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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-04-08
COMMISSIONERS. PROCEED.

The Board Of County Commission
es me. pursuant to law. MoDday,
=Aprii ., lsoi
-Presen.-MeesrA Rissby, Wilson
Ird McAtee-
The bills OF A. Townsend, L. A..
Harcourt. J. II Mason aud all claims
for bou.ty on scalps we're laid over
until the pcxt meeting.
Money in the County Treasury
counted nnd fonnd correct rs CON-
pared With The Auditors books.
The reports o; the following officers
wer, examined, approved aud ordered
filed, to-wit:
L. .. Henderson, Sheriff; Geo II
MeiSs, Recorder; W. II. Armstrong,
Hospital Stewsra:j. II. Natee-, DIP
u,y Sheriff: ], EsSers, Assessor; E.
E. BiIts., Clerk; S. 81. Henley, ].
p, Elko; a. Tc~nssnd, Constable,
Tuscarorr; Jerry Resan, j. p, Tus-
cs,o-a-
The Treasurer and Auditor were
orierei TO make the foIio.ing trans
fer from the General Fund: INTO the
Officers Salarl Fund he sum of ell
90; into the EIko Road Fund the
sum o; $50
In acoordapoe With toe petition
signed by many OF The citizens and
taxpayers OF Elko Township praying
that TINT part OF the county road be
t1ceu Elko aud Osiro be changed
from til. South side OF the railroad
track to the north side OF said track,
it Was ordered that the prEyer OF said
petition be granted with the Under
standing that no expense all be at
tached to Elko county by making the
sa;d change
Uron m5ticn il was ordered that
the Clerk be authorized and instruct
ed to advertise for bids 20 do the
county printing from May ., 1884,
TO Dec. 81, 1894.
II was further ordered that the
Clerk be authorized to publish an ad-
vertisemeut for bids TO furnish the
county hospital, county jail and
courthouse with all the ice that is
required during tie season Of 1894.
Tie returns from Elko school dis
trict No. l were received and caE-
vassel ard were as follows: AT a
special school election held in the
tuwa Of Exc, county CT Exc, State
CT Nevada. on the 24th day OF March,
a. D. 1894. The following received
The number OF votes ann. xed:
Tax res" received - votes.
Tax mo" received 8 votes.
Il appearing to the Board that the
above returns were correct and that
said election has been held according
TO law, IL was ordered that there be
levied, assessed, collected ana paid
in United States gold or silver coin
An udyaiorem tax Of ten (lo) coats on
each one hundred dollars value of
all taxable property in Eiko School
district No. 1, in Ell;o county. The
tax herein named to be collected and
paid in the same mapner and at the
same time other taxes on said roll
are paid and that the Same be pal
into the fund Of The Eiko School Dis
trici No. l for said school purposes.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned until Monday,
May :, ls9.
E. z. BILKEY, Clerk.
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The follc wing is told Of an Iowa
Young lady: "A young lady who
had plenty of dollars but a very hazy
idea of English photography, re-
turned from a visit 10 Chicago recent
ly and said TO Il friend. "Oh, l had
sach n perfectly lovely time. Every
thing vas so ~convenied. yOu know.
We stopped at a house where We rode
up 10 our rooms in a refrigerator, aud
! always had my washing done 1T the
foundry. right in the house. There
was no stove in the room, but one OF
those legislatures in the floor ard
the heat poured riGh; up through. l
didn't have any appetite snd could
not get any thing / could rea!izs.
Honestly, when | got home | WIS
almus, an Individual"
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4 nanroa1 rhro-sb IN. Sc.

an interesting experiment is abost
TO bc carried out a; Brighton. En-
Land, in the shaYs 81 the consiruc-
toa Of q marine railway for the par.
pose OF connecting brighton With The
liitle village Of rockingham, sa51u
ihrae OF four miles % the eastward.
The rails will be laid On tho BoIid ro.i;
with concrete, and At high water viii
be cover"l jE tbe sea, which. hoIr.
ever. will not affect the carriage, the
latter being supported on = framework
tina; Keeps than high md dry. 81 this
part Of the coHs! tho cliffs are high and
the beach IS Traciicslly Inaccessible,
50 that no boating traffic will be- inter.
fcrci with The ears will be moved
BY electricity. like those noiY in ute
along The eastern fcrcshg.s a! Brighton.
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Congressional.

