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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12

crowd Of spectators. Ward was espec-
tally we'll represented. the case seeming to
be quite intimately connected with the
politics of that part of the city. Among
the interested spectators from that ward
was ex-Alderman Zenas Thompson, who
quietly watched the turmoil kicked up
by his successor. The councilmen of the
city. who have had no finger in this pie,
also attended largely. They sat modestly
in the back ground, and cast no envious
glances at the aldermen. Mr.. Staples,
himself, was present early. sitting in his
accustomed place near his counsel, Judge
Symonds and Wilford G. Chapman.
There was a delay in starting caused
by the hardness of Alderman Kehoe, II
being thought desirable that the full
board should hear all of the arguments.
The meeting having been called to
order,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
GASOLINE ENGINE EXPLODED

Berlin, N. H., November ia severe
fire broke out in this city this afternoon
as the result of an explosion of gaso-
line engine in the Peaslee and Farris
steam laundry. Several buildings in
cluding the Sinclair house and the Burl-
ington homestead were destroyed. Sew
eral persons escaped by jumping from
windows. No one was hurt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12

control of the city council, and especially
OF its committee on public works.
"And has that committee charged any.
thing againt Mr.. Staples?" asked Judge
Symonds with emphasis. Why is that
committee, specially charged with their
oversight of the department. of public
works, silent throughout all these pro-
ceedings: Has the mayor made ay
coTplaint2 Has Mr.. Fernald made any
charge?
Whence then do these proceedings arise?
They come from a committee of one
branch of the city government, not from
the non-partisan committee of both
branches which has especial oversight of
the department of public works They
came from partisan committee. It may
be of one party, but a mans enemies may
be of his own household And we have
this partisan committee of one board sent
down by special commission to try a
subordinate in city Department.. 1t is
as if the board Of aldermen should start
to discipline clerk in the city treasur-
er's office
AS to the constitution of this commit
tee, the chairman of 1t is man whom
Mr.. Staples does not regard as his friend.
On the contrary Mr.. Staples regards him
as his enemy, determined to destroy him.
In the Andrews case the court says that
the tribunal must be impartial. And il
it is not it is a mistrial and the courts
will renew 1t.
Now what have we herep A tribunal
constituted from a board that has no
jurisdiction, and at the head of which is
an enemy of the accused.
Can there be any doubt that such tri-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
THE WEAT HER.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermont: Colder, southerly
winds, becoming northwesterly, high on
coast.
Boston, Nov. 11.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Friday morning
Colder; high northwest winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
JUDGE sYMoNDs AROSE.

He began by saying that in the past
the city had had unpleasant experience in
an attempt to remove a city official. In
1854 city marshal was removed by the
mayor and aldermen; but Mr.. Andrews
appealed to the courts and was declared
to De the incumbent, with the salary ap-
pertaining thereto. Thus the city had
the expense of the litigation and the sal
aries of two marshals.
Ihe moral of that is that mans office
Is as much under the protection of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
Weather Observation.

IN, Are you suffering from rheumatismj
ihomas' Eclectric Oil has cured thous-
nus OF the worst cases of this terrible
uisease. 1t only costs % cents to try it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 1.-THE local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
Sa. m.-Barometer. 29.963: thermo-
meter, 80: dew point, 26, humidity. SO;
wind, N; velocity, A; weather. clear.
s p. m.--Barometer. 29.S22 thermome
ter. 40: dew point. 80; humidity, Y.
wind, Sc; velocity, 3: weather cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, "a: maxi
mum thermometer, AZ; minimum ther-
mometer. 27; maximum velocity OF
wind, n NE, total precipitation, o.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Nov. II, taken
ats p. M, meridian time. the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 46, E. rain; New York. AS.
w, rain; Philadelphia, As, NV,
rain; Washington. 4S, NW,~ clear:
Albany A, E, rain; Buffalo, 40, SW,
a ram; Detroit, 36, W.. cloudy; Chicago
81 NV, clear; ST. Paul, 30, NV, clear;
huron, OAK, AZ, S, clear: Bis
mark. 30, w, clear; Jacksonville,
Y, w, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
Judge Symoads On the Law and
Evidence Of Case.
FORMER COMPLICATIONS CITED
AS WARNINGS.

