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fight and we'll nigh hopeless from the
start. as the obstacles we had to go
against were too great and the time
to overcome them too short.
Our principal object has. however
been obtained-namcly, the declara-
ton Of the principle Nevada for Ne
vaduns," which though temporarily
defeated. will yet triumph when re-
ferred back to the people of the State.
-Four years ago Nevada broke
away from the old parties and old
methods, and from this time Oh it will
break away from the old rule OF
elCcting nun-residentS III the Senate
OF the United States, as Nevada for
NeyUdans- will be made an issue i'll
every future election i'll this State,
aud TO doubt that the principle will
meet with the seal of approval of the
people OF Nevada at the ballot box
would be 20 doubt the honor, man
hood and integrity OF u citizens.
We have no fault tn lind with those
who did not approve o! our course in
opposing Senator Jones. as every
American citizen has the privilege OF
free thought and free speech.
To the many kind friends OF all po,
litical denominations who have in
many ways shown to us their cvI.
doucc Of friendship and support he.
cause Of the principle We contendcd
for, We can only say our heart is full
Of gratitude and appreciation, and
that. while we have been thrown
aside, the principle Of home rule will
eve live. We also extend our most
sincere thanks for the many compli,
mcptary notices gwen our candidacy
by the press OF Nevada and Other
States
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Sealed proposals ara invited blythe
Board y: C-uuty Commissioners OF
Elko county, to-wit:
For the burial OF all the INDECENT
persons who may die in tho County
Hospital, or in the town OF Eko, for
the ensuing two years CONNER cling
February l, 1897, and ending Feb
ruary l, 1892.
Tor n physician to act as County
Physician for the ensuing two years
For Il person To act as Steward OF
the County Hospital. for the ensuing
two years.
-..For "a person 10 net ~ Janitor for
the Courthouse and Jail for the
ensuing two years.
To do the County Printing fol
Hiko county, rs required by law, Tor
tho ensuing two years.
SAID proposals To bc filed with III,
Clerk Of the Board or or before
o'clock II. M. February !. 1885,.
The Board reserves tho right ,c
reject any or all bid..
j. A.. McBmpr,
Clerk.
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Notice of RewardY
j. 4. McBHipE,
Clerk q.

Whereas, It has come TO tho lar.
sonal knowledge nf the County Com.
missInnoTs OF tins County, TIM. ono
Charles Sncad, was murdered at tho
town OF Elko, in the County OF Elko,
State OF Nevada, on the Both day of
October, 1896, by parties unknown.
and that such parties have not boon
arrested or apprehended therefor. md
Whereas. Said County: Commia-
believe that tho Offering OF II
reward would tend to cause the arrest
ofthe perpctrator or perpetrators OF
said crimr,1
NOW, therefore, 1t is hereby order
eh by sad Board that n reward of
two hundrcd and fifty dollars ti25U.OO.
be, and the same is thereby offered
for the arrost ard safe delivery, of
such criminal or criminals to tho
st erIH OF Elkc County, Nevada, and
the Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed 10 publish notice thereo, IN
tho DAILY and WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
and tho Wee KY Free Press, nows.
paporH printed anG published Inasald
EIko County.
JSo. HENDERSON,
Clsrk.
by WEBSTER PATTERSON
Deputy.
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a good plan to engage a small boy or
girl to read the Lords prayer each
morning. Mr.. Garrard thought there
was no doubt the honorable body
needed prayer and the Speaker offer
ed the Suggestion that the response
bihty OF attempting to save the iegis.
lature was too great for u small cir,
and in fact would tax the powers OF
the regular clergy
The others thought the same and
the Orrnsby delegation will invite tho
ministers OF Carson to open alter
nately the Assembly.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The receipt Of the Governors
message, interrupted a discussion as
to whether or not the Salvation Army
Is entitled to a representation in tho
capacity OF chaplain. but a motion to
dispense with the reading Of the mes.
sage vas carried and the Ormsby
delegation was instructed to- secure
the services OF the four ministers
having churches in this city.
At , o'clock the Assembly ad
journed until tomorrow at IL o'clock
The Speaker gave notice that there
would be a Joint caucus Of the
Senate and Assembly this evening n
$50 to select Il candidate for tn,
U. S. Senate.
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equalization. as it Is not to be sup.
posed that the decrease Of over g..
000,0O0 in the assessable value OF
property in four years mean TINT
there was that much less taxable
property in the state in 1896 than in
1892. The correctness Of this assump-
ton is sustained by the reports OF the
assessors OF the several counties, which
show an increase OF Sl,3i6,l93 l3 in
the assessed value OF real estate in
1896, as compared with 1895, and a
decrease in the assessed value OF
personal property OF sl,765,7Sl ~ in
1896 rs compared with 1895. I. il
apparent that the small property
holders pay Il larger proportion OF
taxes than their rich neighbors. and
l suggest for your consideration the
justice, rs well as necessity, of amend.
ing the revenue laws so that failure
on the part OF corporations or in
diYidmals TO return money and obi
cations TO the assessor shall DC Il bar
to their collection.
In the years 1926 and 1896 the re-
duction Of salaries OF state officers
amounted to S28,495 rs compared
with the two previous years, and, in
my opinion, the limit i'll that direc-
ton has been nearly reached.
While recognizing the desirabllity
OF reducing taxation, it is clearly APP
parent that q lower rate than ninety
cents on each 500 valuation will not
suffice for state purposes, unless there
is Il material increase in the assessed
valuation OF property.
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AFTER THE

