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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
lFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
sAI.MAGUNDi

Bar silver was G61S yesterday.
Attention is directed to a notice to
teachers in another column.
r. L. Fulton. OF Reno. was a pas.
senger on to.day's west bound
train,
a car containing the United States
Fish Commissioner passed east this
morning.
Bishop Leonard held services here
last night and departed on this morn.
ing's train for Salt Lake City.
The Thermometer at Wintermantel's
iewclry store registered 90 in the
shade at l o'clock this afternoon.
The wool clip OF the w. F.. Ross Co.
amounting to 10000 pounds was
loaded for shipment to Boston to.
day.
While tearing down the old City
Hall in San Francisco yesterday, ono
man was killed and three injured by
II falling roof.
Captain Henry Howgate was con
victed in Neutrality-suspicious. on the
charge OF forgery and embezzlement
from the Government while in the
Signal Service Bureau.
Advices from London say TINT G
p. Huntington, who is abroad, has
given notice OF dividend OF 4 per
cent, to be paid to holders OF the
Central Pacific stock on July 18th.
The Hawthorne Bulletin says the
sale OF the Douglas. Brown, Grassie
and Pedrassi mines in Silver Star
District, is II certainty. 1t Is i'm
possible to learn theiexact price. The
new owners will take possession July
LIST.
The lnwyers have already drawn
Sl37 800 for fees in the Fair will case
and have only got warmed up TO
their work. Charley Fair is already
looking abont among ms friends to
soc what prospects there are OF his
getting work on a ranch this fall.
Railroad men report that after July
LIST brakcmen will not be permitted tn
ride in the caboose or on the engine
OF freight trains. Several cars have
caught fire recently from sparks from
the locomotive and the brakcmen are
expected to he Oh deck I" prevent
such accidents.
\ ShcriiT's posse in California is
making il extremely warm for Brady.
the Marysvills train robber, and shy
or OF Sheriff Bogard. In nm encoun.
ter near Anderson Thursday about
twelve shots were exchanged and
Brady wns seer to fall. but got away.
The posse is. in hot pursuit and his
chances OF escape are very limited.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
JsnEins %DIscharscd

The taking OF evidence in the pre-.
liminary examination OF Thomas Jen.
kins for assault with intent TO kill G.
III. Mcintosh ut Remedy on the 9th in.
STINT WINS concluded Mt 4 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon. Justice Rougon
took tho matter under nd sisomont I'M.
I'll this morning Mt 10 o'clock, when
hc ordered jenkins discharged. The
Justice summed up tho caso in n clear
and comprehensive manner, finding
that the evidence adduccd did not
in his opinion show jenkins To be
guilty Of tho charge, ard wa no,
sufficient to warrant holding hinl
over to the grand jury. Judge Rou
gon mildly scored tho lawyers In the
case for %wrangling among them.
selves and ~endoayoring to camplicatt
law points. Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
Richest place In New York.

The Third Internal Revenue Dis,
trict of New York covers the lower
east side and the entire length and
breadth of Manhattan Island above
Twenty-fourth street. 1t is a very
large district and is the wealthiest in
the United States.
1t contains n quarter with a radius
of 500 feet which is the richest spot of
it's size in the world. Within that
area live ten men whose aggregate
wealth is $3.50. O0O, OOO.-New York Cor
respondent.
Charles Dexheimer, a wealthy and
eccentric man OF Long Island, pro
vided in his will that his daughter
Laoua, @she OF the short foot" should
have $500 more than any other heir,
"because it cost her moro for shoes"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
lFRoM THURSDAYS DAILY.
sALMAouNDI.

