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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

WAsuIHGTOH, Oct. 2.-Wade Hamp.
ton, Commissioner of Railroads. has
made his annual report TO the Secre-
tary Of the Interior. He says in hard
times II appears the gross receipts Of
the Union Pacific system were re-
duced 81, 100000 Il month below the
normal. The Commissioner says the
cast iron rule as to payments connot
be observed and thinks that there
should be Il flexible adjustment in an
nnal payments to correspond with
the diminished earnings. He thinks
the Thurman act will be found to
justify the expectations of its franz
crs, If the following amendments are
made.
l. TO embrace within its provisions
all Pacific roads which have received
from the United States loan Of bonds
i'll aid of construction.
.. 70 provide that fifty per cent
instead of twenty-five per cent of the
net earnings De retained.
3. To extend the debt until it shall
have been discharged as provided.
l.. TO further provide that if any
Of the companies abandon any por
ton of their subsidized lines OF divert
their business from II subsidized to
unsubsidizcd roads the company shall
in such cases be required to transfer
its line and the condition which at.
tachcd to the old or subsidized line
TO the new and unsubsidized line. in
order that the rights and interests OF
the United States may be protected.
Tho commissioner believes such leg.
i~slation will hasten the payment OF
the c%ompany's Indebtedness, as they
are anxious TO be freed from govern
mental supervision.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
Fnrmcrs should OrrnnI,o.

Tho farmers OF the future, to make
Il good beginning now, should first
organize for mutual counsel and co.
operation in their business, says the
Lyon County Times. That's what
every other great and successful IN.
dustry has done. In every township
Il farmers club should be formed
whose exclusive object shall be the
promotion Of successful agriculture
Politics and everything olso should
he cschcwcd. Tho causes Of waste
should bc discussed. Tho leaks
should bc investigated aud stopped
Tho value OF diversified farming
should be shown. The successful
mon, and there arc fow, should on.
tighten their lees fortunate associates
upon the aus Of their failures
Notes should be compared. Tho old
lessons ofindustry, thrift and Of adapt,
ing means TO ends need 10 DO ro
hcarsod in these schools. Courage
must bc instillcd into those who have
lost heart. Where there IL u vii
thorc ia II way. II the farmers o
Nevada would organize for paticn,
aud intelligent work, and stick TO
gcthcr, the day OF their redemption
would soon DO at hand.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
R TUESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDl.


The new mill run at it's full capa.
city to-day.
Thirteen double decked carloads OF
sheep passed East this afternoon.
The Carson News says there are
now sixteen cases OF small pox at the
Indian school.
James Heney, the Mint suspect, has
filed n bond in the sum Of Sl5,0 900 and
been released from custody.
Emmett Keyser left for Clark,
Randolph County, Missouri, last
night ON n visit to his mother.
Mr.. Garcia has rented the Litton &
Hunter building next door to Mr..
Chase's store, and will move his stock
there Oh the 18th.
District Attorney Massey and Mr..
harrington went to Carlin OH No. Ito
attend the trial Of the parties arrested
for killing fish with dynamite.
The Regents OF the State Univer-
sity have rented the State Fair
grounds for IN Experiment Station
Farm. They will take possession as
soon as the grounds are put in
order.
AS n result OF Rev. Francis STAIRS
investigation Of the condition Of the
destitute family spoken Of yesterday,
Commissioner Rigsby, on Il petition
or citizens, supplied their wants and
they took up their journey westward
to-day.
Times.Review :--Commissione Nc
Afee and wife, who have been in town
all the week, left for home this morn,
ing, summoned by the dangerous ill.
nesso OF J. V Murray, who abides will
them mt their ranch on the Nortl
Fork.
The new marriage has appeared al
Quincy, Ill. Tho bridegroom prom
ised to love, honor and obey the bride
and the bride agreed to cherish heI
husband. Only n thing was lack
ing; the man who tied the knot die
not kiss the groom.
Carson now has smallpox, diphthe
ria typhoid fever and chickenpox; but
there are some other diseases they
haven't there, says the Tribune. YET
there is something in our climate
that kills these diseases and i'll nearly
all cases they are very light.
President Cleveland issued an or
der yesterday placing L%icutenan
General Schoiicld on the retired lis
OF the army with all pay and allow
ances belonging to his rank upoI
such retirement. Tho order assign
ing to dnty the successor of Schoiielt
will not be issued for several days.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
The Durrnmt TrInI.