The following appears in the Silver
State o Tuesday:
Tho Silver party members Of the
Legislature OF this state. ~ caucus
last evening, elected John p. Jones To
succeed himself ms u. ). Senator for
the ensuing six years. As their will
is law, Nevada will have the digtinc.
ton OF being represented in the
future, NJ in tho past, By a nOn-rcsi-
dent III the Senate Of the United
Statcs.
Tho editor Of the Silver State las
been bitterly ussailcd by partiaan
friends Of Senator Jones because dur
ing the campaign wo did not opposc
him, and after the election did. All
wo have to say upon that point IL TINT
Tor years tho silver cause has been
dearcr To us than anything else.
When that fight was on wo felt tI,ot
1t would bc unwiEc To oppose Senator
JOncs-thut to have silver win va
would cYon submit to being rcprc.
ecntcd 10y II Californian or New
Yorker. whichever no may bc. IInt
after the election wns over. and silver
was temporarily defeated. wo felt il
was All oppUrtuno time to do some
house cleaning. hence our announce.
ment.
That orr candidacy met with tho
approval Of the people Of the State wc
have tho most positive evidence. lint
many members woro tied up 10
] onca u way or another that our
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ThIrd Day.

Met at II u. M.
President McConO presided.
Roll call. An present.
Prayer by the Chaplain and read.
ing Of tho Journal.
Lord ny ~lcavo) introduced s. -.
No. 2 Bill TO empower the State
Board OF Education to grant lifo di.
plomas to those who had acquired the
degree Of Bachelor Of Arts. Commit.
tee on Education.
Concurrent Resolution No. 3
(Comins) Extending nm invitation 10
President Stubs TO address Assom.
bIy and Senate in joint convention ON
Thursday At 9 o'clock, Jan 81.
Recess until . o'clock.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Senate called to order at 2:30 p.
IN. Quorum present. Message from
Governor received. Comins, Lord,
Mills, Summerffcld. OF Washoe, and
Wilson appointed committee Of
five on permanent organization.
Motion that reading OF Governors
message DO laid on table. Unani-
mously carried.
Under suspension OF rules resolu-
ton out OF order was introduced.
BY Symmetrical, OF Washoe, SEN
ate concurrent resolution No. |
limiting power Of board granting
pardons, RENTING Of fines and
fo]ricitures, and amending section II
OF article d OF the State constitution.
Resolution read second timo and re.
ferred to Judiciary committee.
Message from Secretary OF State
received and read. Message nm.
rounced the appointment OF l.. W.
Clifford MS %janitor Of the committee
rooms.
Message from Secretary III State
read, transmitting Senate bills 40,
81 and substitute for Senate bill 5S
for consideration OF Senate.
Bills 20 transmitted laid on table
In accordance with rules, regular
hour OF meeting announced M IL n.
IN. Regular order OF business taken
up and no business appearing Senate
adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
Secretary OF State lloTsi; opened
tho Assembly and Rev. Eddie in.
vokcd tho divine blessing on those
present. Supreme Judge Bouniiield
administered tho oath.
Tho following officers and attaches
selected 4. I, CaJcaD "oac nJI.i.
mated md elected:
Speaker. Lem Allen, Churchill;
Speaker pro tom. S. L.. McNaughtcn,
Esmcrelda; Scrgcnnt.at.Arms, Gco.
X. Bradley. Ormsby: Chief Clerk,
MITE RoG, Wnshoe; Assistant Chief
Clerk, Geo. Bartlett, Eureka; Minute
Clerk. ". 4. Bacon. Elko; journal
Clerk, Dan Morton. Lincoln; Enroll.
ing Cleric, Miss atacic Farrell. Orms-
by; Engrogsing Clcrk. W. T.. Nc.
G1augblin. Washoc; Copying Clerk,
Miss Clioatc, Humboldt; Committee
Clerk, j. c. Snyder, Lyon; Mcsscn.
ger, Fred Bitter, Storey; Porter,
Charles O'Copnor, Storey; Page,
Harvey Follctt, Ormsby.
Considerable discussion aroee over
tho matter of chaplain. a gentleman
from Storey thought that it would be '
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The Covenants Message.

