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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-25
PEOPLE,.

Nine. Jules Favre, the widow of the
politician who negotiated with Prince
Bismarck for the capitulation of Paris,
is dead. For 90 years she had been at
the head of the Ecole Normale for
Women 1T Sevres.
1t is declared by English genealogists
that. q monument in q church in East
Sutton, Kent, to the second wife of
Laurence Washington proves the lat
ter's descent from the founder of Ballot
college at Oxford, and the brother of
JOHN Daliol, king of Scotland.
EX-Congressman Harter, who COM
mitted suicide recently, once described
himself as "a Jeffersonian, whose in
f1uence politically is conservative, for
safe measures and against radical, un-
sound and meddlesome legislation, a
quiet man in manners, a plain man in
dress and studious man by habit"
Morris NJ. White, of Cincinnati, and
Francis T. White, of New York, broth
ers, and graduates of Earlham college,
a Quaker institution in Richmond, Ind,
have given the college $4,000, to be
added to the endowment fund and to be
known as the John T. White memorial
fund, in honor of their father.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-25
CLEANED ABROAD.

Henry Furniss, whose political carl
catures have hitherto been drawn from
the conservative point of view, is now
making pictures of parliament for the
liberal Daily News.
Large deposits of platinum have been
discovered at Fitfield, in New South
Wales. One bed Of platiniferous lead
ore is mile long and from 60 to $50
feet wide. The crude metal contains
about rs per cent. of platinum and sells
on the field for sin dollars an ounce.
A Druidical dolmen has been trans
ported from Brittany and erected again
in it's original form over the grave of an
archaeologist named Piketty at Meu-
don, outside Of Paris. It is called the
dolmen Of Kerhan, comes from the
neighborhood of Lochmariaguer and
consists OF IA blocks Of granite.
DIR. Weldon, head master of Harrow
school, makes a plea in the Church
Monthly for the severance of sport
from gambling. He describes horse
racing as ''the sport Of kings, the
noblest exercise of the physical pow
ers of the noblest of animals" and as
scrts that in ancient Greece no one
made bet at the 0lympian games.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-25
NOTICE.

BY order of the Eoard of County
Commissioners of EIko County, State
of Nevada, made this 4th day OF
March, 1895, notice Is hereby given
that all perl ons who are charges u[oD
the county must &C mo to the County
~ osI iia', or al claims fOI the ir sup
I OFT " ii be disallowt by said Board
except in cases Of cxtrtm cmergeD.
cy.
Attest:
WEEsTIH PATTERSON,
Deputy County Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-25

We wish to notify the Justices Of
the Peace that they can procure at
this Office, blank Summons, Afiida.
Wits and Undertakings on Attach.
mcnts. Writ Of Attachments, Criminal
Complaints, Warrants, Commitments
on Sentence and Commitments to ap.
pear before the Grand Jury, good for
any county in the State.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-25

"Silver Medal Flour" makes the
finf st bread. Use il.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
TILE SE1NON AT HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs. Va. May 30 (specaD.-rhe new
Homestead Hotel will surely be opened on June IT,
The day after the opening. June 49, sixty members
OF the Commercial Club OF Cincinnati will visit the
Hot Springs. The bicycle track. which will be COM
pleted in a few days. will be an addition to the
attractions of the Springs. and many already
taking advantage of 1t.
Mr. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish, OF New-York. have
engaged rooms at the Homestead Hotel. The first
of June is the opening Of the summer season. and
the young people will then begin to arrive. In the
summer many germans and hops given In the
casino. where there Is dancing every night. A
Iavorte amnsemenl tae straw r'ues 70 'he .,s arm
mountain road. William Butler Duncan OF New
York. has engaged rooms at the Homestead. Among
the recent arrivals from New-York Mrs +. T.
Walker, Miss Watson, w. b. Sargent. Mrs. Helen
T. Smith, Miss Delta Smith. c. +. Smith, Mrs. T.
NJ Kellon Thomas F. White. Mrs. F. A. Matthies-
sen. F. o. Matthessen. G. Mose. A. II. Mosls and
J. A. Trimbla
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
HARTFORD'S NEW GOTERNMENT.
COMPLICATIONS ~ THE TRANSFER FROM THE
OLD oRGANIZATIoN-THE TEMPORARY


