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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-25
Saturday, Aug. 80, 90,

For the purpose OF eleeting delegates
to the said State Convention, tho
Primary Elections to be carried ouS
in compliance with the laws OF tue
State.
The following test viii be required
Of each voter at tie said Primary
Election:
Are You voter and will you sup
port the nominees Of the Democrdtio
State Convention to DO held in Reno
September IL, 1ScOs"
j. w. ADAMS, Chairman.
P.J. dunno, Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-25
j. w. ADAMS, Chairman

y. J. DUNE, Secretary.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
swINpLEp AND ABscoNpEo.
A Publisher Overseiis His Stock
S75, 900 and ,DisappePrs.

The Boston Herald OF the 22d inst.
says that Clarence +. Jewett, presi.
dent of the &. +. Jewett Publishing
company, has Gisappeared and that
crooked transactions in the matter oil
an overissus OF stock in the neighbor.
hood OF $75 900 have come to light.
Mr.. Dana Estes, OF Estes & Lauriat,
publishers. is treasurer OF the COM
pany and owned 375 shares OF the
company. 1t is reported that more
than twice the amount held by Mr..
Jewett has been sold by him to var
ious parties in blocks of ten or twelve
shares Tor from 5000 to 81, :, 100, and his
alleged victims assert that it has been
his custom to make out these shares
as occasion required and that he signed
his own name and that of Mr.. Estes
thereto. 1t seems that suspicious OF
Mr.. Estes and Lauriat were aroused
a few days ago by frequent sales OF
stock by Jewett, and when they made
inquiries Mr.. Jewett LETT town 'for a
few days" He has not returned
and his wife and son have also left
their elegant Brooklyn residence.
Steps are being taken to get at the ex-
act condition OF affairs. Jewett halls
from Claremont, N. III. At the time
the firm OF James r. Osgood & Co.
went out OF business, over two years
ago, he was employed by that house.
Then he interested Messrs. Estes and
Laurlat IN his publishing scheme and
induced them to invest in it. The
firm did a general publishing business,
kept books OF merit and secured their
sales. Mr.. Estes declines to talk.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
Steamer caughr In an Ice Pack.

1t Is just reported from Montreal
that the steamer Fremont, from New.
castle which arrived there on the 22d
inst, had a very startling experience
with the ice aboat $50 miles on the
other side OF Cape Ray. The vessel
was steamIng slowly through a dense
fog when she got right in the midst OF
q pack OF ice, which was drifting south
ward with the Arctic current. After
the steamer had been pounding about
in the ice for some hours the fog lifted
and showed the vessel to be in dan
gerous position. All around her were
heavy hummucks OF ice, deep in the
water, and showing about a foot above
the surface. Gradually nearing the
steamer and crushing the smaller piec.
es OF ice in their way were q number of
huge icebergs.
The captain and chief officer climb.
ed to the masthead and found that
the ice exterded on all sides rs far rs
the eye could see. There were hun
dreds OF seals on the ice ,'ome of them
being close to the vessel. Two hours
were spent i'm turning the steamer, and
she was then headed southwark and
was then worked out OF the Ice. Ow-
irg TO the movement OF such a large
mass of ice southwark it is feared that
navigation will be seriously mterfered
with.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
RAILROAD NEWS.

