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READ Ann PROFIT THEREBY.

Every American citizen should
read and study the following editorial
from the London Financial News and
profit thereby.
There is n plain moral in the re.
mark that il the United States would
venture to cut herself adrift from
Europe and take outright to silver
she would have all America and Asia
at her back and the command OF the
markets OF both countries. The bar
rier Of gold would be more fatal than
any barrier Of a custom house. The
bond Of silver would be stronger than
any bond OF free trade. There can
he no doubt about it that il the
United States were to adopt n silver
basis Tomorrow British trade would
be ruined before the year was out.
Every American would be protected
not only at home. but in every other
market. or course, the United States
would suffer to a certain extent
through having to pay her obligations
abroad in gold. but the loss OF en-
change under this head would be n
mere drop in the bucket as compared
to the profit to be reaped from the
markets OF South America and .Asia.
TO say nothing Of Europe. The mar
vel is liza, the United States have not
long Ego seized the opportunity II
has been a piece OF luck that it has
occurred to the Amencans to
scoop us out Of the worlds markets
by going on u silver basis, and it
might serve us right. il. irritatei by
the contemytible apathy OF our Gov
eminent towards the silver problem.
the Americans retaliated by freezing
out the god. 1t could be done.
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4 Rosy View.

Senator Faulkner OF West Virginia,
Chairman Of the Democratic Con-
g%ressional Campaign Committee,
takes a very rosy view OF the
political situation and predicts the
triumphal success of the National
ticket. In All interview at Wash
ingtun on the Ali. he said:
1T is the fashion in these
days TO point to straws to
show how things are moving.
and il they may be taken as an indi-
cation Of the actual condition OF
affairs. ! have onlyto point to exist
ing conditions i'll my home county of
Berkeley. This was the only county
in my State that sent a sound
money delegation to the convection to
select delegates To the Chicago Con-
ventiop. This was only a month or
so ago. and at that time the senti.
ment appeared to be all on the side
OF the gold men. How is it to-day?
81 Lihh 1ouit bOl TIC iItilIiItltu Huu
elected tn the position Of Constable"
said Mr.. Faulkner, unless he stood
squarely on u free silver platform.
I'm my mail this morning ! re.
ceived a letter from Canton. -. an
nouncing the organization right in
the home OF Major Mckinley of a
Republican Bryan Free Silver Club.
and the election OF a prominent
Republican and wealthy manutnc-
turer as its Temporarily Chairman.
From another county | have received
advices that after Il Bryan Club had
been organized thirty Republicans
and t~hirty-eight Populists enrolled
themselves as members, and are
doing good work for the Democratic
ticket. Up in Pennsylvania | have
received word that the silver scnti.
ment is spreading rapidl,, and in
the Eleventh Congressional District.
one that has always been heavily
Republican, we are assured that we
have an even chance OF carrying the
district for the Democracy"
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Duu't Marry.


Some 81 the papers are suggesting
the silver party will not get Il chance
to vote for Bryan and Scwnll because
1t is not II party recognized by the
law. 1t is to he hoped that no gold.
lite will become inspired with con-
iidence on so slender "a foundation,
ind that no silver man will permit
himself to worry over anything so RI
diculous.
a silver Democrat q certainly
vote the straight Democratic clector-
al ticket. So can a silver Republican
Wherever il is deemed necessary and
the law will permit. the silver party
will make Its own nominations, but
in naming electors it will. OF course
select the men whose ame appear
on the Democratic. ticket for they are
too shrewd 10 divide the silver vote
Where the law will moi allow the
same name to M pear twice on the
came ballot, they will vote the straigh'
Democratic electoral ticket. Mel
who believe the silver issue par
amount to all otht re-. and who hav,
broken away from iheir party on tina
issue. are not going to inflow them
selves to be DISTINGUISHED by Il iner'
party namc
The silver men will all vote. and d,
II in such n way that their votes vii
be counted. Don't worry.-Nationa
Bimetalist.
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my part OF il with any tariif speech
Bryan ever mnde. Tho test ought to
show which Is the closer ind ahler
student OF a public question, and Me-
Kinley has all the presumable advan-
tage.
IL that does not suit. bring the two
men face to face before any audience
in any American town. Ohio towns
not barred. Select the particular
branch OF the particular issue ind
give notice beforehand, or spring il
rs n surprise to both at the opening
OF the meeting. Mckinley was in
Congress when Bryan WIS a boy. tie
was n presidential candidate when
Bryan. not much past boyhood. enter
ell congress. For almost rs man
years rs Bryan has spent on earth
he has been in contact with great
speakers and great issues. He has
lived in a state OF great campaigns.
lie ought to play with the young Ne
braskan in such II contest. But he
need not carry weight for age. Any
weight, any course. any conditions ara
at his option.
II the republicans deem it undig-
uitied to expose their mans reputa.
ton in a j lint debate, let each pre-
pare a paper on any topic associated
with national government-legislative
administrative or judicial; concern
ing the past, present or future. Judge
the productions by the test Of cumpo-
siiion. or OF knowledge or OF imagina-
ton or of logic or Of humor or of spir-
It or of universal philosophy-one or
all.
Whatever William j. Bryan is or is
not rs an orator or a man Of public
affairs, he is the superior Of McKin-
iey's lauded virtues aud more OF every
quality or acquisition that makes one
n!a greater than another. II, l.nows
more of every subject that interests
mankind. lie could have a nervous
chill and make n more brilliant ora.
ton OF a more profound argument Oh
M~ckinley's pet theme than Mckinley
ever did or ever will make.
Unless McKinley's friends will
agree to go t>e!e-s .ae people on Il
comparison Of some sort they should
dccently drop the subject of ability in
the arts OF expression and presen,
their iigurchead for the trusts as {;
man who thinks SO much that h,
never learned to tell his thoughts
st. LOUIS Republic.
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viii AstunI-h the Country.

