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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-11

RICE WAFFLEs.-Separate the whites
and yolks of two eggs and beat light.
Sift a pint or more of flour in bowl.
add salt to taste, two teaspoonfuls of
yeast powder, enough milk to make 4
good batter, and then put in the half
cupful of cold rice, the yolks, and last
ly the whites, we'll beaten. Bake in
hot waffle irons.
Hot WATER CAKE.-Two cupfuls of
sugar, two cupfuls of flour, two tea
spoonfuls of yeast powder, four eggs,
three-fourths of a cupful of boiling
water. Break eggs whites and yollzs)
in sugar and beat we'll. Sift in the
flour, then the yeast powder, and last
of all the boiling water. Bake whole
or in layers. caramel filling con-
verts it into delicious cake.
CORNMEAL PUDDING.-Put one cupful
of milk on to boil, with few bits of
cinnamon. Mix one tablespoonful of
cornmeal with one cupful of cold milk
and add, with pinch of salt, to the boil
ing milk. Cook thoroughly, stirring
all the time. When nearly done add q
half cupful of sugar and one spoonful
of butter. Cook few minutes longer,
and then pour into a shallow dish.
Dust with cinnamon and serve hot or
cold.
MOLD OF CoRNAIEAL.-Take two cup
fuls OF coarse cornmeal and cook for
twenty minutes with one pint of water,
three cloves and few bits of CHINA
mon. Add, little ut time. two cup
fuls Of milk, stirring constantly; then
add two tablespoonfuls of lard and two
of butter, and one teaspoonful of salt.
Cook for one hour, then add half
pound of brown sugar and pour into
two one-quart bowls. On each press
tin plate. which must be filed with
red hot Goals, and leave until brown on
top. Serve at once.-Good Housekeep-
inr
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GROWTH OF EDUCATION.

03o. Schools of medicine founded at
Cordova, in Spain.
800. School founded at Oxford; origin
OF the present university.
1861. a college of medical science
founded at Paris by Charles V.
u. {. 56S. The first school for artists
n. I'D Sculptors; opened in Athens.
B. u. 7@7' The first public library
openc. at Athens, by subscription.
1906. l. ounding Of the University of
Paris; general revival of learning.
CHI A school founded at Cambridge;
said to be the origin of the university.
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CABINET.

Sec ty- of State. .......... Walter Q. Gresham,
Sec'ty. of the Treasury John G. Carlisle,
Sec'ty. of War;. Daniel s. Lamont, N. /
Sec'ty. of the Navy. Hilary A. Herbert, Ala
Postmaster General. -. Wilson g. Bissen. N
Sec'ty. of the Interior....... .Hoke Smith, Go
Attorney eneral.. Richard Olney, Mase
Sec'ty. of Agricultural. Sterling Morton, Neh
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4 SUPREME COURT.

