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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-11
No. lis.
NEVADA

S"VMoSS GeVVo0y-
bookkeeping, Business Arithmetic, Bus
mess Law, Practical Grammar, AMI Cor
respondence.
Shorthand and Typewritlng.
Send for circulars giving full intor-
nation.
. c. l.. NESSE, Principal,
ElkO, Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-11
[LY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING. PAPER.
BOoHER. Editor ana Pro-
prietor.
i Every Day, Sundays Excepted.

Every Day, Sunyday's Excepted.
py, one year. 68c1
py, six months ................. 500
period under six months, one dollar
nth. Payable in advance.
sred by carrier in Elko at twenty-five
er week, ....
Weekly INDEPENDENT.
UBSCRlPTTON RATES.
he'd every Sunday and sent TO any 40.
'(postage paid), at the following rates.
|e in advance.
ar''''''.''....-.-. -...s'...............G 60
pntnS .................... so
b period under six months, fifty cents
nth.
red at Elko, Nevada, Postofrice for
|ission through the mails as second
pAil matter.
ADVET TIS'NG RATES.
b made as low Jas is consistent with
hsiness principles. Appiu 1t the OF
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
TIE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, NAY 22 1924 PAGES
fainter and fainter, and before the res
clters ached him II hIshed entir.,l.z

fainter and fainter. and before the res
cpers reached him It hushed entirely.
AT last, just as they were abo.lt to give
him up. as he was now apparently Gead
they succeeded in dragging Doc from the
wreck, and to the joy OF all. he COON re-
vived. He was yet alive. but had breathed
so much of the flames that his left lung
was almost ruined and he was never able
to resume his place on the road.
1t was this unfortunate wreck and the
story OF his heroism that gave him the i'm
portant position of assistant superintendent Mt
OF the western division OF the United
states mail service when he was not yet
thirty years old. 1t was the burn IN his
breast that made him cough and beat his
left lung, that pinched his face and made
his eyes look larger than they were He
went on siiently-almost cheerfulIy-do.ng
what he could. but we who watched knew
that the hidden scar he had there was
wearing his life away.
Not long ago l returned to Denver and
meeting the chief clerk in the street asked
MIN about Doc. l had been wandering over
the face of the earth for nearly two years,
ana was behind the times" as good coun-
try folk say. and now as my friend looked
at me, his face took on sadder shade and
he answered slowly: I'VE buried Doc six
months ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
Divorces in America
From the New York Evening Post

FROM the New York Evening Post.
Mr. r. Wayne Parker of Newark N +
who fas been connected with commissions
seeking uniformity in divorce laws. in adj
dressing the Liberal Club of Buffalo re-
Gently on the question Of divorce in the
United States said that he had concluded
an inquiry On that subject with a feeling
of pleasure. Although it is true, he con-
tinued. that the legislation of many OF
the states allows the family bond to he
broken for trivial reasons that the adj
ministration of these laws is corrupt and
careless, and that the jurisdiction claimed
IN many states to grant divorces to nom
residents is a traveSty on justice yet there
is no country where the marriage bond has
greater force than in ours or where purity
has been held in more regard and there is
no time in our own history where the
honor that attends personal purity and the
penalties that wait upon its breach are so
distinct and universal. Giving the statis-
tics on the subject, Mr.. Parker showed
that the United States has the largest pro-
portion Of married people of any in the
world, thirty-six In every 100. 1t is only
In a few states that the number of d.
vorced persons is appreciable. there being
one divorced man to each 100 in New
Hampshire, and one divorced woman each
in New Hampshire. Connecticut, Florida,
Utah and Nevada The whole number Of
divorced persons in the United States in
1890 WIGS 120,996 cut of a total population
of g.. 622, $50. the divorced constituting,
therefore. but one-fifth Of per cent of the
whole population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
Greece and Turkey Bankrupt.
the indianapolis News.


