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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-08
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

ELKo, Aug. , lSs.
The Board met pursuant TO I'D
iournment. Present.. 2. Wool.
verton II. ". Reed, aud Stanley Rigs
by.
The minutes were read aud ap
proved.
Money counted and found to agree
With the Auditors books.
Bills against the county considered
and allowed.
Tie bard transferred $50 from
the general TO the salary fund.
The claim of Wm. johnson for road
work was laid over.
The board rejected the claim OF T.
J. Plunkett tor delivering ballot
boxes.
On the petition OF the citizens the
hoard appointed Frank Culver super
visor OF the Tuscarora road district
upon his filing the necessary bond
and taking the oath Of office as re-
quired by Law.
AL oommunicatIons we're read and
flai.
The resignation OF c. 81. Leach as
justice Of the peace OF Mountain City
was read, accspted and ordered hled
\. W. Fuller vas authorized to de
liver twenty cord. OF cedar wool at
g per cord. ST the county hospital.
The county clerk was ordered to
advertise for bids to furnish the coun.
~ with city oosis Of cedar wood in
ten cord lots. the board re=erying the
night TO reject any and all bids.
Reports Of the following county ~.
tceE were received, e1at1ined. APP.
proved aud ordered filed: CLERK and
Treasure. Sheriff, Hospital Steward
Auditor. Jailer. Assessor, Justice o
Peace ard Coroner.
In the matter Of the estate of D
(. Crawford, deceased. ooone Nor
gan reported that there vas 4 balanc,
on hand after all expenses veye paid
The baaId ordered the balance In th:
hands Of the CONNER sent to the par
en;s Of the deceased.
The Board then adjourned 10 NEE
Monday. September 6 laI.
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How to Get There.

The editor o. an Illinois paper
claims that the only way on earth to
reach the north pole and get back to
tell IT it. is TO build a tunnel there.
on the principle Of the railway snow
sheds IN the mountains. The north
ern country is full Of pine. In fact
nothing else will grow in the Far
north in the line OF toTes; trees. Tie
EDITORS plan Is 20 set up sawmill<
and make lumber, and with the luu-
Der bull a tunnel Of plank tire feet
vide and six feet high. Boxes here
and there along the sile OF he tun-
mel Gao be provided Tor warming
rooms, where stores and suppli can
BE- maintained. X one set Of pro.
i~ctoTs gets tired ard quits, which Is
likely. aro:har set can begin saving
and building where the frs. left off.
and 20 N. Every new set Of fools
can hal the benefit OF what the pre-
vious Sc: has accomplished and all
the lots anil sets Of fools that have
gCeD before them. As il has been,
all that has been Jon. has always
had TO be done over again. One
gang leaves nothing but a fex bones
and Il stone pyramid or so to show
where death came most fatally to the
fools, or where the b1es Of tie gang
fourd himself t7uzar solid.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-08
Trampa steal a Watch.

Yesterday Frank Butler visited IA
boho camp at Payne L McBnle's
lumber yard and. became quite
tutimsse ~ith the boys 4 sbor; time
atter|ard he missed his watch and re-
ported his loss to ;he officers. Dep
mtg Sheriff Henley and constable
riplett Uent up and arrested the
whole gang. seven in number. On
their way 90 jail the tramps became
obstrcperous and Il biov from uen.
isy's cane laid one Of them ont. The
others bnke and run Shen Mr.. Hen.
ley trcd one shot in The air TO stop
them. This ma ie then rim the faster
md all but three escaped. These were
taken to Jail aud searched. bnt the
watch was not found. After keeping
them in the lock ~ a few hours they
were tutuea lS'~s and ordered out OF
town. The town has been full ~
this element fos the last weak or so
aud IL behooves our people to see
that their Saluables are securely lock.
Cd up at night.
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The / v.li.y.

