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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
WHEELING NOTES.

school to train bicycle racers is
-Oon to be started in France.
Frenchmen are preparing a monster
EDITION in favor of the reduction of
he tax on bicycles.
The Canadian racing board is sus-
.cnding amateurs by the wholesale for
alleged suspicious riding.
y new driving chain for bicycles is
formed of steel belt with teeth in
one side 10 fit in slots In the groovcd
Sprockct wheels, the chain being much
more narrow than those now in use.
new bicycle tire consists of n hol-
low rubber tube inclosing n series of
resilient hoop-shnpcd metal springs
connected 10y an elastic cord. \ pune
'urc has no effect on this tire.
Ccylon must be a whcclmun's para
.'isc in one particular, ii an English
yelling paper speaks correctly when
says the cycle on the Highway hns
'rinrity OF consideration before other
rhiclcs.
Vt race meeting in Mexico spec
ttor stepped out upon the track dur
< the progress of race and caused
spill III which several riders were
"ri. The offender was promptly ar
"sicd and thrown into jail
In England they are beginning TO
~" cyclists the legal rights which
rdcstrians and drivers cf horses en-
~. In London the other day Lord
'oSiuan was asscsscd' heavy damages
i the suit Of n bicycle rider whom his
'nrdship's coachman ran down.
y solid tired elastic wheel has an
"n'rr and second inner double rim.
""'h connected with the hub by spnkrs,
"umtcd within which and nearer the
nh IS u third rim, connected with thc
'mh by series OF coilcd conirnctiblr
ii'nEs. which furnish the rCu,Iircd
'rSilicncy, prevent all jolting and inr-
ring, and are OF material assistance
in hill climbing
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19

ing rs its force has been approved
and proven: to divine law .wc are nlso
presu to be amenablc, but every
individual may make his own deduc-
tions from Divine laws. rs to the ex-
tent to which amenIty goes.
Law, human and Divine though
differing in execution and i'll present
force. are brothers i'll cndcavOT and
sisters in effectiveness for gOoh, and
that is why Elln is exceptionally
strong. having the entire bulwa!k lo-
Gated upon adjoining property. II
terror to crime and II warning tn
those who are conscious evil docrs.
an unity there is strength"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
OUR SMaLlE.I COLLEGES.
In Many Respects They Arc Doing
Better Work Than the Inrrcr

In Many Respects They Arc Doing
better Work Than tho Larger.
There are few striking facts about
the small American college. writes Ed
ward W. Box in Ladies' Home journal.
One striking fact is that co per cent.
of the brainicst Americans who have
risen TO prominence and success nrc
graduates OF colleges whose names are
scarcely known outside Of their own
states. II is n fact, also, that during the
past ten years the ma jority Of the new
and best methods OF learning have
cmnnatcd from the smaller colleges,
and have been adopted later by the
larger ones. Because college happens
TO bc unknown 200 miles from the ulacc
OF its location does not always mean
that the college is not worthy Of wider
rcputc. The fact cannot he disputed
that the most direct teaching, and
necessarily the teaching most produc-
tive OF good results, Is being done in
the smaller American colleges. The
names Of these colleges may not bc ia
mi.inr 10 the majority Of people. but
that makes them none the less worthy
places q learning. The larger colleges
are unqucsiiOnably good. but there
are smaller colleges just MS good. and,
in some respects. better Some OF the
fircst educators wc have are attached
10 tho faculties Of the smaller institu-
iions of learning. Young girls or
young mcn who arc being cducatcd at
one Cf the smaller co'lcrrs need never
feel that The fact Of the r'.rrc he ',- u
small one places thcm fitud,ar lgc
in comparison with the friend ar ON
panion who has been cent TO u larger
and bc;icr.kNcwu col'car. II Is not the
college: II is thc student.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
RANCH,
CATTI + AND
HORSES FOR SALE.

0~0
a first class opportunity for
an! wishing to engage In the
cattle business. Everything
needed for conducting n COW
ranch will DO found on th
premises.
For further Information write !
Gnrat & Co., White Rock, Eko &c
Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
Directors State Bo rd of Agriculture.

