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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-26


Ter drugstore registered 81 below
zero at s O'Clock this morning. His
spirit thermometer showed % below
at the same time but it proved to be
out OF order. 1t was colder at 8
O'Clock this morning than at any time
during the night.
Dave Casper has just received a
new lot of samples of Fall and
Winter clothing which will be made
to order from SIT up.
Granulated sugar is quoted in New
York at $3.50 per hundred pounds.
and the same grade of German beet
sugar is offered in the market at s3.48.
The tariff, it is SAID, does not affect
the price. There is a surplus of sugar
i'll the world and the prices must drop
until it is worked off.
The Christmas tree attracted a big
crowd to- Freeman Hall Monday
night. The exercises were quite in
terestlng and the youngsters, Judging
from the noise they made, had a splen-
did time. Every child received one
or more presents and all went home
wishing old Santa Claus a long life.
Tickets for the opening ball at the
Depot Hotel Christmas night are for
sale at Davidson E, Reinhart's and Hen
ley's stores and at the postofiice and
Depot Hotel. *
Journal:-It is claimed that some
of the land for which the railroad COM
pany has applied for patents is more
valuable for mineral than for agricul
tural purposes and.that protests will
be filed with the officers of the Unit
ed States Land Office at Carson
against granting patents for such
lands.
We have just received about 500
samples of mems suitings for custom
made clothing for Fall and Winter.
Suits made to order from Sl5 and
pants from 50 up. M. REMNANT. +
A Kansas editor and a rich widow
were engaged to be married, when
the neighbors began to talk about it,
charging that he was marrying her
for her riches. The young editor was
veXcd at this, of course, and he per-
suaded his affinity to turn all her
worldly pelf over to a grown daugh.
ter, and that would prove to the
world the sincerity of his affections.
The trusting widow did so, and the
first night the editor and the girl
eloped, and. in the morning the widow
pied the forms III the Office and would
have pied the editor if she had found
him.-EX.
E. Osell has removed to the old
Free Press Office where he has fine
stock Of ladies' mems and children's
boots and shoes in variety which he
will sell at prices to suit the times.
Repairing in all it's branches cheaply
and neatly done with dispatch.
A simple and effective method OF re-
pelling train robbers by discharging
jets of steam upon The attacking party
has recently been patented by VIII
liam II. Reeve, an old tug boatman, of
Now York. Tho inventor has enlarg-
ed upon the plan long followed by
railroad companies of attaching u
stealu ist to locomotives to scare COWS
and other animals from the track.
The patentprovides for running steam
pipes along the boiler. one on either
side from the cab forward. The ends
OF the pipes are supplied with small
nozzles, 30 formed that jets of steam
may be projected through them a dis
lance Of 80 or 60 feet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-26
SAI.MAGUNIll

holidays in town.
Christmas passed off very quietly
in Elko yesterday.
The finest French candies, fresh at
Ben Craighead's.
Miss Ellie Truett, the Toano school
ma am, spent Christmas III town.
The ice gatherers are busy to-day
putting up ice for next Summers
use.
4 Call at \. Miller's store for fine
n French candies. New stock just re-
q ceived.
q Commissioner McAfcc came down
4 Monday and will remain until after
81 the first Of next year.
8 Mrs. George Gilmore is quite sick.
n She was brought in from the ranch
near Peko in sleigh Monday after
& noon.
S. NJ. Henley has the agency for
81 the Maher & Grosh hand made knives
and carries them in stock. x
Mr.. Joseph Henry and family, of
Mound Valley, and Mr.. Ainley and
family. of Pleasant, spent Christmas
81 in town.
Douglas county has purchased Il
road machine ut cost of $40. 1t is
claimed that the machine will grade
half mile of road a day.
# Cats and several other animals have
b false eyelid, which can be drawn
pver the eyeball, either to cleanse it
pr to protect it from too strong a
light.
Dr.. G. +. MOORE, dentist, Elko'
Crown and bri 'ge work. Teeth with
but plates. Office at residence. Il
s. Judge Talbot returned from hold
ng court in White Pine and Lincoln
counties this forenoon. He looks
pluch better than he has for several
months
Mr.. james Clark came up from
Humboldt last night and took in the
BALL. He will remain over until after
he installation of the officers of the
Masonic Lodge.
All articles engraved free of charge
pr the holidays at Wintermantels
ewelry store. X
At the local election held in Reno
psf Saturday, the proposition to levy
b additional tax of s10,0 900 10 improve
pc public school building at that
lace, was carried by large major
y.
The Carson Tribune says Dorsey
oteware has fled application for 10,
20 acres of land in Elko county.
me land will be purchased by COM
any who will doubtless improve the
hme.
IS The cheapest place to buy ready
lade clothing is ut REMNANTS.
ont buy suit till you see our
fices. +
Hon. L. N. Stone and family left
Carson on No. 4 to day. Mr.. Stone
IL serve the State as Deputy Con
pller for the next four years. The In
PENDENT wishes him SUCCESS at the
late Capitol.
Last Saturday Judge Cheney con-
pued the hearing of Mrs. Hartley's
ptlon for new trial and motion in
est OF judgment and passing OF sen.
Ice until Saturday January >, 1895,
10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Christmas Examiner is a
opping big paper Of forty pages.
reflects great deal of credit on
charitable ladies Of San Francisco
70 gave their time and ability to the
pr, incurable children Of that
y. They will have to do some.
PIG very, very shocking to erase the
rIg n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-26

