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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-06

- 10 ohlu ClldU CnG azure OF the kin6D
OF Siam is worth over one million dol.
lars. lie has three hundred wives and
eighty-seven children. He is forty
years of age.
20. MAscAGNI carries about with him a
whole host of amulets, of ivory, coral
and other materials, and including a
special collection of unroasted chest.
nuts warranted tu turn off the evil eve.
MIR. GLADSTONE, who. is a great adj
mirer of Sir Walter SCOTS works.
shows by his refusal to desert his old
Scotch constituency at the next elec.
tlon that he is confident of his still
possessing the "Heart of Midlothian" :"
IT is proposed that postage stamps
be numbered, SO that when stolen from
the post Offices the rogues may be
traced.
In Mongolia, Asia, there are no ho-
tells. Monasterfes, however, are nu-
merous, and they always accommodate
travellers.
IT is curious fact, as noted by Sir
Samuel Baker, that negro has never
been known to tame an elephant or
any wild animal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-06
ADVERTISING RATES.

hll be made as low as Is consistent with
'unl business principles. Apply at the Of
% for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-06
LONG-DISTANCE TALKING
How It Ii Practiced by Mountain GuIdea
In Albania.

How It Ii Practiced by Mountain Guidea
In Albania.
The people of Albania are said to
practice long-distance teiieinx without
the help OF the electric current. In
their mountainous country they pass
along the word from summit 10 summit
by tile upaided strength OF their lungs.
regular relays are said to be estab-
hshed Tor receiving and dispatchinr
news This is patterned after the use
or courlers IN more IcveI countries. The
author OF The Cruise of the r. Y. s.
Eva" speaks of this habit Of the Alba
mans as q national peculiarity.
They cannot say their say when they
are near each other, but must ALWAYS
wait till they get to the top of two
Fills to begin to talk. You march alonp
after your Albanian guide and meet
another; they may perhaps kiss, CLASP
hands, mutter few words and pass
ON, or. not unlikely, they pass without
the slightest notice. On you go and
forget that you met anybody, when
suddenly, on arriving at the top of a
hill, your guide turns round and sings
out: 20 Georgia. Georgio-o-o-o!"or
whatever his name may be, spinning
out the last syllable to great length.
The echo has hardly died away be-
fore you hear the answer Talk has be-
gun, and youhad better sit down, unless
you do not mind proceeding alone. for
move they will not until their say is
over, and You may have to exercise your
patience for half an hour.
There is no question that this long
talking propensity is a great bore, not
only for the loss of time it occasions.
but because the noise is enough to dis
turb every head of game in the coun-
try.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-06

'"es who wish to handle the PURE 600
rSp-, are Invited 10 como and SEQ IN.
-, ''o'sent by mail and dcorTespandeuce 1.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-06
Ally INDEPEND ENT.
AN EVENING PAPER,

Issued every day, Sundays excepted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
Bond Syndicate Deposits Two
Million at Sub Treasury
RESERVE is OVER The MARK
Treasury Officials Intimate That With.
drawais VIII Continue to BE
Offset by Bankers.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The gold syn
dictate today prevented the gold reserve
from falling below the s1OO, 600, 900
mark. About o'clock the treasury
department was Informed that $780,
900 in gold had been Withdrawn for ex-
pOrtation from the sub-treasury in
New York. AS the gold reserve at the
close of business today stood at $102,-
527, lac. the withdrawal would have re-
duced the reserve to S99, 677, 14S. A few
minutes afterward, however, Acting
Secretary Curtiss received a telegram
saying that Mr.. PIerpont Morgan Of
the syndicate had deposited 81, 600 900 in
gold in exchange for greenbacks. This
deposit swelled the reserve to $101, ST.
14S.
The officials at the department dis
play no apprehension as to the gold re-
serve and intimate that the syndicate
will continue to make deposits to offset
Withdrawals. But they decline to ex-
press their reasons for their faith, and
the question raised constantly is as to
the pledge under which the syndicate is
making these deposits and the period
1t covers, as well as the ability of the
syndicate to continue to protect the re-
serve. But little light can be shed on
the question, however, as it is said that
probably only two government officials
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle-know the unwritten part of
the agreement made with the syndicate
which secured the last issue of bonds.
The syndicate has so far voluntarily
deposited about. IS 600, 600 in gold The
manner in which the syndicate has ac-
cumulated the gold which it has vol
UNFAIRLY exchanged al the treasury for
greenbacks is not absolutely known
The syndicate does not make public it's
operations, but at the treasury it is be-
lieved that the most of it is obtained
by government exchange on San Fran
cisco and by buying bullion checks.
GOLD WITHDRAWALS.
New York, Aug. 2O.-The sum of 81
$4,000 in gold was Withdrawn from the
sub-treasury for shipment to England
tomorrow OF this amount Hosker
Wood & Co. took $1,75O,OOO, w. H.
Crossman e Bros. 81, 0O0, 900, and Ness
lage & Fuller 100000. These withdraw
ais reduced the reserve to 500, $50 900,
the lowest it has been since the Bel
mont-Morgan syndicate completed
their contract with the government
and paid for the new 4 per cent bonds
the proceeds of which brought the gold
reserve up to $1O7, 600 600. In fact, today
was the first time since the completion
of the contract that the reserve was re-
duced below the 500, OOO 900 mark. The
bond syndicate later in the day depos-
tied 100000 in gold in the sub-t treas
ury and thereby kept the government
reserve above the $780, 900 mark.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
Great Furnace Of the Carnegie
Company Exploded.
SIX WORKMEN WERE KILLED
Three Fatally and Sixteen Seriously In
jured in Addition-Iron' Is
Thrown for Rods.