Splendid Running TrOttin4 and Pacing Races.
Magnificent tl4r' :, Lighting on Truckcc River
Review OF Sta,c Nilti1 by Governor Sadcr and Staff
Professional Bicycling and Trick Riding and Grand
Parade at Night Time.
Half Rates the S. p and ow Patcs Local Railroads
Introduction of Australia Starting Gate for Running Races
Indian Brass Band of % Pieces.
MONDAf-VERDI DAY. THURSDAY-CARSON
DAY. FRIDAY-RENO DAY
WEDNESDAY, COMSTOCK DAY SATURDAY-NEVADA DAY.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19

fOIHT STATEMENT
NJ AUDITOR AND TIIEASUltEi
OF ELKO COUNTY.

or the Quarter EndIn. june
80. 1907.
SIZE coE- or o. q; SEE,XtAADA,}..
AUDITORS oyFILE
thr HuIorrbIe Board Of County Commis
'ioners Of Elho County, Nevada.
'EsTLLaES: w.hcrewith submit our Quar
t-'ly Report OF the Finances Of the County
! o., tho quarter ending June ~ 1897.
especially. submitted:
CA. WATKINS
Auditor,
J. A. MCBRIDE.
Treasurer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
McKenna's nomination.

The nomination of Attorney General Nc
Kenna for the vacant place in the supreme
court is not received with manifestations
of approval. To the people of the east
and middle west his standing as a lawyer
is not well known and the protest made
by prominent lawyers of the Pacific coast
against his nomination has not been with
out its effect While it may be true, as
alleged, that those who signed the protest
are personal enemies of Mr.. McKenna,
nevertheless it is felt that unless there
was something lacking in his character or
his qualifications no such step would have
been taken by members of his profession
who knew him as practicing lawyer and
as a Judge.
It is alleged that he was helped along
in life by Stanford, Huntington and other
rich railroad men of the far west, and
that he was a sympathetic legal assistant
in all their schemes. The fact that he
was a railroad attorney, however. ought
not to be urged against him. He must
be an able lawyer or he would not have
been trusted with the vast interests of the
railroads which he served. A more i'm
POI ldhl question 49, ull ne use his posi-
ton while he was a United States judge
TO Cypress the people in their contests
with the railroads? We have not seen it
charged that he did. If his record showed
anything of that kind the protest would
have been signed by an altogether differ
ent class Of men, and the senator's and
representatives of California would be op-
posed the confirmation of his nomination
The truth probably is that Mr. McKenna
is a smart lawyer, but not a great one,
and that the Pacific coast opposition to
his elevation to the supreme bench is due
to jealousy as much as to anything else
As far as known there will be no great
effort to defeat his nomina ton, the belief
being that he is about as acceptable as
any other man the President would be
likely to nominate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897

In the Savannah river to meet in conven-
ton in this city, for the purpose Of urging
upon congress the necessity of making a
liberal appropriation for the improvement
of the river. As a preliminary step to
the holding of such a convention, the
mayor should appoint from among the cit
,zens committee to prepare an order Of
business for the meeting, the members of
che committee to be also the delegates Of
The city OF Savannah In the convention.
No time should be lost, if the present
congress Is to be asked to make an APP
preparation. Whatever steps are taken
should be taken at once, and a movement
should he organized Immediately to secure
concert Of action.
a five or six-foot channel from Sayan-
nah to Augusta, a channel of sufficient
depth to accommodate large steamers at
all seasons would insure continuous
steamboat traffic between the two cities.
and an ever increasing river commerce,
as well as the development of the rich
lands along the river. Augusta would be
one of the best cotton and produce mar
kets in the south, by reason of its cheap
freight advantages, and Savannah would
be greatly benefited by the increase of
commerce which would naturally follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
A Terrible situation.