Prices Cream Baking Powder
fPure 0rspe Cream Of Tartar Powder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle
Statea-

Nearly the entire business portion of
Lyndonyille. Ontario, was destroyed by
lfre. The loss is estimated at 5000, 600
!. ~ .rno,o ~ ,ha
wastar, 11nson Talearanh Comnanv,s
hn;id;ng IN noston Two hundred
,;rss antor;no M cnno,o were melted.
onaple 70 get WORK IN Troy. Joseph
Inc hrst appea . OF Marion
Manoia since ner menu ecovery was
~ the m 70 ner nusDanu ~
Boston.
Indictment for burglary was tffpnd
at New York against John Garvin, the
.u.S.. f.rr - 1. H..
az nhol. suit o@u ~ R;rortay
s.saas =. wa a .ay Ess, s;da New
yorL
Fang OF new lork haipei u noo
worth Of valuable paper, but had o
success.
~
,.a;nh, Dy 49, Nam
VI " pa.ua,,~au;. Pa;Irood a,
snr;ncv;lIs N " The accident was
caused by an open swstcn.
Joseph Hermes was convicted OF
murder in the second degree in New
ark, New Jersey, for killing his wife,
anu was sen.enceu !" '"euy y
A well-dressed man, 65 years of age,
arrested in Niagara Falls, New York,
charged with passing bogus checks,
maze W. a,!elnp.s 70 KIN himself;
lne pohee oehese n, ~. = ma
su m no.e, 40 'ien property Wa
iounu w ni
Blu rglars at the Ticonderoga IN. Y.)y
post Office got $500 and a lot Of valuable
papers,
The violent death of William Nc
lMahon, a friend, drove Jacob Kroner,
of New York, insane.
sohn Windisch. Of New Britain. Conn.
committed suicide.
~ coed - ooo ooo o,ytb;caI dol
lars d;var has been -nrob;ng the hot
tom ~ ! Hartford Conn / nond.
AS a result of polite bows to the
Judge and each juryman on taking
and leaving the stand, Isaac G~orbarsky,
81 New YORK, won suit ior tfespass'
In despair over his approaching
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07
sublime AchIeYeI

One OF the mo
ments Of red tag ever
Just been perforl ID by
in the case Of q naval pc
Down. n has been
Ia the enjoyment Of a Ii
the amount of $I36. rs
Having become totally /
Gently applied for a G
pension. He was requ
before a doctor, who i,
his condition, and in
Was informed that when a
Cured his claim would be
The vacancy eventually
the old mans anticipat
last realized by the r
official not1ncation that
awarded an old-age pensie
annum. Before, heweve
pensioner had time to thl
and his country for this i
Their communication was
This was to the effect
pension which he had p
joyed was now reduced b
of the new pension. In
the Admiralty had genert
the old man an additic
which he was to pay him
own pocket II London y
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07
admiral Tyron Nv

The London Globe
years ago Admiral
commanding the
signaled al order
evolution that re.
loss Of his ship, the
own life. Real Adm
Tracey who l. now in
Malta ~dockyard, was
the vessel at the he,
column He saw the
would be involved il
the order and refuse,
signal. which was sub
down.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07

complete in all the differ
nches Of our store business
cries, Hardware, Tinwaro,
rs' Supplies, Dry Goods, No.
nd Underwear Gall sizes and
Ii se1es.) We sell them al
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07

