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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
The Foley Murder.

The jury in the case Of Mn. Alice NJ.
Hartley. tried in Reno last week for
the murder Of Senator Foley. brought
in u verdict Of murder in tie second
degree with u recommendation OF
mercy.
Tho Gazette commenting on the
trial says:
This ends OF the most remark
able trials in the history Of Nevada.
At least two families have SORE hearts
owe the crime OF the killing Of NJ. ID.
Foley and the subsequent trial and
conviction Of the woman who did tho
shooting. That human natur, is
weak. no one, we think. viii gainsay;
that Il crime was committed III the
killing OF NJ. ID. Foley no one will
deny, but the Gazette does not be
ieve that Mr.. Foley was altogether
blameless in the matter, and we do
not believe that those who hold his
memory most dear will attempt to jus,
THY him. We will here drop the man
tie OF charity about all the parties
most intimately interested in the crime
committed. in an en- 10 lvor to for get
and forgive. With the unfortunate
woman who was the cause Of all the
trouble, the Gazette cannot help but
sympathize. Her young life might
better be ended and her holy laid in
the City of the Dead, for she never
again can hold up her head on this
continent. She has been convicted
Of murder, and when her term OF i'm,
rrisonment expires. she will no longer
be attractive. and the ScripturIl say.
ing that "The way of the transgressor
is hard will have been aptly illus
trated. We hope never again
to be called upon To to record an.
other such terrible and ira ,ical at.
fair.
December LIST was the day fixed by
Judge Cheney to-day for passing sen.
tence upon Alice NJ, Hartley. De
PENDANT has until Move nbe.. oh to
file Il bill Of exceptions and a motion
for a new trial. BY that time hct
child will have been born. To snatch
Il poor little inuocen babe from its
mothers breast to scnl he: to State
Prison. Is Il task that the cold letter
OF the law can do better than an in
dividuai.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
40. XXyv.

Resolved by The Senate. The Assem-
bLU comcnrring, That the Constitu-
lion Of the State of Nevada be amend
ed rs follows:
Amend Section % OF Article ". of
the Constitution of the State of Ne.
vada so rs to read rs follows:
Section thirty.fivc. Every bill
which may have passed the Lcgisla.
tire shall, before it becomes Il law
DC presented to the Governor. II he
approve it nc shall sign it, but if not,
nc Rliall return it with his objections
20 the house in which it originated.
which house shall cause such objcc.
lions to be entered upon its Journal
md proceed to reconsider it. If after
such reconsideration it again pass
both houses by yeas and nays, by "A
tote Of %two.thirds Of the members
elected to each house, it shall become
/ law, Notwithstanding the Governors
objections. II any bill shall not be
'eturnea within five days after ii
shall have been presented to him
Sundays cxcepted), exclusive Of the
day OH which he received it, the same
shall be n law in like manner MS il he
bal signed it, unless the Legislature,
by its final adjournment, prevent
such return, in which case it shall be
/ law, unless the Governor, within ten
lays next after the adjournment
(Sundays cxccpted), shall file such
bill, with his objections thereto, in
the Office Of the Attorney General, rs
pr.oBiciO Secretary OF State. who
shall lay the same before the Legisla.
turc ut its next session in like manner
as ii it had been returned by the Gov.
ernor. and il tho same shnll receive
the vote OF two thirds of the members
elected to each branch OF the Legis
laturc, upon n vote taken by yeas and
nays to be entered upon tho Journals
OF each house il shall become a law.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
\ Novel Plan.

The Washington Post contains the
following account Of Il novel plan for
combining gold md silver:
ID. a. Barnes Of Brooklyn, who has
been showing members Of Congress
his designs for combining gold and
silver in the same coin, said t. II Post
reporter yesterday:
The plan is simply to form n hi.
metallic union dollar by inlaying 20
cents worth OF gold, in the form of the
golden roll. i'll 30 cents worth of silver,
to he made legal tender and substi-
tutel for gold and all other reserves
and deposits To secure the redemption
Of bon IL, bank bills. &c. Let us have
free coinage OH this plan. Many
eminent citizens in and out OF Con-
gress believe that this question over
shadows all others, and that it ought
to be freely discussed and thoroughly
digcsted before the meeting Of the
next Congress"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
The strikers Trial.
CARSON, New, Sent. N. 1s0l.