City Solicitor morrill, Does Not Make Ex-
tended Argument-Aldermen Deliber-
ate in Secret Session-Then Vote to 2
that Charges are Not Sufficient to Re-
move staples-A Great Grafton by Mr..
Rounds Before the vote-Much Iuter-
est and Excitement.
The Mayor and Aldermen met at 80
O'Clock last evening in pursuance of their
adjournment to listen to the arguments
in the now famous case against Surerin-
tendent George S. Staples of the depart
inent OF public works. The session was
held In the Supreme court room. and
that room was filled by an interested
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
GRANTING AUTONOMY.

Madrid, November 11.-A royal decree
grating autonomy to Cuba will be form
ally gazetted on November %.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12

ALI Authorities of the Island Ordered to
Give Their Unconditional Support to
Farm Proprietors in Their Efforts to
Gather Crops.
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Continued on Third Page.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
REMARKABLE CORN FIELD.

Former he'd OF Lake Produces 200
Bushels to the Acre.
Prof. Thomas L. Cox, who recently
returned from Morrilton, says crops are
unusually good in that vicinity, and
prosperity is knocking at the door of
every citizen. He says there is one
cornfield near Morrilton that will pro-
duce 200 bushels to the acre. This,
says the Little Rock (Ark.) Democrat,
is remarkable statement, and yet he
declares that it is true. Until year
or so ago there was lake near Morrill,
ton covering about 10000 acres. When
the big floods came two years ago, an
opening was made by the surging wa
tiers which carried off all the water of
this lake when the floods subsidized. The
bed of the lake dried up and left the
richest soil the world ever saw. 1t is
ten feet deep, and nothing the River
Nile ever produced could excel it. This
year Mills and HALEY have a crop Of
corn on about 1000 acres of this land
They sowed the corn broadcast like
wheat, and the stalks are as strong as
saplings, and scores of "shoots" are
also loaded down. "It is the most re-
markable corn crop ever produced in
the world" declared Prof. Cox, and, to
make the story even more interesting.
he ended it by declaring that "'coon"
was caught between the stalks, and, be-
ing unable to extricate itself because
they were SO thick, was killed by those
who came upon 1t.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
EASTWARD THROUGH
THE ROCKIES uiUxrv<,s

~oNS
The traveller, tourist or business
man ls wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway sGreat Salt
Lake Route, for his route to the East.
1t ls the only transcontlnental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition to the glim pse
it affords Of the Temple City, the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, it affords
the choice of three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all classes Of tickets stopovers
are granted at Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs, Leadville,
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points of interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleening cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descrip-
tive Of the @Great Salt Lake Route"
write to F. A. WADLEIaH, General
Passenger Agent Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
"wHAT ARE WE HERE FoRp
Question as to Sunday Fishing Settled
by the Ministers.

Question as to Sunday Fishing Settled
by the Ministers.
Some two or three years ago party,
of anglers, including a minister as one
Of their number, were fishing in the
North Woods, and when Sunday came
the question arose whether the party
other than the minister should not re-
frain from fishing, out of respect to
his feelings, says Forest and Stream.
One of the party, however, made bold
to ask him whether he thought that 1t
was wicked to fish on Sunday, and he
declined to express any opinion, on the.
ground that he was there as an angler
and not by virtue of his calling, and
that every person must act according to
the dictates of his own conscience. He
referred, however, to the following incl
dent which had occurred not long be-
fore within his personal knowledge.
A man and woman called at the house
of n minister for the purpose Of being
married. After going through the pre-
liminary part of the service, the minis
ter asked the usual question:: "Do you,
John, take this woman to be your law
full, welded wife?" This was met by
the rejoinder: "What in thunder do
you suppose 1 came here for?"
The party other than the minister
went fishing, while he remained at.
home with ample opportunity for rest
and meditation,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE,

