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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

\ little tot was riding with her mo.
Their aud baby brother on the Tiburon
boat last week Her mother had con-
tided to her the fact that the doctor
had found her little brother in the
bay we; and cold and had taken him
to his present home to be thawed ont.
They had become so fond Of him that
they had decided to keep him.
a few moments later she was on her
knees ON the bench looking over the
rail into the bay to see if she could sec
any more children. Suddenly she
seized her mothers arm and scream.
ed: @Oh, mamma! Look! There's
two niger babies Manma turned
in time to C Il couple of porpoises
sink out of sights. +. Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
The o INDUSTRY.
1t Means Death to seventy-Fivc Thousan'
- E~iephanIs Annually.

1t Means Death to- Seyenty-EiNc thousand
Elephants Annually.
One-ffth of the worlds commerce in
ivory comes TO Great Britain, and it will
ustonish most people, says Answers.
TO earn that IL, 200 elephants have to be
Killed every year TO keep our markets
supplied with the precious substance.
Altogether. TO keep the Who'll world in
~ivory-apart from fossil ~tusks-75,OO
elephants are slaughtered annually.
Africa is the great ivory country; and
in the Congo basin, the best hunting
ground. there are supposed TO be about
100000 elephants, worth altogcthcr
about 500, 900. The average weight
OF ivory obtained from u single cle-
plant is about so pounds. Tusks
weighing about 100 pounds each have
been procured. but this is very rare.
The most expensive tusks are those
used in the manufacture of billiard
balls: they cost, rs II rule, clio n 100
weight.
Ivory dust and shuvings are used by
coufcctioncrs to stiifen the more c1-
persivc kinds of ~jcllies. The scrapings
are often burnt and mnde II n paint
known rs Ivory black" worth about
$50 II ton.
The hardest of all ivory is that OBJ
tanned from the hippopotamus. twill
emit sparks like a piece of flint when
struck with steel, and is principally
used in making artificial teeth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Que Of orr heaviest cattlemcn was
in town from his ranch on Monday,
and in speaking Of the cattle outlook
saId: I'VE thought when we sold u
year ago, that the ranges would
support the remaining stock in good
shape, but we have been sadly dis.
appointed. The winters storms have
amounted to to practically nothing,
and now. with contracts to fill for de
livery 10y the first Of June, we hest
tate to go i'll for fear the cattle we
may start with will not stand the
drive to Milford. There is but little
feed i'll the mountains and stock are
i'll very poor condition to drive
Phoebe Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
HIGHLANDER COSTUME.
CONSERVATION la ~ French Rail-

wny Coach.
Apcrsonarruyrd null Highland cos-
tune caused Il terrible c~mnimuiiun in :.
railway carriage in the prrrachc sta.
ton, near Lyons. recently.
Two ladies who were ia the carriage
shriri;cd as they saw the nv iui s:rcin.
Gle presented 10y IN" entry int" their
compartment of II man v;thcui Gu.
trS.
The Highlander. who w;.' Cu l. VIZ
TO Nice, nevertheless, iupl ~ seat
with CALIFORNIAN ruuiuvsa. y l, 3D.
the ladies screamed the iaI D.. - Nu
in vain that Tia" u,pari;ia. q. D. -.
of the old Gaul agoluT.' .
planned tiic situation iH t;l . &C.
and equally futii, we're tac So a.. @.
the station master. WIN a. m.a 10.
ladies that the EcTtici:".. 80 ilr ,T"
III" sEorr"n and ~" ;"rt"L ",c ..urtrs
was perfectly harmless.
"N"u don't wi the Hhg'.ow 81 /:
risk. IT sdau,cI," insisted TIC Sint.Ur
mast 10 his LiauGr*t t"itrs: 60, L e.
ricmau comes from the r]ounir, y here
the men wear Ic,iicp@ts and Gu no,
use trousers"
Despite everything. however. which
was sail in order Ia calm their npprr,
tensions. the ovrr-timid lady traveller,
had to he placed i'm u carriage al Il SAT.
distance from where the Calcdoniar
stern and wild. was seated.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
ihc paclnC lLnnha