SAN Francisco, Sept, 30.-In the
Durrant case District Attorney Barnes
and Captain OF Detectives Lees are
preparing to put in their rebuttal tes.
timony. They expect to mako it ms
strong rs was the direct evidence. 4
number Of writing experts will be in
troduced by the prosecution to com.
bat any testimony for the defense,
that might duplicate Rev. George j.
Gibson in having written the address
upon the newspaper in which Miss
Lamont's rings were sent to her aunt
Mrs. Noble.
Already calculations are being made
for Durrant's safety should the verdict
OF the jury be unsatisfactory to a por.
ton OF tho community. 1t is believed
that unless he is convicted an at.
tempt ut violence will be made. The
Sheriff has made new plans for keep.
ing the mob at bay and is defending
the county Jail So that he thinks any
attack be repealed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
Death OF James V. Murray.

4 letter received from North Fork
last night states that Hon. James V.
Murray died Mt the residence OF Com
missioner Mc.Afee at 9:45 \. NJ. Of the
Both Of September. Mr.. Murray Inns
been a prominent resident OF ElkO
county for n great many years. In
1855 he was elected to the legislature
on the Democratic ticket and in 1882
he vas nm independent candidate for
Recorder of the county, being defeat,
ed by Geo. II. Mcigs.
The deceased wa IN old resident OF
Tuscarora where he followed the oc'
cupation Of mining until the ravages of
miners consumption forced him 10
quit work, since which time he made
his home with Commissioner McAfcc.
Though he had been i'll feeble health
for some time, he was confined to the
house only four days before his death.
The immediate cause Of death was
hemorrhage of the lungs.
His funeral took place from the resi-
canoe Of Mr.. Mc.Afcc at $50 p. NJ. this
afternoon. Kind friends soothed his
dying moments and loving hands de-
posted his mortal remains in the
grave. May he swectly slumber be.
meath the clods Of the State he loved
so well.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

The State Fair held at Reno last
week brought together people from
all parts of the State. The attend,
ancc at the grounds was very good.
while Mt the pavilion it was a jam
when visited by this scribe. Ron.
CONVERTS band discourscd splendid
music at the ground during tho day
and at the pavilion at night. There
was Il fair exhibit of horses and cat
tie at the ground and the pavilion was
filed with agricultural products and
specimens or handiwork Of Ncvada's
fair women. Tho band gave splendid
stercopticon views ut the pavilion at
night which proved to be a great at
traction.
The racing was slow and rotten, the
favoritcs in the pools being often dis
tancod. Horses were pulled within
twenty feet OF the wire by the jock.
cys and right under the noses OF the
judges, but no attention was paid to
it. lnstcad Of the races proving 10
be tests Of speed, they were splendid
exhibitions Of the science Of jockey.
ing.
Financially, tho Fair was a success
far exceeding the estimates OF the
most snnguinc. General Powning
has demonstrated that u Fair cau be
conducted without State aid and tO
him belongs the credit OF conceiving
md carrying on the Fair of 1925.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
Bested the V. & i.

In spite Of all the kicks and roars
from the Reno Fair, no one can deny
that christopher Columbus Powning
Is u hot hustler when it comes to get,
ting a move on things.
But his great feat was in bestine
the V. & L. to the tune O fseveral hun.
dred dollars. He t.ied to get Yering,
ton to run a round trip train from the
Comstock to Reno and return for al
the round trip. Yerington scotTed at
the idea that such a snap would pay
as he did not consider that the Fair
would be much of n go anyhow. He
wanted 500 n day guaranteed OF no
train. Powning finally agreed to pay
500 n day for the train and " it
for the week. He closed n contract
on these terms. The first three days
paid for the train and Pcwning has
been pulling down the long green
ever since rs II clear profit.
The boys say That when the V. &. Il
directors saw the big, full trains roll,
ing by the depot they called ameeting
and bled acknowledgement.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
IFRoM THURSDAYS DAILY
s~ALMAGUNDI.
Quite cool to day.