CARSON, New, Sept. IL, 1891.
The cas- Of the United States vs.
j. c. March. Thos. Cleary, Jas. Cum.
mings, Sam Howard ind Chas. Kapp.
lar. charged with conspiracy 20 re
tarl the passage Of the mnil OF the
United States, WIS commenced i'll
Judge Hawley's Court this morning.
a venire OF one hundred jurors had
been summoned and the business Of
selecting II jury was commenced.
Judge IIuwlcy stated that the prose-
cution would be allowed three pre-
cmptory challenges and the defense
ten. The prosecution exhausted their
number and the defense used six of
theirs. The Judge excused four ju-
rors on his own motion for the reason
that they hal donated certain amounts
for the defense OF the defendants and
he announced that no juror should
serve who had directly or indirectly
donated any money Tor their defense.
The work Of selecting the jury con-
sumel the entire day. Tho following
named jurors were chosen and will
serve: J. o. Sessions. Geo. Tyrrell,
Sam Longabaugh, Fred Ritter, Clias.
Gabriel. L. L. Bcals. Sam Beer, G.. ID.
Hoffman. +. L. Morton, D.. w. o.;
Connor, L. Nj. Thompson and G. ii.
Cunningham. Tho case goes OH to-
morrow.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
Democratic State Ticket,

Following is the State ticket nom
mated mt Carson by tho Dennis wing
IF tho Democratic party:
Congrcssman-B. T.. Riley. Hum.
boldt.
Theodore Winters, Wash.
oc.
Controllcr-D. II. Hall, Eureka.
Trcasurer--W. q. Thompson, Ste.
rcy.
Attorney eneral-W. G. Grimes,
Churchill.
Sup't. Public Instruction-S. s,
Sears, Washoc.
Statc Printer -- James Murray,
Washoc.
Regent, Long TERM. w. Hyslop,
Ormsby.
Regent. Short Tcrm-A. Wiscman,
Elko.
~SSccty. Statc-L s. Bridges, OF
Waslio,.
Nominations for Statc Offices
Effected by'proposed amendments and
District Judges we're passed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23

LEXISGToN, (ky.h Sept. A.-The
women are ont all over the Breckcn-
ridge district to day urging voters
on'for to.morrow's primaries and their
presence is having much to do with
preventing fights. There does not
seem to be any chance for fraudulent
voting or false counting, us each can.
didatc has IN election officer.
The best politicians are behind
breckenridge, and they are work
ing rs if it were Il case Of life and
death.
Colonel Owens, Breckenridge lead
ing opponent. was called here from
George own to day. The O. e Is mca
from all paris OF the district are i'll
SCI c. 20 l,.:,n q over the man rcs,o
from breckenridge, III which he
charges Owens with also living i'll Il
glass house socially. i'll ad lition To
gambling aud other vices. The
friends Of both candidates feel that
trouble is inevitable.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
surroRr rnr SILVER TICKET.

No voter in Nevada need have my
trouble on election day in finding u
candidate for every State Office hat
suits his peculiar political ideas. II
he belong to the Republican, Silver
or Populist parties, he has n full
State ticket placed before him on a
platform that is the only sure pan.
aoea for the political ills from which
the country is suffering. II on the
other hand, he does not see what he
wants in these tickets, he can cho ose
from the two Democratic State tick
cts put in the field by the -ins- and
the "outs." The Prohibitionist can
pick cut a ticket that will no doubt
fill the bill 20 fur rs the liquor habit
Is concerned. With this variety to
choose from, he must DO di f1icult to
please who cannot find one candidate
for each state Office to be filled that
measures up to his standard OF what
q State officer should he.
In this multiplicity OF candidates
and platforms, the is DANCE: that
the average voter will become 81 mix
ed that he will not know where lie is
at when election day rolls roun.
All, however, shouldkeep their after
ton firmly fixed on the main question
and vote only for those candidates
whose previous record in office and
the platform upon which they stand
give the greatest promise OF carrying
out the wishes Of the people on the
silver and other great questions that
interest the people OF Nevada.
The strength OF the Populist party
is confined to Washoe and Lincoln
counties and atong the line OF the
railroad while that Of the two Dem
ocratic tickets consist principally OF u
few here and there who endorse
the administration Of President Cleve
land.
AS neither OF these three tickets
stands any show OF success, it follows
that a vote cast for either OF them is
hiClciy thiONh away "idl thCH ID
the duty of those Democrats who do
not endorse the administration and
who believe it their duty to maintain
an Independent position in this con-
teit? Surely, they will not cast their
votes for either the Populist or Adj.
ministration tickets and by so doing
give aid and comfort 70 the;r oil on.
envy, the Republican party.
The only course then left for Demo.
Gratis who do not believe the OF
the Republican Stats ticket would be
for the best interests of the State, and
who do not endorse the administra.
ton Of President Cleveland, is to sup
port the Silver party ticket. Holding
the 80 views, the IN~DEpENDENT will
fight under the banner of the Silver
party during the present campaign.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
NO, SSxIy.

