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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-06
SALMAGIJN0I.

Las oO'tS0 "oAS0 AShuAhOu W Ddu
Francisco ON No. 4. 80.
A. S. Dorsey and John Nicholas are
reported better today.
Misses Annie, Nellie and Dora
Sheehan hive Comet San francisco.
JUST try a IUc. box OF Cascarets
the finest liver and bowel regulator
made. o..
Urcle Jack Able returned from his
mines last evening. He is well pleas
ed with the prospects.
WHEN bilious or costive. eat a
Cascaret, candy cathartic, cure guar
antecd. 1Oc. Csc. =
Clothes cleaned, repaired and press
ed. Gents laundry work neatly done
by @. S. Chase in rear Of the post
Office.
Captain PIndar has resigned his
position with the Gold Creek mining
company and will probably locate
here for 4 time. $50, .,r. ,...
Cascraets stimulate live kidneys
and bowels, Never sicken. weaken
or grippe. 10c. a..
Elko's "eating house" has had a
great deal of free advertising this
week. y rose by any other name
would smell as sweet, 81
We have a fine 1897 bicycle, made
by the White Sewing Machine Co.
which Will be sold cheap for cash
1t if a bargain if you want a good
wheel. ..-.....
1t is reported in the Western part
Of the State that the Gold Creek
cleanup amounts to $4,000. We
are reliably informed that the value
Is somewhere between four and ten
thons md dollars. 4'sf T.
The celebrated Alaska refriger
ators, ice cream f~reezers, lemon
Gquerzers, the celebrated blue flame
coal oil cook stoves and u great
many other things at George Ander-
sons. -
Constable Snort and P. P, Thomas
got in from Ruby Valley last night
with Joe Mcgee, an insane man.
Meigge is an italian sheep herder and
ranch hand and has been very violent.
He will be sent to the Asylum.
Remedies for human ailments ina
demand attention because of their es-
tablished regulations or their @magic-
al" powers, 81 large sales. or immense
sums spent in advertising. Cures
connt. The l:niment Trib cures all 1T
claims to cure. Y
A fire broke out in Battle Mount
ain this morning, and before is was
got under control the postoffice, Ne
vada hotel, saloon adjoining, meat
market, Blossoms warehouse and an
other saloon we're burned, The fire
started between the Nevada hotel
and the saloon next adjoining.
While You are looBing for a change
in the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper at the Postof-
flee. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Cali in and ex-
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. 1. N. SHEswood.
Health Means a perfect condition
of the whole system. Pure blood is
essential to perfect health. Hoods
Sarsapari1la makes pure blood and
thus gives health and happiness.
HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic and Ii yer medicine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-06
RANCH,
CATTLE AND
HORSES FOR SALE.
e~~e

A first. class opportunity for
anyone wishing to engage in the
cattle business. Everything
needed for conducting "a COW
ranch will be found on tho
premises.
For further information write to
Carat 6 Co., White Rock, EIko Co.,
Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-06

Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot OF samples of Spring md
Sumner Clothing which will be made
to order from $3.50 up. =
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-06

HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic and Ii yer medicine
Price 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
LOCAL MERCHANTS SPEAK.
All Want Work on the Building to
Begin at Once.

Among the merchants the sentiment in
favor of urging The matter OF beginning
work on tie new Postoffice building is
unanimous. All are heartily in accord
with the views of THE CALL, and few for
got to say so.
This matter has been delayed entirely
100 long," said George w. Raphael OF
Raphael Bros. "In my opinion the prin-
cipal fault lies with our delegation in
Congress.
They are the men to urge this project
1t Is their duty to strain every nerve to
see that the matter receives immediate
attention.
THE ground has been psic for, and
there is large surplus in the treasury.
1t should be used at once as starter.
"lHE CALL has, with its usual vim and
foresight, taken voluntarily upon itself
the duty OF securing the Postoffice in the
near future, and l hope its efforts will
bear good fruit
You can count me in on anything that
will help to awaken the Federal officials
from their lethargy." said Henry Froh.
man, member of the firm of Kohlberg.
Strauss d Frohman, "and 1t is a grand
idea OF The CALL 10 step forward and di-
rect the attention of the people TO the fact
that they are not in receipt of something
long due.
Il am very much In favor of doing
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27