~ fit and suit you. We have some
suits of Clothing left which we are
s~acrifcing (must be sold). Our
Medicine Department is full Of
remedies to
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07

rnfession of James Stambaugh will
rom the gallows James GRAPHICAL,
Porte, Ind, accused of the muir
William Jones.
scent fares will be tried by the
verett syndicate, which has "
q to operate street r~ailwaysfor a
rial in Chicago.
IS at jackson, Miss, threaten
two of their number, Will
nd Bob White, who, over
s ago, murdered Dick Cloud,
5
rer E. NJ. Phelps, of San
Texas, has been missing
Der 18th, and as the
s locked his successor
omission.
omise, Mrs. Emma Still
lington, d. c., gets one
/ third and thaother heirs two-thirds of
the $50, 00d estate left by Edward
Stillman, of eoshen, Ind, who was
supposed to be unmarried.
Fifty three indictments were recently
returned at Little Rock, Arkansas,
against the gamblers of the city. 1t is
announced that all the places will
probably close. Z
Navajo Indians are making life I'm
comfortable for New Mexican ranch
men. !
Arthur NJ. Bailey, member of a
Suicide Club at West Duluth, Mimi,
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07

d quality and perfect fitting;
all old stock, bat new bought
ap. We are closing out our
8 regardless of cost and you
buy one cheap that viii be
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-12-07

sill defy competition. Boots
shoes are low as the lowest.
e and pick out a pair of shoes
ar counter and see how cheap
can buy them. They
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-23
Cnnl-Dust Exnloaiona.

The mining of coal is attended with
many dangers, but none more to be
dreaded than the dust explosions that
are liable to occur at any instant and
against (which, in many instances, not
even the most ordinary precautions are
taken. The air becomes thick with
dust, which by some means comes in
contact with flame, and the fire, spread
ing with inconceivable rapidity, causes
the most terrific explosions. It is
claimed that all danger in this direc-
tion may be removed by carefully
arranged system of spraying water
through all the passageways. The
wet particles at once fall to the
ground and may be washed away by
falling water or trodden down by the
feet of the miners. Recent investiga-
ton seems to prove that gas alone pro-
duces comparatively few of the more
dreadful accidents, but that gas and
coal dust mingled make an explosive
compound thatis greatly to be dreaded
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A RABBIT MINER.

The Little Animal Led an Indian to a
Fortune In Silver.
The famous silver mines of Potosi,
in South America, were discovered by
an Indian who was in pursuit of an
antelope. He was climbing the steep
slope of a hill and seized bush to help
himself up. The plant gave way and
he started to fall backward, but by a
desperate effort saved himself, and,
falling forward, cut his nose against a
projecting ledge of stone, says the New
York Journal.
Stopping to stanch the flow of blood,
he chanced to look at the stone which
had done the damage, when, to his as
tonishment, he perceived it was almost
pure silver.
This story may be apochryphal, but
tale wn1cn comes from Mexico is
tolerably well authenticated. Ac-
cording to this narrative, one of the
richest mines in that land of mineral
wealth was found by rabbit. An
Indian was hunting rabbits and his
dog chased one to hole in a hillside.
The Indian hesitated for a moment
whether to dig out the rabbit he had
seen enter or go in pursuit of another.
Determining finally that one rabbit in
Il AAOAC was NO1O III 44OIO C14d4 udA1 q
dozen on a rocky hillside, he got a
spade and went to work.
Before he had turned over half a
dozen spadefuls of earth he had for
gotten all about the rabbit, for he
made the thrilling discovery that he
was handling almost solid silver. The
man dropped his spade and ran to his
employer with the intelligence, the
latter returning with him to the spot
to see for himself and verify the dis
covery. The rabbit escaped; at least il
is supposed it did, for it enters nc
more into the story, but its memory is
preserved in the name of the mine
which, being translated into English
signifies the Rabbits Den.''
1t would have been well for the
Indian if he had escaped when the
rabbit did, for, according to the story
the poor fellow was murdered by the
Spaniard, who desired to keep the
secret of the mine and was afraid thai
the Indian might reveal it and the gov
ernment might step in and claim either
the whole or large part of the pro
0aadS
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NOTICE.