Senator Whites wife will not come to
Washington because she does not like the
severe thunderstorms which visit this sec
ton of the country, says the Washington
Post Out on the Pacific Slope they do
not know what a thunderstorm is.
This calls to mind a funny story told
by Homer Davenport the cartoonist. Mr.
Davenport is also a California man. and
when he came east Mrs. Davenport ac-
companied him. One afternoon a fearful
thunderstorm broke over their heads and
they saw the lightning play and heard
the thunder roll with a feeling of awful
fright. Finally Mrs Davenport sought
refuge in a closet From its dark interior
there came presently a terrible scream.
Davenport rushed to the closet door
What's the matter?" he frantically ex-
claimed.
Oh Homer" said his wife, half crying
and half laughing, Il am afraid to come
out because of the lightning, and am
mouse"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
Joke on the Grave Judge.

The members Of the supreme court of
the United States were in grave consulta-
ton one day last week over a moment
Gus case, the decision in which was an
nounced Monday, and awited by a multi
tude of people in various sections of the
country, says the Washington Post. In
the midst of their deliberations. which
were, of course, conducted at the cant
toll one of the court messengers brought
In an innocent visiting card. 1t was for
one OF the accommodating members of the
court, whose name need not be mentioned.
He paused in his legal work, adjusted
his spectacles, and scrutinized the PASTE
board. The name was a strange one to
him.
You will excuse me for a, moment.
brethren" he said, and hastened out to
the corridor.
The visitor grasped his hand warmly.
and without further ado branched into an
eloquent dissertation. on the remarkable
qualities of work, fresh from the press
OF a well-known publishing firm, and sold
only by subscription. The book agent was
enterprising enough, but that particular
member of the supreme court is not so
generous now in responding to the cards
of strangers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetng-A Confederation of Hoo-Hoos.

Meeting-A Concentration of Hoo-Hoos.
Special Notices-Residence Telephones
we Are Booking Orders for Christmas
Turkeys McGrath & Ransford; Neckwear.
Handkerchiefs, Etc, Meyere & Franck;
Wanted, Old Shoes, M. Prog Shoemaker;
Our Christmas Greeting, Georgia Steam
Laundry; Savannah Steam Laundry;
Don't Worry, e. & W. Laundry; Ship No
tice, Dahl & Andersen; Special Notice. G.
II. Jordan & Co.; Bicycles for the Little
Folks, r. V. Connerat; Dividend No. q,
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company;
A Merry Christmas, lie Panic Cigars; A
Paradise for Santa Claus Conida; Fine
Shoes, at Okarma's: Big Sales of High
Grade Wheels, r. d. & VIM. baltimore;
Christmas Trees, j. II. Helmken; Kodaks,
and Kodaks, at Livingston's Pharmacy;
It's Just Right, Southern Grocery Com
pany
Merry Christmas to All Our Friends and
Patrons ckstein's
Fireworks 900 Worth of Fire Works.
Just -Four Days-W E. Wimpy.
Are You Thinking? Bros.
Christmas presents for Everybody
Walsh & Meyer.
Christmas Presents-Ludden & Bates.
5000 Tea Sets Given Away-Gray's Mes
senger, New York.
a Hint to Christmas Shoppers Who Are
in Doubt-Falk Clothing Company.
Financial-Stuart & Paddock, New York
Railway Schedule-Plant System
Quick Action Is Necessary, Christmas
Us Here-Danel Hogan.
Auction Sales-Sundries, by C. H. Dor
Eett Auctioneer.
Holiday Presents-At Desbouillons'.
Merry Christmas !-Savannah Shoe Fac
Eory.
An Excitement week-B. H. Levy &
Bro
Santa Claus Is Here-LeopoId Adler.
A Princely Gift for Christmas-T. A
Bryson, Columbia Agent.
Miss Andrews Cooking school-Mutual
Gas Light Company.
Save Money by Buying Your Shoes-At
Nichols.
Orphans Fund sale-The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
tBeef-.Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Medical-WOman Friend Worlds Dis
pensary Preparations; Munyon's Rene
dies; Erie Medical Company; McElree's
Wine Of Cardui; Johann Hoff's Genuine
Malt Extract; Cuticura Remedies; Hood
SarsaDarilla; Browns Iron Bitters; Dr.
Charcots KOla Nervine Tablets; n Breaks
Up Colds.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
National Quarantine Legislation.