Quite cool to day.
w. Fl. Cotant circuleted around
town today.
Ii. G. Irland is down after n load OF
lumber for the Mountain City school.
house.
The business portion OF Cambridge,
Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday.
E. S. burlington, Esq, went up to
Tuscarora to day and will return
about Sunday.
Tho United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn was launched at Philadel.
phia yesterday.
Six thousand pounds of flour from
the Elko mill were shipped to differ
ent points on the railroad to day.
Secretary of State Howell has SO
far recovered FROM his recent illness
rs to be able to go to San Francisco.
\ grand ball will be given at the
Depot Hotel on Thanksgiving night.
The I'D. will appear later. Look out
for it.
Owners OF mining claims should
bear i'll mind that to hold them they
must do 800 worth OF assessment
work before the end of the year.
Tho Democrats of Massachusetts
nominated OK Congressman George
Fred. Williams for Governor yesteS
day. What a walloping he'll get!
G. III. Halo was in from Huntington
Valley to day. lie predicts a heavy
loss Of stock III his section the coming
Winter on account of the scarcity of
hay.
Scarlet fever has broken out in
Carlin The high school authorities
should sec that none OF the high
school pupils visit Carlin while the
disease is prevalent there. The trus.
tees should act at once.
On account of the failure to pro.
cure a jury at Carlin in the dynamite
fishing cases, the cases were dismiss.
ed on motion Of the District Attorney
The parties will be rearrested and
tined before Justice Henley.
Ramsey c. Bogy, the young mar
who was interested i'll the Island
Mountain placer mines i'll 1894, is
now Il member of the Colorado Min.
ing Exchange. Mr.. Bogy made many
friends in Elko county by his upright,
honorable dealings who will be pleas.
cd to hear of his success.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
LFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sAI.MAauNDI.

Two Sisters OF Charity arrived on
No. 4 to-day.
Dave Casper unpacked a lot Of
his new stock to-day.
Ira p. Rankin, n well known capt..
allst and philanthropist, died in San
Francisco yesterday morning.
The Reveille says there are 116J
head OF beef cattle for sale in Reese
river, Smoky, Grass and Monitor Val.
leys.
Assemblyman Weiland returned
from Denver this morning. where he
had been with Il shipment OF cattle.
He reports rather a dull market.
Uncle Sam received s27,5i9,6IS and
paid out s24,320,4sl during the month
Of September. The net deficit for
the last three months is 57,S44,G5S.
The Phoebe Record says the conta.
gious disease now prevailing in De,
Lamar is proving fatal in nearly every
case. 1t is predicted that if the town
is kept thoroughly clean the disease
will be stamped out.
Tho Texas legislature met yester.
day on the call of the Governortc
pass a law making prize fighting Il
felony. Such n law with an cmergen'
cy clause TO stop the Corbett and
Fitzsimmons fight will be passed.
Miss Nellie Anderson has been en-
gagged to teach the school in the Lit
tie Lake district. Miss Nellie is q
graduate of the Elko school and is
well qualified for the work of the
schoolroom. The INDEPENDENT wish
cs her success.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Terry left for Sar
Francisco this forenoon. Mr.. TER,
had charge of the new mill during it,
construction and during his stay here
he and Mrs. Terry have made man!
warm friends who will DC pleased tc
hear OF their future
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

SAN Francisco, October IAN I'M
expected sensation developed when
the trial OF Theodore Durrant was re
sumed this morning. Before the
proceedings we're BEGUN Judge Muir
ply said he had been informed that
or last Friday one Of the jurors had
been approached Oh the subject Of the
trial during "A rcccss of the court.
After commenting on The gravity OF
the ~OfTcnsc. which he said bordered
on n serious crime, the court asked
Juror Truman to take the stand.
Mr.. Truman said while riding in a
street car last Thursday he was ap-
preached by II. j. Mccoy, general
secretary OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. In speaking of the
trial Mccoy said to Truman: "If you
don't hang Durrant We will hang
You"
The statement of the juror created
a sensation i'll court, not only on nc.
count Of tho Objectionable remark
itself, but on account OF the promi.
hence Of the offender. Mr.. Truman
said McCoy's remark had no effect on
his mind whatever, and he was conf
dent there WINS no intent to influence
him.
The court was not inclined to over.
look tho indiscrction OF Secretary
Mccoy. lie SAID tho prominence of
the offender made the oifcnsc more
remarkable, and ordered Mccoy to
appear IN court ht II o'clock We'd
nesday to show cause why he should
not DO punishad for contempt. Dis.
Attorney Barnes was ordered To make
out the papers in the casc at once.
r.. ". Maitland. the gus.iitter,
whose examination was begun lust
Thursday, WIS called To the stand to
continue his description OF the sun.
burners in Emanuel Church. Ills
testimony wa technical in nature and
intended to show the likelihood OF
escaping gas under certain condi.
tions.
Marvin Curtis, William =. Cathcart,
Il. j. Newman and Leonard Everett,
members Of the National Guard and
Signal Corps, TO which Durrnnt bo.
longed, were next called. Tlioy tcsti
fled TINT at the request Of tho defense
they had attempted to pawn Il mum.
Der OF articles Of jcwelry ut Open.
helms shop, and described the man
nor in which they were dressed ut the
time. When Oppcnhcim was on tho
stand for tho prosecution ho was
shown articles and described the pcr,
sons who attempted to pawn thGm
The description given by Oppcnhciu
In many instances did not correspond
with tho witnesses. Each Of the foul
witnesses said ho had subscribed
money to assist in tho defense OF Dur
rant.
=. ID. Conncll, snloon.kccpcr re
lated n conversation with W. j,
PHILLIPS relative 10 Durrant's alleged
visit to Pawn broker Oppenheim.
An attempt was next made to show
tho bad reputation of David Clark
who assisted Attorney Quinlan to H.
tho date upon which lie saw Duran
and blanche Lamont going 10 Eman
uol Church. j. Patton aud +. Mul
vancy said Clark's reputation for trutI
and integrity was bnd.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

