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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12
\ FIin ~ scheme.

Some OF the opponents OF the free
coinage Of silver are making n bolster
Gus effort to show that the govern.
ment is now coming silver dollars at
the rate of 81, O00.0O0 u month and will
continue to do so. Talk about free
coinage!- they cry, "why look what
Secretary Carlisle is doing! He is
coming silver dollars at the rate OF
81, 100000 Il month, and will keep it
up until the circulation is largely in
crcased!" There is hardly Il Glimmcr
Of truth i'll the statement. Up to Il
few weeks ago, only 200 silver dollars
had been coined during the present
calendar year. and the whole scheme
OF coinage that isuow going on. and
in regard 10 which Il noisy effort is
being made to deceive the people, is
Il trick to avoid tho damaging effects
of the treasury policy which makes
silver notes rcdecmablo in gold at the
option of the holder. The simple
truth is that the coinage of silver that
is now going on will not add II dollar
to the circulation. The dollars are
coined for the redemption of silver
notes that will he withdrawn from
circulation when they are redeemed
In this way. Mr.. Carlisle hopes to cut
down the amount Of silver rotes
available for draining gold ont of the
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
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AFTER THE STRIKE WAS WEIR.
Everything lost, nothing to gain,
Nothing but hardship, poverty and

Everything lost. nothing to gain,
Nothing but hardship, poverty and
pain,
The same old story told oft before,
Where Monopoly c%onquering op.
presses the poor.
Making homes desolate, causing part
ing and pain,
When loved ones must part to seek
employment again.
Such is the injustice TO which labor
must yield
When Capital and Monopoly their
powers do WELD.
Asking Tor what they think right and
just,
Is Il crime III the eyes of the Monop-
oily trust;
To submit to their will situations to
save.
Means sealing your fate, becoming
Il slave.
Think of the homes that are desolatc
tonight,
Caused by this strike, that great H.
Dor fight:
Fighting for justice, life To sustain,
But alas twas defeat. labor was
slain.
THE is the injustice to the laborcr
shown,
This is what drives him from his
happy home;
Fighting for justice, manhood and
pride.
Swept away at last by Monopoly's
tide.
Such was the battle nobly fought.
Such is the justice for which they
sought.
Those who fought nobly must pay
the cost,
Everything sacrificed after the
strike is lost.
G.. w. LINDSAY.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12
.RA,LnoAD x

r. b. Ryan, OF the Southern Pa
cifc Company stated before the State
Board OF Equalization OF California
that the road is assessed $1,000 per
mile in Webber county and $500
per mile in Box Elder county, Utah.
In Arizona the average rate is $500
per mile, in New Mexico 5000 per
mile. in Oregon $4,000 per mile,
while in Nevada the lowest is $4,000
per mile aud the highest $4,000 per
mile. In explanation of the high rate
in Nevada, he said the grass is very
short in this State, and railroad taxes
are the chief source OF revenue,-Re-
no Journal.
We wonder if il ever occurred to
Mr.. Ryan that the policy pursued by
the Southern Pacific Company towards
this State was not responsible in a
great degree for the grass being very
short here.
In California, where the passenger
and freight rates are regulated by
Commissioners owned by the railroad
company, the passenger rate is three
cents per mile, while in Nevada, where
the company's charges are not reg
lated, it costs five cents per mile ia
ride in ono of their dirty day-coaches,
The freight rates are also much lower
in California than they are in Nevada
Here their freight charges, especially
FROM Ogden to points in Eastern Ne,
rada, pass the limits of common hon.
esty and reach far into the domain of
grand larceny.
III Mr.. Ryan would investigate this
subject, instead Of casting dirty slurs
at the State, he might find a reason,
not only for the high valuation placed
on the railroad i'll Nevada, but for the
high rate of taxation prevailing here
as we'll.
The INDEPENDENT does not for |;
moment admit hat the valuation
placed on the property of the railroad
company, even at $4,000 per mile, is
in excess of that placed ON the prop
erty of individuals. II the taxes paid
by the Southern Pacific Company
ARE the chief source Of revenue it
is because the company owns the
property and not because it i sassessed
too high.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12