wAsHINGroS, April 5.-Represeni-
talive Dunphy Of New York has in
trodnced u bill providing for tie APP
poiniinent by tho President OF q
commission 10 examine and report
upon the feasibility and dcsirabiiity
OF constructing - boulevard fiom the
Atlantic TO the Pacific oceans.
Representative Hall, who has been
delegated by the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency 10 write a favorable
report 90 The Cooper bill 10 tax green
backs, said concerning the bill: ~
Teca-l the MEASURE IA a most siguii-
caut one. The anxiety OF banks 10
get hold Of greenbacks has bsen 70
great that a fraudulent practice has
grown Up. a package OF greenbacks
is passed from bank 10 bank ahead of
the tax assessor and at each bunk be
exeupts the same package o. green
backs. The Cooper Till will put an
end to This practicc."
Fhe Behrins Sea bill passed the
HOUSE.
BUn:uer's resolution calling upon
the Atiorne,-General for a statement
OF what the government is doing Tor
the protection Of its interests in the
Union Pacific railway was adopted
by the House
The tariff bill was laid before the
Senate this afternoon and Senator
Pr Ter took the floor 90 begin his
speech, but Senator Call of Florida,
moved ~ 20 into executive session,
and the motion was carried.
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Mariis, April ,, 1894.
4 Venerable Goose.
MAYO.

Jas. II. Sturgeon captured a vild
goose al bis place, enc day last week,
and thinks ;ha; hrnus IL grand prize.
Attached 10 the birds leg is a very
thin piece Of brass, an inch long aud
ra!t as wide. On this is punched with
a pointed Instrument, Fremont Party
Sept. lSi6, 3. b. j." 1t is personnel
that the Initials arc those Of Culore!
b. 3. jackson, ~well-kuovn around
here, who was Il member Of Fremorts
exploring expedition when It passed
through this region nearly fifty years
ago Tie venerable Colonel is still
on deck, somewhere 10 Sonoma c0un-
~, and has been written to-. II he
remembers having turned a tagged
goose loose in 80 the bird will be pre-
Een;ed to the California Pioneer So
ciety, after being exhibited NJ the
Fair.-Homer Index.
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sam Jones. the slang slins ing Geoi.-
gia preacher says OF congress-: "Of
ali the box nnkled, handy sbanke6.
flea bitten, bobtailcd, maugy, cOur-
egs'cs, btainless r"kasses that ever
assembled since God made the world,
/ ,npk Tor pure downright cussed-
hess the present gang in congress,
tailed by mo quorum IN the house,
bea.s them oil
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Amendments.

Governor Colcord has issued the
following commissions:
NJ. G. Sonnet, Commissioners OF
Deeds for Nevada, 10 reside at New
Orleans, Louisiana.
ID. A. Whitehead, Commissioner
OF Deeds for Nevada, TO reside at Mil.
Vaukoe, Wisconsin.
Frank W. Buttrick, Commissioner
OF Deeds for Nevada, 10 reside al
Boston, Muss.
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Iris maintained very stou;ly By expert
electricians That The storage battery Is.
after all, q sticccSs FOR c~ofntDcrrial work:
That the new processes for manuiac.
turing them have chcapencd their cost
hnd that in train lighting they arc es.
Tccially efficient ind economical II Is
estimated that cighiy.hve dollars per
horse power is the annual coz; Of The
accumulation. -Invcntiye Age.
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SICO Reward, SIOo.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO !earo that there is at least
~ dreaded disease that science has
been able 10 cure in all its stages aDd
that IS CatsrTu. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known
10 the medical fraternity. Cria-rh
being a Constitutional disease, re-
qu'res q constitutional treatment.
Halls C:aiarrh Cure is taken inter-
uvlly, acting directly upoD the blood
and uco surfaces OF the ~ stem,
thereby destroying the foundation Of
tie disease. q giving the patient
strength by bIildIng mp the consiiiu-
lion ii ass Sting nature 10 doing is
~ork. The propTietors have 60
much faith in its curative towers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
FOR an! caso that i; fails 10 cure.
Send for list OF Testimonials.
Address
F. j. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo, o.
To Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Fresh eggs DC per !ozeu at De
CsAisheads. .
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THE EARLIER symptoms o! dys.
pcpsia, such rs distress htter eating
heaftburr, and occasional headaches
q Uuld not be neglected. Take Hoods
S~3rsaparilla II you wish 10 bo cured.
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syrrg aro s,n n,r Samples.

