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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
A Wealthy Thief.

Not half a lifetime ago a wealthy
New Yorker, who died recently, missed
from his picture gallery two small but
very valuable canvases. He suspected
everybody in the house. 1t was said at
the time that he accused one of his sons,
who was little wild, of having stolen
the pictures in order to raise on them
money which his father had refused him
for his extravagauces. However. the
facts remained a mystery for some
years. Then an eXpressman delivered
package at the bankers door. In it
were the missing pictures, intact, as
they had been taken from their frames.
There was no mark or sign upon them
or the package to denote the source
from which their restoration proceeded.
The owner was as curious now as he
hud been furious before. He set de-
tcctlve on the matter. The pictures
were tracked backward, through the
express Office, to the widow of one of
the owners most intimate and trusted
friends. This man, himself q million
aire, crazed by cupidity, fer ne was a
collector of pictures himself, had stolen
them one night after he had dined with
their owner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
WELL TO KNOW.

THE first mention of writing is found
in Exodus 17:14.
TnE average life of tradesman is
about two.thirds that 0f farmer.
IT costs New York city more thar
100000 n year for stenograpIiic services.
A MAN obtains his maximum hcigh;
n forty years of age, 81 woman at fifty
years.
TIE fastest ship aGoat is the City {
Pekin, Gee Z. - -. 80 1'r:l 9
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
Spring ShOotinr.

The poet Whittier said the other day
that II he were young man he would
enlist under the banner of some great
moral reform. no matter how desperate
the fortunes of that cause might now
appear, and devote himself to laboring
fer its success, says Forest and Stream.
One of the younger generation Of sports
men now coming on the stage might
enroll himself on the side of the spring
Shooting abolitionists with perfect con-
fi:ience in the ultimate triumph of their
principles. Nothing in the entire field
OF craftsmanship is more clearly dem
o;tstrated by passing events than that
tie sen anent against spring shooting
is gaining strength. It is stronger to-
d3y than it was ten or five years ago;
1t will &c stronger five and ten years
from now than it is to-day. 1t is gain
ing ground in wider territory than
ever before. No one who intelligcntIv
notes the trend of opinion in relation
t" such affairs can fail to be convinced
that this is the situation with respect to
the shooting OF wild fowl flying north
ward to their feeding grounds in the
spring of the year.
N1ERPN PENHII IhIGc
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
MERRY 'PEHCILINGS.

TRUE to the nature of the beast,
many man who has in his time cast
sleeps eyes 1T pretty girl has after
wards had the wool pulled over them.-
Philadelphia Times.
"No," HE answered, 81 don't play
lawn tennis. 1t is what you might call
'one-armcd sport" 80, wcll," she
answered, quickly and thoughtlcSsly,
''you could say the same about driving
Washington Star.
A SEWING SoCIETY.-Jinlis-''M wife
belongs toa sewing society" SpinlSs-
$50 does mine" JinlxS-''WhaU does
your wife sew?" Spinlis-"Gossip,
mostly" Jinlis-"GuesS they must be-
long to the same one. detroit Free
Press.
DUDLEY VANDERCLAM-"Mith Bond
clipper, weally believe it ith the mis-
sion of women to make fools of nth
men," Miss Bondclipper-"Yes, and
you have no idea, Mr.. Vanderclam, how
veXed we are to find that nature has
50 often forestalled us."-Old Home
stead.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
ADVERTISING RATES.

will be made as low a. lie consistent with
sound business principles. Apply OF the of
tr, tor terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad-
a.sss tpostagc psidl, at The following rates,
? ;ah!e In advance:
Y se year. :. ....-...--.......'..... "a OU
J. months. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Eor any period under ak months, Fifty
, its per month.
entered at the Elko, Nevada, Postofice for
II usmission through the mails rs second
ass nlSll matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-14
DAILY INDEPEN DENT.
AN EVENING PAPER,
1i1UED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Ex.
cepted.
w. w. BOOHER, .
EDITOR AND PRoPRIErOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One copy, one year. r......................$ 8 90
One copy. six months. Observation-Disclosures. %
Tor any period under six months. one dollar
Ct month. Payable in advance.
HveIed by carrier iii Elko at as cen nts a week
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-17
hoDAkS.

