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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08

with the snow-white hair and the keen
eyes who stands guard over the door to
the cabinet room, and also over that which
leads from the public to the private part
of the executive mansion, is Maj. Charles
D. A. Loeffler, who was born in Stuttgart,
but who came to America and entered the
regular army as member Of the Second
Cavalry in 1858. He campaigned all over
the Western frontier before the war, and
what he does not know Of hardship, hum
ger and thirst is scarcely worth printing.
The famous Custer was cadet at West
Point when Major Loeffler was doing
outpost duty in Texas, and he saluted
Col. Robert e. Lee as commanding officer.
Attached though he was to his command
er, he remained in the Union when Lee
went out, and was ordered to Washing
ton, where he became dispatch bearer
'and was trusted with many secrets be-
tween Lincoln and lis generals. He act
ed as messenger for Secretary Stanton,
and finally became messenger in the
White House, where for nearly quarter
Of century he has watched cabinets
come aud go, he himself fixture. He is
low-voiced and gentle as woman, and it
is rarely you can get him to open the
storehouse of anecdotes that he is so rich
in. For many years all the callers upon
the President passed through the doors
which he guards. He knew all the states
men aud office holders In the country, all
the military men, and all the dead beats.
He got SO that he could turn down man
so nicely he never knew it till he was
bowed outside Of the corridor into the air.
He never made mistake in letting man
in to sec the President, it is said, and in
that way made himself almost invaluable.
Another White House Fixture.
Geniit Major O. L. Pruden is another
Of the White House aDpurtenances which
President Mckinley has found checked
over to him for nearly twenty-five years.
His Office, that Of chief executive clerk,
comes next to that Of the secretary to the
President in Importance. Major Pruden
has been called ''the administration
sphinx" ever since he assumed his duties
at the desk. He knows a great many
things and knows them very well, but he
is one Of the birds who can sing, and
won't. But, oh, what stories he could
tell if he only would. He came to Wash
ington. "a boy in blue from New Jer-
sey, early in the war, and his splendid
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
Captain Pendel Is Senior.

Captain Pendel Is Senior.
The very oldest in point of service, and
Of years as well, is Capt. Thomas Pendei,
who marks with star in his memory the
Sd day Of November, 1864, when he was
transferred from the Metropolitan police
force, or rather was detailed, for special
duty at the White House. Those were
troublous days in Washington, and the
tired, worried, harassed man who had
taken upon his broad shoulders the awful
burden of carrying government through
a civil war was facing future that look
ed black, and his heart was heavy within
him. Captain Pendel was bricklayer by
trade, and served his apprenticeship until
he was 81. He was born on what was
Analostan island, in 1924, and is now 7S
years old. He does not look it, for his
abundant hair is coal black, and only lit
tie gray shows at the temples. His grand
father was in the revolutionary war, his
father in the war of 1872, and he was him.
self in the marine service Of the Mexican
war. He does not know Of creature
living to-day, outside of his immedsa
family. who bears his name. He is mar
ried and has several charming daughters,
who played in youth with the White
House children.
Couldn't Spare Crook.
Next longest in point of service at the
White House is Col. Crook. He says
that title was not won in military service,
and carries no straps with it, but that 1T
came upon him gradually and he wears 1T
because he can't seem to get rid Of it, but
then nobody wants to have him give it up.
for it fits admirably. Col. Crook came
to act as bodyguard for Mr.. Lincoln late
in Move mber, 1864. He was soldier in
a Maryland regiment when detailed to
the White House, and he found favor at
once in the eyes Of Mr.. Lincoln, who
seemed to have singled him out on many
occasions. Col, Crook was drafted late
in the war, and just little over month
before the death of Mr.. Lincoln, he wrote
the following:
my man Crook has been drafted. /
cannot spare him. r. NJ. G. please fix.
"a. LINCOLN.
March 2, 1866"
Col. Crook did not have to be spared,
mt .he man he had served with such ten
der devotion was taken. The man so val
liable to Mr.. Lincoln had been just as
much worth to all the other administra-
tons, and so Col. William Crook Is
borne upon the pay rolls Of the White
House now, exactly as he was thirty-three
years ago, only his duties have increased
and his responsibilities. He has hllcd
nearly every desk in the Office, and was
for time private secretary for President
Grant. He Is now the disbursing clerk,
and has served under nine Presidents.
two Of them having been there two terms,
Grant and Cleveland.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
Ali OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Mrs, Leng1ey of Ixon River Gives the
Coroner a Job = Shoots and Kills
Dave smith-WiscoHsin Health Off
Gals Alarmed by Diseased Cattle.
P1ucky Woman Kills an Intruder.