The Kentucky Democrats are still
fighting.
carlin is making great preparation.
for the Fourth.
Yesterdays Treasury statement
showed u gold reserve OF slo7.447,-
s55.
Walter Adriance passed through to
Ogden last night. where he goes to ac-
cept a position in the railroad Office.
Mrs. Fernald and Mrs. Green re-
turned last night. They left their
mother very much improved and able
to sit up.
We were pleased to sec Lew Engler
on the street last evening. He is i'm
proving rapidly andhopes to get along
without a crutch soon.
Special dispatches from Shanghai
to London say well informed officials
express the opinion that war between
Russia and Japan over Corea, will
break out before the end OF three
months.
John Kaholaoff was arrested in
San Francisco yesterday for the muir
der OF Mr.. and Mrs. Webber in Secra-
mento last February. He is one of
the escaped prisoners from Siberia
who were picked up off Sagahlien
Island in 1893 and taken to San Fran
cisco.
Tuesday afternoon Judge Talbot
granted Nick Mccoy a new trial on
tho ground that the evidence did not
show an intent to kill Sheriff Matter.
Mccoy then offered to plead guilty
to assault, but the District Attorney
refused to accept the plea and Nc.
Coy was remanded to Jail until anoth.
er Jury is summoned.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
Catarrh Cannot BIO Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS MS
they cannot reach the seat OF the dis
case. Catarrh is a blood or constitu-
tional disease, and in order to cure il
you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken. internal
ly, nnd acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not aquack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by ono OF tho best physi.
clans in this country for years, and is
II regular prescription. 1t Is COM
posed Of the best tonics known, COM
bined with tho best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. Tho perfect combination OF
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results In curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
E. j. CHENEY e. CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
s8-Sold by druggists, Zoe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
moodIum Ounrtctte.

Last night about IL o'clock a man
and three women piowled around
several residences in the western part
Of town and in one instance frightened
tho lady Of the house whose husband
is away. The hoodlum conduct of
the quartette has been reported to the
INDEPENDENT with the request that
publicity DO given to it. Should it
occur again tho parties will DO Ok
posed and made TO answer for their
conduct. Such conduct deserves SO
we're punishment.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
CariIn win Celebrate

Cap. Palmer was up frcm Carlin
to-day and told the INprrENDENT that
the people Of that town were making
big preparations for n Fonrth OF July
celebration.
There will be literary exercises ut
Library Hall, games and races in tho
afternoon and n big dance in the even.
ing to wind up the. celebration.
The Cap says the people are cnthu.
siastic and have rnised sufficient
funds for Il first clnss celebration. Re.
member Carlin oil the Fourth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
california Democrat. and slrvor.

Los ANGELES. Juno 2l.--Jno. w.
Mitchell, member OF the State Demo.
cratic Central Committee and u pro.
minent politician. has addressed u
letter to day to Hon. T.. III. Gould,
Chairman OF the State Committee re
questing n meeting Of the committee
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF calling
n State Convention TO give party cx.
preston IN the silver question. He
says:
4There is just one question now be
foro the people-whether or not silver
shall be restored to the minis on equal
terms with gold at n ratio OF Ii to ].
l believe this question is to he settled
within party lines"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
nrduccd nn,c, torJnI, routth.

Round trip tickets on Tho Central
Pacific will 10 sold at the rate of QUO
faro, commencing On July 3rd, good
for continuous trip both ways. The
tickets will DO void after July stli,
and will be sold to all local points to
which single trip tickets ARC now
sold. Sale Of these tickcta will stop
Mt noon on July ith.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30

SAN francisco, June 2l.-In tho
suit OF the United States Government
against the Southern Pacific 10 obtain
possession OF seven hundred thousand
acres OF land in Ventura and Los
Angeles counties, q decision against
tho railroad was made to.day 10y the
United States Circuit Court OF APP.
peals affirming tho decision OF United
States Judge Ross.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
DuelinK Pistols.

The pistol used in the duel is not
the military arm nor the revolver, but
u very carefully made and wonder.
fully accurate weapon known as the
dueling pistol. For many years the
length OF this arm wa IL matter OF
grave discussion at all the clubs in
England and on the continent. At
first the dueling pistol had Il twelve
inch barrel and carried twenty round
bullets to the pound. But in 1910
the elder Devisure, with his confrec,
Iepage, at Paris. and Mnnton and
Egg OF London, tne most eminent pis
tel makers of their respective coun.
tries, fixed the actual length OF the
dueling pistol barrel at nine inches,
and there it has remained for 50
years. A case Of the best pistols
costs from 500 to $50 francs. or 800 to
$3.50.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
Invented an Arnnoini Leg.

