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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-09
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1894.

security. Now as these bills became
lue they were unpaid OF course and
the banks foreclosel on the land. but
instead OF the land being worth what
was advanced on it., il was then
at a discount. Through the land
boom many mushroom banks and
building societies started business
one in particular which was the
forcrunner OF all the bank smashes
Space will not allow me to 20 into the
actual starting Of the first swindle So
ciety, suffice it to say that n man call
cd Malcolmn, a really good ac-
counnant, and two adventurers, Bell
and Davis, started Company called
the Australian Mortgage, Guarantee
and Building Society with fictitious
capital OF about s1,000,000. These
men gave the people something like
3 and 10 per cent per annum accord
ing to the length of time their money
was on deposit. After having got
something like s50O.OOO Bell, Davis
and Malcolmn skipped, and as soon
AS this was known the place was rush
ed OF course and they were compelled
to close their doors. People then be-
came suspicious and rushed the other
institutions of similar kind. They
tried to evade the storm by depositing
deeds OF land with the banks. The
banks advanced as far rs they were
able to and they were rushed also and
compelled to close their doors, so that
by the end OF May 1893 there were
only four banks in the Colonies which
had withstood the storm,-the Bank
of New South Wales, tho Union Bank,
Australia, the Bank OF Australasia
and the Colonial Bank OF New Zea
land. Though they all closed, there
was no lack Of confidence in them.-
they, at present, having all opened
again and their shares are quoted at
premium.
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AMENDMENT 40. XXxI.

Resolved by the Senate, the ASSEM-
oily coHcurring, That the Copstitu.
ton of the State of Nevada be amend.
ed as follows:
Amend section 80 Of Article w. of
the Constitution OF the State of Ne.
vada so rs to read rs follows:
Section thirty three. The members
OF the Legislature shall receive for
their services compensation to be
fixed by law and paid out uf the pub
lie treasury. but no increase of such
compensation shall take effect during
the term for which the members Of
either house shall have been elected;
prOridcd. that an appropriation may
be made for the payment of such ac-
tual expenses rs members of the Leg.
islature may incur for postage. ex.
press charges, newspapers and sta
tionery, not exceeding the sum Of
twenty dollars for any general or
special session to each member; and,
furthermore proridci, that the
Speaker OF the Assembly and Presi.
lent OF the Senate shall each, during
the time OF their actual attendance
rs such presiding officers, receive an
additional allowance of two dollars
per diem.
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con.tltutionaI Amendments.
AMrSDMENT 40. XXX.

Resolved by the Senate, the ASSEM-
biy concnrring, That the Constitu-
ton of the State OF Nevada be amend
cd as follows:
Amend Section of Article ii. of
the Constitution of the State OF Ne.
vada go rs to read as follows:
Section one. Every male citizen of
the United States (notlaboring under
the disabilities named in this Consti-
tution) of the age OF twenty-one years
and upwards, who shall have been
such citizen for ut least six months,
and who shall have actually. and not
constructiyely, resided in the State
six months, and in the district or
county thirty days next preceding
any election. shall be entitled to vote
for all officers that now or hereafter
may be elected by the people and
upon all questions submitted to the
electors at such election; pTorided,
no person who has been or may be
convicted of selling his vote OF OF
purchasing the vote of another at any
such election, and no person who has
been or may be convicted of treason
or felony in any State or Territory Of
the United States, unless restored to
civil rights; and no person who, after
arriving at the age of eighteen years,
shall have voluntarily borne arms
against the United States. and no
insane person shall be entitled to the
privilege OF an elector.
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Tho silver Convention.

