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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
No Place Like Nevada.

A. K. Jeffery and wife returned
from Missouri yesterday morning al.
ter an extensive trip by the southern
route and through California where
many visits we're made Mr.. and
Mrs. jeffrey left here less than u year
ago to make their home in Missouri,
but as usual, after leaving Nevada
found that there is no place that suits
them so well and have come back to
Wadsworth to again reside.--Wads.
worth Dispatch.
Verify the old adage, There is no
place like home is again verified.
Those vino have once resided IN NJ
Yada, whose people. are til. no tupcl
hearted, sociable aud jo,Il on etr IA.
are sure to wander back again. .llter
once gaining a home i'll Nevaii they
may go where they will. but :s suro
rs the sun rises and sets they will
sooner or later return. Ncvadans r
noted FOR their hospitality, and, while
it is true that We have not the advant
ages of many other States, we are.
as a whole, contented and happy, and
what more can be desired? The I'm.
surpassed climate OF Nevada is. in 1t.
sell, an advantage possessed by few
u any other States in the Union
During the summer seasous. while
the people of the East are sweltermg
in the heat, and seeking the tops Of
houses at night in the attempt to
catch II breath Of fresh air or II cool
ing breeze, the residents OF our
mountainous State can repose con
fortably under "a couple of quilts and
arise in the morning feeling refreshed
and ready to commence their days
labor with a light heart. Tho laws OF
nature require that n good nights
rest Is essential to the longevity of
man. Nevada-where pure air and
healthy climate reign supreme,--is
the place where this requirement can
be found.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
The Venezuelan Mnttrr,

WAsnINGToS, April 1.-The Ven
eZuclnn Commission met to day after
u ten days recess with all members
present. Considerable time was con.
snmcd in reading reports from indi
viduni members. Scruggs. Consul
for the Venezuelan government, sub
nit led maps and charts which re.
ccivcd consideration. lIc has also
presented Il few TRANSACTIONS ~ docu.
mcnts from CaracaB to the Commits.
sion and Minister Adrcas.
Word lias come to London to the
effect that the British government is
preparing u supplement to tho Blue
Book. containing TRANSACTIONS Of doc.
umcnts referred To in II previous vol
umc. which IL expected 10 roach
Washington soon. But euving the
presentation Of the Blue Book, md
oven this came indirectly. tho british
government has failed sn far Ia follow
tho example sct by Venezuela and
submit the ease e. u commission, and
to accept tho invitation to DO repro.
scented 10y counsel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

Lima is the name Of the new town
which has just been organized on the
Nevada side OF State Line district in
Lincoln county. II is but n few hun.
dred feet on the Nevada side, but
affords the best location for a town
sitc to be found thercabouts, MS all
the mining claims nearly can be made
tributary to it. 1t starts up with
four houses and will have several
others up i'll the course OF Il week or
ten days. Mail will he received via
the Ncwlands postonice in Spring
valley, and il present prospects hold
out Il petition will be sent in for the
establishment Of n rOstoilice direct.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
Townsend Tins.

The rush TO Alaska is sillier than
the G,ld Lake swindle perpctratcd 10y
Tom Stoddard. The streets Of Juneau
are crowded with penniless udventur,
crs, and more Hooking in.
The cathode ray will supersede the
divining rod or fumbleomctcr III lind,
ing precious metals. There will bo
nothing uncertain about mining in
the future. The y ray and photo.
graphy will dctcrmIne where the gold
is.
Massachusetts has Il lead pipe cincl
on the whisky problem. 1t is a novel
notion. Instead Of licensing tho man
who runs n jaggery, the fellow who
likes a jolt will have to take out Il Ii.
ccnse.
Colorado men are investing in Cal.
ifornia gold properties and California
men are investing in Colorado gold
properties. Mining men pay little
regard 10 the State lines, and little
newspaper capital can DO made out Of
such Investments.
Wa have warned men in search OF
work to- keep away from Bodic, hut
they Will come. Tho p%enniless
blanket packing element ID not dcsir
able. There is no room for nor who
have 10 money. Tor is there any
work for them. When tho boom
comes we will sound the gong.-Bodic
Index.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