To All Whom it May Concern
BY order of the Common Council of
Dalles City, made and entered on the
Sd day of October, 1894, notice is hereby
given that said City Council is about to
proceed to order and make the improve
ment in Tenth street in said City as
hereinafter stated and that the cost of
such improvement will be levied upon
the property adjacent thereto and said
Improvement will be made unless with
in fourteen days from the final publica-
tion of this notice the owners of two
thirds of the property adjacent to said
street about to be improved shall file
their written remonstrance, against such
improvement as by charter provided.
The improvement contemplated and
about to be made is as follows, to-wit:
To improve Tenth street by building a
sidewalk on the north side thereof, six
feet wide, commencing at the intersec-
ton of Tenth street with Union street,
in said city and running thence easterly
rs feet.
Said improvement will be constructed
in accordance with the provisions of
Ordinance No. 270, which passed the
Common Council of Dalles City, May
10th, 1898.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1894.
DOUGLAS S. DUFUR,
Oct15-3O Recorder of Dalles City.
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On Board of q Donkey.

A man-of-war was lying off Gibraltar,
and permission was given the men to
go ashore for the day. The sailors
amused themselves in various ways
among others by riding on donkeys,
and their want of experience in this
line caused much merriment. An of
ficer, observing one of the men sitting
far back on the animal, instead of the
usual position, called out: Il say, Jack,
get up more amidshipsl" With an in
jured air, the sailor replied: We'll, sir.
this is the first craft that ever com
manded in my life, and it's hard, in
deed, if can't ride on the quarterback
if like. .
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CHINESE MA.infoRs.
Practicing with Bows and Arrows-Bomb
Shells ruled with Mud.

Shells Filled with Mud.
Rev. W. e. Crocker, who went. from
Louisville as Chinese missionary,
writes of the war in China as follows,
says the Louisville Courier-J ournal:
'sJust outside the city of Ching Chow
Flu is a garrison of Tartar soldiers. As
1 walked on the wall one day 1 saw
some bows and arrowsl Just think,
bows and arrows in this day of repeat
ing rifles and Krupp guns!
s'The government of China is not
Chinese, but Tartar. Over three hum
dred years ago a Chinaman by the
name of Lii drove the last emperor of
the Ming dynasty from his throne in
Pekin. This emperor was sent beyond
the great Chinese wall to the nation of
fierce Tartars, who lived in tents and
engaged in much war. The Tartar
king came down and drove out Mr.. Lii,
and instead of reinstating the rightful
emperor, took the throne himself He
ordered the Chinese men to shave the
front part of their heads and plait their
hair into cue, and the women to un-
bind theirs. The men obeyed, the
women did not. The Tartar women do
not bind their feet, and the court
ladies and most of the soldiers wives
are Tartars. So really China is sub
ject nation to an outside power. There
is very little connection between the
government and the people. The pres
ent emperor has just recently come of
age and some think that he will be fa-
vorable to many reforms in China. He
is studying English, and has inter
course with the representatives from
foreign governments. China has no
conscience, and until the name of Jesus
shall teach them to have conscience
no kind of reform or advance in science
can help them. They have fine liver
mines, fine gold mines, fine old wells,
fine resources as yet untouched, and it
is impossible to utilize them until
China can depend on a Chinaman to do
his duty conscientiously.
''Dr. Crawford was telling how,in the
war with France several years ago, a
shell was shot from Chinese gun into
French ship, and they expected an
explosion which would seriously in
jure the vessel. 1t did not explode
They got skilled men to extract the
dangerous shell from the timbers of
the ship, and, after much care, the
shell was taken out and carefully
opened, to be found filed with mud!
The willy Cinnamon, having no con-
science, extracted the powder, sold it
and put in the mud
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NOTICE.
Oct15-30

To All Whom it May Concern:
BY order of the Common Council of
Dalles City, made and entered on the 9TH
day of September, 1894, notice is hereby
given that said City Council is about to
proceed to order and make a sewer
in the streets and parts of streets
as hereinafter stated and that the
cost of such improvement will be
levied upon the property directly bene-
fited thereby, as by charter provided.
The Improvement contemplated and
about to be made is as follows, to-wit:
To construct terra Gotta sewer COM
mencing on Court street at low water
mark in the Columbia river, thence
southerly to Fifth street; thence easterly
to Washington street; thence southerly
to Fulton street; thence easterly to
Laughlin street; thence southerly to the
alley south of Alvord street.
Said sewer shall be of the following
size, to-wit:
From the Columbia river to Fourth
street, sixteen inches from Fourth street
to the corner of Washington and Fulton
streets twelve inches, and from said
point to the termination thereof eight
inches.
Said improvement will be constructed
in accordance with the provisions OF
Ordinance No. 27O, which passed the
Common Council of Dalles City, May
10TH. 1898.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1894.
DOUGLAS S. DUFUR,
Oct15-30 Recorder of Dalles City.
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where Do Looking Glasses Coz

