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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-20
POWER OF A METEOR.
1t Causes a Strange Change In q Ships
Compass.

1t Causes a Strange Change In . Ships
Compass.
A very curious observation of, the
effects produced by a meteor seen ut
sea is made public through the hydro
graphic bureau in Washington. Capt.
Redman, of the British steamship Ne
rano, when little moro than two hun
dred miles southeast of Cape Clear dur
ing a recent voyage from Baltimore to
Havre, saw n meteor which appeared to
pass close to his ship. .a.s .......
An observation of the north star
taken soon after the appearance of the
meteor showed a surprising result. The
direction of the ships compass needle
had been changed no less than eleven
degrees! Before the meteor passed the
needle had pointed about degrees 30
minutes west of true north, but now it
pointed 5 degrees 80 minutes east of
north.
That the meteor had caused the
change was indicated by the fact that
within twenty-four hours the needle
returned to it's former position, moving
slowly back about eleven degrees
toward the west.
Equally great effects have been pro,
duced upon ships compasses by light
ming, but in such cases the bolts have
actually struck the ship. The meteor
seen by Capt Redman did not touch his
ship, and while he makes no estimate
of it's actual distance it was probably
considerable, since there is no report OF
it's having been observed to fall into
tho sea- .....-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-20
Cards In His Coffin.

At the little village of Nomps-au-Va1,
near Amiens, q curious ceremony was
lately seen at funeral, says the Lon
don Daily News. The deceased was q
cdrd-playing enthusiast, piquet having
beon his favoritc game. BY tho terms
of his will, pack of cards Ind to be
placed in the coffin with his body, and
certain Of his card-playing friends were
to have a legacy of about hundred
pounds apiece on condition that they
bore him tothe grave, and stopped ON
the way to drink n glass of vino at a
small tavern where, to quote his words,
he had "spcnt so many agreeable even
ings at cards" Tho instructions of the
will were strictly carried out, and a
considerable crowd assembled to see
the last Of the piquet player.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-20
women Dootors In sussIa,

In Bosnia the two women doctors APP
pointed by the Austrian government a
few years ago, DIR. Theodore Krajews-
lia and DIR. Dolusluvn Kecls, seem to have
overcome the prciudices Of the Moham-
medan population against them. They
had over six hundred patients between
them last year. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01
iSeStcd the ". 81 =.

In spite Of all the kicks and roars
from the Reno Fair, no one can deny
that Christopher Columbus Powning
is hot hustler when it comes to get
ting move on things.
But his great feat was in besting
the V. & r. to the time of several hun
drcd dollars. lie tried to get Yering-
ton to run il round trip train from the
ComstOck to Reno and return for 81
the round trip YerinGton scoffcd at
the idea that such Il snap would pay
as he did not consider that the Fair
would be much of Il go anyhow. He
wanted 500 day guaranteed or no
train. Powning finally agreed to pay
500 Il day for the train and own it
for the week. He closed Il contract
on these terms. The first three days
paid for tho train and PoWning has
been pulling down the long green
ever since us Il clear profit.
The boys say that when the V. e.. 7.
directors saw the big. full trains roll
ing by the depot they called amecting
and blGd internally
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01
TUESDAY
OFFICIAL PAPER.
Bapti. rdIhe Confederacy.

Just after the battle of Perryville,
in October, 1862, DR.. Savage, Il strong
Union man, was at one of his appoint
ments to baptize some children.
There was a large crowd, and a South
ern matron brought her four children
to the altar.
Name that child" said the Union
preacher, laying his hand on the
child's head.
"Simon Boliver Buckner," was the
reply, which caused a smile to come
over the congregation, but the brave
preacher went on with his duty.
name that child" taking the next
in order.
"Pierre Gustav Toutant Beaure-
gard" and the smile grew into a
smoker, while DR.. Savage became red
in the face. He baptized the young
namesake of the engineer soldier and
went on with the ceremony.
"Name that child" he gasped, reach
ing for the third.
albert Sydney Johnston" came the
answer.
The smile became audible. Heav-
ing sigh OF relief, he took the fourth,
a little girl, whose gender he fondly
supposed would preclude Il continu-
alton of heroic reproductions, and
said
Name this child"
"Mary Stonewall jackson Lee"
came the response that set the con.
grcga ton into roar, while the Union
parson Thought he had held i'll his
arms the whole Southern Confeder
acy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else. It's
easier to cure severe cough or cold
with it. Let your next purchase for
Il cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better results; bet.
ter try it. Il. i. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01
Omaha Stock Market.

