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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
Silver Party Platform.

The citizens Of Nevada, representa-
tives Of the various Silver Leagues,
irrespective Of past party affiliations,
in convention assembled, do set forul
the following declaration of p-in-
cip'es:
First-We demand the full remon-
citation of silver and the free and
unlimited coinage thereof at the pres
ent ratio Of sixteen TO one.
SeCond-We are radically and uu-
alterably opposed to the national Re-
publican and Democratic parties on
the question OF tho free coinage OF
silver, and we denounce the action of
their recent national conventions as
inirnical TO the material interests Of
the people of the United States, and
especially to those Of Nevada and all
the other mining States and Terri.
tories; and we hereby repudiate the
nominees Of their conventions.
Third-We pledge the nominees of
this Convention for Presidential E!ec.
tors to support no man for President
or Vice President OF the United States
who is not unqualitiedly in favor of
free coinage as defined by this Con
vention. We reserve to the Silver
Leagues OF Nevada, in convention as
sembled, the right Of directing said
Presidential Electors for whom te
cast their votes, should contingencies
require.
GEO. s. NIXON,
Chairman State Committee Of Silver
Party.
II. 7. FLANNERY, Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
A Queer Old Inv.

: A few old toll bridges down in Maine
bear signs that perpetuate the memory
of curious law. These signs proclaim
that all persons, save "paupers, Indians
and clergymen," must pay toll in cross
ing the bridge. The indulgence shown
to paupers and clergymen is easily un-
derstood from the practice elsewhere,
but why the Indians were exempted is
not so clear, unless, indeed, it was
recognition of the aboriginal right to the
freedom of the region. o.,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
Civilization Extending.

A striking illustration of the spread
of civilization occurs among the Maoris
of Poverty Bay. A quarrel arose be-
tween two chiefs, PM and Tuta, which,
being restrained with difficulty from
taking the old form of bloodshed, has
been taken to court by regular sum-
mons. A printing press has also been
set up in the King country to report
the sitting of the first Maori parliament.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
WAR RECORDS.

IN battle only one ball out of eighty
five takes effect.
IT has been estimated that for every
eight hundred bullets fred during the
civil war man was killed.
AT forty-nine battles and skirmishes
OF the civil war Mrs. NJ. G. Harris, of
Venice, was present as nurse.
RICHARD TELLS, who lives near Cliff
ford, Mich, served in twenty-six en-
gagements during the war and never
lost drop of blood.
PRoF. AsAPH HALL discovered the
two moons Of Mars. He named them
Deimos and Phobos, Gftcr the two
Homeric attendants of the god of war
from whom the planet takes it's name.
A RAY of light which would travel
around the earth in about one-eighth of
a second takes more than four hours to
come from Neptune. From Alpha Cen
tauri, the nearest fixed star, light makes
the journey in five and half years.
A CANNON ball fired from a piece Of
modern ordnance would reach the moon
(240,000 miles distant) in twelve days,
Mars in 61S years, Jupiter in "a years,
Saturn in 108 years, Neptune in 800
years and Alpha Centauri, the nearest
fixed star, in 100000 years.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
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THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
New Kind of Porcelain.

= A new kind of porcelain made from
asbestos has been brought before the
Academic des Sciences, Paris, by M.
Garros. He grinds the asbestos to a
fine powder and frees it from oxide of
iron by sulphuric or hydrochloric acid,
then makes it into a paste, molds it,
dries it slowly and finally bakes it for
seventeen or eighteen hours at a tenn
perature of 1000 degrees c. 1t is very
translucent and has been used success
fully as filter and sterilizer.
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING PAPER,

AssUED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Elk.
cspted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-07
The Useful Apple Wood,

The best handles of small tools, saws
an expert on the subject, are made from
the wood of the apple tree, which is ex-
tremely hard when dry, and possesses q
fine grain. Moreover, it does not check
easily after it has been dressed. In the
case Of plane, while the handle proper
will be of this wood, the best wood for
the block in which the cutting part of
the plane is fastened has been found to
be second-growth beech which has
grown in clearing. The trunk of such
a tree below where the branches start is
used for this purpose with the best re-
suits,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
ARMY ORDERS.

