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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31

Boots AT Reiuhar:'s. -3Otr1
Ben Fitch has taken charge of the
Arlington Hotel, Carson, The INDIE
PENDENT wishes him success.
You can buy fruit at Ben Craig
heads cheaper than you can send for
it.
Dr. G. l.. Moore dentist Elko. Crown
and bridge work. Teeth without
plates. Office ut residence.
w. S. Pace, of Payson, Utah. re-
ports yield of eighty three bushels
of wheat from little less than an acre
of ground.
Commissioner Wade Hampton
thinks government aided railroads
should pay a higher per cent of earn
ings to the government.
The cheapest place TO buy ready
made clothing is at Remnants.
Don't buy euit till you see our
prices. l4-3ntfI
The INDEPENDENT received a full
stock of candidates cards to day
Bear this in mind before starting out
on yonr campaign trips.
Dave Casper has just received a
new lot of samples of Spring and
Summer clothing which will be made
to order from SIT up.
The Y. P.S. G. E. will hold services
next Sunday evening at 1880 in the
Presbyterian Church. The public are
eodially invited to attend.
The bill authorizing the taxation of
treasury notes by States, counties and
municipalities has been signed by the
President and is now the law of the
land.
A Chinaman applied for NATURAL
cation papers in Chicago and was re-
fused. He now proposes to carry the
case to the higher courts to test the
constitutionality of the law.
Matte Mulcahy's team ran away
with him yesterday while he was NOW
ing. The old gentleman had one of
his ribs broken and is otherwise badly
bruised. The machine was broken
into old junk.
We have just received about sou
samples OF mems suitings for custom
made clothing for Spring and Sum.
ner. Suits made to order from SIS
and pants from s5 up. M. RPINHAR1
The Carson Tribune says that mem
bers Of the Methodist conference con-
slider the Republican ticket 30 good
that prohibition ticket will not be
put in the field this year. Those
Methodist ministers have fallen from
grace.
l.. Burkhart ID ready to do all
Kinds OF painting, paper hanging and
decorating on short notice. Heguar.
antees to give satisfaction. Go to
lien
We heard taxpayer say last eve
nhg that he knew nothing abont the
sale Of the pesthouse until he saw it
In the paper and that no would have
given $50 for it had he known that it
was for sale. 1t might have brought
even more than that had it been adj
'erFlsed MS the law requires.
Mr.. AL Dorsey informed the INDIE
PENDENT last evening that a good
many cattle we're dying in Secret
valley from disease supposed to be
spanish fever. He said the disease
"S undoubtedly brought into the
country by the California cattle that
~ nau been shipped in Ruby Valley this
.oprng. He also said there were mill
,ons OF crickets still in that neighbor-
hood.
Dr. Moore, Elko's dentist, has
returned from Carlin and Wishes ia
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31
IIOw's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31
WEST & TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists

TOLEDO. ONO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cts.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31
F. J. CHENEY g. CO.,

IQleuO. OnlO.
We, the undersigned. have known
Ed Cheney for the last ID years and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
World Pair Highest Medalsnd Diploma.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-31
A BALL FRIDAY EVENING.

A ball will be given at Freeman
Hall Friday evening, August 31st. A
general invitation is extended to all.
Music by Womack d Rodgers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
ONE MILLION LOBSTERS.
The Annual Yield of a Farm Lying OFF
the Coast of Maine.

The Annual Yield of Farm Lying Of
the Coast of Maine.
There is a lobster farm-or pound, as
it is called-twelve acres in extent at
Southport, Me. The Boston Globe de-
scribes this pound, the most successful
on the coast, whence one million lob
sters are shipped each year. The pound
is formed by building solid dam
across a tide-water cove. This dam
does not quite rise to high-water mark,
but across the top is placed fence OF
iron rods, preventing the Holsters from
escaping. In the spring and fall busi-
ness is most brisk. When the fisher
men bring the Holsters to the pound,
the fish, as they are called, are
hoisted to the dam, measured, and
those which are more than ten and one
half inches long, the legal limit, are
thrown in. If lobster is clever his
life in the pound may be long and full
of JOY If he is stupid he will be fished
out with drag seine and packed in a
barrel, with a piece of ice for pillow,
and sent to Boston. The seine is made
of stout twine and is weighted at the
bottom with heavy chain. Along
the top is row of corlzs, which sustain
the weight of the seine while the chain
drags on the bottom of the pound. A
single cast of this seine will bring up
Holsters enough to fill eleven barrels.
The chain as it sweeps along the bot
tom stirs up the Holsters, which imme-
diately shoot backward into the slack
twine. In taking them out the men
wear heavy mittens, though even then
they are often nipped. In the pound
the Holsters are fed salt herring. men
rowing about in skiffs and pitching the
herring overheard. This is called
feeding the chickens anl it takes
about six barrels to make Light
luncheon for the flock, Ti1 - orc said
to be a number Of old l4,.; hclls IN
the Southport farm which for years
have evaded the casts Of the drag.
Two of enormous size have become
quite tame and crawl about in the
shallow water. The age of the lobster
is a debated question. The small mar
ketable specimens are generally sup
posed to be from four to six years old
but some Holsters are believed to live
to the green old age of twenty-five
wears.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
COUNTY, WASHINGTON FRIDAY JANUARY p 1874