W~AsHISGToS, May SENATOR
Gear, Chairman OF the Senate Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads, TO day
submitted the report OF tho Commit.
tee IN tile question refunding the
Government debt ON the Pacific roads.
Tho Committee appends a statement
from the Treasury Department show.
ing what tho estimated debt OF tho
roads To the Government will DO on
the first OF january next. Tho
Union Pacific and tho * nsas Pacific
debts III It combined account OF both
principal und interest are placed at
s53'Ila.AOS, and that Of the Central
Pacific at s~57,GSl,5ll. Under tho
terUns II The bill. payment OH the
Union PGciiic debt would be made
ON January i,l062, and on tho Cen.
ttal Pacific OH January 1876. After
discussing tho propositions that the
Government shall acquire and operate
the Pacific roads or forcclose the
Governments lien rs %impractiblc. the
report takes up the question Of the
eStesion OF the debt in accordance
with tho bill rs agreed upon in the
committee OF the two Houses, which
bill ii recommends Us providing the
most advisable course to DO pursued
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
4 Fine Herd,

John Sparks takes great pride in
his herd Of thoroughbred Hereford
cattle. +. p. Butler, Reno's best
photographer, went to his farm to.
dry and took several pictures Of his
prize winners Mr.. Sparks has the
finest herd in America to-day. lie has
about sixty calves OF this years crop
and every ono OF Thorn Is us pretty us
u picture" Mr.. Sparks is making q
grent success OF breeding bulls and
hoifers, and sells them nearly us fast
as they are born.-Renu Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Some very unique cathcd ray ex-
periments OF extraordinary SUCCESS
have recently been made in Oregon
City. Oregon, by DR.. j. G. Perry, IL
well known physician, and W. G. Che.
ney, superintendent OF the Portland
general electric company. Tho on.
periments were made with gold bear
ing rock, in which the rays defined
the free gold rs plainly Ms il it lay on
the surface OF the quartz. So far rs
known this is the first successful OK.
pertinent of the kind with quartz and
the results obtained justify the asser.
ton that the new ray will prove OF
immense value in mining operations.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
Jones Broke Down.

When Foreman Williams rose and
handed III the verdict. a deadly pallor
came yer the face OF Jones for the
short time out prepared him for the
worst. He had pinned his faith on
several young men on the jury whom
he thought would be for him. When
the word was pronounced that settled
his fate, his head dropped convul.
but he soon braced up and
started with tho Marshal to the Jail.
AS he passed along the street crowds
gathered full OF curiosity. AS he pas
sed acquaintances he nodded, but
tears we're in his eyes and his face
was grave.
When inside the jail Marshal Hum
phries searched Inn for weapons or
poison, as he had said that il convict
ed he would commit suicide.
1t is considered almost certain that
arrests will follow this week of persons
involved in Heney's confession. The
bondsmen will have to settle with the
Government to the extent of $4,000
only. The! are Jake Klein and Frank
Golden.-Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

An exchange well says that @the
gossip has made many II home hell on
earth Gossip has parted husbands
aud wives. Gossip has blackened
and sullied the character of many
poor girls. Gossip has parted lovers
WHO wnmld be very happy il it were
no. for gossip. One little misstep or
one little indiscretion will cause COS.
sip 10 arise with new strength and
start on her mission. Her. did we
say? We ought not to, for we have
our male gossipcrs and slanderers
and, as II rule, they are ten times more
venomous than female. \ good
healthy mar gossiper is about us mean
and low and dangerous u thing rs
there is Oh curth."-Albion Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

On account OF the low water in the
Humboldt this season, considerable
water litigation is taking place among
the farmers ill the vicinity OF Love
lock. Tho water claimants in that
section state that considerable water
Ia being wasted by claimants i'll the
Central and Eastern parts OF the
State and have appointed l.. n. Car
penter and II. G.. Marker to investi.
gate the matter. The Lovelock
parties threaten to bring suit unless
the extravagant use OF water il stop.
ped and when Messrs. Carpenter and
Marker report some action will prob
ably be taken. We understand that
Il movement is Oh foot for the annie
able settlement Of the matter with.
out resorting to costly litigation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
rnhile tnatniln,lon.

a public installation OF the officers
OF Exc Lodge No Is, I. o. G. r., was
held at tho a. o. u. w. hall last
night. A large audience was present
aud Witnessed tho exercises which
consisted Of II progrommo, followed
by tho regular installation ceremonies
after which the hall was cleared and a
short business session OF the Lodge
was held. TIE programme, M carried
out, was as follows: "ked. White and
Blue by the orchestra; recitation.
Miss Alberta Benson; guitar and
mandoliu trio, Louis Wintermantel,
Miss Louise AdUms aud Mrs. Brush;
recitation Johnny 1hompsou; song.
Mrs. Maud Wintormmntcl; reading
Lodge paper; duct, Mn. Brush
and H. Wintermantcl; installation
ceremonies. conducted by Chas. But
Ter, lodge Deputy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
JoNEs coSv1orEl,.

