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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-02
Stocking n Range,

The Eureka Sentinel Guys: Georp.
W.'drayson, the millionaire, and one
OF. tho largest land owners in the west
and father of the Humboldt Land &
Cattle Co" at Beowawe, ia making mr.
rangements to ship 5000 head OF
stock cattle from ore OF his rnueos !
NOW Mexico to his ranch Mt Bsowa.
wo' where no has plenty Of feed { :,
pnt them in good condition for
market. -,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-02
Advertising

It 10 said will sell anything, this y
true in . measure; but for staying
qualities merit Is the test. Extensive
advertising may son anything whore
u is new or unknown, but after 81
comes into general use, 1t is judged
according tc its worth. The continued
md stesdy growth of swift's Specific
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-02
S3SS

= tho best evidence OF its excellence.
It Is most popular whers It Is best
known Every bottle sold. sells ten
others. Every one that takes It 10
Gomez its friend, and recommends II
- their acquaintances.
Treatise on Blood and Skin diseases
nailed free. =! =. - ~,
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-02

What do yom suppose Is
The matter sriM this tromdu?
She LOOKS pretty mad, doesn't
ahe? Guess SHE just used Mat
broom ON her hatstumd. See
Her shdhi"g her fist! B,tt Lor'
a. mercy, SHE amt half as
mad as the aooman, ,oho sent
off for Her goools. 'rsbought
them rome other place before
seeing 0's,'s. Why should
s1e he? She merer last such
ba1yui,.s!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-02

. M. Reinhart has
lust received his
Fall and Winter
samples for custom
made clothing. Ii
you want your.
clothes made to Or
der, give him a call
and see as fine a
line of samp es as
has ever been ex-
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
of clothes made to
order from SCI 90
up. Fit Gu rap-
'teed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Body SnatchIng.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 3l.--A dar.
ing attempt to steal the body OF 2. L
Barnum, the dead Snowman, was made
about o'clock yesterday morning by
ghouls. AT the time there was driz.
zling rain and It was very dark
George Callahan and John Brakeman
the watchmen, were sleeping in O
shanty about so feet south OF the
grave. The little house is In a grove
and cannot be seen from the grave on
a dark night. The men fell asleep
about 2 o'clock, having remained
awake during the previous day. Cal.
lahan is. a light sleeper, and was
aroused by the sound of pick. lie
quietly aroused his companion and
both looked to their revolvers. Find.
ing them ready for business they
noiselessly proceeded in the direction
Of the grave, whence the sounds came
They crept to within a dozen feet OF
the tomb without being heard. Gala.
han then asked, who's there 7" No
reply came, but the work stopped, and
one of the men exclaimed, aRun boys,
for your life; we are caught" They
dashed of, and both watchmen fired
their pistols at them. They continued
shooting until their revolvers were
emptied. A cry came from one Of the
men after he had run short distance
and the guards supposed be had beer
shot. They followed, but could find
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
New Method or opening SAFES.

The Bankers Magazine, of London,
England, speaks of a recent burglary
in bank which had caused consider
able anxiety. Some months ago cor
respondence was carried on in our
daily press by experts as to whether
1t was possible to open safe by the
aid OF blow-pipe, using compressed
oxygen. The case in point occurred
liz Hanover. An account says:
A man calling himself "Mr. Grant"
of Antwerp, registered at hotel in
that city, the lower floor of which was
occupied by the Bank of Saxony. lie
was accommodated with room over
head. One fine morning "Mr. Grant,
disappeared, and it,was discovered that
Le had penetrated into the bank Offices
by breaking up the floor aud descend
ing by rope ladder. After having
attached an India rubber tube to one
of the gas jets he blew current of
OXYGEN with it from retort brought
with him, using the blow-pipe, aud
succeeded in melting an opening
through the door Of that great steel
safe used by the bank for holding
smaller ones. lie was in the act of
operating on the smaller inner safe
when he must have been disturbed,
for he decamped. The safe contained
some f250,O00 in gold aud notes, be-
sides securities. The heat caused by
such flame will melt any metal, even
the hardest platinum cannot stand it
1t is too evident that owners of safes
where valuables are stored need to be
cautious about their neighbors' ten
ants,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Fight with an octopus.
[Courier-Journal.l