e. w. Geiger, of Seattle. l.. Z. Rob-
erts was removed some time ago.
Now that the states endowment is
nearly all settled, the state officers
particularly the state land commission
whose duty it is to approve the selec-
tions, have suddenly awakened to the
frauds perpetrated upon the public,
and discovered that Washington's
fisunted legacy of $7,O0O,O0O is in fact
worth about one-tenth that amount.
In consideration of the long time
that must elapse before the selected
state lands can find any market at all,
and even then at insignificant figures,
it is dubious question where the
funds for the new million dollar capt.
tol are to come from, and how the
agricultural college is going to get
along with its projected improve
ments.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
The Market Report.

The following are the prices paid to farmers
and producers by Seattle business houses for the
articles named. goods delivered in Seattle This
report is corrected weekly and can be used in
local trading:
HAY-Puget soupd, $40 a IA u ton
HoPS-New crop, 10 @0 IL cts
GRAIN-Oats, $50; Barley, $40; Wheat S24;
Corn, S25; Feed meal, $50 O. 26.
VEGETABLEs-Potatoes, new fuget Sound.
SIS and $17; Carrots, $l2
BUTTER-Creamery, 25 cts; California, 20 0I %;
choice ranch ,26 90 80.
EGGS Eastern, 20 cts y doz; Ranch, so q 35
POULTRY Spring chickens. 81 q 3 % doz;
hens, $500 6; Ducks, S. "a Z; Turkey, Is p tb,
LIVE SroCK-Cho beef, 80 cts q cows,
312 cts; Sheep, ~ cts; Hogs, ~ cts; Calves, to
HIDES AND PELTs-Heavy sailed steers, 6 cts;
light, G AZ cts: calf, 4 "a 3 cts; green hides,
l ct les. dry, cts. Dry Elk, 10 a Is cts; deer.
summer, 80 cts, winter, 25; sheep skins, 65 cts,
full WOOL, 81 0g LAO, wool, Ia "a l6 cts.
LOGs-Light demand. Fir, superior quality,
$3.50 @ $50 q M; choice cedar. $3.50: common
logs, s4.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
Sample Of Puget Sound Fir.

An eight-foot column turned from
native fir wood is on exhibition in
Gross Bros store. 1t is the work OF
]. l.. Nygren, a wood turner of this
city, and is for exhibition at the mid
winter fair.
The chamber of commerce has
taken it in hand and will send it to
San Francisco in about week. Mr.
Nygren was two weeks turning the
column. The design is entirely his
own. The stick has scarcely a pitch
seam or flaw in it, and its SYMMETRY
col proportions have received very
fine polish.
Mr.. Nygren made the cedar vase
which was exhibited in the Washing
ton building at the Worlds fair ant
attracted much notice.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
Meteorological.