Greece and Turkey are both bankrunt
Greece, with a population of 1900. 600 inst
ABOUT that Of Indiana at the last cens,,s)
has a debt of $155 10000 How would In
diana feel with debt of s1o5, 900. 900? And
yet Indiana Is incomparably richer than
Hreece. New York city, which has a popu-
iatlon not much less than Greece. has q
debt OF s11S,O00.0OO. but the wealth of a
Single ward in New York exceeds that of
all Greece. In 1894. the last year of which
returns are published, Greece paid only 20
per cent Of the interest due on gold Ioa ns
inese bonds are held principally in Eng
iahu ana Germany. They were worth from,
% e, TO ~ cents on the dollar two years ago
iney are now quoted at 10 to - cents II
nignt be fine speculation for the Roth
sends to buy them I'D at these fieures
ana then induce England to occupy Greece
temporarily That is said 10 be the Man
mat succeeded with Egypt. The expendi-
lure since the war began has been greatly
IN excess OF the revenue. Turkey is worse
OH financially, but Infinitely better off
poIlticaiiy, for her creditors dare NOT nc
thlhgs go now, allow her to suffer. she
owes a debt of s1,0OO.OO0,OOO, and this does
not ihclude the indemnity of 800 600 OO0
leVled by Russia at the close of tho RrsSo
turkish war, and payable in fifty vears
me me turkish revenues amount to sS4 ono .
U o' and this sum is $4,000, 900 a wear less
man tha expenditures. Corruption riots
IN every part of the revenue system IT,
Key, or course, will try to help her financos
ny demanding large war indemnify froT,
Greece. and this opens possibjJitias LIN
Is Greece going to pay 1t?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

the old folks off and take the pillow. and in
q little while get pushed off themselves
Life on a farm is one continual round of
work and want. Will you jine me?"
The thought of getting UP at morning
and not knowing where 1 was going to
sleep at night frightened me- and 1 told
Doc SO. and parted.
A few years later, when the west Mound
train stopped at a little bleak and dreary
mountain town where l. having gone west.
had elected to drop anchor. looked out
from the car window and saw Doc sitting
close up to the crooper OF an old sorrel
horse that was hitched to an express
wagon.
/ went over to him at once for / was
lonesome A mountain town is not thing
one Is apt TO love at first sight. Desolate.
That is better than four columns Of agate
to desc ribe the place The dry March winds
came out of the canon and swept the sand
OF the Mesa up into eddies that swished
and swirled in around your collar and cut
your face. The sunlight was so dazzling
that II bewildered and seemed unreal, and
the cold wii-ds were constantly contradict
Ing its warmth.
"Are you homesick. Doc?' / asked as
rode up town with him. for he was there to
maui people and their baggage up to the
Nope" he said. IT'S the dry wind-it.s
busted my lip so tina. look like I'm goin'
to cry when Pm tryin' to laugh. I'm soin'
back home this fall" he added after a
pause Ito get my money-Fm twenty-one
country is all right"
Doc. who had earned his title by docter-
Ing his uncles horses, had inherited a lit
tie fortune of 81. 500, and when the sum-
Eer had come and gone he went back home
In Pullman car. for he had saved $50 out
Of his salary of 500 and board every month
Five years later. in the dawning Of the
morning. as / was climbing out Of an I'D
per berth at another mountain town. a man
caught hold of my coattail, and found
that the IMAM under my bed" was Doc
Pippin. He said he was living In Denver
so was /, and In a few days he came In te
see me. He came often. and told the best
stories had ever heard. He was thin and
pale. and / noticed that he coughed and
pounded his left lung when he did so
These stories were not told to me for pub
LEGATION. but / know he will not care fol
he Is careless now.
Doc went to Chicago after receiving hi.
money. and became acquainted with a well
known detective. I think he said II was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

