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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
FISH, SNAKES AND GHOSTS.

"A WHALES throat is so small you
could choke him with your fist, and he
feeds on the smallest things in the
sea-,
A GHOST at Holton, Kan, outran the
sheriff and two deputies and left part
of its gunny-saclx raiment on a wire
fence in its haste to get inside the
pearly gates the other night. ...
TRADIPs who have once visited a GER
tain farmhouse near Buclxham, Ca,
never cali there second time. 1t is
protected by a tame rattlesnake,
whose vigilance is equal to that of the
hest watchdog. ...
"A SMALL boy, living in the upper
part of New York state, having heard
his father say that it was poor rule
that would not work both ways, baited
n hook with a fish and went out to
catch some worms.
AT st. Francis, Fla, a sportsman,
being out of bait, lit bulrs-eye Ian
tern and displayed the light on the
water. In a few minutes time q large
bass jumped into his boat, evidently
being attracted by the light.
IT is said that a female Goldfish will
lay 5,Ooo,O 900 eggs during single sea-
son. Piscatorial authorities say that
were it not for the work of the natural
enemies OF fish, they would fill all the
available space in the seas, rivers and
oceans.
TIE largest salmon which has
reached London for a number of years
past was exhibited the other day in
Bond street. 1t was male, was cap
tured in the Tay, and turned the beam
at sixty-eight pounds. The measure
ments were: Length, fifty three
inches; girth, thirty and one-half
. inches.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
FREAKS OF NATURE.

THOMAS HoRNBEcK, of st. Croix, Ind,
has on his farm litter of seven pigs,
four of which have six legs each, and
one has feet like n dog.
DIR. j. G. BIvINGs, of Dalton, &C.,, has
q cat which in some respects resem-.
bles q kangaroo. The fore feet are.
much shorter than the hind ones, and
1t scurries over the ground just like
the Australian animal.
LIVING curiosity isl in the posses
sion of Henry Gerbending, of Fort
Wayne, Ind. It is freak of nature in
the shape Of three kittens which are
:nseparnbly joined at the hips. There
are three heads, six fore feet and only
three behind. .. ..
A BEw1TcnED apple, with blood-red
drop inside, grows on several trees. ia
Norwich, Conn. 1t is called tho
mike apple" after o. farmer named
Micah, who over two hundred years
ago was supposed to have killed ped
dler and buried the body under one Of
his apple trees.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
OLD PEOPLE.

New HAGpsHiI.E claims the oldest
ex-governor In Ehe United States, in
The person OF Nathaniel s. Berry, who
has Just celebrated his ninety-seventh
birthday,
LYMAN MEAGnAI, who died in Be-
oft, Wis, 81 few dnys since, aged miner
ty-sf&i. was g, direct descendants of Miles
Standish. He was native OF Vermont
and emigrated west in 1888.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
CABINET.

secty. OF State. Walter @. Gresham, Ill.
seety. OF tie Treasury John G. Carlisle, KY
sec,ty of War $500. Daniel s. Lamont, n. Y
Sec'v. OF the Navy. Hilary A. Herbert, Ala
Postmaster-G General. Wilson y. bissell, NY
Sec'ty- OF the Interior. Hoke smith. GA
Auorney-General...... Richard Oiney, Mass
Sec'ty. OF Agricultural. Sterling Morton, Nes
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
AssoeiateiJ

U.s. Senators " ."m John nj ft1% nss
Rep. in Congress. Francis G. Newlands
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
SUPREME. COURT,
Chief Justice.

Chlei Justice. Melville ". Fuller, Ill
Stephen J. Field, Cal
..Joln Nj. Harlan XIV
t.... Horace Gray, Mass
Assoeiate:Jnstices ..SaIu Blatcufurd, n y
david brewer, Kas.
Henry Is. Blown, Mich
|. f...Geurge shiras, Penn
|. J;HoN ell 4 jackson Ten
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
OFFICIAL DlRECTeRs
US. GOVERNMENT.

President...... GROVER CLEVELAND, N
Vice-President,..ADLAI E. sTEvENsUN,t
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03
JOINT STATEMENT
Of AUDITOR AND TREASURER
OF ELKO COUNTY.

