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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-29
OLDEST MAN LIVING.
10 b Said 20 Reside nm tho City Of
Mexico.

10 b Said 20 Ressde I'M tho City Of
Information comes from tho City Of
Mexico to the effect that probably the
oldest person on earth is to DO found in
Tho outskirts of this city. Jesus Cam
peche lives in a hut with his great
great-grandson, who is full-grown
man.
Campeche, says the st. Louis Re-
public, came originally from Spain,
where he says he was born In 1898,
which would make him now one hum
dred ind fifty-four years old He has
the appearance of being about ninety
years old and is fairly active for IN old
man. He shows papers to bear out his
the man with whom he is living says
there is no doubt rs to the relationship
he bears to tho old man. Cnmpcche says
that he has never known days sick
moss in his life.
He says he remembers coming to this
country when he was but twenty-five.
years old as q soldier, and that was be-
fore the war Of the revolution in the
United States. The old mans memory
is good, and he tells of things viii, h
took place in the last century as if they
had occurred last year, instead of over
ono hundred years ago. In fact, he re-
members things scvcnty-f1vc and D hum
drcd years ago better than he does
those of recent occurrence.
The papers which he carries to prove.
his assertions arc tho copies of Il church
register in Validolid, Spain, showing
his date of birth and that Of his hap
tisIn. t. papers arc undoubtedly
genuine, ~ far ~ tho dates arc ccn-
ccrncd, and the only thing to be de-
tcrmincd is whether they are riShtfu,ly
his or not. His memory Of Incidents in
tho last century would indicate that he
is either telling the, truth as to his par
ticipation t!:crcia c. he has q most
wonderful mind t. have stored up the
talei in such q nAnHcr a5 to have de-
ccivcd all who listen to him. The
priest of the chur )! Which he attends
Is an old mcn Of ci%!:ty-GiX, and says he
was an a2olyt". in the church when he
was boy, md Campcchc was an old
MIN at that tinlH.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-29
Russian Exhibit OF Sugar.

With a view to ucquointing the Amer.
cans with the Russian sugar industry,
the department of trade and manufuk:-
'urcs, through the intermediary OF the
president Of the Kieff boursc commit.
Sec, has proposed to the sugar rofincrs
# southwestern Russia to exhibit in the
,snssian section of the worlds fair at
jhicago collective samples of the prod
dcts Of this industry independent Of the
exhibits made by individual renncrs..
at the same time it is suggested that
brief review of the sugar industry in
southwestern Russia should be compiled
so rs to give clear idea OF the gradual
Development Of this industry and its
present condition.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-29

An Escaped Li.a - - Ut an Unconscious
XoToaD, "a, .Jacs Hey No Iinrm.
The advocate., 1892-03-09

tlon, and we call upon all duly qualified
voters Of the United States who are In
favor OF these principles and OF nomlnat-
ing candidates for president and vice
president ON the above platform to send
delegates to convention of the Peoples
party, to be held in Omaha, Neb., July A,
1892, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
The executive committee of the Peo-
ple's party in each state is charged with
the duty Of promulgating this call, and
Of fixing the time, place and method by
which the said delegates shall be chosen.
The basis Of representation shall be
four delegates from each Congressional
district, and eight delegates from each
state at large, making the total number
1,776.
We call upon all citizens Of the United
States to help US make our principles
triumphant. We believe that If the Vot-
ers neglect their duty this year 1t may
be impossible at any future canvass to
protect the rights Of the people and save
the free institutions Of our country. The
voters must protect themselves. They
can expect NO one else to defend them.
In the name of the rights Of the people,
the homes Of the land, and the welfare
Of all future generations, we call upon
all honest men to come to our support In
this great contest.
II. E. TAUBENEoK, Chairman,
G. SCHILLING, Secretary,
National committee Peoples party.
For the committee appointed by the
mass convention,
H. L. LoUCKs, South Dakota.
BEN TERRILI. Texas.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
THE OMAHA CONVENTION.

