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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
comu,.n,. of tho Press.

Whether the sugar schedule is look
ed at through a polariscope or u tele-
scope. the people can't see where
their interests are consuited.-kansa as
City Times.
The sugar trust scandal has com
panY in Washington this time. All
the pet trusts that flourished so much
in the period Of hicK,nleyism are on
deck Utica Observer.
The underlying idea OF the senate
tariff bill is that noboay must he tax
ed who can -kicS.- Exception is
made In behalf % those who are will
ing to relinquish their -Sick' for the
sake of their share OF the pork
n. Y. World.
President Mckinley need not have
attended the meeting OF tue Ameu-
can Medical association to lind out
that the country i, very sick indeed.
and far from patient. His protection
pills for currency ills have made a
bad matter worse.-Albany Argus.
ave have got to he patient says
Mr.. Mckinley. This is very different
talk from that he gave US before the
election. Does Mr.. Mckinley now
know any better what he is talking
about than he did when the great
promises OF immediate relief we're
made last year, st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
President Mckinley, Secretary
Gage and the republican leaders at
Washington are urging legislation to
"provide revenue for the government
by increasing taxation. Is there no
n to speak for the already overtax-
ed people aud appeal for a reduction
OF expenses? - Illinois State Reg
lister.
The united silver sentiment OF this
nation will prove irresistible. 1t
must be united. The cause OF hui
manity demands it. Self preservI-
ton requires it. Let silver be the
watchword, lay all minor matters
aside. organize for the struggle OF
Of 1898. and make sure Of victory In
19O.-Chicago Dispatch.
In defending the senate amend
ment OF the sugar schedule in the
Dingley b.n, Senator Aldrich assert
I'd that the di;Ier-ntIal afforded 20 The
sugar reiiucrs was "dbout one eighth
Of one cent per pound II hat is
the case. why should not the ill de
clare in so many words. and let the
people kno y what the tariff means?-
y. Y. World.
The republican party will be ju'Ig-
ed with especial severity because it
has always claimed to he the party of
prosperity. Foolishly or wisely, the
people are gong ~ E"!i it 10 it,
claims.
A happy chance NAV save il mIi 20
saw the country from the frightful
calamity OF free silver But it has
no right to trust to chance so long is
il n do anything to relieve tie cx.
istInR depression. 1t must take up
and carry through a wise financial re-
form at au carly day.-lndianapolis
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27

No veterinarian on the Pacific
Cast has had Il longer experience,
nor has any mRu had 4 more success
full practice with horses than has Dr.
Burns Of Virginia. He makes the
following statement:
VIRGINIA CITY, New, Jan. ~, 81.
J. valuable mare driven By super
intendent Lyman. OF the Con. Viz
giuia mine, on the Comstock Lode.
had been in the stable unable to
work from the kick OF another ani-
NAL received IN the inside Of the
right foreleg above the knee. The
skID had been broken aui the mus-
cles and ;endons severely bruised.
During d weeks time ! had given the
limb such treatment as. from tn rty
years professional experience. |
thought beneficial. but without
avail. Tie leg was swollen to nearly
twice its natural size, and the swell
ing would not yield to treatment.
On Thursday evening. June Is, 1896,
made the first application Of the
linimeDt Trib. thoroughly rubb ug i'll
half a six-ounce bottle over the
whole leg. I applied it regularly
twice day for the next three days.
On the fourth day the mare went to-
work completely cured--:he most
surprising and satisfactory cure com
ing under my observation during 4
lifetime devoted to the treatment Of
horses.
During the past eight months |
have used your Iiniment regularly in
my practice. rnb fuItills all its
promises.
An especially valuable feature is
that, while it has all the penetrating
strength Of the most powerful lini.
ments, Trib does not blister.
For love Of the horse. and the fell
lOwship of horsemen, | offer this ties.
timony. | KNOW that Trib will
benefit both.
NJ Burns, V. S.
Virginia Enterprise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS souneLlNes.