skies OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany. In his opinion the company
was abused and the men were most
ungrateful in striking at all, and to
quote Dennis, sthe men committed an
unlawful act in striking and @that
such u man rs March should set him.
self up us a dictator i'll this City and
take under his contro! such Il great
property rs the S. p. Co.'S was bring
ing things to such Il point that it was
the duty Of the people TO make an cx.
ample of him and that the great and
righteous corporation should be per,
mitted to run its trains, and that il
was criminal to refuse 80 work for
Them
Hon. Thos. Wren followed for the
defense. Ills argument was very
able and was such us the gentleman
knows how to- make.
Dis riot Attorney Jones closed for
the prosecution and made Il very able
and forcible argument. His version
of what the Commissioner should
consider i'll deciding the probable
guilt of the defendant was fair ant
impartial.
The Commissioner said he realized
the great importance of the case, anC
that lie desired to be impair
tial and give his decision OF
the evidence adduced, and TO
this reason commanded that al
the testimony i'll the case, and al
authorities cited by counsel, be giveI
to him, and he would take the matter
under adviscment.
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Eight Hours q Day.

Senator George, Of Mississippi, has
introduced II joint resolution provid.
ing for nm amendment to the costitu.
ton providing that eight hours shall
constitute a legal days work for per.
sons doing manual labor. The pro.
posed amendment specifics that "no
person or association engaged in min
ing, manufacturing or in my other
mechanical pursuit or public works.
or in transportation other than water.
craft, shall require or permit.any GIN.
ploye doing manual labor to work
more than 10 hours in one week. OK.
cept in cases of emergency prescribed
by law. Persons voluntarily and law.
fully engaged in any of the above pur.
suits shall not be unlawfully hindered
or obstructed.T
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Stage Robbed

The stage between Truckcc and
Tahoe was robbed yesterday about
four miles out OF Truckco at @Stony
Point by n lone highwayman. and
evidently Il new beginner in holding
up stages. He stood on Il rock beside
the road aud told the passengers 10
disgorgc their wealth. Thcy threw
out s33 in coin. when hc commanded
tho driver to drive on. Had the fcl.
low been up TO snuff he could have
realized much moro for his daring
deed. Several Of tho passengers had
considerable about their pcrson.-Ga.
Zctic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12

Appeal. There has been u man III
Carson for the past few weeks who
has been borrowing money right and
left. promising to marry several wild.
" md in various ways abusing the
condolences Of now ncquaiDtanccs.
IIc irgratiatcd himself into tho good
graccs OF Barney Brulc and borrowed
$50, but Brulc smcllch u mouse. and
taking the MAJ off tho train 10y tho
collar made him diFgorgc. II in said
there arc three different widows in
tho city whom he promised to marry
representing himself ~ Il capitalist Of
Oakland.
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Taxing Grrcnbncka.

For some reason, probably for the
purpose Of making them more vnlu
able than other kinds Of property
g%rcenbacks and national bank notes
are not subject To taxation for State.
county or municipal purposes. \
person holding II thousand or ten
thousand dollars in gre nbacka can
defy the assessor while his ncighbor
who owns lands, buildings. cattle or
any other property than grecnbacke
must pay taxes. not only for himself
but also for The protection Of the own.
or OF the grccuback.
To prevent this Injustice Il bill was
introduced in Congress TO taX green.
backs the same as gold or silver or
other property. The hill passed the
Senate yesterday and will doubtless
become u law. This will add over
S30u,OO0.000 to the taxable property Of
the country and though it will not
affect Nevada Ia any great extent. M
thoro are not many grccDhacks in
circulation in the State, it ia just that
such a law should bc placed ou tho
statutes. Reno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12

Exchange.-An historical incident
occurred in the Pennsylvania Lcgisla
ture when a member OF that body
arose, and addressing tho Speaker
said: III tho Pennsylvania railroad
has nothing further for us TO do. |
move that we adjourn The United
States Senate can mako history in the
same way. II the Sugar Trust ha
nothing moro to ask Of the half dozen
Senators whom it has purchased, there
is no easo why the Senate should
not proceed TO act at once on whnt Is
left OF the Wilson tariff bill.
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The Examiners Petition.