The Silver Convention was called
to order yesterday in Carson at II
o'clock AN. by George s. Nixon,
Chairman OF the State Central Com.
mittec. Mr.. Nixon made II short
address after which Hon. Thomas
Wren was undnimou ,ly elected TEN.
porary chairman. Mr.. Wren ad.
dressed tho Convention at consider.
able length after which John Kelley,
OF Storey, and 4. c. Pratt, of Doug
lass, were elected temporary score.
taries.
Tho convention then selected one
delegate from each county ns Com.
mittcc on Credentials and Permanent
Organization. and two from each
county OH Platform as follows:
Ormsby-Dr. Fox. II, II. Logon.
Douglass-A. G. Pratt, Il. Wilker
son.
Washoo-T. V. Julien, u. l.. Lcct.
Storey-W. l.. +. Deal, Chas. T..
Mack.
Nyc--T.J. Bell.
Eureka Potter Brecn, Frank Eng.
strOm.
Humboldt NJ. IS. Bonnilicld, G.. A.
Lugravc.
Landcr.-John +. Dennis. w. ID.
Jones.
Lyon-p. Simpson, II. Wood.
Elko j. +. r.:.Sona. w. A. Massey.
Esmcralda-S. l.. McNaughton.
Dan Holland
White Pine If. A. Comins. Sol
Hip.
Lincoln--A. 3. Thompson, r. ]
Osborne.
Churchhill l--Lcn Allen, j. -. Fur.
guson.
Tho convention then took recess
till Z o'clock Inst evening
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Located at Last,

Tho INDEPENDENT wishes To inform
the people that tho reports flying
around about the old pcstliousc hav.
ing been spirited away TO IInllccls,
Kennedy. Tuscnrorn, or the hcad of
tho Nor,h Fork, nro all unfoundcd
After considerable trouble the ISDE
PENDENT reporter has succeeded in
locating il in the rear Of Jones black
smith shop where il is doing service
as II carriage house. But Jones. be.
ing III good lcllow," the people shou Il
not inluIc aDOuI whose Lug ics il
lrotecl5 from tho storms.
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Stlii tinnuswcrcd.

An amusing incident happened in
front Of the ostolllcc Monday eve.
ming. Commissioner Wilson was cx.
patiating OH tho great beauty and
utility Of the metal wo:k in the
Clerks vault and dcprocnting the
talk its purch ,sc ha cantc ! when.
all at once. ho turned to Mr.. Charles
Adams. heavy taxpayer. and said
with all tho fcrvor Of new convert.
"Mr. Adamo, you should go and sec IT,
Mr.. Adams looked down ut the
ground moment seemingly at los
what 10 say aud thcn looking the Com.
missioner sguarcly in the eye replied,
"Docs II cost anything to scoit?' The
Commissioner did not answer but dur.
ing the laughter that followed quiet.
ly slunk away from that ungodly
crowd.
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School Report.

Following is the report of the Hunt.
ington school for the month ending
An, ri 1901
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Eureka Sentinel Owing to tho
dull times the Western Union Tele.
graph Comy my has ordered its Office
at this plaac closed, which was ac.
sordingly done last evening. This
will be great Inconvenience to our
people. bnt is in keeping with nearly
everything else hero.
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Tho Austin R"ye ilc says: Tho cat.
tlo mon Of upper Reese River and
smoky Valley cs innate that they will
nave l,OOO head ( beef cattle for sale
mis- Fall. Many Of tho cattle arc
how gathered and ON line meadow
pasture und cattle buyers could drive
some tine bargains by visiting those
noIpnnrnnD,in
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Tho Mechanics Union OF Virginia
City has donated 1926 towards tho
defense OF tho Carlin Strikers. Reno
aud Carson have also donated liber.
lily and the Miners Union Of Storey
.ounty will also aid the boys with
coin.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
SPAIN WILL RETALiATE.
The Reciprocity Treaty Cancelled in View
of our Tzrin Law.

Washington. D. G.. Sept "A ca
blegraIn from Madrid says: The Ga
zcttc published to-day decree can
ceiling the reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Cuba. the can
collation. TO take effect the moment
the United States applies the new Gus
toms tariff" Instructions have been
~.-nt to the Spanish colonies that car
goes cleared from the United States
before the new tariff went into effect
are 10 pay the old rate Of duty. Nego-
tiaiions are now progressing for new
commercial treaty between the United
States aud the Spanish colonies.
At the state department II was stated
nothing had been undertaken by the
department relating to further treaty
negotiations. II Is possible the Span
ish government may have indicated to
the United States minister AT Madrid
that II was desirable to enter into new
treaty relations since the new tariff
abrosaied the treaties made under til"
Mckinley law but II Is said no militia
tive steps have been taken by this
government
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