The IOint Committee of the Peoples Party and
the Industrial Conference Issue Call for
National Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 25.-The joint
committee In whose charge the matter
was placed by the industrial conference
just ended met this morning, and after an
all day session formal call was issued
in the following terms:
To the people Of the United States:
The national committee Of the Peoples
party of the United States, acting in con-
junction with the representatives OF q
certain meeting of members OF the va
rious organizations of this country, held
In the city of st. Louis, Mo-, on the Gath
day of February, 1892, respectfully sub
mt TO the people Of the United States
the preamble and platform OF said labor
organizations Of our nation, held on the
22d, 23d and Oath days Of February, 1892,
In the city of st. Louis.
We urge that all citizens who support
these demands shall meet the last Satur-
day in March next in their respective
towns and villages and hold public
meetings and rstify these demands and
take Steps to organize preparatory to
electlng delegates TO q national conven-
The advocate., 1892-03-09

BY Prof. Emil Blum and Slgmund AL
exander. This is one Of the boldest,
most radical and realistic works Of the
decade. It is as unconventional "a it is
unique, and will unquestionably call
forth hostile criticisms in quarters
where It's shafts enter. In religion &nd
ethics 1t ls radical In politics, strongly
sociallstlc. In literature 1t Is extremely
realistic. In general, bold, frank and
truthful It was suggested to the Ga'
thors by DR.. Max Nordau's "COnven-
tional Lies Of our Civilization" and the
great author has written an introduction
strongly commencing the work.
OF this book the learned Jewish
Rabbi, Solomon SCHNEIDER, Of the Tenn
pie Adath Israel, Boston, writes: "Who
LiesY shows in a flash the dangers with
which our present civilization ia frsught,
and the root from which most Of its evils
grow. Il suggests one remedy, viz: To
speak the truth no matter what the Cnn.
sequences may be. who LiesS' will bO
found not only amusing and interesting,
but readers will esteem it for It's courage
and fearlessness, and 1t will gain q hcst
of friends among the people who believe
in the convincing power Of truth"
Price, paper, fifty cents. Address
Arena Publishing Co, Boston, Mass.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
REPuBlICANIsM Va. pEMOCRACY.

REPUBLICANIHM vs.. DEMOCRACfo
From the Iowa Farmers Tribune.
The Republican and Democratic par
ties have been Rrrayed against each other
for more than a third Of century. AT
each recurring national contest they
have gone before the people, each de-
claring that the success Of the other
meant total disarrsngement Of national
affairs and would bring ruin upon the
business interests Of the country. Some
have been charging for years that this
enmity was feigned, and that there was
really no difference worthy OF considera-
tion between these parties.
It Is an extremely grave charge to ac-
cuse the leaders Of these organization
with deliberate purpose to deceive the
people and divide them into hostile
camps over false issues, but Senator
William B. Allison, Of Iowa, should be
quite good authority as to purposes and
relations toward each other Of these par
ties. In the report Of an interview be-
tween the noted interviewer "Gath" and
Senator Allison, published in the St.
Louis Globe Democrat Of Sunday last,
appears the following:
''Do you not find the tone Of good feeling
between the two parties much better than
formerlyP"
"Much better. There is no personal fric-
ton at present between parties and party
leaders. II you should bring forward some
thing like the force bill, of course the lisbil-
tiles of animOsity would enlarge. But in
matter Of the general conduct Of the gov
ernment, appropriations, etc., there is less
feeling than have ever known here"
Suppose the Democrats should elect the
next president, would that lead to any i'm
portant changes in our public policy?"
"No," said Mr.. Allison, thinking and re-
feCtively shaking his head; "even the Mills
tariff bill, if you will read IL, was not rad
ical measure; IL touched very lightly Rgaint
pig iron, fuel, steel and backbone matters
of our protective legislation. The necessi.
ties Of our revenues and the distribution OF
our industries make il easy for good stout
minority in Congress TO prevent any revolu-
tiOnaFy legislation on the tariff or anything
els. suppose that il the Democrats should
carry the country the next time they would
do something to modify the tarif, but II
would be q modification and not q reyolu'
ton"
! Further comment is unnecessary.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
A SOLDIERS VIEW.
ha RAltnr az TuR ADvOfiATm