.FOr the Quarter Finding Juae. 80
1898.
srA GoEn OF q TSEEIK EA. ISIS.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-03

TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in treasury to the credit of the various
funds, June 20, 1893.
In State fund, over drawn. 6,5S3 %
In Judges Salary fund ...-...........
In General County fund .......... ...12,91l AZ
In Cash Contingent fund ..--...... T,IOs 70
In INDECENT Sick NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1885 o
In county school fund. 81 so
In Officers Salary fund. ...........- 2,4S4 80
Total. ...... 2S,S40 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Scotch system of entails AZ early a. le4f I've
declared his hostility 10 the continued existence vi
the Established Church in Ireland, and repca'e"iS
oppressed his disapproval OF the traditional H"s
.h policy toward the island. In his diplomacy
he was 30 liberal in his views "a TO give constant
offence TO his party That type OF lukewarm
Torysm was not destined 10 impress itscli power
fully upon the politics OF the tunes
The author dwells with enthusiasm upon '"e
MANY noble traits Of his distinguished iather
Recruitment he never cherished. Lord John hu'-
sell deserted him in 1855 and did not treat nun
fairly, but the act OF treachery was readily io'
given Lord Aberdeen, when succeeded ny Loru
Palncrston, his lifelong rival, eXertcd himself W
the utmos. 20 strengthen tic new government lie
was one OF the most magnanlmous OF men, anu
most loyal IN his service 20 the Queen. While
the death OF his idolizcd wife induced habits oil
melancholy and reserve. lie had highly cu'i-
vated and rctrntivc mind. In art he was one OF
tbo first connoisscrs of his time he was ffdlheh
,rchacolocis,: poets consulted him on the quality
of their Verse his classical scholarship was pro-
found and colleagues and friends applied to MN
with confidence for information the most Varicd
topics Ills mind was storehousc oil accurate
Knowledge which he never willing tn display
ostontaiiOlisy The delicate shading OF this MOI
est statcsnIans character is well brought ont III
these pages 1t is a good biographical study, well
proportioncd, and conducted with sound Jads-
mcnt and excellent taste.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
ABERDEEN.
ONE OF TIE QUEENS PRIME MINISTER'S.

TIE EARL OF Aberdeen Bv Sir Arthur Gordon
svo I'D. $50. New-iork: Harper d Brothers.
This new edition 10 the series Of biographies Of
the Queens Prime Ministers is the work D. Lord
Aberdcrns son, and consequently j. written under
a sens Of self restraint which aCcOrd- well with
the character Of the statesman. " career
Of sclf-enacemcnt and deliberate abstrntiOn from
public affairs which the author had to outline,
and overweight praise and p"rllnctory eulogy
would have exposed him to criticism Without
violating the obligations Of Glial respect the an
thor eXpl1ins how il came about that Lord Abcr-
deem did not exert great influence in English pub
lie life lie had neither eo1'Itncc nor wit: he
disliked publicity and persisted in undcrcst mat
ing his abilities and was always inclined T. fol
low rather than to lead From his twelfth to his
asccndency Of Mr.. Pitt. Accustomed in his youth
10 look up TO that great Minister he acquired the
habit of dcfcrring to the advice Of others. \
most accomplished Foreign Minister, who had re-
ceived q symmetrical training in the diplomatic
service he became Prime Minister in Is5! Of the
Cabinet of All the Talents" not from sheer force
of character but from the necessities Of condition
politics 1t was his fortune 10 open the campaign
i'm the Crmea, and TO serve the Queen IN great
crisis Of foreign affairs; but he could not escape
the fate Of weak captain. who was surrounded
BY lcntcnants ADLER than himself and eager IN The
pursuit Of the prizes of public life His downfall
was sudden and humiliatne. So little influence
was he able TO exert during his political career
that his chief title 10 fame is the fact that he was
Prime Minister with great men like lord Palmer
sion, Lord John Russell and Mr.. Gladstone his
colleagues
Lord ABERDEEN moreover. was in an essentially
false position during the greater part OF his life
Iy birth, education. marriage and social ties he
was a Tory. but his allegiance to that party was
the result OF habit rather than OF conviction. Tn
consciously he was a Liberal without having the
strength OF will required for making breach
with his political relations He WAS steady ad-
vocate Of Roman Catholic emancipation, was one
OF the earliest converts TO Free Trade, ami struck
in the Aberdeen acts the first blow against tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Men are ear selfish as eyeno qHe or oas sd
wh"ut resIstance-but their power OF seltdeccplo,
w na.p enormously diminished. The new INTENSITY
mas mas p GannesS Of nrospecon the depth Of IN
amirv into motives the new habit OF frankness tne
wv sharpness OF competition In all directions. even
in that Of character. have. We should nave sai n
cleared the film Of most eyes, so that the m,m viz
made lint reply would strike the average readef no.
~ an Illustration OF universal human nature pd' us
Wost certainly the change Is true rs regards men
Movers Forty years ago II was the c0mmohe;t 'nlhs
in the world meet men, young men especin,N; a 40
haIsved I'm the simplest honesty that they couIu ~
ali manner OF things which they could not 90 III ,r
Least or only badly. They knew lang uases. anes
could write profound essays they cSuia coms do
,ronan they were great athletes. or they couu ~"
,nr ono OF n hundred other things--dance pe''"P,'
j,sc Sir william Jones. the great Orientans'. IA
n"rts I'm any of these things. II go0d-naure',; e"n
and passed on aware that argument was us s, ~ vi
n mdiicons set the takers down rs boasInl H ,n
t both exaggerated the amount OF deliberate m,s.
hood I'm the speakers. who, rs rll" were "'n a,s
"oDlrleicly self deceived they wished to ne sem
dccciv cd perhaps but measuring th'I
Olives without standards. they actually W.T..
rhat source Of error has ended universal, compr,H""
universal examinations universal publicity any 100
habit OF rankncss not easily accounted Ior , ma
rendered sclfdecepon as to mems powers exceeu"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
MODERN SELF-kNOWLEDGE.