RESOLVED By the Assembly. The Sen.
ate ~concurring, That the Constitu-
ton OF the State of Nevada be amend
ed rs follows:
Amend Section / OF Article Y. of
the Constitution OF the State OF Nc
vada SO rs to read as follows:
Section one. The Legislature shall
provide by law for Il uniform and
equal rate of assessment and taxation.
md shall prescribe such regulations
Is shall secure n Just valuation for
taxation Of all property, real, person
il and posseseory, except unpatented
mines and unpatented mining claims,
Tho proceeds OF which alone shall be
taxed, and also excepting such prop
arty rs may be exempted by law for
municipal, education II, literary, sci.
snti6c, religious, or charitable pur-
poses.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
The Noxt President.

Tho Chicago Rooord has this to say
regarding the next Presidential con.
test: 1t is pretty we'll settled in the
rotundas Of tho Fifth avenue hotel
and the Hoffman house that the
Presidential race Is now between
Morton and Whitney. These Now
York hotel politicians are very kind
But IL their conclusions and prognos
tications sound queer in the Western
eur it is because those leisurcly
amateurs ignore that large and grow.
ing section Of tho United States that
lies on tho hither side OF Jersey City
A broader view OF the needs and
temper OF this region might enable
tho gentlemen OF Now York 10 APP.
probate tho fact that the cx.Empirc
State no longer has Il mortgage ON the
Presidential nomination, because the
West Inns shown It's ability to elect u
President without New York md Is
very much minded TO do go again
Both Mr.. Morton and Mr.. WhitncS
are excellent and able mon. but IL
they seriou ,ly aspire to the P~rcsidenc,
thoy will do vol to change tho /
Postofico ad Ire 81 by moving into the
heart OF the country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
HOME.

1 am not an alarmist. If every
bank were to break, l wouldn't lose
a cent, and l could walk home. ]
have got two shoulders of meat in
the smoke. house, and enough clothe
to last six months.
We've got to go back to headquar
ters-home--to find out the trouble
Home ought to be the brightest, hap.
piest, and cheeriest place under the
sun. on the face OF earth.
Every man shows what he think
of his wife and children by the kina
OF a home he puts the. n in. a mar
whose no ne is all out OF whac.S, the
blinds down, and the doors off the
Hinges. the steps rotten-that shows
his character. Tho husband sho W.
his character by the exterior OF his
home; the wife, by the interior. l
don't soc how some men cur keep
pious on what they get three times Il
day. Spurgeon includes all human
miseries under "dirt, devil and debt
. "
l have he I'll in houses where they had
$500 worth OF silverware, and fifteen
cents worth of grub. I would like
to be able to digest silver, but l
can't. / like girls who can play on
the stove, rs well rs on n piano.
Many a man has been sent to Il
drunkard's grave by what he has
been given to eat by his wife. You
give u man n biscnit that will knock
down a yearling, and he's got to have
drink or something else before
night.
II you've got a good wife, n good
home, and u good COW. you are
elected, rs the Prosbyterians say
Sam Jones.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23

Lord Aberdeen tells the following
story Of himself: He left Lon Ion at
midnight in n sleeping car for the
north. In the morning when he was
awakened he saw d stranger opposite
him.
Excuse me-" said the stranger,
"may | ask il you are rich!"
Somewhat surprised. his lordship
replied that he was tolerably well.to
do.
May / ask," continued the stranger,
"how rich yOu are?"
well, il it will do you my good
to know was the reply, al suppose I
have several hundred thousand
pounds"
well" went on the stranger. III
we're as rich rs you and snorcd MS
loud ms you. / should take u whole
car, so MS not to interrupt the sleep of
othcrs.'-N. Y. Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
Jny Cookies Story.