L
CARSON, CITY, New, Nov. so, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the State of
Nevada, under the Aot OF Congress approv-
ed June 16, lSc0 (21 Stats. 937), has hied in
the United States Land once at Carson
City, Nevada, Lis: No. zoe OF lands selected
under % sfid Act, and has applied for 9 pat
ent for sa1d lands; that q part OF said list
is open to the public for inspection, and a
copy thereof. by descriptive subdivisions
has been posted in q convenient place in
said United States Land ONCE Tor the in
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
againsj the claim Of said State Of Nevada
70 any tract or subdivision described In
the list, on the ground that the same is
more valuable for mineral than agricultural
purposes, will be received and noted by the
Register ana Receiver Of the United States
Land once at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land ONCE at Wash
ingIon, d. C.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scr1bed, to wit: S. w. u OF s. w. u SEQ.
20, y "a N. r. 65 e. NJ. d. B. & Mo- acres.
A. G. PRATT
State Land Register Of the State
Dec OF Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
Cedar Fore.t. neinE Used Tn.

Havoc is being made of the best cedar
swamps in the country to supply the in
creasing demand of the long-distance
electric transmission plants and the
power and lighting lines, for poles. One
firm handled 100000 poles last year,
and has been making large consign-
ments to Buenos Ayres, South America
and Canada, as well as shipments to
Texas, Utah and Colorado. The poles
are RATED from the forest lakes in lots
OF 10000, and lifted from the water by
steam elevators. They are then sorted
and placed in separate piles. Those
which are not Of high standard are
used for fence posts, shingles, railroad
ties and paving blocks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
No. l37.
NEVADA

S"vwoaa GoVIOop-
bookkeeping, Business Arithmetic, Bus
mess Law, Practical Grammar, AMI Cor
respondence.
Shorthand and Typewritlng.
Send for circulars giving full inror-
nation.
c. F. NCSSE, Principal,
Elko, Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
bAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING PAPER:
W. BooHER. Editor and Pro-
prietor.
sued Every Day. sunyday's Excepted.

Copy, one year. % 10
Copy, six months ..... ............ s 90
any period under six months, one dollar
month. Payable in advance.
|livered by carrier in Elko at twenty-five
IS per week
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-08
WEEKLY lNDEpERoENT.

WEEKLY lNDEPENOENT.
sO6sCf.iP1IoN RATES.
>lished every Sunday and sent 70 any ao.
ss, postage paid). at the following rates,
able in advance.
yea ............-......... ..Sl %
m onths ................:.... so
any period under six months, fifty cents
month.
ntered at Elko, Nevada, Postoffice for
,smisslon through the mails as second
IS mai matter.
ADVEI T'S No L: I-s.
J be made as low as is consistent with
business principles. App y at the Of
for terms.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-12
JUST THE THING 10 KEEP Wells ~

teur construction. To such a puzzled
deyotee of the work table, the veil case,
shown in the accompanying sketch, is
offered for consideration. There can
be no question about its pretty APP
pearance, and any woman who has had
her good yeilings spoiled with knocking
about in her drawers, to catch ineyita-
bly, upon every glove, button or hook,
will decide that such a separate reeep-
tacle for them would be of the utmost
service.
For a present that is to be as hand
some as possible, the veil case should
be developed in white satin, with pow
derings of blue forget-me-nots, a lin
ing of pale blue silk, and a cord and
ribbons in a similar shade. To make
the shape, the ubiquitous mill-board
must be again called into requisition,
and two palette shapes cut from il;
the size may be decided at the work
er's pleasure, but generally useful meas
urements would be from ~ TO s
inches in length, and about six inches
across. This gives the veil comforta-
bic space, If it is folded carefully.
Cut two pieces of the white satin,
and two of the blue silk, the same shape
as the palette, only rather larger, to al
low for turnings. Then proceed to
stretch a piece of satin and piece of
silk on either side of a cardboard por-
ton, taking care that there are no
wrinkles; turn the edges of the ma
terials inward, and stitch firmly to-
gether round the edge of the palette.
The remaining piece of satin must be
daintily embroidered with single flow
ers and the word wells" in forget
me-nots or other flowers, before ii is
also stretched upon the remaining
shape.
Little now remains TO be done save
to neatly sew round the blue-silk cord.
which will conceal the stitches, TO make
two holes for the connecting ribbon
bows, and buttonhole them nicely:
while the single large bow which ties
the case when in use, must have been
sewn in under the cord. Countless pref
" developments of this case suggest
themselves, besides the one mentioned:
for instance, pale green satin with pink
May blossoms; pure white satin. with
silver cord and embroidery Of silver
myrtle flowers, for wedding gift: or
for personal use, with a trifling expense,
cream linen worked in fourishine
thread, and lined with blue satin.-N.
Y. Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-12
APPRECIATES HIS WIFE.
why n Kentucky Editor Calls Her His
"Bettcr SeVen-Eighths"

