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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14

About five thousand sheep that
have been ranging at Round Springs,
White Pine county. owned by a. Kay
ser OF salt Lake City. Utah. have dis
appeared and the most diligert search
has failed to discover them. The
facts of the case rs nca rs could be
ascertained are that two Chinese
bcrdcrs employed by a. L.. Parker.
who Is managing the sheep for Mr..
Kayscr while ranging the ilocks with
i'll Il few miles OF the home ranch,
were shot at and driven away from
their herds one night about three
weeks ago by several men. The
Cinnamon returned to the ranch
where they found Mcssrs Kayscr and
Parker, accompanied by two Utah
shccphuycrs. who were III that local
ity for the purpose Of buying Mr..
kryser's sheep. 10 these gentlemen
the Cinnamon told their story. \
party of seven or eight immediately
started out to locate the abandoned
ilccSs and are still searching the vast
range. At last reports no trace OF
the lost bands had been fuund.-Sen-
tihcl.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14


Mr. Annie G.. Meyers, chairman of
the Board OF Lady Managers OF the
Worlds Fair. stood before Justice
Martin at Chicago, October 2Gth, a
wreck. She is n slave 10 cocaine,
and begged to be exilei from the
city. In the choicest language she
pictured her pitiful condition. and
the four young stenographers WHO
charged her with stealing their
purses were moved to tears.
Not many years ago.. rs your
Honor knows" she said, Il WIS re-
spccted and honored. Today look
upon me. Few people nov recog-
nize me, for l have changed greatly,
and all is attributable to a habit from
which few, il any, ever are cured.
-Pleasc do not hold me. Give me
one more chance. In 81 hours | will
leave Chicago forever. I promise it
upon my Bonded knees. rs God is
my witness
Mrs. Meyers had the sympathy and
pity OF the court, but i'll her condi.
ton he feared she would only be
troublesome To others. and believing
something might he done in her
physical behalf, he held her to await
the action OF the Grand Jury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
tFROM FRIDAYS DAILY.J
SALNIAGUNDI,

Sec those silk SHIRT waists at Rein.
harris. =
Just received. n new line OF dress
goods at Reinhart's. =
Mrs. Archie Dorsey was taken quite
sick ut noor -ay.
Black dress suits. in frock and
sack, Just received at Alexander's. y
William Moody shipped two car
loads OF mules to Tulare county, CAL
ifornia, today.
a fine line OF furnishing goods;
also latest style neckwear at Alex
andcr's. y
At the S. p. Co.'S Sacramento shops
are being built sixty-four vestibule
baggage cars. n hundred and fifty
standard box cars and thirty thirty
ton hopper bottom coal cars.
Dave Cnsper has Just received a
new lot Of samples OF Fall and
Winter Clothing which will he made
to order from 1880 I'D.
james a. Yorington informs the
Carson News that things are looking
very bright for Nevada silicon East
ern men wish large qu utilities Of it.
Three rooms, suitable for a small
family, for rent il the Webster
build. Inquire at the INDEPENDENT
office.
Tho funeral OF Charles A. Jones
took place i'll Reno this afternoon un.
der the auspices Of Amity Lodge No.
S, X. u p, OF which the decense ed WINS
a member.
a new line Of all wool ingram and
other carpets, and, in fact, most
everything to make a Winter home
comfortable, a be found Mt Alex.
ander's at bottom prices.
S%crOfula is the advertisement OF
foul blood. 1t may be entirely driy-
EN- from the system by the faithful
use Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
thoroughly purilies the blood.
Miss Beck has some fine new fur.
niture, carpets, stove. toilet sets and
other house furnishings which she
will sell cheap for cash. Call ut her
resideL.cc next door east Of the I'M
%dertaking parlors.
Last Monday the Georgia House OF
Representatives, without one word OF
discussion. passed the anti football
bill by Il vote Of 81 TO 3. 1t is now on
its way through the Senate.
Rheumatism is due to Tactic acid in
the blood Hoods Sarsaparilla neu
tralizcs the acid and completely cures
the aches and pains OF rheumatism.
Be sure to get Hoods.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
[FROM DAILY
SALNIAGUNDl.