Some Of the railroad lines In Russia
have smoking CDR fog ladies.
Eagles rarely change their mates. as
do other birds. They usually mate fos
life.
The risk Of being struck by lightning
is FIVE times greater in the country than
in cities.
The tallest man on the police force
Of Philadelphia is George +. Osborne,
whose height is 6 feet 9is inches.
y very precise Oklahoma senator
moved that this body do now adjourn
until two o'clock p. III. this afternoon
Japanese female servants prove adj
mirable attendants, and are coming
n vogue among n of the hes,
families in New York.
To distinguish n mushroom from a
;oadstool, sprinkle salt on the under
side. If it turns black the vegetable
is edible; If yellow. it is poisonous.
The champion shorthand writer is
Isaac S. Dement,. of Chicago. ~ Z re-
cent test OF speed. in Quincy, ILL.,. he
took down 400 words in a minute.
An experiment in the Irccji"c Of
elephants. lions, hippopotaini. tigers,
ilamas and other foreign auirnals j. TO
be tried on 4 thousand-acre meTa-eric
farm in MERGED county. Cal.
The Harvard athletes, when train
Ing for n boat ace cach eat in one day
IN average of two pounds of rIvAt and
IL eggs, most of the latter being swal-
lowed raw, with orange juice.
Secret service shoppers is the title
applied 20 young women in the employ
# the large dry goods houses in New
York ari Brooklyn, who visit rival cs.
Establishments merely TO price goods.
Byron 7. Ross. OF Chicago. lately
bought = hotel at Hurley, Wis. for S3j.-
600. and paid for it N cancelled postage
stamps. The prices of the stamps ay-
craged in value from ten cents TO 81, 800
each.
y Louisville bank had in it's vaults
S259.OOn in gold when the only man who
knew the combination died. The most
expert lcch-p.ckcr in the city was oc-
cup:ed about ten hours in getting into
the vault.
The l:rs and Threats OF bicycle riders
often become dry and rarchcd. This
trouble Is causcd by riding with the
mouth open. The remedy is to keep
the mouth shut and breathe entirely
through the nostrils.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
CubanS In Luck.

HAvAHA. Cuba. June lS.-The train
from Havana to Matanzas, which vas
blown up last week, between Minas
and Campo FiOrido, carried 100000
III 90 gold-picccs. All this fell INTO
the hands Of the Cubans md will be
sent tn New York to the Junta to be
used in buying ammunition for tho
patriots. Though the fact has been
carefully concealed by the Spanish
authorities. it is rp' itivclv known
now. through direct communication
receive | from .lic Cuban camp.
Dcser'Ions from the Spanish army
are o numerous every hny. Ono
hundred sOllicrs 81 the Pizarro bar.
talon have jIin"d the Insur gents. \
low III nutcI after they arri vel Mt tho
Cuban lines they were Httcxcd by tho
Spanish column and fought desper.
atty on the Cuban 81 10, defeating
the column which was commanded to
retire with seventeen killed md
twenty-unc wounded. many OF them
officers.
Tho Spanish DISORDERS cay that lilo
in the Spanish Army IL simply intol.
CRADLE. Tho soldiers are roughly
treated. have scarcely ANYTHING to cat
and hive received pay only in piper
money.
Tho steamer which left for Span
on Juno l5sh carried twenty seven
Spanish guerriilas sentenced TO hard
labor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27

The merciless advance OF McKin-
ley prosperity goes steadily on.
Banks close. workingmen are thrown
out OF employment. and times grow
harder and harder. The people mis-
led last fall by epecious promises are
realizing day by day the result OF the
false movement that put the present
administration in power. 4 great re-
yulsion SETS in and the end is not far
to seek Every succeeding oppurtrn.
ity FOR expression Of public opinion
at the polls will produce overwhelm-
ing democratic gains. The people.
tired OF empty promises, will turn
from the party that is friendly only
to Wall street, to the party that is
friendly ever to the people, because
it is of, from. and always with them.
The only hope for tie future OF the
plain people, whether in national
state or municipal affairs. is in tire re-
turn to supremacy Of the party ri tile
people, the democracy OF the United
States.-TammaDy Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
Paper Edited by Lunatics.

y copy 6f the Lancaster Argus. ed.
tied and published by the inmates OF
the Provincial Lnnatic Asylum. ST.
John. y. D.. has come to hand. Tie
Typographical work is also done by
the patients. II Is we'll arranged and
the matter covers general news. 70
nance. poetry and humor. and dem.
On.trates beyond all possibility Of con-
tradictiOn that even Il Graz. man or Il
number Of them n run 81 ncwspa-
Per.-JOurral.
Not q bit OF doubt about that. friend
Nate; the following is from Il promi.
nent New York daily: Tariff first
and then the currency. One at Il
urne. and everything in or.irr. With
the revenue question settled ~ the
right way, the financial problem will
be easy Ia solve
Tie sublime iiirt who delivered
himself Of thai brill ant dad proves
CLEARLY that eve Il crazy inan can
run newspaper" How the settling
Of the ,ar.If wonl1 make lac coinage
problem any easier to dive il a puz.
zlcr. Tho tariff qmes ION may never
be fully Settled while government
boundaries mark ihG maps. lie
wOnid iIayc the United Sintcs wait
until ~uch time before establishing
the currency qucs iuu. Tho latter.
once cstabli .heI. wuuiI need no frr.
thcr tinkcrIng, which the tariff FROM
its very purpose and character
mus, ever demand. Eurcsu S9Iti.
mel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27

