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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
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We often One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & 20, Props, Toledo
Ohio. I'd M,
We. the undersigned, have known F.
j, Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their tfm. ~r.g
WEST TRAUxs Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo o. WAEING. K1NNAN q
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Tole.
do, o. agt, ~
Halls Catarrh Cure taken inter-
nally; acting directly upon the yhlood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by oil
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
Offce of
COMMON INTEREST.


No record can be fount Of property
assessed to him in Nevada, but the
following list taken from the Assess
oi's books OF Los Angeles county,
Gala, tells quite different story. viz:
J.P. JONES-Assessed value 1895,
1896. Three. fourGhs interest iii &c.
40 acres of land in Los Angeles
county. Assessed value, $3.50, $50,
making tax of $5,97253.
He Is virtually the owner Of the
North Beach Bath House. Assessed
value, S20,50O. Tax, 1888.
Santa Monica Water Company
Assessed value, s22, 900. Tax,s312.28
Santa Monica imp. Co. Assessed
value, $4,000. All Of "a acres Id
Santa Monica Corporation and q
greater part Of the entire town OF
Santa Monica.
His acreage is in the Rio San
Vincente, adjoining Santa Monica
some 30.259 acres. Rio Boca de Santa
Monica contains some 2,160 acres.
This Ii in, Santa Monica canyon and
up the coast close to the new wharf
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery OF
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
the tastes act gently and positively
on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleanse
ing the entire system, dispel colds,
cnre headache, fever; habitual con-
stipation ard biGousness. Please
buy and try bog Of GO. G. today;
10. 25, so cents. Sold and guaranteed
tocure by all druggists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12

Not a few WHO read what Mr.. Rob-
ert Rowls, Of Holland, Va, has to say
below, will remember their own ex-
perience under like circumstances:
4Last winter / had lagrippe which
left me in a low state Of health. ]
tried numerous remedies, rome of
which did me any good, until l was
induced to try bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy! Tho first bot
tie, OF it 30 far relieved me that / was
enabled TO attend to my work, and
the second bottle effected cure,7
For sale at % and 80 cents per bottle
by M. II. Miller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
g1tyVESFNIii

Life MNN&gS5

K IL you want to quit toBacco using
easily and forever, be made we'll,
Bttong, magnetic, full Of new life and
yigor, take MOTTO. BAG, the wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Deer D0, 900 cured. Buy No.To. BAG
from your own druggist, who will
guarantee cure. Booklet and sample
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy
Co, Chicago or New York,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-12
SALMAGUNDl.
Trib cures bruises and sprains.

against the IunuInB Oku.
For one week longer Cabinets 81
per doz. at the Omega Foto.. Co.'s
gallery back of the Episcopal church.
"A Chicago woman has invented a
machine for darning socks And.
best OF all, they say the darned thing
il all right.
Senator Jones arrived last night
and stopped over in town today. He
will leave for Washington tonight.
Those Excellent Platino. Foto's
mazda only at the Omega studio.
The quarterly report of the Auditor
and Treasurer for the quarter ending
December.3l, 1896, will be found on
the 9TH page. Look it over.
CAscARErs stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never sicken, weaken
or grippe, 10c. t-r
Trib cures bruises and sprains.
The Omega gallery is turning cat
some very fine work.
The estimated population of the
United States on the LIST instant was
72y030,000; the circulation per capita
being S23.S7.
Mild yetstrong, Trib does not hurt
ababy's skin, yet penetrates horses
leg.
DR.. @. F. Moore, Dentist, Elko
Grown and bridge work. Teeth with
ont plates. Office at residence.
The final vote on the funding bill
stood 1O2 yeas to 1853 nays. Eighty
six Republicans and sixty Democrats
voted for the bill, and ninety nine
Republicans tifty-eight Demo-
Gratis, five Independents and ST.:
Populists voted against it.
Great bargains in boys suits. over
coats, hats, caps, etc. for the next two
weeks at Alexander's y
Elk Speaker Reed, referring to his
s3,00U fee as referee for. some Massa-
chusetts insurance companies, recent
ly made this epigrsmmaac remark;
ut is only when man is drawing q
salary for nothing that he feels he is
at last receiving what he really de-
serves"
Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot Of samples of Fall and
Winter Clothing which will be made
to order from 1880 up. =
We have second hand pillow paper
cutter at this Office which we win sell
cheap for cash. 1t is just the thing
for small Office.
st. Louis Republic:-The report
that Hanna has gwen orders for the
adoption Of certain measures by Con-
gress and has fxed the date of the
extra session Indicates that Hanna is
laboring under the impression that
his syndicate bought the United
States.
JusT try 1Oc. box OF Cascarets,
the tincst liver and bowel regulator
ever made.
Gazette: Private Secret ary Kelley
oametoyerf from Gareon and, speat the
day IN Reno ye ssrdey, aGs iKelles
says. haiYs 9restl surprised Ia find
out that dhR Hti p&ts secretary had No
maDEsiatiss hope Fi0Ent. ,EIa says Ia
has BEEN esadi hRly buoy sfpca taE.
ing cesasd, il freeto adpa that
he was mistaken when he advocated
abolishing theIoffice on the grounds
OF nothing to do. IL
While jon are loolsipR fora ciianRe
in the sSsRtheF. 'sEams,ne the latest
patternsin we'll paPes 9ttAAtR ostosr
dcesS All Gqpdsi frst saasS ans. AZ the:
4 lowest living prices. Gsal Ia and isx-
anime my stock No trouble to show
4 goods. 1 N. SHsswood
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
THE SENATE.

