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AD YALOREM ROBE BERY.

Honest importers have long been handicapped by the fact that unscrupu- lcus competitors have, by collision with the foreign houses from which they made their purchases, secured invoices in which the prices were considerably less than what their goods actually cost them, and that thus they defrauded the United States government of it's dues and injured the trade of others who dealt honestly with the government. The ad yalorem system gives large op- portunity for such frauds. American consuls in Europe have repeatedly called the attention of the treasury department to this system, which has been the cause of heavy losses of reve- nue to the government It is now pro- pose to make a law providing that the secretary of the treasury shall require that the exporters declaration endorsed on each invoice of goods to be exported to the United States shall be made un- der oath, to be administered by an off, cer Of the country of exportation hav- ing authority to administer oaths, to which the laws of that country shall attach the penalty of perjury when falsely made. The bill further provides that when the secretary of the treasury shall have required the declaration to be made under oath, as aforesaid. con- suls shall refuse certificates of invoices not made in accordance with said re- quirement, and no merchandise export ed from that country or consular dis trict to the United States shall be delfv- cred on entry unless and until the said oath has been duly made and certified to by said consul.
 It is possible that such a law would do something toward breaking up the
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success. and when he was given his .. B., they were few indeed who did not Shinll that higher distinction might well have been bestowed upon him. Since the war, as our readers know, Buluwayo has been the headquarters ot his administratorshlp, and, save, for failure to bring Khama to terms when the chief had determined to appeal to MT. Chamberlain, he has succeeded m all he has done. No wonder that 1t IS incomprehensble to his friends that a man with career such as is here out lined should be guilty of mere piece of desperate and inconsiderate rash ness.-St. James Gazette.
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system of robbery against which 1t would be directed, At any rate, 1t seems to be all that it is possible to do, The present situation is a striking Illus traitor of the beauties and benefits Of the ad valorem system, which was so heartily and effectually advocated by Democratic statesmen,
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F.ISLiiON NOTES.
The Last cue, of Course!

When asked which of Shakespeares nIavs or of Emerson's essays she likes best, the crafty maid that desires to lm- press her questloner will likely say "Whv. the last one I read" Of course, that may be the first one, too, but no matter; on the same principle when really does hold with some literary
 folk, why shouldn't the last dress seen'
 if pretty and on the right girl for 1t, be counted as the prettiest dress ot the season? It should be, so here's for a description of the prettiest dress or the season for five o'clock tea. In smooth cloth of the gray of the sea gull, it was made with a very full skirt, finished on
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from dsputing their validity when they are sought to be enforced against him. I am of the opinion that this action was prematurely brought, and the com plaint, therefore, must be dismissed, but without costs"
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It is seriously related that two young women have been appointed gardeners at Kew Gardens on condition that they wear trousers when at work.
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Camel's flesh has appeared in the Par is markets this winter, the supply com ing from the Algerian butchers. It is said to look like veal and taste like beef. The Arabs consider the hump a great delicacy.
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Dr. .inrnesnn-