The movement in favor of a national
quarantine is having a very strong sup
port The south appears to be taking
more interest in it than any other section
of the country. The pending quarantine
bill was introduced by Senator Caffery of
Louisiana. The New Orleans newspapers.
which are supposed to speak for the city.
are calling for national quarantine. The
Georgia legislature passed a resolution
favoring 1t.
The sentiment In favor Of national quar-
antine grows out of the condition of af-
fairs which existed in the Gulf states dur
ing the prevalence of yellow fever on the
Gulf coast last summer. The guarantees
established by local authorities put a stop
to travel and traffic. A rumor of yellow
fever in any town was sufficient to prevent
anybody from entering or leaving that
town. The annoyance and trouble caused
by these local guarantees were intolera-
BILE, and the loss due to the checking of
business was very great.
The intention of those favoring national
quarantine is to correct the evils of local
land guarantees rather than to put quar-
antine at the ports under national author
ity. Stin there are some who think all
quarantine matters ought to be under one
authority. 80 as to make quarantine uni
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
SOmething to live For

yes" said tall, sallow-faced, melan-
choly looking man, attired in a thin pair
OF trousers, fall overcoat, a pair of dflap-
dated shoes and a last years derby hat
according TO the Washington Star. 1--WE
never had anything but bad luck. I've
worked hard all my life and only made n
bare living. My health broke down wears
ago; most of my friends have died off or
moved west. I've got literary and artistic
tastes and can't crafty them. Everything
undertake to do is a failure and | DOM
seem to be of any use in this world"
Have you no friends with political infu-
ence enough to get some kind of an easO
JOB for you?" inquired well-dressed and
prosperous-looking man.
I've tried that" said the misera BILE
man, shaking his head EVERY time 7
get a position a political landslide comes
along, and I get thrown out of the snap.
why didn't you open an intelligence
office or start real estate agency?" asked
man in fur cap and heavy ulster
That sort of business doesn't require
much capital"
I've tried EN- both, my friends. Got
burnt out in the first business and mart
ner ran off with the profits in the other
No USE"
Ever try canvassing?" inquired another
sympathetic acquaintance.
es, often Had good suit of clothes
IKE yours ruined in that business by A.
vicious dog Thrown down stairs once or
twice. No use. man-Tm not in it. Last
week my pet parrot died, yesterday morn
ing L lost quarter, and to-day rye got
an earache. That's the way it always
goes If it isn't one trouble it's another
Ihere's only one thing that keeps me from
committing suicide and ending the whole
Wretched business"
S'Whats that?"
Curiosity to know what blamed mis-.
fortune is going to happen to me newt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
Attic journalism.

The Eskimo Bulletin OF Cape Prince of
Wales, Alaska, is issued once year. Here
are some paragraphs from its last num-
Der, which appeared in July:
'Nes-yer-naPs son, while seal-hunting
last October was lost. 1t is supposed the
kiyak capsiZed."
''Sokweena, while herdlng reindeer,
found a lynx hiding behind a tuft of grass.
Being unarmed ne whipped it with his
lasso until it covered at his feet, when he
was able to give 1T a blow with his fist
which crushed its skull"
THE Nsrwhal tied up here to the ice
on May "a. and gave us the news that
Mckinley was elected and Corbett defeat
ed"
Last October the fiukes of a dying
whale struck Mr.. Warren, mate of the
Belvedere. INJECTING internal injuries
which resulted in his death the following
day." .l.,.I.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
Savannah River improvements.

Cheap water transportation means cheap
rail transportation. Where a city has both
water and rail communication 1t is sure
to have cheap freight rates, and a large
and growing business. The building of
railways during late years has detracted
in a considerable degree from the appre-
citation in which river traffic was formerly
held. Not enough attention has been given
TO the rivers as sources Of competition
with the railroads, and as the means of
securing reduced freight rates.
While Savannah has no special reason to
complain of the railroads, still it behooves
her to look TO every source which prom
Uses an increase of business, and to do
whatever she can to build up her COM
merce. The agitation in favor of the i'm
provement OF the river between this city
and Augusta deserves and should receive
the hearty support of the business men
and associations here. 1t only remains for
some wide-awake and public-spirited man
to take the matter up, when all of Savan-
nah's business men would fall into line and
give support to the scheme
Along this line the Morning News would
suggest that the cotton exchange. which
has had the question Of the river improve
ments before it, call the attention of The
city council to the matter and request that
the contemplated improvements be given
its official sanction and aid. The council
could invite the cities towns and counties
in Georgia and South Carolina interested
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19