Corp. William S. Williams, troop X, 1st
cavalry, is granteda furlough until March
49, 1898.
A private of the hospital corps at Fort
Bayard will proceed for temporary duty
to Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Mr.. P. j. Sullivan, of the quarter
masters department is detailed from Los
Angeles, to San Pedro, Cal, as a lumber
inspector.
Special orders discharging George
Cumbay, Co. G. oath infantry, and Edward
R. O'Brien company B, 10th infantry are
revoked.
Recruits Vincent Mursseter and Ed
ward B. Haynes, will proceed from Los
Angeles, one to Fort Marcy and one to
Whipple Barracks.
jeremiah Crab, private, Co. C, oath in
fantry, is detailed from Fort Huachuca to
the boundary commission and will report
to I'd Lieut.. j. R. Seyburn, Gath infantry,
a. a. q. M, for duty as blacksmith.
By special orders 161, Lieut.. Sterling z.
Adams, 1st cavalry, is specially appointed
a. a. q. m. and assigned to duty of super
intending the disinterment and shipment
to the Presidio, Cal, of the remains of
deceased officers and men inferred at
Tubac and Old Camp Grant, A. T., for
which special instructions will be fur
nished, upon receipt of which Lieut.
Adams will proceed to the points of duty
indicated.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
PROBABLY DEMENTED.
The Missing Quartclmaster Sergeant
Seen i'll AlbuquerQue-SnHnsc
BehaviOr-PrObdbly in
Texas.

Vim. Walther, the missing quortermas-
ter sergeant from Fort Marcy, was seen
by W. S. Goldsworthy, night ticket clerk
at the A., 7. & S. F. depot in Albuquer-
que, on Saturday night last. Colds
worthy formerly resided here and knows
Walther well. Wather, according to the
Albuquerque Times at hand this morning,
stated to Mr.. Goldsworthy TINT he had
been appointed as commissary SER
geant to some post in Texas. Mr.. Colds
worthy does not remember the name of
the fort mentioned. Walther purchased
ticket for Ell Paso and then wtnt in
search OF some party he claimed to have
business with before train time, pronis-
ing to return later in the evening. He did
not return, however, though it is likely he
boarded the train for El Paso.
From this it appears that Walther is
wondering over the country laboring
under the hallucination that his long
looked for promotion has actually
come to him. In the light of the
above facts, his friends here now think
that he is suffering from some excessive
mental strain. Col Pearson, Lieut.. Plum
mer and others about the post hold to
this opinion also. Walther is very
nervous man and was at times Tightly.
He has long suffered from a chronic
stomach trouble and was once in the
hospital for blindness, his eye sight hay
ing suddenly failed because of tins
stomach affection. The Fort Marcy au-
thorties this afternoon sent kilograms to
many Texas points in hopes Of locating
the unfortunate man.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Crack shots.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-This is the day
set for the first of the great matches be-
tween E. d. Fulford, the champion
marksman of America, aid ]. A. R.
Elliott, of Kansas City, who until last year
held that honor. The agreement signed
between the two men call for match at
100 live birds per man and for 5000 a
side, with an addition of 5000 side, for
the best three out of five, or for total of
$2,400. The matches are to occur as fol-
lows: At Kansas City, to-day; at Indiana
polls, Dec. 19; at Pittsburg, Dec. %; at
Williamsport, Pa, Dec. "a; at Harrisburg,
place Dec. 26. The match here will take
at Exposition park and will be under the
auspices of the local gun club. All the
great marksmen of the country are ex-
pected to attend and the winner will be
challenged by both John L. Brewer and
DR.. W. F. Carver.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

PARIS, Dec. I'm. Charles Aime Marie
DeLesseps and M. Marius Elenne Fon-
taine and M. Zan-Lerdy have been ar
rested by direction of the minister of
justice, M. Boirgoise, for their alleged
connection with the alleged Panama
fraud. NJ. Henry Louis Gotta, for whom
an order of arrest was also issued, has
fled TO Vienna. Zan-Lerdy is charged
with having accepted bribe as mem
Der of the chamber of deputies. The
charges against the officers of the COM
pany, on which summonses were pre-
viously served, and on which they have
now been arrested, are that they offered
and gave bribes.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
international Comfy.

LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 16.-Lieut. Heidi
ken's command has been ordered at once
to San Ignacio to investigate the alleged
capture of Mexican soldiers. A local
Spanish paper claims that at a ball held
at San Ignacio to which the Mexican
officers and soldiers were invited, bad
blood broke out. A fight ensued, and the
American ranchers crossed the river,
whipped the troops, captured some pris-
oners and brought them to this side, and
held them for disturbing the peace at the
dance. Lieut.. Hediken is ordered to
release them if so,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Church Event.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-At 8 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon the new St. Jo-
seph's Catholic church, next to the cathe-
dral in New York the largest structure of
its kind in America, will be formally
dedicated. 1t is expected that his emil
nence Cardinal Gibbons will be present
and will preach. There will also be pres
ent Archbishops Janssens, of New Orleans;
Elder, of Cincinnati, and Feehan, of
Chicago. OF bishops there will be in at
tendance Heslin, of Natchez; O'Sullivan,
of Mobile, and Fitzgerald, of Little Rock,
and in addition to the above the clergy
of the city have been invited and will
narticinate
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Popular Lectures.