swell Uncle jim eaid the lawyer.
'tho doctor says there's no hope for
you
"Yes, sub. Dey tells me I gwinc
ter cross over
slave you made yonr willf'
"Ycs, sub. { done will ter co.
81 mean said the lawyer IN M OK
p~lanatory way. shave you got my.
thing t leayefT
aOh. yes, subj exclaimed thc oil
man joyfully. 'One wife eli dc rhou.
matism.'-Atlanta Constitution.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
Mound valley Celebration,

The Good T"mplars of Mound Val.
Icy will celebrate the l2lst aunivcr.
sary Of American independence At
John Scots beautiful grove on Mon.
day July 9th. An elaborate pro.
gramine has been arranged consisting
Of literary exercises, reading Of tho
Declaration OF Independence. horse
racing. base ball gnmes md other
mi icmeuta. a cannd bali will lie
given in the evening ut the hall.
Good music has boon engaged. Tick.
etc, including supper. 600.
a cordial invitation is extended Ia
all Ia come md celebrate the Ma
tons birthday with us.
10y Order OF the Committee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
J.. o. q. T.. Grand Omcer-.

The !. o. y. T.. Grand Lodge com
plcted lis lnbors Wednesday and adj
j2urHcl to meet IN Carson on the 81
Tuesday Of June next year. The tnl-
lowing officers were installed to serve
the ensuing year: Goth Hast.
Grand Master; A.W. Hesson. Deputy
Grand Master; J. d. Campbell. Grand
Warirn; L. GusGenheim, Grand Sec.
relay; j. j. Becker, Grand Treas
urcr; ~. q. Gala cher. Grand Mar
sha!; f.. Penroh. GraLI Cbaplain;
". +. S~edgewick, Grand Conductor;
+. J. Bross-mcr, Grand Guardians;
G. u. Ramsdcll. Grand Herald.
The p bekah Assembly also com
plcted IFS lahors and adjourned. The
following officers were installed TO
serve the ensuing year: Mrs. Emma
b. Coffin, Grand President; Mrs.
Irene NJ. Blanchard, Grand Vice
President; Mrs. Sarah George. Grand
Secretary; Mrs. Margaret Hast.
Grand Treasurer; Mrs. Emma Gregn-
vich. Grand Marshal; Mrs. Lizzie
Peck. Grand Conductor; Mrs. L..
iIettenhauscn. Grand Chaplain; Mrs.
Annie Mack, Grand Inside Guardians;
Mrs. Mary George, Grand Outside
Guardian.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
conId Noi Awe tho American Cir,

Justin liuntly Mccarthy was onrc
showing y young American woman over
The house Of parliament. In csc0rt:uv
her through the library OF the commons
he casually mentioned, ms u more ur
less interesting fact, that it wns against
the rules for women 10 sit dow There.
"1s that really n law Of tho Placer"
asked the fair American. "Thnt Is so."
answered Mccarthy, Ernvcly. "Thrr."
said his visitor. you just see me break
ir," and, drawing up n chair, she sa,
rcsolutcly down at the table.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
An Uneons,nutionaI Appropriation

An Unconstitutional Appropriation.
The last legislature appropriated
Sl,i00 for the payment OF teachers
ut the Orphans Home. payable out
Of the general school fund. When the
warrants for teachers salaries were
presented to Treasurer W~csteriiclI
for Payment out Of this fund. lie re
fused To pay them OD the ground that
the act appropriating money from
this fund was unconstitutional. The
teachers brought suit III the Supreme
Court to compel the Treasurer tn pay
the warrants. The Supreme Cont
rendered q decision Friday sustaiu-
ing the Treasurer IN lis refusal To
pay the warrants out OF the general
echOol fund. Tho salaries will nov
DO paid out Of another fund pmi
everything will he lovely with the
teachers NJ the Home. Tho Carson
News Gays TINT nj tho start Treasurer
Westeriicld q severely criticised Tor
his action but to show that he llad no
feeling IN the matter he generously
offered To pay the costs o. tic suit.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
Card of Thanks.