The jury in the Jones case found de-
PENDANT guilty in the United States
District Court at Carson yesterday.
The defendant did not take the wit
81 stand in his own behalf at the
second trial, and it is doubtless as
well for hun that he did rot Ms his
testimony at the former trial preiu.
diced rather than benefited his case.
He is now without money, friends or
reputation and he goes to a felon's
cell from which he will emerge, il he
survives the ordeal. broken in mind
and body.
IL is believed by persons who we're
in u position to know something about
mint affairs that Jones and Hency are
not the only persons who shared in
the stealings. and it is surmised that
Heney has informed the Government
officials who some OF the others are
Ii such is the case the end of the mint
shortage is not yet, and Others may be
sent to keep company with Heney and
Jones.
When the shortage is disposed OF it
will be i'll order To investigate the
transformation scene in the State
Treasury, MS tho public desires to
know how $4,000 or $4,000 standard
dollars of 1893 happened to be in Tie
treasury vaults when the change Of
administration took place.
Let no guilty man escape though
every member OF the Carson ring.
which u the politics and the govern.
ment of tho State for years, wear
stripes at the public eNpense.-Reno
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
A Poke, Dictionary.

Filibustering-A motion to adjourn
by ID Republican.
Saving wood-A term applied to
the act OF kicking a reporter down
stairs by a public official.
Function-Cold beef and mustard
Mt the house OF n regular advertiser.
Ducl-A word uaed to describe the
preliminarieS OF mn amicable adjust.
meDt.
Demise-Dcath of II man good for
his funeral expenses.
Brawl--An affair of honor between
private citizens.
Man-Au animal that cannot drive
Il nail in tie bottom of Il mahogany
table with the back of Il hair brush.
Accomplished = Homely. stupid,
cross eyed Newspaper word used in
speaking Of one division of the female
SEN. The opposite Of -ravishingly
beautiful.'-lIouston Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
Gnun for n ulri arndu,,..

a dress OF white crepon nal z;i.
II iivc.yard skirt iutorliUed with still.
fcnmg to q depth OF fifteen inches.
Round waist in back. pointed in front
large leg.of mutton sleeves, belt and
collar OF five inch tafrcta ribbon
bowed ut tho back. Box.plait OF tho
goods down the center front Of tho
waist. Bretellcs OF ribbon from belt
to sholdcrs back and front. with
short bow OF four loops and four ends.
- Ladics' Homo Jonrnni.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

An Eastern editor says that u man
got himself into trouble 10y marrying
two wives. y Western editor replied
that Il good many have done the same
thing by marrying one. \ Northern
editor says that a number of his ac.
qiaintanccs found trouble enough in
barely promising aud never going any
further. \ Southern editor says Inc
was bothered enough when Inc was
simply found III company with another
mans wife.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
Tho California RonuhIicnro NO,

Tho California Republicans mot in
convention at Sacramento yesterday
afternoon. w. II. Arthur. OF Passn.
dena. was chosen temporary chair.
man. \ motion to appoint a commit.
tee Of seven on credentials II I a
Il heated debate. Several amend.
inchts were made cU..ng for d larger
committee. An M,g dmcnt making
tho number fifteen was finally adopt.
cd. Tho convention then took a rc.
cest until 4 O'Clock to enable tho
Chairman to appoint tho necessary
committcca.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Tho following special dispatch was
received 10y the INDEPENDENT this
afternoon:
Jones was sentenced to-day To eight
years and five thousand dollars fine.
Judge ltawley from the bench scored
the parties who had resortcd to brib,
cry and corruption in his case. Tho
US. District Attorney will now pro.
coed against Coffin III tho contempt
case by information, and not wait for
another Grand Jury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
FOR SALE.

