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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
Mrln lIl,n Get uI. rnx.

One day i'll November OF a late
year OF the war President Lincoln
had been at the office OF the Secrc
tary Of War. and was traversing the
long halls at the War and Navy
building, sedate. u~nassuming and n
attended, when he met a worn soldier,
in n tattered uniform Of blue, evil
IDENTIFY at u loss among the many doors
along the corridor. For a moment
he watched the man rs he wandered
uncertainty from point TO point, and
then accosted him.
FMy good man, whom do you wish
TO sec p
Tho soldier looked at his qu~estioner,
and, noting the kinGly interest i'll his
face, replied that he was just from the
army OF tho Potomac, having been
discharged the day before, upon the
expiration OF his %three-year term OF ser
vice, that he wished to go to his home
in Vermont but that he had been oblig-
cdt to stop in Washington to get
the money that was due him, rs the
regimental paymaster had given him
an order Cor the money, payable in
Washington. For hours he had been
wandering about the city and the
public building, looking for the
officer to whom his order was direct
ed, but rs yet he had been unable to
find him. He had been told that the
Paymaster General was IN this build
ing and he was now looking for his
Office.
The Presidents face be4med. He
knew that the Paymasier General
was not the person who actually paid
the individual soldier, and he did not
know where the proper officer was to
be found. but he did know that
through his assistance this bronzed
and ragged private, who eXemplitied
the great self-sacriticing loyalty of
the nation, could be paid, and taking
a blank card from his pocket. be held
it against the wall and with Il short
pencil wrote upon it MS follows:
This poor soldier is in distress be-
cause he can get no pay. VIII Pay
master General please have him put
on the right track to get his pay?"
4. LINCOLN.
November 9, 1851"
Handing this mestage to the veter-
an, he directed him where lie could
find the Office OF the Paymaster-Gieu-
eral and instructed him to present
the card at the door.
1t is unnecessary to state that the
soldier promptly obtained his pay and
left the Capital for his Green Noun
tain home. - New York lndepen-
dent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LASD OFFICE, u
lAnEnN- EIIN NnX MnN al lEl1

STATE LASD OFFICE. ..
CARsOS, CITY, New, Nov. ~. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada. under the Act OF Congress approx
Cd June IL. lSSD III Stats. "S7l. has nlCd In
the United Stnios Land once NJ Carson
City. Nevada. Lis. No. $50 az lands selected
under said Act, and has applied for "a pat.
cnt for said lands; that n part Of said list
II open 20 the public for Inspection. and q
copy thereof. by descriptive subdivisions
has Hrcn posted In u convenient place IN
said United states Land Onicc for tho In
spCCtion az all persons Interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following tho
date Of this notice prOtCStS or contests
against the claim uf said state Of Nevada
To ANY tract or sub division described n
tho list, on the ground that the same IL
moro valuable for mineral than agricultural
purposes. viii bC received aud noted 10y tho
Register ana Receiver Of tho United states
Land OniCC NJ Carson city. Nevada, for re-.
port 10 the General Land once at wash.
lugtOn. ~. g..
Tho following nrc tho sub divisions do.
sCribcd, 10 wit: s.. W. = Of s.. w. ~ Soc.
sc. - y. II. Is L.. ". u. d.. & Mo acres.
4. &. PRATT,
state Land Register Of tho State
Of Nevada.
Date Of nfst Insertion, Friday, Dcc. 2. 1891
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
Judge Mack and t,.e Ubcr LynohInr.


Tuesday'sCarson Appeal says:
at was expected that Judge Mack
would he in Genoa yesterday and dc.
liver Il charge to the Grand Jury in
the Uber lynching case. He sent
word instead that he had postponed
the matter until after the holidays.
Ellis action has caused much criti-
cism and it is regarded M a Sinking
OF official responsibility. Ills friends
cay that such is not tho case, rs hc
bears a good reputation for the fear
less discharge OF his duty, and IL he
was unable to DO there he must have
had good pud sufficient reasons"
II there il anything i'll Judge
Mack's previous record in dealing
with v~iolators Of the law Tint has
shown any tendency to shield them
from the consequences Of their acts,
there might he some ground for
charging him with Il desire to slirk
responsibility in The Uber lynching.
lie has hitherto dealt promptly and
icarlcesly with all matters that have
come before him and the lNpErEN.
DENT docs not believe hc will shirl;
any responsibility in the investigation
OF the circumstances surrounding the
brutal lynching Of Adam Uber.
Tho Judge doubtless has good
reasons Tor postponms the investiga
ton and we viii wager that II desirt
20 ehirk official responsibility is not
ono OF them. Judge Mack vs. not
built that way.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26