very few friends. Her follIes and ex-
.frivnganccs ns described here would
make n tremendous book. Catherine
the Great was never more autocratic
in her demands upon people around
her and never more selfish in exacting
tribute and admiration. Her sisters-in-
law. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs.
Fred Vanderbilt. Mrs. Sloan and Mrs.
shepard. are said To be very different
women and have not belonged TO her
set Her pace has been considerably
too rapid for them. and she kept her
husband very tired. Like his father.
Willie Vanderbilt is fond of business.
and II his wife had not been so rest.
less and wanting to go about all the
time he would have taken an active
part In the management Of the family
railways, but he gave up everything to
her. and since two years after their
marriage has done nothing but follow
her around
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

the risij5 of the people therein and
their own A notable example of this
weakness is seen in the diversion by
Secretary of State McClees of unneces-
sary sums for advertising the consti-
tutional amendments in mushroom.
sheets that have been brought into ex-
istence for personal political ends. The
term mushroom is used advisedly,
since like that peculiar vegetable those
sheets only breed in a highly odorifer-
Gus mass of corruption and are as
equally short lived.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The ludlcrous effort of the Pops to
raise Senators Teller and Wolcott, the
The senate, and ut the same time con-
'lemn the party that supports them
and Is responsible for their position in
the senate to-day, shows the predica-
mcnt in which the so-called reform
party is placed in Colorado. Their
only possible hope is to again befog the
uniformed voter by falsely claiming
TO be the only free silver party. The
same buneo game cannot be played
twice In Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
Ihn.- rro..l.-em. wem<n.

Denver. Sept. AT meeting of the
Republican county central committee
held In the West Side criminal court
last night, II was decided not to recog-
nire women on the committee. The
meeting was called specially to receive
the report OF a subcommittee appoint
ed last Thursday, with instructions TO
nrenare A set OF rules governing the
woman question
The committee adopted a substitute
report. which provided for the creation
Of n woman's auxiliary committee.
which should comprise the women
now acting with Mrs. Peavey, but Civ
ing them no representation on the
county central committee
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

The staple cry OF the Populist speak
paign is denunciation of Republicans
They shrewdly desire to make this an
offensive campaign because they know
that when one is busy explaining and
defending himself from charges he
has not much opportunity to be aggres-
sive Unfortunately for the Pops,
however. their record for the past two
years is so very vulnerable that they
find themselves on the defensive from
the beginning. They will be on the run
before November.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
r,r.. in Vow York state.

podgevIlle. y. Y. Sept. 3.-The Asso-
cIated Press correspondent drove 20
miles north OF here to investigate the
forest fires and found not less than a
dozen fires burning in the woods. They
have not. however, reached the valua-
HE spruce timber tracts lying south of
Caroga- The fires are being fought
stubbornly by the farmers and 1t is be
lieyed their spread in the spruce belt
can be prevented. There Is no tele-
graphic communication north of here
and no details as 20 the damage can
b. obtained.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
Giles Oh. Pierce.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept 3
Giles Otis Pierce, n netnllurgist OF this
city who tried to get the Endorsement
of the delegates TO the Populist county
convention held at Colorado City last
saturday. has issued card announc-
ing himself as an independent candi-
date for congress in the second district
In this he states that he Is a candidate
OF labor. and he further states that the
Bell nomination at Pueblo to-day was
cut and dried and was not in accord
ance with the Omaha platform, which
demands that everything shall be by
ballot
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

Myron Reed apparently never loses
an opportunity to show his demagogy.
In late Interview printed in the
Newer News he undertakes to justify
his notorious assertion that Jesus
Christ was an anarchist He claims
that law should not be respected un-
less it is justice, and order must be
right order to be observed. The diff
Guilty with this position is that Mr..
Reed does not say what is the standard
OF Justice and who is to decide
whether a given law reaches that
standard. To make every man the
Judge OF the 'Justice" of law is to in
troduce chaos and anarchy must fol-
low
"Order is heavens first law" and to
say that any progress or civilization
even. can exist without IL is absurd.
Mr.. Reed says his family is governed
by no rules. From his wildly chaotic
utterances it is easily inferred that
Mr. Reeds early training was also
conducted on the same plan 90. The
Republican party will be well satisfied
to have Mr.. Reed on the stump this
fall advocating his brand of Populism.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
r,r.. nurnchrd ny RaIn.