1t IL said tnat the project 10 build a rail
way from Vancouver to Alaska IL taking
definite shape in Canada.
The purchase OF the st. Louis & San
Francisco by the Atchison, Topeka & San.
Ia Fe Is formerly announced.
Arate OF IS cents on provisions from
Chicago to the Eastern seaboard via lake
and rail ID being made, and the freight is
carried free OF charge to the steamer.
General Manager Mohler has issued a
circular announcing the opening on June /
OF q branch OF the Great Northern from
Allen, Mont, to Monarch, Mont, a dis
tance OF 42.6 miles, to be known as the
Neihart Il Barker extension. On June /
tho Great Northern will also resume oper-
Coulee, known az the Sand Coulee branch,
a distance OF 41.5l miles.
The party OF Southern Pacific officials,
headed by c. p. Huntington. who we're
making daylight trip over the Atchison
system on special, met with mishap ON
the Gath inst, near Flagstaff, N, NJ. The
train, was running forty miles an hour
when the engine flew the track. falling on
it's side. Two coaches were derailed. Mr..
Huntington, who WAS in the second coach,
was thrown over several seats and struck
heavily on his head and shoulders. 9th.
ers OF the party were bruised and cha ken,
but all esca ped without serious injury.
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landlady opening the door three men
pushed their way in and one OF them
said: 81 am Ramsey and / want
TO see my wlfe." Mrs. Ramsey.
who stood in the hallway,
upon hearing her husbands voice,
fled to the rear parlor. Ramsey and
his companions followed, and the
former. being unable to get into the
room, smashed a panel OF the door
with the butt end of his revolver and
fred through at his wife, who was
crouching In the corner. The ball
penetrated the woman's neck, and
during the panic that ensued the three
men escaped. That Ramsey intended
to kill his wife there can be but little
doubt The Ranseys formerly lived
in Brooklyn and were we'll connected.
The couple did not live happily to-
gether and the wife went to New York
city and resided at the boarding house
where the shooting took place. The
police say that the parties most con
cerned refuse to say anything about
the difficulty. Mrs. Ramsey is beau
tiful young woman and the doctors
say that she will recover.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
The De Smet Leader.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The tariff bill was passed 10y a strict
party vote on the 2lst inst, with the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Coleman, OF Louisiana, who
voted with the democratic in the negative.
Mr.. Butterw orth voted aye. The vote was
ayes 162. nays l42.
At special meeting Of theirrigs tion com
mittse Of congress on the 22d inst. prop.
osition was advanced to recommend to
the appropriation committee an appro-
pristion Of $45O,OO for the surveys oi
arid lands and experiments in irrigation
work. The proposition will probably De
agreed to at the next meeting OF the appro-
priation committee. II the bill carrying
this pr ovisiOn be passed, South and North
Dakota will come in for q large share OF
this appropriation.
Secretary Window has signed sailing or.
ders OF the revenue cutter Bear, now at Sc.
attic, Washington, directing that she sail
Immediately to Qunaiaska, aud then to
cruise diligently in Behring sea for the pur-
pose of warning all persons against enter
ing such waters for the purpose OF violat
ing section 1856 OF the revised statutes,
and arresting ali persons and seizing all
vessels found to be or to have been engag-
cd In any violation 0i the laws OF the Unit
ed States therein" With exception Of GER
tain details as to the enforcement OF the
law, there in no change In the general poll
cy OF the adm mist ration on the zeal fisher
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
CHURCH DisEsTABLisHMENT.
British SentInnen: Rapidly Tending
In That Direction,


1t may be taken as one OF the signs
OF the times that less and less opposi.
ton is shown to the proposal to dis.
establish the English church. The re-
cent vote in parliament on the mo.
tion to dlsesta blish the church OF Scot.
land, the growing strength from yea"
to year ofthe liberation society, which
has this end az its object for the en-
tire kingdom, and the comparative in
difference OF the tory press to the
question ali tend to show that discs.
tabishment Is not without hope OF
realization. 1n TACT it seems pos.
slble that some day it may come as a
welcome relief from the grievances OF
the present system. One Of the most
glaring anomalies OF the church en-
dowment system is found in the pay
ment OF the clergy. This is a real
grievance and one under which many
Il poor curate and his family are
starving. while the horse racing and
hunting vicar as likely as no: has his
town house in addition to his suburb.
an vicarage and enjoys the pleasure of
the season, while his poor curate ad-
ministers to the needs and does the
work OF the parish. There are about
10000 cler2yme OF the established
church in the kingdom, $4,000 OF
whom are curates and cleriCals. Sal
aries range from El5, 900, received by
the archbishop OF Canterbury, down
to $50, which represents the allow.
anCe OF the humble curate. The sys.
tenn has other faults. 1t is impossible
to displaCe vicar except for gross
immortality or some crime, and the
rope which is allowed a rector Is of
wonderful length. A Curate, however,
may be sent packing at any time, wife,
sort Of superior servant and is retain
ed only during his reCtor's pleasure,
unless he be licensed, in which case he
can be dismissed at the end of years
engagement. When vicar wants u
curate he can obtain one on trial.
The bishop OF the diocese grants per-
mission for Curate to try the place
tor three months, at the end OF which
time II he and the vicar are agreed the
bishop will license him. But il the
cutate has proved unpopular or, worse
still, too popular, the vicar is at lib
srty to dismiss HIM with less prospect
than before OF obtaining work. The
Liberatlonists point to the fourishlng
condition OF the church in ireland,
which has long been disestablished
and disendowed. and demand that
abuses in the Church OF England be
terminated in like manner.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
An Attempt at Murder.