Ex-Governo. A. p. Suineford. who
was in Alaska in his official capacit!
from 1885 to 1890. and who know,
whereof he speaks. gives the follow
ing interesting information:
The Yukon valley is like the val
ley Of the Red river OF the North II
Minnesota, and some day viii be the
finest wheat growing district in The
werld. That time will not come
however, until railroads are built intc
the heart Of ALASKA. although their
arc now located along the Yukon
many fine farms. their owners disPos
ing Of their crops to the hundreds OF
adventurous miners that haw gone
TO the Yuson valleys to dig fortunes
in gold from the richer placer mines
that stretch along the tributaries of
that mighty sire N. say adyentur,
Gus, alluding to the placer miners OF
the Yukon. and I use the term I'D
yisedly. Although the mines are
rich and easily worked it costs a
small fortune to get there in condi
ton 10 mine. and it costs lots OF
money to live and to transport the
gald dust to a market.
The average young man who makes
up his mind 10 strike for the Yukon
gold fields imagines that his journey
is ended when be reaches juneau
that be has but to step across the
country and be Is at the Iukon. He
viii find, however, that he Is greatly
mistaken. On arriving at juneau be
win have to get an ontht that viii
cost him from $500 TO 500, AMI theo
he will have to rs a wild mount
ainuus country. along Indian trails
He viii have TO cross four large lakes
and make three portzSes before be
reaches the Yukon river. Arrived
there, however, If Is comparatively
easy sailing until he comes to Il like
" tributary, up which he will have to
work to a placer field.
AT thus time OF the year the heat
Is something awful in the valleys Of
those little tributaries, and the mine
Is compelled to wear a closely wovs
mosquito netting over his FACE md
gloves on his hands to keep from
being blinded by the mosquitoes and
black flies, which swarm in countless
numbers in the valleys So bad are
they that the sleeves at the wrists
and the trousers at the ankles must
be tied tightly or the pests viii crawl
inside. Their sting seems 10 be more
yeaomous than that Of the mosquito
and black hy here II Is impossible
to keep domestic animals in the val
leys, as tie dies viii blind iaem in a
day. All the wild animals, the rein
deer. els, ETC. remain on the noun
tains during the summer.
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Tn. wros. BOY.

AT a country school rot a bundled
miles from weatherly n Of the di.
recsors il a clergyman. lie ecn, wor,i
that be. with The otller directors
would visit the school the las. Friday.
Tho teacher, a young girl, was de.it.
u Of making a good impression. 50
she drilled the children carefully az 10
Just what to cay on the occasion oi
the visit. The first boy was asked.
.Tho made your" His reply wss 10
be, God The eecond boy vas TO be
ssked. -who was the hrst mauf' His
answer. OF course, was TO be adam
The appointed hour came and in
her furry the teacher failed to notice
that .be FIRST poy "a absent. She
walked over and asked. Johnny, who
made youf' Adam was the reply.
-No! No. johnny; God made you"
EMO he didn't. Tho Toy what God
nsde stayed as home .oday.'-wee,h.
erly Herald.
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PEARL FISHING.
How Ii IL Managed by the ProprIe,
tors OF the concession.

How Ii IL Managed by the ProprIe-
tors OF the ConcrsSIon
The agent of the English proprietors
OF the concession granted by the Next
can republic for = monopoly OF pearl
fishing in the Gulf OF California recent
" arrived in San Francisco and gave
some interesting details of the pres
ent methods employed in their industry.
which has continued ever since the &C.
CuPation of the country in the time of
Cortez.
The whole cocst Of the Gulf Of Cali
fornia abourds in pearls, and the con-
c~cssions control the entire territory.
Until within the last few years native
divers were employed. and the depth
TO which they could descend did not cx-
ceed IS feet.
With : introduction of diving ap-
rarItus the limit OF depth was increased
30 80 fathoms. The best divers could
formerly remain under water rot 70
exceed two minutes. 4 modern diver
thinks nothing of n two-hour stop tn
water 100 feet in depth. though at great
IT depths the stay is necessarily short.
cneh on account Of the enormous rreS-
SURE OF the superintendent water. \
diver when upon the floor of the occau
.Co&s about for the oyster. which h.
tears from the object Ia which II is at
tIChcd. aud places IL in n small bag
hanging to n rope. which is hauled into
She boat on n given signal. Sometimes
the number Of oysters secured is large.
at other times only n few arc caught.
The diver does not confnc himself to
the pearl oyster alone, but IL he secs
= rare specimen Of coral or n new spc.
ties of shell lie places IL in his bag unj
II TO the surface. where 1; becomes
the property Of the concession and the
sources OF it's large income.
Last year the value Of tho pearls har.
vested in Lower California = q alone
$4,000. In addition. 5000 tons OF shells
we're exported. which were valued ~,
Si2;o.h0n more. rcarl fishing is the
tire occupation Of the natives. and
4 f0s. the headquarters. a city oi the
e1iusUla. with about 1000 inhabitants
q solely dependent upon the i-dus'Tg.
b business is one OF chance. ard .fC
"uisui; Is a fascinating one TO the m.
tires. " no are born gamblers.
Every oyster docs not contain tie
rcaTl, and only az Intervals. and rare
H1cs at that, is a really valuable pca-r
'tscorered. The largest one ever iourr'
~ about thrcc-quar,crz Of nm inch
! diameter. ard vns sold In Paris 70
she emperor ot Austria for 5000.
Many black pearls arc found in Tower
California. aud are valued higher than
the pure white. The large majority nrc
seed pearls. and are only Of moderate
valuc-San Francisco Gail.
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HISTORICAL G~LEANINoS.

