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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-26
a MAGNETIC MOUNTAIN.
Almost n Duplicate of an Arabian
Nights Story.


In the Arabian tales a story is told
about a magnetic mountain which at
tracts irresistibly all ships, and when
they come near extracts every particle
of iron from them, even to the nails.
Such IL mountain, exists in reality, al
though not quite as dangerous in it's
activity as the one mentioned in the
oriental fairy tale. The island of Born
holm, in the Baltic, belonging to Den.
mark, consists almost entirely of mag
retite, and it's magnetic influence is
very well known to the .navigators of
those waters, and also much feared by
them, not on account of the possibility
of it's extracting the nails from their
ships, but because of it's influence on the
magnetic needle, which makes the steer
ing of ship almost impossible. This
influence is felt even at n distance of
mikes, and when this island is sighted
all mariners on the Baltic discontinue
steering their course by the needle, but
turn to the well-known lighthouses and
other helps to direct their course. Be-
tween Bornholm and the mainland
there is a bank of rock under water
which is very dangerous to navigation;
because of it being constantly sub
merged vessels have been frequently
wrecked at that point. The magnetic
influence Of that ore bank is 80 powerful
that q magnetic needle suspended free
ly in a boat over the bank will point
down, and If not disturbed will remain
In perfectly perpendicular line.
The latest design in bicycle shoes has
"a leather extension to cover the pants
leg, which is held in place by straps and
tbuckIes.
p The latest merry-go-round has BIZ
cycle saddles, handle-bars and pedals
fastened to a circular frame, the riders
propelling it themselves.
To transform ordinary trousers into
cuffs are placed inside
the legs, the bottom of the legs being
folded flat inside the cuffs and held in
place by straps and buckles.
Pneumatic hubs for bicycle wheels
are composed Of heavy rubber casing
surrounding the hub, to which the
spoke heads are fastened, thus making
II spring tire without the danger of
Iuncturcs.
slot bicycle is in use in Glasgow for
hiring purposes. The cost is n penny
for every five miles Travelled, and if the
"heelman neglects to drop in penny
at the end of each five miles the wheels
refuse to turn.
\ To strengthen the forks of n bicycle
an oscillating spring plug is attached
to the under side of the bottom brace
near the head, steel wire yoke at
tached to the forks sliding through
s!ot or groove in the plug as the front
wheel turns from one side to the other
to steer the wheel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-26
sUMMARY

Total receipts. .S39, 76l "a
Paid from county funds. 9,749 80
Paid from Road fund. :. 9O4 %
Paid from school fund. 9,2O8 Y
Total disbursements. (. 1892 "a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-26
OW7 STATEMENT
OF AUDITOR AND TREASURER
OF ELKo COUNTY.

VI GAO NOONI4. ~
For the Quarter Ending April
1. 1907.
STATE OF NEXADA,I,.
Cou~ty OF Elko. CO.
AUDITORS OFFICE
To the Honorable Board Of County CommIs.
sioners OF Elko County, Nevada:
GENTLEMEN: We herewith submit o ur Qurr
terly Report OF the Finances Of the County
for the quarter ending April 1897.
Respectfully submitted: :. ,".
A. WATKINS
Auditor,
]. A. MCBRIDE,
Treasurer.
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
5al in treasury Dec % go. s28, ITO 95
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-26

Balance in treasury. ..... 19,s9S 40
The above balance stands to the.
credit Of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
April l. 1897.
TREAEUREH's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury to tie credit of the
various funds. march 81, 1897:
In State fund. ........,....S Is 90
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-08-06

LADIES' SEWING SCHOOL-Mrs. S.
j. Binswanger, president; Miss Re-
becca s. hitlock, secretary. School
Tuesday evening at 4 o'clock.
HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED
AND INFIRM OF RICHMOND, VA.
Henry S. Hutzler, president Isaac
Held, secretary. Meets annually
upon call of the president.
CEMETERIES.
HEBREW controlled by Beth Ahaba and
Beth Shalom congregational head of
Fourth street. M. Millhiser, president
of Board; E. J. Levy, secretary
KENESETH ISRAEL, adjoining Oak
wood.
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE, near city.
CLUB. -~. .....
THE JEFFERSON, eOs east Marshall
street Philip Whitlock, president;
Ellis Bottigheimer, secretary. Meets
annually on second Sunday in Janu-
arv at 10 A. M. Membership not
restricted to Jews.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-08-06
JEWISH INSTITUTIONS OF RICHMOND.
SYNAGOGUES.