4 SUPREME COURT.
ChieHJustice.. Melville W. Fuller, III
stephen J. Field, Cal
ID ohm nj. Harlan, ky
49,. Horace Gray, Ma 81
As,ocio+e Jrs,;oos ..Sam Blatchford, NY
''7''"'e '"''i'e''' David Brewer, Kas.
III II
George Shiras, Penn
Howell + jackson, Ten
u. $. Senator's ....wm fo M st9 9Upss
Rep i'll Congress. Francis G. Newlnnds
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Of lsll tho::Lesdingl.se wipgL; hachi
constantly on hand.
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a Fiau Fov.sIir Agrees Upes-rnprevs.
rents >. ere Aurexee nfststss.
The Board Of Street Opening and Improve
meht met Yesterday in the Mayors once. and
the plan for improving the water ffont Of Rlv-
erslds Park was formally adopted. The Park
and Dock departments aud the property own
ers In the vicinity wersentirely satisfied with
the disposition Of the matter The DOCK Board
will have loo feet at ssventy-ninth street
and 825 feet at Ninety sixth street. The Park
Department will have frontage OF $4,000 feet
to extend Riverside Park to the bulkhead line
west Of the tracks OF the Hudson River Rail-
road. A bill is TO be sent to the Legislature
providing for the extension.
When the improvement in the annexed dis
trict were brought up for discussion Commits
sioner Hafren suggested that the New York
Central Railroad be compelled 10 bridge It's
tracks at 153d and 15Sth streets. but Attorney
Frank Loomis protested. He said that an
agreement had been made vita the Park De-
partment some time ago BY which the railroad
bridges. Tie subject was referred 10 COR.
poraton Counsel Clark. Aommssloner Hat
s len s9qght also to require IN r.lT0sd 70 Con
The plans were %" fecfSed Mr. fIsep DG Tor
widening Of 13Sth and 16lst streets.
The proposed viaduct across the Now Haven
Tricks. WAS approved. inc Nluau.J extends
from l35th street to connect with tho pro-
posed bridge across the Harlem hiver Mt First
avsnue. Willis avenue, between l3lth and
1}5th streets. is to be widened. Tho work on
Willis avenue north OF 1SSth street was or.
dcred to be- stopped. IL.
The proposition to widen Washington ave.
nuo from 159th streetto Pelham avenue, Ford
ham. was vigorously opD0eed by property
owners Plans for this Involvement call for
changing the width from sixty feet to eighty
feet by taking ten feet iron the property on
each sida for about two lUies. The property
owners said the cost OF such work would he
enormous, but Comm iseionar Haffen estl-
mated II ut about S2u0.OO0. He said the Inn
proyement was greatly needed. The Board
ordered surveys and q report made.
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1BE s1mNs rAnrNEE ARREszEn
Crininai rs Well a- Ctvn Proceedings
Taken by Creditor hank.

Crirninai Well Civn Proceedings
Taken by Creditor hank.
William II. Hidreth OF the firm Of Abe Stein
Co. hide and leather Importers. lately OF 81
Gold street. which failed on Dec. with liza
blties OF S1.00O.0OO. surrendered himself
yesterday afternoon in the District Attorneys
Office. Hildreth had learned that Sergeant
Won Gerichten had received q bench warrant
for his arrest Ito appeared at the District At
torney's once with his counsel. Daniel G. Roll
Inns and LAWYER Hersbaeld OF Horwltz &
uershfeld. aud his proposed bondsman.
Jacques krakauer.
The bench warrant was obtained by District
Attorney Fellows from Recorder Smyth. Col.
Fellows made an AFFIDAVIT ayerrlng. on in
formation and belief. that Bildreth had stolen
eleven bales OF goatskins. valued at $1,000.
the title to which was vested In the British
Bank Of South America. Limited. This alleged
theft was brought to the attention Of Col. Eel
Bank OF New York, correspondents in this city
Of the British Bank OF South America. Limited.
not passed from the bank. The banks
this bank. the German Bank OF London. and
several other banks have suffered. through
Inn e b 90 me o r
Since the failure Of Abe Stein 4 %. and the sp-
that suffered through these transactions have
hcen max ing an Investigation, with the result
tbatthe British Bank OF South America pre-
Tered complaint against Hildreth to Col.
Fellows.
Recorder Smyth fixed bail at S25. 900, and
Mr.. Krnknuer gave 1t. After his release Mr.
1iHdreth said to areporter that tho transaction
on which his arrest was based was perfectly
legitimate; and Was similar TO transactions that
the firm OF Abe Stein & Co. had been carrying
on for eight or ten years. lawyer Herrhfieid
Sas srs TN
subject OF civil proceedings.
Assistant District Attorney Lindsay said that
1t was the custom OF Stein Il Co. TO obtain
advances from banks. with which they bought
goods, The firm would execute trust receipts.
covering the goods purchased. to the
banks which made tho advances. These trust
receipts specifically acknowledged that the
title TO the goods remained vested in the bank,
40 that legally the goods were merely on stor-
age with Stein & Co. 10 far as the evidence in
the possession OF the District Attorney showed.
stein & Co. had carried on three sorts Of tran
sactions., The first kind was where they sold
the goods upon which advances had been
made by the hank aud failed TO repay the
banks loan; the second. where they pledged
thsse goods for advances from other banks or
rehypothecated them and tho third was where
they represented themselves to be the owners
OF the goods and borrowed money on them.
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I,-,, or Eu.Ioy.r.. Ii.s,,,t,,