We bare just received about tp
pmpfes q ueu'E cuttings for custom
IBJs clothing Tor Apfiug and Snm-
uor Suite made 90 order from EDJ
.. Gre US q call.
". R,IrHIET.
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Cusuuer-Look hcic, winter, /
found a collnr Luton 10 the coup.
Wal. er Say, you diGut see nothing
OF "a pair Of gloves, Md you.
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The Shshsu Sateis have rrcsirej
"heif Sptihg s.rck Il ihis. dfess
gnads, f0xeIs. fancy toiious. etc.
Csi! AID zee then.
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fIooD's Pitts sure all liver lille, bill.
ousuess. JaIndic", Indigestion, sick
h%eudarha.
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Notice.

The Board % CoUo;y Commission.
cfs atabeir last meeting ordered that
The tpU,!c t4, sod they are hereby
ruiiGe5 that oil bile for scslps thu;
may ba preeuted 20 tho Board ftom
ard after ,his date will be positively
,eleNJ.
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7. Z. BTLTIT,
rlkn ys.rh 6. 'Sa Clerk.
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Fresh eggs pc per toleu al De
CfAistesds. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18

GhstmsS, Who himself Joined Ia the sspsrSi
s T9Sn sT f..t OF wsscr Go snss9
flst and Joined In the laughter; and twice
humorsdiy asked to have Il extended so
Mr., MakeS was particularly irste at the
was not bound By the usual practices OF con.
troyersy and good sense Il takes genius
question by SAYING that the geftleman i hsS ct
bound w the usual rules OF controversy and
he has OF answering" continued Mr.. Walker.
Ia to say four words at the beginning and
middle mid and adding two at the end and then hen
earring. Isn't that what the gentleman said
Of Worth We Of s Goods reaSrss tRs
expectation Of S2jO, GOO. 900 in goods or money
is.is oh, | can't eharacterige t.. said Mr..
Walker. IL would take an intellect as glRan-
tic as that Of the gentlemen from New York to
When Mr.. Walker had finished Mr.. Cochran
got up slowly and lsughlnRly endeavored TO
pacity Mr.. Walker hut at every attempt to
speak be was interrupted by the irate member
:, II understand that the grievance OF the gem
tlepaP AGAINST me-" began Mr.; Eocsrsnii n.
ON then. we are quits" said the New York
don't wonder yopY, are CRYING aait;t;"
Mr.. cochran made another effort to restore
harmony but Mr.. Walker refused to DO mol.
fled. and remarked. as Mr.. Cochran took his
I'd like. to tackle tho Kansas gopher" lrefer-
ring to Mr. Simpsons constant lnterruptione.
offer an amendn emit TO the wool and woollen
manufactures schedule. lie groposed to sub
one IN the pen ling bill and he spoke for some
time in support Of this proposition. 90 -,
A long debate followed, when at 5:30 the
committee rose. without action on the pending
amendments, and the House took recess
Three seats were occupied on the Republ-
can side OF the House. and ak on the Demo.
arose this evening to deliver his speech
against the Wilson bill, He had. however q
very large audience in the galleries. He said,
OOOOOO for the current fiscal year, and with
the gold reserve reduced to less than $780,
sent to the House a revenue bill which carries
upon it's face deficit OF nearly $40, OUO.OOO,
calculated upon last years imports. The only
other source OF revenue which the Ways and
Means Committee disclose to us is an internal
revenue bill. which the committee hope might
produce possibly 500 900 900. still leaving an
annual deficit in the Treasury OF at least
$4,000. 900 and possibly Sion, 900 900. In such
an emergency the Ways and Means Committee
presents to this House customs bill which
any year since tho close OF the war.
and makes an increase OF the national debt
The problem before us IA not how shall we
decrease the revenue. hut how shall we in
crease 1t. Ninety-hve million dollars added to
during the last three years necessitates add:
tional taxation. tariff reform like the hill
before US. which necessitates an annual in-
could hardly he expected to continue very
long. nor could the party responsible for 1t
reasonably expect a vote Of confidence by the
people.
Mr.. Sperry was followed by Messrs. Hunter
dem ILL., and Bower dem, n. c..
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Mamie Brown. a homeless woman. { wars
old has evidently decided that cot a B,,lle-
vue Hospital is more comfortable at nsght
than an Hreaway or an empty coal DO :. GA
Monday she fell in a pretended fit on So ond
avenue. and was taken TO the hospits As
nothing seemed to be the matter with her.
she was discharged on Tuesday. Abo4rk z
o'clock on tuesday night a call was sen for
an ambulance from seventeenth street aud
Manila nT'6ped M NO saatDst !haa
the woman reached the hospital the do ctOTa
decided that there was nothing the IN Alter,
At O'Clock last night she staggered into the
Fast Twenty second street police station and
announced that she mad been poisoned. Tha
Sergeant sent for an ambulance. and tho
woman was again taken to bellevue HosIitaA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18
WEST POINT RATILE MONUMENE
How the 0e.ton Shnn Was Transported
from the QUARRY to FI-hkni.