Nearly seventy seven thousand
names are signed to the Examiners
petition To Congress to take under its
control all the railroads aided by the
government and whose Indebtedness
natures iii the next four years.
The extension Of this ms
provided by the Reilly bill. would
simply mortgage the people Of Cali,
fornia and Nevada to the Southern
Pacific Com pany for the next fifty
years. II you are opposed to this
policy. and think the railroad com
panics should pay their debts. add the
weight Of your signature to the Ex-
amincr's petition.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12
Marshall Adams Cntchr-a Thief

Yesterday Bob Wilkcrson, one of
the lei working in the Cnrlin round.
house. pulled off his cont. in the peck.
ct of which were $50 in gold, and
hung il up and went about his work.
When quitting time came he found
that his money was gone. lie inform.
cd the officers at once and deputy
Marshall Adams was detailed on the
case. Suspicion rested OH a seal
workman by tho name of Douglass
and Mr.. Adams arrested him as hc
was boar ling the train last evening
for Mormondom and Oh scarching him
the money was found in his boots.
lie was taken before Justice Palmer
and will have his examination to.
day.
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4 Cutting AnrmN.

There was Il serious cutting affray
at the hay camp on Murphy 81 Hills
ranch, North Fork, about G:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon III which ROmal.
do Domingus slashcd Louis MARTINEZ
across the abdomen with a knife.
From Charley Waller, who arrived
this morning with the news, the In.
DEPENDENT learns that the Spaniards
employed i'll haying were engaged in
II drunken row when Domingus
whipped outa knife aud cut Martinez.
laying open his abdomen for about
four inches, and causing his bowels 10
protrude from the wound.
As 500 MS the cutting was done,
DOmingus, with a revolver strapped
to him and II belt full of cartridges.
mounted his horse and rode away.
Foreman Carrillo. who was mt the
house about four miles from the hay
camp, was immediately notified and
Charley Waller was at once dis.
patched 10 Elko for the Sheriff and
Coroner. As the man was not dead
when Charley left. Deputy Sheriff
Matccr and DIR. Henderson left for
the cen Of the ARRAY early this fore.
noon.
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Killed by u Hay Derrick.

About four o'clock Friday after
noon Charles Anderson, an employee
Of Moody Brothers in Mound Valley.
was killed by Il falling hay der
rick.
Moody brothers having work to at.
tend to on another part Of the ranch,
left Anderson in charge of the stack.
ing crew. In resetting the derrick,
II of the guy posts was not set suf-
ticiently deep to withstand the heavy
strain and was pulled up and the der
rick fell to the ground striking Ander-
son, who was directing its movements.
ON the head and neck killing him in
stantly. The right side Of his skull
was fractured and it was supposed his
neck vas broken as it was fearrully
bruised.
Charles Anderson has been i'll the
employ of the Mccoy Brothers more
than a year. He was IL sober indus
trious young man, and his untimely
death sent Il feeling of sorrow and re.
greet to the heart Of every resident of
our little valley. Tho burial will
take place at Elko tomorrow.
The following is the report Of the
Soroncr's jury.
MOUND VALLEY, Aug. 4, 1891.
We, the jury summoned
by the Justice of the Peace of Hunt
ington Township. find that Charles
Anderson, Il native of Sweden, aged
about 2i years, came to his death ON
the 3 OF August, 1891 i'll Mound Val,
ley Elko County, State of Nevada by
the fall of a hay derrick, and that the
accident was caused by the lack OF
proper caution on his part III setting
the derrick
VIM. Kennedy
w. S. Clayton, Jr.
Peter Holm
Joe Il. Scott
w. y. Moody
OBSERVER.
Shelton, Nevada, Aug. 4 1861.
The remains OF the unfortunate
young man were brought to town Sat
urday and laid away in the City Gem,
ctery yesterday, the Rev. w. II. /,
Houghton otliciated.
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Aug. BIN the Sen
ate to-day Blackburn reported favor
ably from the Committee on Territor-
les, the House bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico. Faulkner,
Chairman of the same committees, re-
ported Il bill for the admission of Ari-
iona. Both were placed on the cal.
cndar.
The deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up by the Senate to-day.
Among the committee amendments
reported was one appropriating Sl.-
100000 TO pay judgments rendered by
the Court Of Claims in favor of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
This opened the question Of relations
: between the Government and Pacific
railroads. White, Of California, in
quircd whether it WIS the purpose OF
the appropriation committee to pro
vide for all judgments of Court
claims against the United States.
Cockrcll, Chairman OF the Appropri.
alton Committee, replied it was the
purpose to pay all the final Judgments
except rs to- bonded railroads, but the
Southern Pacific was not Il bonded
company. at was doubtful said
White. whether the company should
have been put into the bill in view OF
the unsettled conditions OF Govern.
ment claims not only against rail,
roads. but against stock holders. Tho
question rose whether it would not
be better to let the matter remain un,
settled until the Government claims
were fLlly adjusted
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The Winning Translation.