The population OF Boston in the
spring of l1:5 was about l1.CCO.
The population of Virginia was. in
I.S2. rated As 10000. double that OF
Mary land, the next most populous col
my.
II the sho-; reign OF Edward VI. OF
EnSlaDd the Protestant book OF COM
mon prayer was established. AMI 4
Protestant confession was prepared
and imposed upon the church by au-
ihoriry.
Thomas Jefferson was averse 20 titles
OF honor. and maintained in official sta
ton ~! ~ hcrne Z severe republican
simplicity. The later years Of his lie
we're devoted. in q great measure. to
the establishment Of the University Of
Virginia. - institution in which he took
q great and just pride.
\ terrible arraiEnment of Daniel
Webster for his Compromise Speech
March =. ls5O) is contained in Whit
tiers poem "Ictabod." Years later
Whittier relentel. and his old admira-
ton. mingled with keen regret. was
brought out in The Lost Occasion
perhaps the nob!sst tribute ever paid
10 the great orator.
Edward Everett was born in Dor
hester. Mass, April II. 1874. He en-
tered Harvard college ut the age Of II.
and was graduated with the highest
tono!s. He was settled in BOSTON rs
pastor OF the Bratile street C-.u-,.h. and
very soon attracted great a;.,.-ior by
his scholarly discourses. L. - h dc
liVered an Grafton before the Phi Teta
Kappa society. OF Harvard. and the oc-
eaSon was distinguished by the pres
.ncc OF Lafayette. and the orators ref
.rence to the nations guest was es-
N~ecially happy.
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TUITION.

Business Course. six months $50 40
Business Course. per MONTH. 10 90
Shorthand Course. six months. - to
Shorthand Course. per month. ~ 90
~PenmanShiT. per month. ..... 20
Any single study. per month.
except Bookkeeping or
Shorthand 1900. > 90
\ reduction Of ten pSr cent i made
from the above figures when two OF
more students from on" family enter
a; the same time.
Fall term opens Nov. |. 1891.
For further particulars call on or
address
{. I. NF>SF. Principal
ELhD. SESADN.
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a Eureka boy the other lay asked
his father FOR enough OF the 'flihy
lucre' 10 enable him TO 20 TO the new
gold fields Of Alaska. 1lie old gen.
tlemau replied ne tolloss: MY sou.
elephants hare been knoNu 20 live 30
the ce - tour h IN irei years. Don't
be III too much or hurry to see the
elephant. He'll keep
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16