Chris Jasperson, employed az fore
man Of the Jackson Creek ranch'
owned by II. Thies OF Lovclock, was
accidentally killed there last Friday,
He and a young German were cutting
poles on the mountain side aud Jas.
person had started down with II load.
leaving his companion to cut another
load. Nothing moro was seen OF Jas.
person until he was found lying dead
between the horses on tho rond by
the German going Ia his dinner. The
team was partly uuhitchcd and, the
Silver State saya, il is supposed that
while unhitching the hoses ono OF
them kicked HIM, and that falling be-
meath them no wns tramplch to death
il not instantly killed. Tho coroncr's
jury found n verdict Of accidental
death Jnspcrson was n Dane. abcu,
30 years Of age.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
Frcundity nf Sparrow.

SpnrrOws are the rabbits of the
fcathered world in point Of MULTIPLE
cation. frequently producing more
than twenty youEg ones III Il season.
three or four broods Of six or seven
each being not unusual. In six
years the progeny II one single pair
Of sparrows will amount to millions,
rs evidence the alarming rapidity
with which the United States. New
Zealand ::Td Australia arc now in,
Tested, the number originally taken
over by cmigrants being very small.
Complaints from American, Aus.
tralinn and New Zealand agriculture
ists OF the ravagcs committed 10y the
bird are even more bitter than those
Of English farmers. Tho total mum.
Der of sparrOwE arc out Of all prOpor.
tion to those Of other species Of birds
-liOstom Traveller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
PROSPERITY AND PANIC.

Republican newspapers are doing
all they can to impress upon the
farmers the idea that prosperity has
dawned in the United States because
Of the election OF Mckinley.
The rise in the price OF wheat has
been spectacular. aud, although it vas
caused by famine aud short crops
abroad, the increase in price has been
exploited to prove that republican
legislation is the producer Of pros
perity.
This argument has been urged with
D Astant reiteration. and has had more
or less effect, but there are some sta
~tistical people in Iowa who are still
unconvinced. Among these 'lisbe-
lievers III republican sophistry is the
editor OF the Inde pendent OF Forest
City, Ia. who INDUCES i'll II little
mathematical calculation, with results
which are not at all comfortable for
the republicans.
With unusual generosity this editor
takes the panic year OF 1893 and COM.
pares the prices received then by
farmers for seven leading agricul-
tural products with those received in
/ 1897. The prices are those quoted on
the Chicago market November II Of
1893 and 1897.
For 1897 the record stands ms fol.
lows:
so bu. corn At 2jc......--...... ..... slSI ID
so bI. ias nj 500. ........... .... sis @
5D bu. oats ~ lU5 ~
~ ID. wheat ~ pic............ q. 30 90
lu b.. rye at Il IA
80 Dogs, q lbs. each, at S;JO....... ~ ~
- steers l,2JD lbs. At - IO.............. l,2lI "
total ..-...-.. .-.....-. .-....."a,9li q
Turning back Ia panic year of 1898
the statistics give the following re-.
suits:
SO bu corn IT &c..-.-..--. .......... l9j Cd
SJD bu. flax At l.l6............... &. 80 "a
5uJ bu. oats At 2lc ---...--.....-.... l:j q
80 gu. wheat OF &c ............... 35 a.
I'D bu- rye ut &c .. 5. %
10 hogs, 3DloS. each, nj 90 - ...... 80 "a
- steers, LOO lbs, each, 1T :j,G0....-i, :!s -
Iotal -.-...-...- ..-.-.-.......s3,' . ~
With Mckinley Prosperity the
farmer receives S22,9Il for the prod
ucts in question. With acxnowl-
edged panic and hard times i'll 1893
he received S3,llo,S0 for the same
kind and f"Iutity Of products a bal
ance in favor Of hard times prices of
SiG9.sO.
Comment is unnecessary.-Chirago
Dispatch
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26

State Land RcEiStcr Of the
State Of Nevada.
Date Of Hr-t inscriIos. Friday, Dec. u 1902
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26

