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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-25
Ths p.,ll and the Snake.

Tho Arabians had = tradition that
when the devil started forth irom bis
own place to the garden OF Eden he
wRs too lazy to walk and begged all
the animals, one sitter another, 10
carry hi Ii. AL refused except the
serpent, which was then a qusdruped
and the most beautiful OF all beasts.
Yielding to the entreaties OF Satan.
the serpent took up the devil on its
back and carried him the rest OF the
way, no m knows how far. and after
the consequence OF the devils entry
into the garden became apparent the
angels were commanded to look up
the serpent and punish it. 90 Mich.
ael cut of its legs and il. was doc ned
hcucsfor,h TO travel about as best II
could, fat on the ground. - Elk.
change.
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Appeal:-On Monday last three
men who wer, working in the Day.
ton mill. where the cysside process il
used, had q parrow escape inm
death. T1hy went into the cyanide
tank TO clean it whom they were over.
como 10y the chemical fumes and psnk
down unconscious. Tho worxmen
got them uui and they recovered
but Harry Bradley, Of this city, re.
quired several hours working over
before he was out Of danger.
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Coroner Morgan returned from
Wells last nigh, whore he had bsen 10
hold IN inquest on the remaiDs OF
Allen Young. the man who died on
No. l Tuesday morning. The inquest
showed that Young had died Of con.
sumption, and that he was probably a
ootpeo when The train left here. The
remains woto buried at Wells ycstor.
day. The deceased leaves a wife a,
Fair Oaks, California, and HE few
eSssts were shipped 10 her.
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FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN

Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell. of Idaho FnllA,
president OF the Idaho Wouan'n Chris
tian Temperance union. has been elect
cd chaplain of tho Idaho state lez;Sla.
ture.
Ms Nellie Patterson q young ron-
IN Of Mount Carmel, Conn. has com
rieted a four years apprenticeship TO
the machinist's t-ade, and propoeea to
undertake tool making o. her Fpecial
line OF work.
\ Rhode Island nan is going into
the wrhbons business. He viii buy
ilic magic litte bones from firms which
sell canned chicken and then diEpoae Of
hem TO feminine purchasers for deco
'a;i'e and sentimental puyposcS
Tie wife Of the new bishop Of London
a in many RESPECTS q more famous per
sonoge in Engltsh literary upper cir
les than her distinguished husband.
Ter histories OF France and England
ave given her high standing a1 an
Iut.lOr.
Queen Victoria, in her long life, has
ra,elcd very little abroad. She has
ne'crlesn in Russia, Denmark, Atstria,
S"e'cn. Norway, Spain or Greece. She
IAs never yet s~t eyes on any Of her
olon!cs> or upon any part OF Asio, AZ
Hco or America. .5
RaronesA Burdett.Coutts heads The
list in . vote for the mostropular wen.
IN in England outside OF the royal fom-
ly. just taken by q London newspaper
lien Terry and AdelinA Patti come
: next, followed 10y the countess Of War
wick and Lady Henry Somerset
A brigade OF women working under
he leSderrhip OF = woman. clcnns the
treets Of Cannes. The rSeepcrs wse
.idc-brush brooms and swing tllcm like
;cythcs. those behind removing the dus,
hat the front ones misS. Conpco IA
'laimed TO be the clesne1t city IN tb<
world.
The following women arc said TO In
Tho wenltbieSt six in tho world: Senors
tsidora Cousino. s2oo.ooo.ooo: Hetty
tireen, tJo.oo0.ooo; baroness Burdett
couttn. S2O.0oo,ooo; Mime. Barrios. SIS.
10000; Miss Mary Garrett 10000 900;
Mrs. woloeka, s~io,ooo,ooo.
Out Of CO centenarianA in q group o.
gcrnons In England. ~ ~rro women
y Out OF ala centensriAns II
France last yoor, iI7 were women. q
incn. OF al cen,,naTians in Lorsion 81
1921. there were IS women. Ave men
0ur own census OF 1890 gives 1881 con
ic~narians. 7,sso Of thee being women
| 1923 inca.
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Wlnie ,ou are iooEipR for a change
IN the weather. examine the latcs,
patterns in wall paper at the Postoi-
See. All goods first class and at The
inwcst living prices. Cal' in and el.
amino my stock. No trouble to show
goods. 1. y. SRERvood.
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is7n a seventh cable laid across the
Atlantic; the last from Cape Cod TO
Brcst. in France.
1892. The electric telegraph forctold
by Calico, who told how conversations
could X held 10y magnetic needles.
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Grand and Trial Jurors.