From The London Speclh'or
A writer In The Daily News" of saturday asks
literary question which involves Jest that has for
Ms more than "A passing interest" VINO was the mod
est husband who l"eecd bis wife to tell him his
bcse,ting sim The story Is referred TO by John
Oliver IIObb,, the prcnCe to the edition Of
HI, study In Temptation, ~ published in Mr..
Fisher TWINS ,l,cuaonym Library The request
and 20 please YOU In all respects with much re-
luctancc. aud only after many celebrations TO be
frank and ontsporcn. the LADY replied that she feared
he was-u,t 4 tribe. ONLY the mrrrst trle- selfish
4 am not perfect admit said her husband. and
perhaps | am u sinful creature but II there Is one
inu which thank God do not pcss, S. IL Is selfish
ness. Anything but that And rs lac spoke he
himself 10 work the only peach" We cannot nm.
the question and the Interest Of the story for
Is not Ms authorship. hut the fact that II writer of
today should conceive Its authorship worth inauirng
about. \ Jest 4, none the worse Tor being old bul
Il the worse II time has taken the navn; ont Of IT,
and should have said that this had Teen the case
with the one before us. II docs not. should have
iancied bite any longer. because 1t Is longer true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
ONE VIEW or BIOGRAPHY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

What tight has biography To be In two volumes
one can SAY ali that |, worth saving about nny man
except Mr. Gladstone IN very few hun fred page,
and what i more. within the scanticr plot Of ground
the bographcr can present more artistic view OF
his subject. OF course. the world likes To hear Cos
sip about the victims teaspoons and the Size of M,
collar and generally such stun as In 4 decent age
would BE- lett for the hou,cmaid's conversation vita
the loo,mnn. The fact that man great does
not make 1t that his life should be great
book IN one sense. The conditions under which
biographies are hurried through the press nowadays
absolutely prevent them from being great works In
,hc cOrrrcter sense Of the word.
our belief Is that the biography Is sort Of advcr.
ispment. The compiler receives very generous help
rom multitude " quit" Insignificant people. and
feels raned to pub iSh the letters they wrote 81
the victim aud the letters the victim wrote back 10
them the gentle reader |, nsked to take interest
In and women whose importance It Is impossible
not 10 magnify. II only bi0graphers knew what 10
omit things would be 50 much better.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
LITERATURE ~ ROCHESTER,
From Tho Dctroit Free Press.

From The Detroit Free PTtSS ,, os,,ed
Whom one has lion to entertain the aniai' ns"I =
to hs feast s Should be carefully iee's ,Ger eyenns
iIopkinsOn Smith gave rraahs W. ,orai men we're
asked to remain after the audience had dsre ssst q
rarebit and max, the Acquaintance, , y, Ne smith.
In response TO request read his iIiman, .%olouel
lion OK the carving Of the canvas-h' I"rst OF APP
D y' w S5 he reading wa nshed So yoa
moment OF silence Then spoke g havs yoa ever
the CIRCLE. who asked Mr. suii.h' ha'' '
unfinished anything In book form"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

