
floral pieces. cross and an anchor' Mtie
placed on the caskct and eN-Maior Befh-
iev. ex-Nayor Kempcr. and Mcssr~. William
IA. Marbury. :. Ferguson Beach, 1eoise
Wise and John Morgan johnson acted as
pall-bearers. The remains were lain away
Yesterday Bob Arnold and Ia. Meade en-
gaecd in "a fight in which the latter was
pretty badly cut up, and may die ifom in.
effects of the beating lie Is solne"h''
easier this evening. however. bolh aie
hard characters Arnold is In jail awaiting
the result of Meade's injuries ana an eA'ihi-
nation.
The colorcd people here have formed a
Ruildino Association. william bulanel
IL president and James BucSner Rev. for-
Ter, John Credit, William Gray and othef
respectable cOlOrcd men are connected WIN
il. n Is believed it will help the celored
people considerably.
William Gray Is one OF the principal
butchers In the market. lie IS said TO De-
worth in cold cash and bonds, something
like $4,000.
Rev. MIR. Nourse is in the city ON WISH.
DR.. Ned Slaymaker, who has been piae-
ticing out In West Virginia, is here on "
visit.
Mr. Walter G.. Rogers, Of The Mhland
cfllt Q, is about 70 leave for tlafkson, W.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
DANvlLLe DEMOCRATS.

They viii Hold Primaries in May Pro
posed Review of Militia Companies.
DANNILLE, Va, Mar H. Special. The
Danyille Democrats will hold a primary
election about the first Of May to nominate
candidates for the various municipal OF
fees. Not many aspirants are IN the held
thus far. The interest Is nothing Ike 80
great as usual.
II is mm0red here that the Primitive Bap-
fist. of this section have purchased an OLD
PRESBYTERIAN church building IN North Dan
willie and will soon convert into place Of
worship.
Mr.. B. +. Haskins, a young man well and
fatOrabN known i'm North lamille, died
yesterday.
A moetingOf the two military companies
here. the Blues and Grays, will be held ON
Monday night with view 90 consolidation.
Thi. has been In contemplation for a long
time. and 10 is now believed that the union
Will be made.
Ever, body here is much interested IN the
new line of Road the Richmond and Dan
willie proposes 90 build from Danville south.
Engineers are hard at work, and II is said
the construction will begin In short time.
The road will open up new country 10
Dansille. and will doubtless be OF great
benefit.
a heavy thunder storm prevailed here TO-
/ nfrhf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22

cIsion in the remarkable Smith case, which
was reported from this place some N'"'
ago. lie ordered the deed for support o',
separation to be cancelled. The ground ol
her dissatisfaction TO live with her husband
was that they were Of diferedt religious
convictions. Her friends think II a degree o'
insanity.
A baseball association has been formed
here with capital Of $1,000. Dr. Benhow
has giren lot for the uses Of the associa-
ti0n.
The county commissioners Of Rocking
ham county. have ordered an election 20
see if Reidsyille Will vote for the issue ol
bonds, the proceeds of which shall be used
i'm the erection of watCT-wOrks.
Forty-siX white persons left Kingston last
week for Waco. Texas. All are under con-
tract 10 labor on farms.
General Thomas T.. Clingman. now very
old. lui famous among the Confederate
generals. has sent message t0 congress
and claims that he has as much right to 90
SO as the President has. lie iaNors the
reconciliation OF silver.
John BrOcksyille. an old negro convict,
who murdered another negro I'm Richmond
county four years ago and was sentenced Ia
be hung. but escaped from Jail in Rocking
ham. was arrested in R0beson county last
Wednesday by Deputy sheriff Nishart and
sent back 10 prison. lie resisted the Of
fcer-. and IL took three or four men 20 cap
turp him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
NORTH CAROLINA.
BAGGAGE MASTER RUN OVER
AND KILLED.

Annual Reports Of I,aIoigh'- Mayor and
other city Omccfs-Espenditures for
Improvements-News From all Parts OF
the state.
RALEIGH, y. g.. Mar. d. Special. AT
Wilson's Mills. on the North Carolina Rail-
road, between here and Gold-boro. Baggage
Master -. VI. tpchurch. of this city. was
run over by freight train and received in-
iuries from which De died this morning.
The east bound accommodation passenger
train was shifting ai that point and young
Upchurch had gone between two cars TO- uu-
couple them while the train wa. in motion.
lie was walking backward with tAe moving
cars when his right foot got fastened be-
tween the guard rail and the track. Before
he had time TO eXtricate himself the car
was upon him and passed over him mash.
ing his right leg aud alsohis right arm. info
a perfect jelly. \ special train was ordered
ont and physician was sent from this city.
Upchurch was brought here this afternoon.
but died while being brought home from tho
train. lie was twenty-five years Of age.
and was wellknown and popular here.
The committee appointed by the trustees ef
Trinity College no thei meeting at Durham
Yesterday 10 confer with the Raleigh Cham-
Der OF Commerce and ask for release from
the contract 90 remove the college here.
came here to-day and held the conference
with the committee appointed by the Chlm-
ber Of Commerce, the result was That the
trustees We're released from their agreement
with Raleigh and VIII accept Durham'5 of
fer tO carry the college there.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen
OF Raleigh tonight the annual reports oi
the Mayor and other city officers were made.
Mayor IhOmpsOn's report shows that over
one hundred thousand dollars have been cx-
pended during the past year for city im-
prOyoments. The total Indebtedness of the
city at present il S22l.N and the assessed
valuation of property Is >3.SuO.OO. The TO-
tai population, as shown by city reports, is
1900.
A. Chester yesterday Green Brown. coli
0rod. was convicted of the murder OF john
Hood. father of Sheriff Hood. Brown con-
fcsscd the crime at last. though declaring
that he imagined he was shooting George
Hooper. cOlOrcd.
Mr.. Richmond Pearson has just pur-
chased eleven acres of property boo the bn-i-
ness portion Of Ashcyille for which be- paid
$4,000. lt is stated that hc Will improve
the property and build ON it.