Many of my friends have asked me.
and few strangers had the curiosity
to write and inquire: why is it that
you always speak of your wife as your
better seven-eighths? In this brief ar
ticle / will endeavor to explain. and
use the personal pronoun, that the read
ers will the better understand me. In
Christian fortitude she is as fortress
capable of withstanding any fusillade:
put n rife pit with many unguarded
gaps in comparison. Her faith is that
OF healthy tree in full foliage and
fruit; mine like n tree blasted, with an
occasional sprout that lends hope of
fruition, but so frsil that the first cold
wave of dependency deadens and with
ers it. As neighbor she embodies those
qualities expressed in the words of the
Master: do unto others as YOU would
that they should do to you:" am con-
tent to do by him as well as he had done
by me. and too frequently fall short of
that standard. As nurse she is a sister
of charity reared in the Garden of Geth-
semane or in a nunnery of Nazareth.
shedding sweet sunshine through the
sickroom; | both impatient and irasci-
bic. Endowed with almost superhu-
man energy. she is living type of the
busy bee; !, not 50 enriched. am too fire.
quently drone Of disappointment. The
day is never so dark but the bright
light beyond heckons her on as bea-
con of hope; dependency darkens nv
vision and obscures from view anything
favorable the future might show. Thus
in al the nobler attributes of life she
towers above me as the forest pine
about the stunted fig bush. During a
continuous companionship of over %
years / have been sensible to these su-
perior qualities, and l have been al
ways honest enough to say so. She
combines characteristics ouintuple in
quality. and in her affections assumes
the place of mother. wife. sister. friend.
AL in all. she is the apple of nv eve. NV
best beloved, in whom am well pleased. /
Such is my wife as | see her. and have
known her in all these years. She con-
dOnes my faults. finds excuses for nv
errors, sympathizes with me in sor-
row, and stTSngthess me in adversitv.
Hence, / say. ''our better seven
eighths;" such she will ever be to mel
Green CKy.) Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-12
SHE WROTE FoR MAGAZINES.
But That Is a Very Different Trims
from Getting Matter Printed.

But That Is "A Very Different ThinG
from Getting Matter Printed.
The girl who does space work" and
the girl who does regular newspaper
work" met in the hallway of the edi-
torial department and stopped to fore
gather.
"How are you getting along?" asked
the member of the rank and file, tritic
patronizingly. and the girl who hasn't
yet forced the ramparts of journalism
colored angrily and registered mental
VOW to get even if it took year. The
opportunity to perform this act of sis
terly kindness came sooner than she ex-
pected.
"Oh, I'm doing splendidly," she re-
torted, bravely. telling her poor little
fib with a mastery appearance of truth.
"and I'm just as happy as can be. Why,
l wouldn't slave as you do for for
tune. Jennie Van Andrews and ! were
talking about you yesterday, by the
way, and we said lovely things about
you. You know Jenny is just silly
about anyone who can write"
what did you say?" inquired the
newspaper woman, eagerly. Did you
tell her about that poem of mine in the
Argos?"
The space worker smiled.
ooh, yes; told her that you did lot
OF writing for the really high-class mag
azines." said she, sweetly, and the other
woman blnshed with delight.
ooh, but you shouldn't have said !
had lot of work in the good maya
zines she began, deprecatingly, but
the space worker interrupted her with
out mercy.
Il didn't" she retorted. calmly. Il
never said a thing about your having
work in the magazines. only told her
that you sent them lots Of stuff and
that most of it came back promptly"
she finished as she stepped joyously
into the elevator.
And the newspaper woman was so in
that her pen stuck holes in the
copy paper for all the rest of the day
Chicago Times-Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-12
FAVORITE COLORS.
Pink Continues to he n Good Deal
Worn.