Lew Bradley is down from Dccth
Lonis Dean shipped 81 cars Of
beef cattle to San Francisco this
afternoon.
Archie Dorsey wears a broad smile
today. Tho cause OF it is tie arrival
Ga bouncing boy to gladden. his
household.
The Western Union linemen.
stringing IL copper wire from San
Francisco to Chicago, passed through
town today. ,.
Senator George Ernst Of Nyc coun
ty is i'll town today. lie reports
everything very quiet in his section
OF the State.
Edward Lewis OF Wells filed up OH
tnnglefoot Saturday and fired oil his
pistol III the streets. Constable
Ralph took him III and Judge Corycll
fined him Sl20 or GO days in the coun-
~ Jail. Edward Thought the price
Of a shot too high and took the 60
days. Constable Ralph brought him
down today "nd he is boarding at the
cOunty's expense.
"hc Republican majority in the
last general assembly Of Ohio WIS
Owe eighty. Mr.. Hanna claims a
majority Of one i'll the assembly lust
elected, and speaks Of this US an en-.
phatic -vindication." Heaven did not
knecd the saving sense Of humor into
MIR. iianna's composition. remarks the
Stockton Mail.
h IL the way II Missouri editor
puts 1t: In the beginning God ere.
h:cd the heavens and earth. Then
nc made the editor. libcrr! patron-
izers and prompt paying Subscribers,
and II was good. Tho next dn, n
Minnesota blizzard set in and lie
created a man WHO didn't take his
home paper and another who didn't
believe III advertising. and He rested.
Ibon the devil got into the MOULDING
and he created the fellow who takes
the editors paper for several years
mud then fails to pay for il. The
devil then rested, but the editor
hasn't had aly rest since
Tho Sentinel says that Will Clay
ton who was hurt on the Dean ranch
II week ago last Sunday had lassocd "A
wild mule, but the horse he WIS rid
ing. not being accustomed to the
work, became cntanglcd in the rope
and fell, throwing Clayton under him.
He was picked up in AN unconscious
condition. and it was found that one
Of his shoulders WAS badly broken.
He was taken to- CortcH and placed
III charge OF DR.. Pinningcr and DR..
Hood of Battle Mountain summoned,
Clayton was still unconscious last
Thursday, but the physicians enter
tanned hopes OF his recovery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
- Mcnsly Sinudcrnus Fraud

Tho "coolir" Of the Elko Argouaut
is suffering from another attack II
running at the mouth, and pays his
respect tn the Nevada Press Associ-
alton as follows: ,l
"The Nevada Press Association is
rotten Ia the core. There may be,
and probably are, n few honorable
members in the notorious gang. but
such arc new members or members
not familiar with the disgraccful
purposes OF this cowardly. hungry,
bowling band Of coyotes aud jack.
als.
"But let the Nevada Press Associa
ton beware. Tho fatcful hnndwrit-
ing %forboding their doom has appear.
cd upon the wall. Our people
have long endured the destructive
corruption cmnnating from the ranks
Of the Nevada Press Association. un.
til now outraged pul lie sentiment re.
fuscs longer Ia Lc silent
Like Bclshaazar OF old the mem.
bcrs Of the Nevada Press Association
no doubt contemplate with great fear
and trembling the writing of their
doom upon the wall by tho Argonaut
"coolic." II il bad enough 10 havo
this yclpipg cur claim Ia represent
public sentiment without arrogating
Ia himself any Of tho attributes ot
divinity. Tho people Of Elko arc in.
decd to no piti"d for having such II
mcasly slnudcrous fraud in their
midst. Ito ought TO be drummcd out
~ tho town to tho tune Of tho
"Roguc'a March, instcnd Of being
tolerated in u community, with no
mission other than undetermined
spite work aud the venting Of his
spleen upon iho'c for whom tho in
significant whclp happens To incur n
dislike Silver state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
To Cnro Cntarrh.