and cause me to find out more from a
mutual friend and to verify the infor,na-
ton by some of the records and correspon-
dence, which l was afterward permit ted
to see. l found that his loyalty, bravery
and devotion to duty had been warmly
commended in autograph letters from the
highest officials in the mail service.
1t was, indeed, hard luck that brought
MIN promotion and an easy place, which he
could not have gained save through the
Kindness of higher officials. He had been
IN any number of wrecks, for many of the
western roads were new at that time, and
railroading was not safe as 1t Is now. Once
II ere was head-end collision in which the
wreck TOOK hre. Doc was dreadfully
bruised. but he had all his limbs, and as
the flames crept closer and closer TO his
car he busted himself carrying the mail
matter to place of safety. When his
work had been completed and the flames
lit up the canon, they showed Doc lying
upon his mail bags. apparently dead. The
trainmen found him and soon restored him
to consciousness, for he had only tainted
from overwork and the pain of his many
wounds.
1t was nearly a year before he was able
to take his run again, and this time his
route lay over the Santa Fe system.
One night, when the train came roaring
down the canon, the engine jumped the
track, the mail car went to pie ,es against
the locomotive. the coaches piled upon the
pieces, and the wreck began to burn.
When the trainmen and passengers came
forward to look for 1.-The fellows up ahead
they saw large and small envelopes sailing
out of the burning debris, and they knew
at once that the mail agent must be fast in
the wreck. The whistle valve had been
forced open. and now the wild, ceaseless
cry OF the wounded engine drowned all
other sounds, and made it impossible for
the men to hear the cries of the Imprisoned
postal clerk All this he knew, and while
the hungry flames were eating their way to
where he lay. he pulled the register bag
10 MIN. and began to shy the valuable mail
out into the sage brush
Wnen the steam was exhausted and the
| cry OF the engine had hushed there cams
no sound from the enginemen, for their
voices were hushed in death. Above THE
SOUND OF the cracking flames thew could
low thu wreck. and the brave train crew
| worked desperately right In the very face
| OF the fire to rescue the unfortunate
Gradually the voice Of the prisoner grew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

face the dangers of midnight rides twelve
months in the year. The pay of these men
Is not what the government should give uI
Tor such work. and it is gratifying to note
that while L write Congress. sitting at this
end of the avenue. where the poor abide
Is considering d bill for the benefit of those
men who. not knowing what is written
here. viii guard this manuscript en- route
and help to place it before the editors to-
morrow morning.
l knew one mail clerk intimately, and
found him one of the most interesting
characters | ever met The story of his
eventful life would be interesting at any
time and ought to be especially apropos
here as an illustration of the character of
the average railway mail clerk. and of the
dangers through which they pass.
The farms in Illinois upon which we were
reared Were not far apart. but Doc" who
lived with his uncle. left home before he
was twenty-one an. went west. 1 had
been in town to get the p!ow sharpened
across a ciod6y field behind harrow and
he hailed me. when he came out he hung
his chin over The top of the fence and said
I'm goin' west.
"When?''
Tonight
No
YES Will you jine me?'
whats il cost?'' / asked
'Forty-nine dollars, second class from
st. Louis to Denver
'Haye you got the money!"
Doc shook his head.
did you ever see that much money!
We'll. not at one look, but I've got 4,
ali figured out
How much have you got?"
Haven't got any, but l got a job a,
Whiticer's stable in Carr street, an il YOU
will go I'll see that you never want We
can sleep in the haymow and board
around
How'll We get to St LOUISE" l asked.
Ride when we're tired o. walkin'. an
a her NO rtTi ,,
Il m in silk and you're in the tassel," HI
added. thoughtfully. Life is all befor,
US. but you can't get anywhere on a farm
Look at the jays around here. What d,
they know? They simply stand round OF
one foot like gander till the beard break.
through the freckles, and then they pusl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
ARAlLWAY MAIL CLERK
BY CY WARMAN.
Copyright. 1897, by the s. Mcclure Coz