Hartford Conn. May 80 (SpecaD.-Ths week
closes the existence OF the double form OF govern
ment I'm the city. the town government having been
abolished by the Legislature. and consolidation
act passed transferring the powers OF the town TO
the city, The act is the result OF an attempt COM
Ioolv IN revise the charter OF the city. which at
temp failed and the makeshift Of an act which fol-
lowed has complicated matters In the transfer TO
such an extent that several amendments VIII nave
IN no added az the next session OF the Legislature.
For instance the Charity Commission. which sue
cceds the Selectmen in the OF the poor does not
come INTO existence until June 10. while the Board
of Selectmcn go out Of office June l. leaving fifteen
dovs IN which there is provision for the admin
istration OF charity by the city. The hiatus Will be
bridgcd over In some way, by tacit consent. but II
any question Of legality should arise the acts OF the
interim body would not have anything TO stand upSn
The Board Of Relief Is similarly tangled up The
transfer of the property and the indebtedness Of the
town 20 the city has been accomplished by ordi-
nances and has been done without friction.
In addition to the interceptng sewer the in
creased water service. the asphalt pavement and the
system of park Improvement 1t has now been sug-
cested and a committee OF the Common Council
bas the matter under consideration. that the east
side Of the city which is subject the floods Of the
point 1t is said that the amount of hng will not
exceed six feet in most places. and that 1t can be
Dan which will bring into the heart OF the best
residence sectloL OF the city large tract OF land
for saanF for
to some place outside OF the populated part OF tne
buildings in the market for residence purposes II
will undoubtedly bring money enough to rebuild with
modern equPmeshI. IN good location Oh 'a"a not
The Bridge Commission has extended the time for
the completion OF the temporary bridge until June
Is and work Is going along so rapidly M now thar tI II
T viii be subsaaa aa for temporary
and with ordinary good luck ought to stand from
pfeH "
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

Third there is General Sherman planning while
the Army sleeps I'VE often saw a tall form near
the campfire at night, while the men rested-he did
M, seem n need sleep" Fourth, Is Missionary
Ridge November "a, with General sherman ana
staff in TIE middle ground directing the attack on
Missionary Ridge at dawn Of day. on the Nils
I'm the background are General Corse and his bril-
gade gaining the crest: in the foreground moving
troops On the base are the badge or the society
OF the Army of the Tennessee and the coat OF arms
of the United States. All these incidents are most
appealing to the cid soldiers There are four statues
on the corner pedcstas representing soidief 'eau'
TO defend the flag a cavalryman rejoicing over VIC
tory artlerymen on the watch. ana young
woman adorning General Sherman's sword iHe'e
are eight portrait medallions OF Shermans corps
commanders the corner pedcstals Inc oii"e"-
sions Of this statue are: The height OF the eques-
trian statue, II feet 6 inches the height OF 'he
pedestal 80 feet inches height OF the whole monu
ment. IS feet.
MR. BARTLETTS DESIGN.
Paul W. Bartlett. the American sculptor who has
been working in Paris on some large statues to 90
in the Congressional Library in this city. was
assisted in the preparation OF his design by II.
Uornbostel an American. who was also working
I'm Paris ard these two have come to the city
with the sole purpose OF seeing their models pre-
sented IN a proper way before the committee Ac-
cording 10 their statement, their scheme or COM
position is the result of careful study to fulfil
three important requirements essential to the sub
iect-dignity originality and harmony between the
architecture ana the sculpture. This latter require
ment they believe they have fulfilled, for the
reason that they have worked together In perfect
aneard In the pedestal this Is shown. for there
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
OFT ON LONG ISLAND.

Thomas Moran is settled for six months at his
studio AT Easthampton. Long Island
Lockwood De Forest will occupy his studio at
Cod Spring Harbor. Long Island.
C. D. Weldon. who has returned 10 this country
after six years residence in Japan Is at present
at work on some illustrations for The Century.
which may keep him In town unit. late In the sum-
mer.
F. De Haas will go to Maine as soon as he has
recovered his health sufficiently 10 leave town
AL Conant has Just completed a portrait OF Sam
uel Colgate for Colgate University. and he is also at
work on portrait OF Dr. Warner. which. when COM
nleted will be paced at the headquarters OF the
Y NJ c. A. Mr. Conant. as usual VIII be at
his summer home in Bayonne, y. j.
John La Fargo goes. usual. to Newport
! G. Brown will paint his old people at their old
homes In Vermont. is his custom
G. H. Terrell will work his portraits at MS
summer studio at Lake George
W n Reard will be kept busy in his studio here
until late in the summer on some large decora-
tions and until these are finished his summer pans
are undecided
Frank Fowler Will be detained in town until July,
finishing some portraits. and after their competitor
no vul spend a few weeks in London and Paris.
studying the recent decorations there In september
he will be- at his country studio, at Nutey ~ j.
Irving r. Wills Will not leave town before July,
ne he has a number OF portraits on hand.
Professor L. NJ Niles is already established at
silver Lake. ~ Y. where he will fold the annual
session OF his summer art school,
Mrs Arthur Behenna returned to Europe, and will
divide her time between her studios In London and
in Paris
e NJ Bicknen will make the sketches for his
marines principally on the Massachusetts and Maine
coasts leaving town In June
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