A special telegram from New York
city dated the 22d inst, says that at
about one o'clock that morning Dav-
I'd Ramsey, accompanied by two 9th
er men, visited the boarding house at
IT'S West Forty.fifth street. where
Rapsey's wife, who had separated
from him, was living. One OF the
men knocked on the door. and. when
the landlady inquired what was want
ed at that unseemly hour, called out
in q loud voice: "Tbe water pipes
have burst and / want to tell you
about it," The boarders having been
aroused by the knocking, and, hear.
ing that the water pipes had burst,
rushed into the hallway Upon the
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
Robbed the Homeless.

George S. Turner was arrested in
New York city on the 21st inst.
upon q telegram from the chief OF
police OF Seattle, Wash, charging
him with larceny OF $4,000. IL
seems that when Seattle was nearly
wiped out by fire a year ago a cry for
aid brought thousands ofdollars from
all parts OF the country, which money
was placed in the hands OF disburs-
ing committee. One OF the members
OF the committee was George McC Court,
who had been known as q reputable
business man. In his district Nc
Court met Turner, who had started
store, and it Is alleged that the couple
united interests, and all the supplies
for McCourt's district were sold
through Turner's store. For every
$5 worth sold q bill of $105 worth
was presented TO the COMMITTEES.
These bills were certified by Turner
and the two divided the profits. The
total amount thus abstracted is over
$4,000. Investigation caused the
indictment OF the two men. McCourt
was arrested and held for trial in
Seattle. Turner fled to New York.
In Jefferson Market court Turner re-
fused TO make any reply to the charg-
es and he was remanded TO await the
arrival OF deposition papers.
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train. was killed and Baggagemau C. II.
White sustained broken ankle.

train. was killed and Baggsgemau C. H.
White sustained a broken ankle.
A gravel train coll,ded with the rear OF
south bound through freight train near Al
lequippa station, on the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railway on the 2lst inst. Engineer
Thomas Rogers, OF the gravel train. Jump
cd from his engine, his head STR king against
the end OF a railroad tie, splitting it open
and killing him instantly. Conductor
Mans and Fireman Robinson also Jumped
frLm the engine and were seriously injured
Robinson may die. The engins and three
cars OF merchandise were wrecked. A heavy
fog was hanging over ths valley at the time
OF the accident.
When the east bouHd freight train in
charge OF Conductor Elliott. OF the Nickle
Plate, neared Hobart, Ind. on the oath
OF May during heavy thunder storm, the
conductor prepared to alight FROM the
moving train. A fash OF lightning dispel
led the gloom for a moment and hasty
glance revealed what seemed to be level
stretch OF ground along the track. Elliott
lea ped from his cHboose and be continued
to descend uutil he plunged into a cold
stream OF water forty feet below. He WAS
rescued by the trainmen and taken TO the
city. No injuries save a badly sprained
ankle are apparent.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
a Double Tragedy.