Plucky Woman Kills an Intruder.
Dave Smith was shot and instantly kill
ed by Mrs. e. N. Lengley Of Iron River
at o'clock Sunday morning. Smith, ac-
companied by Charley Olsen and another
man, went to Mrs. Lengley's residence
and demanded admittance. Mrs. Leng-
ley lives alone on the outskirts of the
town. She asked the Elen what they
wanted, but they replied by telling her
that if she did not open the door they
would force their way in. Mrs. Lengley
told them to wait moment and the door
would be opened. When she opened it she
drew Il revolver and fired at Smith. The
bullet struck him just over the eye and
passed through his head, blowing his
brains out. Olsen and the other man be-
gan to run. Mrs. Lengley fired at them
and succeeded in wounding Olsen in the
leg and body. The other man escaped
uninjured. After. the shooting she went
to the county Jail and gave herself up
pending the verdict of the coroner's jury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
TWO MORE WRECKS.
One ON the VandaIia, One in Far-off
Idaho.

One ON the Vandalia, One in Far-oR
Idaho.
A bad break was reported late Tuesday
night, near Vandalia, ILL.,, on the Wanda
liza road. A section of regular passen-
ger train, carrying party Of Christian
Endeavorers, collided with an east-bound
train. r. Z. Sherman of indianapolis,
mail clerk on the east-bound train, is kill
ed; also w. p. Coon of Indianapolis, bag
gagemastcr of train west-bound. Sam
Parkinson, mail clerk, of Columbus, and
Frank Owens, fireman, of Terre Haute,
are fatally injured.
From Salt Lake comes a report that a
passenger train on the Oregon Short Line
road was wrecked near Glenn's Ferry,
Idaho, and several people injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08

you will meet third in the person Of n
military looking gentleman who stands
guard over the cabinet room and the door
leading to the private part Of the Presi-
dents home. He is Major Loeffier. Up
in that region you will also find Col. Pru-
den, the White House sphinx, and Col.
Crook, the all-around generalissimo.
There a1e others, but these are the ones
who, Ike Tennyson's brook, go on for
ever. Presidents come and go, children
who played at egg-rolling on the White
House lawns grow to men and women
and visit the White House with their
children, and there are greeted by the
same kindly faces that were about them
in the long ago happy days. Whole gen.
erations Of White House children have
come and gone, yet the faithful servitors
of their Residential progenitors are still
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
HORACE BOIES SPEAKS.
Statement of His Position in the Cur.
rency COntroversy.

statement OF his fOS1tlOu in the Cur.
rency Controversy.
In response to numerous queries, former
Gov. Boies of Iowa has given to the press
signed statement in reply to the attack
made by Col. M. D. Fox Of Des Moines
on the position taken in his last letter.
Boies says that his first letter was not an
effort to outline the details of the plan
he proposed, but was to give general
idea of plan by which gold and silver
for all practical purposes could be jointly
and equally used as a redemption medi-
UNI, on the basis of the actual commercial
value Of these metals. He then restates
his plan and says that the net result would
be practically irredeemable national pa
per currency, backed to its full face value
by gold and silver bullion held by the Gov
eminent for redemption purposes.
''No idle reserve in the treasury would
longer be necessary. No greedy specula-
tor would approach it's doors with notes
for redemption for speculative purposes.
No bonds to replenish a useless reserve
would ever again be issued in times of
peace. Every dollar Of national currency
now in existence would be as good as
gold, for the deposit Of the full face value
of notes hereafter to be issued would Of
itself provide reserve many times more
than sufficient to meet every demand upon
the treasury for redemption purposes that
would ever be made"
Col. Fox asserted that the redemption
of the notes in either gold or silver meant
virtually gold standard for our curren-
cy, to which Boies takes exception, and
SAYS that in broad and practical sense
it means true bimetallism. He then con-
tinues with the details of his proposition,
and then says that more important than
any question Of ratio between the metals
is that of the future character of the pa
per currency of this country"
In closing he states that the idle gold
reserve Of $1OO, 100000 is as useless as if
buried under the sea, and can be dispens-
ed with by the adoption of a bimetallic
system "There are grayer questions than
16 to crowding upon u.s..
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
Odds and Ends.