In the District Court yesterday in
tho contest matter between the
brothors and sisters Of NJ. ID. Foley,
deceased. and the guardians Of the
Hartley child. w. f.. +. Deal ap.
poared M counsel for tho brothers and
sisters of the deceased, and j. T.,
Dennis md Judge Maycnbaum for
tho guardian. Tho application OF
Minnie ID. Foley for nm order requir.
ing tho guardian and his attorneys to
produce the paper p%urporting to DO u
written acknowledgment by NJ. y.
Foley, deceased, OF tho paternity OF
tho Hartley child. was denied upon
Tho ground that no notice. OF tho mo.
ton had been given as tho law 70.
Iuircs. After thisordcr wns made the
petition and bond removing tho con.
test Ia the ". s. Circuit Court wore
filed and tho case removed. At this
point counsel for tho guardian stated
IN open court that neither the guardi-
mn nor The attorneys had any such pa.
pc~r.-Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

At bread contest held in nm East.
erin city not long ngo,a milling con
pany offered prizes ranging from g. TO
300 for tho beat Ioayca Of bread. Tho
recipe used by tho winner Of tho prize
Of 300 was:
Throc pints OF water, one half pint
Of milk, ono Tablespoonful Of lard, one
tablespoonful Of sugar, two table.
epoonfulls Of salt and ono yeast cake.
The ingredients. which were first
thoroughly mixed and then kncaded
ten minutes. were rniscd over night
In n covered bread dish. IN the
morning the brcnd WA kncadcd ton
minutes and then made into three
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
baptized tho conreaeraey.

just after the battle OF Perryville,
in October, 1862, DR.. Savage, a strong
Union man, was at one of his appoint.
ments to baptize some children.
There was n 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 u smile to come
rel the congregation, but the brave
preacher went on with his duty.
Name that child" taking the next
in order.
4Pierre Gustav Toutant Bcaures
gard and the smile grew into a
snicker, while DR.. Savage became red
] n the face. He baptized the young
namesaSe of the engineer soldier and
went on with the ceremony.
1Name that child, he gasped. reach,
ing for the third.
albert Sydney Johnston" came the
answer.
The smile became audible. IIeav.
ing a 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 %
gregation into a roar while the Union
parson thought he had held in his
arms the whole Southern Confederc
acy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
DId til. Lawyers Forget Themselves

DId the Lawyers Forget Themselves
The new town licenses have been
made to everything, carpcn-
terra, BARRIERS, dentists, undertakes.
shooting galleries, clothes cleaners,
shocmakcrs. cyclcrics, newspapers,
and. in fact, everything or nearly
everything except lawyers. Did tho
trainers Of the ordinances forget them.
selves. or was the omission intention.
Gl?-Journal.
Tho INDEPENDENT will wager a new
hat that the journal will never get Il
satisfactory nnswe to its question
from the legal fraternity OF Reno.
Friend Kelley should have moro sense
than to ask such a question. lnten.
tional? or course il was. Docs the
journal think for n moment that tho
frnmer Of tho ordinance being paid to
tax other people was foolish enough
To tax himself? Not bit Of it. Slick
fellows these lawyers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Caturrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
j.. j. CHESEy " Co, Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known l..
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believe him perfectly honorable in all
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and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials Tree.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