State Land Register al the State
Of Nevada.
Date Of first insertion, Friday, Dec. 81. lsl7.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02
800 DOLLARS REWARD 800

The readers Of this paper will be
pleasedto learn that there is at least
one DREADED disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
he medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatement. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the disea
sc, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so :much faith in
its curative powers, tina. they offer
One Hundred Dollars for! any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of Testi-
monals.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo
Oalo. Sold by druggists. IS cents.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02

likes his Young Lochinya ar style and
promises herself to wait. The revised
Van Bibber. who lis magnifcently drawn
by Gibson. goes down TO South America
quells mutiny in iron mines he is sent
TO manage and has an opening struggle
with corrupt government in which his
armour OF virtue is made to reflulgently
reflect the rays OF Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis own sweet personality. Never
theless the story has better start now
than Du Maurier's Marian which has
been running for three months and has
not got beyond the cafe dinners which
we knew and enjoyed in Trilby but
which cannot be warmed over with
equal success. Richard Harding Davis
clings with a touching devotion TO the
romantic hero OF the past, the spotless,
chivalric rescuer OF ladies and the weak.
Sometimes he (Davis) let's him swear a
little and smoke cigarette or drink
something in an aristocratic exclusive
union club way but he makes him revolt
from all miscellaneous drinking or any
OF the coarse pleasures which limited
means impose on people not in society.
1t is far cry from LIE Figaro to the
Woman's Weekly. but the latter is near.
er and on that account more interesting
the papar is the official organ OF the
Woman's Clubs OF Nebraska, which
accounts for the surprise that people
outside of he state felt when they were
confronted by representatives Of the
Woman's Clubs OF Nebraska.
They had expected to see crude agrees.
sive females and instead the Nebraska
women were just like other women,
quietly bent on helping themselves and
each other to higher living, knowing and
thinking. II there were no other claim
ants to the position which Miss Fair
brother occupies should still think it
a great misfortune to the women Of the
state to be thus misrepresented.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02
NORTHWESTERN LINE HOLIDAY
RATES.

Account Holidays excursion tickets
will be sold December 81, % 81 and
January l, 1897, at one and one third
fare for the round trip to points within
200 miles. Final limit January 4. By
this line all northern and northeastern
Nebraska points are best reached. also
Iowa points through Missouri Valley
and Sioux City. Depot corner Eighth
and S. city Office liz South Tenth street.
A. s. Fielding, city ticket agent. il
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02
The End of the Century Home for Stav.
ing Authors.

The newspaper syndicate when first
started was not success. In fact the
second trial by a we'll known publishing
finn in New York city was a failure.
The newspapers needed then, las they
do now closer connection with people
OF literary merit. The failure OF the
scheme wac due to lack Of originality
on the part OF the firm in getting and
handling material, and then a writer of
note fifty years ago. was MT willing that
his work should be used in the columns
Of a newspaper. The dignity OF a gilt.
edged volume was lost by having
its contents appear first in daily or
weekly along side advertisements and
then, the author OF those days was
not offered the handsome sum for
his work that he is today. Undopbt.
eddy this fact lessened the dignity OF
serial publications.
But the need OF the papers then was
comparatively as great as now.
Leu scdfs oso W. liNiuS DdSuciici
a young college man whose highest am
bition was to own aud edit paper, saw
the need of the newspaper and straight
way he went about to fill the require
ments OF the newspapers and the empty
purse Of genius at one and the same
time. He bought few stories from
well known writers OF the day, paying
them prices far greater than the aver.
age newspaper could afford to pay. He
then signed contracts with few papers.
agreeing TO furnish so much matter of
the best kind at stated time. by desig-
mated authors.
The same matter was to come out
simultaneously in papers in various parts
OF the country. While each paper
could not pay for the original matter
alone. several papers printing the same
thing at the same time easily paid for it.
From the first year the business has
grown rapidly. and now IT is the leading
newspaper syndicate Of the world.
Originality is the key to its success.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02