WAsmNGToS, April Ex-senator
Morrill, OF Vermont reached the age
OF So years to day, and the event was
referred to i'll the opening prayer OF
the Chaplain, who spoke of tho white
haired Senator Us halo in body
clear, sound and vigorous in intellect
and esteemed by his brother Senators.
by his State aud by the whole country.
AT the conclusion of the prayer, Nor
rill received congratulations from
many OF his associates. Shortly after
the session opened, Morrill, announc.
ed that on Thursday next he would
speak on the necessity Of additional
headquarters for the National Mu.
scum.
Squires was then recognized for n
speech on Coast Dctcnscn. Suuircs
said that all tho evidence taken by
the Committee on Coast Dcfcnses
was lamentablc in tho extreme. The
defensive works are of q character in.
capable OF resisting modern artillery.
Tho evidence is overwhelming that IN
case OF war our whole people would suf-
Ter UNNECESSARILY. lie concludcd:"We
are encircled as Il nation with II chain
OF foreign forlresses and coaling sta.
tions. impcrvioiis to attack, while our
rich sea coast cities and ports, includ
ing San Diego, San Fraraisco, Port.
land and Puget Sound, lie dominated
eApused and helpless against the
attack OF foreign powers that possess
nayics."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

Tho movement Of tho two corps OF
railroad engineers who ure examining
tho railroad grade from Milford TO the
southwark are reported by those who
seem to know to be going on in a
thorough business way, and IL looks
ds though wc were going to have n
road. II makes little difference TO us
what route is taken IL the road only
passes through the county, aud Ito
moro that IL built within our bound
aries, tho better IL will DO for us. Any
route TINT can possibly 10 selected
through our county with the exit at
the south end, canuot bo otherwise
than profitable TO u railroad, SO letter
como and VOL take u ndo.- DcLamar
Lode.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
SSEJT;S
GOyEESOH JONES DEAD.
S~"Vndn'- G"Nornnr Passed Away ~,
5:3O d. VI. Yesterday.


Hon. John T.. Jones. Governor OF
Nevada. died in Sun Francisco mt 5:3O
yesterday afternoon tApril l0th). Tho
remains will he taken To Carson to.
murrow and the funeral will probably
take place Mt some hour Tuesday.
Tho Governor has been in Snn
FranciEco several months under
treatment for cancer 81 the stomach
Since going there, liis condition Inns
been such at times to give hope Of his
ultimate recovery. 1llcn again tho
news would come from his chamber
TINT all hope was gone and that il
was II matter of but u short time bc
fore death would claim the victory
ovc science.
Tho dChth Of Governor Jones will
hc II scvcrc loss TO tho State. lie
served the Stat, with ability as Sur.
vcyor. General for two terms. In
1891 he u elected Governor, defeat.
ing Hon. \. 6. Cleveland, tho Rcpub
lican candidate. and Hon. George W.
Pccklam. tho Populist nominee. Tho
deceased was also Past Grand Mus
ter Of the f.. 4 4. NJ. Of Nevada.
Lieutenant Governor Sadlcr will
20 become Governor under the
state constitution md Hon j. T.
GignouX. President pro ten Of the
Senate. becomes Lieutenant Goyor.
nor.
y moro extended Biographical
sketch II our late Gnycrnor will APP
pear Mon!n, ~ the malcrmi ia mol ut
hand Ia day
Tho lNpErEHDrNr oNtcnds its aym
p%atlIics 10 the stricken family Of II
late Chief Magistrate and assures
them that tho honorable fame Of Gov.
crnor Jones viii always 10 cherished
by The people ~ Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
WRoM THURSDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDI.