Governor Sndlcr + message is a
concise statement az the financial
condition Of the State and it, various
institutions and contains many sug.
gcstions and recommendations OF
economy. Below will be found that
portion OF the message dealing with
the financial condition OF the State:
January /. 1898. the cash in the
state treasury amounted to 1919.
2G2 Al. December 81. 1893 the cash
IN the treasury amounted to S272-
$50 -. or s3G,7I2 IL less thun at the
corresponding date in 1891. There
wore purchased Tor the school fund
during the two years forty $1,000
United States / per cent bonds Of
1907, the cost Of winch was $4,000 o..
II sII,OOD state ! per cent bonds "a.
decmablc at the option OF the state.
Tho state school fund contains bonds,
the Taco value OF which is Sl,2i7.UOO.
II the cost or market value OF which
is Sled SEQ. and sll7,2OS % in cash.
Tho total amount Of cash and bonds
III the school funds il II. iO9.OO9 &c
This iG exclusive OF Tie amount due
the school fund for unpaid balances
on contract lands.
Tho Indebtedness Of the Jtafo
amounts Ia gGO7. 900, including the
S3S0,COO irrcdccmublc bond. Tho in.
tercst on the entire debt is pail 10
date. mud tho state dons not owe a
dollar. except to it's own school fund.
Tho cash i'll tho treasury applicable
to the payment Of the state debt is
Sl3l.Ti9 &c, leaving the actual state
debt $ii2,2J3 ~. OF which $4,000 il
irrcdccmablc.
The receipts for the year 1893 md
1896 were $1,000 less than tho tx.
Penditurcs. For tins deficiency bonds
were issued I" the school fund. This
excess OF expenditures over receipts
ia attributed To the following facts:
First--A deficiency 81 s2l 500 1C
for the Midwintcr fair. state agri.
cultural society. salaries nt officers
and sunhry other claims left unpaid
10y the preceding administration.
Sccond-An Expenditure Of Sol.
ilG e. for buildings aud grounds at
the state university, buildings at tho
orphans home. nj tho hospital for
mental diseases. and at tho state
prison, md for prcsscs and other ina
tcrial at the state printing Office.
There has been Il marked decrease
III tho valuation Of property for tar.
able purposes in The last fcw ycars. aq |
compared with former years. rs ar.
pears from tho ~a-scRsors' rcporto |
This is clearly nhOwnby the following.
giving The totnl assessed valuation OF
property for the years 1891 to 1896 in.
elusive:
1871 ''...... .570.j3S 60
ie'Z' '................. 81 ,3lS,5JG 80
sh5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2G.33j.57i ~
lSJi..'".."........, 23,SiO,Olj -
""J............"....n 23.I23. iGl So
Sl6. % IOG III m
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:. Il. No. 0S OF the previous session
relative to the giving Of official bonds
was returned by the Governor with
his veto.
Several Senators wished to discuss
he bill, but it went to Il vote under
The rule, and the Governors veto was
sustained by 4 vote OF l. to >.
Comins moved for reconsideration
on the ground that he wished to give
the new Senators n chance to discuss
the bill.
The Governors veto 81 S. b. No. 81,
was made Il special order for ll:3O
Thursday morning.
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NOTICE. TO CREDITORS.