We have thirty head Of rcgistetc cd
lotoughbrcd Hereford bulls and
bcifcrS for RnIr at our ranch ncar TT.
liallcck. Intending purchasers can
geo the stock at any time. Call on or
address, j. NJ DoEsEY & Son,
tWt ualleck,
EctfS1n
iSutf.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Inc san Francisco, u river of Rruzi,
~ i'loo miles in length. and was so
called because i; was discover. ed ~, ,i,o
feast day of St. Francis.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
"a OF lCs..

The undersigned owners uf the BtaudIng I'm,
HOLMAN, C.,r'i.rd. TriT"li tnd East 1fipoli
mote, located 81 Railroad nining Bigiti,t Iii q
County, N,ysIt. h,yiug 1l,srI nf hondci The
nrincs a. J"s. " ulrhc'te md john r. Dnnnc-
lIm. of 'tii lIk.Ciiy. 18th. h,frt,Y rive notice
thHt we viii mt n" responsible f'f my debt,
incurred by The a.il miuc. after this 4 ale.
upSAgE X. TVS kgg,.
HLn. ltiy IL -
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Tribune:--James Hogan, who Ii
travelling in the interest Of tho A.. r.
u, was Il passenger for Virginia and
Carson yesterday afternoon. lie will
return to Reno in two or three days
aud may possible lecture here. itg
ia said 10 be Il very fine speaker. In
politics lie is u Populist and together
with Eugene V. Dcbs is working for
the success OF that party.
- -
The President has appointed s. IL.
Dry Pttmus+yr u Cfrss
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10

Following is the report Of the
Humboldt School for the month
ending May /. 1896.
The evening times., 1896-07-20
JAPAN EXTENDING HER TRADE.
VIII Purchase Land in Mexico for Col
OniZatiOn Purposes.


San francisco, July 20.-Sho Nemoto,
special com missioner from the govern
ment of japan, arrived here yesterday to
study the prospects for the extension OF
commerce by japanese steamship lines to
Mexican, Central American and South
American ports Of the Pacific Coast, and
also to consider the adviSibilty OF Sc
curing cotton from the South ,kerosencfrom
PENNSYLVANIA and Eastern.made machin-
err directly through San Diego, for trans
portation to japan by one of the several
prospective steamship. lines,
With the government agent is I Kuea-
kado, a representative OF the Japanese
Colonization Company, which purposes,
through these two men, to consummate the
purchase of 100000 acres in the state t.:
Chiapas, in the southwestern part of Mex
leo. The idea is to divide the land into small
sections OF thirty acres and assign a sec
tion to each japanese. family Some
coolies will be employed, but the main pur-
pose is TO Introduce family life and Ell
coura ge the coiony to cultivate coffee, cot
ton, tobacco and sugar.
MY business" said Mr.. Nemuto. "is to
investigate the industrial conditions In
Mexico, Contra! America, Peru and Chilli
We want to learn what the prospects are
for Japan at the ports of those countries,
not only in shipping our geo Is. but the inn
porting for our own markets. At the same
time shall not neglect the United states.
which is the best friend VIC have.
I'VE now purchase all our kerosene and
much of our cotton here. While my in
vestigations are not for the steamship line
the information I hope to OBTAIN will guide
in a measure the action OF our parliament
in substituting the ne W steamship line An
the steamship companies are private cor
DoratiOQs -
The evening times., 1896-07-20
NO TINE is BEING WASTED
High Commissioners Pros
ecuting Their Researches.
Mr.. COudert Is Going Abroad to Ex-
anime Dutch Archives-Prog-
ress With the Report.