The following grand and trial Iur-
ors have been drawn for the term OF
court beginning Tuesday, May, 4th:
cRLxD IrRoKS.
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4

HiGGrSBoTHAS. LASo:--At the rssi.
dence Of the brides parents, in
Elko, Nevads. April 10, 1897. by
Rev. John Dawson. MI. Walter ID.
Higginbo.hsm. Of Salt Lake, to
Miss Barbara Lang OF Elko.
TURNER TREsoR:-At the residence
~ Mrs. Thorpe. in Elko. Nevada
April Is. 1897. b. Hon. George F
Talbot, Mr.. John T. Turner Of
Utah 10 Miss Clara 8. Trenor u
Huntington Valley.
. TIL. .l.Il -
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-25

A bottle Of Tnb should he IN every
household. IL cures sprsiau.
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BACHELOR

4 man knows w;hnt he can do
till he doesn't get the cha see.
4 man never knows surely that he is
in love till he thinks that she Isn't
The most honest nan in the world
will lie about what he phys for his ci-
gurs.
1t is curious that a firing which will
lose a mon q womAn'S friendship won't
lose him her love.
As Don - q man shows that he
knows much about women a girl bo-
gins 10 think he has \ peat.
They ore nlled intelligence bureaus
because 4 man never has any when he
gets through with one
When a girl makes up her mind thet
she wants q man she begins TO pretend
to be Interested in his work.
One of the main advantages Of going
TO college is that you can go on q bat
and have it called an cscapade.-S. Y.
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tonight for Epirus, Unusual attention
was attracted to them by the fact that
their standard bearer is 17-year-old girl
named Helen Constantinide, daughter OF
a local dentist. AS the brigade passed
through the streets the girl marched
proudly at its head bearing the Grecian
standard. Crowds along the line enthu-
siasticaIly cheered the girl. whom they
com pared to Joan OF Arc.
She wears the same uniform as the men,
and is good shot. She declares she does
not fear death, and will fight in the front
rank. Her brother accompanies her.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY. May q
1t is officially announced that the Turks
have recaptured Louros, in Epirus, fifteen
miles southwest OF Pentepigadia.
Saad Eddin Pasha, recently appointed
commander of the Turkish army in
Epirus, replacing Ahmed Hatiz Pasha, ar
rived at Janina with eight battalions of
troops Thursday. Eighteen battalions
are expected to arrive Friday. When
they arrive the Turks will assume the
offensive,
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PILLACE AND MASSACRE.
Moslems Seem Determined to
Slaughter All Defenseless