Copyright. 1891, by the s s. Mcclure Coz
Written for The Evening Star.
Railway mail clerks are not railway en-
pioyes. although they are under the orders
of the railway officials when on the road.
They are. a class. bright lot of men.
They bring more brains and acquired skill
into their work than any class of govern
ment employees, in proportion to the
amount of money they draw. They ride
the fastest trains in the country. and ride
ahead. On most roads their car is coupled
to the locomotive, and they take whatever
Is left when the grim reaper has finished
with the engine men.
Reliable statistics show that the mortal
ity among railway mail clerks through
railroad accidents is greater than that
among the troops in the civil war. These
clerks are required to pass an examination
at rating of more than 10 per cent. De-
partment employees at Washington are
given thirty days vacation each year, but
the railway mail clerk IS called upon to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
Col. Burns' Reception Home

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Coionel Burns Of the 155th New York wos
snot through the head in one of the
charges at Spottsylvania. He fell a..
tEoush stone dead, and those who tool
the time to look at him said there wa.
no use OF carrying him back, but he was
hha1iy taken to the hospital, where his
wound was dressed and his case nro.
reunced by the surgeons a hopeless one
ne was laid away to die. But the gala
Irishman was not ready to go. He pro
pesed 70 i've He was taken to Washinp-
ton and month or two later from there
10 ms nome In Buffalo. He was q mere
shadow Of his former self when he reached
t ttaa CITY. a dispatch had been sent
Burns body would arrive on a certain train
Ihe colonel had remained OH the car untii
the crowd had dispersed so that he could
walk without being jostled. Those who
haa come to the train to receive the bodv
had gone away in the belief that thew had
made mistake in the train when ne
reached tine platform. One large man. an
Irishnlan. an old friend of the colonel, still
walked up and asked him IL the body Of
Colonel Burns had come on that train,
yes, SIR"
Where Is it,"
Here SIR"
Don't tell me that you are Colonel
Burns; know him."
But I do tell you. Jim Hughes, that I
am Burns, commander of the 155th New
York"
His weak voice. thin face and spare body.
SO unlike the Burns the Buffalonian had
known. were not yet recognized. He said:
You are not Colonel Burns. Besides. Col
onel Burns was shot through the head
and killed; man can't be shot through
the head and live"
But am Burns" Then he pointed ia
the two red Spots one on each side Of his
w he hnl ho u.
and at last his old friend recognized him.
picked him up In his arms as he would a
child and carried him to an easy convey
ance that bore him to his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

From Puck.
First Burglar On Harlem nat, in excited
whisper)-''Gee! Bill. wat er fne silver
isetr'
Second Burglar (regretfully)-'sYes: but
well have ter leave de tureen an coffee
urn. HI! Dey're too big ter 60 troo der
private half"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
Prepared for It.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Family Physician (solemnlyl-"Your wife
is very sick woman-do you want to
know the worst?
Husband (who has been there before)--
Certainly, certainly-tell me the worstLs
1t Long Branch, Saratoga, Richfieid Springs.
or Europe?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
Hardships and Dangers Of Travel in
High Attitudes.
OVER .FREACHEROUS SNOW AND ICE
Two Attempts to Be Made Upo'
Mt. St. Elias This Summer.
WILL FIX IT'S ELEVATION
Copyright, 1897, by s. 8. Mcclure Coz
Written for The Evening Star.
We OF THE MOST

NE OF THE MOST
important and per-
baps most difficult
pieces of mountain
work that has been
planned for many
years is the ascent
of Mt. St. Elias, the
colossus that stands
almost on the juno
ton line which sep
arates the American
domain in Alaska
from the British pos
sessions. Two mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

II you want anything. try an ad. In The
Star. II anybody has what you wish. you
VIII get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
GOOD LOOKS.