The first two volumes OF the new history Of Irea.1
BY the distinguished Celtic scholar. DR.. p ". Joyos
OF Dublin. nre nearly ready for publication. d,
Joyces knowledge OF the Irish Language has opened M
bis tie piles OF Celtic manuscripts preserved Ia
Dublin and has justified him in this first attempt ia
set forth a complete history OF his country. Nothing
so exhaustive this subject has before this been IN.
derakcn DR.. Joyce Is the elder brother Of the late
Dr. Robert Dwyer Joyce, the author OF "Derdre.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

MIR. John Drew has written for coming numb, :.
ascr,bnerv a paper entitled "The Actor" 1t r. y
give the human and social side Of theatrical LIE an
is 10 be one OF the series on mems occupations =
brilliantly opened by Mr.. Howel!s In his artiee -
"The Country Printer" published in the May nun.
her OF the magazine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Professor A. 5. Hardy has some very wholesome
ideas concerning realism. "A man nowadays he 3
quoted as saying. goes ont and the first thing be
sees Is mud puddle and he describes H. But II ycu
look sharp enough and long enough. at the bottom Of
every mud puddle you can the sky; and thatl
Just what your modern rcal.st doesn't see.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

noted London bookseller says as TIE result Of
lifelong observation of his customers. that the Dloso
piers read by women Schopenhauer. Plato Mar.
Gus Aurelius, Epictetus and Renan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Mr.. Thomas Bailey Adricb has been writing q shor
story which he calls Her Dying Words II Is d
appear I'm ";cnbner's Magazine"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Sir John Clerk of Pcnculk the great Sf''io'""
OF Drummond OF IIawthorndcn. and h. was h''''
over, scottish Pepys, his journals ud'0io'' ,."e
full OF quaint prattle strongly suggestive of t' i"-
ushman's diary. lie had numerous Official h,'i''
with Queen Anne. and In his recently puoiis"'" ~"
moirs gives thi, realistic picture OF her.
"IIcr Majesty was labourng under III OF wv 80 ~.
ana IN cxiream pain and agony ava u" ''''
en- sion every thing about her was much IN 'h' s'e
aIeorder ,s ,bout the mcanest of her subjects ier
fuce which was red and spotted, WAS reidere" So'"
thing frghtful by her negligent, dress ana Tue w..
affected was tied up with pulli, ana SOM "a The
bandagcs ! was much affected AT tins sl-n' 90, sonls
Of scotland which she did Frequently 10 u who
What are you, poor mean like Mortal ,no seems to
talks I'm the STYLE OF a sovereign! Nature 49,. one
h. Inverted when n poor innrm Woman ~ Toe il
of the Rulers Of the World hut rs hsw. roysret in
* moi the first time that Women nave 80 This 10
Irialn. and indeed they have sometimes ao"' ''
better purpose than the Meii."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
CHARLES SUMNER.
PIERCES COMPLETED BIOGRAPHY.

Memoir and Letters Of Charles Sumner. by Edward
l.. Pierce. Volumes III and Nv. Large octave
ID OIL and G55 Boston. Roberts Brothers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

loan OF ARC BY Lord Ronald Cover. F.; =. a.
With Ten Illustrations. ROYAL octave; rp;
?35. LIndon John {. Nlmmo He"'io'" :
Charles scribncr's sons, 1893
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
Pr;nes for Onerntors.

New York, March '2S.--The following
completes the list of prizes won at the
telegraph competitive contest last Sat-
nrday: 81.
The John w. Mackay message class,
open to all receivers: A. =. Durkee.
first prize, gold medal, value'! at $3.50;
the second prize, gold medal valued
at 500, wnt to j. II. Jones; I. j. Faux
ner, the third man. received Il special
prize from Il typewriting machine COM
pany tor excellence in typewriting.
Third event, class A. receivers: &. l..
Hayes. first prize; H. 3. Logan, second.
Class Is, receivers: e. II. Curlette won
the first prize and J. H. Jones second.
IL. 3. Logan was commended tor ex-
cellent work. .--
Fourth event, the first senders prize,
J. D. Hinnant; second, Il. English. r..
D. Moore was specially commended.
Fifth event. for the code class: {. l..
Hayes (receiver) won the first of 500,
and G. p. Howe and Fl. =. Logan di-
vided the second prize Of SIS.
Sixth event, receivers, championship
class Of the world: Fl. B. Logan, first
prize: j. NJ. Winder, second. T.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
A Breach of Etiuuette.