The Chief of the Weather Bureau
directs the publication of the follow
ing data, compiled from the record OF
observations for the month of January
taken at this station for period of 16
years.
1t is believed that the facts thus set
forth will prove of interest to the pub
lie, as we'll as the special students,
showing as they do the average and
extreme conditions of the more i'm
portant meteorological elements and
the range within which such varia-
tlons may be expected to keep during
any corresponding month.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 50 de-
grees; the warmest January was that
OF 1881, with an average of 40 de-
grees; the coolest January was that
of 1888, with an average of 80 de-
grees; the highest temperature during
any January was 60 degrees on the
18th, 1891; the lowest temperature
during any January was 2 degrees
below on the 18th, 1888; average date
on which the first "killing" frost oc-
Cured Gin autumn), November 4th
average date on which last "killing'
frost occurred Gin spring., April 9th.
PRECIPITATION Grain and melted snow. }
Average for the month, 7.66 inches
average number of days with .01 of
an inch or more, 19; the greatest
monthly precipitation was 1869
inches in 1880; the least monthly
precipitation was 221 inches in 1898
the greatest amount of precipitat ton
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 2.63 inches on January Oath and
25th, 1888.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of cloudless days,
2; average number of partly cloudy
days, 10; average number Of cloudy
days, 19.
The prevailing winds have been
from the south. The highest velocity
of the wind during any January was
northeast, 80 miles on January 13,
1888.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
Eight Women Colonels.

The eight women celonels of the Ger
man army, who draw swords only
seEi-oecasionally and their salaries
regularly. are: The empress of Ger
many. the dowager empress, wife of
he late Frederick III; Princess Fred
ericil Charles of Prussia, Qeecn Regent
Sophia, and Queen Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands, the duchess of Con-
naught, the duchess of Edinburgh,
sister of the emperor of Russia, and
Queen Victoria Of England.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12

A GANG Of counterfeiters who have
been operating on Grays Harbor for
the past year have been broken up,
the plant near Aberdeen destroyed.
Their product was a good counterfeit
S. gold piece. Several alleged farmers
were gathered in as part of the gang.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-12
SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER, 1898.


rometer 3O.54, date, 9Th; lowest ba-
rometer 29.47, date, Goth
Mean temperature 43; highest tenn
perature Sc, date, 10Th; lowest tenn
perature 16, date, 2Sth; greatest daily
range of temperature 21, date 2Sth
least daily range of temperature 4
date, 9th.
Mean temperature for this month in
1877, 43; 1878. 40; 1879, 80; 1880, Al
1881, 42; 1882, 42; 1883, 40; 1884, 33
1885, 43; 1886, 45; 1887, Al; 1882, 42
1889, 81; 1890. A; 1891, 40; 1892, 80
1898, 43. Mean temperature for month
for II years, Al total excess In tenn
perature during month, 81; total def
cheney in temperature during month
81; total deficiency in temperature
since January 1st, 1876; prevailing di-
rection of wind, south; total move
ment of wind, 4436 miles; maximum
velocity of wind, direction and date,
% miles, south, 18th.
Total precipitation, 1856 inch num-
ber of days on which .01 inch OF
more fell, 20.
Total precipitation, in inches, fol
this month 1877, lib; 1878, 7.O3
1879, 11.42; 1888, 1866; 1881, $3.50;
1882, 1892; 1883, 5.14; 1884, 5.82;
1885, 5.72; 1886, 1888; 1887, 1875
1888, 5.11; 1889, Ala; 1890, 8.11;
1891, 1861; 1892, 1916; 1893, 1853
Average precipitation for this month
for IL years, 948; total deficiency in
precipitation during month, 2.26;
total excess in precipitation since
January 1st, 8.51; number of cloud
less days, 2; partly cloudy days, 6
cloudy days, 23.-Olympia Standard.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13

had given notice yesterday, allowing
the election laws to remain, but con-
fining the Federal supervision to cities
of 900 inhabitants or over, instead
of, as now, 10000. The amendment
was rejected, yeas %; nays, 80. Three
amendments were offered by Senator
Chandler, and were rejected, two of
them without division, and the third
by-yeas 81 nays, 80.
The bill was then passed-yeas 80 I;
nays, ga party vote, except that
Senator Stewart (Rep.), of Nevada, and
Senators Allen, Kyle and PETER (Popu-
lists), voted with the Democrats in the
affirmative.
The following is the vote in detail !:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Brice, Butler, Caifrey, Call. Cockrell,
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Faulkner, Glib
son, Gordon, German, Gray, Harris,
Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jones (Ark.), Kyle,
Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Mitchell wis y
Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Petfer, Pugh,
Roach, Smith, Stewart, Vest, Villas,
Voorhees, and White (Cal. go
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Cameron,
Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Dixon,
Dolph, Dubois, Frye, Gallinger, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar,
Lodge, Mitchell (Orcgon), Perkins,
Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup.
Squire, Teller, Washburn and Wilson
-0S
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
n PISTOL IN HIS FACE.
"A Member ofthc Legislature Demands,
an Apology and Finds Himself i'm an
Unpleasant Prcdicamcnt.