The attention which the House com
mittee on banking ana currency and The
newspapers are giving 10 the currency bill
does not mean thar there is a probability
that congress at this session VIII act upon
that or any other b.l for reforming che
currency. Ii means thar the CURRENCY
question VIII De an issue tu the cousers-
sioual elections next t1L rne ~vpee,. .,n
party wants the country 60 uu.ers.scd
that 1T is It's purpose 90 cG--y c-t .ts
pledges IN respect o. tee c--rsccy as &c
did in respect 20 the J-r.1
The secretary's plan Toy giving gAe couu-
try a more satisfactory currency system
is not tle oD.y enc Wttcl colSrcss Will
De called ON 10 consider. There are many
plans. no ere of whi-h stands any chance
Of being adopted un,n there has been
much fuller discussion OF the currency
question than there has yet been.
The question ought 10 be taken wholly
out OF politics. and the country given the
best system of banking and currency that
1t is possible TO devise, but, unfortunately
il is not possible to get rid
of politics. Political leaders see
or think they see, a chance for
making party capital by insisting upon
greatly increasing the volume of the cur
rency ana in strengthening the prejudice
against banks, They favor more green
backs instead of retiring those now IN cir
culaton and replacing them with bank
notes The silver factor is also a highly
important one those favorug silver de-
claring they Will resist all attempts to-
wards reforming the currency which does
not include free silver coinage.
If politics could be eliminated from the
question, it would not take a great while,
probably to agree upon a currency eys-
tenn The different plans would be dis
cussed with the view of finding out which
was the best of them, or what was best
in each of them, and the conclusions
would be enacted into a law. Now, while
many are trying to find out which Is the
best plan, others have only party success
in view.
Secretary Gage has evidently given
great deal of thought to the preparation
of his plan the fun text of which we
published on Friday. lie defends the fea-
lures of it which are attacked with great
skill. One great thing In his favor Is his
entire franBness In regard to it. He does
not attempt to mislead the country. He
says that one purpose of 1t is to more
firmly establish the gold standard. 1t is
first step toward a system of bank
note issues without the conditional depos-
1t of public bonds as security" 1t in effect
takes the government out of the banking
business.
The discussion of the secretary's bill
that is going on will do no harm. 1t will
do good. 1t will draw attention to the de-
fects in the present currency system, and
will help form a public sentiment respect
ing the proposed remedies for the de-
fects. When the people pretty generally
reach a decision as to what they want, a
congress will be elected which win settle
the currency question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
The old Flag and an Appropriation,
From the Chicago Chronicle (Dem).

The republicans in congress have at last
found an issue upon which they can hang
together They are honelessly at vari-
arce concerning Hawaii they can't agree
as to Cuba and upon the question of cur
reney reform they are at skies and sevens.
But there is no difference of opinion as 10
the necessity of stern and vigorous pol
icy in defense of that palladium of our
liberties the North American Fur Com
pany The protection OF the seals. the old
flag ana as liberal appropriations as MIR
Cannon VIII allow will constitute the raj
lying cry OF the exponents of high moral
Ideas at this session Of congress,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19

Commenting on the assertion of Justice
Patterson Of the supreme court of the
state of New York, that the New York bar
has deteriorated, the Philadelphia In
ouirer declares that the justice is correct.
and that the bar of every other large city
has followed in the same line. The CITY
lawyers, says our contemporary. have now
largely become business men. through their
inevitable connection with business enter
prises as attorneys for such enterprises
and otherwise. Unless there is some re-
action" says the Inquirer 1T Is not i'm
probable that the best lawyers will here
after be found in the small towns remote
from business influences" The idea is thai
these rural lawyers win devote their time
ana talents to studying law in its general
ana broad applications, and not in study
ing no" the law may be applied to com
mefcial enterprises. to railway and other
corporations, and other money making
schemes.