A weli-known citizen OF Troy. y. Y, who al
ways summers in his native p ace, Bennington.
VI, is having hts own grave dug IN the beau Ii
iu! cemetery az Bennington Center. He - In
perfect health, but desires 10 have his pc:ma-
nent house buzz under ais own superyisoe
The reason person sinks in quicksaud Ii be-
cause the latter is composed chiefly OF sfaal!
PARTICLES OF mica mixed large.y with water
he uicals SO smooth that the fragments sip
upon each other with the greatest facility, 50
that any heavy body which displGces them VIII
s!nS and continue to sink until solid bottom
IS reached When particles OF sand are Raced
and angular any weight pressing on them VIII
crowd them together until they are competed
into solid mass. \ ssad composed of MIA or
soapstone, when mixed with sufficient water,
seems capab.c OF sgch consOli dalton.
The vast extent of the territory covcre7 BY
aud tributary TO the Great lakes, and the vo.-
uasc o: business transacted thereon, are ..;t:e
known. The total basin area is 2-0.odO sqe.ars
miles, embracing more than half the t<esh
water area Of the globe. and the coast llnef. tns
[ uttei states extends over 5000 miles. Thz *.
t-emc distance in the United states east and
wesi IS LIE miles, and north ana south 500
1H..e-. Bordering on the lakes are eight states
NH total population Of over 2L00.ol3 In
these eight state, are over thirys cities ;. Az
linz p'p'' alton exceeding $1,000 each, aud SIX
having over 10000 each.
500 very ir,eresting ornrsrjsor. have l.te,v
been officially put forth showing Great Brit4.r's
lurresse IN naval strength during the I,as~ SIX
years Tie figures show that her CLAIM. :. tho
TIE II mistress OF the seas IS Ia 10 .r.fne.
g ate isas ~. mt they also show that Out. e-.ry
blrlen~.rcc soItae OF expense each wear W. *
tie a&la4ra ty . called upon 70 bear consists IN
overhsu. ing, yedtliag and n many ways retesve.
mating wagsh!p ., thst bat q few years ago 7-.-s
among t..e mag us wonders Of the world The
Z LtteL states have a. east one ininE t. se-z. a.
"a consolation t1r hsV ing been So long pttzaut
a1y navy worthy Of tie name. TIE raoaes We
E.v speui in birding up a navy nearly Ell
goes for new work-for construction ala not
for racolstractlol.
slew people are aware that We are indebted ~
the people Il cd Pornpeii. who we're a.! s1retn.
e-oi - tie FIRST century OF the Christian era 4,r
oae o.; ths mott important industries O; --,Ir
tiras-the canning business. Years ago v,7e,
t1e trs; excavations were made ia hat tez. 81
city, a. American came u0cn several fsrs Of ,.
hen they were opened tGs contents 20
faCa1 to e as fresh AMI psiatable s. whom e+.ev
were pat q. e.ga teen centuries before lay.-tl
CATION. iastltuted 90 the spot proved that IN.
isuit had been pat iato jass IN highly h,z,..t
s-sts, ant ,hat an aperture for she escanz =
steam hA1 been lett IL tie Isa. which. shs-i 4
had served = purpose. Was seSed ovet : IN
wax YANKEE ingenuity csuE5t The .s4ea Al = "a
ant ;ae next year canning tzctJ..es we're ,.rl-.si
g.! oYeE t2e TAXED states.
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Damage by Floods in England.

LONDON, Oct. 16-Reports of damage by
food continue to come from many differ
ent parts of Great Britain and Ireland.
Many families in the flooded districts were
compelled TO take refuge In the upper
stories Of houses from which they were
afterward rescued bya boat. Dozens Of
houses were undermined by the water and
collapsed. Many mines are flooded. The
loss Of stock is great. At Castletord the
sewers burst and the streets were flooded,
becoming impossible. The Manchester &
Sheffield railway is covered with three feet
of water. In Yorkshire railroad traffic is
completely diverted from its usual chan
mel. The damage to property is enormous.
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this locality. the wife spends nearly all her
time III the shop for 2 shillings l014 pence
a week, with the evident result that, at
least, all she may earn Is lost by defective
housewifery and neglect OF family.
There are some children here asleep in
q box, where their mothers have placed
them. OF these workers, two divide 10
shlllings between them weekly, and the
others take 6 shillings 3 pence. They work
ali day and even have their meals taken to
them at the shop. The Inspector, they
said, had been there the dav before and
prevented them working long hours, SO
that they would earn less wages now.
"A question as to how much IL cost
them for butchers meat was received with
scornful laughter. Meat and y tatoes, it
appeared, was treat, reserved for Sunday
only. ana very often they did not have
any then. 1t may be taken as q general
rule here that the standard of living
reaches always its highest point on the
Sunday. and falls of day by day until the
Saturday. Even in the case OF this man,
who, with his wife and family, seemed
above the average of his fellows,
this was SO, and on the day of my
visit he had breakfasted on oatmeal Cruel;
not wholesome oatmeal porridge, but thin,
watery cruel. For dinner there had been
the familiar bread and bacon, of which lat
ter one-haIf pound had to serve the whole
family. A few other items of his weekly
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SLAVERY IN ENGLAND
Three Dollars a Week the
Wages of Nailmakers.
A MoRSEL OF MEAT ON SUNDAY.
Mother and Daughter Toiiins Together
in the smithy-Girl Blacksmiths
Who Earn 80 Cents . Day.