A frightful double tragedy occurred
at Jessup, Ga, on the 2lst inst. J.
NJ. Mccall, county surveyor of Ware
county, went to Jessup from Bruins
wick about 10 o'clock and stopped at
the Littlefeld house. Heretired to his
room and after staying in bed two
hours went down stairs in his night
clothes and asked for Mr.. Littlefeld,
but could not find him. He then went
to Mrs. Littiefield's room aud knock-
ed. She admitted him. Mr.. Little
field was on the front porch watching
him, and finding chem IN q compromis-
ing position, he rushsd through the
window into the room and shot his
wife Just over the left eye, killing her
instantly. lie then shot Mr.. Mccall
four times. One ball struck him in
the lip, just under the nose; one in his
right side, one in the left shoulder and
one in the small OF the back. Mccall
ran into an adjoining room and fell.
Medical aid was summoned at once,
but he died at 2:20 q. m. Mr.. Mccall
was about 80 years old, with q large
family, having grown children, and
the family stands very high in the es-
timation OF the community. Mr.. Lit
tlefield is about the same age.s His
vile was about 45 years OF age. They
came from Massachusetts,, and have
been living in Jessup for twenty years.
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signment to Henry J. Davidson, have filed
their schedules. They show the liabilities
As 81 ,636.72 nominal assets, $1,706,-
$50. and actual assets $24, ,242.
A scientific expedition, similar to those
OF previous years will 60 out from Prince
ton College ttfs summer with Prof. Scott
to collect specimens h1d work in the ter
tiary fossil beds OF the South Fork and
White river basins in Northwestern Ne.
braska ana Southern Dakota. The party
will spend over a month in the field.
The Robbins circus train en- route to Ep
ping, where an exhibition was to be given
was wrecked near the junction OF the Nash
roads q f5w days ago. One car full Of car
riages jumped the track and the rest OF the
train piled up in tota! wreck. The loss
will be heavy.
Nine local liquor dealers were arrested at
CrestCn, Iowa, on the goth inst, on the
charge OF keeping disorderly houses because
they refused TO close their saloons on Sun
day. Four OF them pleaded guilty and
paid fines amounting 10 $40. The five
Others will stand trial. In passing sen tence
Judge Davis, OF the superior court, an.
nounced that he would impose the full pen
atty OF 500 fine for each additional viola
tion OF the Sunday law by the same =
les.
A panic was caused in North Hill pub
lie school at Burlington, Iowa, few days
ago By u mad dog which ran up the steps
and into the hall OF the building where the
children were congregated. The scholars
fed TO their rooms and the doors were
shut by tho teachers. The dog roamed up
and down the hall uttering horrible yelps
and holding the frightened inmates OF the
building at bay for hall an hour, when
their cries attracted a butcher in the
neghborhood, who came and killed it.
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Spoiled The Burglars Came.

On the night OF the 10th inst. q
gang OF thieves planned the robbery
OF Uncle Tommy Durbin, an aged
farmer, who lives near Frankfort, Ind.
Deputy Sheriff Baker heard OF the
scheme and took a force oil men to the
house and sesreted them about the
premises. The old man was told TO
let anybody in who came. At 10
o'clock there was rap at the door.
1t was opened and q revolver was
thrust In his face and he was ordered
to give up his cash. He gave them q
few dollars. At this point the officers
closed in upon them and captured
three OF the four robbers. They weN
found to be the Hill boys Jasper, Bert
and Charlie--a notorious family that
has given the authorities great deal
OF trouble. a
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31

The grand jury at Minneapolis, MInn.,
has failed TO indict George r. Buchah Tor
the shooting OF Joseph Anderson.
c. +. Kanniar, cashier OF the PennsyI-
Svania Gaa company, has been arrested at
Warren, n. u, charged with enbezEling
funds Of the company to the extent OF
$4,000.
Citizens OF Columbus. Miss.. recently
overpowered the officers OF the law took
from them a negro, Grant Anderson, and
hanged him. Anderson's crime was an at
tempt to rape the 13-year old daughter OF
prominent citizen.
Early on the morning OF the 22d inst,
burglars entered the store OF James Raney
at SureTior, Wis, and secured articles to
the value OF 800. The pobce are in the
dark as to who the thieves are. Several
suspicious characters have been arrested
Eight Of the LincolH county. louisiana
bulldozers were convicted at the term OF
court OF horsew hippinG and threatening a
white woman. Three Oi the indicted were
granted a new trial but the other ii We were
fined 500 eP ch and sentenced To the Coun-
ty Jail for three months.
young doctor OF Vienna, Austria, re-
Gently offended II Croatian girl, 10 years
old, and refused to apologize Tor his con.
Duct. The girl tbereupOn challenged him
TO a duel, and the pair fought in room
which had been hired for the purpose
The girl who was educated in South Amer
lea, and is a splendid iencsr, twice wounded
the doctor, esca .,ing hcrseN uuscathed.
"a Il. w. Miller, who was found dead in
Fairmount park, Philadelphia, a lew
weeks ago, 10 declared to be defaulter by
q member OF the firm OF G. T. Rumph Il
Son. pocket book manuia turers, In whose
employ he had been for twenty eight yeaI f.
The amount OF the shortage is not definite
ly known, but IL is expected TO run up in
TO the thuusanGs. IL il now believed that
Milier's death was not from natural caus.
90. as announced a: the time but was a
suicide, prompted by his lear of the die
coysry OF his peculations.
G. j. Wells, said to be the young man
p who. in March, 1889, robbed President
Moffatt in his Office, at the First National
bank. OF Den YER, Col, OF $2l. 900. is said
DC be under arrest at Clayton, Mo-, for
horse-stealing. He sck uowledges his eailt
!. and claims that large part OF the Moffatt
Asmoney 10 hidden and that a pal knows
about 1t. He objects to going to peniten-
tiary and leaving the spoils to his pal.
Y His idea seems TO be TO get the Colorad O
\ authorities to claim him for the greater
crime committed in that state aud then
bribe the bank into lenisncy by disclosing
the hiding place OF hts booty.
The police OF New York arrested a man
lew days ago who had gained for himself
the title OF Jack. the InkslinRer." His
mania has been to throw ink on the dress
20 OF the ladies as they walked along the
streets. He bad been operating both IN
New York city and In Brooklyn, and dur.
ing the past few months has ruined many
valuable dresses. What he gained by bis
strange actions is not apparent, and the
presumption is that the man is a mono
maniac. A quantity OF ink was found in
bis pockets when arrested and he was evl.
IDENTIFY preparing to throw the fluid over
the dress OF lady whom he Was following.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
RECENT CASUALTIES