ATHENS, GREECE, May 2.-Reports
reaching here show the Turkish soldiery,
though checked by officers in the towns,
are committing hideous atrocities in the
rural districts of Thessaly.
The Albanian troops at Zarkos, about
twenty miles west of Larissa, have massa-
cred several inhabitants OF that place.
Others would doubtless have been killed
had it not been for the officers who inter-
vened.
The Albanians seemed determined to
massacre all the Christians in the place,
and the officers had much difficulty IN
rescuing the residents.
The bulk of the population of Thessaly
is so badly frightened at the prospect of
encountering the Turks that they are
fleeing to the mountains. 1t is evident
from the clothing found upon the Turks
killed in several attacks upon Velestino
and from articles found on their bodies
that there was much pillaging when the
Moslems took Larissa.
The work of equipping the volunteers
and reservists, large numbers of whom
have been in the city considerable time
waiting to be sent to the 'front.' is now pro-
ceeding rapidly. Squads have already
been dispatched to join the forces in
Thessaly.
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45, 900 men in the three lines and ten deep.
The cavalry. light troops and auxiiaries
added fully one-half to this umber
Pompey himself took his post with his
left wing.
The lines extended across the bed of the
Phersalilis River, which at this season of
the year was dry.
Cesar's whole force numbered 10000
men, $4,000 of whom were legionaries.
Leaving two legions to guard the camp, he
drew up the rest in three lines, covering
the whole Of Pompey's 'front.' and placed
his small body of horse on his right facing
Pompey's.
He took his own post with the Tenth
Legion. just opposite his rival These
arrays were 800 feet apart and near the
present railroad station, northeast of the
present town of PharsaIa.
After viewing the disposition of the
troops Caesar saw that his chief danger
lay from Pompey's cavalry on his own
right, which so far outnum bered his own,
and hastily withdrawing from each legion
choice cohort, be made up fourth line.
which he placed behind his horse and
told them of his purpose in doing SO. On
this move and the manner of attack the
fate Of the battle finally turned. Pom
pey's men were confident of success, while
C@sar's were determined to win or die.
1t was usual to join battle by both sides
advancing toward each other. Pompey
made the mistake of Keeping his men still
in line. Cesar we'll knew the advantage,
both moral and physical, OF striking sta
tionary foe with the impetus of a charge,
and ordered a rapid advance. At the
word his men rushed forward with eager
ness, paused midway for a moment to
catch breath and then advanced again.
Casting their javelins they drew their
swords and rushed on the enemy, who
met them sturdily and bravely. At the
moment of this meeting of the legion ar
rays, Pompey's cavalry, followed by the
archers and singers, had been hurled
against C@sar's small body OF horse.
Weight told, and the latter were forced
back and finally broke.
Pompey's men, believing that victory
was in their grasp, began to move off in
small bodies to get IN the rear of Cesar 5
line. Here C@sar's foresight saved him
the day. AT his command that fourth
line, made up at the last moment, ad-
soon broke and fed then, cutting to pieces
the body of singers and archers, the line
wheeled against the left and rear of Pom
pey's main line while they were locked In
contest with those IN their front.
The end was at hand. Caesar flung his
third or reserve line forward, the others
making way for them. and with one charge
Pompey's line was destroyed. Cesar lost
200 men, while Is, 900 of Pompey's soldiers
were left dead on the field. Pompey fed
to his camp, as did most of his men.
Caesar followed UP at once and soon cap
tured it. Pompey noun ted his horse and
fed with small escort to Larissa, and
thence by the Vale of Tompe up the coast
to Thissalonika. Pharsalia was won and
the world was Cesar's.
NoTE-Where the ancient names of localities
given in parenthess.
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PACKED MASSES STUMBLE TO A
-. PLACE OE SAFETY.
Turks Continue to Advance Toward the
Historical Plain of Pharsala, Where
Decisive Battle May Be
Fought To-Day,