SYNAGOGUES.
BETH AHABA, Eleventh street near
Marshall-Rev. E. N. Calisch, rabbi;
M. Millhiser, president; Henry >.
Hutzler, secretary. Services Friday
Evening at o'clock, Sabbath morn
ing at 1880 o'clock, and holidays.
Sunday-school 10 A. NJ, and Bible
Class HIS A. M. Sunday.
KENESETH ISRAEL, Mayo street be
tween Broad and Ross--Rev. E. Phil
lips, rabbi; H. Fisher, president;
William Perlstein, secretary Ser
vices Friday Evening, Sabbath Morn
ing, and holidays.
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, Mayo street
near ranklin-Rev. Newell, rabbi;
s a. Gellman, president; H. Rosenberg,
secretary. Services Friday Evening
".. at o'clock, Sabbath Morning at 8
o'clock, and holidays.
BETH SHALLOW, Joseph Cohn, reader
E. ]. Levy, president. Services at
Lee Camp Hall 10 A. M. Sabbaths,
and holidays evening and morning
B'NE BIRTH.
RIMMON LODGE, No. 6S-M. I. Bin
swanger, president; Joseph L. Levy,
secretary. Meets third Sunday night
of each month at Lee Camp Hall.
BENJAMIN LODGE, No. OH. Fisher,
Il president; Joseph Cohn, secretary.
Meets fourth Sunday night of each
month at Smiths Hall, Fifth street
near Broad.
PARADISE LODGE, No. 223-Herbert
T. Ezekiel, president; Isaac Held,
secretary. Meets at Lee Camp Hall
on fourth Sunday night of each month
SONS OF BENJAMIN.
RICHMOND LODGE, No. 164-Rev. E.
Phillips, president; s. Hirshberg,
secretary. Meets at Thon's Hall,
corner of Seventeenth and Main
streets, on first and third Tuesday
night of each month at 8 o'clock.
KEsHER Shell BARREL.
HILLEL LODGE, No. 91-Joseph Cohn,
president; Julius Straus, secretary.
Meets at Lee Camp Hall at P. M. on
fourth Sunday of each month.
FREE SONS OF ISRAEL.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No. 47-H. E.
Hirshberg, president; William Fleg en-
heimer, secretary. Meets at p. M.
on first and third Sunday of each
month at Smiths Annex Hall, Fifth
street near Broad.
BENEVOLENT.
LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION-M S. L. Bloom
berg, president Mrs. Meyer Kirsh,
secretary pro tenn. Meets in base
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-08-06

nICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
N AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL Is, 1897.
LEAVE ByRD-STREET STATION.
s:2OA. M, Sunday only for Washington and
Allen, Ashland. boswell, Ruther
Glen. Penola. Milford Guinea. Fred
...:s ericksburg, Brooke, and Underwater
s:45 A. M. Daily except Sunday for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
.:- Elba. Ashland Taylorsville. Dos
well, Ruther Glen, Penola, Milford,
Woodslane, Guinea, summit, Fed
ericksburg, Brooke, and Widewa-
ter. Pullman car.
1900 M Daily, except Sunday, for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba Gl, n Allen, Ashland, boswell
Milford, Fredericksburg, Brooke
and Whitewater. Parlor-car. Also
connects with Congressional Lin
tied at Washington.
7:15 p M. Daily, for Washington and points
n nosWel, MILFORD, Frederiek kafame
Brooke. and Whitewater. and other
mond to New York.
ARRIVE BYRD-sTREET STATION
$40 A. M. Daily. Stops at Whitewater, Brooke
fredericksburg. Milford. boswell,
Ashland, and Elba, and other sta
tions sundays. Sleeper New York
to Richmond.
2:45 p. NJ, Daily, except Sunday Stops at
Whitewater, Brooke. Fredericksburg
Summit. Guinea. Woodslane, Mil
ford, Penola. Ruther Glen, boswell.
TaylOrSv1lle, Ashland, Glen Allen,
and Elba. Parlor-car from Wash
ington.
7:1OP. M Daily. stops only at Fredericks-
burg, boswell and Ashland. Pull
cars from New York and
Washington.
1886 p. NJ. Daily. Stops at Whitewater. Brooke
Fredericksburg, Summit, Guinea,
Woodslane. Milford. Penola, Ruth
err Glen, boswell. Ashland, Glen Al
len, and Elba. Sleeping-car.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION.
daily except Sunday.l
400 p. M. Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
$50 A. NJ. Arrives Byrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS
DAILY except Sunday)
GAP A. NJ. Leaves Elba.
6:2O p. M. Leavee Elba.
GAO a. NJ. Arrives Elba
600 p. M. Arrives Elba.
c. A. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
+. T. d. MYERS, President.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
MEXICO AND THE FALL IN SILVER.