A thrilling struggle between two
divers and devil-fish, or octopus, Of
great size took place in the harbor Of
Vancouver, British Columbia, in the
early part Of the winter. The big
main by which the city Is supplied
with water from the eternal SHOWS Of
the Coast Range crosses the narrows
at tho mouth of the harbor, and the
steamer Abyssinian coming in heavily
laden at low tide, struck this main
with her propeller, breaking the pipe
in two. Two expert divers named
Llewelyn and Hardy were directed to
make the necessary repairs. On reach
ing the bottom In their diving suits
they were considerably startled to find
hugo octopus lying directly over
the break in the pipe. Its dreadful
tentacles were extended in all direc.
tions, aud through the clear, cold
water its eyes could be seen glowing
with horrible malignity from among
the folds OF Its shapeless body.
Determined not to be daunted by
even so fearful monster, the divers
advanced to the attack, the one armed
with a long crow-bar, the other with Q
heavy hammer. Reaching out Its
snake-like tentacles the devil -fsf
sought to enfold the daring men, bul
tho slippery diving suits prevented i
from getting a good hold, aud the,
broke away from its rcpulsive grasI
without much difficulty.
Emboldened by this they pushed il
to close quarters, and dealt blow aftel
blow at the hideous creature while i
writhed and struggled, and, withou
yielding ground, endeavored to en-
wrap its plucky assailants in its deadl,
embrace. The strange fight continued
until at length Hardy managed to gel
near enough TO plunge bis crow-bal
right in the center of the infuriatet
monster, aud to repeat the thrus
again and again. The struggle sool
ceased, and in a few minutes 1t wa
merely mass Of ugliness.
Returning to their boat for rop'
tho divers madesIfast the carcass ant
towed IL up to the city. On examina
tion II was found that the body of th,
devil-fsh was as large as a big wash
tub, and not less than $50 pounds II
weight.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
EBisox's LATEST HosBER.


The recent Chicago interview with
Edison, in which he vas represented
a. claiming that be had invented a
machine which would enable him 20
reproduce not only the sounds Of s
dramatic or opefatie performance, but
the action, the figures, the facial ex-
preston Of the performers, read ike a
hoax, but two Of Fridays New York
papers contained detailed descriptions
of the invention, which Edison calls
the "Kinetograph.n It does not appear
that the machine can reproduce for the
benefit of persons at distance the
performance of an opera while 1t is
actually being given on the stage, but
that, with the aid of the phonograph
and the photographers camera the
sounds and pantomime can be regis
tered and afterward given with the aid
Of a photograph, stereoptieon and
screen, so as practically TO present the
entertainment as il appeared on the
stage. Il is claimed that athe phono-
granh win render the music and the
Photographic apparatus will reproduce
the peforlaers % ihat their presence
on the stage vii be aspicted, every
muscle on their faces wiA y seen to
work, their strides noisweuis. N win
be true to nature. "a 1ihef words,
the camera viii give a0nnnnaas pic
ture of singer oh the ssags for>say
thirty minutes, all his mStioA aad
gestures, while its ally, the pAsnesrnih
will record every note he 1,isfs 70
produce this result it was ne sgry
for the inventor TO be able to tax y
series OF instaneous photographs, for
lowing each other in such quick sue-
cession that no lapse of time can DO
detected between the impressions re-
corded, and the series of pictures be-
come In effect but one continuous pic
ture." This, 1t is said, Mr. Edison has
succeeded in doing with the aid Of an
electric motor, operating at the same
time phonograph and a camera. As
yet the machine is in its experimental
stage, but Mr.. Edison is said to be con-
fident of complete success. lie Is re-
ported to have actually constructed
model which docs what he claims for
the finished instrument, and to have
given private exhibition Of its work
ings. When the invention is worked
out to perfection any number of dupli-
Gates of the cylinders and strips Of
gelatine recording scenes can be struck
OIL, SO that any one possessing q
machine can, by producing the dupli-
Gates, have performance Of any opera,
entertainment, prize fight, public meet
ing, etc, which has been aKineto-
graphed.' The invention, 1t Is asserted,
can be arranged for nickel-in-the-slot
machines, enabling one to sec as we'll
as hear an opera singer or famous
orator for fve-cent piece.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Senator WOlcott on the Issues.
Especial to Times-Democrat.,