Mr.. Bachelor long since learned that
people mus: be interested. They must
know Of events Transporting in all parts
OF the world at the time they happen.
And though our mail system is perfect
it does not satisfy the impatient Ameri.
can people. Cablegrams must be sent
and the telegraph offices opened that
news OF all continents may be read in
the morning papers.
The Bachelor Syndicate contributes
TO the support Of the leading news.
papers, not Of this country alone, but of
England and Australia.
Mr.. Bachelor says, "the newspaper is
destined to become one OF the most
potent agencies OF literature. Nearly
all OF the great producers OF fiction who
write the English language now con-
tribute TO the daily press Of both contin-
ent'. This widening OF the literary
market has greatly increased the re.
wards OF literary effort. We were able
TO offer Conan Doyle - cents a word for
his Brigadier Series which was written
expressly for newspaper publication
This is. think, the largest price that
has been paid to any writer Of this time.
1t was my good fortune to discover and
first give to the public through the
newspaper Stephen Cranes Red Badge
OF Courage, the most rem arkable book
OF the last decade, His book had been
sent to number Of publishers and re-
turned as unavailable. He was suffer
ing extreme hardship and was about to
return to his home at Port Jarvis, New
York, utterly discouraged. His defeat
would have meant the loss of a great
light to literature"
Rudyard Kipling. Conan Doyle, Stan.
ley Weymau, Anthony Hope, Max Penn
berton. Mary E. Wilkins, Sarah Orne
Jewett. S. r. Crockett, Ian McLarep,
Frank r. Stocton, Margaret Dela1d,
Stephen Crane, Ameliar E. Barr, Joel
Chandler Harris, John Barrie and Gil
bert Parker have all contributed to Mr..
Bachelors syndicate and with them he
is personally acquainted.
Charles Kelsey Gaines, formerly a
professor OF Greek in one of the eastern
has done some excellent
work. His Jack Where Be You" is a
story and better work still
is expected Of him.
Dora BACHELLER.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-02

Canon Pea coal, s. per ton. The best
Cor the money, at Gregory's, llth and o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
THRsE SAILORS COMPLAIN.
COmmissio er William A. Morgan Says
Tn. re Was no CauS

United States Commissioner William a.
Morgan gave hearing this morning on a
complaint filed by Caatur Quarter, John B.
Ford and Manel Alves able seamen, who were
last week discharged by Captain Alfred G.
Pelton after they had shipped for barcelona,
Spain, ON the schooner George NJ. CIR nt.
The men objected to being discharged before
tho end of the voyage, claiming they had
given the captain no cause for his action
Captaln Pclton claimed that while he was
away from the ship woT ago yesterday the
three men left the ship, contrary 10 orders OF
the mate, and returned in disurlerly man
ner Tho mate on their return, took them
10 task and there was some discussion. dur
ing which the captain became interested and
hearing the mates story toll the men 20 60
80 the United States commissioner and get
three days pay, and that he had no furthes
neel Of their services.
The men who made the complaint claimed
they had the right 90 leave the ship previous
20 the commencement Of tire voyage They
wee not represented By counsel, but former
Attorney General Edward g. Dubois was
counsel FOR the captain.
Commissioner Morgan held the sailors were
not justified IN leaving the schooner and dis
missed the complaint
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
Brown University.

The senior class of Brown University held
an Important meeting ut 1880 p. IN. this af-
ternoon and voted that no combinations,
agreements or alliances be formed for the
election of class officers, The electson will
be- held next Monday afternoon This action
was taken on account of the great feeling
aroused among the members of the class
when IT was learned that as early as last
June men were at work Scheming for the
class election ond making agreements. This
election is the most important OF the four
years, as the men who are now selected are
the class day officials.
Manager Guile has announced the schedule
OF football games for the season. which is
practically the Same as pualishe! in 1he
News last week. Tufts will play here Oc
tober . instead of Holy Cross. The schedule
Is Ms follows: Oct ?. Tufts at Providence:
Oct ., Boston College at Providence; oct l3
Andover at Andover; oct. IT, Wesleyan at
Providence; Oct. -, Yale at New Haven
Oct. %, Harvard at Cambridge; Oct. 30
Pennsylvania at Providence; Npv g. Newton
A. A. at Newton; Nov. l3. Carlisle Indians
at Providence; Nov. 70 West Point at West
Point
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
Waiting For What the
Mayor Had TO Say.
CONSERVATION REIGNS.
Great Fear That the Nom nation
Will Lani Wrong.
THE HA-HA'S MAY DO SOMETHING