Pittsburg. Pa, Aug 2O.-An explos-
ion at the furnace of the Carnegie Steel
Company, at Braddocl1. at this morn
ing, killed six men, fatally injured
three, seriously burned Is and Destroy
ed 100000 worth of property. All the
killed and injured were Hungarians ex-
cept James Harrison, the foreman.
Their names were not obtained. The
explosion was due to a "hang" in the
furnace which suddenly was loosened
and dropped into the molten metal be-
low generating an immense quantity
of gas so suddenly that it could not
escape by ordinary means. A few min
utes before the explosion one of the top
filters dumped a barrow of material
into the bell Of the furnace, which he
had forgotten to raise. This clogged
the top of the furnace and prevented
the gas from escaping.
A gang of 16 men in charge of James
Harrison We're sent at once to the top
of the furnace to remove the Obstruc-
ton. All were closely crowded around
the bell of the furnace removing the
material when there was a terrific eX-
plosion and men, barrows, tools and
material We're hurled in all directions.
Flames, deadly gases and smoke belch-
ed from the furnace top and the gang
of men fell as if shot. One was blown
from the top of the furnace along the
metal roadway to the elevator shaft,
down which he FELL and strilxingOn the
car, was cut in two. A relief crew
quickly went to the top OF the furnace,
where lay Is men bleeding, torn, burn
ed and dying Flames and smoke were
still coming from the furnace and the
work of rescue was dangerous in the
extreme Three men died between
and 8. The contents of the furnace
were scattered hundreds of yards
around the furnace, falling in all parts
of the yards, cutting and burning about
10 men working below. The carpenters
shop, 100 yards from the furnace. was
soon in flames. and was destroyed. If
the furnace should have to be rebuilt
the total damage will be $4,000 The
homes of the killed and injured We're
near the furnace and the streets of that
vicinity We're filled with a mass of
frantic, half crazed women and chill
dren.
The names of the killed were: Steve
HaVrela, Joseph Tuckay, Joseph Copp,
John Meka, John Pookopoveie. John
Grucha.
OF the injured it is now thought five
will die. They are: John Warha,
John SkOnda. Mike Jura, Mike Kap-
enos, and Rev Drobne The following
seriously injured will probably recover:
John Wagasly, John Zebroreay, James
Harrison.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
Five Robbers Quickly Searched
an Express Car.
WERE HANDY WITH DYNAMITE
Bandits Near North Platte, Nebraska,
Looted the Eastbound Overland
Flyer at Midnight.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 20.-The
fast express known as "the flyer" on
the Chicago q West Michigan railroad,
leaving Chicago at 5 o'clock and arriV-
ing here at 10:40 was held up by five
men in a piece of woods just before
crossing the Kalamazoo river, tonight.
The train was tagged by swinging a
white light across the track, and when
it was stopped, Conductor Rice Of this
city stepped out on the platform Of the
baggage car and seeing two robbers,
asked: Whats the matter?" The re-
ply was two shots from their revOlvers.
AT the same time another shot was fired
into the engine cab and a moment later
two men climbed on the engine and or
dered the engineer and fireman to set
the brakes and keep quiet
When the train stopped, the brake
man. Timothy Murphy, jumped off the
rear platform, and started back with
lantern, as required by the rules. The
fifth robber, standing alongside the
coach, fired three shots at the brake
man. one of which hit him in the side,
struck a rib and glanced out, making
a flesh wound. He dropped into the
ditch, where he remained until the rob-
bers had gone.
conductor Rice, after bullet had
whistled past his head, retreated to the
baggage car and threw his pocket book
over behind the trunks.
Without demanding admission. the
robbers placed dynamite beside the
car door, blew it in and sprang into the
car, with the remark: 1--WE want all
you've got here" They ordered the
conductor, baggageman and express
messenger to throw up their hands and
went through their pockets, taking
$3.50 in change from the conductor, but
finding nothing except watches on the
others. They then tackled the safe and
blew it open in less than 80 seconds. 1t
contained no valuables. They took the
watches from the engineer and fireman,
but when the conductor said he would
need his watch it was handed back to
him. The passengers, AZ of them, were
not molested. The robbers then fed.
Possess are securing the country for the
robbers
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
ALLEGED EXPOSE OF THeo. DuRRANT
Letters Showing Frequent and Base Pro-
posals TO Women.