Austin. Texas, February I'm the sem
ate this morning Mr.. Rogers sent to the
secretary's desk number of petitions from
Galveston citizens and trades unions urg-
Ing the passage OF the bill requiring that
all State printing be hereafter done by
citizens of the State and within the State
The following bills were introduced:
Bv Mir. Ross Biz to amend section 20
of the final title OF the Revised Ciyil stat
uies Of the State OF Texas 40 as not to
conflict with article g9l OF such Revised
Statutes fixing the terms OF the courts of
civil appeals.
By Linn OF Whartou-Bili to limit the
bond OF county treasurer 10 $50 900 In
any ease.
Nv Linn Of Wharton-Bill to fix at $4,000
the maximum of commissions to be re-
tanned by county treasurcrs as salary.
nv Terrell Bill providing that persons
convicted OF felony who nave had lnes as
sessed against them can be employed upon
public work the same as persons convicted
OF misdemeanor
nv Woods-Bill providing for the issu-
ance Of an order OF sale nstanter ii upon
the rendition OF final judgment the henoR-
ciary OF said Judgment shall make aitdoyIt
that defendant Is about to dispose of his
property for the purpose OF defraudng sail
beneficiary
BY Lewis-Bill providing that county
commissioners snali pay bounty FOR the
destruction OF wolves and other Wild ami
mails.
BY Bowser--Blll providing that home
manufacturing institutions and State and
county fair associations aud associations d.
signing 10 give public expositions for the
advertisement Of the States resources shall
when desiring TO incorporate, be required
to nay not over $40 in charter fees Also
,coualizing the fees charged by the State
Tor granting charters to corporations dom
iciled withla it's borders with those charged
foreign corporations for permission 10 do
business within said borders. At present A
foreign corporation OF like capital stock
with home corporation can operate In
TIE state for much smaller Zee and
Mr. Bowser seeks to remove the discrep-
ancv.
The following resolution was sent to the
serretary's desk Nv Mr.. nibrell and read
and referred to the committee ON peni-
tentiarCs,
Whereas, For tho past few years many
men Of this State have been summarily
dealt with by an aggregRtion of citizens,
composcd, In many instances of some of
the best and most w-abiding in our State;
erd
Whereas, It is believed the spirit OF mob
violence In this State IL impelled by the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas, February 2.-The houso
met at 10 o'clock, Speaker Pro Tenn patter-
son in the chair Pending business was tho
bill amending the charter of the city of
Waco The bill passed to engrossment.
The house refused to suspend the ru,.
and take the bill up on the third reading
The following bills and resolutions wers
introduced:
by kimbell--Bil providing that tax rolls
shall be destroyed after two years.
by Ward and I'M OF Travis-Btll to nro.
vide, for the sale OF all uuappropriated pub-
nc lands OF the state. including all Tho
pubic lands heretofore set aside and re-
laws. N sene'"i
BY Aumphrey--A bill to provide that
Mheh enid rs abandoned by a parent
that on the death OF the parent the child
snaii inherit. ana In the event of the death
oI me enid the inheritance shall pass To
don II. "o' aoan-
BY Fisher-Bill prohibiting preference.
goods. y" s'oVAs o.
by Rogan-Bill providing that the vail.
Ioau commission shall not be required IN
give pond on any appeal of written error
taken by IT, N" error
hy Rosan-Biil providing that the hrr.
u.m VI proof snail rest on the plaintiff in
su,s against the railroad commission nro
N,u,ns mat tho rates. etc. complained 90
sha'' BOT DC deemed unreasonable or IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