The United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
has decided that an emploJer Is not liable for
damages for injuries To- an employees caused
by defective machinery n 1t cannot be proved
that the machinery became detective through
the eulpabls negligence Of the employer A
fireman named Mcdonald got a verdict In the
District Court against the steamship France.
lie was severely injured while removing ashes
from the stok shOs TO the main deck. a bag OF
Of twsnty-fiVe feet The District Court con-
dsmned the steamship but the Court Of An
reals finds that the bag slipped from It's chain
purely ~ accident. The Court In reversing
the daci SION. SAYS:
The mere fact that the appliance Is shown
10 have bssn defective IL not enough. IL must
appear that tho isfort was an obvious one. or
S4ch As to bs discoysraOl9 by the exercise Of
reasonable care
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THE AUSTIN LIFE INSURANCE CASE.
Gardener Fiizgeraid's Alleged Activity In
Procuring Testimony.

Gardener Fitzgeralds Alleged Activity In
Procuring Testimony.
Several witnesses testified yesterday in the
trial before Justice Patterson In the Supreme
Court of the action brought against the Mutual
Reserve Fund Life Association to recover
$4,000 on the policy held by John c. Austin.
who is said to have been drowned at Manhat-
tan Beach.
Mrs. Fitzgerald. wife OF John Fitzgerald. a
gardener employed at the La Marehe place on
the Shrewsbury River. eorroborated her hus-
bands testimony that Austin visited tho house
on Nov H. 1891. several months after tho
time OF the alleged drowning. James q. Apple
gate al so testified TO Austn's visit on Nov. ~.
Mary DorcY and her husband Michael testi-
Ned that John Fitzgerald called upon them at
100 West Fifty third street and asked Mrs.
Dorcy to testify that she had seen Austin in a
wagon with Henry Ia Marche dur ng the latter
part OF October or early in November and that
Fitzgerald drove the buggy. He told me"
said Mrs. Dorey, that there was money In 10
ii | sWore 10 IT, and that he was being paid 81
a day for hunting up Witnesses.
Mrs DoIcY also test He'd that Fitzgerald said /:
Now have the La Marches and will put them
through for all they are worth"
Lawrence Hickey and Thomas Coen. who
boarded with the Doreys. testified to the same
The case was adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
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HoFFmAY HOUSE LITIoA1IoM
FARMERS Loan and Trust Company Wants
Hts Action Returned to the state Courts.

Farmers Loan AID Trust Company Wants
Hts Action Returned TO the state Courts.
Judge Lacombe OF the United States Circuit
Court kept his court open until O'Clock last
night to hear the argument on the application
OF the Farmers Loan ana Trust Company to
remove their suit against the Hoffman House
back to the State courts, from which 1t was
taken on Jan. 3 by LAWYER Adams. counsel for
tho receivers Of the Hoffman House. who were
appointed by Judge Lacombe.
Lawyer Delahunter. for the trust company
argued that on Jan. Justice Lawrence OF the
Supreme Court rendered final judgment in the
suit In favor OF his clients. empowering them
70 foreclose their mortgage on the Hoffman
House property. and that tho application for
removal 10 tho Federal court was not made
until that judgment had been rendered.
, LAWYER Adams, for the receivers said That
the Judgment was obtained by an illegal eollu-
sion between the trust company and Edward
T. Stokes. who made no defence TO the suit,
statements In order to assist the company In
getting the Judgment. He said that the re-
ccelyers were 9ppointed on Dec. 20. and that
they should have had notice OF the suit to
but granting that The judgment was all
right, his bond and application for removal to
the Fedora. court was filed fifteen minutes be-
y filed In the Clerks office OF the supreme
Court Justice lAwrenee's Judgment was
handed down at ATOP NJ. on Jan. . too late
for Ming that daY. 1t was not formally en-
Jan. 3 and at 1O;:iO Lawyer Adams hled his
bond and application for removal TO tho Fed
eTal court.
Judge Iaeombs reserved his decision.
The General Term ofthe supreme Court yea
terday reversed the Rag ent In favor OF El-
stokes The snpeal was I from E IAN 81 ~ iag:
ment which refused to compel the plaintin 10
perform specifically q contract made in August.
ISL. 10 reference 10 the purchase OF Holman
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They DIda't Get Far with Thsi. Hosty.