DO not depend upon snufTs, inlial-
nuts or other local applications. Ca
turin is n constitutional disease, md
eau be successfully treated only by
means OF a constitutional remedy like
Hoods Saraaparillu, which thorough
~ puriGcs tho blood and removes tho
scrotulous tainis which cause catarrh.
THO great number Of testimonials
from those who have been cured OF
cotarrh by IIood's Sarsaparilla prove
the uncqualled power OF this medi-
elmo 10 conquer this disease. II
troubled with Catatrh give Hoods
Sarsaparilla u fair trial at once.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SADMAGUND

MB. Sheldon is quite sick.
Schuyler Duryce left for Gold
CrecS this afternoon.
{. NJ. Sain got in from Gold Creek
last evening and returned to LAY.
DIR. Hood fitted out Charles Llu-
rcnson and shipped hIm TO his sister
in San Francisco TO lay.
Billy O'Ncin's mother died in Tas-
carora at T:30 last evening Of heart
failure. lie left 10y the stage this
morning TO make arrangements for
the funeral.
We are under obligations to S. p.
Davis. editor uf the Carson Appeal
for our account Of the killing Of U. S.
District Attorney Jones in Carson
yesterday afternoon.
Gardner Il Son have just completed
the finest front in town i'll Dave Cas-
peis store. II adds Il great deal to
the value Of the property beside Civ
ing Dave the means of displaying his
stock.
Tho total value Of the agricultural
products Of Kansas for 1897, accord
Ing to the report Of the Board OF .Ag-
riculturc Of that State. is Sl7G.0O0,OOO
the largest i'll the present decade.
The full text Of SPANS reply to the
WoClford note was read ut the Cab
met meeting yesterday. Its tone
VIA pacific and instead of being ut
all wGrlikc it was regarded by the
Cabinet rs yer. satisfactory and not
calculated 10 raise any fear Of a hos
tile outbreak.
Our readers will appreciate the n
terprise Of the INDEPENDENT, i'll get
ting a full tclegraphic report O: the
killing Of U. 5. District Attorney
Jones. We make no blow OF what We
intend to do. but we get there with
the news all the same. Extra cop
les Of the paper can he had ut the Of
flee.
The Gazette say6 that Tuesday
mornings train brought thirteen OF
the twenty-five families that will
make the first colony that has ever
settled in Nevada, en- route to the
Waymorc ranch Of $500 acres, near
Wellington, Lyon county. The
other twelve families will arrive next
week. They are Polish Jews, hard
workers and just the kind OF people
TO make II success 81 the enterprise Of
the kind. They will farm 300 acres
on the cooperative plan.
kansns City Journnl:-It is Il mis-.
take 10 suppose that county papers
have no very powerful influence
among their readers. Two weeks ago
the Clay Center Dispatch printed Il
brief item in which il said that il was
the belief among men that any girl
who chcwcd gum on the streets
might he examined with the Ger.
talnty Of finding her stockings half
down. Since this publication not a
girl has been chewing gum on the
streets Of the town. tn ugh it must
have been n straight bluff.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14

SAN FRANCISc. Nov. 9.-District
Attorney Barnes appeared before
Judge Bahrs today and informed the
court that he had received official no
ticc that the Supreme Court Of the
United States had affirmed the de.
cisiom ot the United States Court in
DurrnEt's case. Judge Bahrs there
upon made m order directing that
Theodore Durrant he brought from
San Quentin tomorrow in order that
anew date he set for the carving
out Of the sentence already imposed
upon the condemned murderer.
1t WIS rumorcd that Friday next
may loo set Ms the date for the cxcru.
ton Of Durrant. it being generally
understood that the law requiring five
days notice he given the defendant
does not apply in this instance.
WAsIHNGToH, Nov. o. The state
authorities Of California have asked
the Department Of Ju ice To hasten
the mandate of the United States SUI
prcmc Court the Durrant murder case
but the matter IL one with which the
department Is not concerned. Thir-
ty dayG a-c always taken in sending
ont mandates unless the court orders
that they shall bc expedited. which
IL only done upon II motion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
GFROM TUESDAYS DAILY.l
3ALNIAGUNDI.