Jay Cook, in 1866, told the follow
ing: Zone day when / was putting
government bonds on the market. l
was annoyed by the clerks telling me
there was an old man in the Office who
would do no business with them and
must see me. To get rid OF him !
went out. Said he; MI. Cook, I have
got $1,000 in gold in this bag. | can't
do anything with it in the town where.
| live; they are circulating grocers
checks and everything else but money
and | am frightened because / think
| will be cheated il 1 di3pojc OF it.
Will you tell me on yous w)rl and
honor il these bonds are sound and
right? / replied: III they arc not
right nothing is right. / am putting
all | have in this world into them
After some further CONVEX salon the
man concluded to take them. What
denomination will You have them in?'
| asked. This was too much for the
man. He had never hearl that word
used i'll connection with business.
He scratched his head and said: .You
may give me $500 in Old School Pres.
byterian to please the old woman, but
will take the heft i'll Bapiist.-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
A wonderful orc strike.

The discoveries Of gold in this state
viii make life for Carson and all
western Nevada. says the Carson
Tribune, us all Carson Is excited e
the recent wonderful strike made in
the promising z IN S:hultz mine. at
Pine Nut. At u depth Of 10 feet Zirn
ran into an ore body that to all ap.
Pearances was half gold. In two
hours he took out sG0O in fine gold
and during the day extracted ore that
to the naked eye seemed half gold
and which is estimated to lie worth
sl4OU.
Mr.. Zirn, who brought i'll the ore
and gold last night, claimcs that the -
Is fully 20 feet OF the fabu.ously rich
ore in sight. II SO Messrs. Zirn and
Schultz will be independently rich men
within a fortnight. The @ mel de-
serve Il fortune for their confidence in
the mine and tenacity with winch
they have stuck to and continued
prospecting it.
This wonderful strike will no doubt
attract mining men and capitalist to
Pine Nut from all sections Of the
coast rs it is peo)f that i gold de.
post OF mammoth proportion exist
at Pine Nut. The strike makes
everybody feel good and already
property has gone up i'll Carson %
per cent,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
Babies Of the Year.

Could the infants OF Il year be rang
ed in cradles says Il statistician, the
cradles would extend round the globe.
The same writer looks at the matter
i'll a o. picturesque light. He
imagincs the babies being carried
past Il given point in their mothers
arms, one by one, and the procession
being kept up night and day until
the last hour in the twelve months
had passed by.
4 sufficiently liberal rate is allow
ed, but even in the going past at the
rate Of twenty Il minute, twelve hun
dred an hour. during the entire year
the reviewer at his post would only
have seen the sixth part OF the infan.
tile host.
In other worls, the babe that Ina |
to be carried when the tramp began,
would be able to walk when but Il
mere fraction of its comrades had
reached the reviewers post. and when
the years supply OF babies was draw
ing to a close there would he n zeal
guard, not of infants, but Of romping
six year old boys and girls. This will
be rather a startling ejaculation to
the many who do not dabble in
figures.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23

OF the Supreme Court and two Of the
District Judges, to be selected by the
Chief Justice, or u majority thesev:,
shall meet ut the Office Of the Attor.
nev. General, N er-oDicio Secretary OF
State. and open and canvass the elec.
ton returns for Governor, and all
othe: State officers. and forthwith de-
clare the result and publish the names
of the persons elected. The persons
having the highest number OF votes
for the re .pective offices shall be de-
clarel elected, but in case any two or
have NJ equal, and the highest
number OF votes for the same office,
the Legislature shall. by joint vote OF
both houses, elect on, Of said persons
to fill said Office.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
The Printing Press

Tho printing press liaa made presi.
dents, killed poets, furnished bustles
Tor beauty and polished genius with
the sandpapcr Of its criticism. 1t Inns
made the world get up Mt roll call
every morning and has given tho pull.
pit lungs Of iron and II voice OF steam.
1t has set the price on Il bushel Of
wheat md made tho country post.
Office the goal OF tho country scribe,
IL has curtailed tho power OF kings.
embclliphcd pantry chclvcs and burst.
cd rings. II has exposed fraud md
brought criminals TO punishment. It
hns converted bankers into paupcrs,
made lawyers and college presidents.
IL Inns educated the homeless lad md
has robbed tho philosopher Of his
reason. IL smiles and kicks and dicg
but 1t cant run to suit everybody. and
tho editor Is Il fool who tries it,-Eyc
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
q PerlIOus Trim.