William Smith OF 1886 West Fifteenth street
and James Mason OF III East 106th street
we're charged 10 the Essex Mark ct Police Court
yesterday with grand larceny. The complain
ant was George Moshlhoener OF 203 Chrystis
street. who keeps . saloon. lie stated that
Just prior to closing up on Thursday night lie
had counted his money aud placedit In a bag
behind the bar The amount Of the days re-
men came Ia and called for lager heer. MoehI-
hOeffer had 20 walk TO the end OF the bar 10
draw IL. aud while he was doing 30 Smith. who
carried an umbrella with hooked stick
reached over the bar and tOok the money.
They paid for their drinks and walked out.
In stanton street they were STOPPED By two
policemen. who wanted to know what they had
In the bag. Just then MoehlhnefieT ran up
and complained Of his loss and the money
was found intact. The men were held for trial
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WAS MORAN MURDERED7
The POLES Asked 20 Investigats what Was
Supposed DO ne Suicide.

The POLES Asked 10 InvestiEats what Was
Supposed 10 ne Suicide.
The police have been asked to investigate the
case Of Joseph Ingram. who was found in West
Forty-ffth street on the night Of Oct % With
his throat cut and who died without regaining
CONSEQUENCES &C Roosevelt Hospital the fola
loving day. me eahs5 had 'beeif act down as
suicide. The family OF the dead man. how
ever. believe that he was murdered. and en-
gagged Lawyer Weinberg Of IA Nassau street
to present the case before a Coroner's jury.
Coroner Schultze held an inquest on Thursday.
Ingram lived at 139 West Sixty-second street
with his wife and 11-year-old son. He had
formerly been employed in carpet factory,
early in August lost his place aud was unable
to ind another. On the afternoon OF Oct % he
left home. saying that he was going to make
. policeman was informed that tho nody OF a
man was lying on the sidewalk in Forty flfth
street, a few doors west OF Eleventh avenue.
When the policeman reached the spot hs found
wound In his throat. In his pocket there was
a bloody clasp knife. the blade OF which was
closed. Ingram died in Roosevelt Hospital
Mrs Ingram said that the knife found In
her husbands pocket had not been In his pos
session when he left home and that man.
wounded rs badly a. he was, could not have
shut the lade aud put the knife back into his
was no cause. she said. for her husband COM
hitting suicide.
When the Coroners jury heard the facts in
the case they brought in ayerdict that Ingram
Then Mr. Weinberg decided to ask the police
to Investigate the affair.
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SIX SAILORS DROWNED.
They We're BeisE hsowed to Tbs,r aAsp -
BaltIn,ore Harsor and Cas.izea.