While negotiations have been going on
between The State Department at Washing
ton and the British foreign office, the Ven
ezueian boundary Commission has been
steadily at work. pushing un its work OF IN
vestigatiun.
Abroad, Prof. George l.. Burr las been
diving into the Drtcha rchiyes at tie Hague,
and out OF musty,yplumes and old manu-
scripts has besn collecting information
hitherto unpublished, and which is said
TO throw much light on the merits of the
controversy. ,g-5
In this work, and especially in the transla-
tion OF Important documents which have
been discovered, he is being ably assisted
by DR.. De Haan pr Baltimore. DIR. De Ham
graduated recently- from Johns Hopkins
University rs u doctor OF philosophy, and is
now one Of the associate instructors IN that
institution. Heis q Iinguist of rare pro-
fiCiency, thoroug hlyc familiar with Dutch,
Spanish and English, and with excellent
attainmeDts in French, Arabic and other
tongues.
Prof. Burr will shortly be joined by M.
Frederic r. Coudert, who sailed FOR Europe
last Saturday. While abroad Mr.. Coudert
will himself inspect the Dutch archives,
and then push on to Rome to superintend the
Investigations now being carried on in the
archives of the Propaganda with respect
TO the commencement, extent and duration
of the Catholic miss ons in the disputed
territory.
on this side of the water the work is
being prosecuted with equal vigor. Mr.
| Marcus Baker, of the United States Geo
| logical Survey, one OF the caryographical
| experts OF the commission, spent all of last
week in Cambridge, working in the Harvard
This week lie goes TO Northeast Harbor for
| consultation with DR.. Gilman, who has been
| hard at work at his home in Marse.
library, in company with the secretary.
| President Brewer, on Lake Champlain;
Judge Alvey. at Hagerstown; DR.. White.
at Ithaca, and Mr.. Mallet- Provost. at
Beach Bluff, Mass, have been pushing
along the work. and a large amount OF
material is being examined and collected.
preparatory for the final report.
| AT the same time the work has been
| going on at the office OF the commission
| in Washington, where Mr. Perry Allen
! the assistant secretary, is in charge
The Commissioners are anxiously await
ing the promised supplement to the Brit
ish Blue Book, which as yet has not ar
rived. The want of this and the della
in the presentation off the three volumes
of Venezuelan documents, which were re
Gently filed, has greatly embarrassed the
work of the Commission, and has com
PEELED delay which would otherwise have
been avoided.
The evening times., 1896-07-20
ELLIS HELD FOR MURDER
Coroner's Jury Investigates
Death of Frederick Morgan.
SeveraI witnesses Testify That the
Dead Man struck the First Blow.
His Bad Reputation.

The coroEcr's jury, after lnquIrlhg INTO
tile cause OF Tie tea. :: uI Frederick Morgan,
today returned = IerGlCt that lie was killed
by William Ellis. Coruner Hammett con
GUcted ,iie ingurSt at fulitc STATEN No
A nunIier oi eye witnesses Ia the tragedy
were examined. Several OF hem testified
that Morgan struck Tie iirst blow in the
fight that proceed tic stabbing. Others
s-ih they suew nG;ning of Il Quarrel teiore
the cutting.
Dr. tiia.rprook stat d the result of the
autopsy which he performed on the body of
the murdered man. He described the
wounds, OF which thcr. were four. The di-
reclioa OF the fatal cut was downward
and to the left. II passed through the deep
muscles OF the bIcS, through the ninth rib
fractured tin tenth rib, passed into the
plural cavity and through the left lung.
IL was a CHASTITY wound, and necessarily
fatal.
Emanuel C.Peach, No. 45O X streetnortt
west. employer OF Ellis, testified TO tht
peaceful character of the prisoner. He knew
nothing of the right III question. Witness
Peach testified that he also employed Nor
gan. The latter, some days before The
tragedy, struck oEe OF his horses with a
curry comb. He was ordered 10 leave. He
was a bad boy. Tie witness understC o
mat Morgan and crowd had wayiaid ELS
and another man with bricks. Morgan was
sent To TIE wOrkloase for fifteen days, anC
had threatened To do Ellis
The jurors were. William ReitZ, No. Gil
upury BcrgrHanH, No
625 street northwest: Fred W. Bausc No
1902 Seventh street northwest: Chs. rlilt.
No.-I3US Seventh street northwest; NJ c.
Gallagher and /. a. Thrift.
The evening times., 1896-07-20
DESCRIBED BISIMPTOMs
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Hosts Of people suffer from The rorious ma
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or result from catarTh. Many other persons
suffer from, nervous diseases, lirer diseases
kidney diseases and skin diseases, as the re-
suit Of irritating crystal poisons in tie blood.
A majority of such sufferers do not hare a
definite understanding Of the nature Of their
oJiiction The eJoiloning symptoms hare been
arranged by Doctor Mccoy 10 enable sufferers
to understand just tehdt IL is that ais them.
Although criten and copyrighted by hina,
they hare been ertenSireiy copied by other
concerns. The proper course ofthose GJt'cted
is this: Read these symptoms carefully oreTi
mark those that apply to yo''r case, and brhg
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