TO the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE.
In THE ADVOCATE Of March 2, l mo-
tice that H. A. Higgins says that the
soldiers pay was not deprecated in pur-
chasing power, or in other words that the
common necessities Of life did not ad-
vance in price In sympathy with gold, and
quotes Senator PETER TO prove 1t. ] was
q soldier and have some recollection Of
prices and the cost of living during and
since the war, and think that il Mr.. Il.
will 70 back to the 60s and ascertain the
price at which all commOditie9 were sold,
he will find that che greenback did not
have more than half the purchasing
power of gold, and the soldiers family
was compelled to buy their supplies with
so cent dollar, which the government
had arbitrarily compelled him to accept
for 100 cents.
will quote few prices at the closing
years Of the war: A pair Of boots that at
the present time and before the war was
and is now $500, then sold for $12.0O; a
suit of clothes that sold then for $4,000
now sells for $4,000 or less; flannels then
sold at from 40 to 60 cents per yard; cot
tom goods, groceries and all articles Of
common necessity at corresponding
high price, while wheat ranged from
Sl.5O to 50 65 per bushel; hogs from $500
to $l2 90 per cwt, live weight, and wages
for labor were more than double what
they are now or what they were before
the war, and all the labor Of the country
was employed.
/ think the truth of the matter is the
government robbed the soldier Of at least
so cents on every dollar he received, gave
it to the bond holder, and has been wick
edly taxing the soldier for the lasttwenty
seven years to pay the bond holder the
principal and interest thus stolen from
the soldier. think the soldier shoult
be paid the difference between the de
preciated money In which he was paid
and gold, with interest from the date o
discharge until paid, and shall alway
think it an ungrateful and unjust gov
ernment IL it does not do so. I heartily
endorse Mr.. HIS plan CT the government
employing labor In the manner proposed
by him. 1 hope II you agree with m!
views you will give them place in tn
ADVOCATE, to the end that justice ma!
be done the soldier.
O. A. BALDWIN,
Chairman County Central Committee
Uonoooov;n Rou March A 1900
The advocate., 1892-03-09
~
Chairman County Central Committee.
Tonganoxie, Kan, March 4, 1892.
No Change to st. Louis.

Do you know that the Union Pacific Is
now running q Pullman palace sleeper
to st. Louisp
It's fact. The sleeper runs from
Salt Lake City to 81. Louis via Denver
and Kansas City and the Missouri Pacific
Ry. Apply TO your nearest Union Pa
elfc agent for Accommodations in this car.
A. M. FULLER,
Agent Union Pacific System, 525 Kansas
Avenue, Topeka.
The advocate., 1892-03-09

There will be a meeting Of the Shaw
nee County Central Committee oRthO
Peoples party, Saturday, the 18th inStD
at o'clock p. M, at 6lS Kansas avenue,
Topeka. All Peoples party men In
vlted to attend. Important business.
w. II. BENNINGTON,
Secretary Of Committee.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
Fine Playing Cards.

Send ten QO) cents in stamps TO John
Sebastian, general ticket and passenger
agent Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
clAc railway, Chicago, Illinois, for pack
Of the latest, smoOothest, slickeSt playing
cards you ever saw. just the thing for
high FIVE parties. For a SOC express
money order or postal note will send you
1--we packs.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
LEVI DUMBAID,
w. D. VINCENT,
s. w. CHASE,
Executive Committee.

The undersigned is In receipt of let
ter from the chairman of the National
Central Committee asking that steps be
taken at the ratification meetings herein
suggested to provide funds for the ma
tlonsl campaign. Chairman Taubeneck
suggests collection at these meetings
for immediate use, and we would recon-
mend that this be done. All contribu-
tions should be sent to NJ. G. Rankin,
Terre Haute, Ind. s. McLALLIN.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
PEOPLES PARTY CALL.
The Central Committee Notified to Meet
March 3Oth.

The Central Committee Notified to Aeee
March 3Oth.
The executive committee OF the State
Central Committee met on Saturday,
March 9th, at headquarters In this city,
and issued the following call:
TOPEKA, KAN, March 8, 1892.
A meeting OF the State Central Com
mittee of the Peoples party is hereby called
to meet at 4 o'clock p. M, on Wednesday,
March 30, 1892, in Peoples party headQuar-
ters, 63l Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan. Ev-
cry member is urgently requested to be
present, as it will he necessary at this meet
ing, among other important matters, to de-
eide upon the date of holding the state con-
vention. LEVI DUMBALD'
W. d. VINCENT,
s. w. CHASE,
Executive Committee.
In obedience to the request of the Ma
tlonal Committee of the Peoples party
and committee OF the St. Louis Indus
trial Conference, the executive COM
mittee of the Peoples party of the state
Of Kansas would call upon the people of
Kansas who indorse the declaration OF
union and independence Of all Industrial
forces and the platform promulgated by
said conference, and urge them to meet
in mass convention In their respective
county seat towns on Saturday, March
26, 1892, for the purpose Of ratifying the
action Of said conference.
1t will be the duty Of each county
committee Of the state to take such ac-
tlon by publication or otherwise as will
insure the largest attendance and mea-
sure Of success at these meetings. Let
every man who loves country more than
party consider himself a committee OF
one to make these meetings everywhere
successful.
Our duty is imperative. Let Kansas
continue In the front rsnk while the bat
tie RACES for the industrial emancipation
Of the race.
LEVI DUMBALD,
w. D. VINCENT,
s, W, CHASE,
The advocate., 1892-03-09
Through Service TO Chicago Via Kansas
City.