Austin, Texas, February 2.-Mr Ward of
Travis proposes the submission to a vote of
the people of constitutional amendment
county bonds held by the permanent school
fund and Of certain county and municipal
bonds held by private individuals or cor
poratione in which there is a great deal
more than appears on the surface.
Recently the supreme court decided that
in cases whore counties or cities contract
for the erection of pdblc buildings, the
paving OF streets, etc. the obligation to
pay for same begins ut the time OF making
OF such contracts. and that boa1s suisse
1uontly issued for the payment OF work
&C ntracted for are invalid unless provision
was made at the time the contract for a
taN to take care Of the sinking fund and
interest on the bonds. even though such
provision VAS made when the orl ,r rrovid-
ng FOR the issuance Of the bonds. was
passed
As 1t has been the general practice of
Texas commissioners courts and city ooun-
ellis to first make contracts and enter into
agreements with contractors as to terms of
ravment in bonds or with the proceeds of
bond sales for the erection OF public
buildings. etc. and to pass the bond Is
ST. rs orders after the work was executed
II can easily he perceived that under the
decision referred 10 large percentage OF
Texas county and municipal bond issues
are In q procarious ccndition as to validity
Furthermore. unless the amendment pro-
posed by MIR. Ward is adopted the per-
Inanent school fund will be hit 10 the tune
OF about $500 GOO. as 1t is estimated that 1t
holds as much as that amount of county
bonds reached by the supreme courts rul-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

Austin. Texas February Q House 1u-
dietary committee no, met this afternoon
and decided upon favorable reports on Stud
er's bill. providing that county judges may
admit TO bail or dismiss on habc1s cor
pus hearings. Turner's bill providing that
bail may be granted during term time iu
felony cases Seaburys bill providing a
better protection to ownership OF fish and
oyster beds. and Staples bin making theft
OF cotton felony,
House committee on education, Me-
Gauehey chairman. decided to report favor
ably the bill allotting 80, 600 acres OF land
RS an endowment OF the colorod branch OF
the state university, and providing that the
location ard arrangements for the institu-
lion shall be lcft with tho board If regents,
also Wolters bill providing that colorei
school trustees shall be elected by the
colored voters and the white trustees by the
white voters.
House committee on public health and
vital statistics. Freeman chairman. decided
upon a favorable report upon the bill cre-
atllG State board Of examiners for all
persons practicing medicine and surgery,
and fixing certain standard which each
applicant must be qualified I'm before he
can receive certificate,
Favorable reports VIII be made to the
house tomorrow on the following bills:
BY judiciary committee No. 2, on Me-
Farlands bill nerfecting the fish and
oyster law. and on Woods senate bill elm
mating The distinction between fornication
and adultery.
by internal improvements. on Logan's
bin to require express companies to main
tain general offices In this State.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
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NEW BILLS.
One To Sell Public Land and one
Amending Assignment Laws.

Austin Texas, February 2.--The bin in
troduced this morning by Messrs. Ward
and I'M OF Travis Is one OF great impor-
lance II Il becomes law It will throw
npon the market about 200. 900 acres OF
public land AZ 81 per acre.
The bin provides that all public lands
not heretofore appropriated shall bo offered
Tor sale, the price to be 81 per acre. From
the sale OF this land one half shall be set
aside for The school fund. one-fourth for
me erection OF mansion for the executive
OF Tue state and go much OF one fourth as
Is necessary to improve tho capitol and
mansion grounds II from this Que fourth
mere Is an amount remaining IL shall 20
to the general revenue
IeNas needs an executive mansion The
residence now provided for the governor OF
ieNas IS hardly IN keeping with other pub
ny puliulhgs IN this State. and within a
Few years something must be done in this
way Inc people VIII never be satisfied tn
ne taxed Tor this expenditure The passage
OF this BIZ Will dispose OF public lands
ana bfing revenue from a new snlirce
Inc lands disposed OF will then he subject
10 taxatian and an additional revenue tins
be derived. II all the lands embraced hv
this bill were disposed OF 81 ooo Ooo wonJ3
ne ADDED TO the school fund. The lands are
~ present OF no value to Texas. The broad
acres OF public domain now lie idle and no,
them '''''
judge Fisher Of Williamson county Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