In n quaint old house at COO Market
street, Philadelphia, lives Frank o.
Deschamps, who, although over sev-
ty years old, has been ~inventiug
things all his life. Mr.. Deschamps is
rs active rs n boy Of twenty, lives all
alone amid his models and contriy-
ances, cooks his own meals, acts ms his
W housekeeper, and is as happy rs
the day is long. Mr.. Dcschumps'
first invention OF note was the %artiic-
ial leg. 1t was over fifty years ago
when Mr.. Deschamps, then an mp.
prentice, was asked by his master to
sec what he could do for "a foppish
Frenchman who had lost "a leg. At
that time only wooden legs we're
known, and the Frenchman was dis.
satisfied with this by no means elegant
substitute. In two days young Do.
schamps had finished Il complete
model Of IN artificial leg, with every
movement OF tho natural limb dupli-
Gated. His master Ind it patented,
and it yielded him n fortune. Il got
fifty cents out Of it, laughingly re-
marked Deschamps. aThe French.
man gave me that and told me to 20
w to Smiths Island and enjoy my
self, and ! thought l was in great
luck"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30

Continued on second pagol
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
Eight Thousand Miles Per Second.

The telegraphers have never, to my
knowledge, made but a single series of
tests for. the purpose Of determining the
actual amount Of time which elapses while
a signal is being flashed from America to
Europe along the Atlantic cable. The
tests referred to were made at the McGill
university, Montreal, in June, 1891. In
carrying out these experiments a duplex
circuit was arranged on both land and sea
along the entire line, which connects
Montreal with Waterville, Ireland. When
the line was 'scleared, I" a ~chronograph was
attached to the observatory wire at Mont
real and everything declared to be in
readiness. The instrument clicked off the
signal, while the experimenters watched
the c~hronograph with breathless interest.
1t did not seem "like an age Of sus-
pense," however, for within ~ seconds
the c~hronograph recorded the return of the
signal, while it slowly dawned upon the
interested scientists present that the flash
had actually made the round trip from
Montreal to Ireland in a period Of time
but little greater thar o~ne-sixteenth of a
minute. In that very short space Of time,
infnitesimal and almost u~nthinkable, !
might say, that electric message was flash
ed a distance almost as great as one-third
the circumference Of the world, or, to be
exact, 5000 miles. Other experiments
made the same day showed a variation Of
from l to IL seconds for the signal to make
q round trip.-St. Louis Republic.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
Labouchere and the Duke.

Once, in days long past, I knew a duke
at Florence Che was from Sicily, where
most persons are dukes). He had been
banished by King Bomba. He was rich,
and he ought to have been happy. But he
was not, and he confided his woes to me.
He had no decoration. "You have antiq-
uities in your island" / said. He replied
that he had heard that there were such
things. "Do you know anything about
them?' I continued. Nothing" he an
swered. either get a man to write a book
about them, have it properly illustrated,
bring it out as your own, have some copies
beautifully bound and send one to each of
the crowned heads in Europe, kings, dukes,
electors and so on" "But wherefore, my
friend?" he asked. "a certain number OF
them will send you an order in return for
your gift. Mind-quarto, and we'll bound, y
I said.
Two years later I returned to Florence,
and went to some official ceremony. Ny
duke was there. He was arrayed in rib
bons like a rainbow, and he jingled as he
walked, such was the number of the metal
plates about him. The grateful creature
threw himself into my arms. 81 owe
them all to you," he said.-London Truth.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
Goldsmith Wa. Fun Of chi,alry.

Poor "Goldy,' as he was fondly nick
named later in life, did not look much like
. knight. Short of stature, with a homely
face deeply SCARED by the smallpox, awk-
ward in his tanners and movements, he
would have made but a sorry figure in the
lordly tournament or at a royal banquet.
And yet he had within him not a little OF
the knightly spirit. Generous to a fault,
daring even to foolhardiness, tender heart.
ed, impulsive-he was just the kind OF
man to ride through the world, seeking
adventures and risking his life in defense
of the helpless and innocent. Had he lived
in the days Of chivalry, he would doubtless
have been, in spite Of his ugliness and un-
gainliness, a famous knight Grant
James Baldwin in St. Nicholas.
Elevators Burned.
CRooKsToN, MINI, Aug. The
Minnesota and Dakota and the Corser
company's elevators burned during the
morning. Both houses were empty.
The fire was set by tramps.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
A WESTERN MAN KILLER.
He Wa Panied by q Reference to His
PrOwess at Dodge City.