Leander Starr Jameson is a Scotch man or forty-two. and has spent the past seventeen years in South Africa, the last eight of which have been passed in the service of MT. Rhodes.
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We cannot accept anonymous or return re- jected communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required, not for publication, but as guarantee of good faith.
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An estate that was worth $20,0O0 when 1t got into the courts twenty-five years ago was settled the other day in Los Angeles, California. The estate was left by Encarnacion Buelna in 1870. There was nobody to claim the forty two cents that remained when the pub lie administrator offered it in the Su- made an order directing that it be paid into the county treasury.
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The New York Court of Appeals in 8 suit against the Fifth Ward Savings and Loan association Of Buffalo has de- cided two important points: A member 1nents filed an application of with drawal. Seventy-eight applications had been filed before his, and when they had been paid in order the money
 in the treasury was exhausted. Suit was brought to compel the immediate payment of the $1S9. The Court of Ap- peals, everything the General Term of the Superior court, finds for the associa- ton, holding that the member when he joined knew the probable resources Of the association and consented to the rules. and that the rule as to payments that the association had right to make such q rule after the plaintiff became a member and that he must abide by it. IA similar decision was recently handed down by Judge Davy Of the New York Supreme court in Q case against a Rochester association where a similar bylaw was in force. The court in it's decision said: It is a rule that one who enjoys and reaps a pecuniary bene- fit of membership in a corporation under its constitution and bylaws is stopped
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One of the greatest electrical enter prises of the country, second only to that at Niagara, has been planned to enable S0,000 horse power from the falls tributed as far north as Wilmington, Delaware, and as far south as Balti- more. Most of the shore of the river Erorn Cononingo, Maryland, to the Pennsylvania State line has been ac- nuired by the company which is engaged upon this great work.
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The Rev. Edwin $. Wallace, United State consul at Jerusalem, has an inter- esting Article in ''The Congregational list" about some of the peculiar people who gravitate to Jerusalem. First are those who believe in the immediate coming of the Messiah. T want to be there," said the good old lady, land be the first to offer him cup of tea" The arrival of pretended Messiahs is contin- uous. Then there are the "Overcom- CTS" who made no proselytes, but wait overcoming the weaknesses of the flesh. Next are the various individuals who believe themselves "sent" to build the new Jerusalem. They get discouraged at the Lords delay and depart, but others follow in their train.
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Cremation os the dead is growing in favor in Philadelphia The number of bodies cremated each year since the society was formed in 1888 has steadily increased In 1889 there were twenty igbscrema ations, and last year there were eighty-six. The society recently started a scheme to popularlze the movement and issued per cent bonds, which entitle the holder to one incin- eration per bond, with a receptacle and space for storage of the ashes There are 2s0 members and 300 stockholders.
 Great Britain has actually serving in her regular army at this time 221, ,O00 of ficers and men. There are on home ser vice about 107000 men. Of these 27,oo0 are in Ireland, nearly 4,000 in Scotland and the rest are scattered through Eng land, Wales and the channel islands. In India, Burma and at the Red Sea post of Alden she has 76,0OO men, 15, 900 ht Malta and Gibraltar, $500 at the Cape of Good Hope and Natal, not in- cluding re-inforcements called for by the present disturbances in South Af- rica,
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Labor ~Crucined.

Tho London Times OF July &c,
1896, las the following, which In.
boring mct. producers. and business
men should read carefully:
~lf the single gold standard n
DO forced upon South America and
Asia. rs it has been since 1879 for
cod on North America and Europe,
gold mus, inevitably appreciate To at
lcnst fonr times its present absurd
value. or to put IL othcrwisc. com.
modities must decline Ia onc-fonrtll
OF the present price and labor all the
world over. be crucilicd as it was
never cruciticd before in dnys OF
medieval serfdom or even chattcl
J~.1Ns.y. 1uch - me contest. II the
money lords can force recommendation
upon tho whole world, they will sue.
coed in est blishmg the most gigantic
Inoncycd %aristocracy among tho rich,
and the worst eystom Of peonagc seri-
dom among tho masses that has cyor
cursed the haplcss sons Of men,"
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Cap. Palmer Dead.

Last night at about u o'clock, He
who judgeth all things well, said 20
the tired soul OF J. a. Palmer, of
Carlin, "come unto me and l will give
thee rest
Cap. Palmer, rs he WIS generally
called was born in Maine about "a
years ago. For several years he fol-
lowed the life of Il sailor, raising him.
self from Il sailor before the mast to
Captain OF a vessel, where he got his
title. In lSi7-s he served the United
States in the war with Mexico. In
lG50 he came to California and settled
in Sonora county. In 1850 he moved
to what was then Mono county Cali
fornia but now Esmenrldu county and
settled in Aurora where he engaged
in mining. He took an active
part i'll suppressing the outlaws OF
that time, and was one OF the organ.
izers and leaders OF the vigilance
committee Of that place in 1862.
In 1868 he settled in the Humboldt
valley, where Carlin now stands.
where he has followed the occupation
OF farming, and where he has resided
almost continuously. He has held
the Office OF Instice OF the Peace in
Cariin since it became Il town, eI-
two terms
j. a. Palmer was a good citizen and
a loving husband. His death has
caused a void in this country that will
be hard to fill. He will be missed by
his old peighbors and friends as the
days come and go, and residents OF
Carlin will look in vain for his famil.
lar figure on the street, for the place
that once knew him will know him
no more.
His grief-stricken widow has the
heartfelt sympathy OF many friends
in her sad bereavement and to Him
by whose will we must abide we di-
rect her to look for comfort and con-
ISOLATION that the world cannot give.
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Strike at Lead VILE.