to me that the work can be taken up with
out much delay or trouble. am conf
dent that if we place the matter properly
before our representatives at Washington
they will be able to secure the desired ap-
preparation. so that the work will GO on
continuously, and not be delayed until the
next regular session of Congress"
THAT being the general sentiment" I"
said Chairman Sonntag, sit will be un-
derstood that we call for mass-meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce, the City
Board of Trade, the State Board of Trade,
the Manufacturers ana Producers Asso-
citation and the Merchants Association to
take up the matter upon the plan sug-
gested. l hope every member will attend
aud show what the true sentiment of San
Franciscans really is"
Mr.. Freud said that the Merchants AS
sociation, as indicated by the board OF di-
rectors, is favorable TO the project, but
that at the last meeting 1t was decided
to send to Congressman Loud and Ma
guire asking for Information as to the
cause of the delay. An answer is ex-
pected by mail but as the movement is
now making such progress he would ask
for this information by telegraph, and his
body will no doubt act upon the matter as
soon as the answers are received.
After little discussion it was decided
that the joint mass-meeting of the five
organizations will be held in the Cham ber
of Commerce on Thursday, March 4, at
P. N. The calls of the several presidents
upon the mem beIs to be present ct that
gathering will be sent out on next Mon
day and Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
FURTHER TESTS.
Piles to Be Driven and Heavily
Weighted In Four Deep Pits.

Piles to Be Driven and Heavily
Weighted In Four Deep Pits.
The report of the local military en-
gineers who last year had charge of what
was the second test of the ground for the
new Federal building has not yet been
made public, though it was filed sore time
since in Washington. 1t is given out
semi officially, however, that it was favor
able to the erection of heavy structure
a complete test was not made owing to
lack of funds, only 5000 having been
originally available for the use of both
com missions.
-Four large square holes were dug to q
depth of from fifteen to twenty feet under
what would be the positions OF the four
corners. or heaviest parts of the building
At depth of fifteen feet below the sur.
face OF the ground yellow sand containing
small particles of iron was found in all
cases. 1t was the same kind of sand found
at lesser depths and on the surface.
The tests made in the four pits con-
sisted in placing sixteen tons of pig iron
upon board fitted into the bottom of the
pit after the water had been pumped out.
After the first com preston there was no
settling. Water was struck in all of the
pits, and samples of it still on exhibition
in the military engineers office here in
dicate that some of the pits furnish clear
well water. The water level in the different
pits was not the same. 1t varied from
foot to two feet.
The lowest point of the deepest founda-
tion of the building would, it is stated. be
1884 feet above the plane of the City
directrix, or tidewater level.
The complete test contemplated the
driving of two piles into the bottom OF
each pit, and then placing upon them a
weight not of only sixteen tons but of
eighty tons of pig iron.
This conclusive test will be made when
an appropriation is obtained sufficient to
defray the expense of the piles. the rent
OF the pig iron and of the piledriver, and
the cost Of labor. Such a test can, il is
asserted, be easily concluded in six weeks.
The four pits are now simply covered over
with boards awaiting further operations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
LABOR COUNCIL IN LINE.
VIII Urge That the Work on the
PostoffIce Be Begun at Once.