WI. I.andon has brought his wife
to town 10 have an operation per.
formed for the removal uf IA tumor.
They have taken ruoais ia tic Web
ster building du-ing ;iie:r stay -
town.
George Clayton informs us that his
brother Win, who was so badly bur,
by a horse falling upon him at the
Dean ranch, recovered consciousness
last Saturday and is now III u fair
way TO rccover
Try it. Are you well up III SPELL
ing? Then try to spell the words in
this little sentence: at is agreeable
to witness the unparalleled c~cstacy
OF two harrassel pCddlcs endeavor-
ing to gauge the symmetry Of two
peeled pears" Read it over to your
friends aud SEE how many can spell
every word correctly.
The silver campaign Of 1896. as
compared with the silver campaign of
1900, WIS as Il gentle zephyr ornpi,r
ed with Il great cyclone; or us q chunk
OF icc compared with Il burning coal.
There will be "a campaign in 1900 that
Will raise the great American eagle
clear of it's feet and send it on Il
screaming vic:ory.-IllinOis State
Register.
Tho United States Supreme Court
yesterday affirmed the decision of the
Circuit Court Of California rcfu sing
the writ of habeas corrun To ". II. +.
Durrant, under sentences of death for
the murder Of Blanche Lamont.
Chief Justice Fuller announced the
decision OF tile Court. but made no
remarks ave to cite Il few %autLOri-
ties ON which the court based it's de-
cision.
Believers III the woodcn.nutmcg le-
gcnd "a say One more that time
makos all things even. 4 stranger
has appeared i'll Connecticut with a
PREPARATION warranted by him 10 keep
HES and mosquitoes away from do.
nestle animals. One package dis
solved IN ter quarts Of water WAS said
Ia he sufficient to protect twelve oxen
or twenty-five horses. After the seller
had disappeared the stuff was exam
incd and fnund tn be oak sawdust
scented with canphor.
Commissioner RiGsby today bought
two tickets Ia Winncmucca for the
Horton family. Mr.. Horton Is an
invalid from consumption and is try
ing to get to California. Tine family
came here from the East two or three
weeks ago and Mr.. Horton went To-
work for Mr.. Curtiss and worked I'M
I'll his health forced him to quit.
They are very poor people and had it
not been for the charity Of som" Of
Elko's people they would have
starved. This case appealed strongly
to sympathy aud the action of com
missioner ltigsby will undoubtedly
be approved 10y the board when it
meets.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
silver nnh Sugar Bccts.

WV
a year ago the whole nation was
convulscd scr tho proposition Ia
coin annually into dollars something
like n hundred million dollars worth
~ silver.
That same year we sent abroad
nearly two hundred million dollars
for sugar. And nobody thought
much about il.
We can't coin the silver. because
tho majority aaid no. We can make
the sugar, though. Sugar, thank
God, IL not in politics. not beet
sugar.-StOckton Mail.
II the sugar beet proposition ever
gets into politics, our Republican
friends will say: "What-takc four
dollars worth OF sugar bccis and
mako eight dollars worth Of sugar
out Of them. Such n thing is pro.
pOstcrOus. II will flood the country
with cheap sugar md can't 10 donc
unless. Of course, by international
agreement, IA appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HUBBY.
This IL Rot the Old Joke, the Ending
Is nnd-S