San Francisco, Aug. 20.-The prose-
cutors Of Theodore Durrant are at
present engaged in developing a fruit
full line of testimony which promises to
throw a powerful side light on the con-
duct of the young man toward women
While Durrant is pictured by his
friends as being a meek, modest youth,
who, so far from being able to murder
two school girls, found his only true
enjoyment in the Sunday school of
which he was assistant superintendent,
it is proposed to prove that his base
ness was boundless when associating
with women.
In support of this assertion young
women who are said to have been in
suited by Durrant VIII be placed on the
stand and letters written by the pris-
Oner to his female acquaintance will
be introduced as evidence The au>
dacity of the prisoner is shown by
letter now in the hands of the police
which he wrote to Helen Henry a To-
cal actress, a few weeks before the
murders. Although he had known the
young lady but a few days, he wrote
her letter so suggestive that she de-
clined to answer it, and a few days la
ter he followed it up with another just
DIS Intensive.
So bold did Durrant become that long
before his arrest it is said that a num-
Der of young women declined to attend
parties to which he was invited, or as
sociate with him in any way
From a reliable source it is learned
that no matter what is accomplished
by the present trial it is intended to
bring Durrant before a jury on the
charge of killing Minnie Williams. This
course will be pursued, even if Durrant
should be found guilty of the murder
of Miss Lamont. The idea of the pros
ecution in doing that will be to provide
against the possibility of the supreme
court granting a new trial in the La
mont case. 1t is even proba BILE that the
district attorney would consent to a
change of venue for the Williams trial.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in as to the nature of the alibi that
Durrant's counsel expect to put before
the jury to combat the evidence now
i'm the hands of the prosecution.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
THE AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR
supreme Grand Council Listens to Flat
teTing Reports.

Detroit Mich, Aug. 2O.-The supreme
grand council of the American Legion
of Honor assembled here today in BIZ
ennial session Each of the delegates
wore upon his breast the decoration of
the French Legion of Honor, the badge
of the famous French order being used
by the American organization by spec
ial permission of the French govern
ment, granted in 1878 to Darius Wilson
of Boston, who was the founder of the
order in this country. The sessions of
the council. which will extend over two
weeks, will be presided over by Supreme
Commander ]. NJ. Gwinel.
The biennial report says that the
membership. which extends into every
state and territory. is in the neighbor-
hood of 10000, and that since its organi-
cation the legion has paid out nearly
$Sl, 100000 in death benefits, and three
quarters of a million in sick benefits
One of the most important questions to
be considered is the recommendation
of the Pennsylvania grand council that
the constitution be so amended as to re-
lease all members who have reached the
age of 60 years from the payment of
dues.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
COMMISSIONERS DENY THE CHARGE
Whitman County Fathers Have Always
Cared for the INDECENT