The Bermudas export over 1900, 900
pounds of onions annually.
A London omnibus carries on an av-
erage $500 passengers week.
Speak but little and we'll If you would
be esteemed a man of merrill.
Trench.
Attempts have been made to produce
spider silk, but have failed, the fero-
cious nature Of these insects not per-
hitting them Il, live together II com.
nunftfea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08

wv wa n VA AAS
farm, was stung to
death by a swarm
that lit upon his
face and hands. In
western Oklahoma
and parts of Texas
adjoining several
hundred head Of
horses, mules and
cattle have been
killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
LONG IN THE SERVICE.
FIVE OLD ATTACHES OF THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Em ployes Who Served Under Many
tions-Presidenfs Come
and Go, but These Good and Faith
full Servants Remain.
White House Fixtures.
Washington correspondence:

HAT this world is
not all a feeting
show is evidenced
by several people
at the White
House in Washing
ton, D. G. You
meet one of them
at the big door as
you enter, and he
is made known to
you as Captain
Thomas Pendel,
chief doorkeeper.
You meet the Sec
ond in the person
Of Col. William
u bots. chief
usher. II you sue
coed in gettingpast
their vigilant ewes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08

The United States Court of Claims
rendered decision in the La Abra case,
holding in effect that the award rendered
against Mexico by Sir Edward Thornton,
acting as umpire, under the treaty Of
1868 with Mexico, was obtained by tes-
timony Of q corrupt character.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08

Edward q. Aver Of Chicago has given
$4,000 worth OF books to the NewberrE
Library Of that city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
A GROUP OF OLD WHITE HOUSE ATTACHES

there under the historic roof, caring for
the guest of the nation even as some
cared Cor the fathers and grandfathers
Of those who come now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
FATAL TO MAN AND BEAST.
The Little Buffalo Gnat Already Has
a String of Victims.

From many places come reports Of
plague of buffalo gnats. Near Jefferson
Vile. Ind, a farmer named Price, while
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
Three Killed and Fifteen Hurt in q
Crash on the Northwestern at West
Chicago Wednesday Morning-Tre-
mendous Crush OF Travel.
Death Comes to Excursionists.

Death Comes to Excursionists.
An awful rear-end collision occurred al
West Chicago, ILL.,, at 1915 Wednesday
morning. Section No. of the Christian
Endeavor excursion to San Francisco ran
into section No. 4. Three were killed and
fifteen seriously hurt. Courtney, engineer
Of section No. 5, was fatally injured
Limbs and flesh of unknown people were
taken from the wreck. A tramp was
caught between the baggage car and en-
CINE and crushed to death.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
Notice of Rewardy

Whereas, II has come to the per-
sonal knowledge tfthe County Com :
W;psIouers of this County, that one
Cpa les Snead, was murdered at the
Town Of Elko, in the County Of Elko.
Stale Of Nevada, on the 30th day.-of
Ociober, 1896, by parties ,unknown,
and ihat,such parties have not been
arrested orapprehended therefor, and
Whereas, Said County, Commis-
stoners believe that the Offering of a
reward would tend to cause the arrest
OF the perpetrator or perpetrators of
said crime,
NotU, Therefore, 1t is hereby ORDER
ed by said Board that reward of
Lwo hundred and fifty dollars $3.50. OO)
be, and the same is hereby offered
FOR the arrest ard safe delivery Of
such criminal or criminals to the
Steriff Of Elko County, Nevada, and
he Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to publish notice thereof 10
The DAILY and WEEKLY INDEPEND' ST
aud the Weekly Free Press, new s.
papers printed and pu oiished 10 50 e
Elko County. ..
J.:o. B-Nosrso
Clerk.
BY WEBSTER PATTERSON ..
DeHriy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
Notice For Publication.
limited STATES LAM