great reputation. DR.. Evans has at
tended to the teeth of most of the
crowned heads of Europe, to say moth
ing of almost 1nnumerable members of
the royal families, excepting Queen
Victoria and the sultan OF Turkey He
attended the Impress Eugenia and as
sisted the latter to escape from Paris in
his carriage after the battle of Sedan.
Dir qaus was very wealthy man, his
for - being estimated at from $780,,
00J, os 70 %3l 000.0 600, much made in
spe .ulatlon He visited the United
States III august lasr, bringing with
him for interment at Philadelphia the
body of lii, wife They had 10 chill
dren. " htle here DR.. Evans is SAID to
have made arrangements to endow
schools nf dentistry in several of the
Americor universities The doctor is
said % have left large sums of money
to charity. RE received innumerable
orders and other decorations from for
eign potentates He has two nephews,
Colonel Char es Z. Muller of Utica, n.
Y, and j. z. Evans of New York.
The French emperor, Napoleon Ill,
was one of DR.. Evans best friends as
we'll as best patients, and the American
dentist Ill consequence was In favor at
court. Many of the improvements
undertaken by Baron Haussman, which
made Paris the pleasure capital of the
world, are said to have been under
taken on the advice of DR.. Evans.
lr. Evans remained the friend of
the United States during the Civil
War, buying American securities when
they dropped to very low points, thus
backing up his statements that the Con-
federacy could not win. The patriot
ism had it's reward, for the securities
eventually made up large part of his
fortune.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
EXPERTS NEARLY THROUGH.
Statesmen May Meet Today to Arrange a
Seal settlement.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The British,
Canadian and American delegates to
the Boring sea meeting had confidently
expected TO bring their labors to a close
ere this, but after two arduous sessions
the experts were not able to reconcile
all their differences. It is believed an
agreement will be reached today.
This will make available all the data
necessary for considering the vital dip
lomatic question of stopping pelagic
sealing. The intention is that General
Foster. Sir Wilfrid Laurier ana Sir
Louis Davies will meet this afternoon,
to go over the results reported by the
experts and, if possible, agree upon
basis of settlement. The outcome of
this Diplomatic meeting continues to be
much in doubt.
1t was intimated the Canadians NIGH.
make counter proposition, not going
as far as the American representatives
desire in the way of limiting pelagic
sealing, but yet offering a possible
ground for amicable adjustment.
Equally reliable sources stated that if
the issue assumed the form of pelagic
sealing or no pelagic sealing as now
seemed likely, it would be extremely
difficult to reconcile the differences.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
WORKING ON MESSAGE.
The President Paying Little
Attention to Appointments.
PACIFIC ACTION AS TO CUBA.
Asking Opinions of Statesmen a. to Pros
pective. Currency Legislation-No Ar
bitration Recommendation - Attitude
of Administration on Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, Senator Fair
banks of Indiana and Senator Elkins
of West Virginia have seen the presi-
dent upon matters pertaining to ap-
pointments in their states, but also dis
cussed with Mr.. Mckinley the probable
policy Of the coming session of con-
gress.
Both Senators Elkins and Fairbanks
agree with the president in the matter
of pacific measures regarding Cuba and
Spain.
President Mckinley is quite anxious
60 know what prospects there are for
currency legislation, and asks different
senators who call for their opinion.
While pressure is still being brought
to bear on the president for appoint
ments he is giving little time to such
matters, and prefers to work On his
message. 1t is probable the president
will make no recommendation in his
message upon the subject of general
arbitration. The fact that he made his
views clear on that subject in his inaug-
ural address, and that no arbitration
treaty will be pending when the annual
message is sent in, makes it unneces-
sary to say anything further on the
matter at this time.
The attitude of the administration
toward the subject of reciprocity with
Canada is probably disclosed in a state
ment of government official, in which
he says:
''The task of the government would
be made easier if the statesmen in con.
gress would be controlled by the inter-
ests of the country at large. Some of
them unfortunately confine their views
to particular concession to be OBJ
tanned from a foreign country for a
local interest; and then desire our
compensatory concession to be made
not by their own, but by some other
locality.
They make of reciprocity series of
questions to be settled in the interest Of
particular districts. We may be able to
secure arrangements which will add
millions to our national export trade,
and yet it might be defeated by COM
bination of few minor local interests.
not amounting to million. Yet reel
procity means mutual concessions.
without this nothing can be accom-
Dlished. We must give market it we
acquire one-not necessarily free
market, but an accessible market"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
DEATH OF LANGSTON.
The Famous Colored Man With a Great
Career Expires.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lex Congress-
man John M. Langston Of Virginia, one
of the prominent colored men of the
country, has died here. He was IS
years of age. having been born slave
in 1929. He was emancipated at the
age Of and was educated at Obeflin,
where he graduated from the theologi-
cal department in 1854 He afterward
studied law and practiced his profess
sion until 1869, during which time he
held several township offices in Ohio,
being the first colored man elected to
office in the United States by popular
vote,
In 1869 he was given the professor
ship of law at Howard university, re-
naming with that institution for seven
years. From 1877 to 1885 he was
United States minister and consul gen.
eral at Hayti. Upon his return to this
country he became president of the
Virginia Normal and Collegiate insti-
tute at Petersburg, Va, where he re-
manned for three years. when he was
elected to the Fifty-first congress and
was given his seat on contest. Since
1891 Mr.. Langston has been prominent
In politics but did not hold office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
ReMpeER TO Be USED.
They WIN Carry Relief Overland to the
Fcebound - halers.