The laughing gas bureau OF the local
Democracy let loose an assortment Of 10
cent ba has. yesterday. They made a
great blum OF rendering the mayoralty
nomination to Mr.. McGuinness, having
beforehand taken the preoaution to AS
certain beyond the shadow OF even 40
unreasonable doubt thst he had made up
his mind not 10 accept a denomination.
Having perfectly safe thing before them
they made the tender. and, as they eX-
pected, were tcld that under no consider
alton would he allow the use of his name.
Why this perfunctory tender OF an
empty honor. Not that the com mitta3
who calico upon his honor had any
hankering for their job, but 10 was
something wuich had to be done. IL o
fact was that several available" candi'
dates had been seen, each Of whom, has an
excuse. Gnd the handiest one thoy coult
think OF declared that until the mayor
had said what he wanted they could not
consider the subject. 1t he " ould declare
himself out Of the race then they might
think over the proposition.
D. Now that he has said he is not ana
cannot bo made n candidate they are
flied with CONSERVATION, fearing that the
number as IL is swung about in tie
crowd. The ha-ha committee may be Enle
10 accomplish something ana capture one
OF the objects of political sacrifice by sub
stituting chloroform for laughing gas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
IA LhGKApuIC BREyIr,es.

Mary Ransom received probably fatal
burns during fire in the home for ag, d
women at New Haven
Lizzie Brow. years old. wa. so tor.
rihly burned nj Lu3rc. Mc., through her
clothes catching fire from a stove thai
she lived only three hours after the ac-
cident
Maggie Curley of Edgeneld. Conn.
agcd 30. Was probably fatally burned
While trying TO eXtingulsh a fire az her
home, caused by storing rubbish i'm an
old fashioned oven
Allen talic't a farmer OF sidney. Me.
died from dcEc OF paris green self-nd.
mlnistctlI. Eo,iett was about go years
old and had become discouraged with
l:e. though Without apparent caus-.
Mrs. Merry Baker Eddy. founder Of the
christian s,.enCc doctrine has received
ss "a trthEta ~ esteem from her pupils at
Kansas tiD a crown IN gold and blue
,Dum,l with five solitaire diamonds
seven smaller diamonds md AZ large and
small pearls
The three Eu-spcan cities NJ Dublin.
barcf l.r9 ard Madrid arc ., be euulppea
With trolley tvetcue. Tn, contraot bis
just ho closed with tho British Thorn.
s"n-Houstor mrany ~ london. Az
the e'cctrlcaI apparatus will he OF
american manufacture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
GREAT CASE
AT MONTREAL.
The Cause Will Shake
the Dominion.
SUIT FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
An Effort TO Bring About Downfall
OF Liberals.
SUIT FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
SIXTY WITNESSES
CALLED.

Montreal, Que, Sept 20 What prom
SOS To be the most celebrated case that
has ever occupied the courts of this do
minion is being heard in the court of
Queens Bench in this city. 1t is suit
of criminal bel brought by j. l. 1arte
minister of public works for the domin-
ion, against William Alexander Grenier.
publisher Of the Libre Parole.
The trial is being made party one be-
tween the Liberals, who are at present in
power, and the Conservatives, who are
in opposition. The Conservatives tope
TO bring out damaging facts enough
against the Liberals during the trial to
Tarto tas been for years a political or
ganizer.
AT first he was the mainstay In that
direction Of the Conservatives and then.
for some reason, he published "A number
OF letters which compromised the Con
servativCs and Brought about the cele-
brated McGreevey trial, which caused the
Ietlrement OF cir Hector Langeyin, the
Imprisonment of several mem perO Of
parliament and gave the first blow to
the party which had then been in power
for nearly IL years in succession. AS n
reward for his services To the Liberal
party he was made minister OF puolic
works when Sir Wilfred Laurier came in
TO power and his enemies say that they
would have iiaed TO shake him. nut did
not dare tn because he knew TOO much.
The defense, which is conducted by A.
&. Corneilier. who is considered the
sharpsst lawyer. in Canada; Calixe
Leboufe the leader of the government
faction, opposed TO Mr.. Iarte. and Mr..
Iaillop, conservative premier of the
province of Quebec has called sixty wit
nesses, including the premier. Sir Wilfrid
Laurler, who attends court every day,
with great Inconvenience TO himself and
the affairs of state, all tho meIn bers of
the ministry and several of the most
prominent members Of the opposition.