@. L. Mayer returned from Ogden
last night.
L. L. Brad!e! came down from
Deeth to-day.
Mrs. F. F. Muller win leave to.
night for California.
Surveyor II. Il. Maxon, passed
through on No. 1 to day.
Superintendent Agler passed west
in his special car last evening.
The first Strawberries of the season
have made their appearance in Vir.
ginia City.
j. +. Triplett is confined to his
bed with erysipelas. He will DO out
in Il few days.
The last woman will ask the last
man il her hat is on straight. Then
will come the final crash.
Milton, the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Eeirhart, is qnite sicA.
Hope tue little fellow will soon re
cover,
All business was suspended in Car
son yesterday out o. respect to the
late Governor. The appeal and News
both suspended publication.
Attention is directed TO the adver-
tisement of the new dry goods firm OF
Fogei " Gross which appears else
where i'll this issue. They have a
large and complete stock which will
be sold at hard times prices. Give
them u call.
The Civil Service examination will
be held at the Courthouse in Reno,
commencing at . clock Il. H., April
2oth. All persons desiring to be ex-
amlned must be on hand at that time.
Tho examination will be conducted by
an examiner sent from Washington,
assisted probably by the Reno Post
master.
The members OF the |. .. o. f.. in
Nevada propose, as the 10Th OF April,
the anniversary of the order in the
United States, falls on Sunday this
year, to celebrate the day 10y having
the several lodges attend church in n
body III their respective localities
This will be Il very good way To cele
bTato the day.
We have received a communication
headed Nevada hut for the lack of
Il signature it takes its place in the
waste basket. 1t has been stated
time and again in these columns that
no anonymous communications would
he published in this paper, still some
people persist in sending them. Save
Your stamps and stationery. With,
out q signature all communications
are consigned 10 the waste basket.
Silver Statc:-The Reno Journal
has started a voting contest that it.
readers may indicate their choice OF
the Republican Presidential candi
dates. The journal should know that
comparatively few of the people oI
this State have amy choice among the
Republican caudidutes-they are al
i'll the same boat. \ better idea
would he 10 start o contest to find out
what Silver man the voters of this
state would rather have as a candi.
| date for President.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
]. W. T NJ. d
rFROM SATURDAYS DAILY
VI

See the Auditor and Treasurer's re
port for the quarter ending March
3lst.
@.Articuiativc Monument Er.ctor-
IL the way Il DeLama. dentist nj ser.
tises.
Tho town is full Of hobos and it
might be well for our people to DO on
their guard.
MR. Jacob Wisomun Of Clover Val.
ley came down to-day and will stop
here awhile under DR.. McDowell's
treatment.
The Masonic flag is halt.mast this
afternoon as a token Of respect TO the
memory Of late Goveuor. John +.
who was an honorcd member Of that
fraternity.
Five boys were fined 81 each in
Winnemucca the other day for dis.
turbing a prayer meeting Three Of
them paid the fine and the other two
went to Jail for twenty four hours.
Tribuuc-A Washoe Indian watch
ing the operation Of spraying the
trees i'll the Capitol grounds, and be
ing told the object remarked: Me
likum sprinkle my wickiup. all same
Capitol trees; too dam much bug. =
1T l. o'clock. noon Of May 18th
the f.. Il. VI. Co. will give away a
lady's or gents bicycle. Il bedroom
set, Il fine set OF semi porcelain dishes
or "a shot gun. Tho one who gucsses
the ne Ircst To the number Of coupons
III the box will have the choice Of the
above mentioned articles.
About "a quarter after l. last night
MS Bill Butler was turning the cor-
ncr Of NorciB stable on his way home
from the mill, two tramps stopped ont
III front Of him and sail. We are
hard up. Give Us - and we won't
hurt you.- Bill had no notion Of
yielding up my coin so he let go with
his right list and knocked out one
tramp and the other made tracks for
IL healthier climate.
The T.. I. VI. Co. has adopted u
nUyci scheme To- give away "a lady's or
gents bicycle and other valuable arti.
clcs. Every cash purchaser gets II
coupon on whoa he writes the NUN
Der OF coupons that will be given
AWAY 10y tho 10Th Of May. These
coupons are put in a box and counted
at noon ia the 18th. and the one who
GuesscS the nearest to the correct
number gets his choice OF a number
~ valuable articles.
Wadsworth Dlspa;ch:-The shops.
roin il0usc aud yards ARE i'll first
class shape pending the inspection
tour 81 General Manager K.utt.
Hchnit and other railroad officials.
who are expected almost any day
now. 1t ia gossip among r~ailroaders.
that the General Managers trip ovcr
the Southern Pacific resulted in "a saw
ing OF about $4,000 in the shape of
scrap iron which was rcsurrccted over
the system. This shows the economy
Of savings III almost worthless ma.
tcrial.
The leap year ball WAS Il decided
success last night. Tho Hall VIVA
crowded and our reporter says there
WIS such "a jam that there wasn't any
room for nothing. Tho ladies were
out i'll full force and did the honors
OF the OCCASION gallantly. Dancing
was contiLucd till four o'clock, when
each lady logged her partner home
md babe him n blisstui good morn
ing. There are Il great many young
men around town to day who look as
II their partners had swung on tho
gate until a very late hour.
GuNII.Snm InSES I,p.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
IFRoM DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