OMAHA, Sept. 30.-There is not
enough bocvcs to fill the demand.
The market is steady and active.
Everything sold.
Western steers. $3.50 to s.. 35; can
ners, $50 to $40: stocl1ers and feed.
ers, S2.75 to $3.50.
Sheep, steady: fair to choice west
crna, S2.25 to SO; common and stock
sheep, 50 to 50 SO: lambs, SO to 1856.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01
FOR SALE OR TRADE,

Mr.. A. Bruce offers for sale or trade
his house and stable situated near the
upper bridge. For further particu
lars inquire OF the undersigned.
A. BRUCE.
(8.22tf)
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

Nothing SO distressing as hacking
cough. Nothing SO foolish as to SUI
fer from it. Nothing SO dangerous if
Sallowcd to continue. One Minute
Cough Cure gives immediate relief.
II. T.. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

1t IS a truth in medicine that the
smallest dose that performs cure is
the best. Dc Wits Little Early
Riscrs arc the smallest pills, will per
form Il cure, and are the best. +. t.
Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

Say. why don't you try De Wits
Little Early Risers? These little
pills cure headache, indigestion and
constipation. There small, but do
the work. T.. T.. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

Try "S5ilver Medal Flour" and you
will use no other.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-10-01

"Siivcr Medal Flour" is second to
none.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Special Train Wrecked |.

Havana, Nov. 21.-A special train upon which General Suarez Valdez was returning from Santa Clara was wreck ed yesterday by the explosion of two dynamite cartridges, which had been placed on the track by rebels near Jicotea. General Suarez Valdez was not hurt, but of the twenty-five men composing his guard two were seriously wounded and twelve bruised. A band of insurgents stationed alongside the track fire two volleys into the train as the dynamite cartridges were ex- ploded. but did not hit anyone After the train stopped the insurgents were dispersed by the Spanish guard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Not Yet Deduced.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The field notes of the corps of surveyors who ran the line of the Hist meredian of longitude from Mount Saint Elias to the Arctic Ocean, which for that distance forms the boundary between Alaska and Brit ish Columbia have not yet been reduced by the computing division of the coast and geodetic survey, where the work has been prosecuted during the past month or six weeks. Tt has so far progressed, however" said an official to-day, that we are able to see that the linerun by Oglevie, the British surveyor, in 1889, and marked by cer- tain stones, is not far, if at all, from the true line. Whether this line will bring the gold mines on Forty Mile Creek within the United States cannot be stated by any one at this distance from the territory involved. It is cer- tain that the line crosses Forty Mile Creek some miles from its iuncture with the Yukon river. These gold mines are in that immediate vicinity"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Coinage is Heavy.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The treasury was informed to-day of the withdrawal of $5O0,00O in gold at New York for ex- port to Europe. This reduces the treas ury gold reserve to $S6, BOA 557. Of this reserve about $32 100000 is in gold coin, against which there are not gold cer- tificates held. The gold coin holdings at New York, because of the recent heavy exports of gold have become less than it is customary to have in the sub-treasury and gold coin has been or dered shipped from the Philadelphia mint to replenish the depleted stock at New York. The Philadelphia mint is now at work on full time and has been for several weeks past In turning gold bullion into coin. The coinage this month will be unusually heavy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
BAnLOoNIsTs ADYENTUREs.