\ special from Lincoln. Nebraska,
To the Omaha Bee says that when W.
II. Bryan leaves for New York next
Friday evening he will carry with HIM
the draft of "A speech he intends to use
before the Notification Committee OF
Madison Square Garden. He has de
voted considerable time to it alerad, ,
but will put on a few finishing
touches before it can be declared
complete. 1t will occupy between all
hour and IL hall in its delivery; dis.
uses the Chicago platform in de-
tail and gives his Interpretation there
OF. He is very indignant at the
charge that he apd those who stand
with hem on the Chicago platform are
10 be claSsed AS anarchists or aim to
break down the laws OF the country.
In his New York speech he will
roundly denouDce the accusation =.
Those who have been taken into his
confidence say that the speech will
astonish the country. Richard T..
Bland will accompany Bryan to New
York. appear with him at Madison
Square and make q speech. II is
said that Bryan will make no sci
speech along the route. but will in
dulsc i'll informal talks Ia the people
from the rear platform OF the coaches.
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II BIDS were accepted:
j. NJ. Graham, George Spencer, p. j.
Coffee. james Brown. George NJ.
Clayton.
Upon the application OF P Prun-
~ and the proper showing being
made, the Board established a new
school district to be called the Bry-
an school district, bounded and de-
=cibed as follows: Beginning Mt the
mouth of Dolly Creek on the Bru-
e a n ser i'll Elko County. Nevada,
running South seven miles, thence
west eight miles. thence north eight
miles, thence cast eight miles thence
south one mile to the place OF begin
ming.
The Board proceeded to consider
the contract with K. f. Miller to
erect the high school building, and it
appearing to the Board that MI. Mil
Ter had failed to procure the necessary
material and skilled workmen to COM
plele said building in accordance
with the contract entered into with.
the Board, the Hoard ordered that the
contract existing between il and the
said r. f. Miller for the erection OF
the high school be and the same ia
hereby terminated.
And the Board under the terms OF
said contract appoints and author
ICES j. S. Gardner to finish said work
and provide all materials therefore
not heretofore supplied by said
Board.
The clerk was instructed t1 mail a
certified copy Of the o-ier OF the
Board to Mr.. Il. E. Miller by register
ed mail.
Stanley Rigsby chairman OF the
Board, and w. T.. Massey, Esq, are
authorized TO ,ettle all questions
which shall arist in connection with
the construction OF the high school
building during the vacation OF the
Board.
Al. Woodruff WINS authorized 20
deliver 1900 brick on the high
echool grounds, and upon their &C.
ceptance by the agent OF the Board,
the chairman OF the Board is author.
lied TO pay Mr.. Woodruff the noun;
agreed upon.
Tho Board adjourned to meet Mon.
day Sept. I, 1896.
JoHS HENDERSON.
Clerk.
BY WEBSTER PATTERSON.
Deputy.
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"No Crown of Thorrs.''
mo Cross OF Cold
SPEAKER nEEn.s NONSENSE.