New YORK, Dec. 17.--Gen Francis A.
Walker, president of the American in
stitute of technology, begins course of
lectures in this city to-day. His subje
will be "The Restriction of immigration"
On January he delivers the second lec-
ture in the series on Socialism" On
January 81 his subj ject will be "The Causes
of Poverty" and on February he will
close the series with a lecture on "The
Laborer and His Employer
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE Ma
tional Brotherhood of Soldiers has been
Incorporated. 1t takes in both ex-Union
and ex-Confederate soldiers of Demo-
cratic faith. Three of the incorporators
are ex-Union and two ex-Confederate
soldiers, all well known citizens. Albert
Thayer, Union; George F. Miller and S,
W. Bunting, Confederate, are the leading
spirits. Its motto is "The War is Over"
1t is designed to be educational along
Democratic and patriotic lines and to
counteract the influence of the G, A. r.,
if that body goes into politics.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

A convention of all the Young People
Societies of Christian Endcavor in the
territory is announced to be held in San
ia Fe on Friday, the 30th of December
The meetings will take place in the Pres
byterian church and will occupy the en-
tire day. As these societies are connect
cd with different religious denomina-
tions, much interest is being taken in
this meeting, and from thirty to forty
delegates are expected to attend.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
with Guns.

HORTON, Kas., Dec. 16.-By tonight
there will not be closed office on the
Rock Island system in the state, and new
operators have been installed at Powhat-
tan, Ramon, Troy, Sabetha and Marion.
At Troy, Powhattan and Sabetha the
operators were sworn in as special deputy
sheriffs and supplied with Winchesters,
and a guard is stationed at each Office,
and will be kept on duty as long as there
is a disposition to interfere with the new
men.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
GprriIlOS Water plant.

A good force of men are at work laying
the mains for the Cerrllos water service,
and before another weeks paper is out,
the north side will all be supplied with
water in the houses. The company will
have public hydrant at which water can
be had, for stock purposes, by the month
or year, at reasonable rates. For the
present three fire plugs will be put in FOR
this portion of the town, and an effort
will be made at once to purchase hose
cart and 500 feet of hose for use IN fires.
-Rustler.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

A man claiming to be John Miller, of
Ell Paso, has been running big bluff on
Deming merchants and citizens, He en-
gagged in big schemes of Improvement,
hired men, and then c0shcd several checks
of considerable amount drawn by S. r.
Prudential on FL Paso banks. The
checks were protested and it is needless
to say Mr. Miller is among the missing.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
New Mexico Holida, Rates.

Tickets will be sold between any points
in New Mexico or on the Rio Grande
division within a distance limit of 200
miles, at a rate Of one lowest first-class
fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be sold December oath Il
25th. 2Gth 3lst q Jany. lst q 2nd, limited
for return on JHny. Grd 1898.
Tickets will be be endorsed Con
tinuous passage in each direction" Ex-
cur5ion tickets will not be sold where the
round trip cannot be made within the
limits, W, NJ. Smith
Ticket Agent.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
A Very Sick Man.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Inquiry at Mr..
Blaine's residence elicits the response
that Mr.. Blaine's condition is about the
same. From another source it is learned
that his condition is less favorable than
it was yesterday Although there is no
danger apparently, of an immediate fatal
termination of his illness, there is no
doubt that Mr.. Blaine is very sick man
and his present condition excites the
gravest fear.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Rather Severe.

Cry OF MEXICO, Dec. 1.-THE press
here publishes story to the effect that
Chief of Police Leon, of San Jose, Guate
mala, recently arrested Sonora Nigara,
while that lady was on her way to Saliva
dor, and conducted her to Guatemala City,
where she was beaten with rods In the
plaza. 1t appears that the unfortunate
woman supported the cause of Salvador
In 1890
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Kansas at the Fair.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.--Prof. Dyche, who
prepared the Kansas exhibit of stuffed
has delivered five car loads of
them at the Worlds fair. The work of
installing the exhibit will begin at once.
A panorama of wild hunting scenes will
be presented in connection with the ex-
hibit under the direction of Prof. Dyche.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
In MemOriam.