The gold bug organs are quite des-
perate in their efforts to make use of
the depression in the price of silver
caused by manipulation in New York
and London and aided by the Klon-
dyke gold discoveries, to discredit the
cause of bimetallism and the honest
money of the Constitution. Their
columns are full of object lessons"
these days, which as rule are more
untruthful than happy.
Some time ago Mckinley made the
remark that it would be better to
open the mills than the minis"
Up to date they have both remained
closed.
The minis in Mexico are open, how
ever. and some of the overly smart
gold bug organs. speaking apropos of
the fall in the price of silver, declare
in triumph that it will have the
effect of curtailing the business of the
Mexican importer.
Well. what Of it? What does cur
failing the business of the Mexican
importer mean? Why simply that
the mills Of Mexico as well as the
minis will be opened in order to sup
ply the home market, while both the
mills and the minis remain closed in
the United States, despite the prom
ises of the Advance Agent Of Prosper
ity. AS a contemporary happily points
out. the making of alliterative and
resonant phrase is not so productive
of prosperity as the making of articles
of domestic use by the manufacturers
of a nation, working full time to sup
ply a native demand. On every oc-
casion when the goldite goes to Mex
leo for an argument against silver. the
best he gets is the worst of it.
Mexico will open still wider her
mills, give employment to more labor,
save her money to spend at home, de-
cline to enrich foreign manufacturers,
dispense with European luxuries and
prosper more brilliantly than ever.
A few more "object lessons" from
Mexico ought to settle the currency
question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
WHAT or HAWAII?

AS the Register remarked yeSleI-
day. the people of the United States
are not in the secret of the designs
of the administration and the Hawa-
iian annexation syndicate; and, con-
sequently, to-day the American flag
may be flying over the capital at
Honolulu and the plans of the syndi-
cate carried out definitely and perma-
nently. If this is true, then, one OF
the greatest crimes ever perpetrated
against the American people has been
committed by the peoples own trusted
agents at Washington.
Although the treaty with Hawaii is
still pending, it is asserted that the
infamous annexation job has been ac-
COmpTrsuvvr, ertiv tTr'rt-.---=srs- r-ru0Uo, urf-
desirable, leprous islands are now a
portion Of the territory of the United
States. Admiral Miller, now on his
way to Honolulu to take command of
the Pacific squadron, has declined to
state to the press whether or not he
believes the United States flag is fly
ing over Hawaii.
Such a possibility would be incred-
ible if we did not know the unscru-
pulous character of the men in charge
of this scheme and their utter con-
tempt for the people and their rights.
As the New York World forcibly puts
it, &c would be incredible if we had
not already misused the prestige of
our flag 70 overthrow the government
of Hawaii; if we had not lent the
power of the government to serve a
base conspiracy of land-gobblers and
subsidy-seekers; if the President had
known to be a promoter of annexation
not appointed a minister to Hawaii
and armed him with large discretion
airy power; if the Secretary of State
had not declared that he hoped to live
to see the settlement of the annexa-
ton question; if the bogus Japanese
bugaboo had not been invented as a
pretext, and, finally, if we did not
know that behind the conspiracy of
jingoism, subsidies, extravaganza and
waste there was a fixed purpose to add
to the list of sage-brush and mining
camp rotten bOroughs mongrel State
of South Pacific islands, safer for the
purposes of the schemers than all the
others because more rotten. All this
is possible. The I'd of August was the
day set for the deed. But until the
news is confirmed let us still continue
to hope that the bright and beautiful
flag of this country has not been pol
luted to serve the base purposes of
the Hawaiian conspiracy"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