a Member ofthc Legislature Demands
an Apology and Finds Himself i'm an
Unpleasant Prcdicamcnt.
The State, Feb. 8.
There came very near being another
serious shooting scrape on Main street
in this city yesterday afternoon, about
! o'clock. The affair took place near
the Hotel Jerome and created no little
excitement, although it was very auict
ana no disturbance was raised Only
the few bystanders who saw the shin
ing barrel Of pistol showed in a
strangers face knew that anything was
wrong.
The parties to the affair were Mai,
Thomas w. Woodward of Rockton,
Fairfield County, and w. J. johnson, a
member of the House Of Representa-
tlvcs from the same county. There
were two other men concerned. Messrs.
John ID. and l.. S. Harrison. also from
Fairfield County. They had come down
here as peacemakers and are said to
have been friends of Mai. Woodward.
1T seems, so the witnesses say. that
Maj. Woodward came ont Of the hotel
followed by johnson. Maj. Woodward
began TO talk to Mr.. Harrison. After
some conversation Maj. Woodward and
the Harrisons stepped inside Of Van
Meters store door. Some say that
johnson followed them inside.
MAJ. Woodward, in speaking of tho
incident last night said Tho trouble
grew out of certain publications in the
Winsboro News and Herald. Mr..
johnson had asccrtaincd thronph u
telegram that had sent to friend in
Ridgcway this morning, that | was
coming to Columbia today. He fol
lowed me down here. While ! was at
dinner card was sent up to me to the
effect that ] was wanted down stairs.
As came downL passed johnson, but
didn't say word to him. and had pass-
ed on out into the street. He followed
me with his hands in his pockets and
had hostile look upon his face. He
came up to where | was talking to n
TREND anC stood there in IL threatening
attitude with his hands still in his
pockets.
" said to him. DO you wish to see
me- He said he did | said an
right. What is it?' He said. You
have insulted me grossly and / have
come to demand an apology. | remark
cd to him, i am not making any
apologies today He said. You are
duc me an apology and intend to have
IT, Thcrcupon, believing he was in
the act Of oithor firing from his pocket
pistol in his face and told him TO hell,
himself. | said to him, well, w,
arc you going to do about it? :" III
Nothing
After considering for nom,
said, If you have nothing further
II you are satisfied, | will go on
then passed on up the street.
other two gentlemen present.
friends OF mine"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13

clan In the common acceptation of the
term-that is, he is not a wirc-puller.
At home he is as gay and light-hearted
as boy and is up to all kinds of Jokes
and pranks. Our home is at Charles
town, w. Va, and last winter he used
to come home every Saturday night
and stay until Monday. He is fond of
society, loves to see people go about in
company, and is one of the most socia-
pie men Imaginable, though perfectly
devoted to books.
I'VE have six children Willie the
oldest boy who is n, is assistant clerk
on the ways and means committee of
which his father is chairman; Walter,
who Is %, is in the chemists depart
partment OF some steel works in Pitts
burg Allen, q, is connected with the
railroad. and lives in Weston, in West
Virginia, and Arthur, my eighteen
year-old boy, is still at college.
My eldest daughter is now at Hol-
llns Institute down in Virginia, but my
second daughter is hero with us. Mr..
Wilson was born in Jefferson County,
and lived only eight miles from the
town which is now his home. | passed
my girlhood here in Washington, nv
father being president of the Columbian
College and Mr.. Wilson professor of
Latin for the same institution. After
we were married he began as lawyer
In his native State and has now been
In Congress several years. Mr.. Wilson
and | are both Baptists, and | renlem-
bcr when we heard of his nomination
Tor Congress he was at a prayeromeet-
ing. 1T was an honor he had not
thought OF or expected and was GER
tainly II case of the office seeking the
man.
This is my first season in Washing
ton, for have been here before only
for a few weeks at time during Mr..
Wilson's term. OF course | am used
to the easy ways of Virginia life and
cannot readily accustom myself to tho
rigid forms in vogue at the Capitol.
But have met good many pleasant
people, gone out as much as my delicate
health would allow and have always
enjoyed my afternoons devoted to re-
cciving my friends. There are several
other Wilson's in Congress, and have
been much amused when calling to
have myself sometimes introduced as
Mrs. Tariff Wilson so closely has my
husband become identified with his
work"
Mrs. Wilson is small woman. prob
ably about rs years of age, with blue
eyes, gray hair and II delicate appear
ancc, as of one whose health is far from
strong, and there is no doubt that her
husband would not permit her to keep
up with the rapid pace of society dur
ing "the season."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
THE AID OF GOOD CITIZINS.
Governor Tillman Asks Them to Help
SupprCSS LnMlcSSncSS.