This Ia Rot the Old Joke, the EndinE
Is Drnnd-Scyy.
You would lever guess said one
woman to another OF the elevated road,
reports the Chicago Times-Herald,
"what l have in hat PACKAGE"
at looks rather Formidable" an
swered the friend. "Why did you not
have il sent2"
"Oh, l want to sneak it in, and put
IL out of sight until tonight. when I
will bring it out for a surprise. 1t is
my husbands birthday present.
"Oh. Is this his birthday2"
mo, indeed. His birthday was last
February, but he could not let Inc have
the money then, and he's such n dear
good soul | just waited md waited un.
til lie could. 1t will be just us much Of
n surprise to him because he has for
gotten what I wanted It for"
but he has had to wait, too. Didn't
re mind tbat?"
"Not n bit. You see II il n lovely
smoking set. an ornament for the libra
~ and quite expensive. lie will he 80
pleased, n ! wanted to show him
that l was not always thinking just OF
myself, but could spend money for his
comfort, too"
GLOW nice Of you," said her friend,
how he will enjoy II when he sits after
dinner and smokes. and"
"Oh, he doesn't smoke. You don't
suppose I'd do anything TO encourage
smoking, or live with n man who
smoked. The ideal"
And having reached her station she
tcrderly conveyed her purchase out Of
the car while her friend sat still and
wondered.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALIAIAGUNDI.

George Pclder is in town today.
Taxes are coming lii quite lively.
Ham Mccain is down from Hal
leck.
Frank Fernald is building m ad-
dition to his house.
The funeral Of ahe late Charles A.
Sones will take place in Reno Mt .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Colonel Lord has ordered the arrest
OF nineteen members OF Battery 4
for refusing to parade on the Fourth
OF July. Tho arrests are creating
considerable interest in Virginia
City.
Through an inexcusable blunder Of
the editor the article published yes
terdny under the captiCn of~A Mcasly
Slanderous Fraud was not credited
to the Silver State us it should have
been. II was one OF those blundes
for which it is difficult to give an cx-
cuSe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
More Delay for Durrnnt.

The attorneys for Theodore Dur.
rant made an application TO the Unit.
ed States Circuit Court Thursday
morning for a writ OF habeas CORPUS.
Tie petition iDr the writ was based
upon the proceedings had Wednesday
in Judge Bailrs' court. Attorney
Dickinson declared that Durrant was
being held by Warden Hale under n
double Judgment. the order of the
court calling for close confinement
and the intliction Of the death penalty.
lie also held that tho mandate OF tho
u. $. Supreme Court had not been re-
ccivcd 10y Judge Bahrs and that con-
scqucntly the oder Of Wednesday
was not legal us there WIS nothing of.
i~iciall, before tho court to base su ch
judgment upon. lilo further .leclar-
cd that the law provided TINT "A
judgment Of death should not
be carried out within sixty days,
and il wns held by Gcncrai Dickin-
son that the punishment was cruel
and unusual and had no precedent in
the criminal annals OF the United
States. Tho plea was further set
forth that Durrunt Ind not been &C.
corded shc rights guaranteed him by
the federal Constitution.
AT 9 o'clock in tho afternoon Judge
DeiIavcn rendered n decision deny
ing the petition Of Durrant's father
for II writ OF habcas corpus After
some legal skirmishing Attorney
Boardmnn asked tho court for leave
to appeal from tho decision To the
United States Supreme Court. judge
Morrow declined 10 grant the ncccs.
sary permission TO appeal and fur
Their refused To give the attorneys for
tho defense amy satisfaction other
than to order the refusal to grant the
request.
Tho I~HDErESDEST this morning re.
cCiyed tho following dispatch from
the Reno Gazette: "Ilo Supreme
Court Of California has granted II
stay Of execution in tho Durrant
case until further orders OF the
court"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14