How tn. 0e.ton Sh"n Was Transporter
from the QUARRY 10 fI-hknI.
WEST POINT. Jan. 1.-THE transportation OF
the mammoth shaft OF red granite for the bat
tie monument. which reached here last even
ing from stony Creek Conn. where the stone
for II was Iuarried. caused some OF the rail-
road officials a great deal OF trouble. The
monolith 10 A. feet In length Is round aud
o.. feet In diameter at its larges. end. Its
weight is nnety-two tons and il said TO be the
longest single shaft in the United States. It
Is mounted on two huge pedestal blocks oc-
cupying the length OF two big fiat cars from
the Rogers Iocomotiv Works at Paterson. v
j. Tho original stone from which the column
was cut weighed 1875 tons when it was taken
from the quarry
The shaft reached Fishkill over the New
York and New England Railroad on Saturday
morning. The eng inc and cars uUon which il
was loaded came on a special trnin from Hart
ford. On account OF the immense weight Of
tho train the empty ears alone weigh about
ninety tons somewhat peculiar plan was
adopted to get It in safety over the bridges Of
the railroad between Hartford and FishkilL.
When the train approached tho bridge u iiying
start was taken. The engine was uncoupled
from the cars, and the latter went dying over
the bridge at lively rate nt speed The cn-
and stopped before the bridge was reached.
and went over II after the cars had reached tho
other side. and were stopped hy the brakes
The cars and shaft We're run on the n aHsfsr
steamer William II. Hart at tiShEiil after "A
great deal Of very careful eflOrt The Hart
ran n tho " est shore slip AT Arwhurgh and
the agent was disposed 10 hay" the shaft ran
oil the feTryboat there, but IN ia" nick Of time
telegram Was received from superintendent
Watson not 70 allow the transfer until the
bridge could be strengthened hence the heavy
freight was carried lack to llshEtll where II
ren aimed until Monday. The cost Tor traus-
IOrtatiOn is $3.50
The monument Is 10 lie surmounted by q
granite cap six feet square. upon which is t.
rest perfectly round granite ball. four feet i'm
diameter. t. the ball il to be anchored n
statue OF Victory made from old cannon. Tho
memorial. when completed, will DO 10 feet In
height and cost oIh.OUO.
spesial switch has been laid. and the ears
containing the shat Will be run on this W the
hill aud across the plain TO Trophy Point. The
cars will be drawn up these rails by means II
powerful portable engines The process OF
transfer will begin tomorrow. There will bs
difficulty IN getting the cars and their load
past the riding hall. as a bad corner will have
Engineer Willard Of Worcester.
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MISSIONARIES TOO ExrRxv4oiyE
Dr. MabIo Says ir the BsmSoo - Go' al.
Enough for Heathens Il L. for Christian 4.