The situation at Lcadvllle is un-
| changed. At o'clock yesterday
morning. Governor Mcintyre sen a
telegram Of instructions to General
Brooks ut Leadvillc. giving HIM full
power to act rs his representative in
suppresslng the riots OF that city
Lieutenant Byran. attached to the
Governors staff. on being asked il the
orders gave General Brooks military
power sufficient to enforce martial
law, replied that it did practically
amount to martial law, although it
was not exactly that.
To give General Brooks the full
support OF the enure State military
force. Governor Mcintyre sent orders
to two Second Regiment companies
held in readiness. one Mt Lake City
and the other ut Monta Vista. to pro.
coed ut once to Lcadville. This will
place Mt the Generals immediate dis.
posal sc soldiers. including the Chat
fee Light Artillery with Calling guns
and several city troops Of cavalry.
LEADvILLE, Sept. 23.-An attempt
was made, presumably 10y strikers or
sympathizers, just before dawn today
to destroy the Leadville water works,
located in California gulch. two miles
from town. 4. guard of thirty soldiers
had been stationed at the works.
About 3 O'Clock the pickcts saw a
flash on Il distant hill and supposed it
to have been n signal. i little later
a sentry discerned forms crawling up
the hill. He hailed them and was
answered by n shot. Several scatter
ing shots were exchanged, but the at
lacking party finding the guards wide
awake Dire off with no damage done
on either side by the firing.
The town WIS declared under mar
tial law at 3 o'clock this afternoon by
General Brooks.
Warrants have been issued for
twenty five members OF the Miners
Union. including all the officers and
the Executive Committee. Three
men were landed i'll Jail.
The authorities refuse to say On
just what grounds the warrants were
sworn out, but say the action is taken
partly on information and partly on
suspicion. The prisoners are kept
closely under guard, and the Sheriff
will not allow them to be interviewed.
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Corrupt aud COirupiiuE.

Tho New York World sent n mem
Der Of It's staff to Wisconsin to study
the situation there. lie writes thnt
in his opinion Wisconsin will go for
Mckinley, because the Bryan COM
mittce is hnmpcrod by poverty and
cannot make Il good canvass, while
~the Republicans have an enormous
campaign fund and a political ma
chine the like OF which has never be-
fore been see i'll the State" Tho
World is against Bryan, and so is the
correspondent, but he says:
Tho worst element in this cam
paign is the part which Mark Hanna's
fund is playing. Candor compels inc
to give the facts without regard to
whether Mr.. Bryan's election would
be II good thing or II bad thing There
is plenty Of evidence in my opinion
to show that this ia rapidly becoming
the most corrupt and corrupting
political struggle known to the
American people.
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Explained the system.