#FnE rHHHn-a
It has often been noted by those favored
men, who, in travelling about the west,
made the acquaintance of famous kill
'ers, that the killer was always quietly and
soberly reserved about the homicides he
had committed and never cared to talk
about them Charles Bassett, who has
great renown in the southwest as q gun
fighter and a game man, is no exception to
the rule. 1t CHANGED that all Of Bassett's
killings" were on the side Of public or
der and occurred while he was an officer of
the law. For several years Bassett was
marshal of Dodge City. Bat Masterson
was Bassett' deputy.
1t happened more than once in straight
ening out the destinies of Dodge that Bas-
sett was called on to shoot, a ceremony
wherein he was always careful to aim low,
with gratifying results. When Luke Short,
who afterward killed Jim Courtwright, q
Texas desperate, was run out of Dodge,
Bassett was the first man he came to in
seeking help to put him back. Having Sc
CURED Bassett, Luke Short gathered about
him an array which had q record for cool
nerve and quick, sure work with a Colts
pistol that would be lard to duplicate.
Short was escorted back to Dodge by Bas-
sett, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Bill
carp, Virgil carp, Doc Holiday, Curly
Bill, Shotgun Collins and others, who, as
stark, indomitable fighters, had as much
fame in their country as ever had the Black
Douglas OF Bruce or Wallace in his.
But as to the solemn reticence Of these
killers when touched on as to their bloody
deeds Bassett is and has been for years the
manager Of a resort in Kansas City. One
winter night Bassett and several others
were standing near the big stove, drink
ing and defying the weather. The talk
had drifted to the winter days Of Dodge
City, when Jack Nuckols, then city editor
of the Kansas City Times, suddenly spoke
up with:
"By the way, Charlie, you killed sever
al men at Dodge City, didn't you??"
A look of pain and uneasiness came
across Bassett's face like a cloud. He
was staggered and worried, and showed it.
A profound silence fell upon the several
men present, and Nuckols began to grow
embarrassed. For full half a minute Bas-
sett looked at the questioner without say
ing a word; then, as if a thought had come
to him chat he knew was safe to act on,
he helped himself to a drink of whisky all
alone. When he returned, he backed up
to the stove, and, surveying Nuckols, said
In a mild, inquiring tone:
"Well, if I did, it was right"
Nuckols FASTENED to assure him that nc
one harbored a doubt on that point, and
the subject was politely changed. After.
ward one Of the onlookers remarked:
"You can bet it bothered Bassett when
1t drove him to drinking whisky by him.
self. I'll bet 2 to 1 that's the first drink
Bassett' taken alone in 30 years. WASH
lngtOn Post.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
The Brook Farm House Today.

The Brook Farm house is now a German
orphan asylum, supported by some
union Of charities in Boston, writes Heze-
kiah Butterworth in TIE Ladies' Home
Journal. Large additions have been made
to the solid house associated with Profess
or Ripley's literary and philosophical com
munity, then called the ''phalanstery.''
To m eye like Thoreau's it would be re.
garded as a beautiful estate, but its charms
are subtle and simple. The brook sings
forever by the roadside under the pond
willows and goes winding through matted
grass Of rich pastures to the river Charles,
that g%litters afar, a silver sheen guarded
by priestly savins. The hills are hearsed
with pines. A little way from the old
house is the SO called Margaret Fuller cot
taee, and a little beyond, in q long, cloudy
cloister of pines that forever chant the
monotonous sweetness of the passing
worlds life, is Pulpit rock, where, accord
ing to tradition, the apostle Eliot used to
preach.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
NAPoLEoN,s STOMACH ACHE.
1t Played an Important Part In the De-
feat Of the French.