Minneapolis, Sept 5.-From a stan
correspondent of the Journal at Pine
CITY. MINI. II is said that heavy
rain has set in and bids fair to con
tinue all day. No further paruculars
as to the list OF the dead is obtainapie
,h,s morning. Public burial of the un-
tdentified boxes was held at Hinckley
today The total loss at Hinckley and
the immediate vicinity is roughly eso-
mated at Sso0.0oo
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

The Republican party is progressive.
aud therefore willingly gave the cleo
tive franchise to women. On the same
principle 1t is willing that she should
he represented in the distribution of
offices. Whenever suitable woman
candidate aspires TO fill either state
or county office, she will be accorded
the same chance with her brother as
pirant The honesty and competency
OF candidates will. under the new or
der OF things. again become factors in
their selection TO the various offices,
and the mere question of availability
will become secondary. In this re-
spect, II in no other. women will purify
the political atmosphere of the state.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

Auditor Goodykoontz is very indig-
nant ut Republican papers for alleged
repeated Misrepresentation of the af
fairs of his office in particular and Pop
ulists in general. The extreme sensi-
tiveness OF the auditor may be account
ed for in some measure by n growing
conviction that he and his party will
soon be back numbers in Colorado pol
itics. His vigorous protests in the line
indicated are the invariable refuge of
those who find themselves discredited
by reason of having been weighed in
the balance of public approval and
found wanting. Notwithstanding the
inordinate desire of the Populists for
reform, it is a significant fact that
when they get control of state funds
they are unable to distinguish between
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08

1t is n favorite remark with the Pop
uiists that the present damaged con-
dition of Colorado's credit is attributa-
BILE to Republican corruption and ex-
travagance. II this We're true. is it not
little strange that. in spite Of so
much mismanagement, the Republican
party was able to leave 100000 In the
treasury. while the Populist reform (D
administration leaves only a deficit Of
about 100000? What has our gov
ernor to show for this $20O,ooO? He
certainly cannot show any reduction
of taxation or any relief to the work
ingman or the people generally by his
peculiar notions of reform and econ
omy. He has been too busy laying the
pipes for denomination to attend to
that.
The Lamar register., 1894-09-08
IOATOVER SCANDAL
,RsgL FOR NEWPORT oossrps

hety sympaihIs-- with "wniie X In
'uI. p,f,,-uities with Mrs. Vanderbilt
oIiver B~imont the -other Man !. the
Case.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17

credited with an earnest desire to
do the right thing in their most
difficult and trying position, but
now they wish to retire from their
honorable but very onerous duty.
They invite "all men everywhere"
with some questionable exceptions,
in Hawaii, to qualify"
1t is matter OF intense interest
and anxiety to know what the an
swer and the result will be. The
sudden and surprising evolution of
political nomenclature in Honolulu
resembles Kaleidoscope changes,
and outside districts are unable to
keep the pace. They follow on
"goose.step.' The saturated solu-
ton of Leagues, Clubs and Parties
does not adapt itself to the crystal.
inc form OF any recognized salt or
mineral.
If our end and aim be annexation
to the United States still, can any
one swear allegiance to the z. O..
who is not willing thereby to declare
his intention to become a citizen
thereof in case we succeed7
Can the 300 Portuguese, who have
asked for the protection Of II. p. NJ.
man.of-war, qualify" and vote' A
straddle with one foot in Europe
and one on Hawaii beats the tabled
Colossus OF Rhodes. QUESTION.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17
In the Circuit Court Of the First Cir
cult, Hawaiian Islands.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
Of Maria O'Sullivan, late OF Honolulu,
Oahu deceased testafe. ON reading and
filing the petition OF Abraham Fernandez
OF said Honolulu, executor OF the will of
said testa'e, praying for an order 0f sale Of
real estate belonging to said deceased, and
alleging that the real estate Of said testatrix
Is as follows; Parcel Of land, house and
other improvements, being the family
homestead ut kalihi, anda piece OF land AZ
kaholaloa near Oahu Prison, both Of which
said lands are situate In Honolulu, Island
OF Oah", and setting forth certain legal
reasons why such real estate should he sold,
towit: insutliciency Of tile personality to
extinguish the debts Of said estate. 1t j.
hereby ordered, that the heirs OF said de-
ceased and all pers ms interested in the
said estate, appear before this Court ON
MONDAY, the 18th day o' May, A. ID.
1884, at 10 o'clock 4 M, at the Court Room
OF his Court, in Honolulu, Oahu, then
and there 10 show cause why an order
should not be granted for the safe Of such
rca estate,
Dated Honolulu, II. l., April ~, 1891.
GEO. LUCAS, Clerk.
Ry the Court: 1907 i3t
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17