Graphically Described Last Evening by
 Captain David $. Thomas-Greeted by a
 Large Audienoc-Fine Views shown.
 The parlors of Dwight Place church was well filled last evening to hear Captain D. s, Thomas of this city, for merly press agent for P, T. Barnum, lecture on "A Tour i'm the Heavens" The lecture was extremely interesting and was admirably illustrated by stere- opticon views, which portrayed the most interesting adventures. In conn., aeriat tours was the famous aeronaut, Donaldson, who was extremely success ful in his asoensions until he made fatal one in a western city, MT. Thomas not going up with hian at that time. The lecturer described various voyages and the incidents connected with them, one of the most interesting of them being the occasion on which the drag rope of the balloon in which MT. Thomas was sailing through space caught upon a freight tratnt The rope became entangled in a car of lumber and the balloonists shouted down to brakeman to loosen it. He, however. thought it was a good joke and refused to do so> Finally the rope caught on a telegraph pole and pulled off part of the carload of lumber, when the train had to stop and the obstreperous brakeman had to help load it again. On another occasion in a western city party of young ladies went up in the balloon which drifted some distance out of the city and the papers reported the party lost. Just after Prof. Don aldson lost his life in Chicago in nnak- ing an ascension MT. Thomas went up and was reported in Chicago as hav- ing perished. The headlines of the ar ticles were: Gone to Join Donaldson y Another of Barnum's Lunatics," !" Thomas Probably Lost,' and on re- turning ito the city next day MT. Thon- as had the pleasure of reading his own obituary. On one occasion he made an ascension when the balloon rose to such an altitude that the barometer, which could register 14,O00 feet, could not measure.
 The entire lecture was extremely en- tertaining and every point was graphic ally described in a comprehensive flow of good language Besides the views illustrating the lecture pictures of Rev. Dr. Twitchell and Dwight Place church were shown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
THE EASTERN SITUATION,
Appointment of Bahri Boy Is Not Received
 Ea nn.f,h hlu

Constantinople, Nov. 21.-The Hon. A. W. Terrell, the American minister, has induced the porte to telegraph to the officials at Hharpout to grant the Amer ican missionaries the safe conduct to the Black Sea. The appointment of Bahri Beyts military commander of the Aleppo district has unfavorably im- pressed the diplomatic circles here. It is feared taht he will renew the tac- tics which he pursued at Van when he was vali of that place. It is claimed that Bahri Pasha was responsible for the massacres at Van and the foreign ministers demanded his removal He was deposed by the sultan, but 8 short time afterward was restored.
 The representa- tiVes of the powers, especially the Hon. M. H. Herbert, the British charge daffaires, have inti- mated to the porte that they cannot answer for the consequences should Ar menians at Zitouan be massacred after they surrender as it is expected they wili do owing to the efforts of the Armenian patriarch to bring about that end.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Red Cross Lodge.

Red Cross lodge, No. 1892, Sons of St. George, gave a social ble in old Union armory last night Williams orchestra prompted. The committees in charge were: Grand conductor, James Moore; assistant grand conductor, Henry T. Fisher.
 Floor committee-William F. Clark son, J. A. Cromer, T. R. Cation, H. T. Fisher, R. F. Shepard.
 Arrangement committed - James Moore, chairman; Enoch White, secre- tary; William F. Clarkson, treasurer; J. A. Cromer, T. R. Caton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
No Credence ( iven.

Washington, Nov. 21.-In the absence 0 fthe minister, Yang Yu, who is now in Spain on official business, nothing definite has been received at the Chin csc legation in this city regarding the report from London that Captain Mc- Clure, who was nominally a vice ad- miral in the Chinese navy at the time o fthe engagement at the mouth of the Yalu river, will arrive in England next week with a commission from the Chinese government to place extensive orders for the construction of war ships" No credenee, however, is giv- en to the story.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Heisa Candidate.

Philadelphia. Nov. Ex-Governor Matthews of Indiana, who arrived to- day said: ''Harrison is unjdoub btedly a candidate. Everybody in Indiana re- gards him as such. There are locali- ties, however, throughout the state where Mckinley has a strong following and there Is a great deal of enthusiasm for him. Harrison, however, will have the united delegation from Indiana to the national convention. His support CTS managed to talk down the feeling for Mckinley. You cannot find anyone throughout the whole Indiana who does not know that Harrison is candidate. That has been seen long ago. He may say nothing himself, but his friends know it."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
AdiUdoed Insane.