The Convention of Republican
League Clubs at Denver adopted the
following financial resolution:
1--WE believe in the use of gold and
silver rs money metals maintaied on
perfect parity and incontrovertibility.
We do not think that there will be a
permanent return to prosperity to our
country until the full use and highest
position of silver sha!lbe restored, and
we favor such Legislation rs will bring
about this result"
The Denver News offered Il reward
go for the best translation Of the reso.
luton into plain English. Twelve
hundred competed for the prize and
sent TRANSACTIONS to the News office.
The committee appointed to pass upon
the various t%ranslations awards the
premium to the following:
at means that its authors were too
cowardly to endorse a categorical de.
mand for free coinage OF silver. Like
the Damascus blade, il can be bent
double without breaking, and twisted
Like a corkscrew. 1t was to cheer gold
monomctallists--bein susceptible OF
any construction that theymay desire.
Its authors evidently believed with
Tallyrand, that words are given to
conceal thoughts and not to OK press
them. 1t is the champion fly paper
for catching the credulons, rs the dev.
ii quotes scripture to beguilc the
unwary. 1t will illuminc the banner
of the 6. o. p. in its sun dances of 81
and 06.7
"OTTo FRISCKE.7
1t must be admitted that the trans.
lation does no violenccto the resolution
and gives a better and clearer mean
ing to it than that given by the Hon.
I'll. II. Bartine on his return from the
Denver convention. This resolution
Is but an echo of the sentiment OF the
gold men of the East on the silver
question and favors the free coinage
OF silver about as much as tho devil
docs tho use of holy water.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12

Lady Henry Somerset hns bought
a bicycle, and now we may expect
every day to zee Lady Henry somer.
sault-Ex.
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Ane DOy CAME DrlSKly INTO tnc OUNCE,
dotred his hat and bowed to the boss.
Il understand you want Il boy. SIR
he said.
@ies we have T. vacancy
Can l fill it?-
Can you? What sort Of II place do
You want?-
where there is rs little work and
as much pay as the house can stand"
~Um, most boys when they come are
willing to take all work and no pay
@I'm not most boys
@Oh you're not. iou are pretty
fresh aren't your
Yes, sir; but | know it and I'm
getting cured
do you expect the kind of Il job
you want?'
mo. sir: nobody gets what he wants,
exactly, but it doesn't hurt him Ia OK
pect Il good deal"
what pay do you think youshould
have?'
Inrec collars per week.
The other boys we have had only
got two.
"How many boys have you had in
the last year?-
Eight or ten
Il thought so. That's the kind of Il
boy a two dollar boy is
And are you not of that kind?'
NO, sir; il come l hang up my
hat and stay"
Suppose you don't like it?-
III stay just the same
suppose We bounce your
Iii be glad of it, sir"
"Glad of it,"
YES. sir; if the house isn't satisfied
with the right kind Of Il boy. it isn't
the right kind of u house for the right
kind of a boy to be ill.,"
The employer took II second look at
the boy.
~Um, he said. will you say that
again.
mo, sir; it's time | was going to
work if I'm going to work, and if I'm
not it's time | left. Do | go in ar
out?' andthe boss with much doubt
in his mind said lin" and the boy went
i'll with Il will.-Detroit Free Press.
Commissioner Palmcr's Conclusions.
Following are the remarks made by
Commissioner Palmer last Friday, on
the submission of the March case:
| realize to the furthest extent the
responsibility resting on me in decid.
ing this matter.
Now, of all other times, commit
ting magistrates all over the country
must exercise a firm, honest aud
strictly impartial judgment. | can
do no better than to quote the Hon
NJ. VI. Estec's speech at San Francis,
co. He said: violence in any form
is an attack upon the government, is
un-.American, and will lead To the
destruction Of all government. An.
archy is barbarism. Peace is civiliza,
ton. But TO not forget that i'll Il free
country there can he no peace for the
few that does not mean justice to the
many
The defendant is not before me OF
trial. The only question for me to de
eide is this: Is there sufficient proc.
! to Justify m in holding the defend
ant for his appearance?
To arrive at a just conclusion, l must
have time to review the TESTIMONY
and make myself more familiar Will
the law on conspiracy.
] shall take the matter under ad
viscmcnt.
- -
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school Report.