Estate Of Joseph II. Henry deceased.
Notice is hereby given by ,,hc under.
signed, misunderstanding OF the estate q,
Joseph II. Henry. deceased, TO tho cred, Tor
o. anu all persons having claims against
necessary vouchers. within four months
AFTER ihc FIRST publication Of HIS notice Ia
inc said admluistratrII, ~ Shelton. EIko
,ouhty, nevada, the same being ihe place
TOT we transaction OF the busincs, OF III,
said estate. Wv
~JosErHIEE Henry, Of ], II.
Administrative OF the Estate
Henry, deceased
Dated AZ EiRO. Nov, Dec. II, 1870.
First publication, DEC. ~ isyG
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Mondays Carson News gives tine
following account OF the organization
of the Eighteenth session OK the
Nevada legislature:
SENATE
The eighteenth session OF the New
ada State Senate was opened by
Governor Sadler at Il M. today. At
the conclusion Of the Governors re-
marks, prayer was offered by Rev.
Nash, Of Carson.
The roll call found all Senators
present. Mr.. I. J. Osborne, OF Lin
coin county, was elected temper iry
Secretary. The newly elected Sem
ators presented their credentials,
and Senators Richards, Kaiser and
Summerfeld were appointed a COM
nittee 10 escort I Justice OF the Su-
prone Court 10 the Senate chamber
TO administer the oath OF Office TO the
new Senators
Supreme Justice Belknap was in
troiuced by the committee and
swore in the Senators in accordance
with the constitution.
The folloYing officers and attaches
| selected by the caucus Sunday even
ing were nominated and elected:
President pro TEN, Alex McCone
Of Storey; Secretary, T. j. Osborn
Lincoln: Assistant Secretary, \
j. Maestretti, Lander; Sergeant
alarms, Patrick CorSett, Storey
Minute Clerk, Miss Ida Lavaga.
Humboldt; Journal Clerk, +
S. Wilson. Eureka; Engross'
ing Clerk, Frank Paul, White
Pine; Enrolling Clerk, Miss Adat
Averill. Douglas; Copying Clerk
Miss Stewart, Esmerelda; Commute
Clerk, Judge Harmon. Eureka
Messenger, Barney McCann, Nye
Page, Peter Lopez, Ormsby; Porter
Richard Savage, Ormsby.
Tho oath Of Office was administered
by Chief Justice Belknap
President pro ten OF the Senate
Senator McCone. OF Storey, on tax
ing his place as presiding officer
thanked the senators for the conf
dence reposed in him.
On motion OF Denton, 4 vote oI
thanks was passed to Justice Bel
KNAPP and Governor Sadler for theil
services in the organization of the
Senate.
Committees appointed to inform
the Governor and the Assembly thai
the Senate Was organized and read!
for business. Committee appointed
! to wait on the Governor and Assem-
bly, reported performance OF dutiet
assigned them.
Rules governing seventeenth ses
sion were adopted for the presen
meeting OF the Senate.
The Sergeant.at-Arms vas i'll
structed by vote to procure copies O
such rules and stationery for til,
use OF the Senators. Committee ap
pointed to wait on the clergy o
Carson and invite them to alternat
in offering prayer i'll the Senate.
Committee OF five appointed to as
sist President pro TEN in appoint
ment OF permanent committees.
At l p. III. recess vas declared til
2:3O.
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Nf ~ - 80
which had been vetoed byGov. Jones.
Made special order for , o'clock this
afternoon.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Hatch \ Il No. An Act Ia
amend an Act IL relation to wild
game; read second time and referred
To Committee on Agriculture.
Allcn-A b No. AN Act i'll re-
lation to providing evenu for the
State OF Nevada; refers to licensing
peddlers and huwkcrs; read second
time and referred to Committee on
Agriculture.
' Senate Bill No Creating Lcgis
lative Fund of $4,000. read second
time; referred to Committee OF the
Whole; Committee o and re.
! ported back To the House with the
recomme ndation that tn. bill do
pass; read third time and passed.
Message from the Governor trans
hitting reports OF State Treasurer.
Surveyor General, General
AMI State Printe: which we're placed
on file.
Adjourned at ll:5O to = clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Assembly callel to order 10y Speak
er Allen.
Roll call. quorum present.
). message FROM the Senate iuyit-
ing j. Z. Stubs, President Of the
State University, to address Il Joint
meeting Of the Senate and Assembly
January 81 at > o'clock was taken up
out OF order and passed.
y bill to allow taxes to be paid in
two equal iustallmcnts yYas taken up
as a special order. This bill was in.
troduccd during :ho iast session Of the
Legislature, and WIS vetoed 10y Gov
erno Jones. Mr.. allen. Of Churchill.
Nj. NorcrOss and Mr.. McNaughton
spoke in favor Of the bill. Tho dis
cussion was taken up by several
others, all speaking against sustain
ing the veto except &. T.. Allen
who believed a new bill should be
drawn. The hill was passed over
the Governors veto by "A vote OF %
to 6.
y bill giving mine wnc greater
protection from ore thieves which was
also vetoed by Governor Jones was
rcnd and the veto sustained by Il vote
OF 2G 10 l..
Another mining bill concerning
the marking ~ claims had been veto
ed by tho Governor and tho veto WIS
unanimously sustained.
Adjourned.
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SENATE.
Second Day.