In his speech at Alfred. Maine, on
Wednesday last, Speaker Thomas b
Reed said:
IF you have Sl00 in the savings
bank to-day You can get 100 gold dol
lars from the bank. II this Wild
projects succeeds and you are paid in
silver you viii get the sl0o. but they
will be fifty or sixty or seventy cent
dollars. II you have a pension. that
mus. be scaled down. II ynu have a
bond, that goes down, too. What you
buy will go up. Will wages go up,
tool Wages during greenback times,
measured in gold, did not go up as
other things did. They went part
way, but not all the way up, and we're
very slow abont that.
Reed did not tell the truth in that
and be should be aware Of the fact
for he is a very able, intelligent, and
even brilliant "a IL the planks OF
the Democratic National platform are
carried ont. the silver dollar will be a
dollar, Just as the gold dollar is. All
that silver needs is the same fair
treatment from the Government that
gold receives, and it will be worth
dollar for dollar everywhere. The
platform on which Wm. J. Bryan
stands explicitly declares:
we demand that the standard sill
yer dollar shall be full legal tender
equally with gold for all debts. public
and private, and We favor such legis-
lation as will prevent for the future
the demonstration OF any kind OF
legal tender none, by private con-
tract.
we are opposed TO the policy and
practice OF surrendering to the hold
ers Of the obligations OF the Urited
States the option reserved by law to
the Government OF redeeming such
obligations i'll silver or in gold COIN
Garry out that policy, and Speaker
Reed knows that the silver dollar will
be a dollar everywhere. All that the
money OF this Government needs 10 be
always worth its face value Ii Gov
eminent recognition and Government
protection. Take away from gold the
unstinted backing given it by this
great ration and It would become the
same kind OF deprecated currency
that creenbacks were, and that the
gold gamblers are trying to make
silver.
When Thomas b. Reed talks about
the wages during greenback times, he
does not tell his hearers that the
Government bastardized and repudi.
ate1 that currency at the behest Of
the gold gamblers. .Hc docs not tell
them either. that rs greenbacks took
the place iron, which the Government
at the INSTANCE Of the Shylocks had
deposed them. wages as smeasured. in
gold advanced with the advance Of
the greepbacks.
Really. Speaker Reed should bc n
better politician than to treat the
people as II they were a parcel Of idi :
ots Sacramento Bee.
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cOAHIsslONERs' PROCEEDINGS.
STATE OF NEVADA.
CouSTr or ELxo,
ELKo. August 8 1896.

COUNTY OF ELko,
ELxo. August 3, 1896,
The Board met pursuant to ad
iournment. Present-Stanley Rigs
by, A. NJ. McAfee and l.. p. Wool
verton.
The minutes were read and np
proved.
Money counted and found to agre,
with the Auditors books.
The following official reports wert
examined, approved and ordered filed
John Henderson, Clerk; w. II. Arm
strong, Hospital Steward; E. Bilkey,
Recorder; j. NJ. Matter, Sheriff and
Jailer; j. Egges, Assessor.
The following bills were laid over:
All scalp bills; H. Lidyard's for s6l;
P. j. Ogilvieis sl03 so; VIM. John
sons sl3 81; Chas Drobney's s23; j.
R Bradley & Sons. 81; W, E. john
sons, sTl. The last six bills are for
road work and we're laid over pursuant
to NJ order made at the last meeting
OF the Board.
j.. H. Sanguinet's bill having been
vetoed by the Auditor it was again
considered by the Board and reject
ed.
The Treasurer and auditor were
authorized 10 transfer 81 n from the
General furd INTO the officers salary
fund.
F. franks RS appointed registry
agent for Railroad precinct.
The Board authorized E. II. Geisel-
man to furnish Mollie Forshay with
$40 worth Of provisions per month N
til ordered otherwise.
r. H. Harrison's bond as Justice OF
the Peace was examined approved and
ordered recorded.
The following bids to furnish the
county with cedar wood were receiv-
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The TrcmsMrY SImtcmrmI

'f'' ''''
Tho treasury statement for July
shows Il deficiency OF thirteen millions
i'll the The public deb in.
creased ten millions ana is now sgGG..
l5i.5l2. Tho cash in the treasury is
classified rs follows: Gold l5O.5u2,
22l; silver S5li.GlUiiG; paper. slG9.-
0TS. 100; bonds. disbursing officers
balances, etc. sl7.2 1881. against
which there are demand liabilities
amounting to 1926. TU1, "a. leaving a
cash balance Of s25G, l5S.472. II will
he noted, says tho Inter Mountain
Mining Review. that there are nearly
III hundred and seventy millions oi
paper money in tho treasury. This
is the inevitable result Of tho manip.
Ulntion Of the gold reserve 10y Wal
street. by which the reserve il alter.
natcly exhausted in the redemption
Of treasury notes and replenishcd bS
bond issues. We're il not for the dc,
iicicncy in the revenues there wonlt
be n much greater accumulation ~
currency in the treasury. Tho pres
oni absurd policy would. in the courst
Of time. Withdraw all the treasury
notes from circulation and lock thcu
up III the National treasury. wheI
We reflect that II oi the great Ma
tional parties has indorscd this policy
and that 1t is approved 10y nearly ol
quite onc.hHlf 81 the voters. grave
doubts arise M Ia the capacity al
Tho American people for sclf.govefn
incnt.
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I'oIiticul Convention.