They We're BeisE Eowed to Tbs,r aAsp -
baltimore Harsor aud Csp.ized.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 12-Slx mon were drowned
In Baltimore's harbor this morning owing To
the gales violence. The names OF the drown
ed men are: Neal Finlayson. William II. Nell
sou. Robert J. Wilson. John Hughes. and al
unknown sailor Of the British steamer Marcos
and Peter Safranskt q ferrymAn. Three nen
were rescued By the crew OF the police boat
Lannon. Tho doctors at tho City Hospital
spent several hours IN restoring animation
Ih9lr names aro James Carr. Harry Greuii.
with the exception OF Safranaki, the 10 en-
belonged to the British steamer Mareca. At
about clock this morning the eight sailors
emnloyed the ierrymhn to row them from the
loot OF Broadway over to their vessel. The
wind was blowing Hereby and the boat v a.
cries o. the drowning men was hoard on
board the Lannon. and ita search light reveals
oil tho struggling men in the freezing waters
one OF the Lannon's boats were I'm edists IL
launched, but before II reach ed the spot six OF
the men had disappeared. In attemp tinR tho
rescue OF the remaining three mon the brat
was swamped, throwing Lieut. Napier and his
two men into the water.
GraspinR the exhausted sailors, Napier and
his men supported them until their lusty yels
brought help. boat from the MAret "A
manned by six sailors. came none too 500 n.
The benum bed men were drawn into the boat
aud hastily conveyed to the hospital All tie
drowned seamen belonged In England.
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Il. M FIELD SEES mrs LAWYERS.
He EsJoys . street-ear Ride rorm Ludlow
Street TO tho District Attorneys once.

ne Esjoys street-esr Ride feru. ludlow
Street 10 tho District Attorneys once.
Edward NJ. Field resumed. yesterday morn
Ing. his old life in the Ludlow street Jail. and
in the afternoon enjoyed an exhilarating jaunt
on the front platform OF an Avenue u horse
car down to the District Attorneys Office His
friends and lawyers. John /. wilkis and Fred
erick j. Stone. called on him In the morning
and found him in much better condition than
when lie was in tho Jail two years ago. lie
occupies the same cell-No. IA. He spent
most OF the time reading and writing aud
seemed to be quite cheerful. None Of his rela-
tives saw him during tho day.
About 80 O'Clock Deputy Sheriff Burke
called on Field and said that he was going to
take him down TO the District Attorneys office.
Field seemed surprised, but compiled readily
enough. He enjoyed the ride aud the crisp
air AZ the District Attorneys ofics no saw
ben warrant for Field had been issued. and
will act as q sort OF detainer to keep Field IA
jail. He IL already under S65. 900 bail on three
suits. There are Ave indictments q gainst him.
three for forgery and two for grand larceny. ;
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Demonstrates. by Chlc.go.. U..mplo,.s.
THE STATE CARE LCT.
st. Lawrence Hospital Trustees CriticIss
ne Lus.ey Commissiou's Acts.

9t. Lawrepce Hospital Trustees Criticiss
ne Lun.cy Comrnissioa's Acts.
ALBANY. Jan. 1.-The report OF the Board OF
Trustees of the st. Lawrence State Hospital
has been printed and transmitted to the Log
islature. In this report the State Commission
on Lunaoy Is criticised for its construction OF
the lunasy laws. The trustees say:
The Board desires to record itself again in favor OF
such central supervision OF the management of the
state osptals shall place sautary checks upon
tion. We understand the Legislature Intended by
powers conferred the state Commission In
but most earnestly protest against the hssump
ton OF powers ON tho part OF the Commission which
90 % s.d Eysn sy
isaturs never intended TO superssde the local author
OF the hosp,tals By central coSrsinsts
body nsr does the statute 20 our mind imply other
by indirection aud advantage OF situation.
r; isi
and has been In operation for time 10 show
j.ctonsbie As p.T.ossi fsii.f prosdsd We we're at
ha or soa . s ~ s r
statute from the responsibty eies.sd for IN the
sponsibiity then OF boards Managers does
n or he wesd oS sSs.es.
The Question that now presents. itssf more plainly
the ' State as S. interest. q.
insane committed 70 its guardanship viii be better
which there can be no supervisory or controlling body
except that Of the Lssis,stuTs or by aydsd Ie.pOn
ample power to eon.c, abuses either By appeal TO The
pear self evident that better service be-
cannot psiis1s il !. your n,spton TO s.t Us ssds
and elevate service that imputes to u.s. to all local
Beard. o. ssEassrs neglect Of and Incompetence FER
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BILL SENT TO JUDGE BEACH
F0R CARPETS AND RUes A WOwxE
BOUGHT or ". q u SLOANE.