Boston, Nov. 21-Mrs Maud Munden, the young married woman who came from Montreal to Somerville five months ago, and who has since her arrival at her new home made fourteen attempts to set fire to the tenement house in which she and her family lived, was taken to the Worcester in sane hospital this afternoon. She was not arraigned in court, but was ex- amined by City Physician Dearborn. and Dr. White in the police station. At the conclusion of the examination Judge Storey was informed that the woman was insane in the particular Of having a mania for setting fires. The physicians made out aff1davits to that effect, and as a consequence Judge Storey signed papers for her confne- in mt in the asylum. Mrs. Munden took her examination coolly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
WrAn STAND NO NONSENSE.
Captain Pickett Determined That students
 Shall be Orderly.


 New York, Nov. N,-Captain Pickett of the Tenderloin precinct desires to inform Yale and Princeton men, who in former years made things lively along Broadway, Sixth avenue and theaters after the football game, that he will stand none of their nonsense on Satur- day night after the game.
 The captain has secured an extra de- tail of fifty policemen for duty in his precinct on Saturday night which with his own men will make 200 men. These he will scatter along Broadway and Sixth avenue, in the hotels and theatlers with instructions to arrest all students and others who may become boisterous. Tonight the captain got from the rtheaters lists of the seats sold for Sat urday night to students, He says that the students will be arrested if they make any demonstrations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
ALL FOUR CLAIM INNOCENCE
THE BoY TRAIN WRECRERS DE- CLARE THEY ARE NOT GUILTY.

Plato Said That He Did Not Know Who
 He Had Anything to Do With the Wreck
 ing.
 Rome. N Y, Nov. 21.-The four boys arrested in connection with the wreck ing of the New York Central mail train were to-day interviewed in the jail. They all appeared cheerful and care less of their condition. Hildreth said he did not know what line of defence he should adopt until he saw his father, who is a New York lawyer. He said he was not guilty, and expected to prove his innocence. T know" he said, q have made some kind of a confess sion, but there is not word of truth in it, When I was arrested by the officer he said he had a great mind to shoot me on the spot, and he so fright ened and confused me that I said yes to everything that was asked me"
 Hildredth said that regarding the llnuiHS or HIS nat at the Wreck that ne had not seen the hat since Sunday, when he hung 1t in the reading room at the Temperance hotel. After supper the hat was gone. He said that he and Hubbard and Bristol and Plato spent Monday night playing cards in his CHildredth's) room at the Temperance hotel Hildredth dictated to the re- porter a telegram to be sent to his fla ther in New York begging the latter to come here immediately.
 Plato said he was innocent and in no way connected with the wrecking. He did not know who did it. He said he played cards with the other boys Mon- day night and went home with Hib- bard and slept with him. Mrs Hib- bard, mother of one of the boys, stated on the witness stand in the coroner's inquest last evening that she had never known Plato, but Plato did not know that she had so testified when he told the reporter that he ate breakfast at Hibbards house Tuesday morning. He said there was no truth in his confess sion, and that he was frightened into it..
 Hubbard denied that he had anything to do with the wrecking.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
BOARD OF coMP ENsATroN.
Claims Filed In the Union Street Matter
 and Other Cases.

Claims Filed In the Union Street Matter
 and Other Cases.
 The board of compensation took up the Undon street matter at their meeting last night and heard the claimants for dana ges resulting from the regarding of that street. Lee & Hoyt appeared and put in a claim for $2,600 damages, and MT. Bishop of Peck and Bishop filed claim of $3,700.
 On account of the change of grade in Ivy street, Patrick McKiernan claimed $1 ,00O damages and Edward Sperry $500, each mann having lost 16 inches of land by the new layout.
 Attorney James Bishop appeared for Edward Grafunder and claimed $1,000 damages caused by the change of grade of Gold street. Peter Reutiger claimed $100 from the same cause. The board was unable to act on this matter as the board of public works had ordered the new walks laid on this street to conform to Washington street. The other petitions were tabled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
FOR CONSOLIDITION.
sentim ent Favorable to it Expressed at the
 westvilIe eeting Last Evening.