iiurCHISsoS. kans., August C.
Judge Atwood, cN-ScnItor Martin
AMI w. Il. billiard. members Of the
Democratic Committee sent To
Abilene to confer with the Pupulists
on fusion, returned to llutchin-
son to-day on the first train and were
immediately surrounded by anxious
Democrats. When the confcfccs an
nonced that no agreement had been
reached the disappointment was keen.
Sentiment III favor OF IA rigid resist.
ancc to the cnc~ruachment of the
Popullsts on the Democratic BRYAN
and Sewali cicctOr ticket, almost I'M
medIatcly took another boom. Every
where delegates express themselves
cmpiIatically opposed to Carrying OH
negotiations except on the original
propositions Of Demucras to endorse
the Populist State ticket.
Ex-senator Martin made n short
report Of the joint conference OF the
committees session yesterday tu the
convention and said he and his asso-
ciatcs returned to report their
progress and hold out
to the waiting delegates. Ilc sug-
gcstcd the convention adjourn to =
O'Clock to-day to await results.
KANSAS CIYY, Mo-, August GA
SPECIAL To the Star from Hutchinson
says: lust after tlIe adjournment OF
the this morning, IA tele-
gram was received by r.. r. Murphy
from D.. o.. johnson stating the Pupu.
lists Conference Committee agreed
20 report III favor Of fun endorsement
Uf Democratic electors, and thus re-
port will be made 10 the POpulist
convention later III the day.
ATLANTA, August 5.-Tnu most en-
tiiusiustic state Convention tho Pop.
uilstr Of Georgia eve held assembled
to-day, the presence Of Thomas Wat
son. the party nominee for Vice.
President. WAS possibly the reason.
The preliminary caucus held prac.
ticauy settled tho action Of tho con-
yGntiun on the GubcrnauoDal qucs.
ton.
Judge james *. lines aud W. l..
Peek, Candidates Of tho .'ntddlc.of-
! liic.ruadcrs.- ilatly declinr 10 nllow
tho usc Of their names, leaving the
field la Rev. j. b. Ganbell. the pro
hib,tiun candidate. .
Thomas II. Watson called tho con.
~vcniion Ia order ut ll:l5. Wstson
mudo no speech. but dropping his
gavcl was II siguul for Il wild burst Of
enthusiasm. Ilc w8s requested Ia
continue IN tho cbulr until the per-
mancnt organization was completed
ABILENE. Knns. August g. liz.
nomination Of Senator Lredy tor
Governor at . O'Clock this morning.
left the dclcgatcsto The Populist Con.
ycntion III II mood Tor quick work to-
day. Senator Pciler opened tho
session with nm address advocating
u tuslon OF the silver forces on Il basis
Of the votes cast for all the offices.
Tho convention quickly adopted the
res luton committees report. The
rcso.u.iOns endorse the st. Louis
platform and Bryan and Watson.
\ telegram WA ordered cent totlio
fopuiist Conventions OF Texas.
Georgia. Nebraska and Alabama in.
forming thcm 81 the endorsement Of
Br!Hu aud Watson.
! GALrIsToa. Tcxis, Aug. g. In the
P"pulist state Convention to-day n
telegram was read from the Populists
~ Ncbrnskn stating that Nebraska
had endorsed the aclior Of tic 81.
L'Iis Nr"cUE.r 4 cocolntnn wns
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80 I.ik-n IIorse Ibcef.
BY WEBSTER PATTERSON.
Deputy.