she ssta She was Mrs. Beseh-Irsre
Beses Is n Baeheior-Hs Refused 20 Psy
the BII-FrSceedtpgs Against the wornan
W. 4 J. Sloane. the CARPET dealers. are trying
to get an attachment against a woman who
they say represented herself as the wife Of
Judge Miles Beach OF the Court Of Common
Pleas. and on the strength OF that obtained
s6DI worth OF carpets. rugs. and other house.
hold furniture from the firm. Their counsel
made an application yesterday to Judge r.
Henry DuRro In the Superior Court 1t was
not successful and II may be renewed to-day
According TO the papers in the application,
the woman called at sloanes Broadway store
on Now 81, and introducing herself as Judge
Beach's wife. said the Judge was about to TO
TO housekeeping. and that he had told her to
mako the necessary purchases Of rugs and
carpets. She was finely dressed and ladyllke
in appearance. and they did not suspect that
she was not telling the truth. They didn't
even send TO Judge Beach to ask. She ordered
the stuff sent to 15I East EiRhty-ninth street
and said the Judge would send check for ths,
amount Of the purchase.
On Nov. 10 she called at the store. again and
got some more rugs. A few days later a bill
was sent TO judge Beach. No response came
and one Of the collectors Tor the Arm called at
tho I'LL. lie saws that the supposed Mrs.
Beachtold him that the Judge was n very busy
piled up during the cam aign could be dis
posed Of By tho Judge. Then. she promised, IL
would be attended to- But II wasn't
ON Nov rs an agent Of the frm called on
Judge Beach and aeke about the bill Judge
Beach replied that he knew nothing about the
woman
On Dec. Is the woman removed to 26S West
Forty-third street. the Sloanes say and she Is
known there rs Mrs. Anna Beach Appleton.
They have made efforts to see hor there. but
haven't succeeded.
Charles A. Rupk. the lawyer for the Sloanss
refused yesterday to talk about the case.
judge Miles Beach. who In q bachelor was
seen last night. He said:
know absolutely nothing about the case
and absolutely nothing about the woman. /
have heard OF her; but only through this case.
! got bill IRON the kloanes. and as the goods
had been ordered without my knowledge or
my consent 1 refused to pay It, | had never
heard Of tho woman before that"
At 2jS West Forty-third street it was said
last night that the Mrs. Appleton who has an
apartm ent In the house lives with a niece and
anephew. Mrs. Appleton Is a stout woman
about 90. and the niece is 30 years OF age. IL
was said that Mrs. Appleton had represented
herself to be sister OF Judge Beach. and that
whom she moved into the house on Dec. 10 ali
the furniture she brought with her was new.
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BIZ the East Hide Relief COMMITTEES.
John n Townsend. Treasurer Of the Buti-
:aS.cSons 10 q dsss scSnt
Over 1000 people we're fed at the I'VE cent
restaurant ITO Blocker street Yesterday. It
has been found that some small boarding .
house keepers have been taking advantage OF
from the restaurant. They have been taking
away enough In pals and baskets on the i've
cent plan TO give meals to their boarders.
Charles stewart Smith, Treasurer OF the FL
nance Committee OF the Emergency Fund to
Give Relief by Work. reports that S16,O0730
was received up to Jan. ~.
Mayor Gilroy received Yesterday s232 ~
the. Registers oflce a. contributions to the
fund for the relief OF the poor. The Mayors
fund now amounts to SIC, 5Y9.32