Every good and law-abiding citizen,
says the Columbia Register, is looking
forward with serious apprehension to
the prospects of more trouble over the
violations of the Dispcnsary law and
tho attempted punishment of the
violators. Nobody darcs to predict
the outcome, but all hope that some
thing may be done to avert further
blOOdshed. No sane man, however.
can expect the officers of the State to
be intimidatcd into abandoning the
law. Hundreds Of men who have here
toforc shown no sympathy in the en-
forccmcnt of the law now regard
themselves rs compelled to lend their
voices and aid to the suppression of
the lawlcss feeling which is every day
gaining ground.
There seems to be general desire
that the Supreme Court shall at once
decide on the constitutionality OF the
law. If the court regards the law as
all right 1T will receive more general
support now. If the law is not good
then the quicker the matter is settled
the better. Many who are now violat-
ing the law wOulu cease at once if the
court decided that it was coustitu-
tional.
Governor Tillman, in commenting
on the situation and the outlook yes
terday, said to the reporters
dcprecate, along with all law
abiding men, the spirit of lawlessness
and the spirit to incite resistance to
the law and magnify and distort all
efforts to enforce it into act of tyranny
and blood-thirstiness. The Dispcnsary
law is not on trial as much as ali
law and obedience to the recognized
channels through which laws are en-
forced.
Il invoke the moral support OF all
good citizens, whether they are in
favor of the Dispensary law or not, to
put down this rebellous spirit l in
tend to put it down with an iron hand,
but the collision between the consta-
bles, the sheritfs and other officers of
the law and the violators of the law
will be minimized if those who ought
TO know, and do know, better would
seek to discourage the lawless ele-
ments g. society in this resistance"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
HON. WILLIAM Il. WILSON.
About His Domestic Life
His Wife Chats About the Tariff
Iscformcr.

SoI1cthlnp ABOUT his DOnlcStlc LlIc
His Wife Chats About the Tariff
Rcformcr.
Philadelphia Times.
Congressman Wilson is slender
man, not over five feet, If that, with q
pale face, bright blue eyes and Il fine
head Of rapidly whitening hair. He
and Mrs. Wilson live in q very quiet
and unprctentous way in Washington,
occupying rooms ina ncighborhood far
from fashionable and taking their
meals at n nearby boarding house.
Mrs. Wilson's room is u sunny one
overlooking the streets, and scattered
about are pictures and other souvenirs
OF her homo and absent children. Her
manners arc very quiet but are kindly,
and she talks about her husband i'm an
entertaining way that plainly shows
she is proud of the fame he has won.
Yes, Mr.. Wilson is just about
broken down." she remarked yesterday
morning, when speaking of the meas
ure which had passed the House the
day before. He has been constantly
at work since October and | have
really seen scarcely anything OF him
for weeks. All day nc is at the Capitol
and just as soon as dinncr was ovcr he
went back to work and toilcd on till
midnight. Whom he first began the
work his hair was just beginning to
turn gray and now | sec it is almost
white, all the result, / think, of his
constant application to his work. In
fact he is so broken down that next
week we will start ON n two weeks trip
to Mexico and we will not return until
he is entirely rested We will take it
easy, travelling in private car, and
expect to have a pleasant time.
Mr.. Wilson is nothing of a politi-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13

The mother Of the Confederate Gen
eral, Lconidas Polk, was one of the
earliest promoters Of railroad enter
prise. Shel projected the first line Of
railway in North Carolina. 1t was Il
cheap tramway, costing s., 250 per
mile. running from the east porticO of
the capitol at Raleigh to astonc quarry,
but it was the precursor of greater
things, and was called the EXperimcn-
tai railway. Mrs. Po,k was one of the
principal stockholders. and the sound
noss of her Judgment was amply vindi-
Gated when her profits of the enter
prise amounted to 300 per cent OF the
original investment At banquet
given in honor Of the first train drawn
by steam entering into Raleigh, a
special toast was drunk "to the dis
tingnishcd lady who suggested the
construction of the Experimental rail
way she well deserves II name among
the benefactors Of the State"