Boston, May Ex-senator Wolcott,
of Colorado, is in Boston on o visit,
and in an interview this evening ex-
pressed views on the Republican sentl-
ment of the West which have created
something like sensation. Said he :
"Out in our section we are all opposed
to Harrison, owing to his attitude on
public questions affecting the great
West. The ovation which has been
accorded to him during his trip
through our part of the country is not
meant for Harrison personally, but for
the President. While Mr.. Harrison
has been cordially received by the
people OF the West, dare say that If
Grover Cleveland or James G.. Blaine
were to follow after him they would
receive such receptions as would make
President Harrison hang his head in
shame. Everybody out my way on the
Republican side is for Blaine, and we
earnestly pray for his recovery"
"The silver question will not be, as
some imagine, an issue In the next
Presidential campaign. We do not
regard II as geographical question.
It is mistake TO suppose that the
demand for free coinage comes alto
gether from the West. We are large
borrowers from the East. Our great
prosperity is due to our capacity to
borrow. We realize perfectly that the
prosperity of our country depends
upon just legislation, State and
National, and the prosperity of one
section should not be built up at the
expense of another. | believe that the
credit of this country is better secured
by both gold aud silver currency than
gold alone, and believe that In a
short time the people Of the East and
West will see the question alike"
"Yill the Force Bill be an issue in
the next campaign
"The Force Bill is as dead as Julius
Cesar We have many laws which
seem to me to be un-American, but
this bill was not only un-American
but contrary to the spirit of our free
Institutions
"What Is your opinion of the new
third partyf"
at is a myth, and will not be in
existence iu 1872. Neither Of the old
parties need fear it."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
CAT VS.. EAGLE.
[Conrier. journal.

Some men engaged in lobster-iishing
on the Irish coast were witnesses of
struggle, the like of which perhaps is
not on record. As they rowed along
the shore their ears caught sounds oi
battle coming from the top of steep
hill, at whose base they iloated, and
they could not at first make out the
character of the combatants until pres
emily the frantic squealing of cat
made the case plain to them.
A prowling cat, out bird-hunting
may be, had been hunted In turn by a
big eagle, and was now battling for
its life
A moment later the eagle rose into
the air holding the cat fast in Its talons,
although the feathers fell from its
breast in way that showed the fight
was far from being one-sided. Up,
up, up, scared the combatants, the
catcrwauling Of pussy aud the scatter
alton of the plumago continuing until
the two creatures melted into one dim
speck in the sky. just at that moment
they parted company, and instantly
the cat came shooting down through
the still air with frightful velocity
now gathered up into ball-then
stretched out at full length. The eagle
followed much more slowly-its out
spread pinions serving to buoy it up,
although II apparently made no effort
to use them.
Determined to see the end of the
strange affair the fishermen landed
and hastcned to the top of the hill
They found the eagle as dead as a salt
herring with its breast SO terribly torn
by pussy's pitiless claws that the very
bones were exposed. But the cat,
where was she? Not sign of her
could be discovered. Not even any
thing to indicate the spot where she
had struck after her fearful fall of full
a thousand feet. She had not only
shown herself more than match for
the king of birds but had survived a
tumble that would certainly have killed
any other creature without wings
Who can doubt in view of this that
there is some truth in the saying that
cat has nine livesI
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
RUINED BY THE TARIFF.
English Factories Idle ana Americans
Pay War Prices.

Washington, May 26.-Consul Bur-
CESS, of Tunstall, in letter 10 the
State Department, says that among the
many English industries which have
been disastrously affected by the re-
Gently enacted tariff law, none have
suffered so severely as the manufacture
of cotton ties. The Wheelock forge is
the only works in England that has
devoted itself entirely TO the manufac-
ture of this one article. Out of an
average annual production OF 10000
tons this firm produced $4,000 tons, or
over one-half the entire quantity.
This extensive plant, which is valued
at $250,00O, suspended operations inn
mediately after the recent tariff leglsla-
ton was accomplished. The machinery
is especially adapted for this one in
dustry aud cannot be converted to any
other use without great expense. The
directors have determined to take no
action until they ascertain whether the
next Congress will modify the law Sc
as to enable them to resume business
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Klng-PlllOw.