A fire at Chris Mueller's saw mill al Dav.
enport, Iowa, II few days ago destroyed
10000 worth OF lumber. II was insured
This is the second fire Mueller has bad
within q month.
Solomon Snow, q prominent farmer OF
Pennington, Minn., was attacked by his
stallion on the gath inst, His left ear was
bitten of and large piece was bitten out
ri his head and one rib was broken. He
would have been eaten alive IL he had not
succeeded in getting away from the animal.
His recovery is doubtful.
A few days ago large force OF men who
we're at work on the large snow shsc mile
and hall cast Of Emigrant Gap, removing
snow aaS repairing the shed. were over
come bS an avalanche oisnow which crush
ed $50 feet OF the heavy timbered shed and
carried the men down the hillside some dis
!. lance. all, however escaped serious injury
ALTHOUGH several were hurt.
IA serious head-erd collision occurred on
"a Inst, on the Chicago, Milwaukee
~ railway, one mile east oi Ded-
I. 11&twesn the flyer and q work
a1nRe we're damaged. the bag
~ Davis, OF the work
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-31
ROMANCE OF DUNBAR PRICE.
One Case Who're Toistors Theory
Was Strikingiy Exempllfled.

A private cable dispatch from Paris
says that K. Dunbar Price. the weii-
known young millionaire Of PhiladeI-
phia, Pa, and who has been i'll for
several weeks, is slowly sinking, and
that all hopes Of his recovery have
been abandoned.
There is smattering OF romance in
the brief history OF +. Dunbar Price.
His grandfather, who died some time
ago, left him a fortune OF over 81 900,
600, but the will provided that il at
the end OF twenty one years there were
no descendants living, or in the event
Of all dying before that period had
elapsed, then the residuary estate was
to 90 one half to the nephews and
nieces and the other half to nineteen
OF the leading charitable institutions
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Price, however,
has never had any children, and as
there are no nephews or nieces living,
the entire estate will 90 TO the char
ties in question. Price, who Is only
32 years Of age, has been a leading
figure in the gay life OF Paris Tor n
couple OF years, and OF late he and
Howell Osborne have been almost in.
separable companions. Both were in
q whIrl OF pleasure, not to say of ex-
cess, and, Price being the weaker, has
naturally succumbed. His single ma
trimcnial experience has been an un.
fortunate one. His wife was a Miss
Burton, n belle and prominent figure in
society, and who Tilted Robert ii. Ad
ans, now minister to Brazil, in order
to marry Price, who was then but 22
years OF age, q handsome, dashing
fellow, and considered good catch.
But the course OF true love failed to
run smooth, There were two separa-
tions, in both OF which both husband
and wife aired their grievances la pub
lie, and finally the third time, when
Price agreed to pay his wife 5000 a
month, his income being then estimat-
cd at SAC, 900 per AMMAN. After iew
months, however, the payments fell
into arrears and the wife was com.
I{elled to resort TO a suit in equity to
NC fullfllment OF the contract.
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the alleged murder by Holden and
that it infiCts additional penalty and
is therefore ex post. facto and in VIC,
lation of the United States constItu.
ton. The application is based on
the decision in the Medley case, OF
Colorado, reported in the United
States Supreme Court Reporter vol
ume 10, page 384. 1t is expected
that the case will be remanded to the
state courts, but that the result will
be the release of Holden.