fered bill this morling on the assign
ment law subject. He is opposed to prefer
ences being made by insoNent merchants.
and his bill is simple In character. but be-
leved to thoroughly cover the case. To
the present law allowing deeds of ,rust.
he adds the followng
Provided that no chattle mortgage. deed
Of trust or other instrument of writing, or
lien OF any kind. whether in writing or
not, intended TO operate Ms mortgage or
lien uron a stock of goods or merchandise
exposed to dniiy sale or which has been
within thirty days prior to the execution OF
such instrument or making OF said lien,
exposed to daily sale. he valid but all such
instruments or liens attempted to be ere
ated shall be absolutely void and of 10
effect for any and all purposes. The term
void as used in this provision shall not be
construed to mean vodable, but shall be
held TO mean absolutely of no effect. And
in no event shall 'uch instrument as men
toned in this proNiso be received for filing
and recording by any clerk of any county
court within this state
This does not vtiate he present ri attic
and deed OF trust laws regarding
real estate securities. but leaves the iner-
chant the general assignment law alone to
fall back ON when he finds himself in
failing condition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

777777
Scuute Cumniittees

Austin, Texas. February Favorable
reports will be made to the senate tenor.
row on the following bills:
Sfffvvrpal improvements committee, on
Colouitts bill comforting authority upon the
railroad commission to regulate the com
pressage OF cotton and the preparing of
hides. wool, etc, for shipment by rail said
bill! having been recommitted to await a
decision of the supreme court on he sub
iect Also Bowser's bill extending the tifn,,
wherein compliance with their charters In
the matter Of construction can be lad by
railway corporations chartered since 1887
BY Judiciary committee No. t. on COL
quits bill providing that adverse posses d.
sion Of land ard payment OF taxes thereon
for ten years shall quiet title thereto
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
CAPITAL NOTES

heceipts Of general revenue at the state
treasury amounted to sii6, 900 for Januarv
John Phillips, stone cutter. is recover.
lng IRON the effects of dose of laudanum
ana muriatic acid.
nepIesentative w. NJ. Holland and bride
arrived To-Day from Houston and have onart
ments at tho Driskill.
me governor today offered n revora .,
49,, lor tne arrest of Moses Johnston
1894. vi L. H. Dausherty in
Mr.. Walter Flsher of this CITY wac LA,
night elected president of the ur Tuo ,as.
students. mass meeting or
several Large delegations of North ,rov,s
m,Lenants are expected here tonorrc,e TO
ta,n asslgnment law to the respective lerise
'atlVe committees. 'es''-
Guadalupe county today redeemea sqooo
VI us bonds held by the school find ana
r"a s1oo interest, Angelina county also
paid s726 interest 'o'"'y also
and cana,.e, ZONES Superintendent Good
Worth AVA az ,A.lorney Spoonts of the Fort
Guy taking notes on the legisIat uns III 'he
The board of managers of tho Co.,
erate nome met here TO-DAY ana onieu
', ~ Le.eiected General w. p UarJa,,,an
,r, ''"'enuent and DR.. Jones physician.
ooa ne VIII OF Eugene Won Boeckmnn do
y ynIs was today filed for probate Tn.
ana ~, " ms estate is estimated at $40 oOo
le" u ms wife and children are named as
In,et rr.Iafy Featherstonc of the Gulf and
~ r' en railway is here for the burmese
a,,tb pr,,Snns 10 the railroad commission for
his roaS 10 register an issue OF bonds Of
merca s,,as Dry Goods company of Com
o i'isa Its charter with the secretary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

Navasota, Texas, February ~
reached Navasota this morning 10 d
feet that Dan Woodson, a colofed nj Y
known here and who has been Ia IL y
plov of c, G. Camp for the past !ga1
years. had been found dead IL ID 4
near Spring creek.
Summons were sent in for Justice ID
ter and he went to the scene
From evidence of the mans iinA
was ascertained that he had lstt u
about shutdown yesterday evening Ht
his OK from where he had beea az
wood in the bottom to his home y
not get back and no alarm wa III
about / o'clock in the morning, vi
Wife awoke and found he had not MN
Search was instituted by the fiuil
they proceeded to where the OK sArdI
and found II. and returned 10 10
1t seems that the searching party g
a lantern for some distance, M
tinguished it before reaching Tie
bridge on Spring creek. They passes
one side Of the road, and tbs -
found Dams body on the otaer' y
fallen in the middle Of the road az
into a deep, muddy rut, face onl
coroner. after examining the poi!,
no marks OF violence and IRON
dence rendered a verdict Of dsau
natural causes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
To RcuuIntc scintng.