Washington. March 2S.-Dr. f.. O. ST.
Clair, for more than twenty-seven years
head of the consular bureau in the state
has been removed. Late
Saturday afternoon Secretary Gresham
sent a note to DR. ST Clair notifying him
that he desired him to tender his resig-
nation at once, and further, that his as
sistant, w. &. Faison of North Carolina,
had. already been appointed his successor,
and would assume the duties of the office.
This was naturally a surprise to DR.. st.
Clair, who had never before dreamed that
his official conduct had been called into
question. He sought an explanation
from the secretary. The latter is said
to have told him that he had been guilty
OF holding back official papers on the
score that they We're personal letters,
and for this offense his resignation was
requested. These papers. it is said. con
tanned charges against Il certain United
States consul iii Germany, and instead of
being treated as private by DR.. st. Clair
they should lave been sent in their
regular departmental round. Dr. ST. Clair
produced the letters in question. which
he CANNED to be his private correspond
eence. but he did not succeed in conyinc-
ing the secretary that they were other
IMAM othcia' papers or that he had not
been guilty OF Il breach of official Ell
quette. .,a' :. =
Another story is that st. Clair has
been made the scape goat in the mistake
mace IN the appointment Of C. S. Scurry
as consular agent at Yarmouth, n. s.
Wmcn appointment was subsequently, re
voked. m s.-s.--g, -" = -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
In Mantle,S Favor.

Washington, March 28.--The reports
Of the majority and minority on the con
tested election case of Lee Mantle, SEN
ator appointed by the governor of Mon
tana, We're made to the senate to-day,
Mr.. Hoar submitting the report Of the
majority in favor of seating Mr.. Mantle,
and Mr.. Vance, chairman of the commit
tee, the minority report against seating.
There are two other cases, those Of Mr..
Beckwith, appointed by the governor Of
Wyoming, and Mr.. Allen, appointed by
the governor of Washington. Inasmuch
as the facts are the same, the test will be
made in the case of the senator upon
whose credentials the report is made.
It is not unlikely that as this is decided
so will be the others. Both reports quote
unanimously from the early decisions of
the senate upon cases dealing with the
same question. sstF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
Worlds Fair Rates.

ST. Paul Special Telegram, March D.
On April IL the Transcontinental associa-
ton will meet in Chicago and will then set
tie the question of the worlds fair rates so
far as the territory west OF the Missouri
river to the Pacific coast is concerned. At
the last meeting Of the association the
roads interested We're anxious to arrange
the matter, but were unable to do so, owing
ern Passenger association, which controls
the lines running into Chicago from the Mis-
souri, river. At that meeting the Sout hern
$40 for one trip in either direction. east or
west, between the Eastern terminals OF
the ,rranscontjnental association territory
Northern Pacific, discussing the subject yes
terday, however, was Of the opinion that the
proposition would not be adopted, owing to
the attitude Of his own road will be. or
what basis Of agreement will probably be
reached he did not care to say.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
Nude and Noodles.

Chicago, March 2S-.sYeu cannot make a
people moral by draping a statue,'' said
Leonard w. Folk the sculptor, to-day He
was discussing the announcement that the
plans for the Hebe fountain on the lake
front had been radically changed by the
executors Of the estate of Maurice Rosen-
berg, the donor. 1.-The fanatics and bigots
will have to give way. It is such people
who have caused the worlds fair to be
closed on Sunday. and inflicted Il grave in
jury on the working classes an injury which
will return on the exposition, for they will
find that six days receipts will not be
enough to pay the expenses before the fair
is over The Rosenberg executors, however,
have met and decided that Hebe ulldraped
would shock the proper people Of the COM
munity, and that some overZealOus might
sdisigure the beautiful Hebe by throwing a
brick at it. which would intiict irreparable
injury" The new Hebe is not an improve
ment on the whole. 1t IS designed by
Mechtl, and is being cast in bronze by Mrei-
Z lers Of Munich. Ground will be broken next
week for the foundation of the fountain.
This incident recalls the covering of the
Sphynxs at Lincoln Park with breast plates
and the later cutlery Of good people, some
!, ultra good, when st. Gauden's Diana was
removed here from New York to he an or
nament for the horticultural building at
the worlds fair. The fact is pointed out
by one naughty Chicago newspaper that the
/ left leg of the new Hehe,is still innocent Of
clothing. It is stated than q protest regard
ing this will be forthcoming. and there can
be but one remedy-the crinOline.