~ 'o"h unS
Over twelve inch IS VI j u : fell in
Eureka last week.
Mr.. JOS. Smith. OF Ruby Valley. is
in town to-day.
Tho Elko schools rc.opeuei to-day
after Il weeks vacation.
G.. L. Mayer and daughter Fannie
went to Ogden last night.
G. III. Sproule and wife will leave
for Reno to night to join the press ex-
cursion.
4 gang of sheep shearers will begin
shearlng tho Ford band OF sheep to.
morrow.
John Henderson went to Carson
last evening to- attend the funeral OF
Governor Jones.
There are u large number of new
bicycles in town. What's the ma tier
with forming q club?
Geo. Il. Vardy, OF the Deeth It'd
ings, passed through to-day OIL M. 4
tn take in the press excursion.
Mn. /. Ostreicller left Sntur lay
evening for Sacramento to pla &C her.
self under tlIe care Of DIR. Hunting
ton.
w. w. I}ooher and nephew left this
morning on the Press Association cx-
cursion. They will he gone about u
month.
Mr.. John Phalon and daughter OF
~Sprucemont went to San Francisco
last night to bring back the remains
OF Mn. Phalnn who died last week.
The funeral OF the late Goverlo r
John T.. Jones, will take place in
Carson next "Wednesday at / o'clock
under the auspices OF the Masonic
fraternity.
Miss Della Wilson departed to-day
for San Francisco to take Il course Of
treatment for heart failure. We hope
the young lady will return fully re
stored to health.
Misses Nellie and Dora Sheaham,
Miss Louisa Adams, Miss Lou Craig
head, L. &. Snyder, George Bruce
and J. W. Mcdowell have returned
from the Institute.
Silver Statc:-E. NJ. Barnes has
bought p. l.. Flannigan's Spring wool
clip Of l5,50O flceces-l22 900 pounds
and $4,000 pounds OF J. g. Taylor OF
Rye Patch. 1t is understood that
good prices Wee realized.
Mn. \. +. Howard, who is laboring
under Il mental hallucination, was
brought here from Cherry Creek.
White Pine county, Saturday even
ing. This morning she was adjudged
insane by Judge Talbot und taken To
the asylum at Reno.
l.. III. Taylor, Of the u. 5. Gcodetic
Survey, came up from Battle Mount
ain Saturday and put i'll il new water
gauge at the gauging station. Mr..
Taylor says there liz but yer, little
wafer in the Humboldt at Luveluck
and that considerable wntcr litigation
Is resulting.
An American rainmakcr proposes
to rid London Of its r0gs by bombard-
ing the cloud OF mist az il rolls in
upon the city, and he expects tn
spend $4,000 in experiments if the
English will permit it. London fogs
are thought 10y some authorities to
rise out Of the earth and apparently
close in from all sides. The man who
succeeds in b%anishing them will i'm.
mortalizc himself.
VIM. Myers. Of Ruby Valley. is in
town today. Mr.. Myers has invent.
cd and Just received a patent for a
brake shoe. fastener, IL device which
does away with the necessity OF nail
ing old shoe solcs, strips OF wood, etc.
on tho brake block OF wagons and
bids fair 10 return him u handsome
rs n reward Of his genius.
This Is the second patent received
by residents Of Elko county this year
and we understand that other mt
ents arc pending. We hope Mr.. My.
ors viii realize Il fortune from his in.
venti1n.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
lIDW'S THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catnrrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO.. Props,
Toledo, .,
We the Undersigned. have known
FL. Cheney for the last 10 years and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able To carry ont any obligation made
by their firm.
WEsT& TEuAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDIHG, KISNAS IL MARviS, Whole,
sale Druggists. Toledo. o.
HILLS Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nnlly. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the {, stem .
Price 15c. per bottle. Sold BY all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

It's Just rs easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure ~ anything else. It's
cnsicr to cure Il severe cough or cold
with 1t. Let your next purchase for
u cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better results; bet
ter try II For sale by +. T.. Muller
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