Tho undersigned hereby extend
heir sincere thanks To tho people Of
Eiko for their kidd assistance and
sympathy shown to us during the re-
cent illness and death of our beloved
sOn and brother. We shall mover for
get your kindness to us during our
sad trial aud tru,t that when the
1lndow Of death crosses your thresh.
ii ls yeur SORROW may bc lightoncd by
he same loving Kindness md sym.
patty.
MRs. FRED KLEE.
WALTER q. kim.
Elko, Nevada. Juno %, 1897.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27

Among the greatest sufferers from
the Indian famine are the jewelers. in
Delhi, whose business Is ruined. rs hard.
~ any marriages take place and every.
body wants TO Gee ornaments instead
Of buying.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
A Day In OLYMPIA.

OF my three days in Olympia l had one
morning to myself; no Pindar, no Pau
sanias, no lecture. The faithful Baedeker
was thrust into a side pocket. 1t was
lovely April day The sky had the azure
hue to which / was born, and the earth
was tapestried with wild flowers, blue and
yellow and purple. Their faces were all
familiar, though l could not call them by
name, like the human flowers | was after
ward to meet as rode in from Mstra to
Sparta. Olympia must have been gaunt
place just after the ruins were laid bare
but in that climate nature quickly heals
the wounds dealt by the spade, and have
been told that flowers unknown before to
the region often put forth in wild profu-
sion after the excavators have done their
work-a happy omen for the lover of elias.
steal antiquity. was seated at the foot OF
Kronion, this side of the thorns which be-
set the hill as they beset the text of Pindar.
Kronion was bathed in sunlight, and
was glad that had interpreted Pindar s
words to mean sunny Kronion," but 1t
was not jnhilant gladness such as comes
to the classical woodpecker when he finds a
hollow spot in the oak of antique life. The
bliss of such solitude is calm.-B l..
Gildersleeve in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
SPONTANEOUS Combustion of Charcoal.

1t has been stated from time to time that
charcoal used in building refrigerating
chambers, on shore us well as on board yes
sells, has ignited spontaneously Although
it is known that charcoal is liable, under
certain conditions, to take fire spontane-
ously, there has been no direct evidence
that it has ever done so in the cases alleged
and, with the object of settling the ques
ton. an inquiry into the matter was some
time since undertaken. The facts brought
out by this investigation arc that, though
freshly made wood charcoal-that is, char
coal W hich has not absorbed its moisture
and oxygen is liable To so called spontane'
Gus combustion il is never liable TO reig-
mite after having been exposed to the air for
day or two. Ii appears conclusive, from
tests and experiments made, that in any
case If after few days 10 fire shows 1t
self the charcoal may be regarded as en-
tirely free froIa liability To spontaneous
combustion. The scare caused by the sup
posed danger from Tie ignitiun of charcoal
used in reiriaCr.tng clAu.t.Is may con,e
qucntly he r. grdCd as prCUndless. an! a.
no direct evidence exists Ci as ever ha' i'ie
ignitcd under such circumstances " l.
somewhat of IA E.ysttTy huw any h''.rib
should have arisen -N,w ORR lt~eF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
LlNcOLN'S PRIVATE CAR.
The War Relic Is Now Abandoned and
Consigned To Decay.