-You see," said the young man on
the front seat Of an electric car, cx.
planning to his best girl how the cleo
trio current WIS made to send the car
flying along the rails, @the motorman
turns that thing u little to the right,
and that connects the chr With the
electric current carried along in the
wire down in the conduit under the
track"
But how does it make the wheels
go aroundf' questioned tho little
miss.
why, tho motorman Just gives
that thingumbob Il half turn TO the
right, and that let's on just so much
or the whatdoyoucallit, which con
meets the car with the %thipgamaiip
that ID hitched to the little pillow and
runs along tho ~dinkeybob down under
the centre OF tho track. This is cor.
Dected with the electric wire down
under ground by little rigamajres at
intervals, and tho wire furnishes tho
power to tho jingarcc that pushes tho
car along"
slow perfectly lovely, chirped the
little miss. "But | don't sec how ihe
electric current gets to the wheels
well, there's Il little jimjammer
that runs from the grip or pillow to the
axles. and tho current runs through
little wllatyoucallcms and Ia on.
nected 10y some kind Of jimcranks &c
the wheels; when the man turns or
the electric current il shoots through
those kadoCginsI and tho tankcytou,
starts tho wheels"
ooh. yes; I undor ,tand. But how
docs TIC stop tho carr
Just snakes the jigamarec nronnt
TO the left, tight up against the what
isit. gives tho brake n twist. and there
you are
Ihon they got of ut tho corne,
drug storc.-Ex.
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New YoRK. Sept. - -Ex.Prcaidcnt
Harrison N the speaker today ut u
MONDAY meeting Of the Commercial
Travellers Sound Money League. at
which, Colonc; Fred Grant presided
Harrison said it was rs dishonest to
issue Il silver dollar intrinsicnily
worth only fifty cents. as to ubteviatc
n yard measure or reduce n cubic foot
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Miner. 70. sh..pm.n.

The following communication was
received during convention week and
was unavoidably crowded out OF our
columns by convention news. Since
then it escaped our notice until last
evening when we resurrected 1t from
a mass OF other papers. and gladly
give it space in this issue. Tho above
is our apology to Mr.. Beari for no,
publishing the communication be-
fore:
EDITOR lHDEPESDEST:-Tcstcrday
! received a letter from Columbia
Centennial mining district stating that
sheepmen there had surveyed 1900
acres Of land which they propose to
purchase OF tho State OF Nevada.
This land is known to BE mineral lind,
Should the State Land office grant
the application and the transfer con-
summated, it will work a great injury
to the camp and seriously affect the
future development Of the mines.
The proposed purchase covers not
only mines. both placer and quartz,
bnt also timber and water which are
absolutely necessary in successfully
conducting mining operations, and
will lead tot serious conflict between
the sheepmen and the miners. Should
a miner cut timber with which to stay
up his ground or for fuel to keep him
warm and cook his meals he would
lay himself liable to arrest and puns
ishment rs Il trespasser.
As far rs / am able to learn. the
policy that has prevailed in the State
Land Office ut Carson City is to grnnt
all applications made Cor land regard
less Of its character. I know Of one
instance in the Tuscarora district
where mineral land was sold by the
State for agricultural land. This
land covered quartz mines on which
several thousand dollars worth Of la
Dor had been performed and on which
the owners at the time we're prose-
cutting work. One OF the mine own.
era wrote to the State Land Office
stating the case The register in
structed him to write to the Land Of
flee at Washington, d. G. Instruc-
tons came back to file an affidavit in
the Land Office at Eureka, which was
done. Tho Land Office ut Carson dis
regarded the protest and sold the land
to the applicant.
The miners certainly have some
rights that the Nevada State Land
Office is in honor bound to respect.
At first thought it would be best to
write to the State Land Office and
state this case, but, after thinking
over my past experience with that
institution, | arrived at the conclu-
sion that it would be labor lost aud
decided to forward this communica.
hLn to the INDEPENDENT with the re-
quest that it be given "a place in it's
columns and thus bring the matter
before the public.
During the present Summer quite
a number OF valuable gold bearing
quartz lodges have been found in
Centennial district and prospecting
still goes Oh b7avely. Every few days
we hear Of a valuable find. There il
a bright prospect now that the camp
Ii awakening from its Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep and will soon be ON the
highway to prosperity.
The writer OF this will visit the dis
trict within a few days and will give
the INDEPENDENT the benefit OF his
observations.
STEPHEN NJ. BEARD.
Tuscarora, Nevada, September 5,
1896.
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Illr WINS Excused,