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.l
ICarson City, Nevaca, OcS -, 1875. I
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: .-
NOTICE Is cEBY .GTVE.I nv AT
~ Oh tue &c dav u kCvenbe:, 1875, tie fo-
low lg iowO lip plats viii 10 Il Ted
Township, No. 80 NJ, Range No. SO z.
Township No. 30 NJ, Range No. 81 E.. Ms
D. N. .... ....
Parties interestedEmust file their ella; ms
U;YHin g. ee months from said daGe to &C.
cure Sue;; per 'e:red :3bts. -.
Apnlics Oh foc entry off lauds in said
township.w.1 he received November %, 1895.
.. n. GALLUP.
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND CEFrcE AT CAreoN Cmv NEVADA
.'.oveu,Ier u. 1896.
NOT'CE is FEcFEV prVG 6ATme .
~ ioiloW:3y Ii: -'eu sevo'e; -, lie, poCice
o'D .ey"'ol 20 Ia pJal , 90 ia sIp
no.. o. = s c'.; u, ga. t1aV So I, y 90, IN
re tI;.I!e be q zoe CoIJvv C'e OF Eiso
CodIov AT e. o, I>evara. ol Tnesca" jan
u3,'qJ, 1S9I. viz: Ba3.iion EcCa;p: Bone.
SIC q Apt caVion so. $50. 20: Goe Cot II. OF
,: W =. " < az 8 W x, end S w K o. s w x
Sec. {. roRns3;.> S. T.. r IS II or.
lie uaucs We jotioE.pS NS2eSses 10
prove 4 8 co1s1ro,s les .Ceace r.noI, anu
CO., vsG;ou OF. sac IaoC. W:
Sne'ew J !aoOe' !roSG, Joou NJ. Dorsey
Wi".a.n G. R"nOo.2h, JoDu T. Kelley OF
HaLecE, Nevada. 81
o. II. GAL.On,
November %, 1895.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
F1LH YoUR BILLS.

Nv oiCe" o. , o Eon OF Co,osv CoUn;s.
soc <. {, : aav Jss sse Co,I0S 20 De
potr, "a, -. .Se 60. { I. IA ~ -, ecoNor
be o q We -, , ga Iec;P e. n eceI y
ito ." - 3oh E'I' ,,.e TO- T. Iee,S,
os'e % n D. < y yos lePcseo' 3 pom
= ~ eJe, .es o. Cor
Aces: JO9H a. : OTsSON
By V 'A""Ee1oS, Dendty.
pasen Marco 2 1895.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
Z E = ; g !:

ny 3 proof OF thin, weak, impure
oI1oa; for, if the blood is rich, red
vitaIized and vigorous, it inparts life
and energy to every nerve, organ and
tissue OF The body. The necessity OF
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla Tor that
tired feeling is apparent to all, and the
good ii. will do you is equally beyond
question. Remember tina. .ss.t
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
pazSuA ~ y ~
4 I req

FsHi'hg by great force of will. But
Isis is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully
u. On the nervous system, which will
;'oL Tong stand such strain. Too many
.>.,n.. wax on their nerves." and
- 80 I, ruined health and ner-
as designations. That tireda
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
BILLS ALLOW Ell.

Following is list of the biUs al.
lowed by the Board of County Com
missioners at their regular meeting
on Saturday, Jan. 2, 1897:
GENERAL FUND-MIsoELLANEo
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
WARNING TO VAGRAN'rS.

Ey order.ot The Eoerd OF County Comrpis
s:0les al, Hsle ne sons having the ppysi,
pal ability to work, convicted OF .vagraocy
and imprisoned on Judgment therefo"s
shall be required o perform labor on tho
pri' o wo 8. VI e b5s, { osircs arc .wty
o. Elko county.
Attest: "
JOHN HEND SRsoS,
1858 Gcorosy. o'e 4 :
Bv. W.. PATTERSON.
Dnnus' c'ogSu 81 ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
= That

rixtrems tired feeling aGiicts nearly
everybody at this season. The hus-
les cease to push, the tireless grow
Seary, the energetic become enervsted,
ion,e men.and women endeayor tenn
Dorerily to overcome that, .-..,.-r :
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
NOTICE. TO C:GDtTOKs.
Estate Of Joseph r. Henry, deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the unde Z
s . Jed, al a1inisttatilS OF the estate OF
Joseph f. Aenry, deceased, 70 the cred ,toEs
OF, anu all persons nayiu2 claims sgainsG
i,ec"ssary vouchers, within fouf months
g q: the first publication OF this notice, 10
ne said administrators, al Shelton, ElLo
lou0Ly, Nevada, the same being the place
70 the transaction OF the business OF the
said estate.
JOSEPHINE BENRY,
Administrators OF the Estate OF J. F..
Renry, deceased.
Dated at Eiko, New, Dec. IL 1880,
F;fst publication. Doc. 90 1895,
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CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14