a horse belonging to George nvJ.
ster broke "a leg last week and Mr..
Webster wac obliged to kill him. Ho
skinned him and sent jun Wright
some choice steaks. Jim stumbled-
but had the meat cooked and served
for dinner. Among his visitors that
lay was Greek George, who ato
heartily o! the horse. at the same time
complimentinR his host on the prime
quality OF his beef. After dinner
some one tolu George that tho meat
was horse beef. George turned black
then nearly pale. Then he wetit out.
side and leaned over q fence and
grouDed. lie poked his finger down
his throat, drank warm winter and
mustard. but II was no usc. lie could
get no relief. Scotty Dickersop came
along and asked, "What's the matter
GcorRef' sOh.o' said George, THAT
son Of a shot.gun-Jimmy wright--he
feed-a me horse beef. no lik.a dc
God Almighty horse beef. Ob-o!"--
Hawthorne BuuSip.
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GlzHttc:-Mnny farmers hercahUuta
bought seed whoa; md snwoJ IL late
this spring. aud nov 1t mrns M; to
be Of a winter variety and will not
mature sufficiently To Y e make hay
Tho wheat came from Clan II IL
yariouRiy cs'imGtca IhA this gears
crnp Of wheat Ia tho valley viii lie !
the way fron s30.WD E" slmi.0uO
shoSt.
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No Chance for the .Indpr.

AZ 1larrol sburg the other day Judge
Cnrdwcll summoned n negro boy In his
court TO testify in II ease. The folio"
ing conversation took place between
lis honor and the boy:
DO you know good from bad?"
ayes. sir, boss; spec or duz."
Can you distinguish tho truth from
falschood?"
Eyes. snli, / kin %cxtinguish truth or
anything else CT you'll gimme nuF
water"
"Do you Ii w IA, - III become OF
YOU " you &c E..?"
mo, sab. ~ - w u2"
"Whcrc docs III, devil .i,e?"
you'll ncbcr ait Tn sec him: he lives
in 1lcarcn."-Louisvillc Couricr.Jou.,
mi.
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To, Work In Alabama.

OrELtKA. Ala, Aug. 5.-At about
8 o'clock yesterday evening George
Cumbie, tt Democrat. arrived Mt Five
Points from Fayettc on horseback,
rode up to u crowd discussing poll
tics and yelled, AHurrah for John.
SON Tive ""-o".d James Trammel.
u Popu -. tCumbic. While
Cumbi IN the ground dy.
ing. it. s,iGg cut his head
from his vtiy. Young White and
Frank Cumbic, Democratic, fired on
tho three Trammela and Sadie White.
PopuliBta. George Cumbic. q Demo.
crat, was killed; Milt TrammeI, a
Populist. was sho. aud liia condition
Ia unknown; james 'frammel, n Pop
ulist, was shot and will do; Young
White. a Democrat. VIVA eeriously
wUupdcd
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What u Combinations.

Herr Most. the leading anarchist in
the United States. howls that he Is
for Mckinley and against Bryan; that
he wants diamonds uscd rs the meas
urc Of values; that goll should take
the place Of silver as money, and that
silver should be used in the manu-
fdcturc Of horseshoe nall. The Re.
publican and Democratic goldbugs no
doubt wish that Most and the balance
Of the anarchists in this country
could he transported to London, but
they are in the United States to- stay.
and will tight under the gold banner
and the red flag. Rothsciild. Shcr-
man, Cleveland, Hanna, mckinley.
Villas, Ecklcs and Most. What a
combination Of guljbug lcaders.-
Belmont Courier.
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adopte providing that notes and 30.
cnriiies not rendered for taxation
should be void. The prime object is
to shift the burden Of taxation ON the
holders Of VENDORS lien notes and
relieve the land ownes TO the extent
Of their Indebtedness on the same.
The amen dments are so numerous
hat it viii take NIL day to complete
the platform
A PRANK OF NATUR
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NnRic Nrcha KILLING.

SAS FRAsoisco, Aug. 4.-David
Nagle. the cx.United States Marshal
who killed Judge Terry some years
ago while acting rs n body guard to
Justice Stephen j. Field. got into an
alteration with James II Bnrry. edi.
tor Of tho Star. n weekly paper. on
Montgomery street To. day. In The
last ISSUE Of the Star Barry published
a biography Of Nugle in which the
l%a,ter's record md character wore SO.
vercly criticized. To-day Maggie usk.
cd IL Barry we're tho author Of tho
article in the Star. Barry replied
that hc was and wns responsible for II.
Then take this said Maggie, splitting
four times in Bnrry's face. larry
struck at Maggie. The latter with his
hand in his own hip pocket. sai 4.
1Now fill your hand Harry sail.
"Yon arc armed and I AIN not. By.
ISLANDERS terfercd and tho men were
separated before any bIowe could be
cIch8ngUd
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HnAt

"old man. l wnnt you TO bc the best
man nj my wedding"
"Er-I-"
What! thought you would surely
stand by n friend IN his hour Of trouble"
%IhdionaPolt journal.
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suBsCi,IprIoN RATES

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stat. .eh.o, ruud..

Superintendent Massey has appor-
toned Si,063 30 Of State School funds
to the various districts Of the county
nc follnws.
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