kala. The Greeks are inactive and their
positions are weak.
A dispatch from Athens confirms the
reports of Turkish repulse at Velestino.
General 'Smolentz, commander at that
place, is now regarded as the hero of the
campaign. foreign officer who wit
messed the affair estimates that the Turks
mum bered 1000 and the Greeks 5000. He
doubts whether it was intended as seri-
Gus effort to turn the Greek position. The
steadily advancing on Pharsala, where he
believes a decisive conflict will occur,
either to- morrow or Tuesday.
Another officer who witnessed the re-
pulse of the Turks at Velestino says the
Turkish cavalrymen who made the attack
were mounted on mere ponies. They rode
close to the Greek lines, fired and then
retired with a loss of thirty men. The
Greek cavalry pursued them. 1t is re-
ported they captured nine men and nine
teen horses. The retreat of the Greeks
from Epirus remains mystery. The en-
tire Greek loss in that province is esti-
mated at 200 killed or wounded.
ATHENS, GREECE, May 2.-The general
expectation that decisive battle would
be fought to-day at Pharsala created in
tense anxiety. Groups gathered in the
streets and animatedly discussed the ex-
pected com bat, but no attack upon the
Greek positions was made By the Turks.
Colonel Tsamavos, the new Minister of
War, and Theotakis. Minister of the In
terror, arrived at PharsaIa at noon and
reviewed the troops, whose morale is now
described as excellent.
Although the Greeks maintained their
position at Velestino they suffered serious
losses. 1t is reported that the Turks,
when retreating from Velestino, burned
several villages. 1t is estimated the value
of provisions and war material captured
by the Turks thus far in the campaign is
4,500, 600 drachmas (about $500, ,OOO).
The deep irritation against mem bers of
the royal family continues. Diplomats
here held protracted conference to-day.
1t is believed they discussed the question
of sending notes to their respective Gov
ernments in reference 10 mediation.
A dispatch from Arta announces that
the GreeK force under Colonel Manos.
which recently retired to Arta from Pente.
pigadia and Philiipiada, has again ad-
vanced into EDiruS, reoccupying Phili-
piada. The Turks are strongly entrenched
along the road to Janina, the capital of
the province.
Bozzaris' brigade Of irregular troops left
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brightest and fullest of promise! They are
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world-the disease which doctors call con.
sumption Consumption has been consic-
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has never made greater mistake than this
There is absolutely no reason IN the world
why consumption should be fatal why it
should be even serious 1t is disease of
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ered by the proper use of the "Discov-
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consumption, should read the chapters on
that disease in DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
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g.. LONDON, Eng, May 2-Belated special
accounts of the retreat of the Greeks on
Thursday to Arta reveal ine1plicable neg
. lect in not re- enforcing the hard-pressed
front lines, although there was an abund-
: ance of men and guns within easy dis
tance: While the Turks maintained q
vigorous fusiIlade some of the Greek guns
which were we'll placed were unaccount-
ably silent and eventually withdrawn.
The Evzones or mountaiaeers made good
stand. firing steadily and effectively until
ordered to retire. When they left their
positions 1t was with groans of disgust.
Other troops left their posts without
orders
The retreat oc Cured under cover of the
darkness and the route was along perilous
mountain paths into the highway leading
to Arta, where it proceeded in utter con-
fusion. A packed mass of troops stu I'M bled
ing. There was no apparent excitement,
only stubborn resolve not TO face the
eneEny and lAe mass moved back toward
Arta like O sluggish. irresistible wave.
Officers were utterly powerless to control
the men. Scared inhabitants of villages
along the route mingled with the troops.
Thousands of men, women and childre
carrying chSttels and driving immense
numbers of cattle, sheep and goats joined
the retreating army until the road was
blocked with a rolling mass OF terror
stricken creatures.
- The cries of parents who had lost chill
1dren and children who had lost parents
added TO the confusion, while the glare of
their burning homes which the Turks
were firing behind them served TO remind
. the poor people that all they had was lost.
Arta bridge was reached at 2:30 O. clock in
the. morning. Here there was great
:. blockade of artillery, cavalry, infantry
villagers and animals, but the mass slowly
filtered across until by dawn there were
no Greeks on the Turkish side of the
river.
Thus division numbering 1000 men
= with forty guns who had successfully es-
e tabIished themselves in the enemy's coun-
try abandon ed their position in a reason
= less panic and made their way back to
: the place whence they started to invade
Turkish territory.
e; A special dispatch TO the Times from
:. Pharsala dated to-day says there are
about $4,000 Greek troops in and about
:.the city. They have sixty guns. Infor-
nation regarding the Turks is scanty, but
they are probably advancing from Trik-
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.CUBANS
ARE YET
DEFIANT
Weyler'S Reports as to
Pacification Are
Untrue.
INSURGENTS FIGHTING
NEAR HAVANA.
General Castillo Gives Most
Interesting Statement of
His Campaign.
FIERCE CONFLICTS IN WHICH
sPANIARDS LOST.
Del Rey. Who Was So Badly Beaten
by Garcia, VIII Be Sent
Back to Spain.
INSURGENTS FIGHTING
NEAR HAVANA.
General Castillo Gives a Most
Interesting Statement of
His Campaign.
FIERCE CONFLICTS IN WHICH
sPANIARDS LOST.
Del Rey, Who Was So Badly Beaten
by Garcia, VIII Be Sent
Back to Spain.