PostoffIce Be Begun at Once.
The San Francisco Labor Council, which
is the entral body OF the local unions,
has taken up the Postoffice matter. At
the regular meeting last evening Secre-
tary Rosenberg called attention to the
situation and said that to have the work
on the proposed Federal building begun
at once would afford great relief to
large number of laborers and me-
chanics Of all kinds. An extra session
of Congress will be called under the
new administration, and the Pacific
Coast representatives in WashiD gton
would be able TO do much toward obtain
ing fair-sized appropriation from Con-
gress in addition to that already appro-
priated or left over after the purchase of
the San Francisco Site
Delegates Hawks, Macarthur, Robbins
and others spoke in similar vein. The
matter was referred to the law and legis-
lative committee of the council, which re-
tired and little later returned with the
following resolution, which was unani.
mously adopted.
WHEREAS, The Postoffice facilities
of San Francisco have for many years
been very inadequate and a cause of
great inconvenience and commercial
loss; and whereas, there is in the hands
of the Treasury Department of the
United States the sum OF $4,000 left
over from the appropriation for the pur-
chase of the site for the Postoffice at
San Francisco; and whereas, there is
now season of unexampIed distress
in San Francisco, and that work on the
Postoffice would furnish n emplo yment to
a large number OF III echanics; there fore,
be it
ResoLr"d, By the San Francisco Labor
Council in regular session assem- bled, on
February &c, 1897, That our represeu-
tatives aud the authorities in Washing
ton be earnestly requested to use every
effort to expedite the beginning of this
most necessary public work; and
ResOircd, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to our representa-
tives in Congress and to the authorities
in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Attorney cresweI,.

City Attorney Harry T. Creswell-The
Government of the United States ought to
own building IN every large city of the
country and each building should be large
enough TO accommodate all the Govern.
ment offices in its particular locality.
That is the first reason for Fastening the
completion of the new Postoffice. Further
more, such structure ought 10 be GEN.
traliy located, so that citizens who have
business with Federal officers will not be
compelled to go miles out of their way in
order to attend TO their affairs. Therefor re-
l hope for spsedy action in completing
the new building so that the public NAV
be accommodated. In like manner and for
similar reasons hope to see the dome OF
the new City Hall complete and finished
In such manner that it may be occupied
by the California Supreme Court, thus
giving that honorable body the finest
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
NO REASON FOR DELAY.
w. II. Mills Says That If We Want
Government Building We
Should Have It

W. H. Mills. land agent of the Southern
Pacific Company, said:
If the Government of the United States in
tends to construct large Government build
ing, popularity known as "PostofHce build
Ing" but which in fact will be home for
Government offices, such as Federal courts
Federal land Offices. incidentally some of the
offices connected with the revenue service OF
the United States and the Postof1ice, now
would be the best time in the world in which
TO expend the money, not only because gov
ernments are bound TO consider the condition
OF the people, but because the same money will
go farther, expended now than when prosper
ity is restored.
In addition TO the fact that the expenditure
OF Government money, which must sooner
or later be expended, and a large percentage
OF which is now on hand. would relieve the
distress of the unemployed, 1t is also obvious
that now would be an excellent time in which
to spend that money. In short If the Govern
ment is going to build that Posofice they
might just as well do it now as at any time,
and better.
However, the construction of great post
Once building is an anachronism. In all
cities OF Europe and America the branch post
once is just as much an independent post
once as the main pos tcfice of any city, All a
general postoffice building is used for is to
distribute the mail in such way that it may
pe sent directly 10 the branch off ees in the
city. What the Government should h have done
was to have built small general Postofice
building and constructed, as they were needed,
branch Postofice buildings for the use OF the
districts which they serve, and serve as abso.
lutely as the postofiee at Stockton or Napa
serves the town. Now, take LoLdon for ex-
ample; the necessity for building in that
city is not greater than IL is at Los Angeles or
Sacramento. The postoffice districts OF London
are so we'll known that letters are addressed to
them by district, and the district postoffice
serves exactly the purpose that spostofice
buildings serve the towns of the State The
time was when a postoffice building was
visited by the people. but that was before you
had the carrier system, before you had the
branch postofice system and before you had
what is called "the railway mail service" by
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
POSTAL SAYINGS BANKS,
S. E Meffett Treats on That
Subject Before the Iroquois
Club.
DR.. Ragan's C~ustic Letter of. Criti.
cism-Money for the Unem.
ployed Fund.