WASHINGTON, Nor. 16. = Secretary
Gage has requested the secretary of the
interior to instruct the Alaskan officials
to gather alb. ut 600 head of reindeer
from the government herds for the use
of the expedition for the relief of the
icebound whalers in the Arctic. 1t is
expected that the Bear, which is now at
Seattle, will be ready to sail in about
ten days, and within 20 days thereafter
it is expected that she will have reached
some point on Norton's sound, where a
large party will be engaged for the 600-
mile overland trip to Point Barrow.
The herd of reindeer, which will be
killed for food il needed, will be driven
overland, and it is the confident ex-
pectation Of Captain Shoemaker, chief
of the revenue cutter service, and Cap
tain Hooper. who is in command of the
Bering sea patrol feet, that the herd
will reach Point Barrow and the i'm
prisoned whalers before the middle of
February. The route is said to abound
in moss, upon which the reindeer feed,
and both agree that the scheme for the
relief of the whalers is perfectly FEAST
BILE and will be attended with little
danger.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
CAPTAIN DREYFUS.

the newspapers in which he asserts
that on Oct. 30 he presented to the
minister for war. General Billot, docu-
ments proving the prisoner innocent
M. Scheurer- Kestner adds that the
minister promised to make an inquiry
into the matter and also undertook to
communicate to M. Scheurer- K esther
the result within fortnight, pledging
the latter to silence in the meanwhile.
Continuing M. Scheurer- K esther ex-
plains that this is the reason of his
misunderstood silence, but as the fort
night has elapsed without the minister
OF war communicating with him, he
now repeats without fear of contra
d1ctlon, that he showed the minister
documents which easily establish the
culpabllity of another than Dreyfus.
The letter of NJ. Scheurer- Kestner
caused considerable excitement in the
Hobbies of the chamber of deputies, and
1t is expected the cabinet will discuss
the situation today and issue pro-
nouncement on the snhiAet
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
r v r FROM HAVANA.
Experts Tell the President Where Action
Should BE Taken.

Experts Tell the President Where Action
Should BE Taken.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. - Surgeon
General Sternberg of the army, DR..
Horebeck of Charleston, DR.. Josiah
Hartzell of Canton, O., DIR. Samuel H.
Durgan of Boston. DR.. A. FL. Doty of
New York and DR.. S. II. Oliphant of
New Orleans, members of the Amer
lean Public Health association, have
seen the president and urged him TO in
corporate in his message a recommend
alton that a commission be appointed
to go to Havana to study yellow fever.
They claimed that good regulations in
Havana would do more to prevent vel
low fever in the United States than
the best quarantine regulations. The
president said he would consider it.
JACKSON-One new case of yellow
fever at Clinton and new cases at Ed
wards and one death.
MoBILE-Three new cases and no
deaths.
MoNTGofERY-Two ne w case
SCRANTON, Miss-Ten new cases and
one death.
PENSACOLA-One case.
NEW ORLEANs-Eleven new cases !;
two deaths.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
THonr NOT AN ex-coNvlCT.
A Search of the Records at PhiiadeI-
phia Failed to Prove 1t.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.-A party of
Queens county IN. " officials, includ-
ing District Attorney Youngs. Police
Captain Methuen and Detective Krauch,
have been here investigating a story
concerning Martin Thorn, the accused
Guldensuppe murderer.
The visit followed statement made
in the Long Island prison by a man
claiming to be a Philadelphia detective
that he identified Thorn as a person
who had served sentence in Moya-
mensing prison here for theft The
New York officials went carefully over
the criminal records of this city, but
found nothing concerning Thorn and
left satisfied that the story was base
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
Mi.aensirs K.tcham Not Poisoned.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The postmortem
examination, held by DR.. E. T. Hall of
the coroners Office ON the body of John
B. Ketcham. the millionaire banker,
who Gied Sunday morning, revealed
the fact that death was due to chronic
alcoholism, no trace of any poison be-
ing found. He was recently divorced
from Toledo lady and married Mrs.
Wallace, who was once tried on sus-
picion of poisoning her first husband
and cleared. Ketcham left the widow
$500. 900.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
An .Acce ssorv Arrested.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, Nov. 16.-The
coroner's verdict on the murder here is
that Don Sullivan came TO his death
from the effect of a blow or blows from
the hanes o. Joseph Clyde Beaner, and
that Arthur " Bair was an accessory
before and after the fact. Chief of Po-
lice Kelly made information before
Justice Pipe against Bair as an Access
sorry, who vas then locked up. The
other boys were released.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-16
shrieks Heard bv Funeral Guests.

CAMDEN, n. j., Nov. 16.-There was
a dramatic scene in the Camden county
Jail :when Mrs. Florence McCusker,
who is held on the charge of numbering
her husband. was notified that she would
not be allowed to attend his funeral AS
the carriages containing the relatives of
the murdered man filed past the jail the
shrieks of Mrs. McCusker could be
plainly heard on the outside. In her
rawlings she insisted that she was inno-
cent of the murder.