HAVANA, CUBA, May General Wey-
ler left to- night to assume charge of mill
tary operations in Santa Clara province.
General Adolof Castillo, a prominent
Cuban leader of Havana province, makes
the following signed statement:
The mendacity OF Weyler's report
about the pacification of Havana and
Pinar del Rio provinces is evident, be-
cause since March the revolution in these
provinces has been stronger than ever. /
can certify to the operations of the
forces under my immediate command.
March 4 1 took by force the
important town of Guines in Havana
province. L renamed there with many
troops six hour and paraded through the
streets. May 8 1 took also by force of
arms the town Of Beiucal in the same
province. AS in Guines l retired only
after my soldiers had provided themselves
with all kinds of goods and all the ammu-
nition in the town. In both places |
severely punished our enemies and spies
in the service of Spain.
'On March IL 1 captured a valuable
Spanish convoy. Six big carts loaded
with ammunition fell into our hands
March % my cavalry fought the Spanish
cavalry near Guines. The Spanish regi-
ments of Pizzaro and Villaviciosa. 1000
men each, were routed by my 700 cavalry
men.
cat the first shock twenty two Spaniards
were killed and seven made prisoners.
Our losses were six killed and fifteen
wounded. Then the Spaniards fed in
disorder, and pursuing them we killed
some thirty more.
''On April 1, obeying orders from Gen.
eral Rodriguez, l passed over to Pinar del
Rio province. AT Ell Breijo we had .
a terrible encounter with a Span
ish column. l was told in the column
was our captured leader, General Rivera.
| ordered the charge with machetes in
order to come to hand TO hand fighting.
General Rivera was not there, but the
result of the action was the Spanish lost a
lieu:enant-colonel, a major, leader of the
vanguard, and a captain, besides some
hundreds of soldiers.
"On April 8, near Mariel, II narrowly
escaped bling captured. With small
detachment of my forces 1 was reconnoi.
tering the outposts of that town, when 1
fell into ambush. A Spanish soldier COL
Jared me, but had time to stab him with
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SALISBURY'S PLAN FAILS.
Owing to the Opposition of Russia
and Germany Conference at

Owing to the Opposition of Russia
and Germany a Conference at
Paris Is Abandoned.
PARIS, FRANCE, May 1t is semi-offi-
cially stated that the preliminaries in ref
erence to SaIisbury's proposal for holding
an international conference on the East
ern question which have been proceeding
for several days have now oeen aban-
doned.
LONDON, ENG, May 2.-Tbe Daily
News Berlin dispatch ascribes the failure
OF Salisbury's plan to hold a conference
in Paris to the opposition OF Germany
and Russia, both of which insist upon
Greece evacuating Crete and upon her re-
questing the mediation of the powers TO
bring about an end of the war.
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KING OF SLAM NOR COMING.

So the american officials Need Not
Horry about His Keception.
NEW YORK, N. Y, May 2.-Siamese
Consul-General Smith received to-day
from London cabIegram in reply to q
letter asking whether the King of Siam
would visit the United States at this time
according to the published reports, taking
the Pacific ocean route home. The cable
gram reads:
Yours received. Cable reports incorrect
The King is unable to visit America at this
April
KIENDDHA, Acting Siamese Minister
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NEW TO-DAY.
Many a boy starts

A&cA . ~ -
out in life with the
firm determination
of conquering the
world. He means
to achieve success
a nd W e a1th and
fame. His inten.
tions are good, and
his will is strong.
If he has the bodily
strength to carry
him through, his
e forts will be
crow ned W it b
achievement. Bod.
lily strength and
health are his great
est capital. Without
them he can hope
for nothing. How
many young men
and young women
are cut off just when
the future seems
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VIEW OF TRIKERI AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF voIo

A dispatch from Volo states the Turks
have evacuated Karditza, abou. thirty
miles northwest of Pharsala, and the
Greeks have reoccupied that town.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-16

dependence of Spanish rule; we may
give them our sympathy and moral
support, but we have no right to allow
our sympathies to lead us to such q
point that we might be justly charged
with violating the law of nations. The
president makes strong argument in
support of his position and in conclu-
sion says:
"su.e of the right, keeping free from all Of
tense ourselves, acuated only by upright and
patriotic considera ions, moved neither by pas
sion nor selfishness, The government will con-
tinue Its watchfu1 career over the rights and
property of American citizens, and will abate
none of its efforts to bring about by peaceful
agencies peace which shall be honorable and
enduring. If there shall hereafter be a duty i'm
posed by our obligations to ourselves, to civiliz
alton and humanity 20 intervene with force, 1t
snail be without ault on our part and only be-
cause the necessity for snch action will be SO
clear as to command the support and approval
of the civilized world"
Numerous other important matters
are touched upon in clear and vigor-
Gus way. The policy of Hawaiian an
nexation is unequivocally Endorsed;
the Nicaragua canal is favorably re-
ferred to; the importance of interna-
tional arbitration is emphasized, and
the establishment of a more thorough
government for Alaska is urgently
recommended.