Minneapolis, September l4.-Kirby
Barnum, who owncs Il farm near the
western border OF Great Red Lake
Indian Reservation, i'll the northern
part Of the state, has just returned
from a peri!ous trip down Thief river.
which skirts that reservation on the
west. The trip was made in Il small
passenger steamer that plies between
the Indian agency and Thief River
Falls, a distance OF 100 miles. Fully
half of the trip was made between
walls of fire. Barnum says the flames
jumped the Thief river and cut n
swath through II dense forest fully
sixty miles wide. The whole country
Is atlame and the steamer was forced
to go three and four miles at n time
and then everybody would get and
stand i'll the water until the tire and
heat abated somewhat. Several times
the boat was on fire. The water in
the river has been raised to such a
t%cmperture by fire, that its surface is
covered with millions Of dead fish.
Bear, deer and other large game were
fleeing from the flames in great con-
fusion. Many small canoe parties OF
Indians were encountered making
their way down the stream rs best
they could and there has probably
Teen loss of lie among them. Barn
um says the fire originated in a blaze
set by 4 man who tried to get control
some hay land from the government
but failed and hired two men TO fire
it. The flames soon spread to the for.
est and have been burning ever since.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
4 Starving Man.

Captain Palmer informed tho INDIE.
PENDENT this morning that an Indian
who has II little ranch mt tho head OF
Jack Creek about 20 miles from Car.
lin had come to town Satur lay night
and reported TINT on returning to hi 4,
ranch he had found a white man near.
~ dead in one of nis dugouts. IIc
shld tho mar had cutcn some of his
Hour without cooking il and WINS not
able to stand up and WINS trembling
all over. George Mcintosh left Car.
lin yesterday forenoon to invc ,tigate
tho matter but hal not rcturIel
when tho Captain left Carlin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
constitutional Amendments.
NO. XXI.

Resolred by the Sc late, the Assem-
hiy concurring, That the Constitution
Of the State OF Nevada be amended as
follows.
Amend Section 6 OF Article w. OF
the Constitution of the State ct Neva.
In 30 as to read rs follows:
Section six. Each house shall
Judge OF the qualifications, elections.
md returns OF it's own members,
choose its own officers. determine the
rules Of its proceedings, and may
punish the members for disorderly
conduct. and with the concurrence
Of two thirds Of all the members elect
ed cxpel u member.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23

CIScINSATI. (O.), September IA
Times.Star Lexington, Ky, special
says: There is intense tx :itementt to.
day owe the general belief that the
breckenridge managers are not pre-.
pairing so much for the contcit rs for
the District COMMITTEES which me .ts
ut Frankfort next Saturday, and will
declare Colonel breckenridge the
nominee by throwing ont certain pre-.
cincts on the charge OF fraud. The
breckenridge men claim they have
discovered nero clerical errors
III their favor reducing Owens plu-
rality To les sthan so. In one precinct,
Owens home they claim that over 50
fraudulent votes were cast, or that
there was Il miscount to that extent.
Desha breckenridge telegraphs from
Georgetown that the frauds al that
place will more than overcome even
the estimated claims of the Owens
men,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
Il Frlghtfu Accident,

Yesterday afternoon while J.. n.
Wallace was stacking hay Mt Gould's
ranch he met with an accident that
caused death in two minutes. 1t
seems that he was up on the stack
and the derrick fork caught on the
beam. when it suddenly let go or
broke loose, and came directly to.
warls Mr.. Wallace. He tried to get
out OF tho way, but was unable to do
SO, and n Of the tones struck him in
the breast penetrating the breast
bone and entering the breast to Il
depth Of four inches, telring opcn
the large vein cmptying into the
heart. He died almost Immediately.
MIR. Wallace was a highly re'pc .tod
citizen OF tl,:3 community, and his un
timely death viii be greatly rcg rctted.
He leaves u vito to mourn his loss.-
Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-23
D NJ. xxxvIII.

Resolved 6y the Senate, the Assem-
biy concurring, That the Con 'titu
ton ofthe State OF Nevada be amend
ed as follows:
Amend section II OF Article Nv. OF
tho Constitution of the State OF Ne
VIDA so rs TO read rs follows:
Section twelve. The Governor, At
torney General, State Treasurer,
State Controller and Superintendent
of Public Instruction shall keep their
respective offices at the seat Of gov.
ernmelt.