Dr. MabIo Says n the Bsmhoo q. Go' al
Enough for Heathens it L. for Christian ..
Representatives. OF sixteen foreign mission AIRY
societies from as many different demon ina
tions met yesterday in conference In the arco
hall in the missions house OF the Meth odsn
Episcopal Church. $50 Fifth avenue. Nen rly all
the delegates. who gathered from almos' every
portion Of the United States and CAnad a. wers
secretaries OF the organizations viii, h they
represented. The purpose Of the co ferencs
was to interchange opinions on the luas ton
OF the best methods to adopt in IN 70 sicn
missionary field. This was the sec nd :ath-
ering OF the kind. the first having be en- I'D at
tho rooms OF the Pres byterian Boacd Of RoT-
eign Missions on Jan. II. 1888.
The Rev. Or; G. II. Mabie of Boston ! ,ad =
Ing Churches in the Foreign Field" DE- lAIis
said that the missionaries in tho forciC field
were altogether too fond of placing al neir
dependence on the treasury at home ah,i yers
not content to push their work so that hey
might make their churches seli-supror ing.
They live too eNtTayagantly and build h. uses
and churches far better in style and up' ONT
ments than those which surround the n. 10
the heather houses OF worship are OF ua nboO.
bamboo is good enough for Christians
Before final adjournment resolution wero
adopted for Tho appointment OF conn u sees To
make Investigations and propose SON" plan at
the next conference by which mis- ons in
foreign lands may bs made self-sul ,arting.
The conference adjourned 10 assent 1T 90.
early day in the coming year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18
A FREE WOOL FUNERAL
That Wa. tho Way the Annual Mestiax OF
the Growers Seemed to Them.

CANNoNsBuRG. Pa, Jan. 1.-Two hundred
wool growers from Washington and Greene
counties. Pa, and Harrison county. o.. the
largest wool. producing centres in America
representing the National Delaine Merino
Sheep Breeders Association. met in annual
convention this morning and with one excep-
ton protested against the passage OF the Will
son Tariff bill The one Democrat was John II
Mcbride. who asserted free wool meant higher
wool. He was stormed with questions nv the
others and sat down maintaining his decarl-
ton.
Gen. James s. McNary. a former resident,
said II was like attending funeral for wool
growers to meet, in the face OF existing de-
preston; the industry was suffering from
nervous prostration, brought on by noxious
free trade Antidotes, which were likely TO provo
the death OF IL il the treat m emit were persisted
IN. He was backed IN by dozen speakers
who said they voiced the statement OF nine OF
every ten wool growers In the country. At an
executive session long serias Of resolutions
were passed emhodying the protests m Ade by
the speakers against free wool.
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FRocE DrNGs IN tue HOUSE.
'F" Defeat OF the COmmIttss on Ways aaa
MrAna.

.. "AsHiNHToS, Jan. 1.-THE Ways and Means
onu'l''ee suffered it's first defeat in the
houss To-day. The House Was in Committee
', me whole on the Tariff bill. the pending
question being the amendment proposed by
ny ways and Means Committee that the free
-. -, clause should go into effect on Aug. /.
-, Mr. Johnson Of Ohio submitted sub
sl'1'e providing that the clause should go
no effect Immediately after the passage Of
ms olL This substitute was ADOPTED By a vote
49, - 10 lu3. the yea vote being about equally
s .u between Democrats and Republicans.
A. ne democratic msmbers Of the WAYS and
SAus committee including Mr., BRIAN Of
"euiasAa- who Is = practical free trader. OPP
Sosed the substitute. Mr.. De Witt Warner Of
Hs" iork' who is also a Tree trader was an
~, Democrat who stood with the com N lttee.
warner subsequently, said that the adop-
va OF the substitute would temporarily
taialyze the woollen trade. in that il let tho
sIte Indefinite when wool shall come In free.
vas noticed. too thar the Republican
-s@esFs who represent districts Ia which
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An Uuu-HaI ID niand Ipoa the Corossrs.
ONCE.

The officials at the Coroners Oflcs are puz-
cling their brains 10 discover why the follow
ing letter received yesterday. should have
been forwarded 10 them from the Essex Mar
ket Police Court:
Mr. r. GrssnfeI u a. Cun;on street has been bitten
BY a dog belonging to Dave DOuhoheIy Of L3 Norfolk
street hr greenfield l. suffering from blood poison
lnE aud viii you andy IIsuo order have the dog
shot br n J. BtEsTEIN. l1s Henry street
When Chisf Clerk Reynolds received the let
the death slips. After heated argument as
to whose duty Il Was 70 carry out the request
IL was finally decided that Il lAy between Dep
uty COTuneTs Weston or DOnlin, Dr. DonlIn
protested vigorously, however saving ne
wouldn't be able 10 hit barn much less q live
dog. Or. Weston said he Was willing to trJ
shot 81 the animal II some one would lend him
. revolver. The matter will probably be set
dog-