Whitman County Fathers Have Always
Cared for the INDECENT.
Colfax, Aug. 2O.-On appearing before
the board Of county commissioners with
the article dated Cotton, Wash, Aug.
10, in the issue of August 20, in which
article the board is accused of NAL
administration the correspondent was
authorized to say the recent TRADE
against the Whitman county board of
county commissioners made in the
Spokesman-Reveiew by the correspon-
dent at Cotton has one distinguishing
quality and that is it's utter and COM
plete absence of truth either in whole
or in part. No application has been
made for anyone at Cotton for assist
ance, no report that anyone was sick
or destitute at Cotton was made. and
no case at Cotton or elsewhere in
Whitman county has ever been present
ed to the board and been neglected by
1t, nor has it ever refused to extend
a liberal and humane charity to anv
human being in said county needing its
humane offices. The cases at Cotton
recently arising came incidentally to
the notice of one of the commissioners
late Saturday night and Monday morn
ing the two cases were on their way
to the hospital in his personal charge
and are now being cared for at the
county's expense.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
NEBRASKA TRAIN LOOTED AT WILL
Engine Was Cut orr and Sent Ahead
Particulars Meager

North Platte, Neb., Aug 2O.-Bandits
captured the east bound overland flyer
about midnight The engine was cut
off and sent forward, while the out
laws looted the train at their pleasure
No particulars as to the amount Of
Doodle secured are obtainable. The en-
CINE was sent into Gotehenburg for
relief and officers are in pursuit of the
highwaymen.
The country in the vicinity Of the
"hold-up" is fairly well settled and the
authorities anticipate no trouble in fol-
lowing the outlaws. All were heavily
armed and a conflict is quite probable.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
HOLDS RoUND.THE.woRLD TRAVEL
Southern Pacific Enters a Combine With
Other Lines.

San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-The South
ern Pacific Company has entered into
a contract in London which makes it
now possible for a passenger to buy
ticket around the world from any point
on any of the lines which have become
a party to the new agreement. The
agreement is in effect an important
combination between several big rail-
road and steamship companies, design
ed to control the lions share of the
round-the-world passenger traffic. The
contract was signed by the London rep
resentative of the Southern Pacific, act
ing also as the agent of the Pacific Mail
and the Occidental & Oriental Steam
ship companies and the agent of the
Peninsular e Oriental Steam Naviga-
ton Company.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
NoN-PARTIsAN SILVER CONVENTION
Delegates at San Francisco Think the
Old Parties Arc UnfricndIN

San Francisco. Aug. 2O.-At the fore
noon session of the non-partisan silver
convention, called by the American BIZ
metallic League, SAT delegates were
seated by the committee on credentials.
The temporary officers, George w. Ba-
ker and George p. Keeney, were made
permanent chairman and secretary re-
spectively. In view of their services to
bimetallism, George w. Baker, repub-
lican; r. j. Clunie democrat. and Alex
ander Majors, populist, were recon-
mended for appointment as national
committeeman of the American Bime-
tallic League for the state of California
and were instructed to proceed without
delay to organize bimetallic leagues
throughout the state. The balance of
the session was devoted to addresses
on the silver question by speakers Sc
lected by the program committed
Assemblyman Timothy Guy Phelps.
ex-collector of the port, said the con-
Vention had met to right a great wrong
the crime of 49," He said that by
reconciliation our paralyzed indus
tries would be revived and American
laborers raised to a higher plane He
said that decentralization benefited the
creditor and hurt the debtor class. 1t
Robert NJ Beatty Of Nevada thought
that silver would never be restored as
long as it's friends depended upon eth
er of the old parties. He believed, as
Hurley of Calaveras had, that the Uni
ted States should Immediately proceed
to remOnetize silver irrespective of the
action of European countries, which,
he thought would soon follow such an
example set by this country. He main
tanned that the only way to secure the
reconciliation Of silver was by the
election to congress Of men pledged to
silver, regardless of party.
At the afternoon session Delegate
Thompson (colored) of Sacramento be-
lieved that party affiliations should be
thrown aside and men should look to
their own interests. He had left the
republican party, although, he said, it
had freed his race. He considered the
negroes had paid their debt to the re-
publican party by 20 years of faithful
allegiance, and henceforth he would
vote for the man pledged to free silver.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
SEVEN PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWNED
Small Yacht Capsized in Lake Eric. orr
Buffalo.