PAINLESS PLASTIC II E;ICAL oPERATIoNS
that make people 10 to - years younger looking
also Operations for the correction Of projecting or
III shaped ears, noses and all Facial Defogmiti.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

'Want'' ads. In The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
A Leading Characteristic.

SANDY is an enthusiast on golf. Did
you ever notice how he plays?"
"Why. yes; he's played 1t so long and so
hard that he's got bicycle face"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
John 4. Woodbury. DerTndhlOgjCal Institute

New York, l2i W. 4.d St. rhila. 1896 Walnut st !:
Boston. IL Winter st: Chicago, It3 state St
Address letters to liz West AID st. NY
my. u 22S26-ig
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

NJ W.. Prsasss.-a D..dI. s.gs. ~f.-
Afi.
GoLDsBoko, Nov. 0.-Slrr Wright
who's real name wss wiisy Vaughn.
ia. negro who mUr.lerei NJ. " A.
Carr, wzs privately bA-g a % is-
al y--a here 90 czs. Tn- dr"g Z u
at los q. IN, n1d .ighf IN Hu'.s
lat r he yas pr"n".i-'d s-sl.
death being -.u"! by s'ranral-'I -
He was n bss IN an. s-@Erifng -
his last confession. h. L lid fvo
m.u-ene in South Car.liaz sri to
other IN Gsorgi.-b.for.- ,-ysalif-
ting 'b- last crime - Ford ''.yasaiy
rp Saturday nig.t, octobsr 81.
The crime for shieh Wrighr paid
the a.,'h p-na'iy vas or. sf the
'opi.-ss mud - ever ~rmD f'rd in
Wsyn. . 1n'y. Oh fh- igat 90 ih@
"a. D-tobr Virgin w-b, q, 'he
tt.r.- - N. La crr. n which Mr..
Carr vas = l.sp. I'D gainiug .dasi -
sion on ib- pr-'.K. - v'-Iisg -
buy s"m-ihiDg, kDork-. "a. sl@'in
dawn a. d then eat .i- tfrpzt with q
knife previously sharpeDed fsr "a .
pyr,o.e. The motive Was robbery
In Ia. .uf.ssiou Wright stn,..
'har III ~ go came - Wiley Waugh q
abd 'hst b.. ~ss born ia Pl-ssa9l
Hill, Leicester county. :. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
1hs Southern Prevents Competitor.

MACON, GA, Nov. 1O-The case of
tho Dunlap Hardware Company, ct
al, of this city, VS.. the Southern
Railway Company, was called in the
United States Court, before Judge
Emory Speer. this morning. The
suit is brought to show that the
Southern Railway owns and controls
various railroad lines in the State of
Georgia, contrary to the State con-
stitution and to the detriment Of the
people thereof, by preventing COM
petition in freight and otherwise,
and petition is made to place the de-
fendent company in the hands of a
receiver.
After reading the bill containing
the foregoing allegations. counsel
for the complainants asked to be al
lowed to amend the bill. The amend
| ments were allowed, and counsel fol
the Southern were granted 60 day:
in which to answer, or demur, to the
amended bill. The case will come
up for hearing about the middle o1
January next.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