1t Played an Important Part In the De-
feat of the French.
Suddenly, in the midst of an order to
General Vandamme, who was to head off
the retreat near Kuhn, 100 miles to the
north, the emperor gave a sharp cry, clap
ped a hand over his lower waistcoat but
tons and doubled up completely, unable to
think or act.
Napoleon had the stomach ache.
You laugh at this, but let me tell you
there is nothing SO demoralizing as pain.
Headache and indigestion have wrecked
more than one great cause. Men who can
withstand armies have surrendered to the
toothache. Napoleon was never victorious
on the sea because he was always too sea-
sick to command in person.. Napoleon
could not endure pain and lost his crown
through a stomach ache. For the cramp
that caught him that day at Pirna kept
him from pursuing his routed foes, and
with that failure to act began the con-
queror's downfall.
At all events, he gave up his plan of
conducting the pursuit in person. He re-
turned to Dresden. Disaster fell upon his
generals whenever they fought without
him. Oudinot was beaten at ~Grossbeeren;
Macdonald was overthrown at Katzbach;
Vandamme was captured at Kuhn; Ney
was routed at Dennewitz. The allies
turned back. With fresh troops swelling
their recovering ranks they drew about
the man they had sworn to destroy.
His vassals forsook him; his tributaries
deserted him. France was left alone, and
yielding to the advice of his marshals rath-
or than following his own wise Judgment
Napoleon gave up his plan of marching
upon Berlin. HIS enemies drew about
him, they inclosed him in a ring of steel,
and on the 10th Of October, 1918, the en-
peror and his men stood at bay under the
walls Of quaint old Leipsic, a handful
against q host.
That bloodiest battle of modern times
has been called the Battle of the Nations.
1t was France against all Europe. For
three days it ragged. Ninety-four thousand
men We're killed or wounded. Then the
Saxons in the ranks Of France went over
in a body to the enemy. Retreat was a
necessity. Napoleon was beaten.-"A Boy
of the First Empire" by Elbridge S.
Brooks, in St. Nicholas.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
TR E:
PUBLISHING

Has in stock a large number of Session Laws of 1890
i89l and I893-aII sessions since statehood; also a
number Of volumes of the Debates of the Constitutional
Conventions work that will in time be very valuable
and difficult to procure.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
Prussian

In the great Elbing diaries in West
Prussia the dairymaids are not permitted
to wear corsets. The different grades of
proficiency are indicated by the caps worn;
the milkmaids wear white caps, the pupils
white also, with the addition, however, Of
black velvet bands, and the dairy teachers
caps with silver lace. Many daughters Of
the landed nobility take q course in this
work, but all alike wear the uniform pre-
scribed. This is not a skirt, but waist and
knickerbockers. 1t is found that this is
the most clearly and comfortable and serv-
iceable in an occupation subject to various
accidents,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
PULQUE.
The Plant That Is Regarded In Mexico Is
the Poor Mans Cow.

The Plant That Is Regarded In Mexico Is
the Poor Mans Cow.
The picturesque maguey plant, of which
our century plant is a diminutive species,
is found almost everywhere in Mexico. It
looks so royal, even amid the foliage of the
tropics, that it would seem to belong to
the gardens of the dons and grandees, but
it is cultivated chiefly by the Mexican In
dian races, and is regarded as the poor
mans COW. It is Of slow growth, and
when it reaches maturity it is milked. I'M
til it dies, and ayoung plant is set in it's
place.
The juice Of the maguey plant is called
pulque-pronounced poolkay-and. il. n
tional beverage among tie poor OF Mexico
When fermented, it tastes like sour milk.
and it is in this condition that it is com
monty used. It is slightly Intoxicating
when taken in large quantities, and of
late the same moral objection has been
brought against it as against light wines,
ale and common beer. 1t is said to make
people dull, sleepy and lazy.
1t has become a somewhat famous rem
edy for diseases of the kidneys, as people
who use it are said to be exempt from such
weaknesses. A like claim has been made
for sour milk and butteslnilk. Many
AAICIACNtuo ~ w 1AOAACO w uI1uh Pu14uo
as a medicine. What it's real value is in
such cases remains to be determined. We
can see how the pulque habit, once formed,
might lead to other habits which might
prove seriously detrimental.
1t is a curious sight in the city of Mex
leo to see the pulque vendors come down
from the hills of the country with sacks Of
the milk on their backs. Their bronze
faces are not devoid of beauty, but are so
serious as to Indicate u hard life. They
look like pack horses.
"Let us go out and see an Indian milk
his cow" said a Mexican gentleman to al
American boy visiting his hacienda.
The Indian went to a large pulque plant
and cut out the main stem. He then in
serted a g%ourdlike object, exhausted the
air in it and so drew into it the sweet
milk, which he poured into his sack. He
then put back the main stalk.
Gle will not have to milk his COW
again." said the Mexican. "Milk will
gather in the cavity for months. So you
see he has the advantage over you Amer.
leans. youths Companion.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
First School In Chicago.

Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes are said to have
taught the first school in Chicago, in a log
house, in 1881. Location unknown. John
S. Wright built the first schoolhouse in.
1886, and a Miss Chapel was the teacher.
This was the beginning Of the public school
system in Chicago.