encourage is believed be Of great artistic value,
for the that additional height is gained for
the pedestal without placing the portrait head Of
General Sherman too far above the observer, ana
that satisfactory architectural effect and sensa-
ton are always obtained from descending while
approaching monument. There Is, they say, a
feeling OF isolation I'm being nclosed from the out
side as In this The statue proper Is designed
TO express the simplicity Of the character Of the
hero. while the lines OF the pedestal are intended
to carry down the hrmness embodied in the horse
and man Two strong and graceful "ni Vi, matte
female figures adorn the front and Of the
pedestal representing Courage and Thought. These
figures are intended 10 symbolic Shermans Two
greatest qualities. besides assisting In giving
vigorous profile TO the work. on the sides 0f the
base there are bass-reliefs commemorlting the
famous march to the At the TWO entrances
to the well are figures Il four colossal Hons winch
emphasize the steps. At the foot OF the pedestal
at either end 1t is intended to set in mosaics two
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

Sherman. Accordingly the four men, who have
erected their models in building near the War
Department, were asked to make other models on
a larger scale Of two inches TO the foot and were
informed that the especial object of the second
competition was 10 get a better idea of the charac-
ter OF the General during times. To each OF
the sculptors was allotted ROOM the walls and
ceilingS of which were draped In some dark ma
teria electric lights having been placed in inches
above =. statues. giving in some degree the effec;
OF bright sunlight
The design of Carl Rohl Smith preserves the gen.
eral outline of his first sketch model which has
been elaborated, he says. by adding both architect
ural and sculptural features. He has two models
Of the General on horseback one being an exact
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
THE BARTLETT DESIGN.

un The members Of the committee assembled
y>..''T Department, and after a short session
nr,, 70 NO l,704 G-st., where the -four prize
eSsh up IN position All the artists inter-
wya'" "e competition were present during the
hsrs.- .onniittee, and each had full opportunity
nrss,. "e motive and merits of his design The
ss. spent an hour in examining the different
hn 'hen returned 10 the War Department
lss ahon II remained In session about an
As i's conclusion General Dodge who had
ae.,,,s, as spokesman. announced that the
ss.n :, mad ndd accepted the design Of Carl Roll
asak, - .n'cago. and had adopted a resolution Of
s;.s, me o,her three competing. artists for the
p. '"ey had shown in the matter.
sse .e,.s aesiens considered by the Commission
d tia, - ias' January the best ont OF twenty
es w.. oIisinally entered into competition for
aust.d - The Monument Commission was then
sskp bv 's judgment as to the most meritorious
tstax =, \, oihmittee Of artists of New-York. con-
Pncs st. Gaudens, Warner. Post and
ssas o. NJ, AT, Committee recommended the de-
Idse, ana -. hnind. Bartlett. Niehaus and Part
pm with eMsnonument Committee approved their
saoNitutsa :, 'Pee' 10 the first three names hui
~ Partridge. "e OF carl Rohi Smith for that of
Ah... me CALL FOR MODELS
Ienness.. ssa' agothe Society OF the Armv ~ N.
q tn auvertsed among the sculptors of Ameri-
erset on s..'an OF the society and Congress- to
lnston 80 70 The memory of sherman in WASH
Var Deoss. invited them 10 send models 70 the
elosed m ~ ht In competition. The competition
~ than ~ irst OF the year, but the committee
sdeved 49, s''e 10 arrive at decision. for IL wa.
assAt A.. !, none OF the models submitted had
and individuality OF General
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