ps,rrpt s.f .~-a~ p1bfs~ --rs - " -.
laid assrr a-si r-t-r .-rn tb- q shs -
day .inr- t.AE isf- until '.a - hs 10
ThCmy.pE. o. r'~vA a uos san.ft-
~s~i ~ a. &
on Janu.ry -. i>1c. NIL. -'slfins..
entry tsk-r Of ii-nd-f.on c~aniy. ..st
~ th~ secretary Of STAT. go NJ.
NoCsll, pap-r. fns xfaai Go 80 scr..
of lsri. ipciositg . post fi0r ase~r
for 8: ~ Whittier any sctiso "a. ~
er taken hs The Secretary 20 DO, Anoan
but the original l~tlsr xtta Iap~r AuG
money order s~r~ fcune m ih- ~ns-i.
op- .ouxly laid away pr ThS-ps"n
10 now IN corrc.pordspc- iryinS &c
sirsixh,rn out Tho matter. Ne. v. II
steel. an attorney, sent po.t cfiir- or
der fOr g. 40 fur Suprrrne So.--t report
the money e,s.r was founc iu ih- l-'-
ter. bat upoE IuEr.tixAtion ~a- in-
formed ths; the duplicate order had
been is.u-i and paid. NmorE aih-r
thinS. that ~. Thnmp.on fsund IN
overhanling h,s OH .. w.r- postal
note. to the amount of slss6. = post
OIL e order from kin.ton. but a.Asir
To learn what this money ~s' sent fo-
ar 10 whs, fund IL -hould b- credited
lie also found posfoffic- order Tor
sSis cents 10y Mr.. ". A. Hendricks. of
Mock.yiil-. IN May, ls's. = duplicate
has been issued and paid 10 the s~cre-
tAry of STATE.
III. above are few samples taken
~ random Of the rsr~l..sn--s with
which the busines. of that Office has
been conducted. ~ such nrgligrnr.
both th. State and ynblio has suffered
But this Is not all Of the nisdoings un'
der the Democratic Naturalization oi
the Sec. Of State officers. In another
issue We propose 10 follow this ur
with other facts pertaining To the 10
reSularities prsctic-d IN their book
keeping, and later roI,h upon oth-'
MAILER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
"A CORPORATION JUDGE"

1t Would he Disgrace for Mckinley to
put him ON the Supreme Court Bench.
Oakland, (COl.) Mail
Attorney General McK,nna went
into the Cabinet with the under
standing that he was to succeed AS
sociate Justice Field, who may be
stubborn enough not TO die in time
for the Attorney General to realize
his ambition. 1t would be just like
the old jurist to disappoint him, and
it is greatly to be hoped that he will
as McKenna is not fit for the high
office. When McKenna was on the
Federal Circuit bench in this State
he was usually spoken of as Hunt-
ington's judge, and it was openly
charged that he was never known
to render a decision in favor of an
individual against corporation. In
short, he was what is known as a
Corporation judge." Such fellow
is not fit for The Supreme Court Of
the United States, and it would be a
disgrace to President Mckinley to
appoint him in the event Of a va
| cancy
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
TOM WATSON TO THE REAR.
Nancey Garter tn ZEE the POpulist Can d.
date for Governor In Georgia.

Yanoey Garter T." ZEE the P"pulist Can d.
date for Governor In Georgia.
Atlanta Dispatch
Yancey Carter for Governor is the
announcement of the Pops. This
means that Tom Watson must go to
the rear. The Populists are forming
all kinds of alliances for the next
campaign.
Since the convening of ,hs Lngis-
lature the Populist members ct the
House and Senate have held several
secret consultations The officers of
the State organiz atoms met in At
lanta last week and held long con-
sultation. They developed the lines
of the next campaign, and when
they adjourned plans had been
mapped out They agreed to put
up Yancey Carter as the candidate
for Governor. He is accepted as the
new leader, because it is said that
he can control some of the Republl-
can as we'll as the Populist vote.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
Freights Too High .
Statesville Landmark

0tdteSVllle LANDMARK.
Mr.. n. b. Mills, of Statewide,
bought 81 bales OF cotton IN Moores,
vile Friday and when he went to
look into the matter of having it
shipped to Statesvile the railroad
wanted IL cent per 100 pounds.
The rate had previously been 0 cents
and when Mr.. Mills kicked against
the increase of 4 cents they tffared
him rate Of IL cents. He refused
to pay this and hired wagons to
haul the cotton, paying therefore 81
cents per bale. The teams made
$3.50 per day and Mr.. Mills saved S.
In the transaction.
There has been much mplaint
of freight rates on cotton this sea-
son ard they should be reduced, no,
only on cotton but on other things