Those who never read the adver-
tisements in their newspapers miss
more than they presume. Jonathan
Kenison, of Bolan, Worth CO., Iowa,
who had been troubled with rheuma-
tism in his back, arms and shoulders
read an item in his paper about how
prominent German citizen Of Fl.
Madison had been cured. He pro-
cured the same medicine, and to use
his own words: at cured me right
up" He also says: "A neigbbor
aud his wife were both sick in bed
with rheumatism. Their boy was
over to my house and said they were
so bad he had to do the cooking. !
told him OF Cbamberlain's Pain
Balm aud how il had cured me, he
got bottle and il cured them up 10
week. 80 cent bottles for sale by
all dealers. Benson, Smith Il CO.,
Agents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17

In the San Francisco letter Of the
Advertiser appears a surly attack on
q private coffee stand at the Hawai-
ian "village" OF the Midwinter Fair.
There is not a word, though, about
the crowning disgrace OF the Hawai-
ian show-a gross form Of the hula.
hula dance. Thurston, Hebron Il
Co. are OF the class here who have
been ready to make political capital
OF this and other native amusements
and customs, both at home as we'll rs
abroad when they desired to justify
their spoliation Of Hawaiians rights
effected in part and intended 10
be completed. This firm is, how
ever, not above trailicking in what il
denounces as heathenish practices to
turn a few dollars into its stock.
holders pockets. 1t is disgrace to
Hawaii that its highest diplomatic
representative abroad should be con-
nected with "tuppeny-ha' penny"
side show, even il it did not contain
any features morally or esthetically
obnoxious.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17

however, there was to be any devel-
opment of annexation longings
among the Hawaiians at this juno
ture, its cause would simply be that
they can trust the United States
with more confidence to give tiem
their natural rights than they can
trust the people who are now gov
erning the country. The foreign
pres correspondents here would be
nearer the truth than by saying Ha-
waiians are coming to want annexa-
ton, il they informed the public
through their journals that it is
strongly suspected here now that
the Provisional Government party.
proper, would be very glad to see
annexation put off for a very long
day. Indeed, many of them are pro-
annexation one day aud anti-anuex-
alton another, just as the hands
point on the two dials of reciprocity
and tariff in the United States. All
OF them would go frantic with de-
light il made sure that the oligarchy
was to be maintained under a pro-
tectorate Of American bayonets,
with reciprocity perpetuated and a
stiff duty put on all but Hawaiian
sugar imports in the United States
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17

An able correspondent in this is
sue, who shows that he is independ.
ent but not a "royalist," puts the
matter Of popular rights in the pro-
curing OF a new constitution in a
strong light. II would do the Gov
ernment much credit il il took into
serious consideration the expediency
OF postponing the constitutional
convention. There are conditions
existing which render il impossible
to obtain a constitution now that
will be the product Of the peoples
will. This is the opinion OF at least
one member OF the Advisory Council.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-17
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1894.

Now the Board Of Education must
needs be brought into subjection to
the prevailing machine politics. Mr.
W. Jas. Smith has been constrained
to resign the Office OF Secretary,
which he has filed with signal abili-
ty since March, 1865, a period Of %
years. 1t is reported that a clean
sweep is to be made Of all officials
Of the Board who have not neglect
ed the duties Of their offices to help
in working the machine. Next We
shall see the inquisition taking ac-
count of the school ma'ams' inner
thoughts upon affairs Of state.