From Wigan / went TO Manchester.
reaching there on August %, and from
James Cattan. editor of the Sunday Chr0n-
ice. secured considerable information
about the strike of the nailworkers against
reduced wages, and also the cuts repre-
senting the povertystricken women work
ing at the smltheries for bare pittance-
which is not so large, however. but that
the employers had some thought of reduc-
ing. Hence 5000 men. women and little
children who made nails in the desperate
effort TO keep soul and body together went
out on strike, and their sufferings as a
result are beyond my powers OF descrip-
ton.
Perhaps the best insight into the condi-
ton OF these nail and chain makers of
South Statfordshire can best be portrayed
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Mz,%(%

the FORCES about her were five other
women. all toiling away from in the
morning until at night-a stretch Of
twelve hours-for which each was paid IS
cents. 1t was most pitiful sight indeed
Next To Mrs. Fosbrook's blacksmith shop
was that OF Mrs. Polly Foxes, who wa,
working away at the anvil as passed by,
surrounded by four women and boy, all
making chains. They got 30 cents day
apiece. so they told me. Mrs. Foxes two
daughters were at work, too. and one of
them. Miss Polly Foxes, made me piece
of twisted chain two feet long in Is min
ates, and another piece of plain chain two
feet long in ID minutes. | have both
chains in my office in New York city.
Polly Foxes blows the bellows herself and
handles the tongs as a man would a pieca
of meat on a fork. Annie Foxes, her
sister, who was 10 years old. earns 80 cents
day; but after paying the blower boy
and for coal she has only Si.20 left each
week for her work. 4 Mrs. Frances, who
was making what is called No. chain.
and is married and As years old, earns 30
cents dav. Her daughter works by her
side and gets the same pay. The blower
boy is paid II cents day. He told me he
was 10 years old.
Further down the yard in another black
smiths shop, Mrs. Henrietta Perry. 30
years old. told me she had worked thirty
four years at the forge making chain,
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She Recalled McGiuty.
Detroit Free Press.