measure the severity of his surfaces, while at the
same time these inscriptions serve as a record or
the memorable in the military career OF Cen
eral Sherman, with which the Army of the Tennes-
see was so closely Identified. There is but one In
scrption on the pedestal and that is the word Sher
man." which accords with the rugged simplicity OF
his character on the two front posts, at end or
seats are placed. in Roman numerals: NAT:
MDCCCXX" birth 1920 on one. "OBT. MDCCCXCT'
death lSgD on the other while the two opposite
posfs there will be on one the year of the begin
ming OF the war. and on the other the year Of the
ending OF the war The Rhnd statue will occupy a
round measurement OF 81 feet by 30 feet. There
four steps the plaza. from which rise three
more stcps: the rise Of each of these steps Is six
inches making total height from the ground to the
base OF the pedestal OF feet Inches The
lover base rises from this to fee. inches. The
upI,er base Ia feet high. while the die on the
PEDESTAL proper is Is feet inches high making the
Total height OF the granite work . feet inches.
Th- equestrian statue is 10 feet high making the
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

ssrts,t Of Paris j. Massey Rhind. Of New-York;
cH Nehaus. of New-York. and Carl Rohl Smith,
achcago. and Mr.. Smiths design was the one ac-
sep,ed There are seven members of the Monument
Commission: Secretary Lamont and MaJor-Gen-
sl Miles. representing the Government, ana Ten
mi NJ Dodge of New-York: General j. W. Noble.
es Louis: General u r. Henderson. of Dubuque,
tsa: Colonel Cornelius CodG or Cincinnati: Colonel
If Howe of ST. Louis and Colonel Augustus
Jacobson Of Chicago representing the Society OF the
Army OF the Tennessee.
All the Commissioners were present al Wednes-
days meeting with the exception Of Colonel Howe
end Colonel jacobson, both OF whom now in
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
CARL ROHL-SMITH'S DESIGN.

enlargement Of his first. and the other representing
General sherman studying the field OF action and
looking intently at some distant object. The main
pedestal carries the equestrian statue. and two
groups War and Victorious Peace. also symbolic
mankind Mortified in and happy enjoying life
time Of peace. There four bass-reliefs. repre-
senting first. the march through Georgia. Second,
The battle Of Atlanta. July o. General Sherman
overlooking part OF the battle. To the right is
Loggett Hill. the left the forest and the Con-
fedfederate lines repulsed by the 18th Corps. In
the rgat foreground is the porch OF the Howard
House in the left corner General McPherson's body
on an ambulance conveyed 10 the Howard House.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

stands solitary upon its pedestal without any OBJ;
truslve access5res and in the great bassrelef pane
which eptOmizes the March to the Sea. Mr.. Niehaus
assisted In his work by the architects Marsh'
Israels & Harder. OF New-York.
The design Of J. Massey Rhnd Is simple, almost
to severity The plaza, with terminating walls, IN
closing seats at either end OF the structure forms
a proper base and effective surrounding for the
simple pedestal supporting the statue. The design Is
composed entirely Of plain surfaces, with Greek
moulding There is ornament whatever, as he
relies entirely on his inscriptions to relieve in a
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

the sculptural adornment in way detracts from
the constructive lines of the architecture. In fact
their entire scheme rather tends TO the statuesque
and symbolic than to the realistic. They think
they have achieved dignity by their extreme sim
plicy in treatment, their line and mass proper
tons having been most carefully studied. The
originality Of their design they contend lies in their
conception Of placing the monument proper in
well or basin. The artists say that sinking the
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