The war ca: Of President Lincoln, the
one in which Lincoln made his visits IN
the army in the Virginia campaigns, lin
which he held consultations with Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and other leaders, and
in which finally he was borne to his last
resting place, is now abandoned and left
10 decay in an out of the way corner in the
Union Pacific car shops at Omaha. The
most magnificent car on the iron rails in
its time its now cracked, weather beaten
sides, its shattered windows, rusty brass
ratings and bare interior offer mournfut
contrast to its departed grandeur.
The car was built specially for Mr.. Lin
coin in the military car shops at Alexan-
dria early in 1864. 1t was AZ feet long by
81 feet wide and was divided into three
compartments The entrance was by
door that opened at one end into narrow
corridor extending the entire length of the
car From this passageway doors opened
into the three compartments The one at
the end of the car was larger than the 9TH
ers. This was Mr.. Lincolns office and
study. 1t was furnished with tables and a
sofa and reclining chairs. The sofa was a
combination affair made of unusual length
to correspond TO Mr.. Lincoln S physical re-
quirements. 1t was used as sofa or
lounge during the day, but at night could
be adjusted into double bed of two berths
The walls were furnished with rich cord
ed crimson silk upholstery. and the frieze
displayed painted panels Of the coats OF
arms of the several states. The car was
adapted To the exigencies of the times, be-
ing ironclad, armor plate being set be-
tween the inner and outer walls to make 1t
bulletproof. From this circumstance its
weight was so great that it was thought
necessary to place it upon four four wheel
trucks.
The car was sent with quantity of war
material to Cincinnati to be sold In 1866.
| Sidney Dillon of the Union Pacific pur-
| chased it with other cars and equipment,
| and it passed to Omaha. Its connection
with Mr. Lincoln and the fact that it was
one of the finest private cars then in exist
ence gave it great temporary public atten
| ton. 1t was used as directors private
car for awhile, but it's great weight and
peculiar construction later caused 1t to bt
laid aside. Even as dining car for con
struction gang it proved unsuitable, ant
for years it has been disintegrating In idle
ness in the shops at Omaha.-Cincinnat
| Commercial Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Conductor Charles Mcneil OF the San
ia Fe was run over at Princeville. Ills.
and died while undergoing a surgical
operation. His home was at Chillicothe,
Ills.
The Rev. Peter Bondy died of heart
failure, aged IS years He was a full
blooded Miami Indian, and in early DAYS
was one Of the leading personages of the
tribe. For fifty years he had been an
ordained Baptist minister
lcebergs 300 feet long and sixty feet
high are amusing photographers on the
Massachusetts coast.
Daniel Parshall, a Pipestone (Mich.)
township farmer. committed suicide by
blowing off his head with shotgun.
John Green was thrown from a wagon
Of lumber at Little Rock, Ark, dragged
a block and killed.
Frederick Brinkert. aged IS years, a
Macomb (Mich.) county farmer, hanged
himself because of financial troubles.
The 3-year-old daughter of William
Baker. a contractor. of indianapolis. was
playing with matches and set fire to her
clothing. Before her mother could reach
her she burned to death.
A carload of potatoes shipped from
the Mansfield, Pa. station a few days
ago Melted the farmers IL cents bushel
The Rev. Joseph Stutsman, aged 65,
was struck by falling tree near Mid
dlebury, Ind, and probably fatally in
jured.
AT the request of Frank p. Welch. he
has been retired as receiver of the Fort
Wayne, Terre Haute and Southwestern
and Frank I. Winsor succeeds him.
Harry Muser fell from the roof of a
four-story building at Notre Dame, Ind,
and escaped with fractured leg.
Last year $26, 100000 of English capt.
tai was invested in the business of man.
ufacturng automotor carriages.
Earl Carlton. a Royalton township
(Mich) farmer, was kicked by a horse
and died.
Women working in many German fac
tories are forbidden to wear corsets dur
ing working hours.
Denmark has the greatest amount to
the inhabitant in the savings bank, be-
ing about $50 each.
London has an area of 6SS square
miles. Greater New York will have ar
area of 1853 square miles.
Fer the first time in four years the
shops Of the Erie at Huntington, Ind.
| are running full time with about the
| usual number Of employees.
Southern railroad companies have
| purchased since Jan. l Of this year ovel
| 100 locomotives, valued at 81, 100,00
John Ewing, Is years, was drowned
| while bathing in Fourche bayou, neal
] Little Rock, Ark.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Commercial Geography.

Great cities are seldom pre- eminent for
any particular line of manufactures. Their
industries are too large and diversified for
any one of them to show marked superior
ity over all the rest. Now and then a great
industry of some city is taken from it.
When ships were made of wood, London
was the greatest shipbuilding center of
the world Then iron ships came into use,
and London has lost her shipbuilding
trade, which has been transferred to the
Clyde, the Tyne and the Wear, right at
the sources of iron and coal supplies.
The great vessels in which most ocean
commerce is now carried have severely az
fected the interests of some ports. Cities
that once were seaports are now INLAND, as
far as any great amount OF ocean tra1iic is
concerned. The largest ships of commerce
could once sail up the Avon to Bristol and
the Severn to Gloucester. The far larger
ships that now carry commerce cannot
reach these places, but are compelled to
stop at Avonmouth and Cardiff. Cargoes
were formerly landed as far up the Thames
as London Bridge, but steamers now have
TO stop at the docks, some miles below that
point. Bremen was once one of the world 5
greatest commercial cities, but her water
front is now too shallow for deep sea YES
sells, and her port is at Bremerhaven, sew
eral miles below. Hamburg, accessible to
all classes of vessels, though go miles from
the sea, has reaped the benefit of Bremen $
misfortune, which, however, has not de-
priyed the latter city of u large carrying
trade.
The making of II town or city may some
times depend upon what seems mt first
trivial circumstance. Silk weaving is con-
fined to towns where the streams are par.
ticularly free from impurities Some wa
tiers are better than others for silk dyeing,
and this fact gives Leek, England, its pre-
eminence, for its waters are among the
best for dyeing purposes in Europe. Bur
ton ON Trent is famous for its ales. Its
superior water for brewing purposes is its
| sole advantage. -Chautauquan