Que Of Elko's promising little lads
came into the fchoolroom about hall
mn hour late this morning and upon
being asked by the teacher his reason
for his hardness replied: swell. ma
was out lcctionccrin' mud the hired
girl Is on II strike, and pa burned his
linGcrs cookin' hot cakes and | had TO
SOW the 'spcndcr buttons On my
brooches
Tho teacher smiled and excused
him.
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"Don't mention any scch thing cz
That where tho members Of the organ.
izatiOn kin hear yc. or course Id
like ter hov the company. an tho dan
Gin, AN the cider. nm cookies, but Il
them fcllcrs 'ud imagine tlct we he'd
any idea Of goin' any furder along
than n silver woddin' they'd puss the
word thot I'd boltcd the party, an
VOID bc clean out'n sissicty in no
tiineH'--Wnshingt Star.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United STATES LAND OFFICE.
CAHsOs CITY, Nevada.
cnn,pnbpr n 1900

CAIsOS CITY, Nevada.
September ~. 1890.
To whom IL may concern:
NOTICE fs HEREBY GIVEN THAT
N The central Pacific Railroad. Company
has filed IN this onlcn II l!st OF lands situated
in the townships described below, ara has
npulIcd for n patent for snid lands; That
,Rs IIst is open to tho public for inspection,
and u cory thereof IS descriptive SUB
divisions ns been posted In u conycnlcnt
place in this Office, for the inspcCi Ion OF all
pcrsOnB Interested and the public gcncr'
ally. -
date Of ihis notice, protests or contests
against the claim Of tho. Company to any
ttnct or subdivision within any section or
pnrt OF acCtIOn, described In Tho list. on tho
GROUND that tho same IL moro valuable for
mineral than for agricultural purposes. VIII
Uc received and noted for report 10 tho
Gcncral Land ONCE Ut Washington. u. G.,
Tho lands nrr described NJ follows, 10 Wit:
Carson cts Land District. Nevada,
North and East NJ. ~ NJ.
Township 81. Range IS. Sw. y Soc. T.
%1oyynship ~, Pnngc. 80, NE. u see. =,
Township Is, Range ca, oil OF Sec. 7; all
Of Sec. -; all 81 Sec, III.
d. II. Hall, Receiver.
pate OF iirst issue. September ~, 1890.
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f'""ds rnd Earthquakes.

SAN FRAHcIsco. Sept. ~. Tho
steamer Doric today brought word
that Kobe. Japan. was wiped out by
confagration on August 25th, and
floods, storms and earthquakes caused
the loss OF hundreds Of lives and de.
stroyed millions OF dollars worth Of
property. I'm northern Japan earth.
quakes and floods affected a wide Ter
htory and wrecked many towns.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE At CARSON CRY. NEVADA.

LAND OrricEAT CARSON CRY. NEVADA
September =, 1870.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the following named settler han u cd
notice OF his i~ntntiOn TO mako final proof In
support OF his claim, and that said proof
VIII bc made before tho County Clerk Of
Elko county ut -Llko. Nevada. on October
IL, 1890, 20 wit: John T.. Kelley: Homestead
application No. go for the lots 10 AMI " Of
NV Z. OTIS o and ~ Of NE =, Sec. (, Tp. 81,
". II. 90 H.. NJ. ID. NJ.
lin names tho following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land. viz:
Jolc II. Hayward, John NJ. Dorsey. Uamil.
ton McCiin, George Kcssclnr, Of IIaIlcok.
Nevada.
Any person who desires 10 protest against
tho allowance Of such proof or who knows of
any suhstnnti reason, under the law and
regulations OF tho Interior Department, why
such proof should not bc allowed. win lie
given mn opportunity Al the nh1yo mentioned
time anu place TO cross. examine tho vii.
ncsscSs of said claimant, and 10 nTcr ryi.
uchcc M rcbutial Of that Suhm tied BIZ
September 4, 1870 CIV