Tho autopsy performed on the body
OF Jack Furlong, who died from the
injuries received by being kicked by
Lotto g.. at the race truck at Reno
last Thursday, showed that the intes.
tines had been broken in three
places. This, the Gazette eays, il re.
ally remarkable. Physicians claim
1t is impossible for a man to live 1Ts
hours with his iutestincs broken, and
that death usually results in such
cases within twelve or fifteen hours.
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IFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALDIAGUNDi

Beautiful weather.
Read what MI. Muller says to you
in another column.
4 Lodge OF Rathbonc Sisters, X.
OF p. is soon TO be instituted in Elko.
w. NJ. Kennedy, OF Mound Valley,
came in yesterday and returned to.
day.
Ed. Carville and VIM. Moody, OF
Mound Valley were in town last
night.
Lee Scranton and family, OF Fort
lIalleck, are spending the day at the
County Seat.
Il fear sadly said the postage
stamp when it found itself fastened
To II love letter, that lam not sticking
to fucts."
Miss Fannie Mayer, who has been
visiting her parents here for the past
three weeks. departed on Nc. 4 to-day
for Oakland.
Jack Furlong, Of Douglas county
was kicked by Il h:7se at the State
Fair Thursday and there is little hope
Of his recovery
a crowd Of Young people in Il hay
wagon, pulled by II four.horsc team,
went up to the Dewar field this morn.
ing for n picnic.
Silver Statc:-Miss Clara Mction-
agile left yesterday for Signal, Elko
county, where she has been engaged
rs school teacher.
The Salt Lake Herald says agents
OF Boston houses in that city are OF.
fcring nine cents per pound for wool,
but sellers are holding for better
prices.
Inthc defense III the Durrant case,
beside the other witnesses, winch are
very numerous, scventy.four students
are to he called. 1t looks rs If the
defense intends To continue the trial
until Durarnt dies from old age.
by the wrccking OF a passenger
train on the Baltimore aud Ohio rail
road yesterday nine passengers were
injured. U. S. Marshal Garden and
Secretary Of State Oxley Of West Vir.
ginia are reported us seriously hurt.
a shrewd old lady cautioned her
daughter against worrying her hus.
band too much, and concluded by
saying: My child, Il ina is like IN
egg. Keep him in hot water II little
while, he may boil soft; but keep him
there too long, and he hardcns."
+. Black Ryan, Of the Southern
Pacific Company, appeared before the
Washoc County Board Of Equaliza-
ton yesterday and asked that II re.
duciion he made in that Companr's
property from s909,3GS 10 s653,GO5.
Tho matter WAS poisoned until Friday
October 9TH.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
Omnhn stnnk MnrLn1-

OMAHA, Sept. 30.-There is not
enough bccves to fill tho demand.
Tho market is steady and active.
Everything sold.
Western steers. 1856 to s5.35; can.
ners. s1.50 to s2.a0: storkcrs md feed.
ers, 1915 to $3.50.
Sheep. steady; fair to choice west
ems, SD to 50; common and stock
sheep, 81 to 90 80; lambs. 81 to 800.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06

The Board OF Regents has made ar.
engagements for a hospital fund at tho
State University. Each student will
bc required TO pay hospital dues OF
81 30 per term to be expended in pro.
riding the sick with medical attend
ance, nursing, etc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
DIED.

MuRRAY;-At the residence OF A. Nj.
McAfcc, on North Fork. Elko coun.
ty, Nevada, September 30, 1905, Mr..
james V. Murray, u native OF Mil.
waulsec. Wisconsin, aged 10 years,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-15
An Egg That Holds Two Gallons.

One of the most interesting specimens
in the National museum at Washington
is a cast of an egg of most gigantic size,
which was found in guiana bed on the
island of Madagascar about 25 years ago.
Tho shell of this egg will hold almost ex-
actly two gallons of liquid, which would
make it's capacity equal to las average
sized eggs laid by the common barnyard
fowl. The bird which laid this mammoth
egg is now extinct and has been for prob
ably 200 years. To the scientist-who
knows it by its bones and eggs-it is
known as the epiornis, and its restored
skeletons prove it to have been bird at
least IL feet in height Arab sailors who
visited Madagascar centuries ago, when
the epiornis was still living, are believed
to have brought back the stories concern
ing it which finally developed into the
fabulous narratives of the roc.-St. Louis
Republic.