d.. q. Mills. the millionaire. has
adopted II most etrikIng method to
display II r'h%ilanthropic spirit, IL such
II may be termed. iIc has construct.
al in tho heart of New York City u
lIotol Of 1000 rooms, eupplicd with all
the appurtcnanccs Of the best hotels.
and has established nh uniform price
OF 70 cents Il room per day, for the
accommodation Of the public. Tho
New York Tribune Gays the building
In III the form Of two hollow squares
connected by n gangway. thus afford
ing every sunlight. At night
tho building In lighted with innumcr.
ablo electric lighte. At this hotel
mcnls arc served ut prices ranging
from 10 ccnta upward. Mr.. Mills
snys no wns not promptcito construct
tho building IN n spirit Of philnn.
throry, but ilat no expects IL to rc-
turn II fair rov3nue on tho money in.
vested, Whit Offering to tho public
rooms ut u reasonable figure.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
a Zig Mining Deal.

Tho first payment on the first deal
by which the GLASGOW mining COM
pany acquires possession Of the Gray
Eagle aud Star mines OF Chorry
Creek Nevada, was made in this city
on Friday afternoon. The purchasers
were represented by Otto Stahlmann
the general manager for the company
and Joe Farron, it's general super
inteudcnt. Tho sellers we're repre-
scented by Hon. \. G. Cleveland OF
Nevada. who was Il co-owner in the
ground Of which IL il said that during
the palmy days il was made to give
uD ore OF value Of abont 81 900.
Tho other interests in the property
were held by the Hobart estate and
Mr.. Hayward OF the famous Utica
mine nn tho mother lode. Californ i q
For these interests Mr.. Cleveland re-
ccivcd tho money and the term Of
tho contrnct having been complied
with thus far, Mcssrs. Stahlmann and
Farron last night left for tho prop.
erty. Concerning the sum involved
in the first payment, neither OF these
gentlemen would cay n word, nj
though admitting that it WIS a fat
mo-. The only Information that was
released by them WIS TINT which YER
flied tho report that tho first payment
had been made and that others would
he met rs fast MS they become due
Salt Lake Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
BORIS.
DOWsEY:-At Elko, Nevada. Noyem-
Dor G., 1897, to tho wife Of Archie
Dorsey. Il son.

STATE OF ONO. City or TuLEDo
Lucas CoUNrY %'
FRASR J. CHENEY makes oath that
he il the senior partner Of the firm Of
T.. J. CHENEY & Co, doing business in
the City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
tho sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each aud every casc Of Ca.
tarrh TINT cannot bc cured by the usc
OF Halls CATARRu cUKE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn Ia before mo aud subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day uf De.
cumbcr, A.. D., 1896.
-, A. w. Clemson,
''N' Notary Public.
HALLS Catarrh Cure ia taken inter.
nally, and actF directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the Rystcm.
Send for testimonials free.
T.. J. CHENEY & co.
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold 10y Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills arc the bcst.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
Wnnt tho KANSAS Pacific.


y Chicago dispatch OF The 9TH says:
Between now and December 10th. the
date Of the salc 81 the Kansas Pacific
RHllroad. which seemingly has been
abandoned by the Union Pacific Re-
organization Committee, u syndicate
it III reported. will be formed with
l.. &. Morgan at its head to bay tho
rOnd for The use OF tho Chicago &
Alton. This road has u contract
with tho Kansas Pacific and the
Chicago 4 Northwestern has ono
with the Union Pacific and it has
found the Kansas Pacific almost in
~dispcnsiblo M an outlet from Kansns
City Ia Denver. Tho Alton has
offered To lcasc it from the syndicate.
which IL Ia secure il at tho forcclos-
IRE sale md operate it, agreeing to
pay the actual income To the owners
az the property. Tho Alton offer il IL
understood, IL being fnvorably con-
sidrrcd. Tho Vandcrbilts arc said to
DC anxious that the rond should como
under the control OF the Alton, as tho
latter in practically the connection Of
the Vanderbilt lines from Chicago
md ST. ouis to Kansas City.