The regular meeting of the Iroquois
Club was enlivened last evening with a
paper by s. E. Moffett on the subject of
National Postal Savings Banks" The
lecturer was a warm advocate of the sys-
tenn, and was greeted with applause. In
part, the paper was as follows:
In view of the consuming anxiety now pre-
yalnng about the preearious condition of the
National finances and the talk ABOUT issues of
ponds, exchequer bills and other dev ices for
Drloglng Iaps in revenues and takin care of
an inelastic currency, Il is rather cur ious that
SO little attention has been paid TO the fiscal
aoVan' ages that might begained from sys-
tenn OF postal savings banks.
IN Great Britain more than o-thirds OF all
the savings deposits are kept in the postal
panks The proportion in round numbers in
1874 was $446, 900. 600 for rostal to $2l7r0OO,
Voo Tor private savings banks, and the postal
banks had 6,10S.763 .depositors. against
1,4IO,946 IL the private Institutions. In the
United states in lS94-95 the savings deposits
aggregated $3.50 1897, ,023. Two-thirds OF
this amount would be almost 81, ,2O7 OOOOOO,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
THE ARCHITECT AWAKE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 26.-The
supervising architect of the Treasury
has evidently heard from some of the
San Francisco people, for THE CALL
correspondent learned Tonight that he
is at last making extraordinary efforts
to push the San Francisco Postoffice
building plans to completion and to
commence work soon as possible.
Senator Perkins and Representative
Loud, in response to urgent request
from THE CALL, will use every effort
to induce the Treasury Department to
commence work this spring. They do
not hope to be able to do anything,
however, until the new administration
is installed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27

which the matter is distributed into sacks ad-
dressed to branch postoffices-
Let us illustrate this with familiar exam
pie. The mail for this building If properly
addressed, never passes through the Postoffice
at all. Our mail that we send ont never sees
the Postoffice in San Francisco. 1t is distrib-
uted by clerks in the service of the railway
mail service on postal cars into sacks and de
livered directly here. This is the case with
all the branch offices. The mail is delivered
directly from the distributing Office on the
trains TO the branch offices IN the cities and
sent by carrier to the proper address. This
eliminates the Postoffice building for postal
purposes. We may safely predict that the San
Francisco Postoffice building will be the last of
It's kind. At the same time the Cover nment
has determined upon the policy of building q
great building for postal services in San Fran
cisco. The suggestion that it Will cease to
have the uses to which the same buildings
were devoted in times past has no practical
bearing on the case on hand, and the time to
build il is now.
1t Is matter of much surprise to Eastern
visitors that San Francisco has no Govern
ment building, and 1t is matter of difficult
explanation why there is good postoffice
building at Sacramento and none in this City.
/ is hardly fair to attribute this lack of at
tention to the Postofice building to the inef-
hciency OF the people who have represented
this City in Congress. I, for one, am disposed
to think that it has been due to the dissensions
among our own people here in San Francisco.
The City has been represented by men of large
ability and great efficiency. Horace Davis and
Charles NJ. Clayton might be named in this
connection, besides Senator Aaron A. Sargent,
who was the most efficient Senator the State
ever had, and who exerted himself frequently
on behalf of San Francisco's Postofice build
ing. peculiar fatality has attended the uu-
dertaking since the first There is no apology
at the present time, however, for delay in the
construction, except the mere dilstoriness of
the officers of the Government who have
charge OF this construction. They have the
necessary appropriation and a site has been
selected and conveyed. There is 10 reason
now why the construction of the building
should not be proceeded with.
want to say this: If THE CALL succeeds by
the agitation it has raised in securing the con-
struction OF this building it will be an addi-
ttonal illustration of the already recognized
fact that an energetic newspaper is better than
a Congressman,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Collector WISE Surprised.


collector of the Port John H. Wise-I
am certainly surprised that something
has not been done to start the work on
the new Postotfice and Federal building.
When Mi. Clark was in this City he told
me that work would probably be begun
by the first OF last November. The new
building is certainly needed, and needed
badly, for this old tumble-down structure
is not only disgrace to the City, but to-
tally inadequate for the business that is
transacted here. under stood that the
lot had been tested and found fit for the
building. and that the only obstacle to
beginning work was the matter of the de-
sign, which was not satisfactory to the
people of this City.
Ifthat has been satisfactorily arranged,
see no reason why the work should not
begin at once. 1t would certainly give
work to many idle men and put large
amount of money in circulation that is
now lying in the Treasury. 1t would be a
great thing for the unemployed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Perspective View of the New Posocs Building, Sketch