The through car service offered to
Chicago via the Union Pacific and Chi
cago & Alton r. r. Is unexcelled by any
other line. Magnificent Pullman sleep
ers, dining cars and chair cars, run
through daily without change, Denver to
Chicago via Kansas City.
A. N. FULLER,
Agent Union Pacific System, 525 Kansas
Avenue, Topeka.
, 1892-02-27

Two weeks ago yesterday Sunday fore
noon, Jan. -, while f. w. Picker and
Ri:hard Evans, Of Swamp>cott, were walk
Jig on PM lips beach, after the heavy
At0an of II f " days previous, Mr.. Pecker
picked up Il rack ,ge'of newspapers, nicely
tIcd up, and in opening them removed the
centre paper, winch was the driest, and put
it in HE y ckel, merely because the nane
al the paper was rather unusual and the
paper OF "a peculiar pink sh tinge. The
ia erwaS called the Argosy, aud printed in
Georgetowt, DrmelalA, S.A, under the
date If Nov. 90, 1891. There would be no.
thi g particularly unusual in all this but
forthe tact TINT while Mr.. Pecker and his
daughter were looking at the paper they
saw the announcement of the arrival at
Demerara OF the schooner Olive Pecker, di-
ect flom Portland, Maine. This schooner
was named after Mr.. Pecker's little daughter
Olive, aud it seems a very singular colnci-
dence that the paper announcing thearrlvalo of
a vessel so far ION home should roll III on
the tide directly in front of the home of it's
uamesake; and thequestiOn most interesting
ia. where did it come from, and how did 1T
float ashore and happen to fall into the
hands that it did?
, 1892-02-27
CHE A -LSo
Is published Erery

weane@day as Saturday.
Terms Of subscriptions
edo1lars per anrurn, payable halfyearly
n ndXg an9es to non.subscribers, g cents.
Parties desirus Of Withdrawing their subscription to
te 7fuis are required to gre 3 months notice.
-e1-xaas OF Advertts1ns,
a-roved by Government 25th June
:, a advertisement of g lines or under, 4 to g inser
tions-
C,ou ,Tvpe (Brevior) / to 8 lines. $1.o9
- q lines. pr. line. -. 80 ID
1--we Long Primer Small Plea
i"aPPiGea and Columhia,1 to g, hnes.......-. 100
Owe, q lines, pr. line -. .--.-.-.--... 10
Fora line of the largest type ..-.- .1S
For one to three subsequent insertions the half amount Of
these charges will be made.
- All advertisements for insertion must be delivered at
lis Ohce Oh Tuesdays & Fridays not later than
c'CICCk p m, The postage on letters 10
I'm On &c nom West End or St. Thomas must DC prepaid
Of no notice will be taken OF them.
~ Special Contracts will be made with parties who may
It wish1ul to advertise yearly, halfyearlY, or quarterly.
10 { ontributors-W cannot pay any attention
t. anonA III ous communications; every article must be
acc Ompanied by the writer's name, not necessarily for publicA.
ton. Tut as an evidence of authenticity, and for orr own
security and it must he distinctly understood that when q
communication is inserted, the editor does noe therefore
RecessaIily agree with the opinions expressed by the writer.
We cannot undertake to return nor preserve rejected manu-.
scripts. Manuscript matter mustbe written oAIY on one
side OF The paper.
ian lkIAliAI. executed at this Once with noatuess-
, 1892-02-27

Professor Harrison writes to Mr.. Jennfan
thus:-Since l have been back here | have
examined the minerals and graveis with
which diamonds occur in Brazil, and fud
that the minerals are identical with those
found with diamonds in British Guiana. In
fact + could not distinguish bel geen the
Braz !liai g,avels and those obtained by Mr..
Kaufmann from his placer in British iGui-
ana.
, 1892-02-27
(Demerara Afgosy Feb. 9Th

Mr.. Pecker OF Lyon, Massachusetts, senls
us a copy of lie local Item with annexed pa
ragrnph, and says that he il OF opinion that
the bundle Of newspapers therein referred
10 must have been dropped from a vessel
bound to Boston at a spot at least 10 miles
from the place where it was fOund:-
, 1892-02-27