than cattle. In Illinois the situation
is almost as bad, and it is but shade
better in Indiana and Ohio. The bulk
of these miners cannot earn enough to
live like human beings.
The most available statistics on the
situation are furnished by the annual
report of the State Mine Inspector OF
Ohio.
The report shows that last year
something over $4,000 men were en-
ployed in the Ohio coal mines. OF
these. 1920 were pick miners, $40
employed in operating coal digging
machines, and 4,S46 found work in
blasting and loading machine coal
OF the nearly 100000 tons OF coal
mined in the State during the year
about three-fourths was by pick min
ing.
When at work the pick miners
averaged S1.47 per day, the machine
followers $3.50 per day, and the ma
chine operators S3.45 per day. or
course there were many, and probably
sometimes wide, individual variations
from this average, but taking the
State and the year through this was
found to be the average for the day
of actual work.
But these figures do not represent
the real earnings of the miner. Last
year the pick miners were idle, taking
the State as a whole, six months, and
the machine miners and their fol-
lowers seven months. The average
earnings of the pick miner for the
year were S221.55. of the machine fol-
lowers S24O.65, and CT the machine
operator $455.4O. Deducting the ma
chine operators, who comprise but
one in forty of the whole body Oh
Ohio coal miners, the actual average
weekly earnings for the year
amounted to S4.S4.
This, it must be remembered, is not
the net earnings, for out Of that sum
must be paid whatever supplies were
required for the miners use in the
work. He is paid for the coal pro-
duced and not by the time employed
After all the deductions were made he
had not enough left to pay rent and
clothe and feed himself and family.
The great strike is simply battle
for living wages. The miners ask
no more.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
fMOUNDSVILLE.

Mrs. ]. C. Marrow, of Bridgeport, is
visiting her parents in the Third
ward.
Miss Anna Howard has returned to
her home in Wheeling, after a visit
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moore, OF
Pittsburg, are here spending few
days with friends in the First ward.
Martin Knapp, superintendent of
the street railway, was visitor in the
city last evening.
Josiah Sinclair, Of Benwood, was
calling on friends last evening.
officer Bert Evans was able to be
out again yesterday afternoon. He
has not fully recovered from his in
juries. but will be all right again by
the last of the week
Miss Bess Hammond was calling on
friends in Benwood yesterday.
DR.. NJ. A. Dowler, of McMechen, was
in the city yesterday.
The wharfboat, which was ground
ed Thursday night on account of the
wind storm, was pulled back in the
river yesterday. The Eliza H. did the
work and no damage was done.
Mrs. j. E. Hooton was shopping in
Wheeling yesterday.
1t is almost a sure thing that there
will be no park made out of the Court
House square. Since there were no
bids received for the removing of the
fence around the building the matter
has not been discussed, and nothing
will likely be done until next year.
Last evening very enjoyable lawn
fete was given in the Court House
yard. Quite a large crowd was pres
ent, and a neat sum was realized by
the society giving it.
Judge Thayer Melvin, of Wheeling,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Lille Riley has returned to
her home near Glendale. after a visit
TO Miss Elizabeth Dorsey.
Friend Cox and family are home
from an extended visit to friends at
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
WHAT TIE MINERS EARN.

There is probably more variety in
the conditions which affect the earn
ings Of coal miners than in any other
branch Of labor. The size Of the vein.
the method of weighing. the company
store, the use Of machinery, the hon
esty and dishonesty Of the operators,
all have a very decided influence on
the net earnings Of the miner. In
some places the miners are better of
for a number Of reasons than they
are in others; notably in the Fairmont
district, where they use machinery
largely and have particularly thick
veins Of coal to mine; while in other
portions Of the State the miners do
not get enough to live on. Where
they are probably worse of than any
where else is in the Pittsburg district,
where the miners are chiefly the low
est types Of foreigner, and live worse
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
SILVER WILL NOT DOWN.

Some of the specially rapid gold bug
organs in New York are demanding
that the government of the United
States call in every silver dollar and
melt it down and sell it as bullion.
They claim that silver has no place
in the monetary system of this coun-
try. that it is crime against honesty
to use this metal as money, yet some
how or other because the stamp of the
government is on the silver dollar it
is accepted all over the land and every
silver bill issued against this debased
dollar is accepted in business trans
actions. What a comment on the
power of the law and what a comment
on these TRADES against silver! Up
goes the gold, down goes the silver
because there is a greater use Of gold
as money and a decreasing use Of
silver as money. II is use that makes
value. If the minis were opened free
TO silver as they are to gold no one
would be talking about debased sill
yer. for, then the products of the
mint would be interchangeable.
One OF two conclusions must come
about. Either gold and gold only
must be money and silver b. driven
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