portant ports in the world. San Fran
cisco deserves more than it is asking for
in this direction, and 1 heartily concur
with these gentlemen in this suggestion;
and [ would further suggest that if this
policy were pursued and continued by the
people OF this commonwealth the waves
of tie great ocean that sing a constant
lullaby to the couriers of commerce that
leave our shores would be bearing on their
bosoms much larger number of these
white-winged carriers. / hope this reso-
Intion will be adopted, and by a unani-
nous vote"
Thirty-one Senators voted on the reso-
luton and not dissenting voice was
heard.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
HOW THE SITE WAS CHOSEN.
ohn P Irish Explains Why the Lot Was Considered
Most Eligible.

The several reports of the commission transmitting the three
Cabinet officers the sites offered described each located
and the superficial and
the price foot In each indicated
the eligibility the sites in the order which appeared We
merely nominated the Sites and the Postmaster Attorney
General and Secretary of the Treasury elected
part only of the site first offered in
ferior not rated by first in eligibility Its
quenty largely increased and report first in
eligibility. JOHN P. IRISH
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Supervisor Delaney.

Supervisor Delaney-I am heartily and
strongly in favor of having the Board of
Supervisors take such action as may tend
to hasten up the diIatory people at Wash.
lngton in reference to the construction OF
the new Postotfice. The board should
make itself understood fully and show
that it is in earnest in voicing the wish of
the people for fair treatment. 1 will vote
for any resolution to that end. There are
many idle people and they should be
given chance to go to work.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Cnnntv Clark CurrY.

County Clerk c. f. Curry-Wlthout q
doubt the Government officials ought to
have their memories logged. Possibly
they have forgotten that the people have
rights which they are bound to respect.
When Mckinley is in the White House
there will be no more trouble having such
public matters adj sted. He will give
some thought to the interests of the
people of this City as well as of the rest OF
the country. The money that would be
paid out in this work would help many
deserving men, and would relieve their
wives and children from the fear of priva-
ton if not OF actual hunger. The effort to
secure speedy action in this business de-
serves and ought to have the support OF
ali good citizens irrespective of party.
The work ought to be commenced as soon
as possible,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Tax Coilaotnr Rloon

Tax Collector Block-The present Post
office was ancient thirty eight years
ago. 1t is clearly inadequate and
the people at Washington know
that to be the fact. So l cannot un.
derstand why the new Postofice is not got
under way. This is propitious time to
begin. l am most assuredly in favor of
exerting all the pressure that can be
brought to bear on the supervising archi-
tect through our Representatives in Con-
gress, or otherwise, that we can exert.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Colonel George H. Menden.

Colonel George H. Mendell, one of the
three engineers who originally tested the
liability of the site of the proposed Fed
eral buiiding-lt was three years ago that
made the examination and do not re-
call the details, but know that 1 found
no reason why the building should not be
placed there. 1 found no indication of a
bog. The foundation would be as good as
that for any of the big buildings now in
the City. There has been, however, an
other examination since then conducted
by Lieutenant Davis.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Unlock the MonaM

City and County Treasurer Widber-
There can be no better time than the
present to begin work upon the now Post
office. The appropriation made for the
building should be used. The money
should be unlocked. In circulation it
will do much more good than it can do
while locked up in a vault. The great
number of unemployed persons in the
CITY indicates unmistakably the desir-
ability Of going to work as soon as pos
sible
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
w. W.. Eoota Saws Mnua-

81 would like to see work on the build
ing commenced at once" said w. w.
Foote, 'in view OF the fact that there is at
present large mum ber of idle men in the
City. II work should begin it would be
the means of putting large amount of
money in circulation and would help to
tide over any stringency'
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Cupid" Danforth Solid.

Cupid" Danforth = While there are
several things San Francisco needs de-
cidedly, there is no more pressing neces-
sity than the need for the new Postoffice.
That is so evident fact that it admits of
no question.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27

apartments in the world and bringing all
our State courts under one roof. Besides
the State would pay $500 month rent to
the City.