convention allied figures Of eagles. One great ad-
vantage thai h claimed me d ior Of tiT be w and on the
seats is 4ept continually at the best point OF view
point always sho wing the most graceful lines
The Niehaus design consists OF rather ~ ~scvcre
trian statue set In front OF rectangua ar eNedr me
back barrier wall OF which frames an immense bass
relief treatment Of the March TO me sea ne sl,s
OF the exedra formed by sold low balus;rade
walls thus nclosing the space on three side wiinin
out In a geomctrical pattern OF conyentionallzed
laurel wreaths in two colors Of gTanohc PaVfmeh,. M
Greek style of architecture: OF the Ionic order ara
simple mouldings. The amperes forming the , end
examinations Of the barrier wall bear upon tne race
gagemenis. and are stlrmountcd by bronze eagles.
which give ornamental effect The rear cleva,
is divided by vertical fasces Into five panels for IN
scrptons. The severely plain surfaces are relieved
make abundant use. This statue represents sn he he
General as he was at The time OF the M"rch 10 the
The Is INTENDED & to SSG oGGGuPy ar upon de 4e
Tb" harer wall Is q feet wide and is feet in total
height from the ground and Il feet from the platform
The syobate under he pedestal proPeT Is S ire' E
feet Inches by "A feet at the base, and IS % ieet
above the ground Above this rises thc bro%e m
inches making an extreme total height or - ieet
10 ths Sea is SiS1e ee1 10 inches in height % feet
long.
THE QUESTION OF THE SITE.
Mr. Niehaus submitted a supplementary PROPOSE
ton to the committee for locating his monument on
the PIAZZA at the south front OF the Treasury De
partment building at a point where IT commands a
full view of the avenue TO the Capitol lie submits
two large water color drawings TO demonstrate MS
idea which Is that the character OF the southern
front Of the I'rited States Treasury building must
by its superior and largeness OF sca!e asssT S
itself over it's surroundings. He believes that ms
mass would so dominate any statue erected in the ne
mace selected that much OF It's enect Woud De
dwarfcd; while If placed on the plaza IL w0u,a ws 1e
come a part OF the Treasury building ana groqnu;s ;
and key in with their plan. His model being h ioinc
in form would be In thorough accord with tne aFcn
lecture OF the Treasury building on account oi tss
svmna thetic relationship in the elements OF lts ue
~ p 0ne Of the drawings shows that the axis or
ave passes through the centre OF ,he
nlaza which would make a monument I'll, esVS'ea
there plainly visible from the Capitol while @ eo a
,nonnmenf erected be.ow the road could not De se'n
,,nass closely approached An additional reason ior
This placing Mr. Niehaus says. Is letter sIb ir4. 4n
Gnnsrai sherman which he possesses ana "hlcn uT
scrIbes his review OF his victorious army rom f.nora a.
most thai identical spot. thirty years ago ArGhoiu
,no me- 10 Mr. Nehauss own words. the dstinguishus
features OF his design consist In the simphex nt,ra M M
aiemants and the concentration or the scuP,,uiit.
effects In the portrait equestrian siains ""
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
DESIGN BY ]. MASSEY RIIIND.

total height from the ground 10 the top OF the statue
a feet inches The material for the entire monu-
ment except the equestrian statue. Is high grade
IL INTENDED that the equestrian statue shall be OF
bronze The sculptor was assisted by Arthur b.
Pickering architect OF New-lork.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
orr SHERMAN MONUMENT
,0rs OF CARL ROHL SMITHS AC-
'' CEPTED DESIGN.
,s OF MEssRs. BARTLETT. RHIND
~ ,n SIEHAUs-THE QUESTION
OF THE SITE.

Nav SO-The Sherman Monument
Tsshne after much hesitation and delay. made
csrnlssSV.,. last Wednesday of a design for tho
t'si oroorial 10 the hero of Atlanta. which is
.isoTa'' .oa in this city. The competition had
sH 81. down to four models, offered by p. W.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
THE CATsKILLs HIS HAUNT.

J. Francis Murphy will be found. as usual, at his
summer home at Arkville, In the CatsHiis'
C. s Relnhart will be busy In town with illustra-
,ons most OF the summer but will occasionally be
found at Long Icland
J. Charles Arter will spend June at Mamaroneck;
after that he proposes trip Holland for sketrhes.
and then after visiting friends in Paris, he hopes TO
spend some time In India.
Lyeu Carr will be In town the greater part OF the
summer.
lanes NJ Hart as usual. goes to Slmsbury. Conn.,.
where he has spent his summer for the last eight or
nine years getting material for his cattle pictures
Henry p Smith will be at his summer studio near
New-London. Conn.
Frank A. Bicknell is engaged for the early summer
to decorate private house In Ariihstohst' BOSTON,
but the greater part Of his summer he VIII spend
with friends at Cadenabbia Lake Of Como.
Francis Jones Will soon Join his brother H. Bolton
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
gENw::NoT,A-cANDIDArE. zpsa

Chicago, July s4.-Governor., McCorkle
OF West Virginia, whose name has been
listed among the possibilities for second
place on the ticket, was one of the new
arrivals. He comes as on-looker. having
no official connection with the conven-
ton, but was the central figure of the
gathering of West Nirginians. OF the
Vice Presidential question the governor
spoke moderately, saying:
~ am in no sense II candidate for the
Nice-Presidential nomination.
Speaking of the situation, he said
sixteen to one is very prevalent in
West Virginia Ours is one of the pivot
nj States. The Republicans hope to
carry It, but with II strong ticket and u
strong platform the Democrats can win. "
The position of your State on the
tariff question has considerable interest,
as it is the home of the author of the
Wilson bill, the reported suggested
I'VE want plank in the platform Civ
ing the old Democratic doctrine, Il tariff
for revenue the governor replied 1--WE
are not,,for high protection, nor are we
for free.trade, but we stand by the old
party doctrine