Cumberland, Nd, and several West
Virginia towns.
Cats & Gray shipped three loads OF
oak lumber to Liverpool, England, yes
terday. The inspector who purchased
it states that West Virginia oak is
much better than that which grows
in Ohio and Pennsylvania and is to be
used hereafter in all government work
there.
Johnson and Henrietta will begin
training several of their homing pig
cons next week. They will be sent
back of Bellaire first and later a great
deal farther west About 20 pigeons
are now owned by them, and several
of them will be entered in the races.
Thursday afternoon a threshing ma
chine owned by Holmes Bros. was
burned at John Nixon's farm in
Franklin district. The cause was on
account of using wood in the engine,
the sparks falling in the straw stack.
About $50 bushels of wheat was also
destroyed making quite big loss.
Mrs. Joseph Shepherd and Mrs.
Thomas Shepherd have returned to
their homes at Benwood, after visit
with friends here.
The committee appointed to bring
charges against the County Court at
the time of the investigation of coun-
ty affairs, held their first meeting
last night. What business they trans
acted was not learned, but it is I'M
the public in a few days.
Mrs. S. T. COPYRIGHT and daughter,
Miss Cora, were shopping in Wheel
ing yesterday.
At the meeting of the City Council
Thursday evening the question of
granting liquor licenses was discussed.
Nothing was done, however, and spe-
cial meeting will be held next Thurs
day to take some action in the mat
ter. A petition was also presented
asking for a telephone franchise for
a company, which agrees to furnish
the city with two phones and also
the privilege of the telegraph system.
This matter was referred to a special
committee, and will more than likely
be favorably acted upon. The bicycle
ordinance was also referred to the
committee again, and if the city ex-
poets to place tax on each bike
owned in the city, there will be plenty
of kicking. The usual number of bills
were paid with paper. The city has
no money, and something will have to
be done or the town will be in worse
shape than ever
Mayor Mcdonald was in the city
calling on friends yesterday.
This evening a lawn fete will be
given on the camp grounds. The
ladies have the affair in charge and
the public is invited to attend.
There is very little to report in oil
circles in this vicinity. The operators
seem to be waiting for new develop
ments, but nothing OF interest has
turned up yet. The Hicks well is
down to a pretty good depth and
everything is progressing very nicely.
1t is understood that several more
wells will be drilled in the Rogerson
field, but not until later in the
month.
Everything is very quiet here at
present with the miners. The men
are mostly all at work, and nothing
much is said by the men at Glendale.
All are at work and both companies
have good orders. 1t is not likely that
the miners will come out again here,
unless the rest of the mines in this
vicinity stop work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
WHY THEY DO IT.
Rellairs Tribune

Bellaire Tribune.
We begin to realize why the Wheel
i-e Inteiiiseneer- and Bellaire indie
pendent treat the strike so shabbiiy.
In recent issues they treat the meet
ings and speeches as political forces
inimical to the Republican party.
They seem to regard all references to
existing conditions and figures as to
the unequal distribution of wealth and
profits in which strikes have their
origin, as reflections upon the admin
istration of public affairs by the Re-
publican party. They fail to see that
their implied confession is likely to do
the party more harm than the meet
ings and speeches because the confess
sions are read by Republicans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

Twenty thousand visitors saw New
ports naval fete Wednesday. In the
afternoon there was a parade Of sail
ors and marines. In the evening
beautifully illuminated boats wound
around Goat Island amid the barking
of cannon and the defamation Of
bombs. And for this free entertain
ment for Newport swells your Uncle
sam footed the bills.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

Seventy-fve thousand men and wo-
men have been made idle by the
failure Of the government to provide
revenue stamps for the cigarette out
put in accordance with the Dingley
bill. This is not the way for the ad-
ministrauon to help the prosperity
wagon out of the mire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

entirely out except for small change,
or silver will come back again in some
way as full money metal side by
side with gold, where it justly by ma
ture and by historic practice belongs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

The report Of a conference next
week between the Wolcott commits
sion and the British cabinet is said to
have been premature. Has not the
price Of silver been forced down
enough?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

The Dingley bill does lower some
duties. The duty on diamonds, for
example, has been lowered from %
per cent. under the Wilson law, to 10
per cent. under the Dingley bill. This
is in the interest of the working man,
who can now get his solitaires that
much cheaper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

Gov. Hastings, Of Pennsylvania, says
he is not a candidate for the seat OF
Senator Quay. Gov. Hastings is too
decent a man to ever be hOnored by
the Legislature Of Pennsylvania.