Austin. Texas, February 2.--Mayor p, NJ,
Sheldon OF Rockport is hero heaains a
delegation OF coast city people who win
lend. their influence to secure the passing
OF a bill TO prevent fishermen from casting
their seines within mile and half of the
corporate limits OF any Texas coast city,
The bill win lie introduced by Representa-
tive Mcfarland tomorrow morning. The
people OF Corpus Christ and Rockport are
most interested In the hill.
Fishermen Of those cities have been sein-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
uLEGAL LAND SALES.
tommissfoner Baker Furnishes +,
List-He Urges Valuation,

Austin, Texas, February The follow
ing communication was received Saturday
In the house:
Hon. L. Il. pashtell. Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives
General Land Office. Austin, Texas. Ian
uary 50.--Dear Sir: Responding 10 house
resolution calling on me to furnish 10 the
speaker detailed statement OF the county
where located, number OF acres held by
each purchaser, price paid and by whom
and the classification to which such lands
belong, and such other information in my
possession TO show how and to what ex-
tent the interest of the State is Involved
IN the same. to be printed in the record
for the information OF The members who
now have under consideration rill No. 10.
validating Illegal sales OF oublIc lands" /
herewith transmit TO your honorable body
eral items of information demanded by the
resolution.
This statement Ia not intended to present
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

Of state today. Capisal stoct ,.s.s
corporators. j. d. Crawford n ''i -
A. Harris. a. lea
Mrs. Lizzie Nunez, wife n, Az.
near the Texas Confederate home ~ ~
ted suicide this afternoon, taking \, !.
worth of strychnine. She lelt h, ".
note, but gave no specific resso, Il /
act. 'V1 W
G. A. Taft OF Houston and Csr,
Courts and ]. W. Terry Of G,lyss.,
registered at the Hotel salee, III n y.
c. j. Allen. ]. C. Gengler, Ed. Carr,
George V. Wichlep of Galveston "A
drae Vann of Houston, who are NJ n
tend the Grand Camp OF Woodrr !
World.
Lieutenant W. V. 1udson Of M ~.
ment engineering staff In chsrgs
1etty works. will address tbe Arsan,]
Science at the university on resnr|
and his paper will deal princlrdly
the important achievement Of spphs
ence brought to successful cooduIul
Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
DnilnsItcs Feel sansuI,s

Dallas. Texas, February 2-Pfs''.s'
A. Heating of the Trinity River Ms
company, Judge Stedman Of tM
member of the Texas railway f0as, y
Congressman-elect r. E. BURKE "
ager j. ]. Farley Of the Dallas Wy
reau returned today from HouAu, r.
they went to meet the rivers sn -
committee OF the National NOUS =
sentatives.
"The committee from Dallas ~;
friendly terms with the congresa
reseatatives.' said President ksalI l.
myself and companions feel lna,
PRISON fer the Trinity VIII DC .
ed. Every indication goes 70 p'uM
rivers and harbors committee ~
ably impressed with the o0'o'
visit"
An effort will be made 70 naM I.
man Burke of the Dallas d'srMs
the rivers and harSors commNA"
next congress.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

Austin, Texas, February "A hard fight
Is expected over Lewis fellow servant bill
which is expected to be the order for to-
morrow In the senate The proposed meas
ure is based upon a platform demand and
its passage was urged in strong terms by
the governor In his message. but 1t IL be-
ing stuhbornly resisted by the representa-
tives of the principal railroads in Texas
Mr., Lewis is determined to push It to a
successful, Issue. and will make the effort
OF his life in doing so.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Woodmcn of the World Mcct-TooIs
StrNchn inc--De M II mont Nnics


Austin, Texas, February 2.-Head Camp.
Division c, Woodmen Of the World. embrace
ing Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, met
here today. The session was devoted to
forming permanent organization. which
has not yet been effected, There are about
800 delegates in attendance all except two
being representatives Of Texas camps The
proceedings opened with prayer by Rev. DR.,
Brown Of Fort Worth
Mayor Hancock and Sovereign Morris
shepard OF Austin and H. e. Fuller of
Houston representing the sovereign camp.
delivered short addresses,
w. ~ coN OF San Antonio was elected
temporary head counsel, and j. p. Angie NJ
faiestine temporary secretary The con-
veh'ion VIII last through tomorrow This is
Inc first annual meeting of the head camp.