Senate convened at IL a. III.
Prayer offered by Rev. Nash.
Journal read and approved.
Report OF committee on clergy ,e.
ceived.
Senate bill No. l. by Comins. to
provide for a Legislative fund. Bill
read second time by title and re-
ferred to committee OIL Ways and
Means.
by Summertield. OF Washoe. Sen
ate Concurrent Resolution No. y
amending section ~, article 4 OF
State constitution. Resolution read
second time and referred t. commit.
tee on Resolutions. The resolution
was to the effect that no regular ses.
sion exceed thirty days.
Recess declared subject to call OF
the chair.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The following committees wer. nm.
nounced:
Ways and Means-Comins. Sum.
merticld OF Washoc, Mills. Grero-
vich, Martin.
Elections - Gregovlch Richards
McCone.
Corporations-Denton, Lord, Lea
witt.
Military and Indian AtTaIrs-Lo.d.
Summerficld OF Humboldt. Summer
field OF Washoe.
agriculture. Counties, County
boundaries. Roads and Bridges
Kaiser, Ernst, Richards.
Railroads, Internal improvements
and manufactures Summerfield OF
"ashoe, Wilson. Gregovich.
Mines and M~Ining-Wilson. Greg
oyich, Ernst.
Pubic Lsnds-Skaggs. Kaiser.
Martin.
Federal Northumberland. Mills,
Denton.
E~ngrossing Biils-Leayitt. Sum-
meriield of Washoe. Denton.
Enrolling Bills-Mills, McCone,
Symmetrical Of Washoe.
State Prison and Asylum-Leayitt.
Gregoyich, Skaggs.
Mileage Mill Martin, Leayitt.
Educational and Public Morals
Wilson, Lord, Comius.
Claims and State Aifairs-Murtip.
Wills, McConc.
Printing-Summerficld OF Hum.
boldt, Skaggs, Ernst.
Judiciary Ernst, Comins, Sum.
merlicld OF Washoe, Symmetrical Of
Humboldt, Kaiser.
Rules and Joint Resolutions-Nc.
Cone, Comins, Wilson.
Senate Bill No. 3.-Legislativo an.
preparation Of $4,000. Passed.
Woman's Suffrage bill to be taken
up Jandary 9th.
Adjourned.
ASSEMBLE.
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EMBLN.

Assembly called to order al II 4. III.
10y Speaker Allen.
Quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Eddie.
journal Of first day read, amended
and approved.
journal OF second day read and
approved.
Message from Governor received
transmitting Assembly Bills Nos "a,
%, and 1872. Of seventeenth session
which had been vetoed byGov. Jones.
Made special order for , o'clock this
afternoon.
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An ERSooS SESSION.

The Mileage Committee made the
following report, indicating the
amount OF mileage the various Sen
ators are entitled TO receive:
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ASSEMBLE.

Assembly called to order by Speak.
or Allen.
Quorum present.
Praycr by the Chaplain. Rev. Mr..
Eddie.
Heading Of journal postponed until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Oliver. on the special com.
mittcc Of clergyman reported that
arrangements mad been made where.
10y the %clcrgymcn OF the city would
serve during the session.
MIR. Allen introduced a resolution
rendering tho thanks of tho Assembly
to Justice Eonnificld and Secretary
OF State Howell for their services in
"r""n'7''r ." '~a~~-aI'-.
AT ll:lJ, on motion O, Mr.. Trem.
bath, the Assembly took Il recess
until | o'clock.
Al | o'clock tho Assembly ron.
voncd aud adjourned until wcdnes.
day ut tho usual hour.
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AN EvENING PAPEih. Q

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STATE L%EGIsLATUbE
EIGHTEENTH SESSION.
Fisst Day.

Mondays Carson News gives the
following account OF the organization
of the Eighteenth session OK the
Nevada legislature:
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Elt
RATES.

win be made as lev As Is consistent with
sound business principles. Apply 1T the OF.
See for terms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
A Wonderful Work.

The new railroad bridge over the
Danube River, which has just been
completed, is the largest in the world,
and one of the most important, and
the Roumanian Government is enjoy
ing its possession with we'll earned
sentiment of complacent pride. The
new bridge is 10, 1876 feet long without
approaches, which would make some
hundreds Of feet additional. The
largest vessels that sail the Danube
can pass under it Mt the highest tide,
as the lower rafters of the superstruc-
ture are 1O5 feet above high water
mark. Some idea of the length Of
this bridge may be gained by COM
parison with the other great bridges
Of the world. The Tay Bridge, Scot
land, is 10, 725 feet; the Mississippi
Bridge at Memphis, 10000 feet; the
Forth Bridge, Scotland, 1900 feet; the
Morody Bridge in Galacia, 4S00 feet,
and the bridge over the Volga near
Sysran, 400 feet. The Danube Bridge
has one span of $40 feet and four Of
455 feet each.