Worn.
1t is a delicate shade and looks well
with the soft, creamy lace so much
used. Clusters of roses of much deeper
tone, or purple and white violets in
clusters, are used for trimming. The
sleeves are often of two materials, such
as double bow or butterfly Of the dress
material, and tight-fitting lace ones be
low, reaching almost to the elbow. Rose
petals are novel for trimming Awhile
satin skirt with three rows of pink
petal ruches, or deep yellow silk gauze
with shaded yellow ones looks very
well. Rows of ribbon velvet are also
used in sets of three, with a wide space
between. A great many of the skirts
with sateen Innings have facing Of
silk between a quarter and half yard
deep all round, so as to keep out the
skirt and give the requisite frou-frou.
There is also a stiff lining between. a
silk petticoat should always be worn
If possible, it sets better than any other.
Pretty and useful bodices are 10 be had
ready-made, composed OF alternate
rows Of ribbon velvet and lace. with
short sleeves and wristbands, intended
for wearing over a slip bodice with diff
ferent skirts. They are cut high or
low. and are in the blouse style, but
very smart. The pearl and fancy bead
ed bolero jackets are also greatly worn
for varying toilets. The same can be
had in nasturtium, emerald green or
pink velvet for wearing with lace and
lisse bodices and sleeves. Pocket hand
kerchicfs with a half-inch border of
colored muslin are popular. The smart
little cravat collars are rapidly gaining
favor, and red, black or pink are the
fayorites in the satin cravats.-St, Louis
Renublic.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-12
SOME INFORMATION
Which Will Amply Repay the
Reader TO Commit To Memory.

Fifty years ago young man Who had Just
attained his majority wandered into a small
village in Northern Vermont. He had not
much more stock in trade than indom:tablc
push, a few dollars, and a kit Of stone
cutters tools. At that time the village Of
Barre, for that is the place referred to, did
not supply employment to three skilled
granite workers, and for some time the
young man found work at his trade rather a
precarious means of earning a livelihood.
Years went by and as Barre as a granite
center became known, sign was suspended
over an office, which read, L. IL. Hooker,
Contractor and Builder. The young man
stuck TO the growing village, saw it a
town. then a city, then double its population
and importance in the last ten years, and
finally he retired from active life when
the granite industry gave work TO 1000
skilled mechanics, not to mention quarry
men and laborers Is this represent
alive citizen of Barre competent authority
on the article he discusses? Mr.. Hooker
says: 81 doctored and used almost every
known remedy for my kidneys, but nothing
did me any good. There was a constant dull
pain just over those organs, and | could not
sit but a short time, for it made me so
nervous that | had to get up and walk
around. A Kidney weakness, which was very
annoying and painful through the night,
existed, while in the morning there was dis
tressing retention. In the fall Of 1896 | was
very bad when l heard about Doans Kid
ney Pills got a box at drug store, more
out Of curiosity than expecting results. Well,
after using it felt SO much encouraged that
l continued the treatment and took five
boxes in all. l am feeling better in every
way than l have in a number Of years. |
never used a medicine which aid me as
much good as Doan's Kidney Pills. have
recommended them to a number Of persons
whom l knew had kidney disorder, and they
are delighted. | am glad to let other people
know Of a medicine which is so worthy Of
recommendation. You may publish my
statement at any time so that others may
know the merits Of Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by dealers. Price, so cents.
Mailed by Foster-Milbun Co., Buffalo, NY,
Sole Agents for the United States.
Remember the name ''Doan's, " and take
no substitute.