AMEsBuRy, Mass, Dec. 17.-Tmpressive
services will be held here to-day in men,
ory of the poet, John G. Whittier. 1t will
be attended by prominent literary people
from all parts of the country, and the
Grafton of the occasion will be delivered
by the Ex-U. S. Senator J. W. Patterson,
of New Hampshire.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Cold az November 4.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. II. - W..
Gould Smith, Fort Benton stockman,
started on his way to attend Repub-
lican committee meeting at Burton and
was found frozen about forty miles from
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

New YORK, Dec, 17.-Yesterday U. s.
Commissioner Shields heard the case of
Wallace Ogden, accused of fraudulent
practices in the custom house. He was
held in heavy bonds.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE State
Grange, in session here, has passed reso-
luton requesting the recall of the dele
gates to the monetary conference, de-
manding free silver, graduated income
tax and the passage of the Hatch anti
option bill.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.


A great many Albuquerqueans are
pulling out for the Arizona gold placers
on the San Juan river
Nearly every firm in Albuquerque will
be represented in the big Christmas edi-
tion Of the Citizen
The foundation for the new Odd Eel
lows hall on south Second street is com
pleted,
Dr.Pearce, who is attending Page Otero,
reports his patient getting along nice
ly. He is suffering with fever, but will
be all right in few days.
With a complete modern irrigation
system, the Rio Grande valley in this
county will sustain population of 1J0,-
600 farmers and fruit growers.
Misses Mabel Stevens and Maggie Lee,
who teach the New West mission school
at the academy, are rejoicing over the
advent of a beautiful Christmas box FOR
their Mexican scholars sent by the Coz
gregational church of Oak Park, Ill.,
LAS VEGAS LOCALS.
Skating parties are all the go.
Mrs. NJ. S. Hart is quito sick, with fe-
ver
A great snow storm struck Las Vegas
yesterday.
There seems to be great want of girls
in the city to do general housework.
Chas. D. ROBBERS, who has BEEN en-
ployed as a salesman by the Singer Sew
ing Machine company, in this city for
several months, skipped out on Sunday
morning, after beating everybody he
could, even his employers. The young
culprit has been caugh in Trinidad and
will be brought back to this city.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE manager, direc-
tors and auditors of the Melbourne Mer-
camille bank, of Australia, are to be in
dicted for felony by advice of the re-
ceiver for issuing fraudulent balance
sheets
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
A Murderer's Nerve.

MrssoULA, Mont, Dec. 17.-John Burns,
the murderer of Maurice Higgins, paid
the penalty of his crime yesterday. He
had nothing to say except to circulate,
"Let 'er 60" as he smiled at the crowd
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Bids for Legislative Printing.

Territory of New Mexico. Office of the
secretary, Santa Fe, Dec. Q, 1S92.-Bids in
duplicate, accompanied by bond in the
sum of $500, for printing bills, and the
laws and journals, in book form, of the
30th legislative assembly OF New Mexico.
will be received at this Office IL. IL
o'clock, December 23, 1892, at which time
they will be opened in the presence of
bidders.
Specifications may be seen at the office
of this paper. S. ALExANDER,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Cleveland Denies 1t.

New YORK, Dec. 17.--Mr. Cleveland as
serts there is no truth in the report that
he has offered Hill the secretary of state
shin.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
Home Again.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE American dele
gates to the monetary conference will take
passage, December 81, on the steamer
"Lahn" for New York. The heroes will
not receive an ovation.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
WlRINGS::-
Date Fixed at Last.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-Capt. Williams
has fixed the date of the Hall-Fitzsimmons
fight for Wednesday night, April s.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
What Was Its

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE North
street mills, Scanton, Pa, closed just
after the election, but the general man
ager says it was not Cleveland's election
that did it.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

PITTsBURG, Pa. Dec. 1.-THE conduc-
tors on the Panhandle have almost bodily
withdrawn from the order of railway con-
ductors. 1t is case of lose your job or
leave the order.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17

The excellent quality of tobacco in the
"Silver State cigars commends them to
all smokers.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-17
sOCoRRO sIFTINGs.

A grand masquerade ball was given at
the opera house Thursday night.
Julian j. Trujillo received dispatch
that his brother, living at Been, was
quite severely cut with knife.
The heavy snow fall in the mountains
during the past few days means many a
dollar to the ranch owners next year.
The members of the Masonic lodge
gave one of their grand banquets on
Tuesday evening which was greatly en-
joyed by all present.
The people living on the Socorro grant
outside of the four leaSre limits should
get a move On them 1--WE mean the small
holiers) and file with the surveyor gen
eral of New Mexico claim for their
property. This must be done before
March next.
United States court is now in session
in this city with Judge Freeman on the
bench, and Col. A. j. Fountain as prose-
cutting attorney. Business is being dis
patched with great rapidity. With every
term of the court Judge freeman is ad-
ding to his previously well earned lau-
rels as an honest, painstaking and up
right judge,