Following Is tho report Of the Jack
Creek School for the month ending
Aug. 2, 1891.
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In the last century there WAS Jap
ancsc law providing that no ship or
native should leave Japan under pain
of forfeiture OF death; that any one
returning from II foreign country
should he killed; that no one should
purchase anything from u foreigner,
and that any person bringing II letter
from abroad should die, together with
all his family.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-12

Dr.. Priac's Crcam 3aiong Powder
WOtld'a Pair Highest Award.
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The House voted Ia non-concur in
the Senate amendments tn the public
printing bill and it was sent to Il con
ference.
The Senate amendments To the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill were
non. concurcd in, and the bill sent 10
the conference.
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The Boy aud the Ross.

The boy came briskly into the office,
doffed his hat and bowed to the boss.
Il understand you want Il boy, SIR
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-23
WASHINGTON Notes.


On Saturday Cr-<-aan voorhees, OF tns
| Senate Finance Commitfee~2id he hoped
to have the tariff bill before the senate by
Tuesday. Several Democratic senators
expressed their objections to the bill and
.aid thew would not vote for it as it stood.
ON Monday. the Finance Committee was
still bothered about the duty on sugar.
There will be a bittor fight over this ques-
ton in the Senate and should any duty at
all be retained, the house will oppose it
strongly when the bill comes back. Its
temper on the question was plainly shown
when the Louisiana sugar men struggled
for duty, or at least a retention of the
Mckinley bounty. They were overwhelm-
ingly defeated at every move, and it il
not easy to see what can be done to over
come this pronounced hostility to sugar
duty.
On Tuesday the amended tariff bill wa
reported to the Senate, and Chairman Yor
hees, said that he would move its consider
alton on April I'd.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-23
PetersriHe Items.

Our town is going to have two months
more school.
A new scho u house will be built in this
| place this summer.
Our enterprising firm, Steen & Dambach
will be ready to open their creamery for
business by April lst.
Two more shoemakers i'll town, and To-
Gated in the Thomas building. They are
J. C. Wilson and J. f. Burk, they are
from the upper end of the county. Their
work is first-class aud prices reasonable.
Charles Shannon is improving slowiy
@. G. Shannon had very bad bealing in
his head but is better at this time. Mrs.
| @. G. Shannon is on the list with the sick
and so is old Uncle John.
Mrs. Doutt and daughter, Matte. are
visiting at Mcdonald.
Tomps Purviance and wife are visiting
| in Pittsburg for lew days.
Sam. Crawford and wife came near hay
ing a bad accident Sunday evening They
hooked up pony to the buggy and got in,
and you know how ponies act, they start
ed on jump and threw them ont hurting
Mrs. Crawford and dragging Mr. Crawford
| till the pony was stopped. How bad they
are injured we could not learn.
The Gregg & Younkins well on the Nc
| Kinney heirs is pumping and is light. The
! Con Nicklas q Co. well on the Kaltenbach
will be drilled to the Sd sand this week
| The well on the VIM. Richardson is spud
ding in now; John Black is overseer.
Those who have moved and will move
are Jas. Glass who moved into Laura
| Heckert's house, Sam Crawford went on
the Huselton heirs farm, Mrs. Donald
| Watson goes on the Emery Brandon farm
and John Brandon on the Clef Brandon
farm, Robert Mckinney on the Mckinney
heirs farm, Wm. RAIDER moves TO Beaver
Co., and Robert Shilling moved on the
John Brandon, a part of the old home
stead. UNDERWATER.