What becomes of the looking glasses?
The annual manufactures in Europe at
the present time is about eighteen
hundred and fifty square yards of look
ing-glass. Can it be that to their de-
struction much of the iIl-luck of the
race is due? Glass mirrors are sup
posed to have been first used in Sidon,
and were very expensive for a long
time after their introduction. A letter
written in 1873 says that even if mir
rors had been manufactured in France
at that time only the king would have
been rich enough to have one. In
ancient times polished metals were
used, and grand ladies gave their mir
rors in charge of slaves to be kept
bright enough to faithfully reproduce
the charms of their owners
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HoNoRARY DEGREES.
Times When They Were Bestowed Upon
Unwilling Subjects.

Times When They Were Bestowed Upon
Unwilling Subjects.
1t is to be supposed, sin the judg-
ment of charity at least, that col
slege degrees are never conferred in
these days except as they are deserved.
This has not always been true, how
ever, and partly for this reason. partly,
perhaps, out of feeling of modesty,
some men have Stunned honorary
titles almost as earnestly as others
have coveted them. Speaking about
this subject, the Boston Watchman
says:
Judge Peters is authority for the
statement that after La Fayette had
been made a doctor of laws by one of
our colleges, Baron Stuben was in great
fear lest he should meet with similar
mishap. Having to pass through col
lege town where the marquis had been
thus distinguished, the old warrior
halted his men and thus addressed
them:
'sYou shall spur de horse veil, and
ride troo de town like de mischief,
for, if dey catch you, dey make one
doctor of you
The tough old soldier had no more
respect for such distinction than his
countryman, Handel, who refused to
accept the degree of doctor of music
from Oxford.
''Vat, frow my money away for dat
de blocl1head's vishl I no want to be
Won doctor"
There is story that not long ago,
when college degrees were scattered
somewhat lavishly, an illiterate rich
man, having been honored with de-
gree by college which he had laid un-
der obligation, made wager that he
could obtain similar honor for his
servant.
He won the wager, and. encouraged
by his success, made another that he
could obtain degree for his horse.
This time, however. he lost. The col
lege authorities got wind of his game,
and, in answer to his letter requesting
a doctorate for so and so, the president
wrote a courteous note, saying that
though the trustees were very anxious
to oblige SO good friend of the col
lege, they had found on examination
of the records that though they had
once conferred a degree upon jackass
there was no precedent for comforting
one upon a horse.
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VILLAGE LIFE IN MEXICO.
A Humdrum Existence with But Few At
fractions.

A Humdrum Existence with But Few At
fractions.
A glance about the streets reveals a
great monotony of color and outline,
writes T. j. Hughes, in the Chautau-
quan. Unbroken lines of one story
houses form narrow, dirty, gutterlile
streets. The yards and gardens which
make, with their semitropical trees
and plants, delightful interior courts,
whose abundant foliage hides the
houses of the village at a distant view,
are now themselves concealed, and
everything looks barren and desolate.
The only relief is the plaza with the
cool and delightful shade of thiclxly-
planted orange, banana and palm trees.
The ancient appearance of houses
and streets is more like what one
would expect to find in Jerusalem than
in a nineteenth century republic.
Oriental features are everywhere com
mon-women carrying immense water
jars, passing to and fro; sleepy-eyed, d,
lazy donkeys loaded with cane until
nothing but their ears are in sight,
prodded along by the sharp-pointed
sticks of merciless masters; dirty,
ragged and often naked children wal
lowing in the dust; and great-wheeled,
ancient-loolzing ox-carts, with immense
loads, women, burros, children, carts,
struggling along in the middle of the
street. The muddy waters of the Rio
Grande separates us from people
more different from ourselves than
many across the waters.
Life among the young folks is of but
few attractions to one who has expert
enced its enjoyments in the United
States. All innocent amuSements prac-
ticed by us are unknown. There are
no parties, no reading circles, no pub
lie gatherings of young people. No
means are employed to bring the sexes
together to enjoy each others society,
the young man not even being per-
mitted to visit his sweetheart at her
home