pSiEoit e EeS itc--
One day in my wandering along the
Glover Fork of the Cumberland river [
stopned NJ farmhouse TO get dinner, and
as | sat in the shade of the porch waiting.
| was whjstling for lack of thought and
something else 10 DO. the reading supply
al the establishment being painfully short.
Nv hostess was knocking around inside.
getting the dinner ready ana evidently
heard my sweet ana gentle melodies, for
size STUCK her head out Of the door.
DO yer whistle by note mister" she
inquired. "er jas. simultaneous Ike ?"
Mostly simultaneous like" re-
spopied, aughlnE.
Il never hesrd them chunes afore, " she
went ON. AN kinder have an iiee they
Wa book chunes got oat fer extry."
ooh. no. assured her they are
merely lttie bits from the popular airs Of
tie day that everybody Whistles
"'S that >o?" shr asked IN surprise u
haiut never heerd EN- up th.s away.
WHAT'S thcir Names ."
"WeN. 'CnwraGes.' Annie Rooney.
Maggie Murphy's Home Tara Boom
'Mcu:ntv.' AMI So for;a. Didn't yol ever
hear II McCint2'
Sue became thoughtful.
What's tie uame2' she INQUIRED.
Seems kinder 5E> ~ 81 knowea Il
"NCt1uty,' | .pcateA slowly, ana her
face frightened.
''Dh. yes" size exclaimed, II kOowea |
knovrt Il. bat somehow couldn't quite
sel II wAar jt h'-cusol- Alu't he tae ic..er
that they named She tar Z. afterf"
said It wa> ani went Ia - Jinuer.
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and never getting more than 80 cents per
dav!
In another section of the city called
Dudley Woods, the property of Lord Dad.
ley. | found Mr.. and Mrs BENJAMIN
BulinGham both making chain. Her
husband said he made $I0S a week, when
he worked from In the morning until
at night His two daughters worked in
wife
Next door saw a scene that would
touch the heart of the sternest. Mrs
Margaret Tibbltts, 81 years old. was work
ing at the forge, while her two sons and
her daughter were hammering chain. In
a chair at one end of the shop was her
baby, tied in so that the little one could
not iaii to the floor. Mrs Tibbitts told me
that she had made chain for thirty-thres
years. she said: II make from Il to
shilIinys tSl.4 10 $I6S) q week. Nv son
earns SL92, my daughter 81. 20. | pay for
rent shilllngs and 8 pence t66 centsl.
" hen can earn money enough by steady
Work / have meat two or three times for
MY meals, otherwise not"
Returning TO Manchester | stopped at
birmingham. The barmaids at the sta
ton told me they worked sixteen hours
for S96 year
From Manchester | went to London AMI
visited the London docks. Stevedores
there receive l. cents per hour for unload
ing oaTges and ships. They get 30 cents
an hour IN America. ! went into res
tnurant on Thames street where the labor
ing men go by the score for their meals.
and had breakfast with them. \ cup OF
coffee cost 3 cents, bread and butter
cents, and for myself and another 1 uaid
cents ia all for breakfast. Usually the
men have a fish called bioater, for which
they pay cents. When they can afford
II they get a meat pie for cents. potatoes
cents, bacon cents, or beans cents
These dock men, though paid II cents an
hour, average much less, as thousands OF
them are idle at time, and very few get
more than i've or SIX hours day through
out the wear. NATHANIEL MCKAY.
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TACOMA. Oct. 16.-TSpeciaI. Last night
George Bracket, a Swede. and his wife,
who is Scotch woman. quarreled. They
have quarreled often before, and Mrs.
Bracket has said she would be divorced.
Last night, however. they decided to have
each other locked up. The police patrol
wagon was sent for and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bracket. attired in their Sunday clothes,
were hustled down to the police station.
On reaching the station they stopped
quarreling, much to the amusement of
the arresting officers, and decided to go
home. which they did. They reside on
Eleventh street in the "nigger tract"
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And indeed he seems to mo
Scarce other thar my kings ideal knight,
who reyerenced his conscience as his king:
hose glory was, redressing human wrong;
no spaSe no Islander, no, nor listened TO Il;
VINO loved one only aud who clave to her
Her-over ali whose realms TO their last is:e.
Comminglei with the gloom OF imminent yyar.
The shadow OF his loss drew like eclipse,
Darkening the world. We have lost him; he Is
gone,
We know him now: all narrow ieslousies
Are silent; and we see him as he moved,
How modest, kindly, ail-aceompiished. wise,
With what sublime repression OF himself,
And In what limits, and how tendcriy;
Not swaying TO this faction or 10 that;
Not making his high place the lawless perch
on wing d ambition, nor u vantage-ground
FOR pleasure, nut thrO' all this tract of wears
Wearing the white flower OF a blameless iiEe
Before q thousand peering littlenesses,
In that fierce light which beats upon tbrane,
And blackens every blot; for where Is he
no dares iores hadow for an only son
\ loYeier life, q more unstained, than hisr
or how should England dreaming OF his sens
Hope more for these than some Inheritance
vi such life. heart a min rs thine,
Thou noble father OF her kings 10 be-
Laborious for her people aud her poor
Voice in the rich dawn OF an smpler day
Far-sighlcd sunfnoner of war aud waste
To fruitful strife and rivarles OF peace
sweet nature gilded by the gracious gleam
vi letters, dear TO science dear 10 art,
Dear TO thy land and ours, prince indeed
beyond all titles. aud a household name.
Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good
Break not, Q woman's heart, but still endure;
Break uot for thou art royal, but endure
remembering ali the beauty Of that star
nIch shone so close beside thee that We made
one light together. but has past ana leaves
The crown lonely spiendor.
May all love.
His love. unseen but felt, o'ershadow thee,
The love of all thy SONS encompass thee.
Ihe love OF al thy daughters cherish thee,
iii Gods love set thee at his side again!
Alfred Fennyson.
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Religious Columbian Services.

BALTIMORE, Oct. I6-"God Save Amer
lea" was the grand anthem at the close OF
solemn pontifical high mass celebrated to-
day by Cardinal Gibbons at the special
Columbus commemoration services. Arch
bishop Sato!ii. the apostolic delegate;
Monsignor O'Connel, rector Of the Ameri-
can college at Rome, and Archbishop Ire
land were present. In the evening SOL
emn vespers were celebrated.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Phe Columbian Sab
bath was generally observed in the
churches today. q majority Of the local
clergymen taking the life OF Columbus as
q theme
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CHINESE EXHIBIT AT FAIR.
Charges or Fraud Made by the EmissAr ,
Against Secretary Crawford.