Boswell told johnson that such a thing
rs "a b-g5ir starving to death in the streets
of q scotch city was unheard of. Johnson
replied-"Thls does not arise from the want
of beggars, but the impossibility of starv-
ing q Sootchman.o
, 1892-02-27
N 0 TIC E.
- BEG to announce to my friends
% and the general public that on
the 10th inst, I will open a
Wholesale & Retail
Dry Goods Business
at No. 6 Kings Street, Basin,

at No. 6 Kings Street, Bassin,
with an office for sale by Samples iii
West End, where l will attend once
a week. Having an experience of
35 years of this market, and purchas-
ing for cash in the cheapest markets
of Europe and the United States, l
hope to receive a continuance of the
kind support extended to the short
ly to be dissolved firm of THOS,
PEARSON & Go. in st. Thomas.
which I will endeavour to merit.
St Croix, 3rd February 1892.
THOS. PEARSON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13
If You've THE SENSE,

But lack the necessary dollars,
don't let that keep you away.
That's what our Credit System
is for, to enable you to buy at
once all the goods you need and
pay for them while using them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13

vet she is an ardent politician, thoroughly
comprehending the questions of the day.
and able 70 discuss them from the Platform
wisely and we'll This taste for politics is
inspired by her husband, the Earl, and en-
couraged by their mutual friend, the Hon.
William E. Gladstone, who probably gave
her when she was little Ishbel Maioribanks
her first lessons in affairs of state
The Countess and Mr.. Gladstone have
been friends from her infancy, he having
been a frequent guest at Dallis Hill, then her
father's(Lord Tweedmouth's)E English place.
but now the home of the Earl and Countess.
1t is told that in those days, mounted upon
her little pony, she was the favorite COM
panion o Mr. Gladstone during his rides.
and he has said of her that even SO early
she seemed best entertained when he talked
to her concerning principles and people.
A Firm Friend OF Ireland.
The friendship lasted, and at DaIlis Hill
there is a room known as Mr.. Gladstone's
room, where as often as the press of things
political will allow him a snatched vaca-
tion he goes for visit with his young
friends, the Earl and Countess, and there in
the little orange-colored study he rests,
reads, smokes, opens and answers his mail
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13
WE LEAD THE WORLD.
Magnifcence of tho New Library
Now Building at Washington.
NO LIKE STRUCTURE EQUALS 1T.
The Cost Will Be Six Millions and It Will
Stand Thousand Years.
BOOKS CONE ON AN ENDLESS CHAIN

CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DrsPArcB.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-In the new
Library of Congress, which is now rapidly
looming up and attaining form and sub
stance here in Washington, the United
States will have the mobiles. and most mag
| nificent library structure on the globe, and
a collection within it-already ranking fifth
in point of size with the greatest collections
of the Old World-which is bound soon to
become the pride and ornament of America,
and treasury of science, learning culture
and intellectual wealth inestimable in value
to the whole English-speaking race.
The new library building. when COM
pleted, will be the largest edifce in Wash
ington, except the Capitol. 1t will cost
Sc, 00O, 900, and will last, it is expected, a
thousand years. 1t will cover III, 900
square feet of ground The State war and
navy building covers an area of 90, ,OS2
square feet the British Museum Library
81, 200. the Royal Library of Bavaria at
Munich &c. ,312, ana the new German Par
Lament building at Berlin 110,0 square
feet. The construction was begun four and
half years ago, and will probably not be
concluded until three and a halt years
more.
1t viii Not Burn Easily.
1t will be built almost wholly of granite,
bricks and iron, and in architectural design
will partake of the Italian Renaissance
style, adapted in all its parts to the pur-
poses OF an ideal public library. The front
granite walls are now raised around the
building to the second story of the main
entablature, most of the court walls are
up, the "book stacks" inside are nearly
completed, and the central dome of the
rotunda is really for the skylight roof The
building is 40 feet il length, running
north and south, parallel with the Capitol,
and $40 feet in width, and when finished
will be 140 feet in height from the ground
to the top of the dome.
The granite used was all contracted for in
advance. 1t comes from Concord, N. H.,
and Granite, Nd It is all cut and dressed
to scale at the quarries, and arrives here in
a finished condition, costing So per foot
The structural iron that has gone into the
library has been made mostly at Phoenix
vile, Pa, and Trenton, N. j., except the
iron of the central dome, which has all come
from Indianapolis, Ind. At least 25,0O0,-
900 bricks will be used before the structure