Small Yacht Capsized in Lake Erie. ORE
Buffalo.
Buffalo. N. Y, Aug. 2O-By the cap
sizing of a small pleasure yacht of
Ring brothers this evening seven of
the 10 men on board were drowned.
That there was not greater loss of life
is due to the quickness of the life-sav-
ing crew in getting to the scene. The
dead are:
Frank Buggmann.
Jacob Baumann.
Henry SCHNEIDER.
Charles Gischer.
Thomas +. Cannon.
Fireman, name unknown.
Stranger, name unknown.
The members of the party were ems
ployes of the East Buffalo livestock
yards. A strong wind was blowing
which made a heavy sea, and as the
yacht was entering the harbor heavy
sea swept over her, completely engulf-
ing the boat and all on board.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
BARK HoLTHDLL WAS NOT WRECKED

Some Other Vessel Sank in Collision
With the Steamship Prince Oscar.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2O.-A cablegram
to the maritime exchange announces
the arrival at Queenstown today Of the
bark Holthill from San Francisco. the
vessel which it was feared sunk with
all on board in collision in mid-ocean
July 10 with the steamship Prince Os-
car, which also foundered. The Hol-
thill left San Francisco April and was
due at the scene of the disaster about
the time of it's occurrence. News of the
safe arrival Of the Holthill renews con-
lecture as to the identity of the I'M
known victim of the awful disaster.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
FRAUD WAS DISCOVERED TOO LATE
Petition TO Vacate a Patent to Land
Grant Is Useless


Washington, Aug. III. S. McCue Of
San Francisco has made application to
the attorney general requesting that
suit be instituted by the government to
vacate the patent issued for the Corte
Madria land grant. The patent to this
grant, which includes Point Tiburon.
the terminus of the San Francisco &
Northern Pacific railroad, the suburb
an town of Belvidere and other valu-
able property, was issued by Secretary
Teller during the last part of President
Arthur's administration. Subsequently
suit was brought to set it aside on the
grounds of fraud, but later the suit
was discontinued
Acting Attorney General Whitney
has referred the request to United
States Attorney FOote with instruc-
lions to investigate. Officials who made
some examination of the matter ex-
press the opinion that fraud was used
in procuring the patent but it is assert
ed that all, or nearly ALL of the lands
involved probably have paMad into
the hands of bona fide purchasers with
out notice, and hence they can not be
deprived of their holdings, although
obtained from the government by
fraud.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
HELPED CONVICT PERRY TO ESCAPE
William Hopkins. an Ex-Attendant, Ar.
rested on the Charge.

rested on the Charge.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug. 17.-Wnl-
lam E. Hopkins Of Low Point, ex-at-
tendant of the Mattewan state asylum
for insane criminals, was locked in jail
today on a charge Of intoxication, but
in reality he is accused of aiding the
notorious train robber oliver c. Perry
and four fellow-conspirators to escape
from the asylum last April. Hopkins
confessed that he received a package
Of diamonds and jewelry last October
from Mrs. Haswel of Troy, who visit
ed Perry several times. and agreed to
help the train robbers to escape. Hop
kins got blank keys, which he gave to
convict Mcguire, who fashioned dupli-
Gates and unlocked the cells of Perry
and his pals.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
JAPAN HAS NO END OF TROUBLES
Occupy Only the Coast Of Tormosa-In-
ternal DissensiOns

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2O.-A special to
Novoe Vremya states that the Japan
csc occupy the coasts of Formosa,
whence they dispatch punitive expedi-
tons into the interior. Several Of these
proved unsuccessful.
Novoe Vremya's dispatch also states
that the opposition in Japan is agitat-
ing against the decision of the govern
ment to evacuate Lao Tung peninsula.
1t is also stated that Corea demands
an increase of the army and navy to
defend national interests.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
DENVER SHELTERS SHOW INCREASES
Purchases OF Copper. Gold and Silver
Above Those of 1894

Denver, Aug. 2O-Five of the leading
shelters of Colorado have prepared
comparative statements Of their pur-
chases of gold, silver, copper and lead
ore for the first six months Of the three
years 1894 and 1895, a summeray Of
which follows.
Lead-1S94 4O,21S,16S pounds; 1885, S.
75S, 019; decrease, 1460, 149 pounds.
Copper-lS94 1,37S,519 pounds; 1895,
2,331, $50; increase, 933,O71 pounds.
Gold-lS94, l05,441 ounces; 1895. 49,
351; increase, 1910 ounces.
Silver-1S94, 7,674911 ounces; 1895. s.
053.S27; increase, 37S.416 ounces