On September F, 1897, the Iron Mountain Railway will sell tickets to New Orleans and return at the very low rate of $7.50 for the round trip. Tickets limited for return to September %, 1897.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14

by competent persons and under a proper business system that has not made q favorable showing by com parison with Northern mills.
 But it is not the advance in man ufacturing alone that is of value to the South. The constant increase Of consumption by home factories Is an augury of steadier and bet ter market for the cotton as t comes from the producers hands
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14
S0UTHERN COTTON MILLS
tMemphia seimltar.

tbttbtpula
 One of the most encouraging fea turea of the business season ended on the first of this month was the showing made by Southern mining and manufacturing enterprises. Re ports from reliable sources indicate that all of them were fairly prosper ous, even while similar industries were depressed in other parts of the country, the result being due in great measure to the advantages of the proximity of the raw material to points of consumption or manufac ture, and to the favorable climatic conditions.
 This was especially true of cotton manufacturing, which evidences a growth both contin uous and of re- markabIe extent. For the first time the consumption Of Southern mills exceed million bales, the exact figures being ], ,042, 671 bales, repre- senting an increase of 137. gro bales over the preceding year. The effect Of busness stagnation is shown to some extent in the slightly dimin- Ished consumption per spindle. There were 482 mills, against 475 the year before. and this fact ac- counts for the increased consump- tion, despite the movement toward finer thread and shorter hours at certain mills. The rapid develop ment of the business is shown by recalling the fact that but 546, s94 bales were consumed in 1889 90
 There were gains in consumption as follows South Carolina. =, 945 baies; North Carolina, 26, 85i bales; Georgia. l8, 973 bales; Alabama, g. 578, bales; and Kentucky, 4,286 bales. In other Southern States there were increases Of smaller amounts. These figures indicate also the rank of several chief pro- ducers, South Carolina leading with 1,103, 124 spindles, followed by North Carolina with 604, TIT spin dies. and Georgia with 663, ,039 spin dies. Virginia is credited witA 139, 183 spindles. Maryland is not in- cluded in the list of Southern States, though Missouri is so included. The Northern mills in the past year took 1 BOA ,680 bales, or but 760, ,00O more than were taken for consump- fIon in the South.
 There is probably not single mill in Ihs South that has been manage
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14
IN LURID LANGUAGE, THE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY OF CHICAGO DECLARES IN FA- YOR OF THE KNIFE AND
 TORCH.
Fitzgerald Murphy Advised the Murder of Twenty Million airs
 Goodwin's Fiery Harrangue.

CHICAGO, Sep. 13.-Meetings Of various branches Of the newly organized Social Democracy were had last night to discuss the recent Hazleton, Penn, tradgedy, and some decidedly lurid languages was indulged in by the speakers. Reso- lntions were passed by branch No. 2 which contained the following The blood of an idle and useless aristoe- racy is the most convenient medium for nursing the tree of liberty. An eye for an eye aud q tooth for a tooth. For every miner killed and wounded . millionaire should be treated ia the same manner. The millionaire class is responsible for the slaughter of September 10, and we regard the torch as tue most successful weapon to wield against them.
 Fitzgerald Murphy, President of  Branch No. ,, made speech, in which he said ''The miners should earry arms and use them too. The time has come to meet force with force. I should have told them to shoot to kill. I would kill twenty millionaires today Strong con- demnatory resolutiong were also passed by Branch No. I, and some hrery speeches made. T. P. Quinn said: I will not carry 8 musket; 1 will carry a torch and a knife, and I will carry both as far as I can. Lerry M Goodwin, E. Y. Debs' righthand man and director of the national board of the Social Democ- raey, in the course of a speech, said: II would attack proper ty with the torch; I would destroy their fine palaces. Let us rebel when men are shot down as they wers in Pennsyl- vania.
 Sc ral indignation meeting s were held in Polish quarters, reso- lutions passed condemaing the shooting of the Hazeltan miners and appealing to the United States Government for protection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14

Be enacted by the General Assembly of the State Arkansa F session that it misfortune not fault and the greatest mn people make their lives who fail the only first class odae conectoner and newsdeaer in the ciy of Pine Bluff @ county, Arkansas, viz:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-14

Sheriff <. s, Dykes. Of leyeland Co. paid our town visit Saturday.