Against Secretary Crawford.
SAs FRANcIsco, Oct. 16-The Gail pub
fishes a long interview with Yuck Chow,
representative of the Chinese Six Com
panies To the Worlds fair, and
agent of syndicate of Chinese
merchants in this country and
China, formed to make and conduct an
exhibit of the Chinese nation. Yuck
Chow says he applied to Director-Gen-
eral Davis for space for the Chinese
exhibits at the fair. and that the appli-
cation was handed to Secretary Crawford,
OF the ways and means committee of the
Worlds fair. lie was told that the
application would be considered, but
in the meantime he learned that
tho space had already been granted
to Mr.. White. Southern Pacific
agent At Chicago. for Chinese
exhibit, White trying TO form a company
and get Chinese interested in il. Chow
charges that Secretary Crawford Is person.
ally interested In Whites scheme and the
latter is only Crawford's agentin the matter
Chow reported the matter to the Director
General, who told him the concession had
not yet been granted. lie investigated.
however. and found that Whites name
appeared first on the list Of applicants.
Chow SAYS this arrangement had been
made beforehand, so that Whites appli-
cation might be ahead of all others for a
Chinese exhibit. White has made an
agreement with the Chinese doctor
in Omaha. Chan ice Wo, whereby tie
doctor Will organize and conduct the ex-
hibit OH the following terms: White TO
receive 81 per cent. on the sales. 10 per cent
of which WAS fer himself and Crawford
and the remainder. - per cent. for the
Worlds fair. according 30 the rules. The
doctor has not sufficient capital 20 carry
out the scheme and has hottie i
the Chinese IN Omaha and other
places that they can purchase
shares at So each. The Chinese. however.
have no confidence in Chan Joe Wo and
will not help hlm 20 collect the exhibit.
Chow saws he is ia correspondence with
Secretary Foster regarding this concession
and understands that BE- will investigate.
Chow saws the Chinese merchants
in this country and China vii! have moth
ing 10 10 with Whites scheme. and the
consequence u If there il Chinese ex-
hlbit II Wiu consist of only such Curtos
rs can I've Seen here IN Chinatown.
Chinese curios and treasures which only
elbows company can obtain viii roI he
shown. Chow SAYS lac viii mJks NO tar.
ther EFFORT - obtain a concession. hut II
Secretary Of state Foster commences
an investigation 81 the White-CraN ford
arrangement be Viii return TO Nhlca - and
he pTeseaI a. the hearing
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NEw YoaK, Oct. 16.-Several member
Of the Republican central committee
gathered in closely guarded room at the
Fifth Avenue hotel today and conferred
Tor several hours. The members
of the national committee impressed
on local chairrnen the import
ance Of carrying the state. It is said
statement showing an increase OF 100 per
cent. in registration in Republican cities
in this state will be issued soon. The state
committee announced that Grassland
campaign will begin this week.
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Windmill Smashed by q Meteor.

San Francisco, Oct. 15.--At 400 this
morning the family of Rev. w. w. Ferris,
who occupy the Laidlaw mansion, near
Black point. were awakened by a loud ex-
posion caused by a meteor striking
windmill. The meteor is described as ap-
gpearing as large as n tull moon. of pale,
siivery color on the edges and dark red in
the center. The wings of the mill were
completely shattered. Pieces of meteoric
iron as large as goose eggs were found in
the ward this morning
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MRS. nARt;I~o>.s CONDITION.
Tho " leather has Depressing and En-.
srvattng b1cct on Her.

WAsRINoToA CITY, Oct Ie-rhe Inaian
summer weather "a proving harmful t.
the presidents wlte. ..r II has = GearcsS-
ius and eueyYat-n. ehs- rn her increaslns.
nervousness. tvafn sha>h size suffers
greatly Eonseg uea(.y s'so : even less
well and strong tntfF. NotNlthstau.f.n.
the act that Ms HARRISON = ~h-ht.y
weaker tins evening taap Tor sevc.ai lavs
Eue passed a far y comfortable Gay. and il
issa.d there Is 40 orca~ivn ( e Immediate
alarm
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Five Round Middleweight Fight

CHICAGO. Oct. i6.-In rafting mill on
the West Side this morning Dick Moore,
OF st Paul, middleweight. defeated Tim
Crowley. OF Boston. after five furious
rounds. for purse of $500, while the gate
receipts reached the same amount.