Nashville, Tenn, May 30.-The
court at Jackson has affirmed the de-
cision of the chancellor in the famous
king-Pillow deed case, made famous
by the sensational allegations In the
record of over 1900 pages, the high
standing of the parties and the recent
killing of David Poston, a prominent
attorney of Memphis, by King, Pos
ton being one of Mrs. Pillows lawyers.
Mrs. Pillow is the widow Of Gideon
J. Pillow, Confederate General. II.
Clay King is a leading lawyer of Men,
phis and the author of Kings Digest
of Tennessee.
Mrs. Pillow claimed large planta-
tion in Arkansas, which she said King
had decided her, and afterward got
possession of the document and tore
ii up.
1t was held that no valid considcra-
ton was shown, although the chief
justice stated there was no doubt
from the record of an agreement for a
divorce by King from his wife and
marriage with Mrs. Pillow.
He said for such conduct there Is no
excuse, mitigation or apology, Mrs.
King being admitted and proven to
be an admirable, intelligent and Iowa
BILE lady.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
AN NDICIMENT InAI NOS,T NOM.

Ihe Aberdeen Examiner defends
Senator Georges vote on the Depend-
ent Pension bill on the score of that
measure being demanded by ninety
nine of the Democrats of the North
and because the continued agitation Of
1t would be hurtful to our party inter-
ests. While, We are free TO say we
should, had we been in his place. have
voted against that aud all pension bills
save those for the help of the wounded
and disabled veterans of the Union
armies, we do not hesitate 10 say that.
looking at it from the standpoint of
pollcy, we should not feel like com
planning Of or railing at Senator
George, whose career is not to be
measured by any one of his votes. but
by lifetime honorably and honestly
spent in the public seryice.-Memphis
Commercial.
AT the time that the Southern Sem
ators voted for this bill, there was alb
solutely no question of its iniquity-
and no more of its expediency. The
support of that measure was one of a
series of acts-beginning with Lamar's
vote and speech on the Sumner reso-
lutions-which formed the base but
inexorable doctrine of necessity under
which the Southern people and
the Democratic party have been
drilled for twenty years past. 1t
is too late now to question the wis
dom Of the Democratic policy of that
period. No generous man, no true
Southerner, will, remembering the
hard conditions then lying in the path
way Of the South to an orderly and
prosperous state, reproach their rep
rcsentatives to whom it was doubly
hard to meet the demands of these
conditions. 1t is to be said in
justice to the Hon. L. Barksdale that
he only alluded to this Dependent
Pension robbery, as a case where his
competitor had voted for as evil a
measure as the Sub-Treasury scheme.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Ce0rge ana Barksdalc.

jackson, Miss, May 97.-The follow
ing card published to-day explains
itself:
To the Democracy of Mississippi
The undersigned feel it incumbent
unon them to announce that upon a
frank aud friendly conference they
have decided not to make arrange
ments nor accept invitations for Joint
discussions They apprehcnd that
such debate will not promote dispas-
sionate and impartial consideration oi OF
the grave questions at issue but VIII
unduly excite public feeling, and per,
hans tend to disturb the harmony OF
the Democratic party which they deem
essential to the prosperity aud welfare
of the people.
They trust their motives will be ap-
preciated by their friends and that III
such separate appointments as they
may be able to make they may meet
as many of their fellow-citizens as can
conveniently attend.
ISionedl L. BARKsDALE,
]. Z, GEORGE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
England's 1OO-Year Old Admiral.

Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, the
senior Admiral of the British fleet, re-
Gently celebrated his hundredth birth
day and Is still in the service. In no
other country in the world would such
a'thing be possible, and 1t has never
occurred in England before. The old
man is still hale aud hearty and, to all
appearances, likely to enjoy life for
some time longer. lie has drawn pay
from the navy for ninety-six years, has
been actually in the service for ninety
of these, and ii is eighty-seven years
since he first went to sea. lie was
born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, April
IL, 1901, while his father was stationed
there as Chief Clerk of the Navy Yard,
aud, according to custom then pre-
vailing in the case of sons of officers
or people of influence, was placed ON
the pay roll of one of the vessels of
the navy when he was but four years
old. In 1900, when only nine, he went
aboard the Cleopatra for training and
four years later made his first voyage
in her. The Cleopatra, after a fight
in mid-oceau, was captured by the
French frigate Vile de Milan, but was
rescued by another British vessel a
week later. In 1903, at the age OF
seventeen, he was made Second
Lieutenant and was IN many actions
during the French war. He was Sec
ond Lieutenant of the Shannon when
that frigate defeated the Chesapeake
in the famous fight off Boston Harbor
in 1918. The Captain having been
wounded and the First Lieutenant
killed the command of the frigate and
her piize devolved upon young Wallis.
He was promoted for his gallantry
and efficiency in this action and in
1919 was made Captain. The dates
Of his promotions after this were as
follows: Rear Admiral, 1851; Vice
Admiral, 1857; Admiral, 1868, and
Admiral of the fleet, 1877. 1t was by
the special order of the Queen that he
was retained in the service after he
had attained the age of seventy, al
which the rule requires retirement
This was on account of the exceptional
length and character of his service
lie was created G. G. b. in 1873
| Chicaun Post
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-06-06
Issaquena's White Population Decreased
Since 1850.
Edltor Speelaior:

Editor Spectator:
You say you are positive the whit
population of Issaquena county j
greater than it was in 1880, notwith
standing the census of 1890 makes !
1874 less. am inclined 10 think Their
has been an increase in the white pop
ulatton of the LIST, I'd and Sd districts
10 the 4th there may have been smal
increase, but IN the 5th there has beel
a loss Of more than 100, as is shown
BY the following list of those whS
have gone away or died since 1880
| have not included in this list a sufii
cient number Of others who have lef
this district, to offset those who have
come here since 1850 and are included
in the enumeration Of 1890. Counting
4 members to each Of thesS. "a families
aud adding the 2S single men makes
total of 1874:
Families.-John Maston, T.. Hardil
Knefl, Alsworth, Lucket l, Luoket 2
Goode, Gambel, Cornelius, Fletcher
John Shottenfelt, Max Shottenfelt
Jake Shottenfelt, Dave Dreyfus, Frank
Hill, John Grace, Joe Grace, Bob
Clore, Joe Caperton, o. r. Dougherty
DIR. Turnbull, N. Raffall, Geo. Pitman,
Ira Hardin, Geo. Hardin, John Mayer
P. Scott, Henry Bum, Jim Clore. Mar
tin l, Martin 2, L. Harris and w. J,
Taylor.
Single Men.-A. Dover, Haskell
Greenburg, Immergblick 2, Win Allen
Ed Caperton, Wash Clarke, r. Cohn
Max Sommers, Herman Sommers, Hy
Sommers, ID. McDouga', Chas. Her.
man, Joe Kaufman, Chas. and Sam
Roth, Rounds, Fletcher, Martin, Joe
Frazier, Stephens 2. Walter Taylor
VIM. Turnbull, Lambert.
In these "problems Of population
there is matter for serious thought, il
not grave apprehension from those o.
US who from choice or necessity ex
pect to stay here, for the end is not yet
The numerical disproportlon be-
tween the white and black races il
tins county will continue to increas,
SO long as all inducements TO settl,
here are held out TO the negro ani
none to the white man; for 1t is nol
an "inducementp to white man t(
offer him the treatment aud compen
sation we give negro to do a negro''
work 4; and that, as a rule, is what b,
has been expected to accept.
On two-thirds--the most desirable
two-thirds-of all tho land In thi
county, there is ROOM for only abou
rs white men-agents, store-keeper
and clerks.
When the owners of large, unprotit
able estates offer their lands in sucl
quantities and at such prices as will
induce white men to buy and occup,
them, then and not until then will W,
have any considerable addition, of
desirable character, to our permanen
white population. A. j. Gilkey.