SAS FEASCIsCo. April li.--At the
annual meeting OF the siockhol lers OF
the Central Pacific Railroad Campany
to. day, tho Board Of Directors was
unanimously reelected. Subse-
~qucntly the Directors organized by
the election OF tho following oillccrs:
President. Isaac l.. Rouua; Vice.
President, g. l.. H%untington; Second
Nice-Presidcnt. w. II. Mills; Third
Vice Prcsident,J IT, Gates; Secretary
WillIum IhOnpsOn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19

Tho cheapest pla 70 TO buy ready
made clothing IL at REtNuARr's,
Don't buy a suit till you see our
prices. -. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
An Amphibious Craft.
Chambers Journal)


The craft constructed in Sweden by Mr..
Iiunggren. of Christianstad, for Lector q.
]. Magrell, OF Boras. the inventor has
length OF IS feet, with 9 feet Inches
beam; the draught varying from 3 feet 10
8 feet inches. The weight, when empty
is eleven and a half tons. and when
loaded with seventy passengers, her tuli
complement, fifteen tons. The vessel Is
of the flat-bottom type, and full both
fore and aft the engines, which are
twenty-seven indicated horse power. be-
ing adjusted to work both the screw at
the stern and a pair OF ordinary rail-
way wheels on an axle at the bow. A
similar pair Of wheels are at the stern,
but are not actuated by the engine.
The gauge of the railway crossing
the strip OF land Is feet inches; rails
of the customary Danish type being
laid down. At each end OF the little line
a harbor is formed, tapering outward
The "amphibious" vessel, on entering
the wedge-shaped dock, is brought direct
ly over the rails. and the bow wheels
being set in motion, at once leaves the
water and commences to ascend the line.
which has an easy gradient Of one In
fifty. On crossing the summit the brake
Is applied IL necessary, and descending
the incline the novel craft launches itself,
taking to the water like a duck.
No less than six overland trips have
have been made daily during the past
summer and as some 1900 passengers
have been safely carried by the Svanen,
II may be assumed with confidence that
the novel craft has proved herself equal
to her curious task. The owners announce
the venture TO have been a commercial
success. and 1t Is understood that
they purpose traversing another
isthmus-namely. extending their ope-
rations to a third lake during the
forthcoming year. The engineer OF
the undertaking has pointed out
what possibilities lie I'm the extension OF
the system here described, and our read
ers VIII readily grasp the advantages 10
be derived in many localities where rap
ids, &C.. intervene. and where the en-
ployment OF a craft equally at home on
land or water would be an inestimable
boon; while as the engineer I'm describing
this novel departure In locomotive and
boat building justly remarks, "the en-
ployment OF such boats. IL practical,
would undoubtedly obviate the expense
and delay OF transhpment OF cargo"
At time when the Chgnecto ship
railway Is yet uncompleted. and the
still larger Tehauntepec ship railway
for the time being in allegiance. II is in
teresting both to the public and the en-
gneering world. to find the principle at
issue successfully applied. both in its
mechanical details and its financial as
poets, on these far-away Danish lakes,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
HER CREDENTIALS.
Detroit Free Press.)

Herbert savIn was reading letter.
He scowled as he read. and interrupted
himself by various petulant ordinations.
such as "Oh, pshawr' Fine arrange
ment. on my wordr 1.-THE idear' Great
heavens! babyr and even stronger ex-
presslons OF displeasure. given In such
a tranquil rage that possibly the record
ing angel blotted them out with tear.
For Herbert had a big. generous heart.
and as soon as he had finished reading
the letter It had warmed toward the poor
little motherless baby, whom sister had
adopted, and was now sending TO him by
a new nurse-maid.
The letter gave one reading II con-
firmation of the idea that language was
invented to conceal thought.
"Sh is such dear little thing" II ran
on. land has never lived out before-not
the baby, but the maid--and ! am sure
you will like her-not the maid, but the
baby-and her father was a country MIN
lister or something. and the family lost
all their property, and 1 know you VIII
have patience, dear, and not choke her
II she cries-the baby, you know-and
will try TO be home In a week-if not
sooner"
How like my cratic sister" said Her
bert. Here she sends me a peripatetic
orphan asylum. and expects me to be de-
lighted. / must inform Mrs. Daniels, and
she will probably give notice"
He rang the bell for the housekeeper
a rather prim. very respectable-looking
person, who looked az If she might turn