~
 weStvilIe N eeting Last Evening.
 A meeting of the voters of Westville was held last evening in Central hall in that place to consider the question of consolidation. Captain c. B. Manson presided. Judge Hotchklss and L. Wheeler Beecher were present and answered many question in regard to consolidation. They stated that the law prohibits the city from increasing the tax of the village more than mills if consolida tion takes place. They also said exceptional advantages for consolidation are at present offered to the village and if these are not ac- cepted now. the city will in a few years enforce consolidation under less favora- ble conditions The universal senti- ment of the meeting seemed to be for consolidation and the town will un- doubtedly vote affirmatively on the question on election day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
DOES NOT MEAN GUILT.
Mrs. valois Says She is Innocent of Her
 Fathers Death.


 Providence, l., Nov. 21.-Mrs. Clara Valois, for whose arrest a warrant has been issued by the town authorities of North Scituate, charging her with the murder of her aged father, John Will liam Roessler, sent the following com munication to the Providence Journal office to-day:f
 To the Providence Journal and Bulle-
 tin:
 MT. Editor: I wish to inform you and the public, also the attorney gem eral, that my absence from Scituate does not mean guilt. My reasons are: First, I am innocent. The law has no right to put me in a cell and torture me The state shall first find where j.. W. Roessler bought that weapon be- woman and her poor, aged mother by so doing.
 Second, The state can better afford to find the man who sold the weapon than I, and they ought to be very sure whether or not the pawnbroker is a Judas Iscariot MT. Du- bois shall have any and all questions answered in due time and those dear, disappointed fellows, the reporters, will see the suspected one when she is out of danger and the case finished. MT. Attorney find the man who sold the revolver before you ruin me, for there was an innocent man hung in little Rhode Island once upon a time.
 Yours truly,
 MRS. vALOIS. Mrs. Valois knew that more or less suspicion rested upon her and she de- termined to preplare herself for what might happen in a day or two Monday she came to Providence Where she has kept herself since then is a matter of conjecture only. Tuesday noon Cor oner Wood received a. letter. post marked Providence, November IS, from Mrs. Valois, in which she would re- turn to Scituate by stage on the even- ing of November 19
 To-day there were rumors in North Scituate to the effect that the suspected woman had left this country for Ger many, where she was born and where she spent the first few years of her life.
 All efforts to ascertain her wherea- bouts have however, proved unavail- ing. The warrant for her arrest is still in the hands of Officer Colvfn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Confident of Success

Princeton, N. J., Nov 21.-The eleven aged in only the slightest kind of practice to-day in preparation for Sat urd'ay's game. The team will leave for New York tomorrow afternoon. Princeton men are confidenM of suc- cess, but are shy of Yale money of- fered at odds of 5 to 4, A few bets have been made at odds of to 8.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Police Items.

William J. Rogers and Frank Nc Clusky were arrested yesterday by Ser geant Dennehy for peddling without a license.
 Charles Rogers, Henry Ball and John Flynn were. arrested yesterday for beg ging on the streets.
 Herman Dordell of 27 Arch street was arrested charged with non support of his family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22

of New York" The latter seems to be we'll liked and Is as follows; On side, off side, any old side at all, We're gaining steadily round the end
 Dewitt has got the ball; Thorne goes through the center,
 The line holds strong and true, And if they get hurt there are sandy
 subs
 On the side lines of the blue.
 These are the songs which will cheer the defenders of the blue on to hoped for victory, and from the practice every night they will probably be sung with effect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
Does Wonderful Cures,

Atdhison, Kanss Nov. 21.-H. H. Wentworth, aged eighty-four, is per- forming cures in Atchison very much the same as Sehla tier, alleged Messiah, did in Denver, except that Wentworth does not touch his patients. He is credited with a. number of cures and is attracting much attention. Many are focking to see him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-22
,etonin the Woods.

Stamford, Nov. 21.-The police to- night were notified that a human skele- ton was found in the woods just over the Stamford line in Greenwich this afternoon. The bones were discovered by a. father employed on new house in process of construction. Further de- tails are not known and the police will investigate tomorrow.